'Time' magazine apologizes to Malaysia

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 | Source: REUTERS

MALAYSIA: Time magazine apologized to Malaysia for an issue picturing the nation's flag and Osama bin Laden on the front cover and a tourism promotion for the country on the back, officials said on Wednesday.

But a Time spokeswoman said the magazine had only apologized for running the tourism advertisement in the Feb. 11 issue and not for the cover story.

The apology comes a week after another U.S.-owned news weekly, the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), apologized to the Thai government for misunderstandings a story deemed offensive to its monarchy.

Malaysia delayed the distribution of Time magazine in the country after being angered by its Feb. 11 issue. --Reuters

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