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.logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}</style><table class="infobox vcard ib-newspaper"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Malaysiakini<br />当今大马<br /> மலேசியாகினி</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="logo" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mk-logo-bm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Mk-logo-bm.svg/202px-Mk-logo-bm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="202" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Mk-logo-bm.svg/303px-Mk-logo-bm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Mk-logo-bm.svg/404px-Mk-logo-bm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="127" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Online media</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Gan" title="Steven Gan">Steven Gan</a></li><li>Premesh Chandran</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Mkini Group Sdn Bhd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor-in-chief</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><i>Vacant</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">20 November 1999<span class="noprint">; 25 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1999-11-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>English</li><li><a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a></li><li>Mandarin</li><li>Tamil</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">PJ 51, 9, Jalan 51/205a Off Jalan Tandang, PJS 51, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Selangor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://malaysiakini.com">malaysiakini<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG/220px-2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG/330px-2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG/440px-2008malaysiakiniVisitorsv2.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>Visitors to <i>malaysiakini.com</i> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>Malaysiakini</b></i> (English: "Malaysia Now") is an online news <a href="/wiki/Web_portal" title="Web portal">portal</a> in Malaysia which was established in 1999. It is published in <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysian language">Malay</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>, and is among the most read news portals in Malaysia.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time of its founding in 1999, traditional print and broadcast media were tightly regulated and controlled by the <a href="/wiki/Barisan_Nasional" title="Barisan Nasional">Barisan Nasional</a> government. <i>Malaysiakini</i> claimed it would try to achieve an independent voice without interference and restrictions from shareholders, advertisers or the government.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Malaysiakini</i> is unaffiliated with <i>Malaysianow</i> – a much smaller rival news website that uses the English translation of <i>Malaysiakini</i> as its name.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding">Founding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Malaysiakini</i> was founded by Premesh Chandran and <a href="/wiki/Steven_Gan" title="Steven Gan">Steven Gan</a> in November 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frustrated with the constraints they experienced while working for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(Malaysia)" title="The Sun (Malaysia)">The Sun</a></i> newspaper, Premesh and Gan decided to use the <a href="/wiki/MSC_Malaysia" title="MSC Malaysia">Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)</a> pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism.<sup id="cite_ref-CPJ_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPJ-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The site began with a staff of five journalists and a starting budget of $100,000, raised with the initial versions of the publication prepared by Premesh.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Premesh was CEO, and Gan was editor-in-chief. </p><p>For its first story, <i>Malaysiakini</i> posted a report on 20 November 1999 criticising the practices of <i><a href="/wiki/Sin_Chew_Daily" title="Sin Chew Daily">Sin Chew Daily</a></i>, Malaysia's largest-circulation Chinese-language newspaper. It reported that <i>Sin Chew Daily</i> had doctored a photograph of Malaysia's ruling party to remove the image of former deputy prime minister <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim" title="Anwar Ibrahim">Anwar Ibrahim</a>, who then had recently been imprisoned for corruption.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a>, the <i>Malaysiakini</i> report led to "worldwide infamy" for <i>Sin Chew Daily</i>, and the newspaper later issued a public apology.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoop_on_2001_ISA_detentions">Scoop on 2001 ISA detentions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Scoop on 2001 ISA detentions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2001, <i>Malaysiakini</i> made news again when it discovered and reported the secret detention of 10 political activists for participating in a rally in favour of the imprisoned Anwar Ibrahim.<sup id="cite_ref-BW_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_raid">Police raid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Police raid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 20 January 2003, <i>Malaysiakini</i> was raided by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysia_Police" title="Royal Malaysia Police">Royal Malaysia Police</a> (PDRM). Four <a href="/wiki/Server_(computing)" title="Server (computing)">servers</a> and 15 personal computers from its office worth RM150,000 (US$39,500) were seized during the raid. The police raid was instigated after the right-wing cadres in UMNO Youth, the youth wing of the ruling <a href="/wiki/United_Malays_National_Organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="United Malays National Organisation">United Malays National Organisation</a> (UMNO), complained that a letter written by "Petrof", a reader, and published on <i>Malaysiakini'</i>s website was <a href="/wiki/Sedition" title="Sedition">seditious</a>. </p><p>In its police report, UMNO Youth claimed that the letter had questioned the special rights and privileges of the <a href="/wiki/Bumiputras" class="mw-redirect" title="Bumiputras">Bumiputras</a> that are enshrined in the Constitution. Additionally, UMNO Youth claimed that the letter also contained false allegations that the Malaysian government was unfair to other ethnic races in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The seizure of the hardware temporarily halted <i>Malaysiakini'</i>s operation, though it eventually resumed its normal operations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publishing_fake_news_as_April's_fool_joke"><span id="Publishing_fake_news_as_April.27s_fool_joke"></span>Publishing fake news as April's fool joke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Publishing fake news as April's fool joke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 April 2005, Malaysiakini published a fake news report alleging four unnamed senior government officials were being charged with corruption. The report was revealed to be an <a href="/wiki/April_Fool%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="April Fool's Day">April Fool's joke</a>, albeit published to spotlight official corruption, a problem still rife in Malaysia. This resulted in with some readers expressing their disappointment at the editorial and the government ordering a probe on the news organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Print_permit_rejection">Print permit rejection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Print permit rejection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Malaysiakini applied in 2010 for a license to circulate its content in print as a newspaper, which was rejected by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(Malaysia)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)">Home Ministry</a>. It successfully appealed in the High Court and the High Court judged that Malaysiakini was to be issued a publication permit. The Home Ministry appealed the High Court decision in the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_Malaysia" title="Court of Appeal of Malaysia">Court of Appeal</a>. The appeal was dismissed. Legally victorious, the newspaper requested the Home Ministry again for a permit. However, the application was rejected again.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Funding_source">Funding source</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Funding source"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2012, Malaysiakini admitted to receiving grants from <a href="/wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy" title="National Endowment for Democracy">National Endowment for Democracy</a> (NED) and other organisations.<sup id="cite_ref-thestar_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thestar-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Premesh Chandran, the CEO of Malaysiakini said that Malaysiakini is "transparent about such partnerships" and that the foreign grants "form a small part of Malaysiakini budget". He also said that Malaysiakini is 70% owned by its co-founders and staff. He claimed that despite receiving grants from international donors, the editorial independence was not compromised. Other than Malaysiakini, other organisations and human right groups in Malaysia such as <a href="/wiki/SUARAM" class="mw-redirect" title="SUARAM">SUARAM</a> also reportedly having received funding from the NED.<sup id="cite_ref-thestar_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thestar-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Malaysiakini's former editor YL Chong claimed that <a href="/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a> indirectly funded the online news portal and that the online news portal refused to allow this fact to be known and that he had resigned in protest. Malaysiakini refuted these allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Malaysiakini was probed by the government as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Red_paint_attack">Red paint attack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Red paint attack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 February 2014, red paint was splashed outside Malaysiakini's then office premise at Bangsar Utama, Kuala Lumpur.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A cardboard box with a duck inside was left at the main entrance. The box had a photograph of DAP's Seputeh MP <a href="/wiki/Teresa_Kok" title="Teresa Kok">Teresa Kok</a> strapped to it. The act was perceived as a threat to Malaysiakini and its staff. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zunar_sedition_charge">Zunar sedition charge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Zunar sedition charge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, political cartoonist Zunar (<a href="/wiki/Zulkiflee_Anwar_Haque" title="Zulkiflee Anwar Haque">Zulkiflee Anwar Haque</a>) whose work has run in Malaysiakini for many years, was charged under the Sedition Act 1948 for criticising the Malaysian government in a number of posts on Twitter and was charged under the Sedition Act 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The charges were dropped after the change of government in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jamal_Yunos_protest">Jamal Yunos protest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Jamal Yunos protest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 5 November 2016, right-wing Umno leader Jamal Yunos led a group of his Red Shirt protesters to the entrance of the news portal's new office premises in Petaling Jaya. They called for Malaysiakini to be closed down but stopped at a (temporary) police barricade and eventually left.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia_Mobiliti_issue">Asia Mobiliti issue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Asia Mobiliti issue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2024, the Selangor government was accused of alleged nepotism in the Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) programme, over the selection of Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd (Asia Mobiliti) as one of two companies chosen for the trial project. Asia Mobiliti, selected for the nine-month DRT trial in Selangor is co-owned by Ramachandran Muniandy, the husband of Youth and Sports Minister <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Yeoh" title="Hannah Yeoh">Hannah Yeoh</a>, and ex-Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Premesh, who was still a leading shareholder in Malaysiakini, dismissed allegations of nepotism and argued an open tender was unsuitable because there were only two companies with the necessary Apad registration to participate in Selangor’s proof of concept trial. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lawsuits">Lawsuits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Lawsuits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abdul_Taib_Mahmud_bribery_allegation">Abdul Taib Mahmud bribery allegation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Abdul Taib Mahmud bribery allegation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2007, the news portal was sued for defamation by then <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Sarawak" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Sarawak">Chief Minister of Sarawak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Taib_Mahmud" title="Abdul Taib Mahmud">Abdul Taib Mahmud</a> in the Kuala Lumpur High Court. He demanded an apology, an unspecified amount of damages and an injunction against Malaysiakini and Gan, for 12 articles published between 6 April and 3 May that year.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suit was retracted in January 2012 after the news portal made an apology in public court for publishing unverified news.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Raub_Australian_Gold_Mine_suit">Raub Australian Gold Mine suit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Raub Australian Gold Mine suit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Malaysiakini was sued in 2012 for publishing several articles and videos about residents' concerns over pollution allegedly linked to Raub Australian Gold Mine's gold mining operations in Malaysia. The company had said the articles were defamatory and malicious. </p><p>The Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2016 ruled in favour of Malaysiakini on the grounds of responsible journalism and reportage, but the decision was later overturned on appeal. The Federal Court upheld the appellate court's decision in a 3–2 majority ruling, saying Malaysiakini had not been "fair, disinterested or adopted a neutral approach" in reporting the residents' campaign against the mining activities. The ruling came amid concern among activists about freedom of expression in Malaysia, with Malaysiakini perceived to be particularly targeted as one of the most widely read independent news media source<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>On 2 July 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Malaysia" title="Federal Court of Malaysia">Federal Court of Malaysia</a> ordered Malaysiakini to pay RM550,000 (US$132,180) in damages to Raub Australian Gold Mine which by then had become defunct.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contempt_of_court_over_readers'_comments"><span id="Contempt_of_court_over_readers.27_comments"></span>Contempt of court over readers' comments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Contempt of court over readers' comments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 February 2021, Malaysiakini was found guilty of contempt by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Malaysia" title="Federal Court of Malaysia">Federal Court of Malaysia</a> over five user comments posted on the website that the <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Malaysia" title="Attorney General of Malaysia">Malaysian Attorney General</a> claimed undermined public confidence in the judiciary. The news website was fined RM 500,000 Malaysian ringgit (US$123,644). However, Malaysiakini's editor-in-chief Steven Gan was not found guilty of the offence.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website sought public donations to pay the fine and received donation exceeding the fine amount within the span of roughly four hours.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In covering the trial, the BBC in an article called Malaysiakini: The upstart that changed Malaysia's media landscape said that "Malaysiakini's success so far, its very survival, are all the more remarkable in a country where all news media was once subject to government control, and in a region where truly independent, quality journalism is difficult, dangerous and often driven to the margins."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The New York Times meanwhile wrote a piece called <i>5 Reader Comments Just Cost a News Website $124,000</i> in which they wrote that Gan and Malaysiakini were being punished for the outlet’s diligent reporting. It quoted Gan as saying that the court's decision would "have a tremendous chilling impact on discussions of issues of public interest and it delivers a body blow to our continual campaign to fight corruption."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tajuddin_defamation_suit">Tajuddin defamation suit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Tajuddin defamation suit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 26 April 2017, Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman filed a defamation suit against Shah Alam MP Khalid Abdul Samad, Malaysiakini subsidiary KiniTV and the New Straits Times Press Bhd (NSTP) </p><p>He claimed that Khalid had uttered defamatory statements laced with curse words at two media conferences held at the Parliament lobby in 2016. </p><p>On 22 February 2022 the KL High Court dismissed Tajuddin’s suit without costs. </p><p>On 19 October 2023 the Court of Appeal ordered Tajuddin to pay a total of RM120,000 in costs to Khalid and KiniTV Sdn Bhd. NSTP was not part of the appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, <i>Malaysiakini</i> won a Free Media Pioneer award from the <a href="/wiki/International_Press_Institute" title="International Press Institute">International Press Institute</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gan himself won a 2000 <a href="/wiki/CPJ_International_Press_Freedom_Awards" title="CPJ International Press Freedom Awards">International Press Freedom Award</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Committee_to_Protect_Journalists" title="Committee to Protect Journalists">Committee to Protect Journalists</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CPJ_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPJ-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "an annual recognition of courageous journalism".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2001, <i><a href="/wiki/Businessweek" class="mw-redirect" title="Businessweek">Businessweek</a></i> named him one of the "Stars of Asia" in the category "Opinion Shapers" for his work with the website.<sup id="cite_ref-BW_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, it received Social Media Award during Worldwide Bloggers and Social Media Award 2014 in <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Through the years, Malaysiakini has won various awards and accolades from the International Press Institute, Reporters Sans Frontiers, Committee to Protect Journalists, Asiaweek and Businessweek. </p><p>The news portal has developed a reputation for providing a platform for academics and writers such as <a href="/wiki/Jomo_Kwame_Sundram" class="mw-redirect" title="Jomo Kwame Sundram">Jomo Kwame Sundram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Farish_A._Noor" title="Farish A. Noor">Farish A. Noor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faisal_Tehrani" title="Faisal Tehrani">Faisal Tehrani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uthaya_Sankar_SB" title="Uthaya Sankar SB">Uthaya Sankar SB</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wong_Chin_Huat" title="Wong Chin Huat">Wong Chin Huat</a> to reach a wider audience. </p><p>Columnists have also included activist <a href="/wiki/Hishamuddin_Rais" title="Hishamuddin Rais">Hishamuddin Rais</a>, independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin and award-winning investigative journalist R. Nadeswaran.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, <i>Malaysiakini</i> associate editor <a href="/wiki/Martin_Vengadesan" title="Martin Vengadesan">Martin Vengadesan</a> was named best columnist in the 2022 Malaysian Press Institute Journalism awards.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The news portal's special reports on issues such as the 50th anniversary of the May 13 riots, environmental exposes and presentations on Budgets and elections, have frequently garnered multimedia awards at local and regional award ceremonies.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, <i>Malaysiakini</i> reporter Wong Kai Hui won Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, chosen from almost 200 entrants from 55 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Malaysiakini</i> journalist S Vinothaa was awarded Indonesia’s prestigious Hassan Wirajuda Protection Award 2022 for her reporting on issues affecting its citizens in Malaysia.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was the first foreign journalist to receive the award and the second Malaysian to be recognised by the country since the inception of the annual event in 2015. </p><p>In November 2023, academic Janet Steele published <i>Malaysiakini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia</i>, a book detailing the company's journey and impact.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2024, <i>Malaysiakini</i> won its first Kajai Award in addition to two gold prizes at the MPI Journalism Awards 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The top award in Malaysian journalism went to journalist S Vinothaa and the news lab team of Ooi Choon Nam and Affan Amrish Mohd Jalani for their contribution to the three-part series on how stateless children in Sabah have been forcibly taken from their parents and put up for adoption. </p><p>Vinothaa also won first place in the “Best Investigative Journalism” category for her report titled “Exposed: Shackles of rampant modern-day slave trading”. </p><p>For the “Best Multimedia Journalism” category, the first place went to <i>Malaysiakini</i> for its report on the 2023 state elections titled “State polls: How far can the ‘Green Wave’ go?” </p><p><i>Malaysiakini</i> then won the Society of Publishers in Asia (Sopa) 2024 Award for excellence in reporting on women’s issues. </p><p>The award was granted to S Vinothaa, Ooi Choon Nam, Aidila Razak and Affan Amrish Mohd Jalani for their contribution to “Baby snatching: How stateless mums lose their infants in Sabah hospital”.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership_transition">Leadership transition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Leadership transition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2022, co-founder Premesh stepped back from his role as Malaysiakini's chief executive officer.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similarly, after leading Malaysiakini’s newsroom for 23 years, Gan stepped down as editor-in-chief in January 2023. </p><p>“It has always been my intention to give way to the next generation when they are ready. The time has come,” Gan said. He now occupies the nominal role of editor-at-large.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the co-founders have reduced roles in the daily running of the news portal, the duo continue to sit on Malaysiakini's board of directors and remain the company's largest individual shareholders. </p><p>Since their departure, the editorial team has been led by executive editor RK Anand and managing editor Ng Ling Fong.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2024, in advance of the company’s 25th anniversary, the new leadership of Anand and head of operations Tham Seen Hau announced a restructuring exercise which included job cuts.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg/28px-Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg/42px-Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg/56px-Newspaper_nicu_buculei_01.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Journalism" title="Portal:Journalism">Journalism portal</a></span></li><li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/32px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/48px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/64px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Malaysia" title="Portal:Malaysia">Malaysia portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Star_(Malaysia)" title="The Star (Malaysia)">The Star (Malaysia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malay_Mail" title="Malay Mail">Malay Mail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Malaysia_Today" title="Free Malaysia Today">Free Malaysia Today</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Malaysian_Insider" title="The Malaysian Insider">The Malaysian Insider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Gan" title="Steven Gan">Steven Gan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulkiflee_Anwar_Haque" title="Zulkiflee Anwar Haque">Zulkiflee Anwar Haque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Chin_Huat" title="Wong Chin Huat">Wong Chin Huat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hishamuddin_Rais" title="Hishamuddin Rais">Hishamuddin Rais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jomo_Kwame_Sundaram" title="Jomo Kwame Sundaram">Jomo Kwame Sundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farish_A._Noor" title="Farish A. 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London: RoutledgeCurzon. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-31503-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-415-31503-4">0-415-31503-4</a>.</li> <li>Steele, Janet (2023). MalaysiaKini and the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia. (NUS Press), <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-981-325-240-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-981-325-240-0">978-981-325-240-0</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malaysiakini&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaKini">Malaysiakini</a> on <a href="/wiki/Facebook_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" 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