A new report by the Centre for Independent Journalism highlighted that the media continued to experience restrictions and came under attack numerous times in 2022. It urged the new government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to commit to upholding the people's fundamental and constitutional right to information, freedom of expression, speech, association and assembly.
Condemning the use of SLAPPs, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the dropping of criminal defamation charges against Azam Aris, former editor of the Malaysian business weekly The Edge, and his colleague Shanmugam Murugasu, for articles revealing stock market manipulation.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, who is suing activist and journalist Lalitha Kunaratnam, has alleged that the latter lacks the credibility to be called an investigative journalist.
FEB 12 — “I am sick of this,” said former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. He was referring to a police report lodged on sodomy allegations against a notable Opposition politician. “This matter is a waste of the police resources, and I am sick of such...