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Reforming Outdated Laws

Maha Balakrishnan, Parliamentary Researcher, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Sunway University

14-Aug-24 07:45

Reforming Outdated Laws

Malaysia wants to review more than 3,000 outdated laws, some of which are pre-Merdeka, as they no longer address contemporary issues effectively. Maha Balakrishnan, a parliamentary researcher at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Sunway University, shares her views on how this exercise to modernise existing laws could be done by making the correct priorities based on issues.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Tags:  celcomdigi2024,  outdated laws,  dewan rakyat,  malaysia government,  law reforms,  malaysia parliament, 


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