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Silver Screens & Guitar Strings – S2 Ep 11: how does Malaysia deal with censorship?

Legal expert sheds some light on research she conducted

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 13 Oct 2022 2:00PM

Silver Screens & Guitar Strings – S2 Ep 11: how does Malaysia deal with censorship?
Maha Balakrishnan discussing censorship regulation in the filmmaking industry.– SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, October 13, 2022

THIS week's edition of Silver Screens and Guitar Strings has hosts Datuk Kamil Othman and Manvir Victor speaking to Maha Balakrishnan, a legal expert on institutional development and rights-based policymaking.

Maha helps us understand the current system used to regulate censorship and how it compares to our neighbouring countries.

SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic
SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic

Are we doing enough to promote and develop the filmmaking industry with these current rules? As we unpack this and learn best practices used elsewhere in the world, Maha shared a possible solution to the issue.

Find out more on the podcast and keep sending in your suggestions and comments as you tweet @manvirvictor. – The Vibes, October 13, 2022

SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic
SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic

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