Access to Malaysia Today, the website on which fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin had posted digital copies of leaked documents on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), including classified Cabinet papers, appears to have been blocked by the authorities.

These documents were available for public viewing the past three days but the website was inaccessible today.

The website had published what appears to be a request from the Finance Ministry for a retrospective increase in cost for the PKFZ project from about RM1 billion to nearly RM5 billion.

The DAP’s Lim Kit Siang suggested today that the government could be responsible for the blockade.

“Has it anything to do with the RM12.5 billion PKFZ documents, including Cabinet papers, on the website in the past three days?,” said Lim in a statement today.

Lim insinuated that the inaccessibility of Raja Petra’s website coincided with an English daily report today that investigations have been ordered against it.

This morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also promised to punish those responsible for the leak under the Officials Secrets Act.

“Anyone who exposes Cabinet papers will be subjected to police investigations, and action under the OSA will depend on the investigations,” Najib told reporters today.

Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Pattail had also been reported as saying that those responsible for publications would be dealt with through the OSA.

Lim blasted the government’s response, saying that Najib must “honour his pledge of public accountability, transparency, integrity and good governance which must include a commitment to freedom of information.”

“To do this, it is essential that Najib declassify all relevant PKFZ government documents, including Cabinet papers, to public scrutiny as there can be no security justification to continue to protect such information as ‘official secrets’ under the OSA,” he said.

When contacted, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission was unable to confirm if it was responsible for blocking Malaysia Today.

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Comments (20)

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written by Sabahfan, September 19, 2009 10:29:42

block malaysia today again?

Ja ha ha ha ha.... have the UMNO bastard not learn their lessons? the more they block the site, the more we believe the site and distrust UMNO...

even if truly blocked we have one million other source of getting copies of that leaked documents..

all the rahshia shit of the UMNO govtment...

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written by Richfyf, September 19, 2009 06:40:29

They might have block it but some of us managed to see it. I have already made a copy and email it to all my friends. I hope it will be a chain mail that eventually most Malaysian will find out the truth. I have already expected that MT will be block.

I hope all readers in future when they get RPK expose will downloand them and email it to friends.

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written by temanmu, September 19, 2009 06:39:02

Official Secrets Act:

The Act of Officially Robbing the Rakyat in Secret!

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written by Windchime, September 19, 2009 06:32:13

Technology works in mysterious ways. We are in - block all you want but this site and its readers will continue to thrive...!

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written by Davy McChester, September 18, 2009 23:35:18

The arrogance of UMNO,which is nothing more than the mafia: amassing tax payer money through illegal means,threatening tax payers by using its henchmen the polic force,the MACC,to intimidate the rayrat at every turn

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written by A MI, September 18, 2009 23:33:20

This morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also promised to punish those responsible for the leak under the Officials Secrets Act.

siape makan cili.............. and purrfect reaction. as always - shoot the messenger! sheesh

1Malaysia just for your pocket?

Just shut up with your transparency and KPI verbal diarrhoea from now on!

People with any decency and self respect should stay away from any open house held by the AMNO, BEeND dirty rotten scoundrels.

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written by binkah1, September 18, 2009 23:09:56

Dear Govt,
We rakyat voted you in good faith to run this country. See what a mess you have done? Yet you seems to show no remorse and do the reverse each time something bursts open. We rakyat expect to see real action on pkfz, not tryig covering up

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written by NSTPravda, September 18, 2009 22:50:40

The fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin? What fugitive? Just because he is sought by the evidently corrupt polis, aided by the corrupt kangaroo court, fabricated by evidence supplied by the corrupt UMNO government, led by the evidently corrupt Nazi Rosak. Who are the real fugitives? Might does not make them right.

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written by Fido, September 18, 2009 22:45:56

It took me less than 1 min to g****e "malaysiatoday , mirror site" and im here

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written by educationist, September 18, 2009 22:15:43

This is Malaysia for you.
From the top down, all the institutions of the state are used to suppress information about abuse of power and corruption from becoming public knowledge.
3 cheers to RPK!!-for strinking another blow against public tyranny here!!

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written by goman2k3, September 18, 2009 17:38:25

UMnoooooooooooo an islamic party and Tok Guru against Islam, get a poll on the street in kl and get results now after letting the malays that the UMNO cabinet has approved the 5 billion project to Burung Tiong and UMNOputras. Stealing the rakyat money for their own pocket and increasing the petrol and toll cost that hurt every rakyat on the street.
It is Ismlamic to steal money from the rakyat, SEPERTI PAGAR MAKAN PADI.

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written by fireduck, September 18, 2009 17:34:22

It only confirms that the Govt has something to hide from us, their paymaster! Very obviously the Govt is doing all it can to cover up the fiasco, and the MT expose is the only way to flush it out into the open in the interests of the rakyat! The web of corruption in this PKFZ must be linked to very very high places, that's why Tiong is not afraid thus far. In fact, he's still pretty cocky.

Perhaps we should really emulate China in some of their legislations --- public officials found guilty of corruption will face capital punishment. That is the only way to clean up the mess we are in.

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written by Sinewy, September 18, 2009 17:30:53

"People First" means people from the selected group who can have all the powers and the priority to serve their own interest at the expense of the rakyat..
"Performance Now" means run out all the mega fiascos to plunder the wealth of the country until kingdom come...

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written by Sinewy, September 18, 2009 17:26:57

I dare the present cabinet to go for a vote of confidence from the malaysian citizens now...They dare not??? Of course they dare not. Why should they when they can still have the power and the positon to screw the rakyat left and right and hold the ordinary people at ransom with the support of the enforcement agencies and the judiciary as well as those draconian laws. What is the hope of this country in the hand of such a bunch of self serving politicians from UMNO/BN? F1 Team 1Malaysia?? Another fiasco in the making?? This country is going to the dog in no time.

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written by Arowana, September 18, 2009 17:16:29

I experience the same too for Malaysiakini. I have the gut feeling they are starting to tweaking and blocking/slowing down these sites in order to frustrate the rakyat.

Seems like they have begin their "Operasi Jalur Lebar" and clamping down Bloggers , beware dear comrades.

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written by SCOng, September 18, 2009 17:06:16

Ya rite, all investigation probably go down the drain as KDSB was directed to do things approved by Cabinet.
End of the day, It's going to be a case of Rakyat Vs Cabinet, and OSA protect the Cabinet, so what do you think chances of Rakyat getting the justice?

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written by Oscar Winner, September 18, 2009 16:52:06

I wonder what is it that they wouldn't do, all for the sole purpose of remaining in power and avoiding jail? WTF, PKFZ project also protected by OSA. Don't be surprised that anything which is incriminating will later be turned into official secrets and be protected under the OSA

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written by DezMalaysia, September 18, 2009 16:46:34

Hallo Pemimpin Babi Negara !

Whistle blowing & leaking infos on the PKFZ scandal is a big crime ! Babi(s) running away with billions of wang rakyat needed to be covered & protected at all cost !

You think the whole Malaysia is stupid ?

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written by Hello Keithy, September 18, 2009 16:31:13

So do you still wanna vote for BN ? They have secrets, meaning they have something or maybe even everything to hide from us, the rakyat. How would you feel if your partner has something to hide from you ? What would be your reaction ? Of course you would reject him/her. That's exactly what we will do to BN. We can REJECT the BN govt. Stay firm and do not sway from the dirty tactics by BN to oust PR.

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written by penangboi, September 18, 2009 16:05:27

I suspected just as much when I couldn't log in to MT.

This latest reaction from UMNO/BN is so typical and expected.

Instead of looking at and investigating the content of the leaked papers, they are persecuting the 'messenger' who 'dared' to expose the gang of thieves known as the cabinet.

Just like persecuting RPK's act of making the SD and not investigating the contents of the SD.

Just like detaining the Sin Chew lass for reporting on that racist UMNO guy for making the pendatang remark.

To MT and RPK: Keep them coming. The truth must be revealed. In today's age of IT, the weapon weilded by UMNO/BN in the form of OSA does not work anymore. The internet cannot be controlled like MSMs.

Let the truth be known and let the guilty be answerable to all the crimes committed.

Let it be the end of the corrupt UMNO/BN!!!!!

Let us kick them out!!!

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