The editor of Sarawak Tribune, the state's oldest newspaper which returned to the newsstands in May after a four-year hiatus, has been suspended for publishing an unflaterring report on Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.
Malaysiakini has learned that Tribune executive editor Paul Si, who helmed the newspaper since it hit the streets three months ago, has been suspended for two weeks and there are unconfirmed reports that he has since been given marching orders.
According to sources, Abdul Taib's youngest daughter, Hanifah, a former managing editor of the Tribune, stormed into the newspaper office on Monday night to berate the staff over the publication of the report held a lengthy meeting with top editors until 2.30 the next morning.
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