The government has promised to table the long-awaited freedom of information bill soon, following years of calls for greater transparency.
What kind of access will it provide? And how might it change the way government works?
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to Dato’ Dr Punitha Sililvarajoo, the deputy director general for policy and development at the legal affairs division of the Prime Minister’s Department, and Wathshlah Naidu, the executive director of the Centre for Independent Journalism.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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