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This is how it was blocked.

$ host -a malaysia-today.net. 202.188.0.133 Trying "malaysia-today.net" Using domain server: Name: 202.188.0.133 Address: 202.188.0.133#53 Aliases:

;; ->>HEADER ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;malaysia-today.net. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN SOA ns1.blocked. blocked.tm.net.my. 1 900 600 86400 3600
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN NS ns1.blocked.
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

Received 130 bytes from 202.188.0.133#53 in 26 ms

host -a malaysia-today.net. 202.188.1.5
Trying "malaysia-today.net"
Received 36 bytes from 202.188.1.5#53 in 38 ms
Trying "malaysia-today.net"
Using domain server:
Name: 202.188.1.5
Address: 202.188.1.5#53
Aliases:

;; ->>HEADER ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;malaysia-today.net. IN ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN SOA ns1.blocked. blocked.tm.net.my. 1 900 600 86400 3600
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN NS ns1.blocked.
malaysia-today.net. 3600 IN A 127.0.0.1

Received 130 bytes from 202.188.1.5#53 in 24 ms

In laymen term, TMnet modify their DNS resolvers to provide their version of "malaysia-today.net".

To overcome it, you use this two DNS resolvers.

208.67.222.222
203.120.90.60

If you are system administrator, go edit your router configuration to use that two public DNS server. Don't use the automatic assigned one by TMnet.

Hope that help.

Of course, meanwhile you can use mt.harapanmalaysia.com as options.

Correct me if i'm wrong but I believe you can't access to Bloggers aka Blogspot websites in China...

Maybe our country is slowly downgrading to a communism-capitalism...

I hope it's a pleasant mistake by TMnet...

Malaysian Insider website was not accessible as well. Getting HTTP 404 Not Found error. This might not be due to the same problem that Malaysia Today faces.

Dear Jeff,

Correct me if I am wrong... I think the URL that you put for Malaysia Today is wrong.

What I have here is http://www.malaysia-today.net/

But the URL you put is http://www.malaysiatoday.net/

Missing dash -

Best regards,

Jovis

JEFF OOI says: Corrected. Thanks.

I am a streamyx user and I am affected. I am now on the lookout for another ISP and while at it, I have made the decision to 'buy' TM last in the future. Do join me, my fellow affected Malaysians.

MalaysiaKini news: "In a rare move, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has ordered all internet service providers (ISPs) to block controversial online portal Malaysia Today."

Even though I now know that MCMC is the culprit. I still do not look kindly on TM not fighting for it's users using the MSC no censorship guarantee.

Malaysia Today blocking is a waste of time
http://whisperingshout.blogspot.com/2008/08/malaysia-today-blocking-is-waste-of.html

everyone! spread the news fast! embed this thing at ur website or blog to take back our web!

take back our web

p/s: if you have better ideas, please contact me.