TOURISM MINISTRY GETS APOLOGY LETTER FROM DISCOVERY TV NETWORK

SHENZHEN, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Tourism Ministry has received an
apology letter from the Discovery TV network over the issue of featuring
Balinese Pendet dance in its television advertisement on Malaysia.

The television commercial titled "Enigmatic Malaysia", which featured
Balinese Pendet dance in its promotional video clip, had caused outrage on the
Internet.

However, Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen confirmed here that she had received
a letter of apology from the Discovery TV network this evening.

"I contacted the Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik just
now to clarify that the promotional video clip was not done by Malaysia's
Tourism Ministry but solely by the Discovery TV network," she told Malaysian
reporters after attending a meeting with the local media here.

She said Jero had also received an apology letter from the Discovery TV
network, and at the same time, the production company had also removed the
advertisement.

Dr Ng said she had also referred the matter to Foreign Minister Anifah Aman
and if it was necessary, Anifah would reply to Indonesia on the matter.
-- BERNAMA