Any news that are being left out (be it intentionally or unintentionally) by mainstream medias, we’re lucky to have alternative online media like Malaysiakini to report the unreported.

The latest? A Mongolian witness in court today when she revealed that murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu had been photographed having a meal with a Malaysian government official named Najib Razak.

Burmaa Oyunchimeg, also known as Amy, told the Shah Alam High Court that Altantuya had shown her the photo in Hong Kong when she returned from a trip to France.

It is believed that the government official in the photograph is Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who has close ties with political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda.

Coincidentally, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his speech at Mass Media Conference 2007 reminded how an ideal media practitioner should work.

In this respect, the media practitioners need to have guidelines on what is to appear of the frontpage of their newspapers, or whether a story should be downplayed or given prominence.

This requires understanding from reporters, editors, editor-in-chief and newspaper owners especially when a news story involves certain people or a particular race. […]

Here in this country, nothing is impossible.

Meanwhile, the question remains: Who is Najib Razak?

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