Media groups condemn May 18 parliamentary coverage restrictions


Aminah Farid

Media groups have condemned moves to curb media coverage of the May 18 parliamentary sitting, saying Covid-19 should not be used as an excuse to limit press freedom. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 9, 2020.

MEDIA advocacy groups have condemned the Dewan Rakyat speaker’s instruction to only allow official media to cover the upcoming parliamentary sitting on May 18. 

The restriction on other media organisations was announced by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Takiyuddin Hassan yesterday when giving a briefing on the sitting’s agenda.


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