Description
On 10 August, state-owned news organisation Bernama threatened to sue a news reader from its Chinese news team, Sydney Yap Xi Ni, for allegedly defaming the organisation.
Sydney voiced out against Bernama on Facebook, claiming that the employers were faced with pay cuts resulting in low wages and delays in hiring due to bureaucracy. Bernama has since come out to deny all allegations.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Female
Age
Country
Kuala Lumpur
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Bernama
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2022
Type of incident
Civil action/lawsuit (including fines, etc)
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