02158nas a2200349   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001000043653002200053653001300075653001400088653003300102653001200135653001300147653001400160653001400174653001800188653002200206653002200228653002300250653002500273653001800298653001600316653001000332100001900342245007200361856015300433300001200586490000700598520118300605022002001788                                       d10aBatik10acultural heritage10aFootball10aIndonesia10aIndonesia-Malaysia relations10aJakarta10aMalaysia10aPalembang10aSEA Games10aSouth Sumatra10acultural conflict10acultural heritage10acultural tradition10adiplomatic relations10aethnopolitics10ageopolitics10asport1 aMarshall Clark00aThe politics of heritage: Indonesia-Malaysia cultural contestations  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84890125328&doi=10.1080%2f13639811.2013.804979&partnerID=40&md5=6a2087ab95b86ceef434cb9a89aa6783  a396-4170 v413 aRelations between Indonesia and Malaysia are generally characterised by diplomatic pleasantries, with reference often made to  shared values ,  special relationship  and  common cultural traditions , all of which are purportedly anchored by the same racial and ethnic  stock  (serumpun). Malaysian politicians and media in particular often mention the familial bond between the two countries (persaudaraan), borne by a common language, culture and history. Yet, in a general sense, bilateral ties over the last decade have been marked by rivalry, acrimony and conflict. Key issues include Malaysia s cavalier treatment of Indonesian foreign workers and various border or territorial disputes. Underlying these tensions is a low-level dispute over shared Indo-Malay cultural heritage and art forms, which increasingly overshadows all other aspects of the bilateral relationship. This article examines two of the most prominent bilateral spats in terms of this ongoing politicisation of cultural heritage: (1) the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Jakarta and Palembang in 2011; and (2) UNESCO s awarding of batik as a distinctly Indonesian form of intangible cultural heritage.  a13639811 (ISSN)