Malaysia Explorer

By Edwin Yapp

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M'sian authorities reverse Web site ban

Posted in Malaysia Explorer by Oon Yeoh on Friday, September 12 2008 02:35 PM

The government has decided to order the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to reinstate access to blocked Web sites including Malaysia Today, the popular but controversial political site maintained by Raja Petra Kamarudin.

This is a good move. Letting such a ban stand would have created a very bad precedent.

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M'sian authorities reverse Web site ban
They have no choice cause every wrong decision they make will make only Dato Seri stronger to target
Posted by Haidar on Monday, September 15 2008 12:32 AM

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Edwin Yapp

An engineer by training, Edwin first cut his teeth as a cellular radio frequency optimization engineer in one of Malaysia's largest telcos. After more than five years, he hung up his radio engineering boots to try his hand at technology reporting at The Star, Malaysia's leading English daily, where he won several awards for Best Online Technology reporting. He left to start his own editorial consultancy and is now a freelance journalist for several publications, including ZDNet Asia. A self-confessed gadget geek, Edwin hopes his blog contributions will stir up deeper discussions within the Malaysian technology scene.