Paul Low: Malaysia not ready for Freedom of Information Act


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may not yet be ready to make official data free for the public to use, a minister said on Tuesday.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paul Low (pic) implied that some parts of the Government did not even have good access to their own data.

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