STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 26, 2021 • 7 min read
Press freedom ‘This is Malaysia, it’s not surprising’: Malaysiakini battles shrinking press space
By
Huei Ting Cheong
• Feb 26, 2021
Last week, Malaysian independent news outlet Malaysiakini was fined half-a-million ringgit over user comments left on an article of theirs. Zikri Kamarulzaman, a journalist at the outlet, spoke of the chilling effect the ruling could have on press freedom in the country