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Apr 20, 2018
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If there was any doubt what the draconian “fake news” bill passed by Malaysia’s parliament was about, it has been pretty much put to rest by a statement by Mazlan Ismail, the chief operating officer of the country’s Communications and Multimedia Commission that 1,500 news stories are being investigated by the authorities.

On April 4, the parliament passe…

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