Parliament Speaks of Social Media and MA63

Professor James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute , University of Tasmania

12-Mar-19 07:15

Parliament Speaks of Social Media and MA63

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00:20 - The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is mulling on a new law to take action against news portal operators who failed to monitor and allow their readers to leave comments that touch on racial, religious and royal institution sensitivities.

05:20 - An amendment at the second sitting of the Parliament to restore the status of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners with Peninsular Malaysia is to be tabled.

We speak to Professor James Chin, Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Tasmania to help us better understand the significance of this development.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah, Julian Ng

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Tags: KKMM, MA63, Sabah, Sarawak, Malaysian law,

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