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Malaysia: Government's love-hate relationship with new media

Written byMong Palatino

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Posted 25 March 2009 5:13 GMT

During a speech in a Party assembly, Malaysia's incoming Prime Minister said that new media should not be regarded as enemy. But hours before the speech, the party banned almost all online groups from the event.

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