Episode 23: Malaysiakini and Media Freedom in Jeopardy?

Episode 23: Malaysiakini and Media Freedom in Jeopardy?

Malaysia’s leading independent news portal Malaysiakini was handed a hefty half a million ringgit fine after they were found to be in contempt of court by the Federal Court on February 19, the penalty was more than double the fine prosecutors had sought. The highest court of the country ruled that Malaysiakini was guilty of contempt over five comments posted by readers on its website last year, saying that it was responsible for the dissemination of remarks deemed to have undermined the “system of justice” in the country. The editor-in-chief and co-founder Steven Gan, was found not guilty of the charges.

This is the landmark decision by the Malaysian courts, if not, the first to be trialled directly in the Federal Court, contrary to the usual legal proceedings. How will this affect the future media landscape in Malaysia and how will newsrooms operate after this? In this episode, I speak to Premesh Chandran, CEO and co-founder of Malaysiakini to tell us more.


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Episode 21: Children of the Lost Year (Part 2) - Conversations with YB Maria Chin Abdullah

Episode 21: Children of the Lost Year (Part 2) - Conversations with YB Maria Chin Abdullah

This will be the second part of my conversation and discussion on Children of the Lost Year, as part of my policy analysis and my attempt to understand the current situation of our education policy in...

22 Tammi 202122min

Episode 20: Children of the Lost Year (Part 1) - Conversations with YB Dr Maszlee Malik

Episode 20: Children of the Lost Year (Part 1) - Conversations with YB Dr Maszlee Malik

We’re back in another lockdown as we usher in a new year in 2021 and despite the good news of the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine, we will still have to brace ourselves with the new wave of infections in...

19 Tammi 202129min

IFJ - Legal & Employment Rights of Media Professionals in Malaysia

IFJ - Legal & Employment Rights of Media Professionals in Malaysia

Hundreds of editors and journalists were laid off and rendered unemployed as a result of the challenges faced by the media industry to stay afloat. The Covid-19 pandemic came as a double whammy, forci...

29 Joulu 20201h 44min

Episode 19: Sheraton Move Rewind - Malaysia in 2020

Episode 19: Sheraton Move Rewind - Malaysia in 2020

Budget 2021 was finally passed in the Dewan Rakyat, let’s face it. 111 to 108 and one absent. We have 220 MPs, two passed away this year. As we wind down the clock and the curtain falls to close the e...

17 Joulu 20201h 19min

IFJ Asia Pacific - Rights of Media Professionals in Malaysia

IFJ Asia Pacific - Rights of Media Professionals in Malaysia

Media professionals in Malaysia still face many restrictive laws despite seeing an improved press freedom ranking in the last two years. In this webinar, we will be discussing about the current media ...

17 Joulu 20201h 30min

Episode 18: Stop The Chop! - Logging for Development or Timber for Fortune?

Episode 18: Stop The Chop! - Logging for Development or Timber for Fortune?

In the 1970s, more than two thirds of the land in the Borneo island were covered in rainforest, lush greenery, flora and fauna. One of the last bastions of untouched rainforest in the world. In less t...

11 Marras 202036min

Episode 17: Resetting Malaysia, but how?

Episode 17: Resetting Malaysia, but how?

Stop. Pause. Politics. Covid-19. Quarantine. Unemployment. Deaths. With all the political drama over the week, what can we do to reset Malaysia? What can we expect from the upcoming Budget 2021 schedu...

29 Loka 202038min

 Episode 16: Malaysia’s Game of Thrones

Episode 16: Malaysia’s Game of Thrones

It has been a depressing week for many of us, while some others are fighting hard on the frontlines in Sabah to help those who are affected by the pandemic. In this episode, I will be selecting the t...

25 Loka 202015min

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