Clueless Kit Siang supports supression of bloggers
By Hartal MSM Lim Kit Siang issued a statement today saying that “MCMC can be assured of public support for any strict action against abuses of the Internet as putting up content with racial and religious slurs which could spark off tension in our country”. He wants “an end to any form of racial or … Continue reading
Namewee questioned 7.5 hours by MCMC, why?
This is really not on. Namewee’s rap video is a mere 3 minutes. Questioning him about it for 7-and-1/2 hours is excessive — shades of the grilling that Teoh Beng Hock endured many hours and overnight! Perkasa is excessive is making police reports and abusing the tools of the state. The Umno politicians are excessive … Continue reading
Trust the MSM, says Najib?
by Eyes Wide Open HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!!! Sorry for the outburst, but I really couldn’t contain myself. But seriously, Najib’s latest comments about the MSM should be given the respect it deserves. So here’s my 2 sens on what he said. “If we read the mainstream media, intuitively we regard it as an authoritative report where its … Continue reading
E-mail your complaint to the BBC
The BBC complaints homepage is here. The British broadcaster assures its viewers and readers that “Your complaint is important to us”. Malaysians have already been e-mailing to complain about the cancellation of Raja Petra Kamarudin’s interview with its programme Hardtalk. Do complaints work? An advocacy for fair media urges its readers to object to unacceptable … Continue reading
Why debate when you can hack?
Pix: Rosie ben-David, 16-year-old administrator of a pro-Israel Facebook group ‘Gaza Flotilla – the world should know the truth’ is a Facebook group with some 256,000 members. Their objective is “to share the truth about what really happened on that boat”. About three weeks ago, the site was hacked. The hackers deleted all the photos, … Continue reading
Deja vu at The Star
By Reina The letter issued by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on August 18 which led to the suspension does not state exactly what was the offence allegedly committed by Jamaluddin Ibrahim, the DJ at Star’s 98.8 FM. It was the same thing back in 1987 when no one really knew what the exact … Continue reading
Licensed for silence
By Sharifuddin A Latiff Freedom of expression and speech (aka F.O.E.S.) in Malaysia took another knock from the BN administration through the MCMC this week. Yes, we are referring to the suspension of DJ Jamaluddin Ibrahim at Star’s 98.8 FM pending investigations into alleged ‘offensive’ content. The MCMC issued a letter on this matter on … Continue reading
Mahathir never ceases to surprise
“There is strong evidence that the attacks were staged. If they can make Avatar, they can make anything,” Mahathir Mohamad told the Conference for the Support of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Recommended reading here — Andrew Bolt/’Courier Mail’. In Mahathir’s Aug 4 blog posting ‘Genocide – the destruction of an identity’, he also wrote: “… Israeli commandos … Continue reading
Just because he’s a loony hypocrite…
… doesn’t mean you have to be. To find out about the blobs above, read here (click).
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Is KL fingering Taib?
Posted by hartalmsm on September 4, 2010 · 7 Comments
By Reina If you thought the control on the mainstream media from the federal government was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet. The situation in Sarawak is far worse. Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has many times refused media organisations from Semenanjung to set up bureaus or house their correspondents in the East Malaysian state. He … Continue reading →
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