CNBC international TV stations cancel their main broadcast program World Business who allegedly accepted bribes from Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for special interviews and imaging of the Malaysian government.
Themalaysianinsider.com site on Thursday evening (08/04/2011) released a report FBC Media a PR service company in the UK receives millions of Ringgit Malaysia to manipulate the news.
CNBC says it is investigating lunge FBC Media with Najib and the Sarawak government to international TV stations are believed to businesses affected by the fate of the world was not like tabloid News of the World, which closed after the scandal coverage in violation of the law.
"In answer to the question we recognize Malaysian Insider World Business've closed the program because the alleged sale of the news and began to investigate the FBC and their business practices," said Vice President of Communications and Marketing CNBC Charlotte Westgate in electronic mail.
World Business led CNBC Managing Editor, John Defterios tayangannya discontinued immediately after an internet coverage in the State of Sarawak launch news alleged bribery by Najib and the government of Sarawak to the most prestigious program, which also watched by millions of businesses in Indonesia. News online by Anil Neto in Sarawak wrote "Breaking the CNBC By FBC Media Relations".
A whistle-blower in London reveal how politicians stronghold of the ruler of Malaysia, the Barisan Nasional (BN) to pay millions of ringgit from the national budget to the FBC to regulate preaching the "good" at the TV station CNBC.
Report from Sarawak displays a list of names of politicians such as Prime Minister Najib Razak, former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Taib Mahmud, using bribes to buy imaging in CNBC TV and other international media.
"Allow a program paid for by politicians is a practice deception of millions of viewers who thought they were watching an objective and impartial. This is a serious crime against the broadcasting law. Especially for global companies classmates CNBC and parent NBC's efforts in the United States, "said the report from Sarawak.
Charlotte Westgate, declined to give further details for now because it still continues to investigate the scandal. In addition to CNBC, FBC acknowledges it is also a professional touch with the BBC and CNN.
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