A law to curb false news should be created immediately in Malaysia to check the action of certain parties who are trying to jeopardise the peace and harmony of the country (Source: www.marketing-interactive.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – A law to curb false news shouldbe created immediately in Malaysia to check the action of certain parties who are trying tojeopardise the peace and harmony of the country, International Trade andIndustry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed was quoted as Malaysia's national newsagency Bernama as saying.
"False newscan also undermine the economy, finance and affect Malaysia's good relationswith other countries," he told reporters after opening the MalaysiaKelantan Student Leaders Retreat at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) on February1.
He said that the law should have long beencreated so that the community would be more responsible and not easilydisseminate any inaccurate information, he said.
News Straits Times on February 2 cited DatukSeri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman, leader of Terengganu state, as saying that fakenews can be more potent than a gilt-edged sword.
The Terengganu menteri besar said that the negative impact of fake news canhave far-reaching effects, even to the extent of destroying a person’scredibility, reputation and future.
“With social media now easily available to almost everyone via mobileapplications, people tend to be influenced by unverified news.
“This poses a great danger to society at large, the government, the corporatesector, organisations and the country as a whole,” he said at the 4km ‘KT CityFun Run 2018’ Pulau Warisan.
Earlier, on January 27, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his governmentwill seriously consider this matter as the peoplecould be turned to hate the government or did something like rioting afterbeing influenced by false news.-VNA
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