RTM's congratulatory post to King in Malay mistranslated by Facebook


KUALA LUMPUR: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) says it did not make any post in English on Facebook about the installation of Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia.

In a statement on Sunday (July 21), RTM's public relations division said what was seen on its official Facebook page was an automated translation by Facebook of its post in Malay.

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