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The Rakyat Post (TRP) is a digital media company in
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It was founded in 2013, but ceased operations as a news portal in 2016. In April 2019, it was relaunched as a non-news media organisation under different ownership and management.


Controversy


Employers unpaid salaries

On 29 February 2016, the news was reported to have cease its operation following the non-payment of employers. On 10 March 2016, the news site reportedly resurfaced. The news site former employees who still did not get the payment of their salaries has made an official statement that they are not related on the "relaunch". In June 2016, The Rakyat Post was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Malay Mail Sdn Bhd. As part of this acquisition, all former employees of The Rakyat Post were awarded a payout in line with Malaysian labor law requirements via the labor court. This was awarded in line with Section 69 of the Employment Act 1955.


See also

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List of newspapers in Malaysia This is a list of newspapers published in Malaysia, sorted by language. Published newspapers by languages English *''The Borneo Post'' – English daily in Sarawak and Sabah *'' Business Times'' *'' Daily Express'' – English daily in Sabah *''T ...


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* 2013 establishments in Malaysia 2016 disestablishments in Malaysia 2019 establishments in Malaysia Internet in Malaysia Malaysian news websites {{malaysia-newspaper-stub