INQUIRER.net: PH journalists banned in Sabah for ‘misreporting’ situation

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

PH journalists banned in Sabah for 'misreporting' situation Mar 13th 2013, 01:40 DIGOS CITY -- Putrajaya has decided to bar Filipino journalists from entering Sabah to report on developments in Lahad Datu, Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was reported to have announced on Tuesday. In a broadcast by a Sabah-based radio station, Ahmad allegedly told journalists in Kuala Lumpur that the decision was made to prevent "misreporting" of the situation. He said Putrajaya did not want Filipino journalists to "spin" stories that could only "strain relations between" Putrajaya and Manila. It was not clear, however, what the Malaysian government intended to do with Filipino journalists already in Sabah before the ban. Philippine media, in particular t... Keep on reading: PH journalists banned in Sabah for ‘misreporting’ situation Media files: Malaysia-beach-area-1024x680.jpg (image/jpeg)

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