Most of us know our sixth PM Najib is the eldest son of our second PM Tun Razak, simply because we are Malaysians living in Malaysia. Of course, there are Malaysians here who do not follow any news and probably would not know who is our PM, and there are those living abroad who are well informed of news in Malaysia.
Many foreigners do not know Malay names do not have a family name or surname. Najib Razak is likely to be presumed as first name 'Najib' and surname 'Razak', and very often, a foreigner will address him as Mr Razak instead of Mr. Najib.
Recent news about Najib's stepson (Rosmah's son from a previous marriage), Riza Aziz, had him described as Najib's son in certain news reports. But nothing is more serious than CNN describing Riza Aziz as a son of Tun Razak! Besides, as noted earlier, he was mentioned as Mr. Aziz instead of Mr. Riza...
In the case of being misquoted as is often claimed by politicians, I can understand it can happen so easily. Unless you are a VVIP where draft statements are vetted before publication, you have no idea what is going to be published, especially after the reporter's story (which can be inaccurate) had been edited by the editors.
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Many foreigners do not know Malay names do not have a family name or surname. Najib Razak is likely to be presumed as first name 'Najib' and surname 'Razak', and very often, a foreigner will address him as Mr Razak instead of Mr. Najib.
Recent news about Najib's stepson (Rosmah's son from a previous marriage), Riza Aziz, had him described as Najib's son in certain news reports. But nothing is more serious than CNN describing Riza Aziz as a son of Tun Razak! Besides, as noted earlier, he was mentioned as Mr. Aziz instead of Mr. Riza...
In the case of being misquoted as is often claimed by politicians, I can understand it can happen so easily. Unless you are a VVIP where draft statements are vetted before publication, you have no idea what is going to be published, especially after the reporter's story (which can be inaccurate) had been edited by the editors.
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