The Star’s faux pas on FT awards

Posted by hartalmsm on February 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Did you know that, according to the Star, K. Rajagopal, the national football coach was supposedly a recipient for a FT datukship? We found a Google cached copy of the Star news report with the headline ‘Datukship for Rajagopal’. Other websites which linked this report – The same online report was then changed with the … Continue reading →

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Deja vu at The Star

Posted by hartalmsm on August 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

By Reina The letter issued by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on August 18 which led to the suspension does not state exactly what was the offence allegedly committed by Jamaluddin Ibrahim, the DJ at Star’s 98.8 FM. It was the same thing back in 1987 when no one really knew what the exact … Continue reading →

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HMSM BREAKING NEWS – Seismic changes at The Star

Posted by hartalmsm on May 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

By Reina The Edge’s editor-in-chief Ho Kay Tat signed the contract on Thursday night making him the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Star Publications that publishes the leading English daily The Star. Ho’s appointment has taken many by surprise but a change in the leadership of Star Publications was to be expected as … Continue reading →

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Ho Kay Tat to head the Star as COO/MD

Posted by hartalmsm on May 14, 2010 · 3 Comments 

Details will be forthcoming from H-MSM intrepid snoopers.

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Bravo PAS for anti-ISA turnout

Posted by hartalmsm on August 1, 2009 · 14 Comments 

The Star front page banner headline today asked: ‘Why march?’ Well, why stop us? — By Helen Ang

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