The New Paper headline misleading: Malaysia foreign minister

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman regrets that Singapore tabloid The New Paper (TNP) published what he claimed was a misleading and sensational headline, alleging that assasination is cheap in Malaysia, according to Malaysia’s Bernama news agency.
 
He was referring to a TNP article dated 31 July titled "Welcome to Malaysia Where.... Death is Cheap and Staying Alive Costly”.
 
The article also stated it took only $2,000 (RM5,000) to hire a hitman.
 
According to the news agency, the minister said in a statement late on Friday that the headline was mischievous and had conveyed the wrong impression about the security situation in Malaysia.
 
"We call on The New Paper not to sensationalise any item that could have detrimental effects on any party," the report quoted.
 
TNP editor Dominic Nathan said it was regrettable that the front-page headline was deemed insulting, according to a Straits Times report.
 
"It was not our intent. We wanted to draw our readers' attention to the threat of gun violence in Malaysia,” he said, adding that what was reported was also “covered extensively in the Malaysian media”.
 
Public concern has mounted in Malaysia after a spate of killings and other crimes.

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