Malaysia Broadcaster RTM Apologises for Getting Names of Three Leaders Wrong at ASEAN Summit
- Malaysia's public broadcaster RTM apologized for misnaming leaders at the Asean Summit on Sunday, including calling Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin instead of Anutin Charnvirakul.
- RTM mistakenly referred to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto as Joko Widodo.
- The Asean Summit, hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, included high-level meetings with partner leaders until Tuesday.
- The Malaysian Department of Broadcasting stated that RTM would take action over these errors, emphasizing the seriousness of the mistakes.
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RTM Apologises for Misidentifying Indonesian President, Gets Thai & S'pore PMs' Names Wrong Minutes Later
Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), also known as the Malaysian Department of Broadcasting, has apologised over 3 separate incidents where it misidentified foreign leaders in their live broadcast of the 47th ASEAN Summit on Sunday (26 October). Taking to their Facebook page, RTM issued 3 apology statements for misidentifying the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Thailand, as well as the President of Indonesia. RTM apologises for misidentifying the…
RTM apologises for commentator's blunders over Singapore, Thailand PMs' names
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Department of Broadcasting has issued an apology following mistakes made by a commentator who incorrectly identified several Southeast Asian leaders during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits earlier today.
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