A Malaysian newspaper publicly apologised Monday after it triggered uproar with a cartoon depicting the popular Japanese icon Ultraman running away from an oncoming tsunami. The Malay-language Berita Harian, one of Malaysia's main dailies, drew heavy criticism, especially on social networking websites, after it published the cartoon on Sunday on its comment page.
日前，馬來西亞的《每日新聞報》因刊登著名動漫形象奧特曼逃離日本大地震海嘯追襲的漫畫而引發(fā)騷亂，周一這家報紙公開表示道歉?！睹咳招侣剤蟆肥邱R來西亞的主要日報之一，周日它在時評頁面里刊登了漫畫內(nèi)容后收到強烈抨擊，尤其是來自于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的批判。

"We do not intend to be insensitive or to poke fun at last Friday's incident," the paper said in a front-page apology Monday, adding that it was "very sympathetic" to the plight of the Japanese people.
周一，該報在頭版發(fā)布的道歉聲明中表示：“我們并不是想對上周五的災(zāi)難表示漠不關(guān)心或者冷嘲熱諷?！绷硗馑麄冞€表示該報非常同情日本民眾目前所處的困境。

Malaysians had launched online petitions to pressure the paper to apologise, while many politicians also criticised the publication.
馬來西亞人民曾在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上發(fā)起請愿，向《每日新聞報》施加壓力讓其道歉，很多政治官員也對該報刊登的內(nèi)容表示批評。

Khairy Jamaluddin, leader of the youth wing of the ruling United Malays National Organisation, wrote on his Twitter feed that the cartoon was "totally insensitive towards the Japanese people" and asked the paper to say sorry.
馬來聯(lián)合國家組織青年團長Khairy Jamaluddin在自己的推特上說，這個漫畫是“對日本人民的麻木不仁”，要求該報進行道歉。

Japan was rocked by a huge 9.0-magnitude earthquake on Friday, sending a 10-metre (33-foot) tsunami slamming into its Pacific coastline. More than 10,000 are feared dead.
上周五，日本遭受了9.0級的特大地震，并且引發(fā)了10米高（33英尺）的海嘯，沖擊了太平洋沿海地區(qū)，死亡人數(shù)預(yù)計超過1萬。