The Bar Council Constitutional Law and Human Rights Committee will be organising a Forum on Freedom of Information in collaboration with Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ).
Malaysia’s Madani government has proposed to have a Freedom of Information (FOI) framework to be implemented at the Federal Level in Malaysia. The States of Penang and Selangor already have their respective Freedom of Information enactments since 2010 and 2011, respectively.
The Bar Council Constitutional Law and Human Rights Committee will be organising a Forum on Freedom of Information in collaboration with Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ).
Malaysia’s Madani government has proposed to have a Freedom of Information (FOI) framework to be implemented at the Federal Level in Malaysia. The States of Penang and Selangor already have their respective Freedom of Information enactments since 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Moderator
Sonya Liew Yee Aun, Co-Deputy Chairperson, Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Committee
Keynote speech by
YB William Leong Jee Keen
Panelists
Ybhg Dato Dr. Punitha Silivarajoo, Deputy Director General (Policy & Development) Legal
Affairs Division, Prime Ministers Department
Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism
Charles Tan, Chair & Non-Independent Director, Centre for Environment, Technology and
Development, Malaysia (CETDEM)
Event Policy
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The registration for this session
will close on 26 June 2026, at 12:00 pm.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should
circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will
be refunded.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
Substitutions are allowed. Kindly inform us in writing with the relevant details at least three
days in advance.
Register online here
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times,
you may be blacklisted for future events.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the
organiser with the necessary details at least three days in advance.
Attendance
CPD points for CPD Scheme will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from
Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the
event, or leave before its scheduled end.
Privacy
The personal information that you provide to the Malaysian Bar, whether now or in the
future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the
Malaysian Bar for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and
audit, maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such
ancillary services as may be relevant.
Disclaimer
• Materials (if any) will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
• No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
• No part of the event content may be used / reproduced in any form without the written
and explicit consent of the Malaysian Bar and speaker(s).