Governmental threats for Media Freedom: Comparative Study of Asian Countries

In Asian Countries media freedom is a controversial issue, on one side right to information and freedom of expression is provided on other side media regulations and Press laws are ready to curb the media freedom. In China the party and government are attempting to act as a media watch dog in fast changing world of open communication. Advertisements of India Shining, spiritualistic image making of political leaders are very common practice over Indian media. Pakistani military government uses a range of legal and constitutional powers to curb press freedom. The protesters urged the government to remove what they said was a curb on media freedom. “BBc News Show the condition of press in Nepal where after royal highjack. Media structure of Malaysia was changed since independence in 1957, official control over the media has gradually tightened through ownership of media by political parties and connected business individuals. The military also banned all electronic media in Indonesia from broadcasting the rallies. The media and the public managed to get news from international radio broadcast gathering at the Indonesia Democratic Party (PDI) at Jakarta. The majority of Cambodian media are not completely independent relying on source of funding from powerful people, including political parties politicians and rich. In Cambodia the term media is as widely used and understood as the term "press ” there is press law in Cambodia but no media law