The Malaysian Insider
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The Malaysian Insider is a bilingual news site popular in Malaysia. It has been consistently ranked as one of the top 100 most popular websites in the country with a strong following in Singapore. Alexa
ranked The Insider as the 57th most popular website in Malaysia in June 2009. Compete.com
estimated that almost 19,000 unique visitors visited the website in April 2009.
of free-to-air
Malaysian television channel ntv7
.
It is now being led by chief executive officer
and editor
Jahabar Sadiq, who has worked as a journalist in Malaysia and the region since 1988.
Joan Lau is the managing editor. She was formerly with the New Straits Times
. Aiding her is a executive editor Leslie Lau, a journalist formerly attached to the Straits Times in Singapore
.
The editorial generally maintains a critical stance against both Barisan Nasional
and Pakatan Rakyat
, although it has lately leaned further towards Pakatan Rakyat. During the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis
in which Barisan Nasional managed to topple the Pakatan Rakyat state government, frequent hard-hitting editorial pieces calling for the dissolution of the state assembly were published.
The organization houses a group of reporters which produces the bulk of its leading domestic new news content. To complement the in-house reporters, The Insider reproduces syndicated material from other established mainstream news organizations like Bernama
, Reuters
and Associated Press
.
state assemblyman and political secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
, DAP
Member of Parliament
Liew Chin Tong
, PAS MP Khalid Abdul Samad
, UMNO MP Nur Jazlan Mohamed
and a former Special Officer to Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
, Ziad Razak.
Apart from the regular columnists, The Insider publishes letters from readers as well as blog
entries.
Alexa Internet
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ranked The Insider as the 57th most popular website in Malaysia in June 2009. Compete.com
Compete.com
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estimated that almost 19,000 unique visitors visited the website in April 2009.
Management
The Malaysian Insider was established by journalist Png Hong Kwang and Sreedhar Subramanian. Png is a journalist while Subramaniam is the former chief operating officerChief operating officer
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of free-to-air
Free-to-air
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Malaysian television channel ntv7
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
.
It is now being led by chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
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and editor
Editor
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Jahabar Sadiq, who has worked as a journalist in Malaysia and the region since 1988.
Joan Lau is the managing editor. She was formerly with the New Straits Times
New Straits Times
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print , having been founded as The Straits Times in 1845, and was reestablished as the "New Straits Times" in 1965. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English...
. Aiding her is a executive editor Leslie Lau, a journalist formerly attached to the Straits Times in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Editorial
The Insider aims to report "unvarnished take on events and personalities in Malaysia."The editorial generally maintains a critical stance against both Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
and Pakatan Rakyat
Pakatan Rakyat
Pakatan Rakyat or PR is an informal Malaysian political coalition. It currently controls four state governments while in opposition to the ruling Barisan Nasional at the federal level....
, although it has lately leaned further towards Pakatan Rakyat. During the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis
2009 Perak constitutional crisis
The 2009 Perak constitutional crisis was a political dispute in Malaysia regarding the legitimacy of the Perak state government formed in February 2009. It began when three Pakatan Rakyat state legislators defected, causing a collapse of the state government...
in which Barisan Nasional managed to topple the Pakatan Rakyat state government, frequent hard-hitting editorial pieces calling for the dissolution of the state assembly were published.
News
While the news site runs multiple sections from business to entertainment, political news and commentaries dominate attention.The organization houses a group of reporters which produces the bulk of its leading domestic new news content. To complement the in-house reporters, The Insider reproduces syndicated material from other established mainstream news organizations like Bernama
BERNAMA
BERNAMA is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body placed under the Information, Culture and Communications Ministry. It was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and started work on 26 May 1968....
, Reuters
Reuters
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and Associated Press
Associated Press
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.
Columnists and contributors
The Insider maintains a large roster of columnists from diverse background. Nevertheless, the majority of the columnists do not share the same political positions as Barisan Nasional. Several of the more notable columnists are the member of the SelangorSelangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
state assemblyman and political secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar
Menteri Besar
The Menteri Besar is the chief executive of the state government for states in Malaysia with hereditary rulers. For states without a monarch, the title Chief Minister is used...
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is a Malaysian politician and currently serves as the State Assemblyman for Seri Setia in Selangor.- Early life :...
, DAP
Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Liew Chin Tong
Liew Chin Tong
Yang Berhomat Liew Chin Tong is a Malaysian politician and is currently the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bukit Bendera constituency in Penang, Malaysia. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party and is a shadow Minister for Defence in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition...
, PAS MP Khalid Abdul Samad
Khalid Abdul Samad
Khalid Samad is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of PAS and the Member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor. He is also a columnist at The Malaysian Insider....
, UMNO MP Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Pulai constituency in the State of Johor...
and a former Special Officer to Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives , the...
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
, Ziad Razak.
Apart from the regular columnists, The Insider publishes letters from readers as well as blog
Blog
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entries.