If you thought the control on the mainstream media from the federal government was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet.
The situation in Sarawak is far worse.
Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has many times refused media organisations from Semenanjung to set up bureaus or house their correspondents in the East Malaysian state. He has ordered and/or threatened existing WM news bureaus to close down if the newspaper has “offended” him.
Even Sarawak-based media has not been spared. Many editors have been hauled up for publishing news that favour the opposition parties or politicians within Barisan who are not on his side. Many a reporter and editor are at wit’s ends trying to second guess Taib and wondering how he would interpret a seemingly innocent story or issue. baca seterusnya...
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