Govt must review all laws that stifle press freedom, says Lam Thye

The government must review all legislation that stifles press freedom if it wishes to create a conducive atmosphere and ecosystem for the media, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

In this connection, the social activist said it was high time for the government to review the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.

“(This Act) has been contentious whenever the subject of press freedom is discussed,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (May 31).