Malaysia’s proposed Freedom of Information Bill is under renewed scrutiny after civil society groups raised concerns over broad exemptions, existing secrecy laws and the effectiveness of its appeals process.
A parliamentary town hall has now given stakeholders another opportunity to shape the legislation before it returns to Parliament.
What needs to change for the bill to deliver genuine access to information, and can Malaysia balance greater government transparency with legitimate safeguards? BFM talks to Prishanth Linggaraj, a policy and legal research officer a the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center).
Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Roshan Kanesan and Keith Kam
Producer: Maziah Barek Miji for BFM
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