Malaysia: Proposed PPPA amendments threaten media independence
December 04, 2024
December 04, 2024
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 4 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists issued the following news release:
Changes to the act were first proposed in May, with a delegation of government officials meeting with editors, senior media figures, and journalists discussing the inclusion of online news portals within the act's scope, despite claims by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in March that the bill would only be subject to minor amendments.
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Changes to the act were first proposed in May, with a delegation of government officials meeting with editors, senior media figures, and journalists discussing the inclusion of online news portals within the act's scope, despite claims by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail in March that the bill would only be subject to minor amendments.
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