Have we run out of news to report?

Looking at the news in the Star online today (I assume its the same for the printed copy), the headline is dedicated to a guy called Jho Low, whom they say is very famous, and leads a very lavish lifestyle, parties with Paris Hilton and etc... Throw in some name dropping and you have news??

Famous ar? How come I never heard of him before wan? I've heard of a lot of top corporate big-wigs and millionaires, and he is not one of them. Very famous? I don't think so. Never seen him on the E Channel if the Star claims he's such a high profile with the stars.

Here I am sitting and wondering to myself, yes, today the paper just made him famous, otherwise, none of us Star readers would know this name (1.6 million readers if i'm not wrong. So Kudos to Jho, he is now a household name in Malaysia).

So what are we to conclude from this story? That he was born into a rich family, went to a very expensive, albeit super expensive, and made full use of his contacts there. Well at least he didn't turn out to be a spoilt brat. He made even more money than his family probably makes. Kudos to him.

But what about us, ordinary citizens who went to Sekolah Kebangsaan and Local University? Is any1 who made it from this background going to have his life story published on the front page of a national daily?

Seriously, as the Chief Editor of the Star, I think the headlines should always be reserved to news that actually affects us citizens, not to tell the story of a young man who made it big. News items like the PKFZ fiasco, Selangor Sand Mining theft and other things deserve to be in the headlines. A headline with Jho Low's story just makes the paper feel like the Malay Mail.

Gosh, now I really begin to wonder what goes into the mind of the editor before allowing the story to be published as a headline. No hard feelings, Jho Low, but I think your story should be highlighted, but just not as the headline. And the Star calls it elusive. Do we Malaysians even know him in the first place? if not, how would they know that his story is front page material?

I really hope the Star bucks up or they will continue to lose more readers. Unimportant articles like on the front page? Pffttt.... A story of Ananda's privatisation would be more earth shattering. taking another 2 of his companies private. Cost him RM 5 billion leh.... Now that is news!


Boodyboy, out!!!