The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has issued a report in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day today highlighting the difficulties faced by the Malaysian media in the past year.

This came as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Malaysia in the 113th position in the World Press Freedom Index 2022 this evening.

This meant the country’s rank has improved from 119th last year despite its overall score deteriorating from 60.53 to 51.55.

However, the RSF cautioned that...