Abdul Hafiz Yatim

Abdul Hafiz Yatim, Malaysia, is chief reporter at Malaysiakini, the first and leading independent online news portal in the country. Founded in 1999, it is sustained through subscription and advertising, provides news in English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil and is the country's most read news website. He specializes in judicial coverage, including many of the major cases that have transfixed the country, and also reports on politics, the economy and human rights issues such as land rights for native people.