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Parental control tools help parents monitor children’s online activities: Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is collaborating with five telecommunication service providers to offer Parental Control Tools to help parents monitor and manage their children’s online activities, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that Parental Control Tools enable parents to filter, limit and even block online content […]

MCMC, KNOLSKAPE win gold award for digital leadership programme

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been honoured with the ‘Gold Award’ for its digital leadership programme in the recently concluded Brandon Hall Group Technology Excellence Awards 2023. This is the second consecutive year which witnessed MCMC winning the prestigious Brandon Hall Group Technology Excellence Awards in its partnership with KNOLSKAPE. It […]

Digital signatures offer higher security for transactions; guarantee document integrity

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KUALA LUMPUR: The use of digital signatures, especially for important documents that have financial and legal risks, can increase the security of online transactions to ensure the validity and integrity of each document is guaranteed. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) head of Digital Transformation and Adoption Mohd Fairus Muhamad said this is because after […]

Ministry to meet TikTok on content restriction about Palestine

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) is meeting with TikTok’s parent company regarding the alleged content restriction involving the Palestine-Israel conflict on the platform this Thursday. Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the meeting will be held between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the company. “TikTok has started to get ‘cuak’ […]

Ibraco Berhad lodges police report

KUCHING: Ibraco Berhad has filed a police report pertaining to an article which contained allegations against the company and its director, Datuk Chew Chiaw Han. According to its statement, the company described the article, which went viral on social media since Oct 12, as containing ‘unsubstantiated and malicious defamatory allegations against Ibraco Berhad and its […]

MalaysiaNow folds up

KUCHING: Financially-strapped national news portal MalaysiaNow has ceased its operation with effect from Oct 10. This was based on the account of its former writer Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli on the news portal which was last updated on Friday (Oct 6). Ahmad’s post on LinkedIn states: “My company decided to terminate all staff (16 employees) due […]

Be wary of cognitive hacking, rationalise to avoid falling prey to scammers

KUALA LUMPUR: The society not only needs to be alert to suspicious calls to deal with scams but also needs to overcome the issue of cognitive hacking to ensure that they do not become a victim of the crime. Chief regulatory officer of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Datuk Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin, said […]

MBKS to request MCMC to block numbers on Ah Long ads

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be sending a formal letter to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block phone numbers displayed on illegal moneylender posters, banners and fishtails. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said, aside from the council’s effort to remove the fishtails, posters and banners around the city, they […]

Inter-agency cooperation succeeds in curbing online scams

KUALA LUMPUR: Inter-agency cooperation has led to success in curbing online scams via phone calls and short message services (SMS). This is through smart partnerships between the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and telecommunications companies, among others. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed […]

Malaysia mulls adopting digital platform regulatory framework similar to Australia, Canada

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is considering adopting a digital platform regulatory framework similar to what has been implemented in Australia and Canada, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement released today, MCMC said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) and MCMC have held discussions with major online platforms such as […]