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Malaysias Internet regulator on Thursday denied accusations that it was blocking access to a BBC report about netizens in the Muslim-majority nation lampooning the countrys prime minister. Prime Minister Najib Razaks administration faces public discontent over hikes in government-controlled fuel and power prices. He responded to the criticism in a weekend speech in which he highlighted a drop in the price of water spinach, a common dish in Malaysian cuisine known locally as kang kong. Malaysians soon began mocking the aristocratic Najib - who recently came under fire for traveling with his wife on luxurious private jets at taxpayers expense - as being out of touch with common citizens. Critics posted thousands of tweets and a Facebook page simply titled Kang kong that pokes fun at Najib has garnered 18,000 likes, while local media said Keep Calm and Eat Kang kong t-shirts have gone on sale. Full article: malaysia-chronicle/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=214781:msia-denies-censoring-bbc-report-on-prime-minister-najibs-kangkung-fiasco&Itemid=2#ixzz2qXY5CKi3 Follow us: @MsiaChronicle on Twitter
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 06:25:49 +0000

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