Malaysia: Leader's Rivalry

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 @ 07:58 UTC

by Preetam Rai

Countries:
Malaysia
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Internet & Telecoms, Politics

Ktemoc looks at the recent speech by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir critisizing the current Prime Minister Badawi. The blogger also makes a point about Internet censorship. “Maybe AAB[Badawi], having anticipated the MM[Mahatir]-escalation, had called for the tightening up of media outlets, especially those on the Internet as Mahathir would relying on this medium to send his message of criticism and condemnation.”

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