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Singapore admired by Indonesians but China, West fare worse: Survey

Singapore’s economic success, safety and cleanliness have placed it among the top countries admired by Indonesians, along with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, according to a new study. But the United States and Europe fared worse than Russia, while suspicions of China left it the least-admired country.

Hariz Baharudin (Straits Times/ANN) (The Jakarta Post)

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ingapore’s economic success, safety and cleanliness have placed it among the top countries admired by Indonesians, along with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, according to a new study. But the United States and Europe fared worse than Russia, while suspicions of China left it the least-admired country.

The Indonesia National Survey Project by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute found that 89.1 percent of 1,620 respondents said they respected Singapore, which came in third after Saudi Arabia at 95.7 percent and Turkey at 90.1 percent.

When asked which country is important to Indonesia, Saudi Arabia also ranked highest, with 97.4 percent of respondents choosing it. This was followed by Singapore at 90.8 percent, and Turkey at 90.4 percent.

Saudi Arabia’s popularity stems primarily from being the location of Islam’s two holiest places, the Kaabah in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, said Burhanuddin Muhtadi, a visiting fellow in ISEAS’ Indonesia Studies program.