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By TIMOTHY TEOH
The New Straits Times reminded me recently on why it is best used for fish wrapping.
While the National Union of Journalists Malaysia recommends that bloggers be recognized as alternative media disseminating information, while the latest concern in Malaysian cyberspace is press freedom in our country being rated lower than Cambodia, Philippines and East Timor, and while Barisan Nasional and Parti Keadilan Rakyat both analyze the Ijok outcome, NST instead decides to run a commentary by Rehman Rashid.
Many of you may remember him as the writer … Click here for the full article!
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