The cabinet discussed amending current laws in order for quicker action to be taken against offenders who post insensitive content online.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told Malaysiakini that this was discussed at the cabinet meeting last week.
"We want to make sure that there is quicker action taken on such comments.
"We are studying the weaknesses in enforcing the laws as well as amending current laws in order for quicker action to be taken against such offenders," Khairy said.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday that there was "basis" to the claims that the authorities were slow in taking action when non-Malays posted insensitive content online.
Muhyiddin said that the government is also prepared to amend the Sedition Act to deal with the increase of insensitive posts online.
However, at a press conference earlier, Khairy said he could not comment on the menteri besar crisis in Selangor.
“Any statement related to the issue in Selangor, on behalf of Barisan Nasional, can only be made by the prime minister or deputy prime minister.
“So we leave it at that. The deputy prime minister already made a statement yesterday,” he said.
Muhyiddin said yesterday that BN would back Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim should a motion of no confidence be moved against him by Pakatan Rakyat.
Khairy had earlier officially opened the country’s first trampoline park, the Jump Street Trampoline Park in Petaling Jaya.
In his speech, the minister said the government was looking into widening the concept of “sports for all”.
‘Not quite a sporting nation’
The Rembau MP was also frank in saying that the country was “not quite a sporting nation”.
“We may be a nation of sports lovers and we are a nation full of sports critics. But we are not a sporting nation.”
He said that becoming a sporting nation was not about winning medals only, but about making sports a culture.
“Our children should participate in sports on a weekly basis and they do not have to be necessarily good at it.
“If we are a fit nation, we will spend less on healthcare. But if you do not have a sports for all policy, we won’t have a strong base in creating a sporting nation,” Khairy added.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told Malaysiakini that this was discussed at the cabinet meeting last week.
"We want to make sure that there is quicker action taken on such comments."We are studying the weaknesses in enforcing the laws as well as amending current laws in order for quicker action to be taken against such offenders," Khairy said.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday that there was "basis" to the claims that the authorities were slow in taking action when non-Malays posted insensitive content online.
Muhyiddin said that the government is also prepared to amend the Sedition Act to deal with the increase of insensitive posts online.
However, at a press conference earlier, Khairy said he could not comment on the menteri besar crisis in Selangor.
“Any statement related to the issue in Selangor, on behalf of Barisan Nasional, can only be made by the prime minister or deputy prime minister.
“So we leave it at that. The deputy prime minister already made a statement yesterday,” he said.
Muhyiddin said yesterday that BN would back Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim should a motion of no confidence be moved against him by Pakatan Rakyat.
Khairy had earlier officially opened the country’s first trampoline park, the Jump Street Trampoline Park in Petaling Jaya.
In his speech, the minister said the government was looking into widening the concept of “sports for all”.
‘Not quite a sporting nation’
The Rembau MP was also frank in saying that the country was “not quite a sporting nation”.
“We may be a nation of sports lovers and we are a nation full of sports critics. But we are not a sporting nation.”He said that becoming a sporting nation was not about winning medals only, but about making sports a culture.
“Our children should participate in sports on a weekly basis and they do not have to be necessarily good at it.
“If we are a fit nation, we will spend less on healthcare. But if you do not have a sports for all policy, we won’t have a strong base in creating a sporting nation,” Khairy added.
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