SINTOK, June 10 — More than 13,000 Wi-Fi access points have been installed so far across several public university campuses nationwide as part of the government initiative to enhance Internet connectivity at public institutions of higher learning, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Telecommunication companies (telcos) have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting customer data and privacy, following the use of mobile phone data (MPD) for official statistical purposes by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) request for mobile phone call data from telecommunications companies is aimed at supporting evidence-based policymaking, including enhancing network infrastructure, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KULAI, May 17 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has removed a staggering 32,436 pieces of online content related to scams between January and April this year, involving losses nearing RM800 million.

PUTRAJAYA, May 10 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) seized a mobile phone and a SIM card while searching an individual's premises to obtain further information as part of an ongoing investigation.

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied allegations that went viral in a TikTok video claiming that a senior MACC officer pressured Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh to resolve her divorce issue with her husband while she was being investigated.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is investigating a social media influencer over the alleged dissemination of false information involving the royal institution.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The Selangor police have identified an individual believed to be the suspect responsible for circulating false information regarding a death in the recent Putra Heights gas pipeline inferno in Subang Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has lodged a police report regarding several comments on social media claiming that there were deaths in the recent gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has opened four investigation papers against two individuals who allegedly uploaded false and extremely offensive content with 3R elements (race, religion and royalty) on Facebook and TikTok.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has advised the public to be cautious of a scam syndicate misusing his name and mobile number to deceive victims.

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — A 47-year-old Malaysian man is being investigated for allegedly uploading fake content that touches on the 3R (religion, race and royalty) on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) accepts the apology issued by three Era FM radio presenters over a video mocking the Thaipusam kavadi ritual.

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Feb 25 – Despite a decline in online scam cases in Selangor, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari expressed concern over the rise in financial losses in the state stemming from the crime, which increased from RM292 million in 2023 to RM386 million in 2024. He...

KOTA BHARU, Jan 22 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil launched the Online Safety Roadshow at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Pengkalan Chepa yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Social media giant Meta is in the final stages of securing an Application Service Provider (ASP) Class Licence in Malaysia, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Malaysia marks the start of 2025 with a pivotal move towards safer digital platforms as the Class Licence for Application Service Providers (CASP) for social media providers takes effect today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Elaboration of elements in the amendment to Section 233 of Act 588 (Communications and Multimedia Act 1998) including 'grossly offensive' is not definitive, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been tasked with exploring a direct disaster notification channel for residents, bypassing the use of the short message service (SMS).

SEPANG, Oct 24 — The owner of a Facebook account ‘Adeline Chang’ was fined RM7,000 by the Sepang Sessions Court here for initiating the transmission of offensive communications regarding a five-year-old boy.