1996-03-14
Craig A. Johnson
John Whiting's response to our earlier posting of 10 March on
Malaysia is indeed appropriately phrased. Now, we read that "new
regulations" intended to punish those who use the Internet to
criticize the government are being put into effect.
Seems that official, pretty-sounding speeches by Deputy Prime
Ministers on censorship and the like are not to be taken seriously.
--caj
> It's ironic that Malaysia should be one of the countries
> singled out in a Channel 4 (Britain) program, "The Torture
> Trail", as a heavy purchaser of shock batons. For use as basic
> Internet terminals?
>
> John Whiting
> Diatribal Press
> London
>
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Date sent: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:14:59 -0500
From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••>
Subject: IP: Malaysia: Is this "No" censorship ?
So much for an open net in Malaysia -- djf
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By Azman Awalludin
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JOHOR BARU: Those making libellous and disparaging remarks about the
country via the Internet will be penalised under new regulations being
studied by the Government.
Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said such an action would be
taken based on reports by a proposed regulatory body to be set up to
monitor Internet usage here.
"We are aware that some people in the country are using their
homepages to discredit the country.
"While we have our homepages to rebut such allegations . . . there is
a need to review existing laws and introduce new provisions to act
against defaulters.
"When the new regulations are introduced, those found to have acted
against the country through lies and libellous statements will face
the music," he told The Star at a joint Hari Raya and Chinese New Year
celebrations organised by the Pulai Barisan Nasional here yesterday.
He was commenting on an article in The Star which stated that the
electronic bulletin board, soc. culture. malaysia, was being used to
spread rumours, racist remarks and uncensored statements on local
happenings, especially politics.
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