Tales from the Border
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
THE border regions of Indonesia are like a neglected backyard. “If you go to Sebatik Island, the Indonesian and Malaysian territories differs like heaven and hell,” said Ryaas Rasyid, Minister of Regional Autonomy in the President Abdurrahman Wahid period. “Isn’t it embarrassing?”
Ryaas is not mistaken. In Sebatik, East Kalimantan, people are more familiar with Malaysia’s Petronas LPG they call ”tong ges” instead of Pertamina’s
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