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October 6, 2009

Indonesia Cut From a Different Cloth

by Sara Schonhardt, Asia Times, Hong Kong - A long-running feud between Indonesia and Malaysia over cultural ownership of traditional dance, music and dress styles has been re- ignited with the former's batik method of decorating cloth now added to a United Nations heritage list. Jakarta claims it as a victory, while Malaysians say an Indonesian inferiority complex is at work.

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