Jeff Ooi
14 Stories
Blogger detention backfires on M'sian govt
News Move to keep controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin in detention has spurred, rather than quell, country's vocal blogger community into further action.
Tags: Web logs, Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Blogger, Security, Malaysia, Government, phone, New York
Popular Malaysian blogger turns politician
News Noting that blogs can play a key role in politics, Jeff Ooi sets up a new site and becomes a member of the country's opposition party.
Tags: Web logs, Politics, Regulations
Court dismisses M'sian blogger's plea
News Malaysian blogger Ahirudin Attan fails to get the court to strike out an amended defamation suit against him by New Straits Times Press.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web logs, Legal
Forum on impact of New Media
Blogs I'll be speaking at an upcoming forum called Power of Web 2.0 organized by the Association of Accredited Advertising Age...
M'sian bloggers sued
Blogs Bloggers Jeff Ooi and Ahirudin bin Attan have been sued for defamation by the New Straits Times, an English language dai...
The ethics of freebies
Blogs It's well known now that Microsoft, in collaboration with AMD, gave away some 90 laptop computers with Windows Vista ins...
When bloggers turn politicians
Blogs The media has highlighted the role the Internet is playing in this year's general elections. One angle that's quite popu...
How should bloggers be classified?
Blogs According to a report in Malaysian national news agency Bernama, Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin wants to classify...
Does popularity moderate bloggers' tone?
Blogs I came across an interesting commentary about how bloggers get bureaucratized by their popularity. The posting commen...
M'sian bloggers arrest dashes hope for change
News Recent arrest of two Malaysian bloggers signal the government's unwillingness to soften its stance on alternative online media, say industry observers.
Tags: Web logs, Local Government, Regulations, Blogger, Government, performance, leader, Prime Minister, Internet, information technology
Internet steers new way in M'sian election
News As Malaysia preps for Mar. 8 poll, the ruling coalition is losing its online reputation to Web sites and blogs spouting anti-government rhetoric, market watchers note.
Tags: Politics, Web 2.0, Web sites, Web logs
Bloggers crackdown may hurt Malaysia
News Any strong government action against bloggers can negatively impact country's image and discourage foreign investments in Malaysia, say observers.
Tags: Web logs, Regulations, Politics, SMB
Court cases unite M'sian bloggers
News Defamation suits against two popular bloggers galvanize the country's online community into action. But, legal expert reminds bloggers about accountability.
Tags: Web logs, Politics, International governments
Techies sidestep Malaysian govt
News Tech-savvy protesters in Malaysia bypassed government-imposed media blackout, turning to new media platforms for news on rally.
Tags: Government, Web logs, Web 2.0, Web sites
