‘Western media no purveyors of truth’

Mahathir snubs Western journalists for being no better than those they criticise.

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has knocked Western journalists off their “moral high ground”, saying they, too, are not above sidelining human rights to serve their own interests.

His latest blog post referred to the high-profile telephone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom, which involved British tabloid, News of The World.

The 168-year-old paper, owned by powerful media mogul Rupert Murdoch, was forced to shut down after its journalists were accused of being engaged in phone hacking and police bribery.

Mahathir said that Malaysians are so used to the moral high ground taken by the Western press that they cringe when the former criticises Malaysia over its poor human rights records and injustices perpetrated against others.

Kua: France will unlock Scorpene truth

Lack of faith in Malaysia's judicial system drove Suaram to seek out French lawyer, William Bourdon.

PETALING JAYA: When Kua Kia Soong says he has been concerned about arms spending in Malaysia for “a long time” he means for about four decades.

The years spent in keen observation of the government’s defence spending culminated in 1994 when he blew the whistle on the “Arms-for-Aid scandal.

The fiasco revolved around the funding of the Pergau hydroelectric dam which was linked to RM5 billion in arms sales to British overseas aid in the form of Aid and Trade Provision (ATP) funding.

Kua, who was Petaling Jaya MP for DAP at the time, was disgusted that while the British media pounced on the scandal, its Malaysian counterparts chose to turn a blind eye.

Scorpene scandal: ‘Truth to surface soon’

French lawyer William Bourdon says corruption related to the submarine deal will be exposed when a judge is picked in September to hear the case.

GEORGE TOWN: The French investigative judge who will hear the case into the Scorpene submarine scandal will be picked in September and the truth will be exposed, said prominent human rights lawyer William Bourdon.

The Frenchman said he would then have smooth access to scrutinise all documents and interview major witnesses pertaining to the submarine deal between Malaysia and France.

“I would be able to disclose more information on the case and identify those involved,” he said after a speech at Suaram’s fundraiser dubbed “Ops Scorpene” in Bayan Baru here last night.

The unpublished truth about Malaysia's political situation.

On June 17th a series of new guidelines were drawn to ensure that the mainstream media do not go overboard in their zest to stretch the truth. It is morally wrong to criticise a democratically elected government like BN.

Today the pro-opposition media and blogs have overtaken the MSM and pro-government by 10 to 1, which is a constant headache for the Information Ministry. The MSM cannot dispense the truth fast enough to counter the lies by the opposition.