All posts tagged "freedom of speech"
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532CultureThe gomen can now saman malu individuals. Here’s a simple guide of what happened.
In Malaysia, suing someone for defamation (or saman malu, as we peasants call it) is kind of a glamorous yet common affair....
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1.1KInternationalWill Parlimen’s proposed Hate-Speech Law ruin democracy? We look at Canada, US and SG
Have ugaiz ever heard of people saying, “Melayu makan babi” or “Cina go back China lah!”? While it may be common to hear...
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638CrimeThis new gomen law might silence your favourite sites, and change Malaysia’s internet forever
On August 28th 2017, Free Malaysia Today reported a planned proposal by the communications and multimedia ministry to get “high traffic sites”...
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2367PoliticsDid Facebook really block Zunar’s cartoon of Rosmah? [UPDATE]
UPDATE: The MCMC got back to us ugaiz. Here’s their answer: “MCMC works closely with all social media platform providers, including Facebook,...
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1761CultureWe ask 15 UM students what they thought of “freedom of speech”
Okay, let’s just address the elephant in the campus: Yes, this article is about Anwar’s scheduled speech at the Chancellor’s Hall in Universiti...