TV host “reassigned” over Najib score card comment

Taken from: The Malaysian Insider

Yuvan:

I believe most of the TV/radio stations and companies in the media industry are ‘forced’ to act on directives received from their ‘higher-ups’, i.e. government authorities, in order that their business licences are not revoked.

So the ‘point of view’ is that our government leaders have once again proven that they want to be heaped with praises only and cannot accept any sort of criticism. This is totally absurd, childish and reflects on the immaturity of our government leaders.

Any government that does not have an ‘open mind’ to people’s views and opinions and does not want to accept criticism, including constructive criticism, will never get popular support from the people and is doomed to fail in the course of time.

The government only wanted to be praised

And my advice to talk-show hosts (TV and radio), especially those involved in current affairs, is to caution your guests to say only the good things and simply praise our government leaders. It does not matter if their opinions have no substance at all and it also does not matter if what is said is not the truth!

Peter Ooi:

This is the mentality of a third-class leader. All they want is for others to sing songs of praise for him. When we call a spade a spade it is never appreciated. This is the very reason why our country cannot progress. The leadership is always in denial mode.
Our FDI is lower compared to our neighbor

Even though we have lost badly in FDI to our neighbours, the leadership still insists that we are doing fine. In this case, what is so hurtful of giving a low rating to Najib? This is just the perception of the individual and he has every right to say so.

Would the authority come for me if I would rate Najib a failure in his 100 days as PM? Do they consider such a statement seditious?

Najib – better grow up
Come on, these people have to grow up. Take criticism sportingly. Learn to correct or improve from those negative comments. To penalise the host of the programme showed how childish the administrators of ntv7. If they insist on behaving in such an immature way, the country has a long, long way to achieve developed status.

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July 14, 2009 · Filed Under General

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5 Responses to “TV host “reassigned” over Najib score card comment”

  1. Keruak Tau Tepang on July 15th, 2009 9:49 am

    Let face it…Boss is always right.Any Dayaks Boss would have done the same after all the TV presentor is under the gomen payroll.She should have been sacked and not mere reassigned.

  2. Iban Abroad on July 15th, 2009 10:36 am

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    Dr John Anthony Brian (31%, 10 Votes)
    Mr Nicholas Bawin (13%, 4 Votes)
    Mr Baru Bian (9%, 3 Votes)
    Dr Mark Teo (3%, 1 Votes)
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    YB Gabriel Adit (3%, 1 Votes)
    Mr Augustine Liom (0%, 0 Votes)
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  3. Tapang on July 15th, 2009 1:03 pm

    Can we think of any opposition leader that are more capable than PM Najip. DSAI? Kapal Singh? or Nik Aziz?

    DSAI- today maybe his doom day in court and his reformasi ideal.

    Kapal Singh – No doubt this is a man with his own mind, single minded and strong head , once told all malaysian of what he think of DSAI to bertaubat..remember?.Lebih manah ari these 2..tang to much hatred laban to use to opposition way of thinking that cloud his jugdment and rational.

    Nik Aziz or Tok Guru as PM.pelapa aku iya empu enda ngena cawat diatu enti iya ngena dandung.Simply nonsence and crazy.

    I rather have PM Najib, a business like approach, put a benchmark on himseft and put himseft in the line with KPI. to me this is positive.

  4. Dyaks on July 15th, 2009 4:48 pm

    Tapang:”I rather have PM Najib, a business like approach, put a benchmark on himseft and put himseft in the line with KPI. to me this is positive.”

    How about general election for PM post? That is more positive and meaningful for each and every voters and all rakyat. And certainly more positive than setting own objective only to serve on self-praise self-glorification later. A real businessman-like or CEO knows once you failed making losses bankrupt the only way out is to quit or forced kick out. Losing money is never part of business objective anyway.

  5. Sempurai on July 15th, 2009 6:14 pm

    What I can see here the Ministry of Information is trying to restrict the public from criticing the government as a whole and the BN leaders in particular.

    The mainstream media including radio and television and newpapers are controlled by the government and are not allowed to admonish BN government and its leaders.

    So, the public who want to criticise the government, to dessiminate information, current issue and messages to the people can use internet and websites as alternative media. Any information, events and current issues that are not to BN government`s preference are not allowed transmitted and published in media. That is the public perception.

    Is this to safeguard the principles of democracy and freedom of the press?

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