Parliament Questions Time, 17 June 2009

Bernama TV gives BERNAMA 33% free shares and it is free to use the name “BERNAMA”!

BERNAMA now suing Bernama TV to recover debts says Minister of Information, Communication and Culture.

Bernama TV memberi BERNAMA 33% daripada sahamnya secara percuma dan bebas menggunakan nama “BERNAMA”!

BERNAMA kini mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap Bernama TV untuk menuntut hutangnya, menurut kenyataan Menteri Maklumat, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan.

Soalan:

Tuan Wee Choo Keong [ Wangsa Maju ] minta MENTERI PENERANGAN, KOMUNIKASI DAN KEBUDAYAAN menyatakan apakah dasar undang-undang untuk Bernama, agensi berita kebangsaan kita, untuk membenarkan Bernama TV menggunakan namanya (Bernama) setakat 31 Mei 2009 dan kenapa Bernama membenarkan sebuah syarikat persendirian berhutang sebegitu banyak wang.

Jawapan:

BERNAMA TV dikendalikan oleh syarikat usaha sama BERNAMA dengan syarikat swasta di mana BERNAMA diberikan saham percuma sebanyak 33%.  BERNAMA seterusnya membenarkan jenamanya digunakan.

Selepas beberapa peringatan diberikan kepada syarikat persendirian tersebut, tindakan mahkamah telah pun diambil untuk mendapatkan hutang tertunggak tersebut.

Note:

1. The giving of 33% free shares to BERNAMA by Bernama TV is not an acceptable reason for its name to be used by a private company. No corporate companies (for example I.C.I, Palmolive, OCBC Bank, McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and others) will ever allow another company to use its name in exchange for the so-called 33% free shares. I am shocked by such an unacceptable reason given by the Minister of Information, Communication and Culture for BERNAMA to allow its name to be used by a private company.

Secondly, by virtue of its 33% shares in Bernama TV, BERNAMA has no control of the running of the company especially the contents to be presented.

2. The second part of the answer states that BERNAMA has been reminding Bernama TV, a private company, to pay up its debts, and, BERNAMA has already taken Court actions to recover the outstanding debts from Bernama TV.

For a start, BERNAMA having allowed its name BERNAMA to be used by Bernama TV, BERNAMA saw it fit to allow Bernama TV to owe itself money for its operation. From the information I got, Bernama TV is owing BERNAMA more than RM20 million as of May 2009.

To allow Bernama TV to owe BERNAMA more than RM20 million is an obvious mismanagement of BERNAMA’s facilities and fund.

3. I shall pursue this matter in Parliament to demand the Minister concerned to stop allowing Bernama TV to use the name BERNAMA and also to recover all debts owed by Bernama TV.

– Terjemahan oleh Lee Wee Tak – Ucapan ribuan terima kasih dari Wee Choo Keong –

Nota:

1. Pemberian 33% saham percuma kepada BERNAMA oleh Bernama TV bukanlah alasan yang cukup untuk membolehkan namanya digunakan oleh sebuah syarikat persendirian. Tiada syarikat lorporate lain (contohnya I.C.I, Palmolive, OCBC Bank, McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken dll) akan membenarkan syarikat lainmenggunakan namanya dengan syarat ganjaran 33% saham. Saya terkejut dengan alasan yang tidak munasabah ini oleh Menteri Maklumat, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan enjelaskan bagaimana BERNAMA membenarkan namanya diguna oleh syarikat persendirian.

Tambahan pula, pegangan saham setakat 33% sahaja dalam Bernama TV, bermakna BERNAMA tidak dapat mengawal pengendalian syarikat tersebut khasnya kandungan rancangan-rancangannya.

2. Bahagian kedua jawapan menyatakan bahawa BERNAMA telah mengingatkan Bernama TV, sebuah syarikat persendirian untuk melunaskan hutangnya dan BERNAMA telah memulakan tindakan mahkamah menuntut hutangnya daripada Bernama TV.

Setelah BERNAMA membenarkan namanya BERNAMA digunakan oleh Bernama TV, BERNAMA pula membenarkan Bernama TV mberhutang dengannya. Daripada maklumat yang saya terima, Bernama TV berhutang lebih daripada RM20juta kepada BERNAMA mpada Mei 2009.

Kejadian membenarkan Bernama TV berhutang lebih daripada RM20 juta kepada BERNAMA adalah bukti jelas pengurusan salah kemudahan dan dana BERNAMA.

3. Saya akan mendalami perkara ini dalam Parlimen meminta Menteri berkenaan memberhentikan penggunaan nama BERNAMA oleh Bernama TV to use the name BERNAMA dan juga bayar balik segala hutangnya.

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