As you can see from the pictures posted, His Majesty had some harsh words for the education institution. Our duty as journalists is to report what we see and hear and leave the decision making to the readers. We report so our readers can make an informed decision on what to believe.
Unissa, as can be expected, wasn't too happy with the story. At first they asked a lecturer there, who happened to be a former classmate, to give me a call. She said the story should have been more positive. I told her I only reported what I heard and saw. The last thing I would do was put words in HM's mouth.
Her seniors then called The Brunei Times and my editors defended me. In the end a meeting between The Brunei Times and Unissa was held. They could not point out anything wrong with the story but they still wanted the last say. Their final complaint was that a non-Muslim should not be allowed to cover anything that has to do with the religion.
But all I did was quote the Sultan...
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