Pppa 1984 Cases In Malaysia

2 2 3 printing presses and publications 1984 pppa the printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing publishing and the usage of printing presses in malaysia.
Pppa 1984 cases in malaysia. Facebook and twitter related lawsuits have flooded the malaysian courts. A case management has been fixed for feb 14 before a court deputy registrar to fix a hearing date to hear zaid s leave application for judicial review. Akta mesin cetak dan penerbitan 1984 is a malaysian statute governing the usage of printing presses and the printing importation production reproduction publishing and distribution of publications in malaysia. The printing presses and publications act 1984 malay.
With all these books that are deemed dirty being banned we still have cases of fathers raping their daughters 365 times. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publication act 1958 revised 1972. Following a 2012 amendment to the pppa the home minister no longer enjoys absolute discretion in performing his powers as previously mentioned. The malaysia government should follow suit by repealing or reforming the printing presses and publications act 1984 pppa the repressive law that was used to impose the ban.
The contents in this website were prepared in good faith and the private pension administrator malaysia ppa expressly disclaims and accepts no liability whatsoever as to the accuracy relevance completeness or correctness of the information and opinion. Zaid said the minister who is named respondent did not give him the right to be heard before the order was made. Laws of malaysia act 301 printing presses and publications act 1984 an act to regulate the use of printing presses and the printing importation production reproduction publishing and distribution of publications and for matters connected therewith. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972.
On that note geramm also welcomes ahmad zahid s announcement of the media council hashtag to solicit proposals and suggestions from media practitioners for the review of the pppa 1984. 1 september 1984 p u. Lawyer azhar harun has slammed the government over its use of the printing presses and publications act 1984 pppa to ban books saying it will not be effective in maintaining social order and morality. The court s decision is a step forward for free speech and religious freedom in malaysia said matthew bugher article 19 s head of asia programme.
We therefore encourage all stakeholders particularly from among the media fraternity to share their views towards the long term move of setting up an independent self regulatory body for the media.