Important Landmarks in Indonesia-Malaysia International Ties

Published by simon on August 16, 2005

Important Landmarks in Indonesia-Malaysia International Ties

1400 – Parameswara flees Palembang to come to Melaka. Takes the Dumai ferry.

1824 – Anglo-Dutch Treaty (Perjanjian Inggeris-Belanda). Great Britain and Netherlands swap autographs and divvy up trade rights in Southeast Asia. Refer to Form 3 History textbook.

1962-66 – Konfrontasi between the two neighbours. I won’t open up the can of worms here…

1967 – ASEAN formed and ‘Konfrontasi’ ended. Malaysia ‘kasi chan’ to Indonesia to host the secretariat in Jakarta.

1991 – Malaysia beats Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup. I can’t remember who won the next few ones.

2002 – Indonesian workers riot in Nilai and destroy property. Police intervene and mass deportation takes place. Reason for riots – RTM cancels Telenovela Indonesia on Saturday 5.00pm.

2002 – International Court of Justice votes 16:1 to award the territories of Sipadan and Ligitan to Malaysia after 4 years of deliberations.

2005 – Indonesia dangdut queen Inul Daratista performs in Malaysia, despite protests to the controversial ‘gerudi’ dance moves. (while the hugging and sexy clothes continue in AF3)

2005 –Malaysia experiences worst haze occurrence in recorded history, due to forest fires Indonesia. Jakarta to be awarded Guiness World Record certificate soon for the category (this portion deleted by Moderator)

(For some insightful ramblings of an Indonesian in Malaysia, check out the excellent The Indonesian Complains. Unfortunately he has gone missing, and it hasn’t been updated for some time…)

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