KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional leaders have called for The Economist to be banned following its disparaging remarks on the development of Malaysia and the progress made under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad in its April 5 edition.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, also Umno supreme council member, said foreign magazines that published articles condemning Malaysia should not be sold in the country.
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