Malaysia blames Discovery Channel in dance flap

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia sought Friday to allay anger in Indonesia over the use of a Balinese dance in a promotional spot for a TV documentary series on Malaysia, with officials laying the blame on cable network Discovery Channel.

The clip sparked outrage in Indonesia, with hundreds staging rallies and accusing Malaysia of stealing the "Pendet" dance from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in the latest cultural dispute between the neighbors.

Cultural Minister Rais Yatim said the mistake was committed by Discovery Channel, which produced the 30-second clip to promote its series "Enigmatic Malaysia."

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said it regretted using the image of the Balinese dancer, which it said was sourced from an independent third party.



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Discovery Channel: "We regret that our shoddy research resulted in an international incident."

Although, the angry response in Indonesia does seem a bit over the top.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. oh brother.