<div>Two defamation lawsuits were filed recently by the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore against online media regarding the publication of articles criticising their roles as leaders in their respective countries.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The defamation cases are civil suits filed as “private individuals” against online media: Singaporean <a href="http://thehearttruths.com/">blogger Roy Ngerng</a>, and <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/">Malaysiakini</a>, Malaysia’s most popular online news site.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Even though these lawsuits did not use existing criminal </div>