Quiz on Media Law & Ethics

What does the Official Secrets Act (OSA) of 1972 allow to be classified as 'Top Secret', 'Secret', 'Confidential', or 'Restricted'?

• Government occupied areas

• Official documents, information, and material

• Physical locations only

• Only official documents

Under the OSA, how can you be found guilty of communicating an official secret?

• Failing to take reasonable care of the secret

• Communicating to anyone

• Using it for personal gain

• Continuing to possess it after being directed to return it

What is the punishment for failing to take reasonable care or act in such a way to compromise the safety of an official secret under the OSA?

• Probation

• 7 years of jail

• Community service

• Fine

How long can a person be detained without trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA) initially?

• 90 days

• 120 days

• 60 days

• 30 days

Who stated that the ISA would 'never be used to stifle legitimate opposition and silence lawful dissent'?

• Tunku Abdul Rahman

• Tun Hussein Onn

• Tun Mahathir Mohammad

• Najib Razak

What was the purpose of the Internal Security Act (ISA) according to Tunku Abdul Rahman?

• To suppress freedom of speech

• To curb communist activity

• To silence lawful dissent

• To promote racial tensions

Who was arrested under the ISA for allegedly 'insulting Islam and publishing articles that tarnished the country's leadership'?

• Lim Kit Siang

• Teresa Kok

• Raja Petra Kamarudin

• Cheng Lee Whee

What was the reason behind the launch of Operation Lalang in 1987?

• Appointment of non-Mandarin educated principals

• Awarding of the North-South Highway project

• All of the above

• Stirring of racial tensions

How many people have been detained under the ISA in the last 50 years?

• Over 15,000

• Over 5,000

• Over 7,000

• Over 10,000

When was the Internal Security Act (ISA) repealed in Malaysia?

• 2013

• 2012

• 2011

• 2010