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Malaysiakini.com
Country : Malaysia
Media : Internet
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Malaysiakini.com is an online newspaper which aims to be the first to report on breaking news as well as carry independent news and views on contents often neglected by the mainstream media. They are considered as being Malaysia’s only independent voice which is free from government regulation. Through such a practice, Malaysiakini draws readers who are from different backgrounds, ethnicities and races to participate in Malaysiakini’s Letters section, and discuss relevant issues and thereby challenge the viewpoints of government-dominated mainstream media. Some of these topics include taboo topics such as AIDS, Islam and racial quota systems. Updated daily except on Sundays and public holidays, Malaysiakini attracts an average of over 50,000 visits per day. Launched on November 20th. 1999, Malaysiakini is owned and operated by Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd and not by any political party. The website does not require any annual licensing from the Home Minister because of to the government’s laws on internet. The Malaysian government pledged not to control or censor Internet content in order to create the Multimedia Super Corridor. Malaysiakini is published in English, Malay and Chinese and all decisions are made by the editors of Malaysiakini, following strictly to the Malaysiakini’s Editorial Policy. Their vision: “To use the Internet to provide free and fair news to the Malaysian public and to set new standards in journalism as well as to support the development of freedom of speech, social justice and democracy in Malaysia.”

One of the ongoing projects in Malaysiakini.com is the Letters section on Malaysiakini.com where the freedom of speech is exercised at all fronts by local and international readers and supporters. The editors of Malaysiakini supports this fully for they support justice, human rights, democracy, freedom of speech and good governance and believes in the spirit of reasoned discussion.

Another project created by Malaysiakini is SEACeM. SEACeM is an online website which is aimed at helping independent media and civil society organisations through optimal and creative usage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). SEACeM seeks software solutions that can be installed easily and used by such organisations with minimal technology support. They too run trainings to assist other organisations of similar interests reach SEACeM’s goals. They also provide consultancy on other independent media organisations and are willing to learn from other organisations with similar goals and objectives regarding this matter.

Contact Details

Malaysiakini.com
48, Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar Utama
59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone
(603) 2284 3367 (Subscriptions, Business, Marketing, Tech)
(603) 2283 5567 (Editorial)

Fax
(603) 2289 2579

Sources

http://www.malaysiakini.com/pages/general/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysiakini
http://seacem.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=25

 
 
 
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