Info Department slashes media card validity for online press

Aidila RazakPublished: Mar 5, 2024 1:00 AM | Updated: Mar 5, 2024 3:14 AM

The Information Department has issued media cards with significantly shorter validity for multiple online media journalists from various news agencies.

Several online journalists received media cards that only had six-month validity, while others, like several Malaysiakini journalists, were given cards with one-year validity.

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