Under-pressure Malaysiakini.com, Malaysia's "only independent online news portal", is in the news again. They've been given an eviction notice by their landlord, PC Suria. Malaysiakini is now homeless. Gosh, nothing seems to be going right for them.
The effect of this eviction will be many times greater than the police raid which confiscated their computers last week. Almost certainly, operations will be severely disrupted while they look for a new place. That's assuming they can find someone who is willing to take them in...
Of course, observers of the debacle are calling this the latest move in a massive government conspiracy to put Malaysiakini out of business. Whether there is any truth in this, i can't say. Possibly, PC Suria, has been spooked by the negative publicity Malaysiakini has drawn over the last week simply wants to distance itself from a high-profile tenant.
The eviction notice form PC Suria
The official reason given for the eviction is that Malaysiakini is "involved in activities that contravene the laws of the country". What law would that be? The online daily is under investigation for printing a possibly-seditious letter, but under investigation is not the same as guilty, is it?
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