well, if it was specific for them-Indonesian students studying in India... don't forward it here, UNDERSTAND? such a waste... and such a stupid who think its clever to do anyway huh? a kind of cheap propaganda... hmm
Ambon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The information is primarily for the Indonesian students studying in India who supposed to know English. If you don't want to read just delete! ----- Original Message ----- From: "zuraidah abdul aziz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [ppiindia] Behind the news in Malaysia > translate this news to BAHASA INDONESIA as everybody can really get what > they should GET... ok? don't just copy and paste it... > > > > Ambon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/GI03Ae02.html > > > > Behind the news in Malaysia > By Anil Netto > > PENANG - Visitors to Malaysia would be bewildered by the wide variety of > newspapers, TV channels and radio stations that cater to most of the > country's several language groups. But as reality sinks in, it would > become apparent that despite the deceptively wide range, mainstream media > is becoming consolidated in the hands of a small number of privately owned > conglomerates with close links to the political establishment. > > Amidst this small number, one media giant looms large over the others, > quietly gobbling up television and radio stations as it tries to maximize > its advertising revenue and overwhelm the competition. Media Prima, the > new kid on the block, rose like a > phoenix out of the rubble of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, created by a > de-merger exercise involving Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad > (MRCB), owner of the politically well-connected TV3 private television > station and the New Straits Times Press (NSTP) group, in 2003. > > The main aim of the exercise was to restructure the debts of the heavily > leveraged TV3 and MRCB and, as part of this, Media Prima acquired a 100% > stake in TV3 and a 43% stake in NSTP and assumed the listed status of TV3 > on the Malaysian stock exchange. In January of last year, the group > launched a second television channel under the brand of 8TV, offering a > mix of Chinese and English-language programs. This year, Media Prima has > been busy again. In June, the company announced that it had acquired a 98% > stake in Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd, which operated the now-defunct free-to-air > television station, Channel 9. The station is expected to be relaunched > next year. > > Then, last month, the firm revealed that it had entered into a > "collaboration and assistance" agreement with the owners of the popular > private television station NTV7 and the radio station WowFM. If the deal > with NTV7 goes through, the Media Prima stable of firms could control some > 85% of discounted advertising revenue from the country's free-to-air > television stations. And it would command 46% of all television (including > pay television) viewership, leaving its closest rival pay-television > satellite operator, Astro, trailing at around 20-30% of viewership. > > Apart from this, Media Prima has interests in other media-related firms, > including content creator Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd, event management firm > Tiga Events Sdn Bhd, and outdoor advertising firm, Right Channel Sdn Bhd. > That's not all: it recently acquired a 75% interest in Max Airplay Sdn > Bhd, the operator of FlyFM, a radio station for the Kuala Lumpur > International Airport. "Media Prima will become the dominant media company > in Malaysia providing a comprehensive range of services to its customers > pursuant to the proposed acquisitions," said the firm in a presentation to > investors. > > But not everyone is happy with such sweeping acquisitions. "This is > outrageous, immoral and wrong," a reader wrote to the independent > news-portal Malaysiakini. "In developed countries, anti-trust laws will > make sure this sort of thing does not happen. The people need to watch the > news on different, independent channels and then make up their own minds." > > Certainly, the acquisitions will further narrow the diversity of news and > views currently available on Malaysian television stations - not that it > was all that broad to begin with. The standard bearer in the Media Prima > group of companies is TV3, by far the country's most popular television > channel. Just before Abdullah Badawi took over as prime minister in > November 2003, his press secretary of more than 10 years, Kamarulzaman > Zainal, was appointed to the TV3 board of directors on October 15. He was > also appointed director of TV3's news and current affairs division. > > If the past is any guide, the range of views on offer among the various > private television stations is unlikely to be wide, more so, if these > stations come under the same conglomerate. It is not entirely clear who > exactly owns Media Prima. Earlier this year, Business Times carried a > report stating that a private investment company and the state pension > fund manager, the Employees Provident Fund, were among the shareholders. > "Little is known about the private company, Gabungan Kesturi Sdn Bhd. > Sources said it is owned by Amanah Raya for and on behalf of Bumiputera > (indigenous) investors,'' the Business Times report said, adding that the > firm had acquired about 15.7% interest in Media Prima. > > Media Prima not only dominates the television sector, it also has sizeable > interests in the print media. The conglomerate has the largest combined > circulation of newspapers, amounting to about 50% of Malay and English > newspapers, and controls two of the top three best-selling newspapers in > Malaysia, the Malay language Berita Harian and the fast-rising Harian > Metro. These two newspapers are read by close to three million Malaysians > out of a population of 26 million. > > The third top newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, is owned by the Utusan Melayu > Group and is also believed to have close links to the dominant United > Malays National Organization (UMNO). Media Prima's dominance in the media > sector rivals that of Huaren Management, the investment arm of the > second-largest component party in the ruling coalition, the Malaysian > Chinese Association. Huaren owns the top-selling English daily, The Star; > Chinese-language newspapers Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press; and the > radio station STAR Rfm. > > The big difference is that unlike its rivals, such as Utusan Melayu group, > the Sin Chew group and Huaren, Media Prima is the only one, apart from > Astro and the two government-owned television stations, with interests in > television. ''It appears to be a two-pronged strategy,'' says media > analyst Mustafa Kamal Anuar. "One is to corner the advertising market and > another is to manage news output. This would mean a narrowing of diversity > in terms of programs and of access to various shades of opinion. It does > not bode well for media freedom and freedom of expression in the country." > > (Inter Press Service) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > *************************************************************************** > Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia > yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org > *************************************************************************** > __________________________________________________________________________ > Mohon Perhatian: > > 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) > 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. > 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi > 4. 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