Repeal PPPA, so that anyone can set up a newspaper, says CIJ


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 27 Sep 2018

PETALING JAYA: Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) director Sonia Randhawa (pic) has called for the repeal of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA), so that a licence is not required to set up a newspaper.

"What CIJ has advocated for many years is for the repeal of the PPPA, and we still think that it should be a priority for the government. 

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