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December 10, 2020 A general view of Malaysia's Prime Minister's office, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on October 26, 2020. Reuters Increased censorship, government proposals to revive a law against fake news and a tripling of investigations into alleged seditious activity since 2019 all point to a loss of civil liberties that could see Malaysia “slide down the democracy scale”, rights groups are warning. Observers say the Perikatan Nasional coalition government has taken a marked turn from the approach of its predecessor, the more permissive Pakatan Harapan, which was voted into power in May...

Subscribe to our channel for the latest stories and updates. When a whopping RM85.5 million was allocated to the revival of the Special Affairs Department (JASA) under the Communications & Multimedia Ministry under Budget 2021, Malaysians were especially critical of the massive budget. Today, Parliament has tabled the motion for JASA budget to be slashed by almost half to RM40.5 million. The motion tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri was approved by voice vote. Credit: Yusof Mat Isa/Malay Mail Bye bye JASA, hello J-Com It is also reported that JASA will be renamed to J...