Saturday, May 05, 2012

Malaysia and Singapore get low marks for press freedom...

Malaysia is ranked 29th among 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the Freedom of the Press 2012 report.

The report was released by US-based think tank Freedom House in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on Thursday.

The ranking puts Malaysia below neighbouring countries like the Philippines (ranked 21), Indonesia (22), and Thailand (28), but above Singapore (32), Brunei (35) and Laos (36).

Malaysia has climbed two places in the ranking but the press here is still categorised as “not safe”.

The Freedom of the Press index assesses the degree of press freedom in countries worldwide through the examination of the legal, political and economical influences on their press. Full story...

See the rankings here...

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