Private television channel Awesome TV has claimed that the Berita 757 report on the possible axing of civil servants had been manipulated by certain parties.
Awesome TV said in a statement that it has no interest other than playing the role of a transparent and sincere news outlet for the benefit of the country.
"News 757 reported that observers suggested that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim evaluate and restructure the number of civil servants from 1.6 million to 800,000 because the total annual expenditure of civil servants has reached a high value of RM114.9 billion.
"This follows a report by The Edge titled 'Reducing Government Opex Warrants a Look Into Emoluments' dated Feb 15, 2023.
"However, some social media practitioners have manipulated the Berita 757 report resulting in Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil issuing a statement that Berita 757 had made a false and slanderous report," Awesome TV's statement said.
Awesome TV claimed that the situation became more complicated when some irresponsible social media practitioners manipulated the news.
This included former Umno supreme council member Lokman Adam who issued a false statement associating Awesome TV with Astro and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“This is not true at all. Awesome TV has nothing to do with Astro or any political party.
"We strongly reject Lokman's statement that tries to link this news with the issue of racial sentiments. This is a provocation," said Awesome TV.
Earlier, when it was reported that the government plans to axe up to 800,000 civil servants, Fahmi responded that the government has never had any plans or discussions to reduce the number of civil servants in the country.
Subsequently, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) opened an investigation paper against Awesome TV for allegedly publishing false reports.
MCMC in a statement today said that an investigation will be opened under Section 206 of the AKM 1998 which is failure to comply with license conditions.
When the investigation paper is completed, it will be submitted to the deputy prosecutor for further decisions. - Mkini
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