Media Council Bill

Yes to media council, but no plans to abolish PPPA: Saifuddin

The government will not abolish the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA), said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Comms Ministry in final phase of preparing Media Council Bill draft: Fahmi

He explained that the process to establish the media council took some time as it involved consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers and needed to be considered and decided upon by the cabinet. 

Ad revenue for media orgs among issues to be addressed in Media Council Bill: Fahmi

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said addressing this issue was crucial as currently, advertising revenue is only paid to social media platform providers and not to media organisations. 

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