A student group has accused the Universiti Malaya of stifling academic freedom by shutting down a forum slated to be held by the group tomorrow.

It claimed the university administration has instructed the cancellation of the forum titled “Malaysia’s Identity Crisis: Is Malaysia a Secular Country or a Religious Country?” on the grounds that it involves the 3R (race, religion and royalty) issues and could potentially disrupt campus harmony.

The University of Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) questioned whether...