As mentioned in my post almost 2 years ago, I enjoyed reading Guna's column in the The Edge Financial Weekly. Reading the Edge Weekly now without his column is just different and in fact I've decided not to renew my subscription when it expired in April. He writes without fear or favour and I saluted him in one of my posts.
If I'm not mistaken, he moved to on from the Edge to be the Head of Corporate Communications at Sime Darby. Then, his articles started appearing in the BizStar on Saturdays. By then, I have already more or less gave up reading the MSM. I didn't know he has become the Managing Editor for the Star until now.
It seems his piece in the Star on the caning of 3 Muslims women has angered some religious bigots and they have made several police reports against him and demanded that he resign. The Star has since apologized and removed the offending article. Why should they take such an action if the actions of these religious bigots were not sanctioned by the Government. Will a newspaper puts its reputation on the line because a few people didn't like what they wrote? Only if these few people are backed by the very authority that has the power to decide whether a newspaper continue to print.
RPK has rightly pointed out that there is no difference between prostitutes and our media. Although he singled out the Star in this incident, I think by and large the fourth estate (at least the mainstream ones) in this country has degenerated into a big whorehouse. They are ready to perform any "sexual acts" at behest of their client and master, the Government, from stoking religious and racial sentiments to lying about members of the Opposition. If you still read those papers, then you are just watching all these obscenities. It doesn't matter if you are just reading the comic strips or the sports column. You are still contributing to this most vile sexual union.
So, Mr. Guna, please get yourself out from the whorehouse! The same goes for all those workers there who still have a conscience.
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Good description of the Star and other local newspaper of the government.
Damn...I'm still contributing the biggest whorehouse...i gotta stop soon
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