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Covid-19: Stop using strict laws against misinformation
SUNGAI BULOH: The government’s reliance on Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act and Section 505 of the penal code to combat misinformation about the coronavirus is very worrying. In a statement today, Article 19’s Malaysia Programme Officer E
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MCMC, police investigating five individuals spread fake news
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), with the cooperation of the police, is investigating the cases of five individuals alleged to have spread fake news about COVID-19 in several locations, in Perak and Penang. In a statement
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Johor police denies limiting working hours of eateries, petrol stations
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor police have denied issuing directives on the Movement Control Order (MCO) ordering restaurants, petrol stations and convenience stores in the state to close between 7pm and 7am. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said, a
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