Why are Malaysians paying for Najib and BN leaders' global public relations campaign?
Some months ago we noticed that the once secretive Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud was suddenly being featured in international TV news programmes.
Alongside this was also a number of positive reports about Sarawak’s development and the benefits of palm oil.
These reports were being featured in some of the major global news networks, without mentioning any of the state’s dire environmental, human rights and economic problems.
Our team at Sarawak Report decided to investigate what was going on and where the funding for all this lay.
Following hard on the heels of the current revelations on phone and computer hacking by some UK newspapers, we have exposed a disgraceful scam selling slots on TV news shows to the highest bidder.
We can also reveal that Barisan Nasional’s top leaders in Malaysia have been at the heart of the corruption, using taxpayers’ money to promote themselves on business shows and documentaries.
Najib and Co spent millions for PR
