Malaysian Bloggers are being Monitored
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A Malaysian government minister has accused bloggers, who have been writing avidly on upcoming elections, of being cowards and warned they are being monitored, a report said Friday.
Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman said opposition parties were using blogs to get their message out because they believed the Home Affairs Ministry was busy monitoring reports in the mainstream media, the Star daily said.
“They think they can get away with it but it is not the case as they too are being monitored,” she reportedly said, adding that bloggers were cowards and a nuisance to the ruling party.
Opposition parties have resorted to blogs, SMS messaging and YouTube in their campaign for the March 8 polls, to dodge a virtual blackout on mainstream media.
The opposition parties rate barely a mention, but thanks to the Internet they have begun campaigning feverishly in cyberspace with the aim of reaching young, urban, educated voters.
Major newspapers and television stations — many partly owned by parties in the ruling coalition — have given blanket coverage to the government and its achievements since the election was called.
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders ranks Malaysia 124 out of 169 on its worldwide press freedom index, and says the main media are “often compelled to ignore or to play down the many events organised by the opposition”.
The government has previously threatened that bloggers could be punished under draconian internal security laws which provide for detention without trial.
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” Another threat on the Indians”
Do you want the Hindraf leaders to give speaches on this so that you will know what is right????????????????????
Wake up, please.
TO the Editor - if you publish such article, please consult your lawyer and write what is the law governing it, so the public will be enlighten.
So another threat to instill fear into the Citizens and people seeking freeedom and equality.Is what these parasites of malaysian BN have been reduced to ?After all a parasite lives off others, cannot really stand to fend herself.
The law may be twisted only in Malaysia , BUT abroad THIS IS OUR RIGHT - to express.