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M`SIA-INDONESIA RELATIONS REMAIN CORDIAL - AMBASSADOR
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral relations
remain cordial despite hiccups over isolated humanitarian issues, said
Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Da'i Bachtiar.
"Definitely there are minor problems involving Indonesian workers like the
Siti Hajar's maid abuse case but it is a remote issue which should not become
the main focus.
"Indonesia has the manpower while Malaysia needs workers in its development
stride. So both countries need one each other. It should be seen in this light,"
he told reporters on the sideline of the Malaysia-Indonesia Relations Conference
organised by Universiti Malaya (UM) Arts and Social Science Faculty here
Thursday.
Bachtiar said Malaysia-Indonesia relations boiled down to three aspects -
government to government, the business community and people to people.
"Maybe it is people to people contact causes a lot of problems as it touches
on cultural differences which are difficult to segregate as we originated from
the same root.
"While the older generation understand the issue, the younger generation is
after the rationale of the relations," he said.
UM Arts and Social Science Faculty dean Prof Dr Mohammad Redzuan Othman said
the bilateral relations transcended the media and culture, economy and
socio-development, social and society, history and administration, international
relations, women, and education.
"There have been ups and downs in the Malaysia-Indonesia relations. If
politicians were to sensationalise certain issues, the media can sell more
newspapers.
"So academicians can play the role of a third party by giving the correct
perspective. As the third party, our objectives must be right as we can give a
big impact to the future of the relations," he told reporters after opening the
conference.
A total of 114 working papers will be presented by researchers from
Malaysian and Indonesian universities at the conference titled "Serumpun
Merentas Globalisasi" (Racial Cluster Transcends Globalisation).
-- BERNAMA
remain cordial despite hiccups over isolated humanitarian issues, said
Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Da'i Bachtiar.
"Definitely there are minor problems involving Indonesian workers like the
Siti Hajar's maid abuse case but it is a remote issue which should not become
the main focus.
"Indonesia has the manpower while Malaysia needs workers in its development
stride. So both countries need one each other. It should be seen in this light,"
he told reporters on the sideline of the Malaysia-Indonesia Relations Conference
organised by Universiti Malaya (UM) Arts and Social Science Faculty here
Thursday.
Bachtiar said Malaysia-Indonesia relations boiled down to three aspects -
government to government, the business community and people to people.
"Maybe it is people to people contact causes a lot of problems as it touches
on cultural differences which are difficult to segregate as we originated from
the same root.
"While the older generation understand the issue, the younger generation is
after the rationale of the relations," he said.
UM Arts and Social Science Faculty dean Prof Dr Mohammad Redzuan Othman said
the bilateral relations transcended the media and culture, economy and
socio-development, social and society, history and administration, international
relations, women, and education.
"There have been ups and downs in the Malaysia-Indonesia relations. If
politicians were to sensationalise certain issues, the media can sell more
newspapers.
"So academicians can play the role of a third party by giving the correct
perspective. As the third party, our objectives must be right as we can give a
big impact to the future of the relations," he told reporters after opening the
conference.
A total of 114 working papers will be presented by researchers from
Malaysian and Indonesian universities at the conference titled "Serumpun
Merentas Globalisasi" (Racial Cluster Transcends Globalisation).
-- BERNAMA
