An issue of emotional evaluation or analytical intellectual assessment?

Freedom of Press and Media...

Do we have it in Malaysia?...i would say yes...

The government do not have the power to simply subdue the sound of media and press unless it raises issue of racism or seditious comments...if any press institution breach this, i do not see it is not justiciable by the government decision...

Let me bring u back to a few months back when the government choose not to extend the Tamil newspaper's license because it is said that they promote the opposition party more...

Now...what happen? Due to criticism by public and the realm of media...the government had no choice but to allow the newspaper to continue publishing and extended their license.
This is the working of the idea of DEMOCRACY...the very freedom that it promotes is 'voice'...further more,on the 'suara keadilan'...

PUTRAJAYA: PKR's newspaper - Suara Keadilan is just one step away from getting its publishing permit and it comes with a bonus. The paper is no longer restricted to being circulated among members.
(Extract from 'The Star')
If the government like to ban papers who dig out their dirt, why dint they ban 'Suara Keadilan'? It is an undeniable fact that this newspaper impliedly criticised and question the current government as they do as an opposition newspaper. Is this freedom of press itself? Please do not tell me that 'Suara Keadilan' are also government owned!!!!

however in light of these, the ISA is 1 thing that blocks freedom, but why is there the ISA? Simply its function to protect national security and interest in light of any act which deem by the executive that he or she is a danger to this nation...thus, it is always arguable on how the government choose to practice this discretion, as in the UK with the Terrorist Act 2000 and the USA Patriot Act...under the ISA, a lot of terrorist suspect from JI and anti-unity people were held...but we can argue that it may provide executives for abuse of power...which is not matter which are discussable. But yet, Malaysia practice the rule of law, the idea of natural justice, which may at times only be taken away by ISA, but other than that, the government can't simply take actions that are irrational, illegal and any procedural impropriety in the decision making itself. That is why we have PARLIAMENT to scrutinise the executive,with the Opposition ever making their voices heard...the function of the courts to review executives decision if they choose to ban a newspaper license...SEPARATION OF POWERS!!!!...although the judiciary can be said deteriorated as a result of the royal commission inquiry...they are still a body who stand for the people...furthermore, Malaysia is a country with a CONSTITUTION...this is a guideline which our government cannot simply defy unless amended by parliament as including the Opposition's approval which i say hard to get. Our government action may not the best decision sometimes they can make...which i trust every Malaysian will voices out their unhappiness in full volume...but it is thus in government decision that they have to choose the better of 2 evil, like each and evey1 of us do every single day...we tend to make decision that although both also has a bad consequences but it will produce a less worst result...if you say NO, then i think ur living in a world of delirium if not ignorance.

This is not to say that all government decision is right, because they are also bad ones...however, to say that government did this and that in a negative nature, you need evidents...when u say that the government did this n that bad...did you ever think that those statement are either made by irresponsible people or non creditable sources? If you choose to say that no NGO are good and all influence by government, then are you telling me even the Malaysian BAR are influences?when they too at times question government on their policy?

Do not look at everything negatively...but still reserve some sceptism in light of government decision...