KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today some employees of newspaper publisher Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, which ceased operations yesterday, will be rehired by a new media group.

Dr Mahathir dubbed the media group as the "new" Utusan, which will rehire Utusan Melayu employees, who will be retrenched at the end of this month.