FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Lately Malaysian journalist, writers and blogger have been asking the goverment to change laws that have been suppressing freedom of the press and media for ages.

I decided to check how we rank as compared with other countries on the Press Freedom Index 2007. The whole list is pretty extensive so I've just listed the countries that have some relevance...

The ranking list

The top ten

1 Iceland, Norway
3 Estonia, Slovakia
5 Belgium, Finland, Sweden
8 Denmark, Ireland, Portugal

Yup!! Ireland is in the top 10!!

24 United Kingdom
28 Australia
32 Taiwan - Seems to be the highest asian country.
37 Japan
48 United States of America - Hmmm.....They don't rank too high, do they?
61 Hong-Kong
63 Kuwait - The highest middle eastern country.
65 United Arab Emirates
91 Angola
98 Lebanon

Where Malaysia la......coming soon...hopefully...


100 Indonesia - Hey....at least they made the top 100!!
103 Israel (extra-territorial)
120 India - O.k. la...

AHHHH... here we are...

124 Malaysia

Then come reporting with the likes of BORAT....hehehehe..

125 Kazakhstan
128 Philippines
134 Bangladesh
135 Thailand - Our closest neighbour....

What about the other neighbour...singapore???? Hmmm....

137 Nepal - I think the Chinese have something to do with this!!
141 Singapore - Howdy neighbour!!
142 Afghanistan - Good to know that the S'pore media is as controlled as the Taliban!!!
144 Russia
148 Saudi Arabia
152 Pakistan
156 Sri Lanka - I'm sure this is the work of the Tamil Tigers!!
157 Iraq
158 Palestinian Territories
162 Vietnam
163 China
164 Burma
166 Iran
168 North Korea

Please go to www.reach.com.my/memo to endorse the memorandum for free press in Malaysia!!

Hope to hear comments on any of the countries listed. Especially on how Ireland is in the top ten!!