Malaysia: New controls on media. The Malaysian government on 16 January rejected allegations of a 'plot' to discredit journalists on the Kuala Lumpur English language daily, the Sun, to justify censorship. Media rights groups allege that the journalists were given bogus information about a supposed plot to assassinate the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamed. The publication of the story and its quick discrediting resulted in the dismissal of 40 members of staff and the appointment of special editorial advisors to vet all sensitive stories before publication. http://www.indexonline.org/ Give me a little time and Ill have a real plot for ya'll.Do I hear a Ringitt? Two?
