Now look at them go against bloggers
Now that the M’sian government is finally aware of the potential threat bloggers have against them, the machinery has moved and the result is:
All M’sian news bloggers are required to register themselves with the government.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/05/asia/AS_GEN_Malaysia_Blogging_Laws.php
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=58903
Now is it just me or is the government trying to emulate China? First the prepaid lines, then now blogs? What next? IM and emails?
So there is a catch after all when the newspapers become more ‘transparent’. The public lines of communication become more opaque.
Fortunately, I had anticipated the potential problem with linking political based blogs by using the name of their owners as the link title. After much consideration, I decided to change the link name to the blog’s title instead. I guess I made the changes just in time. As usual, no names.
In the meantime, just in case:
1) This blog is thereby classified as a personal blog as it does not provide news for the masses.
2) This blog strives to ensure that unfounded "seditious material and lies" will not appear on this blog. However, due to an individual’s right of interpretation, this blog will not guarantee that "disharmony [and] chaos" will not happen as this is entirely up to the reader’s intellect and free will as stipulated by the law.
Now, for those who are interested in writing politics on the Internet, stay anonymous for your own sake (although Big Brother will find a way)!
