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MALAYSIA'S CLAIM OVER 'PENDET' DANCE INTOLERABLE : LEGISLATOR
Jakarta, Aug 24 (ANTARA) - The use of an Indonesian cultural product by Malaysia for a commercial purpose cannot be tolerated and hurts Indonesia, a legislator said.
"After all, Malaysia has repeatedly committed similar acts without feeling guilty and a sense of dignity," Yusron Ihza Mahendra, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I for foreign affairs, said here on Monday.
He made the remarks in response to a tourism advertisement in a Malaysia Visit Year program which included girls performing the Balinese 'Pendet' dance in a television program.
"The Indonesian government should teach Malaysia a lesson to stop its dishonorable behavior," Yusron Ihza Mahendra said.
According to Mahendra, Malaysia actually not unaware of its wrong acts like when it claimed ownership over the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea.
Earlier, on Saturday, tens of Balinese artists in Denpasar staged a demonstration protesting a Malaysian tourism advertisement suggesting the Balinese "pendet" dance was part af indigenous Malaysian culture.
The artist crowd in front of Denpasar's Cultural Park in Denpasar on Saturday was led by Prof Wayan Dibia MA of the Indonesian Institute of Arts.
During the rally , Wayan Dibia presented a written statement expressing the Balinese artists' sentiments to Ida Ayu Agung Mas, a member of the Regional Representatives Council.
The welcome dance performed by women in Balinese costume appeared in a "Visit Malaysia Year" advertisement that was broadcast many times. Dibia said the dance was a cultural heritage of the Balinese people.***5***
"After all, Malaysia has repeatedly committed similar acts without feeling guilty and a sense of dignity," Yusron Ihza Mahendra, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I for foreign affairs, said here on Monday.
He made the remarks in response to a tourism advertisement in a Malaysia Visit Year program which included girls performing the Balinese 'Pendet' dance in a television program.
"The Indonesian government should teach Malaysia a lesson to stop its dishonorable behavior," Yusron Ihza Mahendra said.
According to Mahendra, Malaysia actually not unaware of its wrong acts like when it claimed ownership over the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea.
Earlier, on Saturday, tens of Balinese artists in Denpasar staged a demonstration protesting a Malaysian tourism advertisement suggesting the Balinese "pendet" dance was part af indigenous Malaysian culture.
The artist crowd in front of Denpasar's Cultural Park in Denpasar on Saturday was led by Prof Wayan Dibia MA of the Indonesian Institute of Arts.
During the rally , Wayan Dibia presented a written statement expressing the Balinese artists' sentiments to Ida Ayu Agung Mas, a member of the Regional Representatives Council.
The welcome dance performed by women in Balinese costume appeared in a "Visit Malaysia Year" advertisement that was broadcast many times. Dibia said the dance was a cultural heritage of the Balinese people.***5***
