A group of veteran media professionals have taken the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to task for “putting the blame” on MalaysiaNow over reports pertaining to a ruckus that broke out in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Sept 19).

In a statement today, they asserted that it was unfair and unacceptable for MCMC to point fingers at the English news portal when the commotion in the August House was aired live and viewed by the public, with snippets of the incidents available on social media.

The articles in question were...