Civil society groups welcome FOI Bill referral, urge meaningful scrutiny
KUALA LUMPUR: Civil society groups have welcomed the referral of the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 to a Parliamentary Special Select Committee, but warned that its proposed criminal penalties…
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