Three media NGOs submit memorandum to KKMM on press freedom
03 May 2021 / 15:34 H.
PUTRAJAYA: Three media non-governmental organisations (NGOs) — the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Gerakan Media Merdeka and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Peninsular Malaysia, today handed over a memorandum to Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah calling for the government to continue to ensure freedom of the press.
NUJ president Farah Marshita Abdul Patah (
pix) said the memorandum was handed over in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May 3.
“We hope the government promotes press freedom and creates an environment that allows the media to function freely,“ she said when met after the handover, here, today.