Calling it ‘good news’, communications minister confirms Media Council Bill up for tabling in Parliament next week Posted on 06/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The government’s proposed Media Council Bill is set to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next week, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said today. “This is good news for our friends in the media. The Malaysian Media Council [Bill] had been approved by the Cabinet to be tabled in Parliament,” he said at this week’s post-Cabinet press conference here. “So if there is time, the second reading will happen next week, but if not it’s already been slated for debate in the next session. It’s on track,” he added. The Bill aims to regulate Malaysia’s media industry, draw up a code of conduct and dispute resolution procedure for public complaints against the media, and establish a budget for the council. News
MRCB donates RM1m to flood aid fund, answers PM Anwar’s call to corporate Malaysia Posted on 04/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Conglomerate MRCB Bhd today pledged RM1 million to aid residents displaced by the year-end flood ravaging Malaysia, in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for private sector involvement in the natural disaster relief efforts. MRCB Group managing director Datuk Imran Salim presented… Read More
Fahmi: Cabinet believes Batu Puteh taskforce report should also be released Posted on 13/12/2024 PUTRAJAYA, Dec 13 — Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil today said the Cabinet will recommend that the attorney general consider declassifying the final report of the Batu Puteh Special Task Force. He said the decision was made considering that the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh,… Read More
2 dead, several hurt after road crash in Finland Posted on 21/12/2024 Police said driving conditions were poor due to snowfall and snow on the road. (STT-Lehtikuva/Sipa USA/Reuters pic) HELSINKI: Two people were killed and several injured when a bus and a minivan carrying tourists mainly from China and Singapore collided in Finnish Lapland, police said today. The crash happened just before… Read More