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                                <title><![CDATA[ Why let Bloomberg off but pursue journalist in Thailand, government asked ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Still no apology from Nga to reporter as media warned against falling victim to 'photo-op' PR stunt ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The DAP leader who publicly berated a journalist says "there could have been mistakes" but stops short of an apology. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Now, Farhash files urgent appeal in third attempt to gag MalaysiaNow over Sabah minerals exposé ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes just two days after the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision not to grant a temporary injunction against the news portal. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ MCMC asks Facebook to block video of Sabah meeting approving mineral licence for Farhash-linked firm ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ MCMC under fire from rights group over police report against journalist ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The internet authority reminded that it is not a private entity but a publicly funded government body. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ MalaysiaNow banned from Selangor govt's election WhatsApp group ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ One down, one up: TikTok influencer keeps up the fight against censorship ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Na'im Brundage has become accustomed to losing his TikTok accounts, along with his large pool of subscribers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Son of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai says it's in Hong Kong's interest to free him ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ Jimmy Lai marked his 1,000th day in a Hong Kong prison this week on charges related to a law on national security that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 after months of anti-government protests. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Press freedom just a PH campaign tool, veteran journalist says after media restrictions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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