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News Wrap-up: Quick End For Fake News Law, 100 Days Of the PH Government

Aug 17, 2018

Quick End For Fake News Law

The Anti-Fake News law is no more.

The controversial law with fines up to RM500,000 and a 6-year jail term was passed by the previous government just four months ago, right before GE14. 

Yesterday, MPs debated the motion to repeal the law for about 3 hours in Parliament before passing it by a simple majority.

The vote also marked the end of Pakatan's first Parliament sitting in the govt seats. 

PH Government...100 Days On

Today marks the Pakatan government's 100th day in power and Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah is happy with what's been achieved so far. 

Photo: Malaysian Insight

She admitted some issues could have been handled better, but said the government did its best. 

Maria Chin also asked for the public to give them more time to deal with laws labeled by some as "draconian", such as SOSMA.

Rogue Driver On Rampage

KL-lites banded together to apprehend a rougue Rapid KL bus driver, after he injured a mother and baby, then rammed into several cars while trying to escape. 

Photo: Facebook

Footage of the civilian motorcycle chase has gone viral, and so has a video of the driver sitting on the ground while an angry crowd shouts at him.

Rapid KL has since apologised, adding that the driver had a good track record.