Salleh Said Keruak says the de facto law minister should meet as many stakeholders as possible before presenting the draft on fake news to the cabinet.
CYBERJAYA: The final draft of the proposed legislation to address fake news has not yet been raised in the cabinet, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak.
He said he was informed that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Azalina Othman Said, who chairs the special committee on the proposed law, had met various quarters to obtain input for the draft.
“We decided that prior to the draft being tabled to the cabinet, she should meet as many quarters as possible for views and feedback on the matter,” he told reporters here today.
On March 5, Azalina said the final draft of the new act would be tabled to the cabinet before being tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.
Asked about a proposal to amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, Salleh said the ministry had not yet been invited to discuss the matter. The act comes under the purview of the home ministry.
However, he said the proposal would take into consideration the developments in the country and abroad.
“A lot of things must be looked into as you know there is the new media now. Printing is not necessary for an established newspaper, it can be online. So maybe they are looking into it,” he said.
On March 13, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government would revise the Printing Presses and Publications Act to suit the current times.
The act was last amended in 2012.
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