The Star's Malays

I am obliging a request by Helen Ang to

SEBARKAN!

this posting in her blog -

Chua Soi Lek denies MCA asset-stripping allegation

It's actually about MCA's the Star newspaper which is the most read English newspaper in the country.

The newspaper, which had been hedging for a possible Pakatan victory in the run up to GE13 has of late been campaigning for a more united multi-racial Malaysian society in the aftermath of the general election.

This was after it had subtly been promoting Pakatan politicians, particularly those from the DAP who had been campaigning on the platform of championing Chinese sentiments and hating the Malay-led BN government.

Now that it has become clear that the majority of Malays are reacting negatively to the Chinese tsunami of GE13, the newspapers are going all out to appease the community by calling for unity among the races. 

The following is an excerpt from that Helen Ang's posting which shows the hypocrisy of the newspaper's call for unity among the races. It is the name list of the Star's bosses and their high ranking position -

• Brian Martin – Executive Editor

• Associate Editor – Davin Arul

• Dorairaj Nadason – Deputy Executive Editor

• T. Selva – Chief News Editor

• Devid Rajah – Senior News Editor

• Ann Marie Chandy – Editor, Features

• Manogaran Rethinam – Editor, Sports

• Risen Jaya Seelan Dennis – Business Editor (News)

• Frederick Fernandez – Editor, Metro

• Joseph Raj – Editor, Star Online

• Wong Chun Wai – Group Chief Editor ( EVANGELISTA HEAD HONCHO )

• Wong Siah Pin – Chief Operating Officer

• David PL Yeoh – Deputy Group Chief Editor (I)

• Leanne L Y Goh – Deputy Group Chief Editor (II)

• June H L Wong – Managing Editor

• Wong Sai Wan – Executive Editor

• Errol Oh Boon Peng – Executive Editor

• Tommy Lee – Executive Editor

• Soo Ewe Jin – Deputy Executive Editor

• Agatha Matayun – Editor Sunday

• Paul Yeo – Senior Editor, Health

• Tan Cheng Li – Editor, Environment

• William K C Kee – Editor, Fashion

• Ivy Soon – Editor, Women & Family

• Melody Louisa Goh – Deputy Editor, Features Central

• Chelsea Ng – Editor, Education

And the only Malay “acting” editor from the list of the 26 top positions inThe Star.

• Dzireena Mahadzir – Acting Editor, Clove

I guess the Malay employees of the Star are not of the bright types, causing them not to be among the top people at the newspaper. Either that, or they were being sidelined because they were Malays.

I nonetheless dare to bet that if you ask the Star editors on why there is only one Malay "acting" editor among their big bosses, the answer would be that "we are promoting people strictly based on merit".

Something like in Singapore, I guess.