Malaysiakini
Sign in to savethumb|right|Visitors to malaysiakini.com in 2008 Malaysiakini (English: "Malaysia Now") is an online news portal in Malaysia which was established in 1999. It is published in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil, and is among the most read news portals in Malaysia.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- online newspaper
- Country
- Malaysia
- Official website
- www.malaysiakini.com
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- inception
- 1999-11-20
- title
- 當今大馬
- Alexa rank
- 7280
- social media followers
- 618320
- language of work or name
- Tamil
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding
- Scoop on 2001 ISA detentions
- Police raid
- Publishing fake news as April's fool joke
- Abdul Taib Mahmud bribery allegation
- Print permit rejection
- Raub Australian Gold Mine suit
- Funding source
- Red paint attack
- Zunar sedition charge
- Jamal Yunos protest
- Tajuddin defamation suit
- Contempt of court over readers' comments
- Asia Mobiliti issue
- Leadership transition
- Bribery charge
- RM3million fund diversion
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
thumb|right|Visitors to malaysiakini.com in 2008 Malaysiakini (English: "Malaysia Now") is an online news portal in Malaysia which was established in 1999. It is published in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil, and is among the most read news portals in Malaysia.
At the time of its founding in 1999, traditional print and broadcast media were tightly regulated and controlled by the Barisan Nasional government. Malaysiakini claimed it would try to achieve an independent voice without interference and restrictions from shareholders, advertisers or the government.
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