There's hope, stop regressing, press on with reforms
CIJ acknowledges the mounting challenges they face in upholding a free and fair press that serves the public interest.
This year's WPFD theme, 'Reporting in the Brave New World - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media', resonates deeply with Malaysia's current media landscape.
Notably, Malaysia has shown some improvement in this year's Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, rising to the 88th rank from last year's dismal ranking of 107.
While this progress is a welcome sign, it must not mask the systemic constraints that continue to inhibit media freedom in Malaysia, particularly in the face of...
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- New Straits Times
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Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Free Malaysia Today
RSF blasts Al Jazeera journalist's ‘murder by Israeli army'
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The Sun
04-08-2025
- The Sun
South Korea removes border loudspeakers amid easing tensions with North
SEOUL: South Korean authorities started removing loudspeakers that broadcast anti-North Korean messages along the border on Monday, the defence ministry confirmed. The move follows President Lee Jae Myung's decision in June to suspend propaganda broadcasts as part of efforts to restart stalled talks with Pyongyang. The defence ministry described the dismantling as a 'practical measure to help ease tensions between the South and the North.' Soldiers were seen unplugging and taking down the loudspeakers, which were mounted in clusters resembling a wall. North Korea recently rejected Seoul's diplomatic overtures, stating it has no interest in dialogue. However, since South Korea halted its broadcasts in June, Pyongyang has also stopped its own loudspeaker campaigns, which had disturbed border residents for months. Propaganda broadcasts have long been a tool in inter-Korean relations, with both sides using them during periods of tension. In 2018, former President Moon Jae-in removed the loudspeakers as part of a broader de-escalation agreement. However, his conservative successor, Yoon Suk Yeol, reinstated them last year in response to North Korea sending trash-filled balloons across the border. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed Seoul's suspension of broadcasts as 'not the work worthy of appreciation.'
