Crackdowns will take place .. sooner or later The government has stayed away from molesting the online news sites thus far. But for how long in the future, will the UMNO-dominated government play fair, we can never know for sure. Malaysia-Today, set up by the incorrigible Raja Petra Kamarudin, has gained a tremendous following of hundreds of thousands of Malaysians and widely read by overseas Malaysians and expatriates. Even the diplomatic community, I am sure, has Malaysia Today bookmarked amongst its favourite Malaysian websites.

RPK as he is known, is doing a great service to all Malaysians by daring to give insights into the inner workings of government and individuals who are widely believed to be at the controls of this ship called Malaysia. He has on many occasions embarrassed those in power by predicting certain events such as the Prime Minister's recent wedding and his detailed description on how a certain son-in-law of the Prime Minister had managed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes into a position of tremendous power and influence in this land. His recent expose on the alleged close cooperation between the country's top police chief and the chinese triads, could be the final straw. Something may happen soon, which would indeed be one of the blackest marks in the history of Malaysia.

Despite the negativity of such a move, desperate people will do desperate things ...  ¶ 3:08 PM