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Malaysiakini

Who runs Malaysiakini, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest online news alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
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Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
Free Malaysia Today

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini malaysiakini.com

News and views that matter

Wikidata: online news portal published in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Malaysiakini tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

6 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 9 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found
US company
3 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

    Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.

  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Malaysiakini

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Malaysiakini, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than MalaysiakiniNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Free Malaysia Today freemalaysiatoday.com English 2 trackers

    Free Malaysia Today | Current Affairs, Business, Economy, Lifestyle, News and Analysis

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  2. 02
    The Star thestar.com.my Top 10K English 6 trackers

    The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News

    Get the latest Malaysia news stories and opinions with focus on National, Regional, Sarawak and World News, as well as reports from Parliament and Court.

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  3. 03
    New Straits Times nst.com.my English 3 trackers

    New Straits Times (NST Online) | Malaysia News & World Updates

    Visit New Straits Times for the latest, breaking Malaysia news on politics, business, sports & entertainment, along with global updates. Join us today!

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  4. 04
    The Sun thesun.my English 1 tracker

    The Sun Malaysia | Latest Trending News: National, World and Viral

    Latest Malaysia news, breaking headlines, business, lifestyle, sports and world news from The Sun Malaysia.

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  5. 05
    Kompas.com kompas.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Berita Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Akurat Terpercaya - Kompas.com

    Kompas.com - Berita Indonesia dan Dunia Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Harian Terbaru Terpercaya Terlengkap Seputar Politik, Ekonomi, Travel, Teknologi, Otomotif, Bola

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  6. 06
    Semafor semafor.com English 1 tracker

    Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video

    Transparent, global reporting by Semafor journalists on politics, policy, business, finance, technology, climate, energy, media, entertainment, world affairs, China, Asia, Europe, Africa for US and international readers.

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  7. 07
    India india.com English 7 trackers

    Latest News, Breaking News Today, LIVE News, Top News Headlines, India News, Viral Video, Cricket News, Sports News, Entertainment News, Business, Health, Lifestyle News & LIVE Updates| India.com

    India.com Breaking News: Live News Updates from across India and the world. India.Com is your gateway to India for latest News, explainers, viral videos, cricket, sports, entertainment, business, health, lifestyle from India and around the world on India.com.

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  8. 08
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English 4 trackers

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

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  9. 09
    GhanaWeb ghanaweb.com Top 10K English No trackers

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    Ghanaian news and opinion site

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  10. 10
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

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  11. 11
    HuffPost huffpost.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

    Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.

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  12. 12
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

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  13. 13
    Newsroom newsroom.co.nz English 5 trackers

    Newsroom | Independent New Zealand News and Current affairs

    Newsroom is an independent, New Zealand-based news and current affairs site covering politics, business, climate change and more.

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  14. 14
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

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  15. 15
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Vox

    Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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  16. 16
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

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  17. 17
    Ninemsn nine.com.au Top 10K English 1 tracker

    nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world

    Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine

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  18. 18
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.

    Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!

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  19. 19
    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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  20. 20
    Pulzo pulzo.com English 4 trackers

    Noticias en Español 24 horas - Pulzo

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Malaysiakini’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Malaysiakini uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Malaysiakini adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 10 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,196
Vector
384-d
Query
22 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Malaysiakini’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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