Indonesians were up in arms after seeing the commercial on Malaysia that featured the pendet dance.

Kuala Lumpur had apologised for the use of the Balinese dance but said the mistake was made by a third party who was paid by Malaysia’s Tourism Ministry to produce the commercial.

The Malaysian embassy in Jakarta said in a statement earlier this week: “Nobody in Malaysia claimed that the pendet dance originated in Malaysia.”

But that is not the end of the story.

A report in yesterday’s Jakarta Globe newspaper quoted an executive from a state-owned recording company as asking why Malaysia’s national anthem “Negaraku” sounded like the Indonesian song “Terang Bulan” (Moon Shine).

Ruktiningsih, the head of recording company Lokananta, urged the Indonesian government to act on the “violation of intellectual property rights”.

“We have to unite against Malaysia, as they keep stealing Indonesia’s assets,” he added.

An Internet search found that both songs do indeed share the same roots. Malaysia acknowledges as much on a government website detailing its monarchy system.

The song “Terang Bulan” comes from a popular French melody in the Seychelles, which spread to the Malay archipelago in the early 20th century.

It was adopted as Perak’s state anthem in 1901. And in 1957, it became the national anthem for Malaysia with the lyrics changed.

This tangle is just one of many controversies between the neighbours. Indonesians see Malaysia as appropriating their cultural assets, while Malaysians say these have been part of their culture for as long as anyone can remember.

The controversies include batik designs and the popular “Rasa Sayang” ditty. The neighbours have also not settled overlapping claims in the oil and gas-rich Ambalat area in the Sulawesi Sea.

Speaking to The Sunday Times yesterday, Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said bilateral ties between both countries were still strong despite the hoo-ha.

An Eminent Persons Group comprising officials from both countries is looking into ways to smooth over these tensions.

“One idea is for the joint promotion of tourism and their shared cultural heritage,” he said. — The Straits Times Singapore

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written by See No Evil , August 31, 2009

So if the Balinese are Hindus, does it make India take action against them?
There is no wrong done here, but, why bring this up now?

There are borrowed words in the english language e.g. french, latin etc.
There are borrowed words in the malay language. There are borrowed words in the Philipine langauage etc etc.

Why make a big deal out of this.

Just be proud it is part of you and it is part of us as South East Asia.

If this goes on, then alot of people will be suing each other.

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written by ahli umno , August 31, 2009

ada aje orang cari punca nak bergaduh. cubalah guanakan ilham bergaduh tu utk menyelesaikan masalah kebuluran ke, A H1N1 ke, rasuah ke, salah guna kuasa ke kan baik. takut nanti asal usul stering kereta pun akan ada yang buat isu. nasib, nasib.

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written by SpicaOne , August 31, 2009

This may not be all that they claim. In time to come with over 2 milllion
legal and illegal immigrants in Malaysia they can have claims on our Capital itself and more..

Malaysian Immigration/ Home office officals who sell Malaysian citizenship be aware that U are adding to a national problem for the future.

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written by john denver , August 31, 2009

TIAP-TIAP TAHUN BAKAR HUTANAN, KITA PUN TAK KACAU MACAM TU.

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written by ahli umno , August 31, 2009

SpicaOne u ada bukti ke yg ada pegawai immigration/home office yang jual sijil kerakyatan ini? Kalau ada boleh tak bagi beberapa contoh disini? supaya orang2 macam saya yang tak tahu menahu ni dapat maklumat.

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written by free-thinker , August 31, 2009

Malaysia dan Indonesia adalah satu rumpun beragama Islam kenapa nak heboh sangat perkara yang kecil ini.Selesaikan massalah timih remih ini dengan secara adil dan tolak ansur.

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written by mbdextrous05 , August 31, 2009

Maybe kita kena refer kepada sejarah lagu tersebut. Kita mungkin tidak diberitahu sejarah sebenar. Jika betul ciplak, mmg agak pahit utk ditelan. Persoalannya: Adakah sejarah kita benar2 sejarah? Atau hanya saja rah? Tak bermakna kalah untuk mengaku salah bagi kedua2 belah pihak. Kita serumpun, maka penyelesaian perlulah matang.

Sejarah dicipta utk kebaikan. Sejarah juga boleh 'direka' untuk keburukan.

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written by bodo indon , August 31, 2009

celaka punya indonesia lu berani datang malaysia saya kasih u pupus 4ever

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written by megatoto456D , August 31, 2009

FIRST IT WAS RASA SAYANG THEN IT WAS BATIK FOLLOWED BY KUDA KEPANG AND TARIN PENDET. NOW IT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM !!!! WHAT'S NEXT? TAKEOVER THE COUNTRY???

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written by incken , August 31, 2009

The feud between ours and the indons' could mainly be due to the fact that the malays have not much of their own culture and traditions and therefore ended up having to borrow some from their origin counterpart which subsequently backfired.

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written by mohamed , August 31, 2009

show that malay's roots r from indonesia
mengaku je ler bangsa melayu ,asal dari indon
bangsa melayu ,bangsa pendatang dari indonesia
satu rumpun,satu negara

even ex president sukarno have said
malaysia belongs to indondesia

remember the confrontation in 1960's
between tuanku abdul rahman and sukarno

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written by VAT 69 , August 31, 2009

After 52 years now they say Negaraku is their intellectual property. This Indon composer wants us to sing dangdut for national anthem ka ? Ini barua takda kerja lain ka, too much haze has gone into his brain. Bloody shithead.

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written by Hadrian Tan , August 31, 2009

KL and Jakarta should be friendly with each other because both of these cities are ASEAN.

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written by juffry , August 31, 2009

kebanyakkan orang melayu sememangnya berketurunan indonesia termasuk Raja dan Sultan kita pun asal-usul dari indon jadi kenapa nak gaduh. kalau tak percaya rujuk sejarah parameswara sejarah tingkatan 1.

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written by ?????? , August 31, 2009

There are many such instances such as the above, Indonesia had been claiming that Malaysia did using their culture to promote tourism and songs. It is not a surprise for me, it iis indeed that majority of the modern malays are from Indonesia. Malays came from Indonesia .... it is not a issue .... the malay should be proud because at least they know where is their origin, just like the Chinese & Indian ... they should be proud too because they too know where is their origin.

But the above issue is a well thought lesson for warisan tm k, yustam, mai bai, nt pretender, maa .... etc...... for they always call the chinese and indian the pendatang. Now their own ancenstors ( Indon) didnt want them (modern malay) to claim some their cultures as malay culture .... so it seems like they are just like the chinese & indian.... they too are the pendatangs of Indon. warisan tm k, but it is worst ... you ancestors didnt want you to claim some of your culture as malay culture.

As i have mentioned before, we Malaysia, whether you are a native or pendatating from Indon, China, India .... etc we all Malaysian.
What is the farking point of people like warisan tm k, yustam, maa, nt pretender, mai bai .... etc.... used to call the non bumis "pendatang". The above issue shall be act as a well learned lesson to those racist paid bloggers.


The above issue is an eye opener to all MALAYSIAN and the timing is just right for all the Malaysia to celebrate our ..........



...........HARI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA!!!!!!!!!


...........HARI MERDEKA.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


............HARI ANTI RACIST !!!!!!!!!!!


MERDEKA !!!!!

MERDEKA !!!!!

MERDEKA !!!!!

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written by Viktoria , August 31, 2009

Tari pendet adalah khas budaya bali bukan india, dan baju yang dipakenya adalah baju daerah bali.
Tari reog adalah khas dari pulau jawa timur, setiap pulau di Indonesia punya kebudayaan sendiri2 yang khas. Kalo seandainya nasi lemak diakui Indonesia, juga tidak setuju kan?

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written by United K , September 01, 2009

Two ways to have unity in the country. Either Malaysia be given back to the British as it was before independence, or be given back to the Chinese who builted, nurtured, and developed Malaysia, all this while. Other than above, there is no way Malaysia can be united.

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written by lukam , September 02, 2009

“One idea is for the joint promotion of tourism and their shared cultural heritage,” he said. — The Straits Times Singapore

what a joke!! what heritage does malaysia have?? they got independence GIVEN by the british! lousy country without creativity

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written by jamila , September 02, 2009

inilah negara yang tidak pernah memperjuangkan kemerdekaan nya sendiri. tidak memiliki tanggung jawab, tidak original, dan menjadi rakyat yang munafik.

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written by jijot ni , September 03, 2009

kalau melayu sah pendatang dari indonesia jadi melayu tak boleh jadi bumiputra lah serupa seperti cina dan india juga pendatang.

aduh pedih

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