Rafique Rashid joins a list of critics being investigated under the draconian law that Anwar Ibrahim had promised to repel.

The investigation against Teresa Kok for her comments on halal certification is reminiscent of the Sosma crackdown on DAP members during the first PH government.

All it takes is for any frail minded Malaysian to make a police report against someone.

The Agong is a constitutional monarch, not a feudal ruler.

The prime minister has come under pressure to clear his name over the report which has yet to be retracted.

The prime minister is reminded that the report was published by a reputable news outlet, similar to how the 1MDB scandal was exposed.

The Bloomberg report on the alleged casino plan has sparked an online debate with comments mocking Anwar's government as 'Kasinon'.

There is no need to remand Chegubard for quoting the Bloomberg report about a proposal to build a casino in Forest City.

Civicus cites a spate of arrests using various draconian laws as well as clampdown on free speech.

This comes after the Court of Appeal dismissed Wan Ji Wan Hussin's appeal against the conviction and reinstated the Sessions Court's sentence.

The prime minister says he does not agree with the use of the Sedition Act on those who criticise the government, but that attempts to incite the people using the 3R issues are not acceptable.

In modern India, the sedition law has frequently been used as a tool of suppression by successive democratically elected governments to intimidate people who protest against authority.