Comments on: Is Our Ministry of Tourism Sleeping? (2) http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/is-our-ministry-of-tourism-sleeping-2/ Four seasons in one day, two countries in one heart Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jakarta Casual http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/is-our-ministry-of-tourism-sleeping-2/#comment-132 Jakarta Casual Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:40:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=74#comment-132 the real point about stories like this and amabala is that they seek to divert people s attention away from problems in indonesia and blame malaysia<br/><br/>for a country like indonesia that doesn t give a shit about it s heritage to start getting upset about this stuff is cheap glag waving and nothing else.<br/><br/>the ties that unite malaysia and indonesia, two very new and artificial countries created by the british and the dutch by the way, go back further than the colonials and the govt of today would have you believe.<br/><br/>instead of being united by religion and language and shared heritage your govt seeks to divide you...that is the story here the real point about stories like this and amabala is that they seek to divert people s attention away from problems in indonesia and blame malaysia

for a country like indonesia that doesn t give a shit about it s heritage to start getting upset about this stuff is cheap glag waving and nothing else.

the ties that unite malaysia and indonesia, two very new and artificial countries created by the british and the dutch by the way, go back further than the colonials and the govt of today would have you believe.

instead of being united by religion and language and shared heritage your govt seeks to divide you…that is the story here

]]> By: Memento http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/is-our-ministry-of-tourism-sleeping-2/#comment-131 Memento Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:27:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=74#comment-131 every time there's news about indonesia, it's either about natural disasters, plane crashes or this cultural banter between malaysia and indonesia. and like you've pointed out, the news about the last bit is usually found on blogs instead of on indonesian newspaper's websites or other formal e-media. it's sad, really, but (knowing that this will sound apathetic) that's indonesia.<br/><br/>btw, thx for dropping by on my blog :) hi back from west midlands! :) every time there’s news about indonesia, it’s either about natural disasters, plane crashes or this cultural banter between malaysia and indonesia. and like you’ve pointed out, the news about the last bit is usually found on blogs instead of on indonesian newspaper’s websites or other formal e-media. it’s sad, really, but (knowing that this will sound apathetic) that’s indonesia.

btw, thx for dropping by on my blog :) hi back from west midlands! :)

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