Every country has relation to other countries. They usually work with one another to reach their goals together. They might have some similar features but they also have a lot of differences. Like many countries in the world, Indonesia and Malaysia have bilateral relationship. Indonesia and Malaysia have a lot of similarities and differences. Some similarities and differences of both countries make them good relationship and good neighboring countries. Indeed, Indonesia and Malaysia are similar in a way but also differ due to a couple of reasons.
The most obvious similarity between Indonesia and Malaysia is their belief. The religion that most people follow in Indonesia is Islam and so does Malaysia. It is showed that Indonesia and Malaysia have some Islamic political parties. There are some Islamic political parties in Indonesia, such as Crescent Start Party (Partai Bulan Bintang), National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa), Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera), and United Development Party (Partai Persatuan Pembangunan). Malaysia also has some Islamic political parties, such as United Malay National Organization, Pan Malaysian Islamic Front (Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia) and Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (Partai Islam Se-Malaysia). Overall Indonesia and Malaysia have similarity in religion because each has the same kind of political party, which is Islamic party.
Despite this similarity, Indonesia and Malaysia have some differences. The first difference is the national languages of both countries. The national language in Indonesia is Indonesian, but the national language in Malaysia is Malay. Indonesian and Malay have differences in pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. Pronunciations of both languages tend to be very different. The words in Indonesia are pronounced as spelt and enunciation tends to be clipped and faster than the Malay, which is spoken at more languorous pace. For example, “tujuh” in Indonesia is pronounced “tujoh” in Malay, “pilih in Indonesian is pronounced “pileh” in Malay. There are also a number of minor spelling differences in both languages, for instance, the word for ‘money’ is written as wang in Malay, but uang in Indonesian; while the word for ‘cake’ is written as kuih in Malay, but kue in Indonesian. Besides, Indonesian differs from Malay in having words of Javanese and Dutch origin, for example, the word for “post office” in Malay is “pejabat pos” (in Indonesian this means 'post officer'), whereas in Indonesian it is “kantor pos”, from the Dutch word for office, kantoor. There are also some Portuguese influences, for example, in Indonesian, Christmas is known as "Natal", whereas Malay uses "Krismas", derived from English. Apart from that, there are also a number of false friends in both languages. As these words are in quite common use in either or both of the languages, misunderstandings can arise. For instance, the word for “banci” means transvestite homo sexual in Indonesia, but census in Malay. In brief, Indonesian and Malay may seem almost identical for non-native speakers, they are slightly greater than those between British English and American English.
In addition, Indonesia and Malaysia also differ in political system. The political of Indonesia is a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic. Indonesia is a unitary state with power concentrated in the national government. In the Indonesian government, the power is vested in the executive, which is exercised by the government, legislative power is vested in both government and the two People’s Representative Councils and the judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Different from Indonesia, Malaysia is a federal parliamentary monarchy, the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. The Malaysian political system refers to all those regulations and practices and the structure of laws that show how the government is run. Malaysian political system has a unique foundation on which is the country’s machinery function. In brief, Indonesia and Malaysia have difference in their political system.
In conclusion, Indonesia and Malaysia are similar in a way but also not same due to a couple of reasons. They have significant differences in language and political system. Nowadays, Indonesia and Malaysia face some conflicts, they can use their differences to maintain their good relationships.
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