Friday, June 19, 2009

Blogger heads TV3 news

Ashraf Abdullah, who runs the blog Jejak Pujangga, has been appointed Group Editor of TV3. This is a new post created under new Media Prima news head honcho Ahmad Talib. MP's three other channels - 7, 8 and 9 - will share a GE in Manja Ismail, who is currently Berita Harian GE. A veteran is expected to come back to BH to take over from Manja. Ashraf, 42, left NST in 2004 soon after the group came under Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan. He was a News Editor of the paper, which was still a broadsheet then.

Another blogger may come back to NST as a senior editor, she was overheard telling Dr Mahahtir at a book launch this afternoon.

50 comments:

  1. laksa sarawak9:03 pm

    ah bro congrats to ashraf. he was my senior before and i know he can do the job

    welcome back mior to berita harian. i do noy know much of u but i do know that you are a nice person, tak sombong

    and the woman blogger, kak ena, welcome back to nst. nst needs you badly as you would surely be able to repair the damage done in nst under the ever powerful bp, lee ah chai and lionel

    and to manja, off you go

    itulah bro, the moral from the story is jangan berlagak or ego, that was the problem exactly with manja and hishammuddin aum, once dah pegang jawatan top terus tak sedar diri

    i beleive kak ena nad mior would create a miracle tahniah

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  2. nstman9:17 pm

    This is Ahmad Talib's party. He is getting rid of the old faces in the NST and TV3. Let him have his fun. But I can bet my last dollar his fun will be over when ratings in TV3 drop drastically and circulation in NST goes down under. Already, morale in the NST is so bad that staff are thinking of ways to leave a sinking ship, or are waiting for a VSS. Ahmad, have fun while it lasts, because reality will sink in. In the meantime, I urge NST staff to stay calm in the face of uncertainty and adversity. This madness in NST must stop.

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  3. nstman9:31 pm

    Media Prima has been turned into a giant propaganda machine with the ascension of Ahmad Talib. But the people are not blind. Now the people will be turning increasingly to the Internet for the truth. Barisan Nasional is digging its own grave. Rocky, come back to the people. Pse dont join miscreants who will eventually bite the dust in the next general election. Already, I heard there have been a few prominent resignations in the NST news desk. This will eventually open the floodgates.

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  4. Anonymous9:41 pm

    Congratulations Azraf, Nurina and Mior.
    What about Manan?






    Old friend

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  5. Anonymous8:07 am

    KISAH BENAR NSTP

    SEMUA TAHU ASHRAF HEBOH SATU DUNIA DIA AKAN BALIK NST JADI GROUP EDITOR BILA NAJIB RAZAK JADI PM. TIBA2 PERGI TV3! APA DAH JADI? SELEPAS AHMAD A TALIB DAN ZAINUL ARIFIN DILANTIK JADI PEMBESAR MEDIA PRIMA/NSTP, ASHRAF KENA KENCING! BEGITU JUGA MANJA ISMAIL DIKENCING ORANG YANG SAMA. ITULAH MU MANJA KUTUK LAGI ORANG KUAT KJ! … HEBOH SATU NSTP ADA YANG NAK KENA KENCING LAGI DI BH DAN NST. MUHYIDDIN YASSIN JUGA YANG BIJAK. DIA TAK NAK PENING KEPALA …SEKARANG DAH HEBOH AHMAD TALIB JOLI SAKAN TAK PERGI LANGSUNG NSTP TAPI TONJOL DIRI SANA SINI KELUAR SURATKHABAR DAN TV MACAM PERANGAI LAMA DIA TUANG KERJA! ZAINUL PUN APA LAGI, RANCANG MASA DEPAN DGN ORG KUAT KJ TU. ADA ORANG TULIS DALAM BLOG, ASHRAF TAK JADI GROUP EDITOR NST TAPI DAPAT JADI GROUP EDITOR BERITA JAM 8 MALAM TV3 PUN JADILAH! BERBALOI JUGA KENA KENCING PUN. MANJA MU GI MINTA MAAF DGN ORG KUAT KJ TU KALAU NAK SELAMAT BILA KJ JADI PM TAK LAMA LAGI! NAK TAHU SIAPA, KENA TANYA MANJA. KITA SELALU NAMPAK DIA GI NSTP MINUNG DENGANG ZAINUL DAN ZUBAIDAH RANCANG MASA DEPANG BAKAL BOS UMNO. TAHNIAH DATO AHMAD TALIB DAN ZAINUL ARIFIN!

    KENCING MANIS

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  6. Anonymous8:25 am

    Rocky, People say you are a man of principle unlike some who would even work with turncoats to save his skin and piss others. You deserve to be where you are today because you stood your ground unlike some who would even sell their principle to be recognized. That’s the ROCKY difference between you and your friends. Congrats bro!

    BB

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  7. Anonymous12:53 pm

    Ashraf was a good reporter, a well-liked editor and most of all, a good teacher.

    As a cub reporter under him, I benefited greatly from his tutelage.

    I wish him all the luck.

    Azlan (some time writer, full-time bum)

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  8. Anonymous2:41 pm

    another ' Dream Team ' ?? ....I think more of a 'Recycling Team' !!

    Malaysia Memang Boleh !!



    Dakis.

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  9. Anonymous4:28 pm

    Good for you Ashraf! Ahmad must have trained you well. I heard people in NST like Lionel and Chandra are pissed off knowing all the Ahmad Talib's men are coming back! hehe! they shouldnt worry actualy. They can work for malaysia insider like joan lau. What about Ah Chye? Is he going to resign? If these people are really good, they should not worry. Ther is a malay saying - sekali air bah, sekali air berubah. Last time the air bah swept away Ahmad Talib. Now the air bah swept away others. Ashraf will do well in TV. Manja also. Because they are journalists.

    shih huang ti

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  10. Anonymous7:35 pm

    My dear friend ashraf. Please take good care of the girls in tv3 like you did to nst and bh girls when you were here.

    All the best. Hope you have fun there too.

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  11. Anonymous7:43 pm

    Congratulations Ashraf @ka Sivakumar. You will do good.

    Send my regards to brother Sharad and sister Saroja too.

    Warrior 231

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  12. Anonymous8:23 pm

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  13. Anonymous8:46 pm

    Nstman@Ahchai,

    Go jump in a lake. That will be the honourable thing to do for a spineless men like you.

    We, at the Newsdesk, HATE YOU!

    Go f..k yourself.

    GFY

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  14. Anonymous8:49 pm

    "Another blogger may come back to NST as a senior editor, she was overheard telling Dr Mahahtir at a book launch this afternoon."

    Need Dr Mahathir's blessing first eh?

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  15. Anonymous8:51 pm

    Ashraf is a good guy lah...

    He was at NST when the circulation was the highest.

    Kalimullah, Brendan, Ah Chai and Chandra brought circulation down to the current 90,000 (minus the discounted sales to schools).

    JN

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  16. Ashraf, are you still a Muslim?

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  17. Anonymous9:48 pm

    Rocky,

    Buat apa Mior nak datang balik ke BH, dah le Mus tak dapat jadi GE ganti Manja. Mahfar pun melepas lagi kalau Mus tak naik. Dulu ingat ada peluang naik SGM, tapi Hisham letak kawan dia Ghafar jadi bos Metro. Itu le namanya rezeki. Tengok Datuk* Mior, kena VSS dulu, kerja tempat lain, tapi akhirnya jadi GE juga.

    * Tak lama lagi

    Bekas Ketua Biro

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  18. Anonymous10:46 pm

    rehman rashid how lah.. that day say want to resign. when are you resigning rehman. don't tell me you want to jilat mat talib now.

    sorry bro.. must have principle man..

    btw if you need the salary, stay lah.. lick and lick

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  19. Anonymous10:58 pm

    can tell all of you one thing. ahmad a talib and his gang will take the media companies to the bottom of the ocean.

    to manja, padan muka mu.. mu asyik main golf and kacau artis. lagi pun ini hukuman pada mu kerana bongkak

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  20. Anonymous12:03 am

    Sivakumar orang kuat PM suka Sime Darby tenggok. Supposed to go to NSTP, but now TV3.

    Same circus different clowns, Malaysian politics at it's best this.

    Enjoy the show!

    Mat Setan.

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  21. Anonymous1:50 am

    watch out the pro-reformasi elements in TV3 bro, they are sitting in impt positions. that includes senior managers under YOU.
    You, Me, WE,YOUR?

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  22. nstman6:14 am

    NST's resistance has finally broken down. Our struggle against fascism, lies, treachery, deceit is over. Our plea to the powers=that-be to save the paper has been given a wide berth. We surrender.

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  23. Anonymous9:20 am

    Rocky,

    It is no secret that Ashraf memang orang kesayangan PM, from his Kuantan days.

    Ashraf will do anything for Najib. I know so.


    Beach Bum in Cherating.

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  24. Anonymous11:24 am

    Congratulations to all.

    I stopped buying NST/Berita Harian when Kalimullah started to show his true colours. Could not stomach the way they inundated Dollah, KJ and the likes with praises, which were not in tune at all with how the rakyat were feeling. Also could not stomach the disgusting manner they went after Tun Dr. Mahathir especially coming from those who had been just the average Joes throughout their lives. Could not stomach the praises that Kalimullah heaped on himself. Most of all, I could not stomach the irresponsible way they were presenting the news and carrying out their agendas that could have destabilised the country. Even now, the revebrations of what Dollah & the likes had done can still be felt. They messed up big time!

    Melati

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  25. jojoman11:26 am

    anon (8:49PM),

    "Need Dr Mahathir's blessing first eh?"

    Hah itu-lah...orang macam ni lah yang suka buat andaian yang bukan-bukan.

    What's wrong with you? Use you head-lah.
    Cakap sikit pada Tun Dr Mahathir means you need his blessing...apa daaa?

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  26. Anonymous11:26 am

    Manja, siapa dia org yang kencing manis kata tu. Tahniah Meor dan Nuraina! Hebat betul org VSS dalam pentadbiran PM Najib ni. Mat Talib dan Rocky pun dapat VSS. T Kasih Dato Seri kerana bagi peluang kepada mereka semua yang sekarang dapat buat duit lebih sikit. Harapan Umno, mereka akan berjaya dapat menang 2/3 majoriti dalam PRU-13 nanti. Umno memang terkenal membantu mereka yang susah. Syabas Umno - Parti Keramat Melayu Bersatu!

    HIDUP MELAYU

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  27. Anonymous11:30 am

    Judging from the comments that're being posted by NST/ex-NST guys here, OMG! Now I know, Kalimullah wasn't the only problem! Patut la.

    Melati

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  28. tahniah ashraf. sekali air bah sekali pantai berubah. bersiap2 jika berumah di pantai - ikhlas dari "mr special branch" (roro)

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  29. Anonymous2:27 pm

    Woi Kencing Manis, bagilah chan kat Pahit Manis buat kerja pebetui keadaan di NSTP/Media Prima lepas Kalim dan Hisham Aun bagi pelingkup GLC Umno ni. Najib dgn Rosmah bukan bodoh nak bagi geng anak menantu jahanam depa nak perintah lama negara ni. Apa pun depa nak tau siapa lagi nak kena kencin di BH dan NST. Depa ada sebut Enam Jahanam BH – Manja, Mus Omaq, Mahpaq, Yati, Azizi dan Azhaq Samah. Betui ka! NST pun ada Enam Jahanam – Syed Nazri, Kamrul Derih, Rehman Rasid, Chin Chai, Lionel Moron dan Chandra Segaq. Hebat depa noh…buleh buat filim Dirty Dozen! Depa semua banyak kenangan manis di NSTP. Pasquale!!!!!! Awat hang nak pekena Ashraf ni. Tak elok hang buat dia laghu tu. Dia sama taraf dengan Nuraina dan Meor Sahid tak lama lagi. Hang tunggin banyak kot malam kelmarin sampai cakap merapu. Apa aku merapu ni!!!!!!

    Aku Kayu Manis

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  30. Anonymous5:23 pm

    nstman says ' prominent resignations in the NST newsdesk'.
    this moron nstman is nothing but a disgruntled arsehole. it is not prominent if pigs like ahcai run with the tail between their legs bcoz bloody dirty swines are like that.
    i think media prima is doing the right thing by roping in experienced journalist like Noraina and Asraff.
    These two are not half-past-six copy n paste kindda journalist that achai is all about.
    achai is a bloody cheap scoundrel and he knows what he did in china.
    lu tak malu ka woi...

    MANinNST

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  31. Anonymous5:33 pm

    WHOEVER TAKES CONTROL OF NST OPERATIONS MUST REIN IN ANOTHER 'GROUP EDITOR' WHO HAS BEEN CONVENIENTLY AVOIDING THE WAVE OF CHANGE.
    MANY EVEN IN NST HAVE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT 'GROUP FOTO EDITOR YANG MULIA KAMARUDDIN - A THIRD ROW PHOTOGRAPER WHO TURNED HIMSELF INTO ANOTHER GROUP EDITOR UNDER HISHAMUDDIN AUN - HAS GONE UNDERGROUND.
    PLEASE KEEP THIS DANGEROUS CHARACTER AT BAY AND PUT HIM WHERE HE RIGHTFULLY BELONGS.
    AND PLEASE CHECK WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND YES ... A BIG MAJORITY OF NST/BH PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL TESTIFY.
    SOME SAY HE IS ALSO AH-CHAI'S BUSINESS PARTNER.

    videoGRAPHER

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  32. Anonymous5:45 pm

    Harap harap Pak Mus, Mahfar, Azizi pun `bungkus' sama kali ini...apa sumbangan mereka pd kemajuan BH???

    Masih ingat bagaimana Pak Mus melobi sakan nak dapatkan pangkat nombor 2 dlm BH.

    Ingat lagi bagaimana budak kecik yg mentah (Azizi) dapat jadi CNE kat BH. Jawatan dapat tapi respek dr staff takde. Hobi utama, mengurat budak2 baru.

    Hentikan semua ini. Mungkin masa untuk mencari kotak sudah tiba..

    Mohon Keadilan.

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  33. Anonymous7:17 pm

    Rocky,

    Tak lama lagi Azizi Othman akan hantar lauk-pauk ke rumah Mior, dan akan organise birthday parti Mior di karaoke...

    Macam itulah dia buat untuk Hishamuddin Aun dan Manja....

    Professor Serba Tahu...

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  34. Tupai-Tupai7:51 pm

    So all the Mahathir's man got back their job after Paklah has been kicked out...

    But watchout what if Najib been kicked out later?

    Better have Plan B bro....

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  35. Anonymous8:33 pm

    semua orang tahu mior suka duduk dalam bilik...tuang - buat lecture paper. dia ni ss orangnya ...syok sendiri..buat kolum 'lorong kiri' semak dan baca sendiri lepas tu beri arahan tutup saja kolum tu.
    tak ada wawasan untuk akhbar melayu sebab tak expose kpd big newspaper business.
    tidur sajalah lepas tu ke bilik air cuci muka. - Anak Tiong.

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  36. mutiara bangsar9:03 pm

    dear MANinNST

    i would like to refer to this line that you wrote:

    achai is a bloody cheap scoundrel and he knows what he did in china.
    lu tak malu ka woi...

    how can u write such a thing. i am very very sad uwah. how dare you. ah chai is the best guy in nst and he is an example for others to follow. he is a idola. let me tell you why. someone who was areporter for a short while and went on to become a sub editor. he was better known as the bookie. was so lazy. never want to work extra. if he is asked to work would run to the dr and claim mc. and yet he was promoted as ee. is that not an example to others that you can be lazy and bodoh but u will be promoted if u are a bookie

    what big offence did he do in china. dont make a big issue lah. all he did was went out jalan jalan cari makan ambil udara segar while the other reporters were busy on assignment. what is wrong in that. after all, he is the ee and can cetak rompak the story from bh or bernama. itu pun mau kecoh kah.

    whatever it is ah chai you are agift to journalism

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  37. Anonymous1:01 am

    Ashraf u sudah sunat ke belum?

    tolong bagi bukti!

    jangan jadi macam cina buta...

    .

    lebihpercayaular@daptonto999years.com

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  38. Anonymous1:23 am

    Dear ceo

    Checklah claim kamaruddin photo editor

    Banyak menipu.

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  39. Anonymous3:06 am

    nstman said...

    Media Prima has been turned into a giant propaganda machine with the ascension of Ahmad Talib. But the people are not blind. Now the people will be turning increasingly to the Internet for the truth. Barisan Nasional is digging its own grave. Rocky, come back to the people. Pse dont join miscreants who will eventually bite the dust in the next general election. Already, I heard there have been a few prominent resignations in the NST news desk. This will eventually open the floodgates.

    9:31 PM


    NSTman,

    Oh kamu ni si Ah Chai tu ke? Patut le NST tu lingkup sebab kamu ada di situ.

    Kamu ingat orang sekarang ni percaya sangat ke cerita di internet? Mereka pun bukan bodoh. Tengoklah Malaysia Today dan Malaysian Insider dll. Banyak sangat penipuan dan spin la...

    Pakatan rakyat tu pun akan lingkup tak lama lagi la. Kamu benci dengan UMNO tapi kenapa pakai nama NSTman?

    Kan NST tu kepunyaan UMNO? Takkan pulak:

    NST = UMNO
    NSTman = UMNOman???

    Tak malu la lu pakai nama kompeni kepunyaan musuh kamu!

    Pakai la nama DAPman ke, PKRman ke, HARAKAHman ke atau SUARA KEADILANman?

    Ajak ler ramai-ramai kawan-kawan kamu resign dari NST. Pi join Malaysian Insider Penipu tu!

    -tukang perati

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  40. ShokorBotak9:54 am

    Bro

    Congrat's to Ashraf. Selamat Bertugas.

    We need quality in news and not quatity.

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  41. Anonymous12:01 pm

    Dear Ashraf...good to hear youre back bro. Having worked with both Nuraina and Ashraf in the past, I must say I still remember the both of you as very nice people who were down to earth and cared for the reporters. This is something the dumb Ah Chai & Lionel never were and never will be. Anyway, my sincere hope is that you will both continue with your kind and humble ways and never let the power given to you get the better of you. What goes around always comes around and being humble and good to your fellow mankind never hurt anyone. So, to the both of you, I wish you the best. To Nuraina, I hope you are the saviour we have long been waiting for to save the NST. It was great working under you in the past and so hope it will be the same again. Cheers!

    Bald & Beautiful

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  42. Anonymous1:47 pm

    betul! betul! betul!

    tolong check GROUP PHOTO EDITOR a.ka.a PENIPU BESAQ tu.
    banyak makan duit haram tuuuuuuuuuu!

    camera&satelitephone dan lain-lain lagi.

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  43. hullo Bro, your blog has been hijacked by anons the cowards!

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  44. Brother Pasquale ... I'm sure he still is ...As Your Are ... should we wager a Mystic River Pinot Blanc on that ?

    All the best Ashraf...

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  45. 1. Tidak ada satu pun komen-komen di atas berilmiah. Semuanya hanya mengutuk orang tanpa memberi pendapat yang berilmiah.

    2. Tidak ada satu pun komen-komen di atas yang boleh merangsang atau membantu akhbar NST/BH/Metro/TV3/8TV/TV9/ntv7 bergerak ke hadapan dan menarik lebih ramai pendengar, penonton dan pembaca.

    3. Dalam dunia persuratkhabaran/TV dan dalam dunia kewartawanan, kita bukan saja perlu memikirkan cara mencari berita, terutama berita eksklusif, tetapi kita juga perlu berfikir bagaimana untuk meningkatkan jualan (memang ada sec dept), tapi kita boleh bantu.

    4. Orang ramai perlu tahu bahawa kumpulan akhbar NSTP (NST/BH/Metro) sejak dulu lagi adalah menyokong dasar kerajaan, menyokong kerajaan. Dalam hal ini, pemerintahan Malaysia sekarang di bawah BN. Maka NSTP group menyokong kerajaan BN (kerana itu banyak saham NSTP dipegang oleh Umno). Jika suatu ketika nanti Malaysia diperintah oleh parti lain contohnya PAS, maka kumpulan NSTP akan menyokong kerajaan yang memerintah ketika itu. Pegangan saham tidak menjadi masalah kerana boleh dijual beli. Saya yakin jika PAS memerintah, parti itu tidak akan menutup operasi NSTP.

    5. Kepada sesiapa pun yang akan naik dan turun dalam sesebuah organisasi, masing-masing kena ingat bahawa ini adalah rezeki anda. Sama ada Nuraina, Mior, Ashraf, Manja atau siapa saja anggaplah ini cabaran dan pengalaman anda. Naik turun adalah resam dunia.

    6. Mior sepatutnya jadi GE ntv7, 8TV dan TV9, bukan GE BH kerana Mior lebih senior dan lebih layak jadi GE tv daripada Manja. Namun, terpulang kepada AAT dan 'kumpulan pemikir' untuk melaksanakan 'misi khas' ini. AAT dan 'kumpulan pemikir' tahu apakah 'misi khas' itu yang bukan saja untuk kemajuan syarikat, tetapi agama, bangsa dan negara.

    Fikir-fikir lah yaaaaa Che Mat.

    Tq

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  46. MAT TEROPONG6:29 pm

    anon,

    apalah punya orang. jnglah cakap dah sunat ke belum. orang tu dah pergi umrah pun

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  47. Anonymous8:35 am

    Cuba lihat circulation figure NST dan BH dan bandingkan dengan Sinchew dan Thestar. Macam langit dengan bumi. So, cakaplah apapun, NST dan BH memang low quality.

    blong

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  48. Anonymous11:39 am

    Org lain i dok kenal,hanya manja wakaf tapai je kenal,dia tu cepat sgt naik,i tak ingat tahunnya tp allahyarham juwie dlm columnya aw..menyamakannya dgn herman felani,masa tu si manja ni dok pelatih lg...dulu ade dgar nak jd calun dun peng berangan,kalu tnding toh2 jd exco doh leni........AWG SINGGANG

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  49. Anonymous12:35 am

    mana ada Group Editor untuk foto dept dalam nst sebelum si kamarudin yang popular teramat sangat ni?
    setahu saya kamarudin adalah wakil hishamuddin aun jer dalam nstp foto unit, tetapi masih ada lagi ker? kalau ada lagi pasti jenis dua-alam yang memang bahaya. kalau buat KPI betul-betul memang layak untuk archive jer.
    siapa-siapa yang berkenaan tu, kalau niat suci nak kembalikan suasana kerja berkeluarga, professional dan pentingkan prestasi itu memang wujud, sila laksanakan niat itu SEKARANG. lagi lama masa berlalu lagi parah foto unit kerana 'kepala' sekarang umpama bangkai.a
    bangkai ni dah busuk sangat dan bau busuk itu sudah sampai ke merata-rata pelusuk syarikat ini.
    en.zainul, kami harap encik dapat buat sesuatu yang kami di unit foto harapkan. kami perlukan seorang ketua yang professional dan layak menjadi ketua kami. kami pasti en.zainul tahu siapa yang layak.
    maaf kerana terpaksa menggunakan forum en.rockybru kerana inilah satu-satunya ruang dimana kami rasa luahan kami dapat dibuat tanpa apa-apa sekatan, ugutan dan lain lain.
    ramai yang menunggu en.zainul bertindak demi masa depan nstp.
    terima kasih

    oranglama

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  50. Anonymous7:43 pm

    Rocky! Ada yang nak kencin ni....

    KJ

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