PUTRAJAYA, Oct. 30 -- The government is expected to declassify historical documents, particularly those classified as official secrets under the Official Secrets Act, as soon as possible, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim raised the matter during the second 2026 National Historians Council meeting held earlier this week.

"The Cabinet agreed with several views put forward by historians on the need to establish a general policy on the declassification of historical documents currently classified as official secrets under the Official Secrets Act.

"The prime minister expressed the view that this should be implemented as soon as possible, but carefully," he said at his wee...