The Malaysian Bar has reiterated calls for a total repeal of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA), following the government’s raid on Swatch stores and Toko Buku Rakyat.

In a statement, Bar president Karen Cheah said that an independent body should instead be established to regulate and align the publications industry - including that of the press - with fundamental liberties enshrined under the Federal Constitution.

Additionally...