KUALA LUMPUR: Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament, Nurul Izzah Anwar has reaffirmed her commitment to abolish the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 and the setting up of a media council in ensuring a free and fair media in Malaysia.
Nurul Izzah, who is a PKR vice-president, said she had prepared a bill for the purpose way back in 2010 and was seeking to retable a motion on the matter in Parliament soon.
“We are talking about a new era where you celebrate truth and you allow fair criticism to contribute to the development of the country … ,” she told reporters yesterday outside Yayasan Al-Bukhary where the first meeting of the Pakatan Harapan coalition was held following the general election on May 9.
Meanwhile, PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the media should be seen as an important element, particularly as a check and balance.
“Whatever commitment for reform that we have expressed to the public must be implemented for the people to see.
“In a multiracial country, responsible media institutions must be seen as an important component, and I believe the Pakatan Harapan is committed to this principle,” he said. – BERNAMA
