Veteran politician Rais Yatim has criticized the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) for banning books, calling the move unrealistic and contradictory to Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) reform pledges.
Rais Yatim Recalls Mahathir’s Book Ban
He noted PH had promised to abolish restrictive laws like the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, but recent bans undermine credibility. Rais argued prohibiting works such as Memoir Shamsiah Fakeh and Komrad Asi is unjustified, stressing only harmful content like pornography should be banned.
He recalled past bans, including Dr. Mahathir’s The Malay Dilemma, urging Malaysians to read widely instead of relying solely on the internet for information.
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