News & Reviews:   Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today tabled Budget 2025 in Parliament, which included some interesting announcements. These include the implementation of targeted subsidy for RON95 fuel beginning the middle of next year.

Some of you may recall the news about the DNS redirection last week and wonder what the long-term ramifications could be. To make a long story short, it means losing a lot of foreign investment. Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed numbers that could give us a better idea.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has decreed that the Cyber Security Act 2024 (Act 854) will come into force starting 26 August 2024, after receiving the approval of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim on 18 June and published in the Gazette on 26 June.

Recently, a report from the Thai-based publication The Nation which claimed that Tesla is cancelling its plans to open a factory in Southeast Asian countries and Asia has caught global attention, including in Malaysia. Now, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed information he received from the company on this decision.

Meta Platforms (Meta) expressed an apology following the platform's actions in taking down Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's social media posts dated 14 May and 31 July. According to Reuters, a Meta spokesperson said the company apologised for the "operational error", adding that the content had been restored with the correct label.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hopes to make Malaysia a global leader in 5G technology through continued investment and collaboration with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson. Recently, Anwar met with a delegation led by Ericsson Group President and CEO Börje Ekholm to discuss matters related to the implementation of 5G networks in Malaysia. So, what should you know about it?

The Digital Ministry today announced that the ‘AI untuk Rakyat’ programme has reached a historic milestone, whereby over 1 million Malaysians have completed the transformative self-learning online initiative in less than 6 months after its launch. Achieving the milestone in record time, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said that the programme has surpassed its initial goal of reaching 1 million within 1 year.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced that more than 23000 book vouchers have been redeemed by students and pupils via the Digital Educational Learning Initiative Malaysia (DELIMa) app as of today. The Ministry added that the valid period for redemption and use of book vouchers for pupils and students in educational institutions under MOE is from 31 May to 31 December.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today condemned Meta's action of removing news reports about Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meeting with Hamas’ top leaders in Qatar on several local media platforms. Accordingly, the government has requested an explanation from Meta on the matter.

Previously, we reported on Microsoft investing a record RM10.5 billion in Malaysia to empower cloud computing and AI. Now, it looks like another tech giant, Google, is investing in our country too, with an announcement on the matter to be made in the near future.