Radio 988FM: 'Brutal' axe begins to fall: Manager, DJ and CEO chopped!!!

Following a lightning probe by the Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission (MCMC), The Star RFM today formally dismissed a senior official from its beleaguered radio station, 988FM.

Senior programme manager Tan Chia Yong, who had been suspended nearly three weeks, told Malaysiakini that he was called in by his management this morning and handed his termination letter that stated that his duties had been ended with immediate effect as the MCMC had found that Tan's 'Hi Malaysia!' talk show programme broadcast by the station on Aug 13 had violated regulations stated in the station's broadcasting licence.

The station's chief executive officer Wong Lai Ngo and the programme's popular host DJ, Jamaluddin Ibrahim were suspended together with Tan and are expected to face the same fate as Tan.

Wong and Jamaluddin had also been summoned by their management today but both had said they could not be present due to prior appointments. They are expected to meet the Star RFM's management tomorrow - that is today.