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