Dr Mahathir regrets Internet freedom

By Md Izwan
June 18, 2013



Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted today he might have made a mistake in giving guarantees for Internet freedom, which has been blamed for empowering and enabling opposition parties to win more ... Read More

  • Children pose near a shelter in the Abu Shouq internally displaced persons camp in El-Fashir, Sudan. Reuters pic. Children pose near a shelter in the Abu Shouq internally displaced persons camp in El-Fashir, Sudan. Reuters pic.
  • A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter, takes part in a flying display, two days before the Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 15, 2013. - Reuters pic. A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter, takes part in a flying display, two days before the Paris Air Show, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 15, 2013. - Reuters pic.
  • Gorilla mother N’Gayla holds her twins (a boy and a girl) at the Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands. - Reuters pic.
  • Students clash with riot police during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso City, Chile on June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic Students clash with riot police during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso City, Chile on June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Pippa (left) and Carol Middleton watch Dan Evans of Britain play Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the Queen’s Club Championships in west London June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic Pippa (left) and Carol Middleton watch Dan Evans of Britain play Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the Queen’s Club Championships in west London June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A police officer shoots teargas, so as to disperse student demonstrators, during a protest against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic A police officer shoots teargas, so as to disperse student demonstrators, during a protest against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Motorist help move away a fallen tree at Jalan Datuk Kramat after a structure fell off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi Motorist help move away a fallen tree at Jalan Datuk Kramat after a structure fell off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
  • A lorry is badly damaged by a fallen structure off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi A lorry is badly damaged by a fallen structure off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
  • A vehicle is crushed by a fallen structure off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi A vehicle is crushed by a fallen structure off the Penang Umno building on Jalan Macalister, Penang, after a freak storm June 13, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
  • A supporter shows a campaign poster for Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaie on the streets of Teheran June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic A supporter shows a campaign poster for Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaie on the streets of Teheran June 13, 2013. — Reuters pic

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