CIJ in the Selangor task-force for FOI enactment
For the civil society, the
formal announcement of the Selangor state's intention to enact the Freedom of Information(FOI) bill is a
sweet foretaste to after 5 years of lobbying. Khalid Ibrahim, being one of the vocal callers
for an FOI himself prior to his
election as Chief Minister, and to 's
credit, he continues after he
assumed office the engagement with groups who've had a
storied history within the RTI movement. One of the groups including the Centre for Independent
Journalism (CIJ which formed the National Freedom of
Information Coalition in 2004.
Promises not reality, cautions media panel 
The Annexe Gallery at Central Market, along with the Centre for
Independent Journalism, hosted a forum on 10 May 2009 discussing the
contemporary Malaysian media climate and its potential for greater
openness. Entitled “Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment?” the
forum chronicled emerging trends across both traditional and new media
in the weeks since Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s ascension to
power.
Mission to end impunity for violence against journalists in southeast asia
A multinational Southeast Asian journalists’ mission has called to stop the killings and better the protection for journalists. The mission starts with a visit to Philippines where it is the fourth anniversary of the killing of a woman journalist.
