A bit back I posted about censorship and blogging in Malaysia. As an update to the situation here’s a post from the Christian Science Monitor about a Blogger who has now taken office in Malaysia. It’s looking like good news.

“A blogger takes office in Malaysia

Jeff Ooi joins activists and NGO workers as opposition members of parliament demanding reform.

Georgetown, Malaysia

Five years of blogging has brought Jeff Ooi a measure of notoriety. His biting posts on Malaysian politics sparked police investigations.

A pro-government newspaper sued him for libel. A prominent politician compared bloggers to monkeys in a lawless jungle.

In January, as Malaysia braced for national elections, a new banner went up on his blog (www.jeffooi.com): Get a Blogger Into Parliament. Fueled by donations and manpower, Mr. Ooi easily defeated a ruling-party candidate to win a parliamentary seat on Penang Island.”

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