WASHINGTON, March 14 — The United States (US) House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill today which would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration.

BRUSSELS, March 5 — Alphabet's Google outlined changes to search results and new tools for app developers to promote their products on third-party apps and rival app stores as part of efforts to comply with landmark European Union (EU) tech rules seeking to curb Big Tech's power.

JAKARTA, Feb 20 — Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule banning in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said today after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business.

KUANTAN, Feb 2 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today said TikTok account ownership by children under the age of 13 is one of the issues which they are looking to raise with the social media platform's management.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — A lorry driver was sentenced to six months in jail by the Sessions Court today for posting a death threat against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on TikTok last year.

By Nas Norziela Nasbah SHAH ALAM, Dec 27 — The Tourism Selangor account on the TikTok app has become one of the main references for domestic and international tourists seeking information about holidaying in the state. Its corporate communications manager Ahmad Nazri Tashriq Rahmat said they...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The Malaysian Media Council Bill scheduled to be drafted next year will address, among others, issues related to advertising revenue for media organisations.

MELAKA, Dec 7 — The owner of a bulk sewing company, Mariyah Holdings Sdn Bhd, Mariyah Yaakob today pleaded not guilty to a charge of making racist remarks against the Malay community in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here.

HONG KONG Dec 6 —TikTok owner ByteDance is offering to buy back around US$5 billion worth of shares from investors at a price that will value the company at about US$268 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

JAKARTA , Nov 28 — Short video app TikTok is in the process of obtaining an e-commerce permit from Indonesia's government, state news agency Antara reported, citing the deputy trade minister.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today met representatives of social media platform provider TikTok and Meta company to discuss issues involving regulation of content.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 6 — The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) will examine the need to offer a special fee to TikTok Shop merchants who wish to register the copyright and trademark of their online business.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will hold discussions with relevant ministries and agencies regarding TikTok Shop's regulatory aspects, said its minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Malaysia's communications regulator will issue a warning to social media firms Tiktok and Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms, its communications minister said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) is meeting with TikTok's parent company regarding the alleged content restriction involving the Palestine-Israel conflict on the platform this Thursday.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 — Malaysia and China will sign several memorandums of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral relations, including in content production and cyber security, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Short video app TikTok is committed to taking proactive measures to address issues raised by Malaysia, a spokesperson said after its government said the app is not fully compliant with local laws.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 —  Persatuan Ekonomi Muslim Malaysia (PEMM) has expressed its full support for the government’s initiative to review the recent decision by Indonesia to prohibit e-commerce sales on the TikTok platform.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government will look into the action taken by the Indonesian government to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platform TikTok before devising appropriate measures in the country, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUCHING, Sept 14 — The Communications and Digital Ministry is examining the need to license large platform providers such as Google, Meta, and TikTok that generate revenue through content from local media organisations.