Members of the public are invited to attend the civil society-organized forum to inform the public about freedom of information act, following Selangor’s tabling of the bill recently.

The Southeast Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN), a regional non-governmental organisation comprised of lawyers, journalists and media activists with a focus on the defence of the media and the promotion of freedom of expression within Southeast Asia, was launched on 22 July 2010 in Kuala Lumpur.

To help safeguard media freedom in Southeast Asia, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) announces its open grant competition for nongovernmental groups in the region to engage in providing legal services or advocacy in defence of media rights.

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is looking for an executive director for its Secretariat based in Bangkok, Thailand, with the following qualifications:

In the aftermath of the worst floods to hit Malaysia for thirty years, ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) will today launch a spearheading report entitled A Haze of Secrecy: Access to Environmental Information in Malaysia.

BANGKOK – The Southeast Asian Press Alliance announces the opening of applications for the 2007 SEAPA Journalism Fellowship Program. The Fellowship theme for 2007 is, "Human Rights Versus a Culture of Impunity in Southeast Asia."

There are several videos on parliamentary debates available online at the DAP TV site. I think it is very important for all Malaysians to promote the videos. And it is much more effective to direct them to the videos put up on YouTube or Google Video. There is unlimited bandwith, people can comment and embed [...]

A new webmagazine sets out to up the ante on intellectual thought and discussion in Bahasa Malaysia.

It's the 'Freedom Idol' for blogs! Cast your vote for the blogs that defend FOE. Malaysia pun boleh! (Yes, there was a Malaysian picked!)

The Diplomacy Training Program, affiliated with the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales, Australia is calling for applications for its Migrant Workers Training Program. This will be conducted for Human Rights Defenders from the Asia-Pacific Region.