Free speech booming in Malaysia, just count the critics, says Najib


Melati A. Jalil

FREE speech is thriving in Malaysia, where the government respects its citizens’ right to voice their opinions more than most other countries in the region, says Prime Minister Najib Razak. 

Speaking at the 16th Asian Media Awards Gala Dinner in Kuala Lumpur this evening, Najib said his administration had removed the ban on opposition party newspapers by lifting the annual renewal requirement for a printing licence under the 1984 Printing Presses and Publications Act. The home ministry’s authority to block, allow or revoke licences could also be challenged via a judicial review, he said.


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