None of the questions posed by me here regarding the monopoly by Astro regarding Pay TV when I was debating the 2011 Budget debate last week have been answered by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Multimedia & Culture, YB Datuk Joseph Sallang Gandum. We all know that Astro is a monopoly in the Pay TV industry and there was no or very little control over it. So far we can see that Astro is allowed to air tv commercials when other Pay TV compnaies were not allowed to do so. Why the special privileges given to Astro and not others?
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Teks Ucapan Belanjawan Bajet 2011- “Please do not leave bananas to the monkies”
Teks ucapan Belanjawan Bajet 2010 oleh YB Wee Choo Keong,
Ahli Parlimen Wangsa Maju pada Oktober 2010
Datuk Yang DiPertua
Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kerana diberi peluang untuk mengambil bahagian untuk membahas Rang Undang2 Pembekalan 2011 YAB PM bertemakan Bajet 2011 “Transformasi Ke Arah Negara Maju Berpendapatan Tinggi” dan ini akan menumpu kepada empat strategi utama berikut:
- Mendaya Kembali Pelaburan Swasta;
- Membangunkan Modal Insan;
- Mensejahterakan Hidup Rakyat; dan
- Memantapkan Penyampaian Perkhidmatan Awam.