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MCMC probes ‘Lim Sian See’ over post on budget speech

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today↗ 10/11 00:05 X
MCMC probes ‘Lim Sian See’ over post on budget speech
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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it had recorded his statement and seized a mobile phone.

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An MCMC statement said the content concerned the use of the word “lighad”, which refers to a Quranic verse, in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s budget speech yesterday.

“The content allegedly mocked a Quranic verse, causing concern among the public,” MCMC said in a statement today.

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Oct 10, 2026
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Oct 10, 2026
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