June 16, 2005

Jeff Ooi Wins The Freedom Blog Award For Asia

Screenshots is among the 10 blogs from Asia shortlisted for the Freedom of Expression Blog Award. The other Asian blogs shortlisted are from a Chinese residing overseas, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, two from North Korea, three from Nepal, and an Irish from Singapore.

Jeff Ooi has won the Freedom Blog Award for Asia!

Screenshots is an extremely popular blog that takes an independent approach to Malaysian politics and society. Its editor, Jeff Ooi, was threatened with imprisonment, at the beginning of October 2004, because he allowed on his blog a comment “insulting Islam”.

Tomorrow.sg sends out our congratulations to Jeff Ooi for his win.

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