Malaysia’s government has banned a book following protests over what was perceived as an insulting depiction of an Indonesian maid, and the book’s author has apologized for the offensive material and says it was misunderstood.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s government has banned a book following protests over what was perceived as an insulting depiction of an Indonesian maid, and the book’s author on Thursday apologized for the offensive material and said it was misunderstood.
The Home Ministry has said the book contained material that was “likely to be prejudicial to morality” and issued the ban on Sept. 15, local media reported. Indonesian non-governmental organization Corong Rakyat staged a rally outside the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta in June to protest the book, which it said belittled Indonesian maids, Malaysia’s national Bernama news agency reported. Home Ministry officials couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.
“My intention wasn’t to denigrate but to praise the impressive speed at which our helper had scaled the coconut tree — like a monkey. I returned to the tree on my own later that evening because I too, wanted to see if I could scale the tree at that speed,” he wrote on Instagram.
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