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Blocked Site’s Closure Underscores Malaysia's Press Freedom Crisis

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Mar 23, 2016
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On March 14, The Malaysian Insider abruptly closed its editorial operations less than a month after the state media regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, blocked local access to its news site.

The Edge Media Group, owner of The Malaysian Insider, said in a statement that despite the site's "courageous news reporting" it "did …

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