Malaysia promises to boost press freedoms

Updated April 22, 2008 19:21:53

The Malaysian government has promised to boost press freedoms in the country, pledging to review its tough media laws. The announcement by the country's Home Minister comes as he approved a permit for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's National Justice Party to start publishing its own newspaper.

Talent: Professor Shamsul Amri Baha-ruddin from the National University of Malaysia, Tian Chua, information chief, National Justice Party; Premesh Chandran, CEO, Malaysiakini.com