This article discusses a blood shed disaster which took place on 30th September 1969 - the kidnapping and murdering of six Generals of Indonesian Army or Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) at Lubang Buaya (Malay for Crocodile Well). The incident is known as the Tragedy Lubang Buaya 1965. Lubang Buaya is located at Pondok Gede Jakarta, which became a place for disposal of the dead bodies. The place was also used as a military training centre of the Indonesian Communist Party (Parti Komunis Indonesia ─ PKI). The PKI Army was not not only joined by men but also women who proclaimed themselves as Women Indonesian Movement (Gerakan Wanita Indonesia-Gerwani). Tragedy Lubang Buaya receives a wide coverage by international and local press since the time of the tragedy till today. Even though the incident took place more than 50 years ago, there are various accounts of the incident which result in controversies in the modern society. Employing a historical approach, this study used primary sources from British official records as the main data. It is hoped that this paper will provide a genuine account of the incident thus resolves the controversies related to the incident.Keywords: Indonesian Army, Indonesian Communist Party, 30 September Movement, Tragedy Lubang Buaya, Women Indonesian MovementCite as: Ghani, R. & Tajuddin, M.S. (2017). G30S/PKI 1965 dan tragedi Lubang Buaya: Sebuah trilogi [The G30S/PKI 1965 and Lubang Buaya tragedy: A trilogy]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 2(2), 295-305. AbstrakArtikel ini membincangkan mengenai peristiwa berdarah di dinihari 30 September 1965 iaitu penculikan dan pembunuhan enam orang pemerintah tertinggi Angkatan Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) di sumur Lubang Buaya. Peristiwa ini terkenal dengan panggilan Tragedi Sumur Lubuk Buaya 1965. Lokasi Lubang Buaya yang terletak di Pondok Gede, Jakarta menjadi tempat pembuangan mayat enam orang pemimpin tertinggi tentera Indonesia yang menjadi korban Gerakan 30 September 1965. Ia juga merupakan pusat latihan Parti Komunis Indonesia (PKI). Pasukan ini bukan sahaja terdiri daripada kaum lelaki, malah pasukan wanita yang menggelarkan diri mereka sebagai anggota Gerakan Wanita Indonesia. Peristiwa ini mendapat liputan meluas dari media antarabangsa dan tempatan sejak selepas kejadian sehingga kini. Meskipun selepas 50 tahun peristiwa ini berlaku, terdapat pelbagai versi cerita mengenai peristiwa ini dari pelbagai pihak yang mengundang pelbagai kontroversi. Artikel ini menggunakan pendekatan sejarah manakala bahan-bahan rujukan terdiri daripada sumber primer yang terdiri daripada rekod-rekod rasmi kerajaan British. Diharapkan artikel ini dapat menyelesaikan kontroversi berkaitan tragedi ini. Kata Kunci: Angkatan Tentera Nasional Indonesia, Tragedi Sumur Lubuk Buaya, Parti Komunis Indonesia, Gerakan 30 September 1965, Gerakan Wanita Indonesia

Malaysia and Indonesia are traditionally neighboring countries in ASEAN and sharing a historical background, language, culture, and religion. It is undeniable fact that Malaysia-Indonesia relations are often influenced by current national issues such as water territorial, Indonesian immigrants, national product, and others.  Reviews These issues always sparked conflicts and Provoked various actions from Indonesians and dieting. Normally, Indonesians are more sensitives compared with dieting when faced with this situation as well. This article focuses on knowledge and understanding of X and Y Indonesian generation on Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral relations. This article incorporates the qualitative method with primary data obtained through a questionnaire distributed amongst respondents. Respondents are consisted of UIN's first-degree students and staff s and were selected by purposive sampling. Apart from that, focus group discussion and interview session was held to get a view from respondents. This article found that X and Y Indonesian generations have a good understanding of Malaysia. They are also usually aware of the importance of Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral relations. In addition, they acknowledged Malaysia as an essential country for Indonesia's present interest. Respondents also showed high sensitivity regarding competition between Malaysia and Indonesia. The important finding of this writing is both generations s acknowledge the fact that they are closest neighboring country and a good relationship should be maintained in facing the global challenge

Looking at the relations between Malaysia-Indonesia, it could be seen that society has the power to direct the bilateral relations between two countries. In comparison, Indonesian society is more responsive than Malaysian society in responding to particular issues related to both countries. The most active group is generally from the younger generation known as Generation Y (Gen Y) where their reactions tend to be provocative. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the knowledge and perceptions of Gen Y and Gen X at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) on the Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral relationship and the factors that influence their knowledge and perception. This paper uses quantitative and qualitative methods. The results of the study showed that respondents accepted Indonesia as an important neighbor because of the current state's interests. The cultural and social aspects, particularly audio-visual products such as Indonesian soap operas and Indonesian pop songs have the most significant influence in influencing the respondents' level of knowledge about Indonesia. In addition, they also get a lot of information about Indonesia through electronic media. An important finding from this study is that all respondents acknowledge that Indonesia is still relevant as Malaysia's closest neighbor based on the similarity factor and those good relations between the two countries need to be maintained.

The Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation between 1963-1966 was an important event attracting the attention of politicians and scholars alike as the conflict had threatened the long existing relations between the two countries. Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia was due to its refusal to accept the formation of the new federation of Malaysia, founded on 16th September 1963. Sukarno’s confrontational stand on this had broken the long-standing sentiments of regional brotherhood or “saudara serumpun” that had nurtured between the two countries for many years. The conflict also saw the involvement of major powers like the United States (U.S.), Britain, China and Russia in the midst of bipolar power struggle between the communist and the anti-communist as part of the ongoing Cold War. The three years of confrontation witnessed great attempts at peace efforts by U.S. Although U.S. involvement in the conflict was merely as a moderator for both countries it was also fueled by its efforts of containment of communism in the Southeast Asian region. The U.S. viewed that the conflict should be resolved in the context of “Asian solution” as it involved two Asian countries A settlement to the Malaysia-Indonesia confrontation was finally achieved through the Bangkok Agreement, signed in August 1966. This paper discusses the role of U.S. in its attempts at finding an amicable settle to the confrontation in the form of “Asian solution.”

ABSTRAK Kemunculan kerajaan Order Baru yang dipimpin Presiden Suharto telah menukar paradigma dasar luar Indonesia menjadi lebih rapat dengan negara Barat berbanding dengan zaman kekuasaan Presiden Sukarno. Artikel ini membincangkan mengenai senario yang membawa kepada kewujudan peluang kepada negara kuasa Barat seperti Amerika Syarikat (AS) dan Britain untuk menguatkan pengaruh di negara itu. Selain itu, artikel ini juga turut menganalisis dimensi hubungan yang lebih makro yang berbentuk multilateral dengan negara-negara sekutu Barat yang lain seperti Australia, New Zealand, Jepun dan Perancis serta pertubuhan-pertubuhan antarabangsa. Hubungan ini direalisasikan melalui kerjasama ekonomi, sosial dan kebudayaan demi kepentingan pembangunan Indonesia dalam era pentadbiran Order Baru. Artikel ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan pendekatan historiografi. Datadata sejarah dianalisis secara diskriptif dengan menggunakan sumber-sumber primer dan sekunder. Bahan-bahan primer merupakan rekod-rekod rasmi kerajaan British yang diperoleh dari Arkib Negara United Kingdom dan rekodrekod Jabatan Negara AS yang diakses dari laman sesawang rasmi Arkib Jabatan Luar AS (Office of Historians). Bahan-bahan sekunder yang terdiri daripada buku, artikel dan bahan-bahan atas talian. Dapatan utama penulisan ini membuktikan elemen ‘soft power’ iaitu bantuan ekonomi dan sosial telah membentuk persekitaran politik baru di Indonesia semasa era Order Baru. Tujuan bantuan-bantuan ini adalah bertujuan untuk mengukuhkan pengaruh di rantau ini dalam menyekat ancaman komunis di Asia Tenggara (AT) semasa Perang Dingin. Kata kunci: Order Baru; Presiden Suharto; Presiden Sukarno; soft power; Perang Dingin