The Foreign Affairs Ministry will not react to reports critical of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Sarawak Report , (SR) at least not yet.

This is despite minister Anifah Aman writing an open letter last month chastising Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the New York Times article featuring the former premier.

When asked today if he would write a similar letter to the WSJ, Anifah replied: "I have not thought of that as of yet."

He said this after a breaking fast dinner at Wisma Putra in Putrajaya.

When asked why the government had not taken action against SR, Anifah said it was because the government practiced democracy and freedom of speech.

"People claim we don't have freedom of speech but you see they have given lots of nonsensical reports, but we have not taken action against them."

However when pressed further, Anifah said action would be considered.

"When it comes to the country's interest we will take whatever action deemed fit and acceptable," he said.

But the minister cautioned that shutting down SR might cause public anger.

"The people believe them [...] If you were to take some action, ban them, there will be a public outcry saying we are trying restrict or stifle the press," he said.

Both WSJ and SR have published articles exposing alleged RM2.6 billion deposits into Najib's personal accounts.

Najib ( photo ) has already issued a legal notice to WSJ, asking them to reaffirm their report, which they did.

Meanwhile, Anifah said he had no problems with Najib's explanation to the cabinet regarding the 1MDB scandal.

"I have no qualms, let Najib explain. We have all agreed early on that certain parties like the Public Accounts Committee should investigate (1MDB) first then we'll discuss it," he said.