KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said, his ministry on Thursday issued show cause letters to some of the newspapers which had violated the publishing guidelines. These newspapers have been asked to explain within one week why their publishing permits should not be revoked, or should be renewed.
Sin Chew Daily received a letter signed by the home ministry's Ketua Setiausaha Bahagian Kawalan Penerbitan dan Teks a-Quran Che Din Yusoh Thursday afternoon, in which it was asked to explain why actions should not be taken against it.
Newspapers Reminded To Conform To Publishing Guidelines
The ministry also issued letters to all mainstream dailies in the country, reminding them to conform to the home ministry's publishing guidelines.
He said he hoped the ministry's action to ask the newspapers to explain would not be seen as restricting the freedom of the media, adding that the ministry had the responsibility to ensure that conflicts would not occur in the society, or heightened emotions are triggered by some of the reports related to race, religion and culture.
When asked to reveal how many or which newspapers have been instructed to explain within a week, Syed Hamid said he would not want to disclose any further detail for the time being.
He said that this incident would serve as a warning, and that all the media must come to the realisation of the seriousness of this matter."
mi1: Hamid Albar is another idiotic person
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