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M'sian authorities reverse Web site ban

The government has decided to order the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to reinstate access to blocked Web sites including Malaysia Today, the popular but controversial political site maintained by Raja Petra Kamarudin.This is a good move.
Written by Edwin Yapp, Contributor

The government has decided to order the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to reinstate access to blocked Web sites including Malaysia Today, the popular but controversial political site maintained by Raja Petra Kamarudin.

This is a good move. Letting such a ban stand would have created a very bad precedent.

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