Unable to access Malaysia Today; Keng Yaik warns bloggers

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What’s going on? I am unable to access Malaysia Today, the website that has shaken up Malaysia, from up here in Penang at 7.30 pm today. It’s been like that for a few hours now. (It was back online when I checked at 10.45 pm – but downloading pages inside is still kinda slow.)

Meanwhile, I caught Minister Lim Keng Yaik, wearing his Multimedia portfolio hat, on the 8 pm news issuing a stern, blustering warning to bloggers. I didn’t quite catch what he was warning them about, but he looked suitably serious. It all looks ominous enough.

Anyway, Mustafa and I have released a statement on the implications of the interrogation of Malaysia Today webmaster Raja Petra:

Charter 2000-Aliran is deeply disturbed by recent developments that could restrict the space for freedom of expression over the Internet and curb the democratic right of bloggers to air their opinions. It is especially worrying because the Internet is one of the few avenues left for concerned Malaysians to freely express views and gain access to information that is normally not carried in the mainstream media. Full statement: Raja Petra’s interrogation: Striking fear among bloggers?

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charlie
charlie
18 Sep 2009 2.14pm

Blocked again!

shankar
shankar
26 Feb 2009 9.04am
kclim
kclim
30 Aug 2008 10.35pm

What do you think he can outsmart us bloggers by shutting down Malaysia Today? Well ask him to sit down and shut up! Better still ask him to stop being a UMNO …!

Ignoramus
Ignoramus
29 Aug 2008 12.35am

He does not have to block..
all ha has to do is speak
it rains from his and we need an umbrella

and the connections are …disrupted

when he gets more angry more rain pours out

and then the blogs get blocked…

and when he shouts and raves..

everyone gets a block…ear block

UMNO STOOGE……….

BN Partyman
BN Partyman
28 Aug 2008 9.44am

Ha!
Told you we are coming after all you irresponsible bloggers!Stoke anti-government emotions at your own peril!Can’t say you’ve not been warned…….

syed amar
syed amar
27 Aug 2008 4.38pm

allhailrpk,

Thanx mate. You are real darling.
I was famished for the real news until I read your post.
I’ll bookmark that.

allhailrpk
allhailrpk
27 Aug 2008 11.25am

alternate link to malaysia today http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/.
btw anilnetto… brilliant reporting from ground zero.. thanks very much and your effort is truly appreciated.

casey chin
casey chin
2 Jun 2008 11.14am

Tell the a** h*** loud mouth to shut up, shame on him for not knowing when his(keng yaik) time is over !

sathynaidu
sathynaidu
20 May 2008 6.01pm

carry on the enlightment work which you fellas are doing. finally malaysians of all walk will see the light.

Jee
Jee
28 Jul 2007 12.32am

True… perhaps I was just a bit paranoia… pardon me for that 🙂

anilnetto
27 Jul 2007 11.19pm

Well, it seems to be back on-line now at 10.45 pm.

Jee
Jee
27 Jul 2007 10.01pm

It seems like MT is blocked by Malaysian ISP… follow my link for details.