Bloggers Sued and Bullied By Major Newspaper in Malaysia

The news that JeffOoi and RockyBru, 2 well known bloggers sued by Malaysia main line newspaper, NSTP, is like hearing the news on Goliath bullying his way over David.

It was reported that NSTP is engaging the biggest law firm in Malaysia, Shearn Delamore, led by their well known CEO lawyer. Hey, this is only 2 bloggers.... do you need the biggest law firm in the country to tackle 2 individuals?

And yesterday, Malaysia PM, Abdullah Badawi seemed to endorse the NSTP suit against the two bloggers. Since NSTP is majority owned by UMNO, this only reinforce the impression that the suit case comes with the approval from the very top.

Prior to this case, Malaysia has an advantage over Singapore in term of free speech, especially on the Net. But we can kiss goodbye to free speech now. And bloggers in Malaysia beware, Big Brother could be watching over your shoulder now!!