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Malaysian Trade Under A Trump Presidency
A Closer Look At ECRL And Some of its Controversies
How Much Integrity Exists Within The Malaysian Media?
BANGKOK, Thailand: The appointment of prominent media figure and journalist Wong Chun Wai as chairman of the government owned media organization Bernama, has come with some controversy. Wong was seen as a propagandist during his tenure at The Star.
Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve To Be Turned Into A ‘Timber Producing Factory’?
Abolish Draconian Laws And Improve Media Environment To Guarantee Press Freedom
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri recently visited Media Prima in Sri Pentas and claimed that the government guarantees freedom of the press.
Malaysia Labelled As “Partly Free” In 2022 Annual Freedom House Index
BANGKOK, Thailand--The annual Washington based Freedom House survey and country ranking of countries civil liberties and political rights labelled Malaysia as “partly free” again this year. The ranking is based upon a number of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country. The 2022 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 15 territories from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
6 Deaths In 34 Days : Deadline For Custodial Deaths
GEORGETOWN, Malaysia--A 38-year-old detainee has died in police custody in Pahang this year. Only 34 days into the new year 2022 and Malaysia has been plagued by 6 deaths of men who were under the protection of the Royal Malaysian Police in lock-ups.
Another Blow for Malaysia’s Media Freedom As Investigative Journalist Faces Suit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Freedom of the press in Malaysia has suffered another blow after embattled Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) commissioner initiated a defamation suit against independent investigative journalist Lalitha Kunaratnam.
Siasatan Lanjut Menurut Proses Perundingan Wajib Diteruskan Terhadap Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM Azam Baki
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Pada awal petang tadi, Rabu (Jan. 5) Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat SPRM iaitu Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang telah mengadakan satu Sidang Media berhubung alegasi yang telah ditampilkan sejak beberapa minggu lalu terhadap Ketua Pesuruhjaya Tan Sri Azam Baki, sepertimana yang dilaporkan Malaysiakini bertajuk "Panel SPRM: Adik guna akaun Azam Baki untuk beli saham" :
Another calamity, but where’s Malaysia’s law on disaster management?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--As the ASEAN official in charge of drafting and implementing the 2005 ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), it distresses me to ask my own country this question 16 years later.
What Happened to Malaysia’s Freedom of Information law?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia is experiencing some kind of information warfare amidst an unstable government that places its political sustenance above the needs of the people.
Malaysia’s 5G Roll-Out Monopoly Faces Headwinds
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--A few days ago Reuters reported, citing industry sources, there are no takers for the government’s 5G network, as major telecommunication providers (telcos) balk over pricing and transparency, even as the 5G roll-out is scheduled for Dec. 2021.
12MP: As Malaysia gets richer, do Malaysians become poorer?
KUALA LUMUR, Malaysia--An estimated 60 percent of Malaysians are poor or impoverished. The Statistics Department announced on 6 Aug that 580,000 Middle 40 percent (M40) households slid down to the Bottom 40 percent (B40) group in 2020, because of a decline in their income due to Covid-19.
MM2H: An Unfolding International Relations Disaster
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out some of the best and worst of policy making to the fore and Malaysia is no exception.
What will happen to the latest batch of repatriated 1MDB money?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia has seen over U.S.1.2 billion (RM5.06 billion) repatriated to Malaysia to date with the latest tranche of U.S. 452 million (RM1.9 billion) being returned last week.
Umno info chief alludes to “season” to buy off MPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan alluded to a season to buy off more opposition MPs as an increasingly desperate Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin struggles to hold onto power.
Nathaniel Tan is terrified and calls us to act
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Nathaniel Tan is fasting to get our attention. He’s fasting from food, alone. He’s fasting in a tent he’s set up on a five-foot way outside a shop in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL. He began fasting on Wednesday, 4th of August.
As desperate Malaysians organise, should Muhyiddin worry?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has seen some remarkable community level organising by the Malaysian public who are independently working together to help the hardest hit among them to weather the storm.