Bloggers are terrorists, government claims

IF YOU post about religion or politics in Malaysia you could end up being prosecuted using the same laws designed to stop terrorists.

The Malaysian government says it has had a gutsful of boggers who insult them, the King, or Islam and it will treat them like terrorists if they are not careful.

Already one of Malaysia's leading online commentators Raja Petra Kamarudin has had a visit from the local plod after the main governing party didn't like what he said in his bog.

New rules would allow coppers to hold a blogger without trail indefinitely. Bizarrely the government seems to think that it can say that it is not trying to strangle internet freedom.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak told The Straits Times that the move was aimed at getting some moderation in postings.

However the Beeb seems to think the government is getting a bit sensitive about the growing online criticism of its record particularly as it comes closer to an election.

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