KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 – Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will give more avenue for the broadcast of cultural and arts programmes of the country's ethnic minorities, Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today.
The request from GERAKSIKH President, Tan Sri Darshan Singh Gill was echoed to the Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim.
He said the culture and arts of the minority groups such as the Sikhs, Portuguese, Orang Asli, the Babas and Nyonyas and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak should be brought to the fore, not merely through news and documentaries.
“We will also seek out the other minority groups and see how they can all get their rightful place under the Malaysian sun.
“We have to give them the chance, and convince them that the government is sincere in wanting to work with them,” he told reporters after the launch of a coffee table book entitled “"The Sikh Community in Malaysia” by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, here.
The 266-page book was written by Malaysia National Sikhs Movement (GerakSikh) president Tan Sri Darshan Singh Gill. – Bernama
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