Newspaper apologises for advert


Compiled by ADRIAN CHAN, JUSTIN ZACK and R. ARAVINTHAN

MAKKAL Osai
was forced to issue a front-page apology for running a liquor advertisement next to photos of Tamil school students who scored straight As in the UPSR exam.

Managing director Sunthar Subramaniam said the daily ran photos of the successful youngsters on the front and third pages, with further coverage in the centrespread.

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