PARLIAMENT | The government should consider imposing mandatory fines for those who forward false information, suggested Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Independent-Tanjong Karang) in Parliament today.

Zulkafperi urged the implementation of “graduated enforcement guidelines” as a deterrent to social media misinformation, similar to those outlined in other countries, such as Australia’s Online Safety Act and the EU Digital Services Act.

“The issue of...