Najib shoots pre-election messengers

Najib shoots pre-election messengers: While readership sags in Malaysia's state-influenced media, independent websites like Malaysiakini are growing in popularity even as they come under fire from the ruling coalition and the mainstream press for their coverage of scandals involving the nation's leadership. Rights group Suaram is under similar pressure to shut up, but these moves by the coalition and its backers may backfire. - Anil Netto (Oct 16, '12)