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https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/331711/
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On April 04, 2025, 02:10 PM UTC, https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/331711/ was accessible when tested on AS55720 in Malaysia.
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DNS Queries
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172.217.43.148
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Connection to 2606:4700:3033::ac43:ac96:443 was blocked.
Connection to 104.21.63.231:443 succeeded.
Connection to 172.67.172.150:443 succeeded.
HTTP Requests
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GET https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/331711
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I've tried to contact MCMC but the officers are in a meeting,\" the editor and chief executive Jahabar Sadiq was quoted as saying.\n\n\n When contacted, Jahabar said that MCMC told him it would be issuing a statement on the matter.\n\n\n \n \n\n\n Happy 8th Birthday\n \n @tm_insider\n \n ! MCMC suggesting you take the day off. 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The Malaysian Insider
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news portal has been blocked by the Multimedia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
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Users of telco Celcom who tried to access the site were shown the official MCMC page for a blocked site, with the message saying the website was barred because "it violated national laws".
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According to the notice,
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The Malaysian Insider
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The website is still accessible via other Internet Service Providers (ISP).
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Malaysiakini
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discovered the block for Celcom users at around 4.45pm.
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The Malaysian Insider
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, which turned eight today, said its readers who use the Unifi ISP also complained that they could not access the website.
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“This is an unpleasant surprise. I've tried to contact MCMC but the officers are in a meeting," the editor and chief executive Jahabar Sadiq was quoted as saying.
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When contacted, Jahabar said that MCMC told him it would be issuing a statement on the matter.
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Happy 8th Birthday
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@tm_insider
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! MCMC suggesting you take the day off. They could have at least sent you a cake.
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— Premesh Chandran (@premesh)
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February 25, 2016
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Malaysiakini
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is contacting Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak for their response.
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The MCMC in a
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statement
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later today confirmed the block for producing content that allegedly violated Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.
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It also warned other news portals not to circulate what it described as "unverified" information.
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The government last week said it plans to table amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act to introduce heavier penalties for offences under the Act.
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The government is also mulling mandatory registration for bloggers.
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