Malaysian DPM said Ignore SMS in Radiation

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin
Yassin advised the people to disregard an SMS saying that the country was
exposed to radiation following a leak at the Fakushima Daiichi nuclear plant in
Japan.

Describing the sending of the SMS as an "irresponsible act", Muhyiddin said
that Malaysia was safe from any threat of radiation, and that the relevant
Malaysian agency was monitoring the situation in Japan.

"The SMS was sent by irresponsible elements. We should not accept whatever
is reported without checking it out first," he told reporters after launching
the 1Malaysia family programme organised by the Education Ministry.

He said the extraordinary could arouse fear even when it was happening far
away in Japan.

Muhyiddin said the agency monitoring developments in Japan, where at least
10,000 people had been killed by an earthquake and a tsunami, would inform the
public of what they needed to know.

"The whole world is monitoring developments in Japan. What is important is
the safety of the nation and people. The agency concerned knows what it is doing
and, we believe, doing it well," he said.

On March 14, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Peter
Chin Fah Kui said the Malaysian nuclear agency will give a report on the impact
of a hydrogen explosion at a reactor and a possible radiation leak in Japan.