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No one can control online media
PETALING JAYA , 26 Jan : The Malaysian National Union of Journalists (NUJ) told the government today to halt all efforts to control online media content.
The Government's sudden move to amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) to bring online media under its scrutiny is "a step backwards, (NUJ) Malaysia president Hata Wahari said Wednesday. He add this would turn Malaysia into an "outdated" country in terms of free flow of information.
"The NUJ has (long demanded) that the Home Ministry amend the Act to provide print publications the space to operate with more freedom, and to eliminate the need to renew the printing and publishing permits every year," he said in a statement.
I choose this as a top news for this week because it not only affect to those journalist out there. It affected me and all of us as a consumer of news. Online media law its not something new. Government just want to make it easier for people to understand. At the moment, perhaps these guidelines are to make it easier for some people who do not understand these acts. So, as a Malaysian who can think well, we should think first before post any information in online news at any website likes blog and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.International
CAIRO , 28 JAN : In the Egyptian city of Suez, police fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators calling for an end to Mubarak’s rule. Protesters chucked rocks and petrol bombs at police lines.
Egyptian protest turn violent
Egyptian security forces are on high alert, with thousands of people expected to join anti-government rallies after Friday prayers. The government says it is open to dialogue but also warned of "decisive measures" as the fourth day of violent protests loomed.
On Thursday, Egyptian opposition figure and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Cairo, promising to join the street protests.
Source - BBC
Egypt is not Tunisia. It's much bigger. Eighty million people, compared with 10 million. Geographically, politically, strategically, it's in a different league – the Arab world's natural leader and its most populous nation. But many of the grievances on the street are the same. Tunis and Cairo differ only in size. If Egypt explodes, the explosion will be much bigger, too.
Source - guardian.co.uk
In my conclusion, protest was happening everywhere. This activity doesn't have any solution but it just make thing becomes worst once it involve violence, bomb and even death. In this situation, everyone are urged to remain calm and allow the legal processes that are in place to come to completion.
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