In the last few days, mainstream newspapers have given Anwar Ibrahim the Page One (1) treatment, something which the de facto leader of Pakatan Rakyat have not had for a long time.
Given the tempo since news of a 23-year old man lodged a police report alleging he had been sodomised by Anwar, the former DPM looked set to hog the front page for quite a while.
Cabinet ministers is set to take inside pages, unless they say something newsy and can upstage Anwar with his publicity stunts.
It's the same with the local TV networks. Anwar's news also made it into International TV channels, bringing the kind of coverage they dream of and compounding Malaysia's problems with such adverse publicity.
The last time Malaysia receive similar attention was the Hindraf Rally and the People's Rally where thousands marched demanding a better administration from the Government before the March 8 general election.
Reruns of footage of the demonstrations and the police action taken to quell the demonstration reminded the world of what was happening in this country. It looks like we are getting more of the same in the coming months.
The local media is expected to receive some reminders or guidelines soon on how they should treat Anwar's publicity stunts. When this happens, the public will continue to quench their thirst for news from blogosphere.
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