In his article, Kwok reports on Malaysia's Press Freedom being at state as "the detention of the author of 'Malaysia Today' is rousing bloggers to fight against government regulation of the internet":
"The Malaysian government's recent crack down on bloggers has increased solidarity among bloggers, says Raja Petra Kemaruddin, a prominent Malaysian political blogger, who was recently interrogated by police for the contents of his site."
"Raja Petra was detained by authorities on Jul. 25 after a police report was filed against him for comments on his blog, Malaysia Today, that allegedly insulted the King and Islam. He was released after eight hours of questioning and without being charged with any crime."
"Raja Petra was previously detained under the ISA on Apr. 11, 2001, and held for 52 days before being released. He told AsiaMedia that the government wants to silence him by using the ISA because he has written several articles in Malaysia Today about corruption among senior ministers. The reports, he said, "have devastated the government greatly and the government doesn't know how to reply to all these allegations," said Raja Petra."
In conclusion, Kwok from AsiaMedia noted that journalism advocacy groups are relatively worried about Malaysia's press freedom with a statement from the Southeast Asian Press Alliance and the Centre for Independent Journalism, 'condemning the use of such draconian laws as alarmingly and grossly disproportionate against Malaysians who are exercising their constitutional and democratic right for freedom expression on topics of high public interest'.
Reference
Kwok, Winghei. (2007). "Bloggers Rally around Raja Petra". AsiaMedia Media News Daily. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2008 from http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=75215
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