I woke up on Saturday to the pleasant and surprising news of PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan describing MCMC’s RM100,000 fine on Sin Chew over the Jalur Gemilang gaffe as a form of media bullying.
Wow! Takiyuddin’s ears must still be ringing with Abdul Hadi Awang’s pronouncement about true Islam being the future of Malaysian politics and that Islam is just to all people, not just Malays and PAS members.
Takiyuddin said the newspaper had already corrected its mistake and apologised, and that this should suffice.
He also said: “In the publishing world, these steps already constitute a ‘punishment’ due to their impact on the media’s integrity and credibility in the eyes of readers.
“As long-established media organisations that have reported on national developments for decades across governments, parties, and leaders, both Sin Chew and Sinar Harian are certainly qualified to take appropriate action according to their positions, without being treated in such an…