Malaysia has strict censorship laws, as the Government is keen to protect the largely-Muslim population from certain foreign influences. TV news, entertainment shows and music videos are all subject to censorship and scenes are often cut before programmes are broadcast.

Television in Malaysia consists of both commercial networks and pay-TV. There is a very popular multichannel satellite service - Astro - which includes news, movies, educational and children's channels in English, as well as Chinese, Tamil and Arabic channels. The state-owned Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) operates two TV channels and many of the country's radio stations.

There is a wide range of national and local English-language newspapers, as well as others published in Malay, Chinese and other languages. The main English-language dailies are The New Straits Times, The Star, the Business Times and The Malay Mail. Bernama is the national state-run news agency.

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