Malaysia Today Website Blocked

ISPs ordered to cut access to Malaysia Today website
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/28/nation/22187596&sec=nation
PETALING JAYA: All 21 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have been ordered by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block the controversial Malaysia Today website, an industry source revealed.

...Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin lashed out against the blocking of the online portal, saying it was a breach of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) charter.


Malaysia Today blocked! Order from MCMC
Andrew Ong | Aug 27, 08 5:29pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/88683
In a rare move, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has ordered all internet service providers (ISPs) to block controversial online portal Malaysia Today.
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"It is being blocked because we found that some of the comments on the website were insensitive, bordering on incitement," he told Malaysiakini.

... first time such curbs have been initiated against a non-pornographic website, posing questions as to whether the government is reneging on its no-Internet censorship pledge.

Under the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia 10 Point Bill of Guarantees, the government promises to ensure no internet censorship.
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Local internet users however can still access the website by typing in Malaysia Today's IP address or an alternative web address in their web browsers....