In the spirit of columnists Dean Johns and Sim Kwang Yang , allow me to also contribute a piece about the role of Malaysiakini in the journey to improve governance in Malaysia.

This column is therefore dedicated to the hard-working team at Malaysiakini , both real and virtual, shareholders and stakeholders, producers and consumers, and to the virtual citizens of Malaysians Incorporated worldwide who continue to give Malaysiankini a hope and a future.

First, allow me to relate my personal story of becoming a journalist of sorts. I migrated to Malaysiakini after I was frustrated with writing a column for a mainstream newspaper because they consistently edited some of the meaning of what I wrote...