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free speech

Trump vows mass deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters in sweeping antisemitism crackdown

New executive order targets non-citizen students and activists, sparking outrage over threats to free speech

No plans to pause Section 233 CMA’s enforcement: Comms Ministry

Teo Nie Ching highlights necessary prosecutions, ongoing stakeholder consultations to enhance the Communications and Multimedia Act

The state of the nation: social media in fetters? – Zainul Arifin 

The government must properly explain the reasons behind licensing platforms, especially concerning safety, as people worry about free speech being limited

Regulating social media platforms: weighing right to free speech against right to safety, security of users – Hafiz Hassan 

To oppose regulations due to concerns about the rights to freedom of expression is to mischaracterise the right, and its interaction with other fundamental rights

ByteDance vs US govt: TikTok parent company files suit over divestment law

Suit puts burden on Washington to prove that new law does not trample on free speech

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Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal

No, Malays could not fly: Scholars call out pseudohistory

UPSI and DBP academics urge discipline in handling history after Prof Solehah’s claims of Malays teaching China ‘flying kung fu’