KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 – Access to Malaysia Today, the website on which fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin had posted digital copies of leaked documents on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), including classified Cabinet papers, appears to have been blocked by the authorities.
These documents were available for public viewing the past three days but the website was inaccessible today.
The website had published what appears to be a request from the Finance Ministry for a retrospective increase in cost for the PKFZ project from about RM1 billion to nearly RM5 billion.
The DAP’s Lim Kit Siang suggested today that the government could be responsible for the blockade.
“Has it anything to do with the RM12.5 billion PKFZ documents, including Cabinet papers, on the website in the past three days?,” said Lim in a statement today.
Lim insinuated that the inaccessibility of Raja Petra’s website coincided with an English daily report today that investigations have been ordered against it.
This morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also promised to punish those responsible for the leak under the Officials Secrets Act.
“Anyone who exposes Cabinet papers will be subjected to police investigations, and action under the OSA will depend on the investigations,” Najib told reporters today.
Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Pattail had also been reported as saying that those responsible for publications would be dealt with through the OSA.
Lim blasted the government’s response, saying that Najib must “honour his pledge of public accountability, transparency, integrity and good governance which must include a commitment to freedom of information.”
“To do this, it is essential that Najib declassify all relevant PKFZ government documents, including Cabinet papers, to public scrutiny as there can be no security justification to continue to protect such information as ‘official secrets’ under the OSA,” he said.
When contacted, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission was unable to confirm if it was responsible for blocking Malaysia Today.
Bookmark
Email This
Comments (34)
Show/Hide comments
...
written by kz, September 18, 2009
written by kz, September 18, 2009
There is no logic why this should be an "official secret" when we're the ones footing the bill. Don't use OSA to hide your crimes or misdeeds.
Hope everyone here knows how to use a web proxy in order to access Malaysia Today. Google it, learn it, and teach it to others so that no one will be able to make fools out of us.
Hope everyone here knows how to use a web proxy in order to access Malaysia Today. Google it, learn it, and teach it to others so that no one will be able to make fools out of us.
-
- +75
-
-
...
written by Worn Out Slippers, September 18, 2009
written by Worn Out Slippers, September 18, 2009
Uncle Lim You must do as I say but not as i do
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by chc, September 18, 2009
written by chc, September 18, 2009
yeah right...shoot the messenger but remember this is 2009 not 1979. the peoples are no longer as stupid as you think they are. we want actions against those corrupt peoples , not wasting your time to take action against whistleblowers.
-
- +30
-
-
...
written by jijot ni, September 18, 2009
written by jijot ni, September 18, 2009
now not just ISA is to be abolished but OSA too. leaking government's document that can expose national security to terrosist threat like in the war it is justified but to cover wrong doing by the government is illegal cover ups. najob must take responsibility. punish people who make it public does not resolve the ongoing government's conspiracy theory public had witht the government. it only confirm such conspiracy theory is real.
u shut down malaysiakini but u diod not ask utube to close too as the doc is readily available.
oh ya what happened to the dozen malay policemen caught by a female ASP mahani? are they being prosecuted and canned? or as usual no further action or further more detail investigation need to collect more information but no need to do urine test whether they really have consumed alcohol or not.
case close slip under the carpet.
u shut down malaysiakini but u diod not ask utube to close too as the doc is readily available.
oh ya what happened to the dozen malay policemen caught by a female ASP mahani? are they being prosecuted and canned? or as usual no further action or further more detail investigation need to collect more information but no need to do urine test whether they really have consumed alcohol or not.
case close slip under the carpet.
-
- +15
-
-
...
written by kelauop, September 18, 2009
written by kelauop, September 18, 2009
"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak promised to punish those responsible for the leak under the Officials Secrets Act."
That's our PM warning us that his government's need for privacy is far more important than it's citizen's right for oversight. Like a thief's right to hide his stolen property is far more important that the victim's cry for justice.
That's our PM warning us that his government's need for privacy is far more important than it's citizen's right for oversight. Like a thief's right to hide his stolen property is far more important that the victim's cry for justice.
-
- +39
-
-
...
written by sinewy, September 18, 2009
written by sinewy, September 18, 2009
RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN???? What bullshit..If rakyat didahulukan, be transparent about the fiasco and the way tax payers' money being plundered by the self serving politicians. We the rakyat have had enough of this bull....
-
- +32
-
-
...
written by taskforce101, September 18, 2009
Do a google search and can access from mirror site.
written by taskforce101, September 18, 2009
Do a google search and can access from mirror site.
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by taskforce101, September 18, 2009
U can read the documents on a mirror site. Just google...
written by taskforce101, September 18, 2009
U can read the documents on a mirror site. Just google...
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by frankio, September 18, 2009
written by frankio, September 18, 2009
It's too late to block it now, many people have read and it's already spread like H1N1. The big dick has been exposed! Step down the bunch of corrupted blood suckers. They have to be sent to jail like the Taiwan ex-President which includes the whole family and cronies!
-
- +24
-
-
...
written by Simon Templar, September 18, 2009
written by Simon Templar, September 18, 2009
Do not fret, please use proxy.org to bypass all government and private proxies.
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by zane, September 18, 2009
written by zane, September 18, 2009
Friends,
If you missed the article, use Google and just type the address of "malaysia today.net and click to "cached" instead of the normal link. By following cached you are able to read the content of the document even though you are still not able to access other topics in the site.
If you missed the article, use Google and just type the address of "malaysia today.net and click to "cached" instead of the normal link. By following cached you are able to read the content of the document even though you are still not able to access other topics in the site.
-
- +11
-
-
...
written by Leong Yook Kong, September 18, 2009
written by Leong Yook Kong, September 18, 2009
It looks like some one is denying the rakyat of information on the PKFZ "mother of all scandals". Do not be scared. Soon or later, the explosion will begin.
-
- +5
-
-
...
written by penang layman, September 18, 2009
written by penang layman, September 18, 2009
If our government is not transarent now, we will make it transparent next GE.
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by mario, September 18, 2009
written by mario, September 18, 2009
A great way to utilise OSA, hide all the misdeeds and wrong doings!!! Bravo!!! Mr PM you are leading Malaysia down the drain....wake up my fellow malaysian regardless of race... stop the abuse, I LOVE MALAYSIA and Malaysia belongs to us not the crooked politician.
-
- +12
-
-
...
written by Ismail, September 18, 2009
written by Ismail, September 18, 2009
This is 1 Malaysia Najib promised Rakyat. One Hell of a Corrupt Malaysia which goes after whistleblowers rather than the culprits who committed the corrupt act!
-
- +9
-
-
...
written by James, September 18, 2009
written by James, September 18, 2009
You can access Malaysia Today by :
1) Use a free proxy server — find a free proxy server and apply it to your system or web browser network setting. Just google for instructions on how to change/add proxy server address for either internet explorer or firefox.
2) Use OpenDNS — stop using local ISPs’ DNS server addresses. Just google for instructions on how to change/add DNS server addresses under Control Panel, Networking in Windows.
Try it !!
1) Use a free proxy server — find a free proxy server and apply it to your system or web browser network setting. Just google for instructions on how to change/add proxy server address for either internet explorer or firefox.
2) Use OpenDNS — stop using local ISPs’ DNS server addresses. Just google for instructions on how to change/add DNS server addresses under Control Panel, Networking in Windows.
Try it !!
-
- +3
-
-
...
written by charles vincent anand, September 18, 2009
written by charles vincent anand, September 18, 2009
http://mt.m2day.org/ seems to be accessible allright. No problem. Though a bit slower than usual I suppose.
-
- +1
-
-
...
written by kamarulzaman, September 18, 2009
written by kamarulzaman, September 18, 2009
This Najib goverment is so stupid by blocking the website. This goverment is making fool of themselves as a free country is abide by the rules stipulated in the charter in the Multimedia Super Corridor.
This is a second time the goverment is making a flip-flop in their decision which can sway away the investors into this country. I think this PM has no brain and no better than Pak Lah. This country is going backwards and will become a failed nation unless new federal goverment being put up into power as soon as possible.
This is a second time the goverment is making a flip-flop in their decision which can sway away the investors into this country. I think this PM has no brain and no better than Pak Lah. This country is going backwards and will become a failed nation unless new federal goverment being put up into power as soon as possible.
-
- +3
-
-
...
written by AK-47, September 18, 2009
written by AK-47, September 18, 2009
Yeehah! Yipee-kay-yeah! Let's go! Guns blazing and into the sunset...
These MFs are not safe anymore!
RPK, keep up what you are doing!
These MFs are not safe anymore!
RPK, keep up what you are doing!
-
- +2
-
-
...
written by Uuruhu - Malaysia., September 18, 2009
written by Uuruhu - Malaysia., September 18, 2009
To those who want to view the document online, the "Scribd" document sharing website has a copy of the 18 page PKFZ document. Here is a link that works...... at least until this is removed by any administrator. http://www.scribd.com/doc/1986...KFZ-Fiasco
-
- +3
-
-
...
written by K Das, September 18, 2009
written by K Das, September 18, 2009
Things are not as simple as they look. The government and its leaders, in particular the UMNO ministers are seen as crooked and corrupt to the core by many at the higher levels in the administrative service, police, military and other sectors in public service and they are looking forward to the downfall of these politicians. Trying to establish and prosecute the person/s responsible for the leakage of the cabinet paper will be of no use and will sure boomerang. I would suspect that a good many more explosive documents have already been leaked out awaiting revelation to the public at appropriate intervals.
Some 80 to 90% of current top UMNO leaders ought to be thrown out and Najib should move against them. For this to take shape Najib himself has to earn some semblance of legitimacy for his leadership of the nation from the public. He became PM indirectly elected by UMNO without any say from the people. He should dissolve Perak assembly and call for fresh election and concurrently resign his Pekan (?) seat and seek re-election. It does not matter if Perak is lost but there is a good chance of BN retaining it or putting up a good fight on account of Najib’s two-prong move to seek public acceptance which will have a positive impact on the people. A good show in Perak and his own victory in Pekan should give him the legitimacy to slay the UMNO czars and bring in able and untainted people to helm the party as part of the reform agenda he has conceived. A move as bold as this is likely to stay the hands of vengeance-seeking senior civil servant from tipping off pro-opposition sources with more scandal-ridden state secrets as they will be
Some 80 to 90% of current top UMNO leaders ought to be thrown out and Najib should move against them. For this to take shape Najib himself has to earn some semblance of legitimacy for his leadership of the nation from the public. He became PM indirectly elected by UMNO without any say from the people. He should dissolve Perak assembly and call for fresh election and concurrently resign his Pekan (?) seat and seek re-election. It does not matter if Perak is lost but there is a good chance of BN retaining it or putting up a good fight on account of Najib’s two-prong move to seek public acceptance which will have a positive impact on the people. A good show in Perak and his own victory in Pekan should give him the legitimacy to slay the UMNO czars and bring in able and untainted people to helm the party as part of the reform agenda he has conceived. A move as bold as this is likely to stay the hands of vengeance-seeking senior civil servant from tipping off pro-opposition sources with more scandal-ridden state secrets as they will be
-
- +7
-
-
...
written by K Das, September 18, 2009
written by K Das, September 18, 2009
(continued) ...... pleased to see the crooked UMNO top guns slaughtered.
-
- +2
-
-
...
written by Crystalball, September 19, 2009
written by Crystalball, September 19, 2009
WOW.....Cost Inflating/Padding Exercise.......not the usual 'jimat cermat'.
Now you see why, boys and girls, they really need to stay in power at ANY COST. These skeletons must remain buried.......you can't jail an office peon or clerk for this kind of doodoo....ministries and ministers will be splashed with this excrement right up to the cabinet.
Boy o boy, Ghani the line-backer and Musa the demolition-man can never retire until all the doodoo gets shoved back up the anal track.
Well done, whoever you are, wherever you are, for exposing how wretched to the core these jockeys of the system really are.....BRAVO. God bless you.
Now you see why, boys and girls, they really need to stay in power at ANY COST. These skeletons must remain buried.......you can't jail an office peon or clerk for this kind of doodoo....ministries and ministers will be splashed with this excrement right up to the cabinet.
Boy o boy, Ghani the line-backer and Musa the demolition-man can never retire until all the doodoo gets shoved back up the anal track.
Well done, whoever you are, wherever you are, for exposing how wretched to the core these jockeys of the system really are.....BRAVO. God bless you.
-
- +1
-
-
...
written by spirit away, September 19, 2009
written by spirit away, September 19, 2009
his time is doom....thank god as more evidents is being out to the people, media and themself looks like all the past and current government doing will soon be witness to evryone hence you reap what you sow...dun know how many more twist words he has to deny it... keep up the good work mr pm dun stop coz no u turn for you...only time bomb u live in will meet.
save malaysia
save malaysia
-
- +1
-
-
...
written by macam macam pun ada, September 19, 2009
written by macam macam pun ada, September 19, 2009
This is censorship. MCMC is afraid to comment. Why? Because they lied. They are doing the thing they say they will not do.
-
- +2
-
-
...
written by iconoclast, September 19, 2009
written by iconoclast, September 19, 2009
K Das , you are asking Najib to move against the corrupt???
-
- +1
-
-
...
written by Durian Besar, September 19, 2009
written by Durian Besar, September 19, 2009
Expected, expected, expected.
MCA alone had no guts to pull off such a humongous scandal, the Umm Umm big eaters must be behind it.
Worrying of getting exposed, the UMm-Umm big shots are taking action to shut down flow of info.
MCA alone had no guts to pull off such a humongous scandal, the Umm Umm big eaters must be behind it.
Worrying of getting exposed, the UMm-Umm big shots are taking action to shut down flow of info.
-
- +2
-
-
...
written by blastard, September 19, 2009
written by blastard, September 19, 2009
I presume Badawi was the Minister Of Finance at the time of the cabinet paper. How come he is not implicated. Is Badawi guilty. He should be prosecuted, exPm or no exPM.
-
- +1
-
-
...
written by Orang desa, September 19, 2009
written by Orang desa, September 19, 2009
Jika orang yag membocor rahsia tertangkap dan dihukum, bagaimana pula dengan menteri menteri kebinet yang terlibat dalam kes tersebut. Saya rasa itu lah resepi satu malaysia yang dilaung laungkan olih be ant.
Entahlah apalah nak jadi pada negara kita Malaysia,macam macam skandal ada. Macamanalah negara kita nak maju seperti negara lain. Bagi orang orang kampung yang tidak tahu menahu tentang skandal dalam kerajaan mereka main hentam saja mengundi be ant yang nyata telah menyeleweng dan menipu rakyat. Dariitu saya berharap rakyat Malaysia mulai dari sekarang fikir fikirkanlah.
Entahlah apalah nak jadi pada negara kita Malaysia,macam macam skandal ada. Macamanalah negara kita nak maju seperti negara lain. Bagi orang orang kampung yang tidak tahu menahu tentang skandal dalam kerajaan mereka main hentam saja mengundi be ant yang nyata telah menyeleweng dan menipu rakyat. Dariitu saya berharap rakyat Malaysia mulai dari sekarang fikir fikirkanlah.
-
- +4
-
-
...
written by Orang desa, September 19, 2009
written by Orang desa, September 19, 2009
Mengapa kerajaan sibuk nak cari dalang yang membocor rahsia kerajaan jika dokumen yang didedah itu adalah dokumen yang tulen. Siasat saja lah menteri menteri yang terlibat dalm skandal tersebut secara transparensi dan biar rakyat malaysia tahu apa sebenarnya berlaku.
Pada pilihan raya yang akan datang, saya menyeru rakyat malaysia agar berhati hati untuk memangkah undi demi kesejahteraan semua. Dan diharap pihak berkuasa tulus dalam menyiasat skandal tersebut.
Pada pilihan raya yang akan datang, saya menyeru rakyat malaysia agar berhati hati untuk memangkah undi demi kesejahteraan semua. Dan diharap pihak berkuasa tulus dalam menyiasat skandal tersebut.
-
- +7
-
-
Write comment
Show/Hide comment form
