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Indonesia, Malaysia Diplomatic Spat

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Dec 19, 2012
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The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia are embroiled in a growing diplomatic spat over a seemingly gratuitous but certainly offensive insult by Malaysia’s former information minister, Zainuddin Maidin, who called former Indonesian President BJ Habibie a traitor and dog of imperialism.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono joined the fray Tuesd…

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