KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians and other Asians should ignore the press freedom ratings made by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as the body is not a judge on local values, Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin said yesterday.
He said the ratings were based on Western values of press freedom, which were mainly driven by the market and money.
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