MCMC to meet TV channel after fake news report on reduction of civil service, says Fahmi


KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will meet with a local television channel on Monday (Feb 20) to discuss a possible breach of news publication after it published a report claiming that the number of civil servants will be reduced, Parliament was told.

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the local television channel published fake news quoting sources saying that the government had the intention to cut a total of 800,000 civil servants.

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