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	Malaysiakini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Malaysiakini has gained much notoriety by regularly covering subjects and viewpoints deemed taboo by the mainstream broadcast and print media; the fact that it is still allowed to operate is partly due to the Malaysian government's tolerance regarding internet censorship.
		Malaysiakini claims to practice an editorial policy that is consistently supportive of justice, human rights, democracy, freedom of speech and good governance.
		Malaysiakini claims to avoid excercising excessive editorial control on the letters section, as it attempts to foster a spirit of reasoned discussion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malaysiakini (694 words)

	Asia Times
		He also said Malaysiakini would not be forced to reveal the source of the letter as police have their own ways of obtaining this information.
		Echoed Malaysiakini chief executive officer Premesh Chandran: "We know that this is an election year and that UMNO and the government feel that Malaysiakini is a threat," referring to general elections expected this year.
		In another police report against Malaysiakini in March 2001, Selangor state police lodged a complaint against the website for quoting the opposition's remarks that the death toll from racial clashes outside the capital could be higher than the official count.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EA23Ae02.html (1247 words)

	Press Freedom - Malaysia - Malaysiakini - Worldpress.org
		It is, however, ironic that the debate in malaysiakini was sparked off by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad himself, who a few months ago suggested that the Malays should discard their “crutches” [that is, stop relying on government aid—WPR].
		It was during this discussion in the readers forum that Petrof responded—albeit in rather emotional terms—to another letter which had passionately argued for the status quo to be kept.
		The mark of a good editor is someone who is willing to go to the extent of publishing an article—be it a letter or an opinion piece—with which he or she vehemently disagrees.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=1028&dont=yes (1037 words)

	asia-inc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Malaysiakini — which means “Malaysia today” — celebrated its fourth birthday in November 2003, Gan, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the news website, admitted that he was somewhat amazed that it was still “around and kicking”.
		Malaysiakini was born out of frustration at the extent of self-censorship in the local mainstream press.
		Malaysiakini is online and not a print publication mainly because it is difficult to obtain a publishing licence from the government.
	www.asia-inc.com /November04/Hmsia_steven_nov.htm (625 words)

	niknazmi.com » Malaysia(kini) Boleh!
		Malaysiakini’s built-in liberal bias is both an effect of the make up of its contributors and its readership.
		Malaysiakini shows, contrary to claims of some that we are matured enough to discuss the so-called sensitive issues.
		I think that the fact that malaysiakini continues to exist to give room to ordinary Malaysians like me to voice our views without fear or favour is the reason we should have hope in Malaysia.
	www.niknazmi.com /articles/index.php/archives/55 (990 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Malaysian police raid website office
		The raid on Monday was in connection with a complaint issued by the youth wing of Malaysia's ruling party, Umno, over a letter carried by Malaysiakini which criticised the government's preferential treatment of ethnic Malays.
		The police asked Malaysiakini to reveal the author of the offending letter, and when the journalists refused to break their source's anonymity, the police said they would take the office's computers, Mr Gan said.
		Malaysiakini is now reliant on a back-up server outside the office, and is still writing stories.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2676297.stm (532 words)

	Malaysians Test Limits of Press Freedom
		Two days later, the landlord informed journalists for the Web site, Malaysiakini, that they were being evicted from their offices, tucked down a narrow side street of buildings and apartment blocks, for activities contravening the laws of the land.
		Nine months later, Malaysiakini (www.malaysiakini.com) has recovered all but two of its computers and rebuffed the eviction order.
		Malaysiakini's current troubles were provoked by a letter penned under the pseudonym Petrof.
	www.fredonia.edu /department/communication/schwalbe/malaysia.htm (915 words)

	Screenshots... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I last blogged on Malaysiakini Saturday, touching on the contentious letter Petrof wrote to its Editor, and awaiting the outcome of police action with bated breath.
		Malaysiakini was implicated in a police report alleging the online news portal as having published "seditious remarks that could create chaos in the country".
		Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan disagreed, saying the said letter did not carry any seditious remarks that could incite racial violence, but was based on a factual comparative study.
	jeffooi.blogspot.com /2003_01_19_jeffooi_archive.html (3625 words)

	Malaysia: End Intimidation of News Website (Human Rights Watch, 8-10-2003)
		Malaysiakini is one of the few independent media voices in Malaysia.
		Because Malaysiakini is available only online and not in print form, it is not subject to many of the onerous licensing requirements that print publications must follow.
		Malaysiakini has been singled out precisely because it does what many other news sources in Malaysia don’t do: it criticizes all sides, including the government.
	www.hrw.org /press/2003/10/malaysia100803.htm (480 words)

	Malaysian police raid online news site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Malaysiakini, which was established in 1999, is considered by many Malaysians to be the country's only independent online news daily.
		In its police report, UMNO Youth claimed that the letter had questioned the special rights and privileges of the Malay race that are enshrined in the Constitution and that the letter also contained false allegations that the Malaysian government was unfair to other ethnic races in the country.
		Malaysiakini's legal advisor R. Sivarasa said police action in seizing the computers was unreasonable and done in bad faith.
	www.pcworldmalta.com /news/2003/Jan/231.htm (733 words)

	Interview with Steven Gan
		STEVEN GAN: Malaysiakini was formed by journalists who [had] worked in the mainstream media, who [were] getting a bit fed up with the level of censorship in the mainstream media.
		There were photos on the Internet of the chief justice and the lawyer together in New Zealand, and then we got more evidence regarding their controversial holiday, which included ticket stubs showing that they actually took the same plane all the way to and from New Zealand with their families.
		In terms of being a business model, our goal is for journalists in Malaysiakini to be able to own and control the organization, which means that we are providing a model where journalists themselves actually own the organization they work for.
	www.cpj.org /awards00/gan_interview.html (1619 words)

	Malaysiakini told to give balanced reports - Business - News - ZDNet Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zainuddin reportedly said last month that Malaysiakini was barred from covering media conferences by Malaysian ministers not because it was critical of the government but because its credibility was questionable.
		On Malaysiakini's complaint that its reporters could not cover assignments as they were not issued press accreditation, Zainuddin said it should not use that as an excuse for not coming up with balanced reports.
		While stressing that Malaysiakini would continue to be an independent media, Gan said it was important that its reporters have press credentials so that they could also report on what the government had to say.
	www.zdnetasia.com /news/business/0,39044229,10035437,00.htm (702 words)

	Asia Times
		Police confiscated computers and servers belonging to Malaysiakini, apparently to "investigate" this and other "seditious" material that could be stored on computer hardware, and for which Malaysiakini and those responsible for their content could be charged.
		Indeed, the police raid on Malaysiakini is certain to resurrect memories among Malaysians of the lengths to which the Mahathir government will pursue its authoritarian grip on political power.
		With brave Malaysians behind it, Malaysiakini could show the growing irrelevance of the country's political dinosaurs and could help pave the way to a democratic Malaysia with a responsible and accountable government that's not a law unto itself.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EA23Ae04.html (1306 words)

	IPI - International Press Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Malaysiakini operates against a backdrop of harsh government restrictions on independent and pro-opposition print media.
		The “new media” remains the sole opportunity to develop a free and independent press in Malaysia, and Malaysiakini is using the Internet as a testing ground for publishing, without fear of recrimination, stories of public concern.
		Malaysiakini, which means “Malaysia Now”, has been in operation for a little over one year and we are still in many ways a “cowboy outfit”.
	www.freemedia.at /India_Congress_Report/India_FMPioneer.htm (684 words)

	Defend Freedom Of Expression! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Visitors to Malaysiakini know that the editor, Steven Gan, and his brave colleagues have consistently practised a noble and professional brand of journalism that is contrary to the dictates and desires of the Barisan Nasional.
		The journalists of Malaysiakini are not accredited as such and are often excluded from official events and press conferences.
		Many who have expressed their disgust at the raid on Malaysiakini have speculated that it has been carried out with the aim of denying alternative views given that the next general election may not be that far away.
	www.aliran.com /ms/2003/0228.html (1201 words)

	Hands Off Malaysiakini! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aliran strongly condemns the police raid on the malaysiakini office this afternoon (Monday, 20 January 2003) which led to the police's removal of all nineteen (19) computers used by malaysiakini journalists and personnel and three (3) servers.
		That would allow malaysiakini to defend their action in an open court according to the laws of the nation.
		Being online, malaysiakini doesn't have a publishing permit but it was regularly warned that action could be taken against it for all kinds of unspecified offences.
	www.aliran.com /ms/2003/0120.html (942 words)

	CPJ Protests: 2003
		As an organization of journalists dedicated to defending our colleagues worldwide, CPJ deplores the raid on Malaysiakini as a direct attempt to censor the Internet, which has become one of the only means for citizens to access independent news and opinion.
		Malaysiakini has filled a void for its readers, allowing them access to uncensored news and information since it went online in 1999.
		By publishing letters from its readers and protecting its sources, Malaysiakini is upholding the internationally accepted standards of a free press in facilitating public discussion of controversial issues.
	www.cpj.org /protests/03ltrs/Malaysia21jan03pl.html (591 words)

	IFEX :: CPJ condemns raid on "Malaysiakini" offices
		If authorities decide to pursue a sedition charge against "Malaysiakini", the police could hold the company's computers indefinitely, making it difficult for the news organization to continue functioning, according to journalists at the paper.
		It was a matter of journalistic principle, he added, that the paper not reveal the identity of the letter writer.
		CPJ deplores the raid on "Malaysiakini" as a direct attempt to censor the Internet, which has become one of the only means for citizens to access independent news and opinion.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/33323 (715 words)

	[imc-china] Fw: Call for Endorsing Statement against the Police Raid on Malaysiakini.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We fully support Malaysiakini to exercise its rightful freedom of opinion and expression and therefore, respectfully request that Malaysian authorities immediately cease all actions and pressure that violate these communications rights.
		Malaysiakini, an award-winning independent online newspaper based in Malaysia, was raided by the Malaysian police on January 20, 2003.
		Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan said that ¡§the online daily's policy with regard to the letters forum is to encourage free and open discussion on controversial issues¡¨.
	archives.lists.indymedia.org /imc-china/2003-January/000160.html (727 words)

	Poynter Online - Feedback
		Malaysiakini is Malaysia’s only independent news website and is widely read locally and abroad.
		The raid on Malaysiakini came under fire from NGOs, opposition political parties, foreign media, readers, and even political allies of UMNO Youth.
		As a result of the police raid, our landlord is now trying to evict us on the basis that Malaysiakini has “contravened the law of the country.” Since UMNO Youth expressed its displeasure about the letter, Malaysiakini has tried to engage the organization in a dialogue.
	www.poynter.org /article_feedback/article_feedback_list.asp?id=18176 (392 words)

	Brand New Malaysian: Malaysiakini pulled a fast one for good intent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jeff Ooi also mentions the possibility of the police raiding Malaysiakini's office.
		They have risked their lives protecting ours, the rakyat, so don't send them on errands that makes the world laugh at them, instantly making Malaysiakini a martyr and global news.
		After all, at the very worst, Malaysiakini can only be accused of brilliant marketing.
	brandmalaysia.com /movabletype/archives/2005/04/malaysiakini_pu_1.html (564 words)

	CNN.com - Raid silences Malaysian news Web site - Jan. 20, 2003
		According to the operators of the Malaysiakini Web site, essential computer equipment needed to update and manage their online news service was confiscated in the raid.
		Malaysiakini said the removal of the computer equipment left its team of journalists unable to update stories to the site.
		Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan said that Malaysiakini's letters forum was set up to encourage free and open discussion on controversial issues.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/01/20/malaysia.raid (567 words)

	IFEX :: POLICE RAID INDEPENDENT ONLINE DAILY
		The raid came in response to a complaint about an anonymous letter "Malaysiakini" published on 9 January criticising the government's granting of special rights to Malaysia's ethnic Malays.
		RSF says he has been summoned to appear before a court on 22 May. Although Gan says the publication's operations have considerably slowed down since the police raid, donations of computer equipment are beginning to trickle in.
		Since its launch in November 1999, "Malaysiakini" has won international acclaim for its reportage in a country where the media are controlled by government associates and subjected to strict laws, RSF says.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/32569 (310 words)

	Malaysiakini facing a critical year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Despite the site’s popularity, however, Malaysiakini’s financial fortunes faltered; to survive it began charging a subscription fee to access a portion of its content in February 2002.
		Malaysiakini now averages about 15,000 unique readers per day, said Charmaine Ong, business development manager, a sharp drop from the 100,000 readers the site formerly attracted.
		While Malaysiakini has been accepting advertisements since its launch, Ong said ad sales remain a “relatively small” source of revenue for the site.
	www.newsandtech.com /issues/2003/07-03/int/07-03_mala.htm (466 words)

	Publishing the Real Truth About Malaysia in 'Malaysia Now'
		Malaysiakini betted on a promise Mahathir made in 1996 that he would not censor the Internet.
		For the time being, Malaysiakini has kept its readers updated on major political events as they unfold, not shying away from any sensitive issues.
		In the March 13, 2000 edition, Malaysiakini boldly led with Irene's trial, with a former Bangladeshi migrant worker Golam Mawla offering detailed testimony to Malaysiakini and the court about the horrific conditions in the work camp where he and other illegal foreign workers had been kept.
	www.geocities.com /yoke_sun/0004/MA-malasiakini.html (889 words)

	CNN.com - Malaysian government bars online paper - February 6, 2001
		Chor also said that under the Printing Presses and Publications Act, Malaysiakini cannot be considered a newspaper as it does not have a publication license.
		Steven Gan, editor of the year-old newspaper said Malaysiakini applied to the Information Ministry in April last year for press credentials but was told that one cannot be granted because the paper did not have a publication license.
		The Home Ministry, which issues the license for print media, told Malaysiakini it did not need a publication license, Gans said.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/02/06/malaysia.pressban (369 words)

	Asian Civil Societies' Response to WSIS - Malaysiakini Statement
		Two days after the raid, Malaysiakini received a letter of eviction order from its landlord "PC Suria," which is now wholly owned by Nascom, a government-backed enterprise formerly known as "PC Malaysia Bhd." According to the eviction order dated January 22, Malaysiakini was involved in "unlawful activities."
		Moving towards free and balanced communication amid globalization was one of the priorities intensively discussed in the conference.
		The raid on Malaysiakini acts to frustrate press freedom but further underscores the necessity of protecting communication rights.
	www.wsisasia.org /malaysiakini-statement/malaysiakini.html (814 words)

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