Enough time has passed since Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar’s interview with BBC’s Sarah Montague aired.I’m hoping the dust has settled somewhat. I was outraged by what I heard. But thankfully I’ve had time to let my nerves calm down.
I just read that the Malaysian Press “boycotted” most of the proceedings at the House of Parliament recently.
It’s really laughable because had it truly been a boycott why did the Star publish a picture taken by Bernama of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak?
Hello… look up the word boycott, Star editors.
Before the general elections the online newspaper The Star published a story which had no byline. Not a first time. In place of a byline, they attributed it to Bernama–the official news agency for the ruling government.
So when I read this story which paints former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as a “no-hope” candidate especially during their election season, I was struck, not by how one-sided the mainstream media is, but also how worthless their work is.
Happy Independence Day Malaysia.I am not the first and definitely won’t be the last to suggest that suppression of free speech will not work. History has shown that time and again, but those in power in Malaysia apparently haven’t seen the light.
Those days when all a repressive and paranoid government had to do to ensure its . . . → Read More: Happy Independence Day–Malaysia
Recent Comments