January 14, 2021
Deserted roads in Kuala Lumpur on the first day of the country’s latest lockdown.
Reuters
The streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city, were empty on Wednesday (Jan 13) morning – a far cry from the previous night’s hubbub as people scrambled to make preparations for a two-week lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Roads were packed before the order came into force at midnight on Tuesday, with Malaysians squeezing in one last dinner or drink against the backdrop of thousands of coronavirus cases.
Others returned to their hometowns before a ban on interstate or even interdistrict travel took effect, or rushed to stock up on groceries despite government assurances of adequate supplies.
Premature to write off newspaper industry 12 Jan 2021 / 11:56 H. The final edition of New Sabah Times.
PETALING JAYA: The obituary has already been written and published for many newspapers. Two Malaysian newspapers that have stopped rolling off the presses are the English daily
New Sabah Times and business daily
The Edge Financial Daily.
Those that still make it to the news-stands every morning are seeing their circulation dropping by the day as traditional readers pass on while many younger readers prefer social media for their news consumption.
The Covid-19 pandemic has only made things worse. Advertising revenue, the bread and butter of every newspaper, has hit
Federal Court to deliver decision on Mkini contempt case on Friday
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Modified11 Jan 2021, 12:53 am
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Malaysiakini on Friday over a number of comments posted by its readers.
In a letter to
Malaysiakini s lawyers, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar and Surendra Ananth, Federal Court deputy registrar Rasidah Roslee said the court would make known its decision at 9am on Jan 15.
The court was to announce its decision on Nov 10, but this was put off following the extension of the conditional movement control order (MCO) in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases late last year.
It is not clear whether there will another postponement, should the conditional MCO be bolstered with tighter restrictions this week.
His relatives and members of the community take part in the funeral procession for Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, 22 December 2020, -/AFP via Getty Images December 2020 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A violent ending during the year of the pandemic. Media killings reflected the continuing impunity in Afghanistan. Crackdown worsened in Hong Kong. And several women journalists were harassed, arrested, and killed for simply fulfilling their work.
Media killings continue in Afghanistan
Seday-e-Ghor (Voice of Ghor) radio editor Besmillah Adel Aimaq was shot dead in a car ambush on 1 January, the first journalist to have been killed in 2021.