KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- The government will resubmit the Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill to Parliament next month following the expiry of the cooling-off period triggered by its rejection in Dewan Negara, Datuk Liew Vui Keong said today.

The minister in the Prime Minister's Department explained that Article 68 of the Federal Constitution, which deals with the passage of laws, stipulates a one-year gap from between a Bill's rejection to its reintroduction.

"So it will go through the same process again in the next upcoming session, first in the Dewan Rakyat and then the Dewan Negara," Liew said after officiating the forum marking the 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

The minister in charge of legal aff...