COVID-19

As over half-a-million Malaysians get ready for interstate travel using the Gerak Malaysia app starting today, activist Jac SM Kee said the app’s data retention policy is too long. She pointed out that the incubation period for Covid-19 is only […]

KUCHING: The media industry in Malaysia needs to engage with multinational international corporations in order to stay afloat, said Centre of Independent Journalism executive director (CIJ) Wathshlah G. Naidu. She pointed out that cooperating with corporations would enable media organisations […]

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The establishment of a Malaysian Media Council is now seen as such an important agenda for the media in line with Malaysia’s position in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Freedom of Speech index which jumps […]

ALTHOUGH global indices paint Malaysia in a better light in terms of press freedom in the last year, the country could easily fall back into past practices that push us down again, says Gayathry Venkiteswaran, an assistant professor at Nottingham […]

A collection of 62 NGOs today expressed concern at the government’s decision to arrest undocumented migrants within the enhanced movement control order (MCO) areas aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. They say the arrests come at a time where […]

KUCHING, May 3: The government has been told to respect the freedom of expression of the media and not limit information access to certain organisations. Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) executive director, Wathshlah G Naidu, said it is fundamental that […]