Star online, Malaysia
Published Thursday, August 7, 2008
KOTA KINABALU: A so-called Sulu sultanate newspaper dubbed Suara Tausug has hit the streets of the capital here and is raising eyebrows.
The DAP’s Kota Kinabalu MP Dr Hiew King Cheu, who was given the 12-page newspaper apparently being sold freely in some parts of town for RM1.80, questioned how such a newspaper was given a Home Ministry permit.
“The paper is written in the Tausug (Suluk) language and Malay. It has a Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) permit number 1-20-Julai-KDN:PQ/PP1506(307) and an e-mail address: thenewsulu@yahoo.com,” he said in a statement.
“Why is such a paper permitted to be sold openly in Sabah and why has the Government issued a permit for its publication and circulation,” he asked.
Dr Hiew said the content of the paper was the Sulu sultanate, the status of Filipino refugees holding IMM13 immigration documents and the street kids issue, among others.
He said the ministry must clarify if it had really issued the newspaper a permit to publish.
source: http://thestar.com.my