Updates
Sinar Project News and Updates
Melissa's experience at RightsCon 2025
Melissa Lim, legal tech fellow shares her personal account of attending RightsCon 2025
Blocking of MalaysiaNow website in Malaysia
How blocking is done in Malaysia and how they can be tracked using technical evidence available as open data on the OONI platform.
15th Malaysian General Elections: Internet Censorship Monitoring
During the recent general elections, Sinar Project used Open Observatory Network Interference (OONI) to monitor online censorship during the elections.
Besieged Malaysian PM Doubles Down on Online Censorship Ahead of Anti-Corruption Rally
An EFF report detailing the Malaysian government's efforts to censor websites and block online access to the Bersih 2.0 anti-corruption rally amid a financial scandal involving Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Malaysia Drops the Pretense of Not Censoring the Internet
This article reports on the Malaysian government's 2015 decision to block the Sarawak Report, marking a significant reversal of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 2011 pledge to maintain an uncensored internet. The censorship followed investigative reports by the Sarawak Report and the Wall Street Journal regarding the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, involving the alleged transfer of $700 million into the Prime Minister’s personal accounts.