PNC wields Parliament supermajority to pass media bill

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The ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) on Tuesday used its supermajority in the Parliament to pass a contentious media bill that seeks to replace the existing self-regulatory system with a government-controlled commission, as demonstrations broke out both inside and outside the Parliament Building. On August 18, Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, an independent lawmaker aligned with the government, submitted a bill