Utusan Malaysia has come under fire for its coverage of a recent forum, where the Umno-owned publication focused on the Malaysian Communist Party (MCP) without highlighting the other left-wing organisations mentioned by the panelists.

“We question the motive behind Utusan's reporting,” said Imran Rashid who represented Gerakbudaya, one of the organisers of the “A People's History of the Malayan Emergency” forum.