Media Law In Malaysia

Many media outlets are either owned directly by the government of malaysia e g.

Media law in malaysia. We also recommend that you also read the basics of defamation law in malaysia. Encompassed in laws pertaining to freedom of. Despite having in its federal constitution states that subject to certain conditions every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression malaysia has consistently sat low on global indexes related to press and media freedom. Derived from the renowned multi volume international encyclopaedia of laws this analysis of media law in malaysia surveys the massively altered and enlarged legal landscape traditionally encompassed in laws pertaining to freedom of expression and regulation of communications everywhere a shift from mass media to mass self communication has put enormous pressure on traditional law models.

This paper is about malaysian regulation with regard to the issue of media freedom. The sources of the restriction can be found in federal constitution and many laws such as the internal security act sedition act. Bernama or owned by component parties of the barisan nasional coalition which formed the government until may 2018 e g. Censorship is a long term issue in malaysia which has become more apparent as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge based economy.

Laws of malaysia reprint act 588 communications and multimedia act 1998 incorporating all amendments up to 1 january 2006 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006. This book provides an introductory discussion on communication and media law in malaysia by referring to freedom pf speech guaranteed under the federal constitution as well as related authorities in media. The expression media law is born out of convenience. Expression and regulation of communications.

This book also examines the development cyber laws in malaysia such as the communications and. Of media law in malaysia surveys the massively. Just as the term media is used inclusively to refer to both the old print media as well as the new digital media likewise the expression media law refers to a mosaic of statutes many of which in our local context are so obviously antiquated and a cluttered and growing body of common law principles which the legal. Originally published 7 february 2020.

Defamatory statements made on social media are regarded as libel as per the case of tony pua kiam wee v dato sri mohd najib bin tun haji abdul razak 2018 3 clj 522. Altered and enlarged legal landscape traditionally. The mass media in malaysia includes television radio newspapers and web based media such as bloggers.