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Amending Information Disclosure Laws Vs National Security

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

18-Sep-24 07:45

Amending Information Disclosure Laws Vs National Security

Putrajaya is set to introduce key reforms by amending the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and tabling a new Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) to fight corruption and enhance transparency and accountability. Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, at the Centre for Independent Journalism, shares her insights into this development as well as her thoughts on the political will for this to happen finally.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam


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