REQUIRED READING: New legislation that widely impacts the visual arts in Malaysia is now in its 2nd and 3rd reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
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| Filed under: News | Tags: art + government, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, ministry, Visual Arts Development Bill 2010 REQUIRED READING: New legislation that widely impacts the visual arts in Malaysia is now in its 2nd and 3rd reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
| Filed under: News | Tags: art + government, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, ministry, Visual Arts Development Bill 2010 
Minister of Information, Culture & Communication Dr Rais Yatim announces a Visual Arts Development Bill will be tabled in parliament this October.
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Well, not really. But we’re excited by the mere possibility that our new Information, Unity and Culture minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim will debate with former de-facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim on national TV. As reported in Bernama, Dr Rais challenged Zaid Ibrahim to a debate over certain allegations made against our current premier, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, on 24 April 2009. Zaid Ibrahim replied later that day with ‘anywhere, any place, any time’. (*insert big ‘wwoooooooooooo’ from invisible crowd here*) The gauntlet has been thrown down and the challenge accepted.