Oh my goodness! What can one radio deejay do to threaten national security and compromise race relations? What about people like Ibrahim Ali, Ahmad Ismail, Nasir Sifar? The principal in Batu Pahat and now the principal and teacher in Kedah? How did these people rise to the highest level within their profession in the first place? How do our MCMC civil servants interpret as "threatening national security"? Do they have so much time when they cannot even get our Internet speed fast enough to compete with the rest of the world?
This is our country's performance in ranking by speed. I hope to see improvement. See Iceland on 15th position there? What a joke!
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Chua: I did not meet Jamal five times
MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek today denied that he metsuspended radio disc jockey Jamaluddin Ibrahim five times, as the latter had claimed.
"Jamaluddin, as a Muslim, should be more responsible and not make
misleading and wrongful statements, particularly in this holy month of Ramadan," he said in a statement today.
He added that he had only met the MCA-owned station Radio 988 disc jockey once on May 3, upon Jamaluddin's request.
"Such meetings with journalists whether, print or electronic, are part of my duty as the party president," he said.
The host of the widely followed radio talk show Hi Malaysia was axed after the management received a letter from the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
The letter states that Jamaluddin (right) and the talk show are suspected of "threatening national security" and "compromising race relations".
Radio 988 chief executive officer Wong Lai Ngo and senior programme manager Tan Chia Yong were also suspended yesterday evening by the station's immediate owner, Star RFM Sdn Bhd.
'MCA will not intevene'
In denying claims of political interference, Chua said neither he nor the MCA had any hand in the suspensions and that they were management decisions.
"The MCA is not responsible for the decision on Jamaluddin. I reiterate that the MCA will not intervene in the case and that the matter will be fully handed by the management.
"The new MCA leadership would not interfere in the operations and management of (the newspaper) the Star and the 988 radio station," Chua (left) said.
In terms of the Star, he added, the party was fully aware that Star Publications (M) Bhd is a public-listed company and that the responsibility for it rested with the shareholders.
"I also believe that media groups should not be used or abused for any individual agenda," he said.
Speaking to the press after a meeting with MCMC, Star RFM chairperson Linda Ngiam absolved MCA of any guilt and said the suspensions were a "management problem".
However, she said, the current affairs programme which receives call-ins from listeners will cease to receive calls and will be helmed by different deejays.
"Jamaluddin, as a Muslim, should be more responsible and not make
misleading and wrongful statements, particularly in this holy month of Ramadan," he said in a statement today.He added that he had only met the MCA-owned station Radio 988 disc jockey once on May 3, upon Jamaluddin's request.
"Such meetings with journalists whether, print or electronic, are part of my duty as the party president," he said.
The host of the widely followed radio talk show Hi Malaysia was axed after the management received a letter from the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
The letter states that Jamaluddin (right) and the talk show are suspected of "threatening national security" and "compromising race relations".
Radio 988 chief executive officer Wong Lai Ngo and senior programme manager Tan Chia Yong were also suspended yesterday evening by the station's immediate owner, Star RFM Sdn Bhd.
'MCA will not intevene'
In denying claims of political interference, Chua said neither he nor the MCA had any hand in the suspensions and that they were management decisions.
"The MCA is not responsible for the decision on Jamaluddin. I reiterate that the MCA will not intervene in the case and that the matter will be fully handed by the management.
"The new MCA leadership would not interfere in the operations and management of (the newspaper) the Star and the 988 radio station," Chua (left) said.In terms of the Star, he added, the party was fully aware that Star Publications (M) Bhd is a public-listed company and that the responsibility for it rested with the shareholders.
"I also believe that media groups should not be used or abused for any individual agenda," he said.
Speaking to the press after a meeting with MCMC, Star RFM chairperson Linda Ngiam absolved MCA of any guilt and said the suspensions were a "management problem".
However, she said, the current affairs programme which receives call-ins from listeners will cease to receive calls and will be helmed by different deejays.
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