Abstract
The main discussion in this paper is to determine the Indonesia-Malaysia relations during the period before and after 1965 and its impact on bilateral and regional stability in the South East Asian region. The bilateral relations during the period before 1965 was coloured by the conflict and hostilities. The bilateral relations of both countries had changed after 1965 from conflict and hostilities to cooperation and harmonious. The changes of the bilateral relations were strongly related to the role played by the American and Indonesian pro-democratic leaders, Suharto and his supporters. The improvement of the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Malaysia after 1965 was due to the strong support by American power which had paved the way to the formation of ASEAN in August 1967. The changes in the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Malaysia have contributed to enhance regional stability in the Southeast Asian region.
Highlights
This paper discusses the Malaysia-Indonesia relations before and after 1965 and its impact on bilateral and regional stability
The active role played by the Indonesian and the other South East Asian Nations paved the way for the formation of the new regional association (Association of South East Asian Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)) in August 1967
The main objective of the formation of ASEAN was to resolve the conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia, and to bind all of the democratic-capitalist countries in the South East region in facing common enemy from Indochina
Summary
This paper discusses the Malaysia-Indonesia relations before and after 1965 and its impact on bilateral and regional stability. The discussion in this paper is divided into three parts; first part is the phase of conflict 1961-1965; the second part is the phase of peace and cooperation period 1966-1971 and; third part is the impact of the bilateral to the regional stability. This paper concludes that the event on 30th September 1965 was important for the emergence of ‘new order’ Indonesia under Suharto, the formation of ASEAN and regional stability in the South East Asian region. It is put forth that it is impossible to achieve any stability in the South East Asian region without the democratic leaders in Indonesia and the formation of ASEAN in 1967
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