A few years ago I think someone posted an article here at FR explaining certain differences between Indonesia and Malaysia, and in particular economic ones, on the basis of Indonesia’s having adopted a Civil Law system through the Dutch while the Malaysians, thanks to the British, went with the Common Law.
It sounds like a “Spengler” article.
I think Indonesia is more heavily Moslem, too. Never been, myself, but Seaman Anoreth has recent experience of both.
I don’t know. There was alot of graffitti, though. Most of it was anti-American. The rest was against British colonialism, for some reason.