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| Type | Online newspaper |
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| Format | Online |
| Owner(s) | The Edge Media Group |
| Editor | Jahabar Sadiq |
| Founded | 25 February 2008 |
| Ceased publication | 15 March 2016 |
| Headquarters | Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Website | www |
The Malaysian Insider (also known as TMI, The Insider, or Malay Ins Ins) was a Malaysian bilingual news site. During its peak, it ranked consistently as one of the country's 100 most popular websites. In June 2009, Alexa ranked it as Malaysia's 57th most popular website.[1] Compete.com estimated that it had almost 19,000 unique visitors in April 2009.[2]
On 25 February 2016, The Malaysian Insider was blocked by the country's Internet regulatory body, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on the grounds of national security, following continuous publication of defamatory content—an action widely perceived by pro-opposition groups as interference with free speech.[3][4][5][6][7] After the blocking, the site's owner decided to shut it down at midnight on 15 March 2016, citing financial losses incurred by its parent company The Edge Media Group amounting to RM 10 million in the 20 months since The Malaysian Insider's acquisition.[8][9]
- ^ Alexa Archived 9 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 24 June 2009.
- ^ Compete.com Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 24 June 2009.
- ^ "MCMC blocks The Malaysian Insider". New Straits Times. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "The Malaysian Insider news portal blocked by government". Channel NewsAsia. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "TMI block shows Putrajaya fears free media". Malaysiakini. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "TMI banned on grounds of 'national security'". The Malaysian Insider. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "MCMC: TMI has been blocked". The Star (Malaysia). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Vantoultra Ngui (14 March 2016). "Malaysian Insider to Close After Government Blocked It Following 1MDB Coverage". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Teoh, Shannon (15 March 2016). "Malaysian Insider shuts down after 8 years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.