KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The setting up of a hotline by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would be nothing more than a form of policing and a step backwards in the country’s democracy, an Umno senator has said.

Senator Khairul Azwan Harun said he was surprised to hear about the move, especially since Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo comes from DAP, the “most progressive-minded party.”

“The latest announcement by MCMC that it will set up a hotline for the public to screenshot and submit comments that they deem sensitive is a sign that Malaysians are too weak to be able to listen to one another’s opinions. That we need policing.

“Freedom of speech is not about giving authorities power to make punishment. It’s about disproving those we disagree with, trusting the people will see right from wrong,” he said in a statement last night.

Khairul said that he foresees many Malaysians backing the move, but if the hotline were to go ahead, it would deal a blow to Malaysia’s democracy.

“Gobind Singh was the only remaining DAP Minister doing well. It’s too bad. Their true colours are now showing. This is a step backwards in our democracy, the definition of “sensitive” is ambiguous. Long gone the days where DAP were considered the most progressive minded party,” he added.

Yesterday, the MCMC said that the public may lodge reports on social media comments that touched on the 3Rs (Race, Religion and Royal Institution) via the commission’s WhatsApp application to 016-220 6262 or via email them to mediasosial@mcmc.gov.my.

It added that the platform would facilitate and expedite the enforcement process to be taken against 3R content, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Members of the public are also asked to take screenshots and provide the URL links of inappropriate content on social media and send them to MCMC either via WhatsApp or email.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/201...olicing/1781742

During BN time MCMC block this and that, block Steam, block Sarawak Report, & etc in the name of public peace & security.

Where is the democracy?

Where is UMNO's voice at that time?

But I support this move ler. Too many nonsense on the Internet from many kind of races. "It's about disapproving those we disagree with." This is a really naive statement from a senator. Disapprove what? We can't even debate peacefully least someone will accuse you with all sort of names just because you are different. Just make a law, write some guideline. Send those irresponsible Internet warrior to jail. Fine them with hefty penalty. More so if the guy is a public personality. Don't be selective, I mean all of them. Can we disapprove with someone who is telling his kind to annihilate your whole ethnicity? There's certain someone in opposition who is talking that X is above logic, X is above citizenship. Try talk logic to him you flying fuck.

This post has been edited by h0riz0nLine: Aug 18 2019, 09:43 AM

Of coz the current gov is like shit. Previous gov better, cannot said about malay and muslim, else u terus kena tangkap. Drop ballon saje about Lord Saviour Najib also kena tangkap. BUT u can caci non muslim till 7 kingdom comes.

freedom of speech...
oppression don't help to improve democracy,
the argument is not about winning, id more on exchange viewpoints when you know someone is mud, please don't treat him as cement

Block and arrest are two different things.

It is not possible to debate on certain issue on public stage without others heckling and threatening you least in Malaysia. There aren't many people who is actually willing to listen and respond accordingly because apparently there is some rule out there that certain people in opposition made some rule that X is above logic and citizenship. There are nothing we can do now as long as Malaysian didn't see themselves as Malaysian first and foremost. Malaysia is far from able to embrace full democracy as Thanos said ages ago. He got the chance to set things right but he don't during his first tenure and not trying to right now. I respect him as an elder statesman but that all about it.

Look who's talking. Bodoh

a lot of this issues can be found in free malaysia today and malaysiakini facebook page under comment section .. prolly mcmc officer can check there for 3r issues

UMNO ni hipokrit tahap dewa. Dah lupa apa depa buat zaman depa dulu ka?

after report become like this, tangkap 0.

JPJ issues arrest warrants for almost 40,000 drivers nationwide
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/...vers-nationwide

block stuff up and asking pipu to snitch and arrest pipu are two different things

so some pipu just love living in a snitch and arrest system like in communist Soviet?

Diorang Tak Happy sebab dia punya cybertrooper team ada peluang cerah akan ditangkap Dan didakwa

Yup!
Dulu issue 1MDB and other looting of the institutions suppress kaw kaw, dia krik krik krik shj! WTF!

What is wrong with allowing public to complain and show proof of those blatant going against Malaysia law. This also needs protek racists?

I remember dad told me of old old days BN rule. When he went and meet mp who was touring area told him the longkang near there blocked got dengi mosquitoes the fucking mp straight told mppp to saman our place. Which Btw our longkang wasn't block. Wtf! Lucky mppp staff got brain unlike mp. You want all Malaysians to diam diam let you steal from country and causing disharmony?

This post has been edited by KopiChia: Aug 18 2019, 11:49 AM

this senator want his 2 seconds of fame ... so simply spout rubbish.

big shame on malaymail for picking up and reporting this.

https://scontent.fkul8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1...70a&oe=5DC9D935

i hope you can read Chinese
basically, it says don't argue with idiots

totally agreed with the point of we need to see ourselves as malaysian first


This post has been edited by jvcpcv55: Aug 18 2019, 02:57 PM

when freedom is abused

Exposing corruption n talk racists is big difference

that umno senator just being selective n hypocrite

Good move as long as not abused

yup let's learn more abt the senator here:

Senator Khairul: Teachers Can Praise But Not Openly Bash Government
29 Mar 2017
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4241791

Certain race being discriminated, During job interviews, guess which?
7 Mar 2019
UMNO senator is behind this think tank Cent-GPS
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4748608/+80

Hahahahahahaha!

kalau x salah apa nak takut.. hik hik hik
ppl ask stay to politics.. but mau vroom vroom apasal

Oh good when will the line be open? I'll report bunch of retards from fb posts

that kind of mentality is what enable social credit score

there's already ways to make a report

umno takut betul kena report

no need to be abuse also got tons of report coming in

wow coming from umno people
umno baru

got new vroom survey oredi...

60% of people unhappy with UM protest
22 Oct 2019
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4854812

...Think tank Centre for Governance and Political Studies (Cent-GPS) said this result still holds when broken down according to ethnic groups, suggesting that the dissatisfaction has less to do with race than with cultural norms.