KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — An individual was slapped with a compound fine of RM25,000 for uploading false content related to the organisation of the 2024 Quran Recital and Memorisation Assembly, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

PUTRAJAYA, July 18 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued three individuals a compound of RM25,000 each for posting obscene comments on Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The Royal Malaysia Police require specific laws to effectively curb cyberbullying, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) welcomes the government's announcement to examine amending existing laws, including the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and consider drafting or creating new acts to address cyberbullying.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The government is reviewing specific acts to enable harsher penalties for offences related to the theft of communication cables, which have been causing service disruptions.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17—The government is considering imposing heavier penalties on those who steal telecommunication cables, which causes service disruptions.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The police have so far approved 28 permits for ceramah or political talks and 25 for campaign activities for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election campaign, which began on April 27.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The kill switch function in concerts will only be employed in worst-case scenarios or as a last resort, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KULAI, Sept 17 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) expects to table the proposed amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 in Parliament early next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 (Act 589) will help curb issues relating to race, religion and the royal institution.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has once again reminded the public not to upload or share hateful content or views involving the 3R elements (racism, religion, and royal institutions) on social media and messaging applications.

SEPANG, March 17 — Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) has asked the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to review the amendment to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The proposed amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) will improve the security and network aspects following the increase in the use and dependence of the public on digital services.

IPOH, Feb 26 — The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) will focus on addressing the problem of fake news and misinformation on social media following the increase in reported cases this year.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 26 — The Communications and Digital Ministry is studying whether the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) should be amended to bring it in line with efforts to set up a special police team to combat child pornography.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reminded social media users to maintain decency and etiquette, and to be tolerant, when commenting on the 15th General Election (GE15).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in collaboration with police is conducting an investigation into three individuals who uploaded indecent and obscene content on their Instagram and Tik-Tok accounts recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Actor Zul Ariffin will be investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 after putting out an Instagram post that infringed the law.

PETALING JAYA, March 10 — A lorry driver was fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to a charge with improper use of the network facilities by sending an obscene message through the WhatsApp application to a woman two years ago.