Same here. With  proxy, I could go through. Looks like changing DNS is no longer helping.

China people can't access to google 

Is it true?

Lowyat.net they won't block cause they got "interests" inside. It's local founded, hosted locally and still surviving till today.

In Malaysia not easy to survive unless you have connections. Think of Dato Fernandez and many others.

Moreso Lowyat.net fucntions as a microphone to hear the voice of the rakyat and to monitor what's the hot topic among Malaysians.

That's the sole main purpose of a "online public discussion forum".

Logic:

A writes: This person is not doing his job.He's useless. His weakness is etc. etc.
B reply posts: Agree agree
C writes: He should have done so and here's the good way to avoid....

G reads all of them: Ah, I see what you did there. So this is what people are talking bout me. Next time I'll keep them in my list hehehehe..

megaupload is warez site meh??? zzzzzz piratebay still ok even with no vpn

If they simply spam the forum like what you said, it'll end their investment overnight and reveal their cloak. Your thoughts are shallow.

Oh hi there. You've just turned yourself into another self voluntary informant on the net advising people what was left out.

Here's another example of what discussion forums are for.

It's a good place to discover people's thoughts.