News maker of the Year: Malaysia
For various reasons, I chose Malaysia as the top news maker in my country. The tortures against Indonesian workers working in M’sia, also against our karate coach, the stealing of our Rasa Sayange song and Reog ponorogo dance are among the reasons to name Malaysia the top news maker.I think even our President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono might not be as popular as Malaysia this year.
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- This was a year of definitive mindset change - so, it is apt that C-words rule our choice of Top 10 news issues. Think of that clip, corruption, clean-ups, conversions, courage, crackdowns, crime, conflict, commission, culling, chatterboxes and campaigns … caught on yet?MORE
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Anger all round |
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2 responses so far ↓
rahmad nasution // January 9, 2008 at 2:53 am
Yes, Malaysia. I agree with your, mate. This neighbor is indeed the news maker of the year 2007. But I guess the relationship of Indonesia and Malaysia will remain in a “love and hate” mode. It can be worse or better this year if such sensitive issues as the stealing of Indonesian cultural heritage and mistreatment of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia keep going on. Of course, we need to be more mature in responding to the issues in order that we don’t plunge the relationship into a more difficult situation. News media of the two countries definitely play an important role in building or ruining the relationship because through the media framing, we look at and understand our world.
rahmad nasution // January 9, 2008 at 2:54 am
Yes, Malaysia. I agree with your, mate. This neighbor is indeed the news maker of the year 2007. But I guess the relationship of Indonesia and Malaysia will remain in a “love and hate” mode. It can be worse this year if such sensitive issues as the stealing of Indonesian cultural heritage and mistreatment of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia keep going on. Of course, we need to be more mature in responding to the issues in order that we don’t plunge the relationship into a more difficult situation. News media of the two countries definitely play an important role in building or ruining the relationship because through the media framing, we look at and understand our world.
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