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Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini is an independent, subscription-supported news site founded in 1999, publishing in Malay, English, Chinese, and Tamil. One of Malaysia's most influential digital outlets, it built its reputation on reporting free of the political-party ownership ties that shaped the country's traditional press, and has repeatedly faced legal and regulatory pressure over its coverage.

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Is Malaysiakini left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?

Malaysiakini is positioned toward the editorial center of Malaysia's media spectrum, or its orientation is mixed or not consistently classified by the major media-bias assessments. Crosswire groups Malaysia outlets into left, center and right so you can read the same day's events from more than one vantage point: seeing Malaysiakini beside outlets of a different orientation makes editorial choices — which stories lead, which framing is used, what gets omitted — far easier to spot than reading any single source alone.

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