Infamous Act Expanded

Possibly the most important part of the report from Kuala Lumpur was that it officially relayed the terms of a decision of the Malaysian government regarding the extension of the Internal Security Act to Malaysian students while they are studying in New Zealand.

The statement said that the extentions were 'not intended to apply to normal student political activities', and that it had been intended to use the legislation 'sparingly'. Unfortunately the University and University Colleges Amendment Act has rendered 'normal political acts' as being voting in the elections and nothing else.