The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems, the thoughts, the reviews, the photos, the paintings and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Tuesday November 21st, 2023
Malaysia: increasing restrictions on press freedom by Murray Hunter
With Malaysia’s huge leap of 40 places on the World Press Freedom Index earlier this year, the Fahmi Fadzil, the Communication and Multimedia Minister in the new Anwar Ibrahim government boasted of the administration’s commitment to media freedom and a good atmosphere for journalists.
Malaysia had jumped an unprecedented 40 places in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, being ranked 73 out of 180 countries, the best in the region. Malaysia under previous administrations had a reputation for prosecuting journalists and activists, forcing them to incur massive legal expenses and possible bankruptcies. The police often carried out searches of media outlets, and expelled foreign journalists, who were critical of the government.
Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim went on record saying that “journalists in the country should feel free to report the news in the new era if it involves criticizing the prime minister and the leadership”.
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My Sydney – A poetry eBook by Nikos Laios
A selection of Poems & Photos from Nikos Laios’ favourite city.
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Sceptic feathers #77 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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