NUJ urges Govt to repeal Printing Act


PETALING JAYA: The Government should keep its pledge to repeal the Printing, Presses and Publishing Act 1984 (PPPA) and similar laws and regulations that hamper press freedom in Malaysia, says the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJ).

Such laws posed a threat to journalists in the country, NUJ secretary-general Chin Sung Chew said in a statement yesterday.

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