August 13, 2012
Support Internet Blackout Day–August 14, 2012
Guys,
There will be no new postings effective from midnight today. I would appreciate it if you could stop making comments as soon as you read this message. All comments received after midnight will be deleted.
The UMNO-BN government is so desperate that it has decided to curtail freedom of expression. It is behaving in a cowardly fashion. Nobody can help this government if it is scared of its own shadow. If it fails to amend this law, then we as voters must show our disgust at GE-13. How can we support a government that does not respect our constitution which guarantees our fundamental freedoms.
Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Executive Officer Masjaliza Hamzah said, “Under Section 114A (of the Evidence Act), an Internet user is deemed the publisher of any online content, unless proven otherwise.
“It also makes individuals and those who administer, operate or provide space for online community forums, blogging and hosting services liable for content published through their services.This presumption of guilt goes against a fundamental principle of justice – innocent until proven guilty – and disproportionately burdens the average person who may not have the resources to defend himself in court”.
This blog will resume on August 15, 2012. Thanks for your cooperation.. –Din Merican
For what purpose?? This is what they are looking for. What’s worse, it is a self-inflicted wound.
Thank you Tuan Din Merican for the information…
Anthony Dass Joseph.
Yup, rather we should post one millions post. Mock that stupid law. See if they dare to jail everybody
Internet Blackout Day should mean no new postings from the bloghost. Care should be taken not to confuse it with the constitutional right to free speech of readers to your blog who may want to express themselves.. Some may reciprocate by not making their postings for 24 hours but that should be a choice that they will have to make for themselves. The architects of this Internet Blackout Day seem insensitive to this group of readers – which does not bode well for a free Malaysia.
The next government may remain intolerant of free speech. The signs are there that it will not go all the way to rid the country of legislation that it regards abhorrent and repulsive. It will be up to the younger generation of Malaysians who are foreign educated and have experienced the kind of freedom first hand and have lived it, that ordinary older Malaysians (including those who were foreign educated) have been used to under the BN regime of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The latter can only speak about the freedom whereas the younger generation returning from abroad, and have lived it know what it is like.
oooops ….. younger generation having lived and worked abroad for some time, know and feel what it is like to be free.
Even folks in Singapore are that really suppressed as its hyped in the western media. The straits times gave coverage to oppos here. They are not the suka suka throw bomb at you type.
So what if the bloghoat were to post. If I were din, I may even post a provocative one. Just to mock the law
Let’s just say Dato doesn’t believe in burning bridges.
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Because you will never know when you have to cross them again. Life is full of twists and turns, ups and down. I have been down that road many times before, but I refuse to be beaten by the elements. Thank God for giving me the strength to soldier on, and the ability to still play good golf at 73 (my average driving distance is 270 yards). Don’t let those bastards get you down (Colin Powell).–Din Merican
You go Dato !! You’re my man. Let’s go ride that kerbau !