CALL TO SUSPEND MEDIA BENT ON AROUSING RACIAL SENTIMENTS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- An Umno delegate from northern state Kedah
Friday urged the government to immediately suspend those media which have been
arousing racial sentiments as this could disrupt unity in the country.

Othman Aziz said if these irresponsible media were allowed to continue to do
this, their action could also threaten the country's economic and political
stability.

"We want the Home Ministry headed by Hishammuddin Hussein to be more stern on
this issue.

"Irresponsible publications must be suspended immediately. (There's) no need to
investigate because we've heard enough about investigations to be carried out
but nothing came out of it.

"That's why these irresponsible media have become even bolder, causing the
people to be confused about what the government is trying to do," he said when
debating on the party president's policy speech at the United Malays National
Organisation (Umno) General Assembly, here, Friday.

On another note, Othman hoped the construction of the RM5 billion (US$1.607 billion) Bangunan Warisan Merdeka (Merdeka Heritage Building) announced by Prime Minister Najib Razak when tabling the 2011 Budget recently, be wholly given to Malaysians.

"There's no point for us to be proud of such a building when the project is given to foreigners to carry out," he said.