Will Harry sue Bernama?
Heard the famous quote on Harry Lee on June 30?
"On one side Pas is trying to topple the prime minister but when Umno leaders, especially from Johor, are also doing the same, Singaporean investors must seriously ask themselves when this attitude will change and whether they welcome us in IDR," he saide in an interview with Singapore's Berita Harian.
This is what we picked up from Straits Times Singapore today:
MM misquoted
July 4, 2007WHAT MINISTER MENTOR LEE KUAN YEW SAID:
'It is one thing for the opposition party PAS to knock the Malaysian Prime
Minister down, but when Umno leaders, especially from Johor, hit out in the
same vein, potential investors from Singapore must seriously ask themselves
when these attitudes will change, and how welcome their investments will
be.'WHAT BERNAMA QUOTED MM LEE AS SAYING:
'On one side PAS is trying to topple the Prime Minister but when Umno
leaders, particularly from Johor, are also doing the same, Singaporean
investors must seriously ask themselves when this attitude will change and
whether they welcome us in (the) IDR.'
Will Harry sue? Will Bernama retract or clarify?
For context, read Associated Press story of July 1, 2007, and responses from Rocky's Bru and his readers -- here and here.
Comments
dont think he will do anything beside sitting back and watching and waiting for things to unfold according to his plan.
The bernama report is meant to instigate and was written so crudely when compared side by side to what LKY said...
This reminds me of the timeless wisdom of Bertrand Russel when he says: "A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."
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July 4, 2007 01:44 PM
Ah, come on, don't be so picky lah. Both quotes mean the same thing.
But then again, did the Bernama reporter use short-hand scribbling or tape recorder? Why couldn't he use his handphone to record the exact words coming out from M.M's mouth?
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July 5, 2007 12:01 AM
If i read the issue correctly, the story by bernama is based on an interview by berita harian. the para in question first appeared in berita harian spore on saturday june 30 in bahasa melayu. Here's what berita harian reported:
'Adalah satu perkara bagi parti PAS cuba menjatuhkan Perdana Menteri, tetapi apabila pemimpin Umno, terutama dari Johor, turut bertindak serupa, pelabur dari Singapura mesti bertanya secara serius bila sikap itu akan berubah, dan sama ada mereka mengalu-alukan pelaburan kami di IDR,' ujarnya.
Hence the translation:
On one side PAS is trying to topple the Prime Minister but when Umno leaders, particularly from Johor, are also doing the same, Singaporean investors must seriously ask themselves when this attitude will change and whether they welcome us in (the) IDR.'
The Straits Times did the story the next day on July 1 based on the interview with mm lee which was conducted in english. Then the Associated Press did a story based on the Straits Times report.
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July 5, 2007 06:10 AM
LKY must be dumbfounded to badawi's elegant silence treatment.
During TDM's time, this would have provoked a verile response.
Even kris hishamuddin is kissing singaporean's ass trying to get them to invest in IDR.
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July 5, 2007 02:06 PM