Malaysia Today Blocked and Its New Access Link

Controversial online Malaysia Today Website Blocked

A search by Malaysia Alternative Voices on 10.00 am 28 August 2008 shows that Malaysia Today Website is unaccessable.
However, a link http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/ , which seem to mirror of the Malaysia Today Website is found to be available.
Malaysia Alternative Voices found this link to Malaysia Today Portal via Wikipedia search on Malaysia Today.
Reader could click to http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/ to continue reading news from Malaysia Today


(Malaysiakini) - Controversial online portal Malaysia Today had its access blocked by the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) TMnet.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chief operating officer Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi confirmed that the block was ordered by the commission. "It is being blocked because we found that some of the comments on the website were insensitive, bordering on incitement," he told Malaysiakini.
The curb however does not appear to be enforced by other ISPs and users are able to access Malaysia Today.As at 4pm, a check by Malaysiakini showed users can still access Malaysia Today through three other major ISPs - Jaring, Maxis and Time.
This is believed to be the first time the government-linked telecommunications giant has imposed such curbs against a website, posing questions as to whether the government is reneging on its no-Internet censorship pledge. Under the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia 10 Point Bill of Guarantees, the Malaysian government promises to ensure no internet censorship. The domain name - http://www.malaysia-today.net/ - has been unaccessible to TMnet subscribers since yesterday evening as a result of the blockage - known technically as 'DNS blackhole list'.
TMnet subscribers however can still access the website by typing in Malaysia Today's IP address or an alternative web address in their web browsers.