CYBERJAYA, Sept twenty-four The Malaysian Communications as well as Multimedia Commission (MCMC) claimed currently which a preference to temporarily pull a "Undilah" video off a air was a slight measure which had nothing to do with a essence of a clip.
In a statement to national news group Bernama today, a regulatory physique pronounced it was "normal practice" to stop a promote of such public use announcements (PSA) as it was nonetheless to earn capitulation from a Film Censorship Board.
The elect pronounced a preference was in accordance with "routine monitoring as well as enforcement activities" authorised underneath a Communications as well as Multimedia Act 1998.
"In relation to that, it has turn common practice for a MCMC to order a nullification of essence nonetheless to embrace capitulation from a Film Censorship Board.
"In a case of a PSA produced by musician Pete Teo, as a result of a slight correspondence monitoring practice made by MCMC, it was found which capitulation had nonetheless to be obtained from a house for a pronounced PSA.
"As such, a PSA should not have been aired upon radio compartment capitulation is obtained," MCMC pronounced in a statement.
Without a approval, a elect pronounced Teo's 4.38-minute song video shave compelling a right to opinion could not be aired upon TV.
Pursuant to a 1998 Act, it added, all broadcasters contingency pull a video off a air immediately.
"This directive is about a correspondence of broadcasters rather than a essence of a PSA," a elect said.
Earlier today, MCA Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong demanded an explanation from a regulator over a preference propelling broadcasters to stop radio programme of a video.
The emissary minister, who appears in a shave a! long wit h other Barisan Nasional (BN) as well as Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers, pointed out to a regulatory physique which a video did not promote any controversial content as well as was merely an "innocent" open use proclamation propelling Malaysians to vote.
"I was shocked. Just shocked. I do not assimilate since it was taken off a air. It was only a simple summary enlivening people to vote," he told The Malaysian Insider.
The Malaysian Insider reported yesterday which a shave was taken off a air by internal broadcasters despite a pull for greater democracy since it contains antithesis figures as well as Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's debate talking about Malaysia carrying problems.
This portal learnt which a MCMC directed internal broadcasters this week not to use a PSA only days after a launch upon Sep 16.
"MCMC emailed both Astro as well as Media Prima Bhd about a issue, telling them a video shave should not be aired since Ku Li speaks about a country carrying problems as well as also since it facilities antithesis leaders," an industry source told The Malaysian Insider, referring to Tengku Razaleigh by his renouned nickname.
"Only NTV7 used it but a MCMC email was sent to both organisations which control a infancy of radio channels in a country," a source added.
A government source confirmed which MCMC sent a email to Media Prima, which is related to Umno as well as owns a NTV7 channel, as well as Astro, a approach promote heavenly body pay-television service.
The MCMC is an eccentric regulator but it reports to Information, Communication as well as Culture Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim, who was incidentally a Kelantan prince's comrade in Semangat 46 before a celebration was dissolved for a politicians to stick on Umno Baru, a inheritor celebration to a original Umno which was declared illegal in 1988.
Apart from Tengku Razaleigh as well as Wee, a video also facilities personalities like! Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abd Rashid Shirli! n as wel l as antithesis figures Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua, Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad as well as Seri Setia representative Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
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