Reason No 13 / Sebab No 13

Twenty two million people (almost the total population of Malaysia) can't be wrong. Well, that's the total number of tourists who visited Malaysia in 2008. In 2001, 12.7 million tourists came to our shores. That almost double of the total number of tourists who visited Indonesia in 2008, which was 6.4 million. In 2001, Indonesia had 5.2 million visitors.

If Malaysia is such a bad place, surely none of the 2.4 million Indonesians would've have come to Malaysia in 2008. Or may be some of them came to Malaysia but never returned to Indonesia (if you know what I mean). By the way, 864 thousand Malaysians visited Indonesia in 2008, and I bet you my last Rupiah that everyone of them came back home.

Sources:
http://www.budpar.go.id/page.php?ic=621&id=180
http://www.tourism.gov.my/corporate/research.asp?page=facts_figures
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1252345376/recent-quake-poses-no-harm-to-tourists

Reason No 12 / Sebab No 12

It took Indonesian authorities forever (well, actually about nine years) to catch Noordin Mat Top for wrecking terror and havoc in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Malaysian authorities caught Mas Selamat Kastari in about a year. Noordin Mat Top was killed in an ambush, while Mas Selamat was alive, but apparently not kicking, when he was brought in by the Malaysian authorities.

What took the Indonesians too long? If they had caught Nordin earlier, they could have saved a lot of lives. And why do people follow the likes of Noordin and Mas Selamat in planning and carrying out bombings against their own people? How stupid can a person be to become a human bomb? Condolences to all those who lost their lives and their families due to their actions.

Sources:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/18/top-terrorist-silenced-police.html
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20090918-168581.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_373899.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/427691/1/.html

Reason No 11 / Sebab No 11

2 million people can't be wrong because that's the number of Indonesians who are making a living in Malaysia. I don't know and don't care how many Malaysians are in Indonesia. It's probably an insignificant number. All I know is if Malaysia is not better than Indonesia, then there won't be that many Indonesians in Malaysia.

The sad thing is, however, a lot of these Indonesians, about 800,000 of the 2 million, are in Malaysia illegally. Some have even lost their lives trying to enter or leave Malaysia. Why is this so? Why risk their lives? Is the value of life so cheap to them?

Anyway, to lighten up a bit, here's a joke for you readers.
Q: How many Malaysians does it take to change the light bulb?
A: None, Malaysians have Indonesians to do it for them.

Sources:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/malaysia/2009/07/17/216667/8-Indonesians.htm

Reason No 10 / Sebab No 10

PETRONAS and PERTAMINA. When PETRONAS came into being in the mid 1970’s, PERTAMINA became the example of what a national oil company should become. Oil and gas contracts signed in Malaysia were based on those signed in Indonesia. Since then, while Indonesia is now a net importer of oil and is out of OPEC and PERTAMINA is nowhere to be seen in the world of oil and gas except maybe in their own home ground and a few places here and there, Malaysia continues to be a net exporter of oil and PETRONAS is now at No 80 in the Fortune Global 500 and explores and produces oil and gas all around the globe.

By the way, I found a few websites comparing PETRONAS and PERTAMINA, which are usually written by Indonesians. Here are a couple of them:

http://gaffari-ramadhan.blogspot.com/2008/05/gambar-di-atas-adalah-gedung-petronas.html
http://majarimagazine.com/2007/12/petronas-versus-pertamina/

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertamina
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500

Reason No 9 / Sebab No 9

It is easier to do business in Malaysia. According the World Bank's and the IFC's Doing Business Survey, Malaysia is at No 23, while Indonesia is at No 122nd. Other countries in the 20's are Bahrain (20), Switzerland (21), Belgium (22), Estonia (24), Germany (25), Lithuania (26), Latvia (27), Austria (28) and Israel (29). Countries with Indonesia in the 12o's are Russian Federation (120), Costa Rica (121), Nepal (123), Paraguay (124), Nigeria (125), Bhutan (126), Micronesia (127), Morocco (128) and Brazil (129).

Source:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/EconomyRankings/

Reason No 8 / Sebab No 8

It's safer to take a flight in Malaysia compared to Indonesia. According to Aviation Safety Network and Flight Safety Organisation, since 1943, only 32 fatal accidents happened in Malaysia, involving 285 casualties. On the other hand, 102 fatal accidents involving 2,195 casualties occured in Indonesia.

In the past five years, three major accidents happened in Indonesia involving its own Air Force - 99 casualties (May 2009), Adamair - 102 casualties (January 2007) and Mandala Airlines - 199 casualties (September 2005). So much so that a number of Indonesia airlines are banned by the European Union. These include AdamAir, Mandala Airlines, Merpati Nusantara, Lion Airlines, Sriwijaya Air and Manunggal Air.

Ot the other hand, the last major accident in Malaysia happened in September 1995, involving a Malaysian Airlines Fokker 50 aircraft in Tawau with 34 casualties. No Malaysian airlines have been banned by the European Union.

My sincere condelences to the families of the casualties.

Source:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?Country=PK
http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/country.php?id=9M

Note: I've decided not to translate my posts into Malay anymore. English is our global language. If you want to get ahead, you'll have to learn it like Malaysians do from their first day of primary school.

Reason No 7 / Sebab No 7

Malaysia is more peaceful than Indonesia. According to the Global Peace Index 2009 issued by the Vision of Humanity organisation, out of 144 countries ranked, Malaysia is at No 26. Other countries in the twenties are Chile (20), Oman (21), Netherlands (22), Singapore (23), Slovakia (24), Uruguay (25), Hungary (27), Spain (28) and Costa Rica (29). On the other hand, Indonesia is at No 67, with Equatorial Guinea (61), Nicaragua (61), Morocco (63), Jordan (64), Namibia (65), Argentina (66), Cuba (68) and Bahrain (69). With all the bombings, I expected Indonesia to be in no 130 and above with Colombia (130), North Korea (131), Lebanon (132), Central African Republic (133), Georgia (134), Zimbabwe (134), Russia (136), Pakistan (137), Chad (138), Democratic Republic of the Congo (139), Sudan (140), Israel (141), Somalia (142), Afghanistan (143) and Iraq (144).

Malaysia lebih aman dari Indonesia. Mengikut Indeks Keamanan Dunia 2009 dikeluarkan oleh organisasi Vision of Humantity, dari 144 negara yang ditaraf, Malaysia di tempat 26. Negara lain di dalam dua puluhan adalah Chile (20), Oman (21), Belanda (22), Singapura (23), Slovakia (24), Uruguay (25), Hungary (27), Sepanyol (28) dan Costa Rica (29). Sebaliknya, Indonesia di No 67 bersama dengan Equatorial Guinea (61), Nicaragua (61), Morocco (63), Jordan (64), Namibia (65), Argentina (66), Cuba (68) dan Bahrain (69). Dengan pengemboman, saya ingatkan Indonesia akan berada di No 130 ke atas dengan Colombia (130), Korea Utara (131), Lebanon (132), Republik Afrika Tengah (133), Georgia (134), Zimbabwe (134), Russia (136), Pakistan (137), Chad (138), Republik Demokratik Kongo (139), Sudan (140), Israel (141), Somalia (142), Afghanistan (143) dan Iraq (144).

Source/Rujukan: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings.php

Reason No 6 / Sebab No 6

In the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009, there are eight Indonesian and Malaysian universities in the Top 100 Asian Universities Rankings. Five of them are Malaysian, including Universiti Malaya (UM) at No 39, which is also at No 180 in the world. Highest Indonesian university is the Universitas Indonesia at No 50. No Indonesian universities are in in Top 200 world universities.

Di dalam Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009, terdapat lapan universiti Indonesia dan Malaysia di dalam the Top 100 Asian Universities Rankings. Lima daripadanya adalah dari Malaysia, termasuk Universiti Malaya (UM) di No 39, yang juga di No 180 di dunia. Universiti Indonesia tertinggi adalah Universitas Indonesia di No 50. Tiada universiti Indonesia berada di dalam Top 200 universiti dunia.

The ranking/Penarafan:
39. Universiti Malaya (UM)
50. Universitas INDONESIA
51. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
63=. Universitas GADJAH MADA
69. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
80. BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB)
82=. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
90. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Source/Rujukan: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings

Reason No 5 / Sebab No 5

According to the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2008, Malaysia is at No. 47. Other countries in the 43-57 rank include Macau, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Slovakia, South Africa, Italy, Seychelles and Greece. Indonesia is at No. 126, with countries like Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guyana, Honduras, Libya, Mozambique and Uganda. 180 countries are in the Index.

Menurut Indeks Persepsi Rasuah 2009 Transparency International, Malaysia berada di No 47. Negara-negara lain di taraf 43-57 termasuk Macau, Republik Czech, Costa Rica, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Slovakia, Afrika Selatan, Italy, Seychelles dan Greek. Indonesia berada di No. 126, dengan negara seperti Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guyana, Honduras, Libya, Mozambique dan Uganda. Ada 180 negara di dalam Indeks.

Source/Rujukan: http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2008/cpi2008/cpi_2008_table

Reason No 4 / Sebab No 4

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report 2009, Malaysia has "High Human Development" in human development index (HDI) rankings. On the other hand, Indonesia only has "Medium Human Development". Malaysia is at No 66 out of 182 countries. Indonesia is at No 111.

Menurut Laporan Pembangunan Manusia 2009 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Malaysia mempunyai "Pembangunan Manusia Tinggi" di dalam penarafan indeks pembangunan manusia (HDI). Sebaliknya, Indonesia hanya mempunyai "Pembangunan Manusia Sederhana". Malaysia berada di No 66 daripada 182 negara. Indonesia berada di No 111.

Source/Rujukan: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/

Reason No 3 / Sebab No 3

Malaysia is more competitive compared to Indonesia. Based on Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 by World Economic Forum, Malaysia is at a higher rank or more competitive than Indonesia. In the report, Malaysia is at number 24, while Indonesia is at number 254. Just kidding, Indonesia is at number 54.

Malaysia lebih berdayasaing berbanding Indonesia. Berdasarkan Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 oleh World Economic Forum, Malaysia berada di kedudukan yang lebih tinggi atau lebih berdayasaing daripada Indonesia. Di dalam laporan tersebut, Malaysia berada di nombor 24, sementara Indonesa adalah di nombor 254. Gurau saja, Indonesia di nombor 54.

Source/Rujukan:
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

Reason No 2 / Sebab No. 2

Malaysia is more developed than Indonesia. By looking at GDP per capita alone, we know that. Based on information from the Australian Departement of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Malaysia GDP per capita in 2008 is US$8,141, while Indonesia's only US$2,246. In terms of total GDP, Indonesia has a bigger total GDP of US$511.8 billion to Malaysia's US$222.2 billion. But bear in mind Malaysia's population is only 27.3 million compared to Indonesia's 227.8 million. Arithematically, with that kind of population, Indonesia should produce at least 7 or 8 times more GDP than Malaysia.

Malaysia lebih maju dari Indonesia. Dengan hanya melihat KDNK per kapita, kita tahu. Berdasarkan maklumat daripada Jabatan Perhubungan Luar dan Perdagangan Australia, KDNK per kapita Malaysia adalah US$8,141, sementara Indonesia hanya US$2,246. Dari segi jumlah KDNK, Indonesia memang mempunyai jumlah KDNK yang besar iaitu US$511.8 bilion berbanding Malaysia US$222.2 billion. Tetapi harus diingat, populasi Malaysia hanya 27.3 juta berbanding Indonesia 227.8 juta. Secara pengiraan, dengan populasi begitu, Indonesia sepatutnya mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya 7 atau 8 kali lebih KDNK daripada Malaysia.

Source/Rujukan: http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/mlay.pdf and http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/indo.pdf

Reason No. 1 / Sebab No. 1

We, Malaysians, just are better. Do I have to give you reasons? Nevermind, continue reading the next 51 reasons to be posted weekly for the next one year. If you don't agree with what is written here, tough luck. Maybe you ought to make your own blog. See you next week.

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