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Some Indonesian Buddhists are not happy over a bar in Jakarta which is known as the Buddha Bar. They believe the name of the pub insults Buddhism.
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Buddha Bar is openning in Jakarta.
Most Buddhist protest.
Buddha Bar still in operation..
that prove how corrupt or dick head, stupid are the Indonesia govenment!
This is a bad promotion of Indonesia!
and the son’s of govenour own that place!
I don’t blame the Indonesian Buddhist.
It’s probably not a big deal in other countries who have the franchise, but not for the Buddhist in Indonesia. It uses Buddhist icons, so they have right to say NO.
Stupid Indonesian government … what a lousy excuse. discrimination … if it has something to do with Islam, they MUST have been closing the bar. They should do the same thing for the Buddhist.