Malaysiakini claims to practice an editorial policy that is consistently supportive of justice, human rights, democracy, freedom of speech and good governance. Malaysiakini also publishes columns, blogs and features that offer diverse viewpoints, both on local and international issues. Its news coverage concentrates mainly on local events, with a strong emphasis on items related to Malaysian politics. The Malaysiakini website is updated daily. In April 2001, Malaysiakini made news again when it discovered and reported the secret detention of 10 political activists for participating in a rally in favour of the imprisoned former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Sin Chew Daily had doctored a photograph of Malaysia's ruling party to remove Anwar Ibrahim, who had recently been imprisoned for corruption.Īccording to BBC News, the Malaysiakini report led to "worldwide infamy" for Sin Chew Daily, and the newspaper later issued a public apology. For its first story, Malaysiakini posted a report on 20 November criticising the practices of Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia's largest-circulation Chinese-language newspaper.
The site began with a staff of five journalists and a starting budget of $100,000.
Frustrated with constraints that he experienced while working for The Sun newspaper, Gan decided to use the Multimedia Super Corridor pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism. Malaysiakini was founded by Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan in November 1999.
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