News & Reviews:   Communications Ministry

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that his Ministry will be giving priority to the implementation of internet connection in Budget 2025, which is set to be tabled on 18 October. Furthermore, the focus will be on implementing Internet services in schools and campuses.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that Malaysia will be studying the use of different spectrums and frequencies to overcome the problem of In-Building-Coverage. He added that the method has been used in South Korea with its effectiveness proven.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that some companies which procured internet development and upgrade projects from the Government have been found to sell the projects to third parties. However, he added that these instances were made before he or Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching took charge of the Ministry.

Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching today asserted that efforts by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should’ve been more extensive on the DNS redirection implementation. Teo stressed that MCCM should’ve double or even triple their engagements, especially involving the tech community.

The Minister of Communications has revealed several concerning statistics regarding fraud and scam content in our country. These include how Malaysia has lost RM3.18 billion to online scams between 2021 and April 2024.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today urged all social media platform providers in the country to put disclosures for AI-generated content on their platforms. This is to avoid any unwanted incidents from happening.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has given an update regarding Malaysia’s upcoming second 5G network, revealing that 4 mobile network operators (MNOs) have submitted bids for the network. The MNOs are CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia (TM) and U Mobile.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that the 1st version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will be enforced starting 1 January 2025. He added that engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct.

Previously, we reported how social media and internet messaging services in Malaysia must apply for a Class Licence beginning today. Now, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has clarified that the licence is only meant for social media and internet messaging operators, hence it won’t affect individual users.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that Meta’s social media platforms lead other platforms in complying with Malaysian laws. On the flip side, X (formerly Twitter) is the worst offender.