The correction direction required MalaysiaNow to display the correction notices alongside its published material. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The authorities in the island have issued orders to block access to Malaysian news portal MalaysiaNow after it refused to put up correction notices for a Nov 9 article about the treatment of an executed drug courier.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Digital Development and Information said in a joint statement on Nov 17 that they are aware of the Malaysian outlet’s statement, in which it rejected the correction direction and criticised the Government’s approach to clarifying online falsehoods.
