Friday, September 12, 2008

Malaysia - Now In Silence!


Pak Lah is clamping down on websites and local publications that have been alleged to raise seditious issues deemed detrimental to the interests of the nation.
In a lightning move, Raja Petra Kamaluddon or RPK as more popularly referred to. was arrested this afternoon under S73(1) of the ISA for allegedly bringing a threat to security, peace and public order.
In another stunning hit-out, also in this afternoon, the government asked Sin Chew Daily, The Sun and Suara Keadilan to show cause over their news coverage on a number of political issues.
Pak Lah is obviously getting high-handed to ask rakyat ro shut up on the so- called sensitive issues.
After Pak Lah took office, he exhibited to be more liberal in giving access to information which was a relief. For one thing, I have been receiving my foreign journals more timely.
This is really a websphere era where information has no boundaries. The move by blacking out information may have taken Malaysia a few steps backwards!
Malaysians may foresee the coming of an age of suppressed silence with the official trumpets in the blowing only!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why only RPK, Teresa Kok and Sin Chew reporter arrested under ISA?

What about Ahmad is-mail? Mr racist PM, don't you think he is also a threat to security, peace and public order...

We, the overseas malaysian, are really shame on you on how you handle this case...gth

Tony Hii said...

limpeh, the dragnet may be widened!

Anonymous said...

let's boycott petronas, maybank, cimb, rhb, epecially those bumi companies...

Tony Hii said...

Let's watch out for the next move by PM.

Anonymous said...

all the chinese in m'sia, please wake up, wake up......

Anonymous said...

Tony, can you inform your BTC (didn't study in hokkien) home minister that my life is under threat in oversea and see whether he can bring me to bukit ping-an (aman) for protection under ISA?

What a shame for a minister to give this kind of lame excuses...

Tony Hii said...

limpeh, the interpretations in ISA are just too wide.

Anonymous said...

Tony, you seem to know a lot abt ISA. Are you reading law currently, like DAP David?

Tony Hii said...

limpeh, thank you, but I am not doing law.