马来西亚总理安瓦尔·伊布拉希姆承认媒体自由问题, Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim admits media freedom issues, cites race, religion, and royalty as barriers.

马来西亚总理安瓦尔·伊布拉希姆承认有必要改善马来西亚的媒体自由, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged the need to improve media freedom in Malaysia but noted that progress is limited by "3R" factors—race, religion, and royalty. Anwar说政府必须尊重马来族统治者对这些敏感议题的看法, Anwar said the government must respect the views of the Malay Rulers on these sensitive topics to maintain public peace. 尽管承认马来西亚的世界新闻自由指数有所下降,但安瓦尔保证,对他本人的批评不会受到惩罚,尽管警方在接到举报时会处理案件。 Despite acknowledging the drop in Malaysia's World Press Freedom Index, Anwar assured that criticism of him personally is not penalized, though the police handle cases if reported.