Freedom of Information was formulated with its objective to enhance the externalization of information for public interest and to provide opportunities for every individual to access information provided by ministries, departments or agencies through an application submitted to the relevant departments. The states that have implemented the Freedom of Information are:

Selangor
Pulau Pinang

Freedom of information has also been practiced through the government's open data platform (https://www.data.gov.my/p/amalan-kebebasan-maklumat).

At the Council of Ministers’ meeting on July 11, 2018,  have agreed to formulate the Freedom of Information (FOI) at the Federal level and this initiative was led by the Minister of Justice, Prime Minister's Department in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia.