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- Home Ministry reprimands The Star over supplement​
- Four students attacked by teen mob
- Remand extended for suspect in French tourist murder case
| Home Ministry reprimands The Star over supplement​ Posted: 16 Aug 2011 07:33 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has reprimanded The Star over the publication of articles on non-halal restaurants with buka puasa stories in its "Dining Out" supplement. He said the newspaper should be more sensitive on such matters and exercise extra care on issues related to race and religion. "The mainstream media should be more responsible and try to avoid offending any community. They should know their limits and must not follow the style of online media," he said at a press conference at his ministry. Hishammuddin met The Star executive director and group chief editor Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai for 45 minutes to listen to the action taken by the daily to ensure that there would be no repeat of such errors. Wong also met ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Mahmood Adam and deputy secretary-general (security) Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Radzi to explain the error and hand over the reply to the ministry's show-cause letter. Wong said the newspaper had suspended its supplements editor and was conducting an internal inquiry chaired by former industrial court president Yussof Ahmad. He said The Star sincerely apologised for the mistake and the daily had no intention to demean Islam and the Muslim community. "We view the oversight in the supplement seriously and we will be taking stern action against all those responsible," he said. Wong said the advertisement-driven "Dining Out" supplement on Aug 10 was meant to highlight all types of food outlets. He said it was not a Ramadan supplement as the cover page heading "Ramadan delight" wrongly suggested. "The Star published a Buka Puasa' supplement focusing exclusively on halal food on July 30," he said. Wong said the daily was sensitive to the feelings of the various communities in the country and had conveyed the newspaper's apology to all Muslim readers regarding the regrettable oversight on Aug 12. He said as a newspaper, The Star had been supportive of Muslim festivals by giving due prominence in all sections of the newspaper and correctly spreading the teachings of Islam as articulated by government and religious leaders. Wong explained that on the first day of the holy month on Aug 1, The Star carried a front-page photograph of terawih prayers to inform readers on the start of the Ramadan fasting month. "We are also the only newspaper in the country that promotes better understanding of Islam by publishing a column written by the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) every Tuesday. "This column has been running since Feb 9, 1993," he said. He assured the ministry that the daily would exercise extra care and scrutinise all aspects of its editorial work flow to ensure the mistake it made in the supplement was not repeated. The Star once again apologises to the Muslim community for the error. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Four students attacked by teen mob Posted: 16 Aug 2011 06:03 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Four students of a secondary school here were seriously injured in an attack by a group of 30 students, believed to be from another two schools, in a school compound here Tuesday. One of the victims suffered head injuries, another broke his right hand while two others were seriously injured on the body in the attack, which happened as they were exiting the school gate at about 1.15pm. The attackers, armed with iron rods, batons and helmets, were all believed to be aged 17 years. The four victims were sent to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital for treatment. Police arrived soon after the incident was reported and detained a suspect while the victims' school disciplinary teacher later made a report at the Dang Wangi Police Headquarters before informing the victims' parents. Police, when contacted, confirmed receiving the report of the incident and said they were hunting all the suspects and were confident they would be picked up soon. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Remand extended for suspect in French tourist murder case Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:54 AM PDT KUANTAN: The suspect arrested in connection with the murder of French tourist Stefanie Foray has been remanded for another week to facilitate police investigations. The 36-year-old man has been in remand since last Wednesday. Foray, 30, from Bour En Bresse, France was reported missing on May 8. Pahang CID chief SAC T. Narenasegaran said here Tuesday that the suspect was involved in renting out diving gear. Following a report made by the woman's family through the French Embassy in Singapore, police traced Foray's last stop to Pulau Tioman on May 10 Further investigations led to the discovery of human remains believed to be Foray's buried in a cave at Kampung Tekek, Tioman on Aug 8. - Bernama Related Stories: |
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