I am writing to urge malaysiakini to not lock down the news section especially to the rest of the world. I have friends in the US, Australia, Canada, HK, and Taiwan who although are not frequent readers of malaysiakini , are often interested in the current events in Malaysia.

Malaysiakini is the only 'free' press that allows the world to know what we are going through. By requiring a subscription, many may turn to other sources of information that may not hold the truth of what is happening in this country.

Please reconsider.