The importance of having Freedom of Information laws


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 05 Sep 2018

PETALING JAYA: While the Official Secrets Act (OSA) was intended to protect the country's military and political intelligence, its loose definitions have made it too easy for government-related information to be declared a secret.

Over the years, everything from the Air Pollution Index to 1MDB Auditor-General reports have been classified an official secret.

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