Heated arguments break out over cultural event

SIBU: A dance performance during a Gawai Dayak dinner has sparked an exchange of words between two groups.

Dayak National Congress (DNC) president Paul Raja has labelled the dance, which was held during the dinner organised by the Dudong branch of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), as “dirty dancing”. He claimed in a statement on June 16 that the provocative dance moves by young girls in sexy clothes was a “desecration of the sanctity of the Gawai celebration”, which was in essence a thanksgiving festival.