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Epoch Times appeal rejected; bilateral relations with China cited PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 August 2005
Chinese-language newspaper, the Epoch Times, will not be circulated in Malaysia due to its effect on bilateral relations with the Chinese Government. A letter from the Home Ministry dated 5 July 2005 said that two issues of the newspaper, which claims to offer independent Chinese-language news, would continue to be withheld.

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Malaysia Today’s computers confiscated, webmaster interrogated and threatened PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Opposition-linked news website Malaysia Today’s editor had two computers confiscated from his home in Sungai Buloh near the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on 14 July 2005. The editor, Raja Petra Kamaruddin, says that he was told by police that the confiscation occurred due to pressure from one of Malaysia’s nine royal families.

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Malaysian gov't withholds Chinese language publications PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 30 June 2005
The Malaysian government has withheld two issues of the Chinese language publication The Epoch Times for allegedly violating local regulations.

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Censoring the Internet in Malaysia PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 27 June 2005
The government's move to filter porn on the net is a knee-jerk reaction that does not appear to have looked into the effect of the filters on other types of information, especially those related to health.

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DOE gets an OSA rap on the knuckles, CIJ says enact FOI PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 06 May 2005
The Centre for Independent Journalism is disappointed with the move by the Department of Environment to 'remind' its personnel of their obligations under the Official Secrets Act, which could result in further blackout of information available to the public.

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