Wayang is originated from javaneese not malay Options

[mahatir]

I read many comment from Malaysian minister especially Rais Yatim who try to blur the history of Sriwijaya and Majapahit. One time he said something clearly regarding this case:

Mengenai wayang kulit yang sering digunakan di Malaysia sebagai hiburan kesenian tradisi, Rais berkata ia tidak ada kaitan langsung dengan Indonesia dan wayang kulit sebenarnya berasal daripada Hinduisme.

"Indonesia tidak berhak untuk mengatakan wayang kulit adalah miliknya kerana ia dibawa oleh Sri Wijaya ke negara itu pada abad ketujuh kemudian berkembang pula ke Langkasuka, Langkawi di Kedah, Palembang, Batavia dan juga ke Temasik.

Some item which is totally wrong from rais:
1. He said that wayang originated from hinduisme and brought by Sriwijaya kingdom. I would like to inform you that Sriwijaya is Budhisme kingdom and wayang is not brought by sriwijaya.
2. There are no direct connection between wayang and indonesia. My comment: totally wrong, wayang is originated from indonesia as had been acknowledged by the world as proclaimed by unesco:

Wayang Puppet Theatre in Indonesia

UNESCO proclaimed the Wayang Puppet Theatre as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7th November 2003. It was proclaimed, with 28 other masterpiece around the world, enhancing the first list of 19 cultural spaces and expressions selected in May 2001. The Proclamation of Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity programme was created in 1997 at the 29th session of the General Conference of UNESCO.

Wayang is an ancient form of story telling originated on the Indonesian island of Java. For ten centuries wayang flourished at the royal courts of Java and Bali as well as in rural areas. Today, wayang is practiced not only on Java and Bali, but also on the islands of Lombok, Madura, Sumatra and Borneo, where various local performance styles and musical accompaniments have developed.

source:
http://www.unesco.or.id/activities/culture/programme/259.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayang
3. wayang are played at Palembang and batavia. Wrong, people at palembang and batavia don't have wayang culture. I don't know about singapore but i never heard wayang at singapore.