The Minangkabau ethnic communities has had their culture that has grown.
Padan (ANTARA News) - West Sumatra governor Irwan Prayitno said the strengthening and preservation of the Minangkabau cultural values, to be managed by the provincial regulation, is intended for the interest of the whole people.

The governor made the remarks here on Thursday, with regard to a discussion between the West Sumatra provincial government and the regional legislative assembly (DPRD) on the provincial regulation draft pertaining to the strengthening and preservation of the Minangkabau cultural values.

According to him, the strengthening and preservation of the cultural values are aimed to develop the values especially for the provincial people`s interest.

He pointed out that the provincial regulation draft is also aimed to protect the culture and prevent it from missing or used by unauthorized parties.

Although the provincial regulation is formulated for the culture and the Minangkabau community, but the regulation is made based on the Pancasila state ideology and the 1945 constitution, the governor said.

Earlier, the governor said that the influence of globalization such as the promiscuous acts through sophisticated technology has undermined the Minangkabau cultural values.

Globalization with its advanced technology and the dissemination of free information and communication left the point of contact between the Minangkabau and Western cultural values, Prayitno said.

The influence of the Western culture has led to the weakening of the Minangkabau cultural values which were established based on the religious teaching.

The weakening of the regional cultural values have been taken into consideration in formulating the provincial regulation draft, he noted.

The governor said further that the Minangkabau ethnic communities has had their culture that has grown, developed, maintained and handed down by their ancestors since hundreds of years ago in order to meet their need.

Therefore, rule of law is badly needed to control the influence of the Western cultural values in a bid to help preserve the local ethnic culture, he said.

(Reporting by Hendra Agusta, editing by Bustanuddin)

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