Fat Bidin Knows Everything (Ep 50) – Malaysia drops in Press Freedom Index
How is the state of our press freedom in Malaysia?
Tag Archives: press freedom
Bicara Minggu Ini – Wither the Malaysia Baru?
I was a guest on journalist Norman Goh’s excellent podcast Bicara Minggu Ini!
Is democracy taking a back seat due to the pandemic?
It seems that the government is conveniently falling back on the pandemic to get out of anything that could threaten their position (such as democracy!).
We’re heading back to the glory days of controlled media freedom
They sure don’t make them like they used to.
Fat Bidin Knows Everything (Ep 24) – Fake News or No News?
The government came out with categories defining fake news during the Covid19 pandemic. Are they trying to curb fake news or just trying to shut everyone up?
Fix laws before creating media council
Fix laws that loom over journalism and the media before even talking about a media council.
Who is actually shaming the country?
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Salleh Keruak was reported to have said that local cartoonist Zunar had brought shame to the country.
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 59) – Rallying for press freedom… again?
The Fat Bidin Podcast (Ep 59) – Rallying for press freedom… again? The #AtTheEdge rally saw about 200 people demonstrating for press freedom following the suspension of The Edge weekly […]
The POTA and Sedition Act issue is a deja vu of Malaysia in 2007
We have been making progress (however little and slow) in the department of freedom of speech and expression in Malaysia over the years. Then, the government had to reverse all […]
