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Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has issued a warning to telco companies in Malaysia to not charge customers extra for 5G access. He added that the government would consider taking action against them should this happen.

Previously, we reported on Indonesia’s move to ban TikTok’s e-commerce platform, TikTok Shop in the country. Now, the same move may end up being enforced in Malaysia too, as the government has announced that it is studying whether something similar should be done here.

The Malaysian Government may introduce a new incentive specific for the B40 group in the country to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) in Budget 2024. Such an incentive was touted by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), but will only apply to purchases of e-motorcycles.

Back in April, it was decided that a second 5G network in Malaysia. This creates competition for DNB, which local telcos are keen for. Chinese 5G equipment makers are in consideration for the second network and could proceed despite warnings from Western countries.

Today, the Malaysian government announced that the 5G network in Malaysia will continue to be implemented through Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). However, DNB was given a timeframe until the end of 2023, when it reaches 80% coverage in subsidised areas.

To make electric vehicles (EVs) accessible to the masses, our Malaysian government is planning to only import EVs below RM100,000 only. This is so that EVs are not only for the high-income group but for the middle-income group too.

It wasn't that long ago that our Finance Minster Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said that all six major telcos will have to finalise their agreements by the end of 31 August 2022. But how would our 5G coverage be like once that's over? According to industry insiders, about 30% of populated areas may experience it.

After waiting for more than two weeks, the Malaysian government has finally settled on what they were going to do with the Single Wholesale Network (SWN). From today's tweet as well as the press conference, the government has decided to maintain the implementation of the 5G network as an SWN.

If there's one thing that Malaysians are good at, it's that we are excellent at complaining at the smallest thing especially if our government is not doing a good job. Well, you can now take your complaints to a new app called Respons Rakyat. It's is now available for download on your Apple App and Google Play Store.