Claiming defamation, Bernama to take legal action against staff
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Government-owned news agency Bernama pledged to take legal action against one of its outgoing staff for allegedly defaming the company.
In a statement yesterday, Bernama accused Chinese news reader Sydney Yap Xi Ni of authoring comments on Facebook which had affected the image and reputation of both the news agency and government.
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