MPs urged to amend contempt law and other news you may have missed
Modified20 Feb 2021, 11:24 pm
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KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Political scientist Wong Chin Huat called on MPs to review the contempt of court law to prevent a repeat of the Federal Court's RM500,000 fine against
Malaysiakini over readers' comments.
Opposition representatives called for an immediate consultation to discuss media guidelines that are fair and built on a rights-based approach.
The European Union Ambassadors resident in Malaysia together with the ambassadors of Norway and Switzerland expressed concern over the ruling against
Malaysiakini, as did Umno leaders Najib Abdul Razak and Khaled Nordin.