PENANG, March 14 -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been criticised for excluding a media from public functions as it run contrary to the principle of competency, accountability and transparency (CAT) philosophy which he had been advocating.
Opposition leader Datuk Azhar Ibrahim said this was against the freedom of the press as Lim was known to have condemned the short-lived ban on reporters from Parliament lobby, the suspension of newspapers and the arrest of a journalist under the ISA.
"But now Lim does not like the media which does not play up the interest of the state government and his party.
"He wants only good news and not when the editorial line is not to his liking," he told reporters after attending the Penang Umno liaison committee chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi here today.
Azhar was commenting on Lim's outburst on an opinion piece in an English daily recently.
"I am dumbfounded over Lim's principle selection of the media to cover his functions. He should ignore the criticism if what he is doing is right," said Azhar.BERNAMA
DR: Guan Eng must walk the talk. Cakap mesti serupa bikin. If he really believes in the freedom of the press he should not be afraid by any criticism. And he shouldnot be selective in any press covering his acitivities. Otherwise people will condemn him of political hypcracy.
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Biasalah dengan ahli-ahli Pakatan Rakyat ini semua.
Bila kerajaan yang kena itu bagus tetapi bila mereka yang kena oh ini tidak bagus.
MOHAMED
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