Today, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has just issued a statement that they did not warn against the usage of the #SiBodohKauDengarSini (translation - listen here, you idiot). In case you missed it, there is an on-going trend in Twitter with the hashtag and it's now an act of criticism against the Malaysia Government handling the pandemic. Before we get into the details, here's what MCMC said.

Telekom Malaysia has recently announced the Unifi TV Free viewing campaign during MCO 2021 where you can watch selected channels for free, starting from 18 January until 1 February 2021. If you don’t have the unifi TV plugged in at home, you can still enjoy the via channels via the unifi playTV app, which can be downloaded via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.

Potholes are a common trait when it comes to Malaysia roads, so the Ipoh City Council decided to tackle the problem by setting up a WhatsApp channel for the community. Known as Aduan Pothole MBI, the community can contact them via the number  017 4122113, their WhatsApp web page or QR Code Aduan Pothole MBI to report potholes on the road.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has officially announced the PERMAI initiative which comes with various assistance ranging from tax relief, free internet data, and more. To go into more detail, the government will waive tax of up to RM2500 for any electronics bought until 31 December 2021 to encourage the acquisition of smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

Microsoft has officially announced that the Surface Pro 7+ is officially available in Malaysia starting from the price of RM4115. The products will be available for purchase in Malaysia via Surface Commercial Authorized Resellers.

WhatsApp recently introduced a new policy that requires you to share your data with Facebook. If you're not willing to agree to the new policy, which instant messaging app should you jump ship to?

Last night, Samsung introduced the latest Samsung Galaxy S21 series. Since it was a global launch, it wasn't long before Samsung Malaysia announced the official local prices and pre-order freebies. As per tradition, we will be comparing the telco pre-order packages, which include Celcom, Digi, Maxis, and U Mobile.

Other than smartphone and IoT products, Xiaomi also manufactures other products such as electric shavers, hair clippers, curling iron and more via the sub-brand called ENCHEN. With that being said, an ENCHEN Malaysia official store will open on 18 January 2021 on Lazada, which you can purchase Xiaomi ENCHEN products.

Now that another movement control order (MCO) is in place, all of us are going to be stuck at home for another two weeks, or maybe even more. We need to be able to stay connected to the Internet in that duration, but not everyone has broadband. With that in mind, YES will be giving away free data again.

In a collaboration between Shopee and Mydin, you can now pay for your groceries via ShopeePay starting from today onwards. But that’s not all, you could also get up to RM4 cashback when you make a purchase until 28 February 2021, if you were to spend more than RM10 on your first purchase.