Serious Malaysia sorry for Chinese New Year rooster ad cock-up

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Malaysia sorry for Chinese New Year rooster ad cock-up

The full-page advert showed a rooster emitting the word "wang", used to represent a dog's bark in Mandarin. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/KPDNKK-LAMAN RASMI
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has apologised after a government ad in Chinese-language newspapers featuring a picture of a barking rooster to mark the Year of the Dog sparked a flood of mockery.

The full-page advert by the domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry showed a rooster emitting the word "wang", used to represent a dog's bark in Mandarin.

The advert, printed in Chinese-language newspapers in the multi-ethnic country on Thursday, also carried a message welcoming a "prosperous Year of the Dog".

 

[Patriot]

Chinese New Year is being celebrated across Asia, marking the start of the Year of the Dog and the end of the Year of the Rooster.

Ethnic Chinese are a substantial minority in mostly Muslim Malaysia, making up about a quarter of the population.

The ad sparked mockery online. While some lambasted the government for what they saw as a picture mix-up, others thought it was a cack-handed attempt to avoid using a dog image as the animals are considered unclean in Islam.

 

[Patriot]

"It reflects nothing but mere stupidity," said Facebook user Tony Yeo.

Another user said the ad was a "national embarrassment" and accused the authorities of seeking to avoid using a canine picture: "There is nothing wrong with using the dog image as it's a Chinese Zodiac animal." The ministry issued an apology late Thursday (Feb 16) and said a "technical error" was behind the mistake, without saying how they had intended the ad to appear.

"We deeply regret any inconvenience," said a statement from spokesman Luqman Hakim Abd Malik.

Images of barking canines are commonly used to mark the start of Year of the Dog, as the word "wang" also translates as "prosperity" in Mandarin.

But stores and shopping malls in Malaysia have shied away from prominently displaying dog imagery this year for fear of causing offence, at a time of growing concern about Islamic conservatism.

 

[kangaroo.corpse]

It is censorship, dogs no HALAL mah. Replaced by KFC chicken.

 

[Patriot]

M’sian ministry apologises for Chinese New Year ad showing rooster barking
Woof woof, said the rooster?

By Belmont Lay |

4 hours

 

[Patriot]

The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry in Malaysia has apologised on Friday, Feb. 16, for getting the zodiac animal wrong.

The full-page Chinese New Year greeting advertisement printed in a local newspaper Sin Chew Daily showed a picture of a rooster barking, with the Chinese words that sound like “wang wang”.

 

[Patriot]

The ministry said on Facebook: “KPDNKK would like to apologise for the Chinese New Year advertisement. It was due to a technical mistake”.

 

[Patriot]

Permohonan Maaf

KPDNKK ingin memohon sejuta kemaafan di atas tersiarnya iklan Tahun Baharu Cina yang disiarkan. Kesilapan ini adalah disebabkan kesilapan teknikal pengiklanan.

Selamat Tahun Baharu Cina kepada semua yang menyambutnya dan selamat bercuti kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

 

[Patriot]

It also apologised “a million” times for the error.

In Chinese custom, the Year of the Dog follows from the Year of the Rooster.

Showing dogs and pigs a testy issue

The portrayal of dogs and pigs as pictures or symbols in public is a matter that causes a bit of consternation in Malaysia due to existing cultural and religious sensibilities.

Getting the wrong zodiac animal is one thing. But letting the whole animal go missing?

It has happened to two animals in Malaysia:

 

[Patriot]

Dog & Pig missing from Chinese zodiac t-shirt sold in M’sia Giant

The Dog zodiac animal is removed in the Year of the Dog.

 

[UMNO Terrorist]

When UMNO Terrorist loaded the missile wrongly and jammed launcher!

 

[zeebjii]

Brilliant! What trick are they going to use for pig year in 2019?

 

[chonburifc]

Luckily m&ds think and behave like isis and taliban. Dont worry! Its a good sign. The more huan the kiow tor behave, the better for sinking land!

 

[rectmobile]

The ministry said on Facebook: “KPDNKK would like to apologise for the Chinese New Year advertisement. It was due to a technical mistake”.

The better way is not to put any pictures of animals at all.

 

[chonburifc]

The better way is not to put any pictures of animals at all.

The better way is to eat meat! Vegetarians deficiency in B12, behave like balless pervert old farts! Hope you are a meat eater!

 

[Froggy]

 

[rectmobile]

Dog & Pig missing from Chinese zodiac t-shirt sold in M’sia Giant

The Dog zodiac animal is removed in the Year of the Dog.

LOL!!! can even csi such story. What is wrong with dog in regard to islam?

 

[halsey02]

The better way is not to put any pictures of animals at all.

That was what I was thinking, just words in greeting will do...muslims damn troublesome!

 

[rectmobile]

That was what I was thinking, just words in greeting will do...muslims damn troublesome!

You know bro, religion and race is one of the ways which is constructed to disharmonise the human race. Do you agree with this statement?

 

[syed putra]

Malaysia should forgo chinese new year holidays as its against the belief and culture of the majority. After all, no cny holidays in australua, uk and us. They can't be bothered about minority traditions and malaysia should follow suit.