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To RTM, Singapore’s prime minister is still Lee Hsien Loong (when it should be Lawrence Wong), the Thai prime minister was named as Srettha Thavisin (when it should be Anutin Charnvirakul) and the Indonesian president was announced as Joko Widodo instead of his successor Prabowo Subianto.
Still no action against RTM’s Asean Summit incompetents for shaming Malaysia internationally
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1, 2025: The so-called Madani Unity Government (UG) is still protecting the RTM incompetents for shaming Malaysia internationally.
No one is held responsible nor accountable for shaming rakyat dan negara (people and country) to the rest of the world!
Shouldn’t Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil or the director-general apologise for the incompetence and take full responsibility and accountability for the international shame?
And, Fahmi has the shameless audacity to come up with a damage-control public-relations statement in the media that that an internal investigation was in progress and that a panel was to review RTM’s entire editorial and broadcasting process.
Is it that difficult to identify the incompetents responsible for the error and shame?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the Asean Summit international shame:
Panel to review RTM’s processes after error in naming Asean leaders
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says an internal investigation is also being conducted to determine the cause of the error.
The errors were made by RTM’s commentators during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Asean Summit meeting on Oct 26.
SHAH ALAM: The communications ministry has formed a committee to review RTM’s entire editorial and broadcasting process after a RTM presenter misnamed three Asean leaders during a live broadcast of the 47th Asean Summit last week.
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil also said an internal investigation is being conducted to determine the cause of the error.
“I have instructed the ministry to begin an internal investigation to thoroughly examine this matter.
“Appropriate follow-up action will be taken if there are governance or disciplinary issues that need to be improved.
“It is important that this does not happen again.”
The errors were made by RTM’s commentators during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Asean Summit meeting on Oct 26.
The Singapore prime minister was named as Lee Hsien Loong, the former prime minister, instead of Lawrence Wong.
Similarly, the Thai prime minister was named as Srettha Thavisin, who stepped down a year ago, instead of Anutin Charnvirakul, who took office last month.
A similar blunder was also made in naming the Indonesian president as Joko Widodo, instead of his successor, Prabowo Subianto.
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Malaysia (specifically the Information Ministry) cannot even get the names of foreign leaders right! For image info, go to https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/30/key-takeaways-from-the-47th-asean-summit
No accountability or responsibility when ‘untouchables’ make unintentional mistakes in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30, 2025: Getting the names of foreign leaders wrong at the recently concluded 47th Asean Summit here is simply an international disgrace and shame (view the above video).
Why has no one been held accountable and responsible for the incompetent and disgraceful display of international ignorance?
Why are the director-general and minister not held responsible for shaming Malaysia?
It certainly confirm “shame/shameful” is not in Malusia (shameless Malaysia)’s dictionary.
Malaysians should not be surprised that no action is taken against anyone for memalukan (shaming) rakyat dan negara (people and country) internationally.
Just an apology is suffice and all is forgiven when government servants and departments make mistakes … just like the Education Ministry’s apology for disgracing the Jalur Gemilang (national flag).
But when others and individuals make such unintentional mistakes, the law takes a different stance.
One law for the untouchables and one law for the man in the street.
That’s Malaysia’s skewered law and law enforcement for you.
And, to say the least, Malaysia should make an international public apology instead.
RTM Making Monumental Errors Getting 3 Leaders’ Names Wrong
ByEditor
State-owned public broadcaster RTM has once again found itself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons — this time for a series of glaring on-air mistakes during its live coverage of the 47th ASEAN Summit.
During the broadcast, RTM’s commentator mistakenly referred to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as Lee Hsien Loong, his predecessor who handed over the reins earlier this year. To make matters worse, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was incorrectly identified as Srettha Thavisin, the former premier.
This latest slip-up comes shortly after RTM had to apologise for another error earlier in the day — wrongly naming Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto as Joko Widodo.
In a statement, the Department of Broadcasting Malaysia said the commentator had “mistakenly identified Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto as Joko Widodo” during the live telecast of the opening ceremony.
“RTM hereby apologises to President Prabowo, the Indonesian government and all parties affected by this mistake,” the department said, adding that immediate corrective action had been taken.
The broadcaster, which operates under the Ministry of Communications, said it would strengthen editorial oversight and fact-checking processes to ensure accuracy and credibility in future broadcasts.
However, given RTM’s long-standing experience and the magnitude of the event, observers say such repeated blunders are unacceptable — especially during a high-profile regional summit where Malaysia’s professionalism and credibility are on display.
With the full machinery of the government at its disposal, the mistakes raise serious questions about accountability and editorial discipline within the national broadcaster. The stakes, as many would agree, are simply too high for such monumental errors.
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