<p>The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia regrets that yet another reprimand was issued by the Home Ministry to the press, this time to &ldquo;The Star&rdquo;.</p>

<p>The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia welcomes the withdrawal of the case against blogger &ldquo;Hassan Skodeng&rdquo;, whose real name is Irwan Abdul Rahman, over a satirical post he made almost a year ago. While CIJ is pleased that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has dropped the case, which was discharged by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on 15 March 2011, it notes that there were no grounds for prosecution to begin with, which raises questions as to why the case was allowed to come this far.</p>

<p>The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia is calling for media freedom groups around the world to send a letter of appeal to the management of &ldquo;Utusan Malaysia&rdquo;, a major Malay daily in the country, to abandon its intention to hold a domestic inquiry against one of its journalists.</p>

<p>Malaysia - The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is greatly concerned at Home Minister Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein's references to a new law that will be introduced to govern sedition in cyberspace. The Home Minister reportedly said that it would be based on existing Sedition Act (1948) and would assist in determining what can be prosecuted on the Internet.</p>