This is what we want from a government.

A political will to enforce a executive decision.

Do Malaysian Govt dare to do this to ASTRO?

Afraid political funding will finish? Do more pls Shaziman!

April 11, 2008 16:26 PM

Government Blacks Out Astro's Broadcast

JAKARTA, April 11 (Bernama) -- The Communication and Information Ministry on Friday blacked out pay-television provider Astro's broadcast after it had failed to meet its obligations."True, (we have blacked out its broadcast) because Astro has not met some of its obligations," Antara news agency quoted Freddy Tulung, the ministry's acting director general of communication and information dissemination facilities,as saying here.Astro still had to meet the obligation to pay fees on the right to use frequency, among others, he said."The blackout has nothing to do with the question of frequency nor reciprocal satellite. The two problems have already been resolved," he said.The government would allow Astro to resume its broadcast after PT Direct Vision which operates the pay-television provider had met all its obligations, he said."If Astro has fulfilled the obligations by next Monday, it can directly resume its broadcast," he said.Meanwhile, Halim Mahfudz, the company's vice president for corporate ffairs, was not available for comment on the matter.-- BERNAMA