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Porn bill needs to wait: Jero

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Jakarta Post - March 20, 2006

Bandung – State Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik has told legislators not to rush the deliberation of the pornography.

"The bill should not be finalized just yet. There is still a lot of controversy. The bill's special committee should find out whether the bill is beneficial or not," he said after the graduation ceremony of over 500 tourism institute students in Bandung on Saturday.

He said there were still many different perceptions of the bill and how it would effect people's live, particularly in traditional areas.

"We know West Java has the Jaipongan dance, which is loved by the people. This has been around for a long time but causes no problems. It's the same in Bali and East Java. Problems arise when television runs these dances, and people who don't know them question them," he said.

He said that in a recent tourism ministers meeting, he had stated the world could not regulate culture and make it uniform. "Our differences make the world an interesting place," Jero said.

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