Zii Jia's jersey error ‘critical’, let authorities take appropriate action, says Fahmi

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National badminton player Lee Zii Jia's mistake of wearing a jersey with the Jalur Gemilang flag upside down at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals has been called a "critical error".  Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, speaking to reporters on Saturday (May 10), acknowledged the apology from the world’s number eight player but emphasised that the incident reflected significant negligence.  Fahmi also noted that his ministry has not received any reports from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) regarding sensitive remarks related to the incident.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/pm34256x   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Is there any report to be submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs?

00:05MCMC does not inform that there is a report to be submitted to MCMC,

00:13but it does not have to be submitted only to MCMC.

00:18I do not have any data or information about any reports to the Ministry of Social Affairs.

00:24Under Section 263 of the Communications Act,

00:27the Ministry of Social Affairs and other agencies

00:31can request MCMC to assist in any investigation or investigation.

00:39So, as of now, I have not been informed.

00:44Is there any comment or advice to the Ministry of Social Affairs?

00:52We always need to be fair and let the authorities take action.

00:59I am ashamed that Lizzy Jia has apologized.

01:06For me, that is a mistake.

01:11She is a dress that will be worn by a well-known player

01:17and represents the Malaysian flag.

01:22I think that is a critical mistake.

01:27But we are informed.

01:29If there is an investigation,

01:32we will hand it over to the authorities to investigate.

01:35My advice is,

01:38in cases like this,

01:43I hope that the internet users and social media users

01:49are aware of the comments we make.

01:53Sometimes, the comments we make can be misunderstood

01:57and we do not want the situation to escalate.

02:02Let us take fair and just action

02:06and we do not want this situation to happen again.

02:10That is what we hope.

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