Repressive Laws Trigger Massive Press Freedom Decline for Malaysia
Voice of America
01 May 2021, 07:05 GMT+10
For the past few years Malaysia had been making great strides in press freedom. Under its first democratically elected government for decades, repressive laws were repealed, giving the country s media more space to do their job.
But the unexpected resignation by Prime Minister Mathathir Mohamad last year triggered the collapse of the coalition government, and the king named a new prime minister, without holding elections.
Since the new leader, Muhyiddin Yassin, was sworn in on March 1, 2020, press freedom has come under attack, with the government relying on pre-existing laws, and a new anti-fake news decree targeting journalists, media experts say.
Repressive Laws Trigger Massive Press Freedom Decline for Malaysia
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