On 19 May, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) and 528 Media Action Group presented a memorandum to Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) after it suspended the contract of producer Chow Z Lam, who revealed that his documentary on the people affected by Bakun Dam was taken off air.

The contract of Chow Z Lam, the producer of the recently axed Bakun dam documentary was terminated by RTM on 13 May. In the following joint statement, civil societies demanded for public inquiry and invited members of the public to join force on 28 May to protest political interference and censorship in the media industry.

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is troubled to hear of another alleged self-censorship by a TV station coming on the heels of a case exposed just last week and with the World Press Freedom Day ahead.

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned to learn of an alleged self-censorship of Editor’s Time, a current affairs programme on television station NTV7, which appeared to be in reaction to an anonymous text message complaining about the show.

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned about The Star newspaper's spiking of a column about the shari'ah law, following the show-cause letter issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for an earlier article on a related topic. Once again, the media resorts to self-censorship in favour of the state and Muslim pressure groups, instead of upholding [...]

Al Jazeera's Everywoman show is off the air, despite having raised important and relevant issues confronting women around the world.

RSF is upset to learn that Microsoft censors the Chinese version of its blog tool, MSN Spaces. The system automatically rejects certain words, including "democracy" and "Dalai Lama".

Political uncertainty in Cambodia, underscored by recent developments stripping three leading oppositionists of parliamentary immunity, is creating anxiety among the country's journalists and giving rise to a troubling trend for self-censorship.