“Basically, it’s not about controlling it is about facilitation,” he said, adding that KKMM was also mulling to formulate the Music Corporation Act to facilitate and protect the music industry.

On proposed amendments to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia Act 1981 (Act 244), Saifuddin said the process has started, with the aim of bringing the Act in line with current needs. “Even the definition of offences under cyberbully has yet to be formulated, so we have to come out with a draft,” he said, adding that many people did not know where they should go to report cases of cyberbullying. Saifuddin said about 85 per cent of respondents in a survey conducted by the Multimedia University (MMU) said a specific law should be formulated to tackle cyberbullying. Last year, a teenage girl from Penang leapt to her death from a condominium after her ‘boyfriend’ threatened to upload her private photos on the social media platform. “We better be prepared (with laws) because things can actually get worse (on cyberbullying),” he said in a press conference on the One-Year Malaysia Prihatin achievements of the ministry under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. This was unlike neighbouring countries like Singapore and the Philippines, which have implemented anti-cyberbullying laws, he added. He said while Malaysia has some legislation on cybersecurity, it does not have any specific law to deal with cyberbullying.

PUTRAJAYA: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) is preparing a Cabinet paper on anti-cyberbullying laws, said its minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

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