Malaysia’s newest pest - the Press
It seems the Malaysian ruling government just cannot trust the media, traditional and new.
In the last elections, they blame new media for the votes lost. Now they are banning the Press from entering Parliament.
Wrote politician-blogger Jeff Ooi,
I saw and I heard from my vantage point as a Member of Parliament on HOW the Press Corp was treated as potential triggers for security issues in the country’s supreme building for law-making. Whoever that ordered the sanction against the Press Corp citing security as a rationale is plain stupid.
Malaysiakini quoted the Speaker of Malaysia parliament to say, ”
“Since when Bagan (Guan Eng) and Batu Gajah (Fong) are interested to become the editors?” he asked. “How do we know whether those showing the press tag are indeed journalists?”
Lack of trust with the Press? Again, how do Malaysians know if the politicians entering parliament are the real politicians?
Rocky’s bru has highlighted that the Malaysia Press Corp boycotted today’s parliament in protest over the new ruling.
