Malaysia not highly regarded by Indonesians, survey shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 20 As a Indonesian maid crisis continues to fool around out, a consult confirms what many Malaysians have guessed: a Indonesians dont unequivocally like us.

The survey, which will be expelled currently by Australias Lowy Institute, shows which Malaysia, which was a most highly-regarded nation in a final consult done in 2006, has right away dropped to 11th place in a list of 21 countries.

File print of Indonesian migrant workers after their attainment home from Malaysia at a Soekarno-Hatta airfield in Jakarta. Indonesians are upset over a indignity of their workers by Malaysians, says a brand brand new survey. Reuters pic

When asked which nation acted a hazard to Indonesia over a subsequent 10 years, 63 per cent of respondents said Malaysia, followed by a US (49 per cent), China (39 per cent) as well as Australia (31 per cent).

The Straits Times report quotes Dr Dave McRae, a associate at a institute, as observant this cooling of feelings towards Malaysia could be due to recent open controversies:

There have been open controversies between Indonesia as well as Malaysia in recent years ranging from disputes over Malaysias tenure of songs or batik which Indonesians might courtesy as their own cultural products, to a informal soccer final where laser lights were shone upon a Indonesians eyes to reports of indignity of Indonesian migrant workers.

The abuse of Indonesian maids by Malaysian employers led to a anathema of brand brand new maids for Malaysia for dual years as well as a brawl is yet to be resolved.

In contrast, Singapore seems to have left up in foster as well as right away ranks as one of a most welcome sources of unfamiliar investments.

McRae is reported as observant Singapore has left from an already warm result to a really warm result.

This shows, he said, which Singapore is a poignant investor in telec! ommunica tions as well as alternative sectors as well as which nonetheless there have been tensions in a past, open opinion towards Singapore is positive.

The consult was based upon 1,289 interviews final Nov as well as Dec of Indonesians aged seventeen as well as above.


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