PETALING JAYA: A human rights group dedicated to freedom of speech and expression says the media is freer under the new Pakatan Harapan government but much needs to be done to encourage “responsible reporting”.
She singled out news reports on minority groups, such as the LGBT community and migrant workers. She said there was still a “biased and hateful” style of reporting, despite this being an era of a “new Malaysia”. She cited the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 , the Sedition Act 1948, the Official Secrets Act, and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 as examples of laws that needed to go.
She was alluding to some media companies and news portals divesting ownership and changing hands after May 9 due to losses incurred. Most of them were previously owned by political parties affiliated to the former administration. Questioning the delay in repealing the PPPA and the Sedition Act, she said legislation related to defamation and hate speech were already in the Penal Code, so there was no need for these two laws now.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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