‘Media council can’t function well with repressive laws in place’

Puteri Aisya SufianPublished: Jun 8, 2023 5:33 PM | Updated: Jun 8, 2023 5:36 PM

The Media Council will not function properly if “repressive” laws still exist within the system, said University of Nottingham Malaysia academic Zaharom Nain.

Zaharom stressed that laws such as the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) 1984 and Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 will prevent the council from liberating the media as it is intended to do.

Speaking at the World Press Freedom Forum 2023 in Kuala Lumpur today, he also said the relevant ministers should not take this matter lightly...

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