'Were the remarks as bad as some articles we read in Utusan or hear from Perkasa? We have heard worst from the latter so let there be some freedom of speech.'
988 top duo suspended, popular talk show in limbo
Anonymous: This shows how our ruling party and politicians make Malaysia a very intolerant country. Just because the DJs are making remarks and comments which most listeners believe are the truth, they shut them up.
They will rather drown out all their misdeeds, mistakes and ugly hidden agendas and continue to mislead the public with their own propaganda. It is high time Malaysians woke up and tell these crooks that we want the truth.
Swipenter: Journalists, DJs and producers of RTM documentaries and radio station talk shows are not expected to host and document events as objectively and truthfully as they see them if they want to keep their jobs.
They can spin as much as they like except report and talk about the inconvenient truths facing the country. So be forewarned those who are thinking of doing what is right and objective. You are likely to find yourself unemployed the next morning.
Anonymous2: Why must the DJs be suspended? Can anyone tell us what he said on air that deserves this sentence without trial? We are really keen to know what he said.
Agent99: Jamaluddin Ibrahim got fired for causing racial tension. God knows the truth. He may really have said something that justifies his firing or someone is either daydreaming and decided to fire him. Anyway, were his remarks as bad as some articles we read in 'Utusan Malaysia' or heard from Perkasa?
We have heard worst from the latter and we can live with that. So let there be some freedom of speech.
Anonymous3: The headmistress tells the Chinese students to go back to China. Jamaluddin of 988 must have said the reverse - appealing for Chinese from mainland China to migrate to Malaysia!
Habib RAK: This clearly shows that MCA president Chua Soi Lek is indeed playacting. MCA cannot be trusted anymore just like Umno and all the other component parties in BN.
DontPlayGod: How come Utusan Malaysia writers and columnists have never been suspended and sacked?
2010年8月24日星期二
988 radio host Jamaluddin told to go on leave was a management decision
Radio 988: Dr Chua says its was a management decision
Published: Friday August 20, 2010 MYT 7:29:00 PM
PETALING JAYA: The MCA has never interfered in the operations of the Star Publications (M) Bhd and its subsidiary Star RFM Sdn Bhd, which owns the 988 Chinese radio station, party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said.
Referring to the case of 988 radio host Jamaluddin Ibrahim being taken off the air and told to go on leave, he said the MCA was not responsible for the decision to do so.
“I am given to understand that the 988 radio station received a warning letter from the Malaysian Commununications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
“I am informed that Jamaluddin was asked to go on leave by the 988 chief executive officer Wong Lai Ngo.
“I reiterate that the MCA will not interfere in the case and that the matter will be fully handled by the management,” he said in a statement Friday.
Dr Chua also said that the party was fully aware of the status of Star Publications as a public-listed company and its responsibilities to the shareholders.
He said Star Publications, as a listed company, had an independent management and the professional team should be left to make their decisions.
“I also believe that the media group should not be used or abused for any individual agenda,” he said.
Dr Chua said he met Jamaluddin on May 3 at the MCA headquarters as the radio host had requested to see him.
“Such meetings with journalists, whether print or electronic, is part of my duty as the party president.
“It is not true that I have met him five times as he claimed,” he said.
It was reported that Star RFM Sdn Bhd is conducting an investigation into events that led to Jamaluddin being taken off the air.
In another development, Star RFM chairperson Datin Linda Ngiam stressed that Jamaluddin was taken off the air by Wong after receiving the letter from MCMC.
She stressed that this was a management matter.
Ngiam told a press conference at Star RFM’s office yesterday that Wong and senior programme manager Tan Chia Yong were suspended to facilitate internal investigations.
Asked about the MCMC letter, she said:
“MCMC had issued a letter to the station saying that they found the ‘Hi Malaysia’ morning programme had carried a biased and unbalanced reporting and found the content to be offensive.”
She said the company was still looking into the alleged breach of MCMC guidelines by the deejays and hoped to work with MCMC to resolve the matter.
Published: Friday August 20, 2010 MYT 7:29:00 PM
PETALING JAYA: The MCA has never interfered in the operations of the Star Publications (M) Bhd and its subsidiary Star RFM Sdn Bhd, which owns the 988 Chinese radio station, party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said.
Referring to the case of 988 radio host Jamaluddin Ibrahim being taken off the air and told to go on leave, he said the MCA was not responsible for the decision to do so.
“I am given to understand that the 988 radio station received a warning letter from the Malaysian Commununications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
“I am informed that Jamaluddin was asked to go on leave by the 988 chief executive officer Wong Lai Ngo.
“I reiterate that the MCA will not interfere in the case and that the matter will be fully handled by the management,” he said in a statement Friday.
Dr Chua also said that the party was fully aware of the status of Star Publications as a public-listed company and its responsibilities to the shareholders.
He said Star Publications, as a listed company, had an independent management and the professional team should be left to make their decisions.
“I also believe that the media group should not be used or abused for any individual agenda,” he said.
Dr Chua said he met Jamaluddin on May 3 at the MCA headquarters as the radio host had requested to see him.
“Such meetings with journalists, whether print or electronic, is part of my duty as the party president.
“It is not true that I have met him five times as he claimed,” he said.
It was reported that Star RFM Sdn Bhd is conducting an investigation into events that led to Jamaluddin being taken off the air.
In another development, Star RFM chairperson Datin Linda Ngiam stressed that Jamaluddin was taken off the air by Wong after receiving the letter from MCMC.
She stressed that this was a management matter.
Ngiam told a press conference at Star RFM’s office yesterday that Wong and senior programme manager Tan Chia Yong were suspended to facilitate internal investigations.
Asked about the MCMC letter, she said:
“MCMC had issued a letter to the station saying that they found the ‘Hi Malaysia’ morning programme had carried a biased and unbalanced reporting and found the content to be offensive.”
She said the company was still looking into the alleged breach of MCMC guidelines by the deejays and hoped to work with MCMC to resolve the matter.
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