Archive for the 'Media freedom' Category
From Malaysiakini
I was arrested on Friday, July 13 at approximately 4.30pm in the carpark basement (B3) of Phileo Damansara I by four to five policemen.
While originally being taken in for questioning, the police arrested me when I conveyed to them my lawyer’s advice that I should not accompany the police to their office unaccompanied by [...]
July 3, 2007
Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
The Malaysian government has warned private broadcasters to refrain from granting coverage to opposition leaders, according to an independent news site in the Kuala Lumpur capital.
June 26, 2007
Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Police in the Sibu district in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the Borneo island, have introduced restrictions on media coverage of crime stories, threatening journalists with arrest should they breach the new rules.
TI Malaysia released its latest newsletter in which it writes about the results of the latest Malaysian Transparency Survey, which confirmed that perceptions in the public and private sector believe that corruption is still a serious problem in Malaysia. The survey revealed that 71% of the private sector perceived little or no transparency in government [...]
