Malaysia Today

Sadly, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had closed the controversial Malaysia Today website, which had been previously known for imparting F.O.C 'political gossips' and ‘hot news’ which can be found nowhere in the mainstream medias

What is so surprising, this move is unprecedented. Note that under the MSC Bill of Guarantees, the government, the government had promised that "There is no Internet Censorship". Now, they had breached their promise. Today Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar put their defence that they should impose the ban because the website contains libellious and defamatory things. Yesterday I had just read a ‘hot gossip’ from the website, pertaining to a SD by this one Indian fella alleging that our current DPM actually practised the Hindu way of life. It made me laugh, but I still wonder on the truthfulness of the allegation.

Coming back to this sudden ban, I’m pondering whether the MCMC is really exercising their regulatory power, or it’s just another politically motivated agenda. If my former thought is their right intention, it would be good as this initiative could be the memorable precedent. But if the latter is true, the Government was not only breaching their promise, but curtailing the people’s freedom of expression & right to information at nook and cranny. How are we going to face the globalization if our rights to receive information are restricted from every angle? The Malaysians are wise enough to judge what is good and what is bad for them. Thus, the MCMC should not be the final arbitrator to curtail our rights.

And oh poor RPK, he already faced several charges in his court. Now it’s like another potshot to him.