Malaysia Today told to remove Robert Kuok articles


(The Star) – The Malaysia Today portal has been instructed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to remove three articles it had published about billionaire Robert Kuok.

The portal was told to remove the articles by 10am Tuesday (March 6) and the portal published the email it received from MCMC on its site on Monday (March 5).

The email stated that the MCMC had received complaints regarding the articles.

The articles that were ordered to be removed were “Robert Kuok wants Chinese rule in Malaysia”, “Malaysian Insight funder fingered” and “Robert Kuok’s last chance at changing the government”. 

“Based on the complaints, MCMC has looked into them and found that the articles contravened Section 233 of the MCMC Act 1998,” said the commission.

It also urged the portal to be more conscious in ensuring that it does not publish news articles that go against the country’s laws.

From: MCMC New Media Unit <[email protected]>
Date: 5 March 2018 at 09:18:22 GMT+8
To: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
Subject: PEMADAMAN ARTIKEL DI PORTAL “MALAYSIA TODAY” (http://www.malaysia-today.net

SULIT

Ruj. Kami     : SKMM(T)09-NMMD/MISC/2018(09)

Tarikh          : 5 Mac 2018

Malaysia Today Admin ([email protected]

Tuan,

PEMADAMAN ARTIKEL DI PORTAL “MALAYSIA TODAY” (http://www.malaysia-today.net)

Dengan segala hormatnya perkara di atas adalah dirujuk.

2.       Dimaklumkan bahawa pihak Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) telah menerima aduan berhubung artikel-artikel yang diterbitkan di portal Malaysia Today seperti berikut:

i.        “Robert Kuok Wants Chinese Rule In Malaysia” 

http://www.malaysia-today.net/2018/02/21/robert-kuok-wants-chinese-rule-in-malaysia/

ii.        “Malaysian Insight Funder Fingered”

http://www.malaysia-today.net/2018/02/21/malaysian-insight-funder-fingered

iii.        “Robert Kuok’s Last Chance At Changing The Government”

http://www.malaysia-today.net/2018/02/23/robert-kuoks-last-chance-at-changing-the-government/

3.       Berlandaskan aduan yang diterima, penelitian pihak MCMC mendapati bahawa artikel-artikel tersebut menyalahi peruntukan Seksyen 233 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 (AKM98).

4.       Sehubungan dengan itu, pihak Tuan dengan ini diminta untuk memadamkan artikel-artikel yang dinyatakan di atas, sebelum jam 10.00 pagi (waktu Malaysia), Selasa 6 Mac 2018.

5.       Pihak Tuan juga diminta agar lebih prihatin dalam memastikan portal Malaysia Today tidak menerbitkan artikel-artikel yang menyalahi mana-mana peruntukan undang-undang Malaysia.

Terima kasih.

 

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