Malaysia to screen Internet reports

Malaysia to screen Internet reports

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian government has set up a committee to screen all foreign reports about the country in the Internet, a newspaper reported yesterday.

The Star daily quoted Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry deputy secretary-general Tengku Alaudin Tengku Abdul Majid as saying the committee would "decide on the appropriate action to correct any wrong perceptions in the reports".

It would submit weekly reports to the prime minister's department, he said.

Tengku Alaudin urged the local media not to write negative reports to prevent the foreign press from picking up the stories and tarnishing Malaysia's image.