We never experienced any coup in Malaysia, never anything close to it.
In Thailand and some other countries, its a 'political tradition'. You don't like the government you voted for a year or two earlier, you may organise a mass demo to avow your dissatisfaction and bring them down.
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Of late, you can't even criticise those who took over, including the military and the police. They (the army and police) do not take criticism unless it comes as a complement.
It is becoming a 'trend', am I not right? The opposition too is enjoying the legal method, suing Utusan Malaysia, NST, Berita Harian and others; and even legal battles among themselves.
There were also bloggers dragged to courts for defaming politicians; as PM Lee about it.
During my time as a reporter, we had few writ summons - not by politicians but the corporate sector for wrong reporting. However, most were settled outside the court.
The only different between Malaysia and Thailand is that, we are multiracial. I don't think we will encounter such problems if our politics don't 'sucks' like what we have today, right?
The security forces in Thailand did not want to meddle with domestic politics at the initial stage of mass demonstration. However, I think they did the right thing by taking over in efforts to put things back in order.
Imagine if our army and police resort to such an action!
In Thailand and some other countries, its a 'political tradition'. You don't like the government you voted for a year or two earlier, you may organise a mass demo to avow your dissatisfaction and bring them down.
Of late, you can't even criticise those who took over, including the military and the police. They (the army and police) do not take criticism unless it comes as a complement.
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police warned online critics of the military junta Friday that they will "come get you" for posting political views that could incite divisiveness, the latest reminder about surveillance of social media in post-coup Thailand.Our PM Najib Tun Razak had sued news portal Malaysiakini, which also have a few more suits waiting in courts.
The Technology Crime Suppression Division, a police unit that is working with the army, cited Thursday's capture of a leading organizer of anti-coup protests as a lesson to everyone in the country using social media.
Police tracked Sombat Boonngam-anong's IP address to learn where he was after he made several Facebook postings calling for protests against the May 22 coup, said police Maj. Gen. Pisit Paoin, who handled the arrest.
"I want to tell any offenders on social media that police will come get you," Pisit told The Associated Press. "Any expressions of political views online must be done in a way that will neither incite divisiveness or violence."
It is becoming a 'trend', am I not right? The opposition too is enjoying the legal method, suing Utusan Malaysia, NST, Berita Harian and others; and even legal battles among themselves.
There were also bloggers dragged to courts for defaming politicians; as PM Lee about it.
During my time as a reporter, we had few writ summons - not by politicians but the corporate sector for wrong reporting. However, most were settled outside the court.
The only different between Malaysia and Thailand is that, we are multiracial. I don't think we will encounter such problems if our politics don't 'sucks' like what we have today, right?
The security forces in Thailand did not want to meddle with domestic politics at the initial stage of mass demonstration. However, I think they did the right thing by taking over in efforts to put things back in order.
Imagine if our army and police resort to such an action!