Indonesia-Malaysia relations : baggage of ‘blood brotherhood'

• Main Author: Liow, Joseph Chin Yong
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91097; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6675
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Notwithstanding the long history of ethno-cultural fraternity between the peoples of Indonesia and Malaysia, the relationship between the two countries has been marked by a pattern of friction and discord since the precolonial era. An appreciation of this history is critical to our und...