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Malaysia's top court hears contempt bid against news portal

by Associated Press
| July 13, 2020 3:03 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's top court on Monday heard a rare contempt charge by the attorney general against a popular online news portal for publishing readers' comments that criticized the judiciary, a move slammed by media groups as a clampdown on press freedom.

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