Ponorogo people stage rally outside Malaysian Embassy

The protesters accused Malaysia of having stolen Ponorogo`s traditional Reog dance.
They carried banners showing texts reading "Malaysia, A Thief of Reog Ponorogo" and "Stop Copying".
Fifty Reog Ponorogo dancers performed the Reog dance which was accompanied by traditional `gamelan` music, during the rally.
They called their action "Performance of Cultural Concern".
"This rally is to demonstrate our concern about the Malaysian attitude which has copied the Reog Ponorogo," Begung Poernomosidi, head of the Indonesian Reog Ponorogo Association said.