PETALING JAYA: A new brand of wayang kulit with traditional folklore characters like Hang Tuah, Pak Pandir and Pak Belalang is set to emerge in Kelantan, where the art form was banned after PAS came into power in 1990.
The traditional shadow play characters of Sri Rama, Siti Dewi and Rawana – the hero, heroine and villain of Hikayat Sri Rama – would be axed to allow the ban to be lifted in Kelantan.
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