'1 Muted Malaysia' flash mob a muted affair

Activists protesting what they claim is the government's long-standing and iron-fisted control over the media has gathered at the Suria KLCC mall in the nation's capital to express their displeasure through a little civil disobedience.

Sadly scarcely a dozen protestors turned up despite the hype surrounding their much anticipated 'mobbing' of the national landmark.

This is the third press freedom flash mob to hit KLCC, this time triggered by the recent 'silencing' of three popular Chinese radio station 98.8FM talk show hosts.

Reporter: Hazlan Zakaria
Editor: Shufiyan Shukur
Camera: Amir Abdullah
Photography: Aebot Mayakembara (Citizen Journalist)

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• malaysia
• malaysiakinitv
• protest
• klcc
• flash
• mob

[shissun]

Ultra-Malay can have their Tanah Melayu all by themselves. Please, don't ask us to pay the income tax because this land is belonged to you. You can use your own zakat money to develop this land.

[obefiend]

@globalisationmindset actually saying balik CHINA is now a compliment you know. Its the SECOND best economy on earth. surpassing JAPAN, China is no longer a backwater 3rd world country. So if they say GO BALIK CHINA you should be proud. That is like "GO MIGRATE TO JAPAN AND ENGLAND LAH". What's so bad and offensive about that?

[chenglf]

Do you guys organize such activities on a facebook group or something? I would definitely like to join when I am back to Malaysia.

Keep up the spirit and fight for a better Malaysia. I am really proud of you all for speaking up. Young generations, let's stand up and speak up.

[caterinechang]

I'm glad that the people in Malaysia are getting brave in expressing themselves to stand up to fight for what we supposed to get! Keep going, keep up the spirit! We need more inner voice to be heard!

[ivangelism]

Do you people know what a flash mob is? Interviews? Geez.

[ybleow]

stop watching n buying any of the main stream medias!Utusan,Sin Chew,Berita Harian,Nan Yang, The Star, TV1,2,3,8, and etc!Let them all bankrupt n we shall start the new media then!

[kAISER9701]

@obefiend You do understand that statistics do not necessarily mean plentiful employment opportunity across all strata of society? 1 out of 6 Japanese live BELOW Japan's poverty line; and income inequality, and inflation threatens the working class in China as well.

Furthermore, you're sweeping the insult away. The issue must be engaged more constructively than thinking in terms of insults and their retorts.

[matthew2wk]

bro, u r good!!

[pinangjawa]

Why the hell this video has become a beehive for racist comments? It's about media freedom.. it has nothing to do with being racist... or anti-racist or whatever. None at all.

[azzrul80]

Baliklah China