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Date: 1 June 2008
Time: 9.00am
Place: Dataran Merdeka to National Press Club (NPC)
Democracy in Malaysia is evolving and maturing.
Growth means change and growth often calls for one to leave behind zones of comfort and venture into unknown places. While some changes are slower to materialise, other changes that we can observe already taking […]
8 May 2008
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned about the government’s refusal to enact laws on freedom of information (FOI) and protection of whistleblowers, as revealed in a statement made by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Nazri Aziz. The ruling government’s reluctance to establish laws that promote transparency and accountability yet […]
Three years after an application was made by the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the government has finally granted a permit to the political party to publish its official organ, Suara Keadilan. SUARAM welcomes the government’s decision, albeit three years late.
More importantly, SUARAM acknowledges the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar’s pledge to respect press freedom when […]
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) are deeply concerned about the banning of Tamil paper Makkal Osai, following the the Ministry of Home Affairs’s decision not to renew its publication permit lapsed since 2007. The refusal to grant a permit sparks worry as the government shows no […]
Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas membantah tindakan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN)
yang tidak memperbaharui permit penerbitan akhbar Tamil ‘Makkal Osai’.
Tindakan ini bukan sahaja menghakis kebebasan media di Negara ini malah
menunjukkan keangkuhan Barisan Nasional walaupun rakyat telah memberi
pengajaran dalam pilihanraya umum yang lepas.
Walaupun tiada alasan rasmi diberikan, pada hari ini Menteri Dalam Negeri
mengatakan bahawa KDN telah banyak menerima […]
Training A New Generation of Bloggers
The Southeast Asia Centre for e-Media cordially invites Malaysians to participate in the 2008 CyberActivist Clinic. The objective of the CyberActivist Clinic to identify and develop new and potential bloggers to champion various governance issues Malaysia.
Date: 5th and 6th April 2008
Venue: Malaysiakini Office, Bangsar
Upon the completion of the training sessions, […]
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) congratulates winners of the
12th General Elections and is encouraged by a stronger opposition in
Parliament, which we hope will enhance the role of the institution in
ensuring a more effective representation for the rakyat. CIJ is
especially encouraged by the election of 15 candidates representing DAP,
PAS, Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Parti […]
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Writers’ Alliance for Independence (WAMI) note with concern developments that will create an unfair environment for media coverage that would certainly benefit the incumbent candidates and caretaker government. Subtle as it may be for the members of the public, media professionals should recognize them immediately as compromising fair […]
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that two dailies, Makkal Osai and Oriental Daily, seen to be critical newspapers, have not received their publication permits for 2008 from the Internal Security Ministry. The denial of permit is a source of pressure on the media, seen in the recent departure from their usual critical […]
The Centre for Independent Journalism is concerned that the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video clip (Commission of Inquiry on the Video Clip Recording of Images of a Person Purported to be an Advocate and Solicitor Speaking on the Telephone on Matters Regarding the Appointment of Judges) is taking a narrow view of […]
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