IPOH, May 28 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will pay attention to the issue of copyright protection of media practitioners’ works, in addition to the welfare of the group, said its minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Journalists play a superhero-like role in combating the spread of fake news in cyberspace, which is becoming more rampant with the advancement of technology, said Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching.

IPOH, May 27 — The National Journalists’ Day 2023 (HAWANA 2023) celebration to recognise the role and contributions of media practitioners in Malaysia raised its curtains here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Teo Nie Ching today made a special appearance as a newsreader for the Mandarin news bulletin on Bernama TV.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in collaboration with social media platform providers has taken down a total of 1,565 posts that violate the set community standards from 2022 until April this year.

KULAI, May 20 — The Unity Government supports efforts to preserve the independence of the media through the proposed establishment of the Malaysian Media Council (MMC), said Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Unity Government is committed to supporting the right to freedom of expression, especially by the media in news reporting, in line with the Malaysia ​​MADANI concept.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Unity Government is committed to supporting the right to freedom of expression, especially by the media in news reporting, in line with the Malaysia ​​Madani concept.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today conveys his condolences to the family and friends of RTM News Channel Unit assistant director Mohd Zubairy Abdullah, who died in an accident today.

KULAI, April 15 — Individuals and production companies that fail to deliver any films from the grants provided by the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas), will be blacklisted from receiving any assistance in the future.

KULAI, April 10 — The act of uploading and spreading obscene content is an offence under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Most of the undersea cable construction in Malaysia do not involve government funds, but is implemented by the private sector using their own funds, said Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a directive to all telecommunication companies (telcos) to block any URL links in short message service (SMS).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Nearly 800,000 attempts of cyberattack were recorded during a five-year period, from 2017 to 2021, based on Cyber Security Malaysia (CSM) statistics.

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).

SEPANG, March 17 — Cybersecurity threats in Malaysia have recently been increasing in terms of frequency and severity of attacks, said Communications and Digital Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued 170 compounds totalling RM7.47 million from 2018 to 2022 to telecommunication licence holders for failing to meet the required service standards.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The move to expand the 5G network coverage, which the government announced under Budget 2023, can further lower the Internet prices offered to users now.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — A total of 58 per cent or 1,631 of the 2,825 cases of misuse of communications services investigated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) from 2009 to yesterday were for the offence of sharing obscene content, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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.