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Malaysiakini (English)
Malaysiakini (English)
Yesterday, Premesh Chandran announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Malaysiakini. Here’s a Q&A about his time with the country’s top online news website and his future plans. You are stepping down as Malaysiakini CEO, why now and how did this come about? Actually, I had planned to step down in 2020, as I announced at Malaysiakini’s 20th anniversary dinner. It was a good time to let go, with a government committed to improving press freedom, combined with an experienced team and financial stability at Malaysiakini. However, as we were working on the transition, the unprecedented Covi…