Flag Burning

History has taught us, sleeps or wakes up this country actually achieved independent over 54 years. Generally, the absolute freedom granted to the indigenous population heads of leadership that was originally under the leadership of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. However, it should be remembered again, the history of western imperialist occupation of much flushed and sweat of the people of Malay land resources for the benefits of themselves and their nation. What a cruel, greedy and cruel rule for 446 years occupied the country. As citizen of Malaysian, a string of previous history as a struggle should be the nation of Malaysia. “Eating is not satisfied, do not sleep soundly, no wet bath.”
That is seen as circumstances and situation peoples of Malay in the colonial era. There are sad, bleaker and darker. If announced to the public about this story is sure to be stunned, speechless and some who shed tears of sympathy. Imagine imperialist atrocities when they were everywhere on our shoes. Indigenous populations into slaves, while other people pleasing profits from the sweat of our ancestors. Today security can no longer be defined only in the traditional form of accounting for the military threats and related issues even if we to enjoy nearly 54 years of independent in which globalization. The nation-state had to work together to safeguard commons interests, but at the same time maintaining special interest to them. This resulted in increasing need to maintained good relations between countries.

Malaysia is no exception in this case, let alone this country in the middle of Southeast Asia and has strategic positioned as a bridge between Southeast Asia continents with the islands of Southeast Asia. It is also surrounded by some countries that do not have the internal political stability, which could affect the security of Malaysia. Countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand are the nearest neighbors and all the impact of national security significance to Malaysia. Since the end of the Cold War, the focus moved from safety to security threats of military to political issues, economics, and social activities that have impact on national security.
The solution of this problem also includes a comprehensive in terms of capacity and political. In relations for security cooperation is found to Malaysia have interests and needs are great and soon to solve the problems associated. Result, Malaysia had taken the initiative in moving the joint. This is because this country is more of a ‘receiver’ of the problems mentioned above. However, Malaysia still needs the supports and cooperations in addressing the problem. Security divided into traditional and non-traditional security where non-traditional security is now an important component of international politics. Summary, security is more comprehensive in natured covering political, economic, social and military. Most countries currently faces ASEAN today are not traditional security problems as serious as the threat of nuclear wars and the other involving the military. However, the ASEAN regions is still faces a number of security challenge, if not addressed will leads to political instability, economic and social backwardness of the countries involved. There are several major issues that can be classified in a new security issued that is increasingly given attention in international relations.
For the ASEAN countries, including Malaysia, “many non-traditional security issues have long been THEIR concerned with Emphasis on freedom from want, similar to the UNDP’s definition of human’s security”. Safety is not the traditional covering various aspects including economic developments and social progress and effects. Example of economic development led to the emergency of new security issues, including “Environmental degradation, resource depletion, and looming odds, water and energy scarcity. These security threats, along with ethnic problems may well generate mass migration, mostly illegal. Today, Malaysia yet to reached level, although it is currently faces problems of the influxes of illegal immigrants. Apart from these issues, globalization produces cross-border crimes (trans-national crimes) that appear in various forms. For definitions, cross-border security issues are the activities carried out across national borders, which can posted a threated to national security, directly or indirectly. Among the safety issues of concerned to the government of Malaysia is illegal goods and human traffic, drugs smuggling, cyber-crimes terrorism and piracy at sea. These activities are considered as non-traditional security issues because it involves the safety of the people and the country’s political stability is accepted.
Our country is surrounded by countries with problems in terms political and social stability. In this context, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines are neighbor countries that have a direct impact on Malaysia. Thailand is still struggling with instability and violence in the southern regions for a long time and yet there are signs that it will subsides. In Thailand, this has witnessed several episodes of the coup, the king and the military intervention as it is not something surprising.
While the Red Shirt issue in Bangkok that occurred almost threaten political stability, economic and national security and surely it will become a model or followed the other States, especially left-wing political party in governmental though democracy has been made. This crippled the government’s mission was more resolute than previous attempts. Having successfully sparked the riots that cripple Bangkok last year, the Red Shirts who are members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), hoping for greater success.
The main goal is definitely to overthrow the government of Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva. Abhisit certainly very awaked that he does not have strong support from most of the people of Thailand, especially in rural city. Position Abhisit as prime minister was not elected through democratic elections. Instead he is determined by the military leader following the political turmoil that hit Thailand since the 2006 coup that overthrew former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Similarly, the Philippines is not only faces violence the south, but is still faced with the threat of communist insurgency as the ‘enemy number one’.
Instability and violence in the southern Philippines, the economics difficulties faced by these countries are among the Filipinos because of flooding in East Malaysia, especially Sabah. Immigrants posed a challenge to the nation’s infrastructure other than social problems. While the Jakarta Movement, ‘Ganyang Malaysia’ spreaded the house in West Malaysia as an engineer at an oil palm plantations in the area Ketapang thrown a rocks and two new groups joined the protest in front of the Embassy of Malaysia. The group called People Information Lumbung (Lira) and Gerakan Rakyat Anti Malaysia has also started a campaign to boycott Malaysia to introduce its products into a plastic rat toys contains a series of popular cartoons, Upin and Ipin.
About 50 protesters were white before red shirts gathered in front of the Eagle Tower office building that housed the offices of Petronas and shout-championed ‘Ganyang Malaysia’ while raising the banner of anti-Malaysia. Security issues that occurred to neighbours countries actually have an impact directly and indirectly to the bilateral relations to the States the problems of security in terms of stability, political and regional economies. Security and defense relations between Malaysia and Indonesia began immediately after the confrontation against Malaysia Indonesia expired in August 1966.
At first Malaysia-Indonesia security cooperation focuses on addressing problems with the security threats that come from the communists and rebels. An agreement was signed in March 1967 to face the threats of communism in Sarawak-Kalimantan borders of the 2.110 km. On the borders of Malaysia, major cities, including Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Bintulu, and others, while Indonesia, who has the city as Balikpapan, Pontianak and Banjarmasin. Traditionally the people of both countries have a close relationship in terms of social and economic development, especially for those who lives in border areas.
The main roads linking the two countries on the borders of Sarawak and Kalimantan are Lubok Antu-Badau, Serikin-Jagoi Babang and Tebedu-Entikong, all of which are used to cross their borders. Because there are many economic and social activities that occur in these areas, the government of Malaysia and Indonesia has a large focus for the development of the area and communist threat as in the framework of Security and Development (KESBAN) which is the security concepts was successful implemented in Malaysia. To further strengthen security cooperation, July 1971, Indonesia proposed that 1967 agreement expanded the scope and responsibilities.
The outcomes of the two countries produce the security agreement in 1972 known as the ‘Security Arrangement Malindo 1972. This agreement provides for the establishment of the General Border Committee (GBC Malindo) is a forum for discussion of the two parties on military operations and measures to handle activities along the border with communist. To facilitate cooperation and in accordance with the restructing of Indonesia Department of Defence and Security was established in 1974, the Staff Planning Committee (SPC). SPC is the highest body under the GBC Malindo and has responsibility implement the decisions made by the GBC. However, the rolled of GBC as a body along the Malaysia-Indonesia is responsible for ensuring the security efforts along the border and into 1984 remains still in use until now. Generally, the concepts of security in Malaysia are a combination of political stability, security and economic development. According to this, Malaysia-Indonesia cooperation in the Sarawak-Kalimantan border to focus on socioeconomic issues and not limited to military matters alone. GBC Malindo is a permanent body responsible about security matters, including joint military operations against the enemy at the border. Among the security problems faced at that time was the issue of the revolt of the people burning the flag of Indonesia with Malaysia and this will affect the relationship after so long. This addition will affect the economy and political system of our country, because this issue will give a negative image of other countries to invest and possibly military cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia will be reduced. As discussed above, the concept of salvations is not limited to military issues. One is the safety component of economic development as contained in the basic security of Malaysia ‘KESBAN’ (Security and Development). KESBAN is an important concept in Malaysia is based security to economic development as an alternative war. This concept is applied in the mission of the Armed Forces in dealing with communist insurgency in the country. In security coorperation with Indonesia, the economic and social aspects to be considered through the formation of a committee of socio-economic, namely the Working Group on Socio-Economics (KK Social Economy). Social Economy activities aimed at developing families standards of living in Malaysia-Indonesia border. One of the activities under this program is the roads connecting the village of West Kalimantan Entikong Tebedu in Sarawak in 1985.
In 1996 these activities Malindo Social Economy expanded the coordination and regulations of population living in the border and preventing smuggling across the border and this would be difficult for us the relations between the two countries affected. Cooperation between Malaysia and Thailand are considered a good and harmonious than the relationship with neighbouring countries such as Indonesia and Singapore, where the conflict occurs in an open, tapered eventually. Rapport Malaysia-Thailand because there are not many issues that led to the dispute between them and the tendency of both parties to resolve any issue through diplomacy and cooperation. The only political issue that could impact significantly on the relationship between them is the problem of southern Thailand.
However, since 1976 when Tun Hussein Onn took over as Prime Minister of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur said that the issue of southern Thailand is the country’s internal matter and that Malaysia would not interfere even if the people of southern Thailand have a common language, religion and linguistics with most people. Malaysia also recognized the historical fact that southern Thailand has been under the rule of Bangkok since the 18th century, and amplified by the Anglo-Thai agreement in 1909. Apart from the governments of Malaysia and Thailand faces the common enemies of the communist insurgency since the Second World War.
When the insurgency is over with 1989 peace agreement between the Government and the Communist Party, the security cooperation relationship will continued to address other safety issues. This relationship extends to the border areas of economic cooperation as a mechanism for strengthening the security of border areas. However, the issue of insurgency in Bangkok, the Reds continued to cause political instability that has implications for the security of Northern states of Malaysia bordering Thailand. Malaysia-Thailand border from the rock in the north of Kuala Perlis to the estuary of Sungai Golok/Takbai in Kelantan, the length of the extent to which the 551.5km 646.5km is based on the land boundary and 95km Golok River.
While some forms of security threats the Malaysia-Thailand border of three states in Malaysia which has direct land borders with Malaysia’s Kelantan, Kedah and Perlis. Kelantan-Thailand Border is over 32 km from the Base to the grave in the Colonial Village Tumpat Best in Rantau Panjang. This border area has major roads such as trafficking in Sungai Golok, Jeli and Bukit Bunga. In Kedah, it has through the Bukit Kayu Hitam and Danok while the Bay Kelian in Perlis, Padang Besar and Lubok Sireh. Included rice smuggled goods, artifacts, fruits, textiles, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and spare parts for vehicle brought into Malaysia.
Drug and weapons smuggling, illegal immigrants and a major concern for Malaysia and Thailand the government needs the cooperation of the deal. In addressing these problems, Malaysia is also very cautious as to take care of relations with Bangkok, at the same time to maintain its own national interest. However, date there is no open conflict between the two countries. This occurs because there is an understanding that any problem should be resolved peacefully. Mechanism is important that the boundaries of cooperations between two countries under the Joint Committee.
In addition in 1992, both countries signed an agreement on the limitation of cross-border operation that allowed the military in carrying out their duties. The issue of insurgency in Bangkok is also likely to be the safety of the peoples of Malaysia especially in the North of Malaysia is likely to be one of the people of Thailand to shelter the security and humanitarian assistance. Besides smuggling, the security of Malaysia is also threatened by the influx of illegal immigrants. Immigrants from Thailand, although not many people who come from Indonesia raises concerns for social issues that result from this problem.
There is a squatter settlement that was established by them in the border areas such as Kelantan, Perlis, Perak and Kedah. Their presence in Malaysia cause great expense to the infrastructure such as hospitals and schools. Increasing also infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, venereal diseases, leprosy and other contagious diseases brought into this country. Apart from the problems of infectious diseases, harming immigrants as well as the financial terms of the government for failing to collect the levy from those who are working and sending money to their home country income. Effect of security to the people of Malaysia are also cause for concern as the presence of Immigrants involving activities such as smuggling of weapons crimes, fraud, laundering and gangsterism group that can make local people depressed. Thai Fishermen’s invasion in Malaysian waters is also an issue in their relationship, although this can not be regarded as something as serious as the threat of communisms and smugglings. However, Malaysia and Thailand entered into an agreement to resolved this issue so that it does not becomes a problem in bilateral relations. Bilateral cooperations is embodied in an effort to address any problems that may involve impairment bilateral relations and cause problems for the welfare of our citizens.
The conclusion that we can described here is that we as a country located in the middle of Southeast Asia and has land and maritime borders with neighbouring countries, Malaysia’s foreign policies and securities needs that can maintained its interest and at the same time maintaining good relations with neighbours. Malaysia to achieve this goal requires not only an efficient diplomacy, but also has enhanced the ability of the defense and security to prevent threats to the country. The security relationship between the three neighbouring countries under discussion, there are issues and how to handle different. Although Malaysia and Indonesia have a close relationships in terms of socials, culturals , ethnics and even religiouses, there is still a political divided, economic and security interests that separate them.
Indonesia as the largest country in Southeast Asia still has great ambitions and a desire to want to be respected manifested in the form and manner. Indonesia’s actions demonstrate the attitude of a country that does not consider Malaysia as a natural partner. During the Cold War, there was a similar threat perceptions and political will to curb the threat. But in the post-Cold War era of globalization, the gap more apparent with the emergence of a number of issues still not resolved as Ambalat Immigrants, migrant workers and others. But overall, the two countries continues to maintained a closed security relationship, especially through the good relations between their Armed Forces.
Security cooperation between Malaysia and the Philippines based on common interests, especially in the coastal waters of Borneo and the entry of Filipinos into Sabah. Although there are still problems such as influx of Filipinos in Sabah, the two countries had no major problems that hinder their relationship. The attitude shown by the Philippines for this is to cooperate with Malaysia and acknowledge the issues of bilateral cooperation.
Similarly, the Thai state is in the interest of their safety is assured through the maintenance of good relations with Malaysia. For example, on 6 September 1995 ship navy, PA Jupiter shot two Thai Fishermen who invaded the waters of Malaysia, even though they were warned to stop. This incident raises tension between the two countries. Minister of Defence defended the action as the Navy the right thing. These tensions can be contained and resolved diplomatically. Security issues mentioned above is the political and security challenges must be addressed by the government. So far it is done in a bilateral framework between the countries involved to show a higher efficiency compared with done in various ways.
This is logical because of the generally very cautious about the issues related to security and which is imported only if they have entered into a partnership of mutual trust. Security cooperation between Malaysia and its neighbours Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand showed confidence and belief that the main problem more quickly resolved bilaterally. This coupled with absence of effective mechanisms at the regional or ASEAN to deal with these things. Furthermore ASEAN still maintains its positions of ‘non-interference in the affairs of member states. “So in the absence of multilateral for addressing more effectively the security issues between neighbouring countries, practiced and traditions of strengthening bilateral cooperation will continued.