Malaysiakini will be off-line from Dec 23 to Jan 1. The final edition for the year is to be uploaded today and the first edition of next year will appear on Tuesday, Jan 2.

During the week-long shutdown, malaysiakini plans to upgrade its new servers and iron out some of the glitches at its new website.

In addition, the team will be making preparations to move into a new office. The relocation from Petaling Jaya to Bangsar Utama is expected to take place at the beginning of next month.

The malaysiakini team thanks all our readers for supporting the website and wishes everyone a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

We will return on Jan 2 to continue bringing you independent news and views for 2001.