Reposted from Malay Mail Online
14 Mar 2017
CYBERJAYA, March 14 ― The government today introduced a new portal that ostensibly allows the public to corroborate information online and control…
Monitoring of news reports
MCMC: 167 cases of Internet abuse investigated till Feb
Reposted from Malay Mail Online
8 Mar 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 ― The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is investigating 167 cases of Internet and social media abuse…
Man arrested for insulting Johor Sultan on Facebook
Reposted from The Star Online
8 Mar 2017
JOHOR BARU: A 58-year-old man was nabbed by the police at an eatery in Ipoh for posting insulting remarks about the Johor…
Communications and Multimedia Act being abused like Sedition Act, says Malaysian Bar
Reposted from Malay Mail Online
9 Jan 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 – The Malaysian Bar criticised today the abuse of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 even as…
MCMC blocks websites to keep internet users safe online
Reposted from Malay Mail Online
30 Dec 2016
CYBERJAYA, Dec 30 ― The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blocked access to 2,407 websites this year to keep Internet users, especially…
Puan Sri among two remanded for allegedly insulting Johor Sultan
Reposted from The Star Online
24 Dec 2016
JOHOR BARU: An environmental activist who is a Puan Sri has been remanded for three days for allegedly insulting Johor Ruler Sultan…
From porn to politics: Malaysian ISPs aid censorship by blocking 39 sites, says study
Reposted from Malay Mail Online
21 Dec 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Malaysian internet service providers (ISPs) facilitated censorship in the country by tampering with internet connections and blocking…