This bitter battle takes place in the South Pacific, with Malaysia in one corner, and Indonesia set and ready across the ring.
According to the
Jakarta Globe, the Indonesian government threatened a Malaysian cleaning company with legal action over an ad. The ad, which appears to promote a Roomba-like vacuum machine, pitches the vacuum by enticing would-be customers to "Fire Their Indonesian Maid."
The
Jakarata Globe reports:
Armanatha Nasir, spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said on Thursday that the ministry had requested the company make a public apology, or face possible legal action.
“We’ve sent a letter telling the company to make an apology in three different Malaysian newspapers of at least half a page,” Armanatha said.
“If they don’t do it in the next seven days, we’ll definitely take the next legal step.”
Then the embassies got involved. The
Straits Times explains: