The Government will not censor the Internet as such a move will be ineffective in a borderless world where information flows freely, said the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said that it would also lead to dissatisfaction among people. He was responding to reports that the Information, Communication and Culture Ministry had called for a tender for an Internet filtering system. "Up till now there is no change in the Government's Internet policy," he said. “However, we will discuss this matter,” he told reporters. Information Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim had said that the filter system was to reduce “Malaysian children’s exposure to online pornography.”

On Thursday, The Star Online, other portals and news agencies such as Reuters reported that the Government had called for a tender to develop an Internet filtering system similar to China’s controversial Green Dam project to block “undesirable websites.” Dr Rais also brushed aside plans to register or filter bloggers, saying they would have to answer to the courts or other relevant authorities if they broke laws such as the Penal Code.

The Malaysian Insider reported that four companies have sent in proposals for the Internet filter, with a decision expected to be made in December by the National Security Council led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Article TheStar