News & Reviews:   Fahmi Fadzil

Previously, we shared how an AI-powered chatbot on WhatsApp to do fact-checking is currently in the works by the Government, as revealed by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Now, Fahmi has given an update on the matter, saying that the chatbot is in the final process of development.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today stressed that the government will assert its firm stance to uphold the nation’s policies with social media platform provider X (formerly Twitter). This is after X changed its terms to allow users to post pornographic content.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today announced that telco companies involved in the dual-network 5G model are ready to sign an agreement to take up equities in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). He added that this is in line with the timeline to complete the share subscription agreement process for the DNB equity acquisition by 21 June.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that a meeting with Meta has been scheduled for next month in Singapore during his Ministry’s official visit to the Republic. Furthermore, the meeting will also include representatives of other social media platforms.

Previously, we shared how the BUDI MADANI Subsidy Assistance Programme which provides targeted subsidies for diesel vehicle owners and smallholders are now open for applications. Following this, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has recently clarified that registration for BUDI MADANI is only meant to close the data gap in the Central Database Hub (PADU).

Fake news has been a thing even before the pandemic and we have been combating it ever since. In an effort to curb misinformation from spreading further, our local Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced that there will be a new AI-powered chatbot on WhatsApp to do fact-checking. 

Communications Ministry has announced that it plans to utilise 5G-Advance or 5.5G technology for live streaming during the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak this August. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, says that the live stream is through Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today announced that a total of 247 Sarawak Multimedia Authority Rural Telecommunication (SMART) towers have successfully been activated. The number is as of 15 May, with all the towers using the Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) technology.

Looks like primary and secondary school students in Malaysia are in for a treat. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government will provide high-speed broadband internet subscription packages to schools under the Malaysian Ministry of Education (KPM) from 1 July 2024. That said, what should you know about it?

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.