KUCHING (Jan 15): The Malaysian Media Council (MMM) has urged all parties to exercise restraint and for cooler heads to prevail over Free Malaysia Today (FMT) journalist s question at a public lecture that allegedly had racial overtones. The council said in a statement that questioning experts, public figures, and stakeholders in public or open settings [...]
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