Media can report what they like, says Dr M


Make sure it’s real: A commuter (red T-shirt) reading news from his mobile phone next to an advertisement discouraging the dissemination of fake news at a train station in Kuala Lumpur. — AP

PETALING JAYA: The media can report what they like as long as this does not disturb public order, said the Prime Minister.

“They can report. Even if the Government does not like to hear it, they are free to report. No action will be taken against them,” said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday.

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