American public radio: Malaysian bloggers threatened with censorship
San Francisco-based KQED Radio aired another story today about the Malaysian government clamping down on political bloggers. Pacific Time, a KQED programme that is syndicated to about two dozen radio stations in the United States and in Asia, featured theCICAK in May.
Here’s a summary of “Malaysian Bloggers Threatened With Censorship” by Jonathan Kent for Pacific Time.
For the last decade, Malaysia has taken a liberal stance with Internet sites even as it censors traditional media offline. Now, an upsurge in controversial postings by local bloggers is getting the government’s attention. Now Malaysia is threatening to use its anti-terror laws against anyone who insults the king or Islam.
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