KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- News portal Malaysiakini has managed to raise over RM500,000 within the span of roughly four hours to pay for the fine imposed by the Federal Court for contempt earlier this morning.

The fine was handed down at 11.05am, with the donation drive beginning at around 11.44am.

By 4.26pm, Malaysiakini had managed to raise approximately RM505,000. The fundraising was then closed at 4.31pm.

On Malaysiakini's website, its donation tracker recorded RM544,524 at the time of writing after the campaign was ended.

Among the biggest contributions came from DAP, with 50 of its MPs, senators, and assemblymen each donating RM1,000 and the party itself donating RM10,000.

PKR also donated RM20,000.

MPs from other political part...