'Why did Utusan remove Zam's article on Habibie?'

Malay-language daily Utusan Malaysia should not have retracted its article calling PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and a former Indonesian president BJ Habibie “the dog of imperialism”, said formerBernama editor-in-chief Azman Ujang.

“I am also curious as to why the original article was retracted and deleted. It should not (have been),” Azman (left)said, when fielding questions during a forum today.

“Many people want to read exactly what (former Malaysian information minister Zainuddin Maidin) wrote after (incumbent Indonesian president) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono complained about it.”

The article was published in the daily’s Dec 10 print edition, but Susilo complained that the comments were improper and unethical.

It is no longer accessible on Utusan’s website.

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