Golkar rejects La Toya Jackson<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The ruling political group Golkar has urged the
\npolice to revoke a permit granted for performances by La Toya
\nJackson in Indonesia on the ground that her attitudes are at odds
\nwith the local culture.<\/p>\n
The Merdeka daily reported yesterday that the head of Golkar's
\nart and culture department, Ais Anantama Said, had rejected the
\nidea of La Toya performing in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya
\nbecause her actions, including posing nude in Playboy magazine
\nand publishing a wicked story about her family, were hard to
\naccept in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"We have asked the security offices concerned to revoke the
\npermit,\" Ais said, adding that letting the singer perform here
\nwould hurt the feelings of Indonesians who, he said, had higher
\nmoral standards.<\/p>\n
Ais said that his decision was also based on the fact that La
\nToya, a sister of Michael and Janet Jackson, was not a singer of
\ninternational quality.<\/p>\n
La Toya Jackson is scheduled to perform at the M Club
\ndiscotheque in Jakarta on May 26, Studio East in Bandung on May
\n27 and the Shangri La Hotel in Surabaya on May 29. The
\nperformances are sponsored by Buena Produktama. (yns)<\/p>",
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