FORMER prime ministers Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and current Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, when he was still deputy premier, have all proclaimed Malaysia to be an Islamic state. Despite that, most Umno parliamentarians have avoided answering the question, “Do you think Malaysia should be a secular or an […]
Ahmad Shabery Cheek
No plan to censor MPs’ remarks in parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 April 2009: The Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) has no plan to censor words uttered by members of Parliament during the live telecast of the Dewan Rakyat debate sessions, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said today. As such, he said, RTM had no plan to air delayed telecast of the debate sessions […]
M’sia to propose measures on Palestine at OIC meet
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Jan 2009: Malaysia plans to propose several measures at the upcoming Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Information Ministers Meeting aimed at stopping the killing and maiming of Palestinians by the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said he would attempt to get all the OIC member states […]
RTM launches Disaster Unit
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Dec 2008: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) today launched a Disaster Unit to broadcast the latest report on disasters through television and radio stations. The unit will disseminate information on the weather, earthquakes, landslides, floods, haze, storms, river levels, sea conditions, tides and other disasters. Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the […]
RTM and Info Dept to provide facilities to clarify fatwa
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Nov 2008: Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and the Information Department are ready to provide time for quarters concerned to provide clarification to the people about ‘fatwa’ (edicts) issued in the country, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said RTM and the Information Department had the infrastructure and the facilities to […]
Chinese talk show to know its fate by 1st Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: Chinese talk show What Say You, which was abruptly taken off the air last month, will know its fate by 1st Jan, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said the ministry is still studying whether to continue with the programme, which last aired on 26 Oct. Its primetime […]
RTM to increase ethnic Malaysian programmes
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) is ready to add on ethnic Malaysian programmes based on current needs, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said his ministry also encouraged films and dramas that portrayed the beauty and uniqueness of Sabah and Sarawak for general knowledge and tourist attraction. “I have […]
Three RTM talk shows stopped due to restructuring
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Nov 2008: Three talk show programmes aired by Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) have been temporarily stopped due to restructuring of RTM programmes. In explaining this, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said they had not been stopped due to participation by opposition leaders and bloggers whose views are critical of the government. […]
