KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim-majority Malaysia has stopped playing the sexually charged song Despacito on public broadcast stations, a senior minister said Thursday after critics labeled it un-Islamic. Salleh Said Keruak, communications and multimedia minister, told Agence France-Presse that his ministry received numerous complaints over the steamy lyrics of the reggaeton beat song that has won international popularity. “Despacito will not be aired by the government-owned broadcast stations because we received public complaints. The song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi has been named the most streamed song of all time worldwide, and is also popular in Malaysia. Earlier the opposition Islamic party, Parti Amanah Negara, urged the government to ban the Spanish song over its “sexy” lyrics.

Source: Manila Times July 20, 2017 07:52 UTC