KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not block or take action against inaccurate news reports as long as they don't disturb the peace.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this is to ensure media practitioners are able to discern themselves what is fake and what is the truth in their reports.
"In the previous regime, we felt the restrictions. There are papers pro this and pro that. We will not restrict their reports, however we will not tolerate efforts to cause tension," he said in a special briefing session with RTM and Bernama at his residence, here, today.
Dr Mahathir said while the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government supports freedom of the press, there are limits.
"If they purposely write reports to cause chaose and tension, we will handle the matter with special laws," he stressed. — BERNAMA