I'm in my senior year at my high school. I usually bring a camera to school to take photos of my classmates mainly for my school's senior page magazine.

Recently there was a fire incident at my school, since I've my camera along with me, I took a few photos of it.


After that, I took the photo and send it to The Star newspaper and it got published.
Soon, the school caught me mentioning that you are not allowed to take photograph at a government building. I want to know if this facts are true.
Anyone??

LoL... the priciple of your school kena sound by upper from education ministry, then he/she beh syok, then he/she come to sound you lo...
why cannot take? ridiculous la......

doesnt matter, they can make it true if its not true now.

he's the man.. what to do..

ya agree... talking about being grey (not black not white)

Personally, I think it's not true (yet). If it's still haunting you, I suggest you to challenge the school to let you see the proof or rules saying it's illegal.

Who knows, if your school is "powerful" enough, there maybe a new rules set because of you Be proud of it

Go ask your HM, which govt act prohibits photograph taking of a government building?

I think most probably they're are angry cos the 'malu' part of the school was on newspaper.

Well, actually the principal is a she and she made the announcement during assembly today and scolded me indirectly too , the picture was published on saturday's paper...

you can only take government buildings which are NICE and BEAUTIFUL (that's what i was being told)

Ignore her, anymore picture just publish. If not suppose to publish, ask her to sue The Star since the newspaper publish not you. I think the Star should know the rules better. She just bullshitting the students so as to not highlight situations that show the school in a "bad" light.

Sweep everything under the carpet and hope it will go away by itself laa.

This post has been edited by Jackieboy: Apr 16 2007, 09:10 PM

Recently there was a fire incident at my school, since I've my camera along with me, I took a few photos of it.


I think it is very clear that you have make your principle lost face (fire alarm system is no good), that 's y he came up this statement that you shall not take any photo.

Only certain government departments are not allow to take any photo, and yet they will stick a big big warning sticker out side the main entrance.

Just tell your headmaster that to stick a big big sticker outside your school gate. and make sure he/she shut down photography society (if any) in your school.

one word - LOL.

I took photos of the istana, museum, zoo, masjid negara, even the majistret....

im doomed

Besides, if it was illegal, would a BN-owned newspaper even publish it?

ok - how about taking photos at Putrajaya?

nice buildings. gov't offices. but not gov't buildings, after all the rented it from some private company.

so yeah gov't are there but building not owned by gov't - and yet there are people who sez cannot take photo of building at Putrajaya.

sorry didn't manage to get the officer's name though. rather silly IMO. if Putrajaya is a Tourist Attraction, then they'd better allow photography.

shyuh..........u guys are being watched by ISA ppl oready..........

bulls*** , if a reporter was there covering the event/incident, they won't be shut out or harassed. if the parliment was to go up in flames, they can't be any pictures of it?

if you really have nothing to do, i suggest you challenge you HM.

i suggest CHANGE the HM...

Some hotel, restaurant and clubs strictly DOES NOT allow photography althought most don't have the No Photography sign shown.

Even in my own company I can't take photo unless i got a written permission from management.

As a normal code of conduct, I will ask the owner if i'm in their territory for their permission (in this case ur headmaster).

if i'm at a public place, of course no one can stop me.

This post has been edited by vincent_audio: Apr 17 2007, 11:11 PM

how come it be like that..u should ask ur principal to show u any "akta" or signboard that show u cant take the pic at government area..goverment building is like our building..unless it non goverment building that totally wrong if u take anything even photo of their building

come on la, we all schooling b4, we all understood how our discipline teacher n HM n penolong kanan SCHOOLLLLL us for things they don't want us to do......