UK media out to 'get' Malaysia

UK media out to 'get' Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad said yesterday that the British press wanted to
"frustrate" Malaysia in the name of press freedom by writing
adverse reports about the country.

"We know that these people have got ill-will towards us. They
want to frustrate Malaysia in any way they can," he told a news
conference when asked about recent newspaper reports in Britain
that Malaysia said put it in a negative light.

Mahathir said last week the government was considering taking
action against two British newspapers for reporting allegations
that Malaysian authorities had poisoned Indonesian immigrants
before a mass deportation exercise in late March.

Malaysia has denied the allegations. Authorities said eight
immigrants and one policeman were killed in the deportation
exercise at the Semenyih detention camp outside Kuala Lumpur.