STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 17, 2018 • 7 min read

Malaysia Activists welcome bills to abolish colonial-era laws with cautious optimism
By
Amy Dodds
• Oct 17, 2018
Bills to abolish the death penalty and the Sedition Act, two of Malaysia's archaic colonial-era laws, are expected to be tabled at the current sitting of parliament, which commenced this week in Kuala Lumpur. Human rights activists have welcomed the move but remain wary of sudden political u-turns