Released by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) and the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI), the most recent Press Freedom Index presents a dismal picture of the situation of media in Hong Kong. Once known for its active and rather free press, the city’s press freedom rating dropped to a record low of 25 on a zero to …

Philippines – Press freedom is vital to a country’s majority rule government, President Duterte shared it as certain areas scrutinized what they called the editing of columnists under his organization. In a video welcoming for the fifth commemoration of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, Duterte referred to the job of the body in ensuring the opportunity and privileges …

MANILA – Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday claimed that the case of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was not about the suppression of press freedom, but rather  a case of “bad journalism.” According to Roque, The Rappler article on businessman Wilfredo Keng who had filed the cyber libel case has no basis and there was no fact-checking made. The Presidential …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has climbed up to rank 101 in the latest 2020 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Malaysia took home the biggest increase among 180 countries, topping the South-east Asian neighbors like it did in the 2019 Index, followed by Indonesia (119th) Philippines (136th) Myanmar (139th) Thailand (140th) Cambodia (144th) Brunei (152) Singapore …

The Omnibus Law Cipta Karya Bill designed by the government is seen as threatening press freedom and the government’s efforts to interfere in the press. This is after the government included a revision of a number of articles in Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press. The Legal Aid Institue (LBH) Press Director Ade Wahyudin, together with the Indonesian …