Malaysia’s parliament tightens access rules for media interviews, sparking criticisms

Malaysia’s parliament has introduced new media-centre rules that ban doorstop interviews without permission and restrict access to key premises where lawmakers typically brief reporters, fuelling fears of a narrowing media space. Under the guidelines, journalists “are not allowed” to conduct such interviews – also known as doorstepping – “without permission”, and may face written warnings and restrictions on access to parliament for breaches, with serious cases referred to parliamentary security...