Media Council Bill passed, marking historic industry milestone

Malaysia’s media industry made history today as the Dewan Rakyat passed the Malaysian Media Council (MMC) Bill 2024, which aims, among other things, to safeguard media freedom in ensuring the public receives accurate, credible and fair information.

The bill to establish the MMC was passed with a majority voice vote after it was debated by 18 members of Parliament.

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching, when presenting the bill for the second reading, said the idea of forming a committee or organisation to coordinate media industry governance in Malaysia was first proposed in…