News & Reviews:   Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) revealed that it has blocked a total of 6,381 gambling sites from 2020 until the end of 2022. The sites were blocked at the request of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has announced that the government is planning to set up the Malaysian Cyber Security Commission. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said that the commission is part of efforts to strengthen cyber security in our country.

The Minister of Communications and Digital (KKD), Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that a whopping 1.8 billion scam calls have been blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) from 2017 to 2022. Furthermore, a total of 300 million scam messages via SMS were also blocked since 2018.

The Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) has announced that our country recorded its highest-ever bandwidth demand in December 2022 at a peak of 1.9 terabytes per second (Tbps). That is more than triple the 588 gigabytes per second (Gbps) recorded in May 2020.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that 350 telecommunications towers nationwide that had been affected by floods since 2014 have been upgraded. The upgrading works were done through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). 

Previously, we reported on Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) statement that the 5G network coverage in Malaysia reached almost 50 per cent in 2022 and that it is on track for up to 80 per cent coverage in 2024. However, it looks like DNB may have jumped the gun or didn’t disclose its data or sources for the claim as the Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) has today questioned the figure’s validity, revealing that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had not yet verified the information. 

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has instructed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to coordinate with telco companies to activate WiFi equipment at all flood temporary relief centres (PPS) nationwide. Moreover, in lieu of the nationwide flash flood, KKD is also handing out contributions worth RM1 million to flood victims in all states.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have called up TikTok Malaysia’s management to explain 3 provocative videos on the platform that can be seditious and incite disharmony. The videos, which have a ‘paid partnership’ tag to them warned of the recurrence of the 13 May 1969 riots in Malaysia

With the recent General Election 15 held in Malaysia, the public has been growing weary and starting to spread some insightful content on social media. It has gotten so bad that TikTok had to step in to do something about it. 

In conjunction with the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15), our Prime Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa told the media that there is a new application for him to tackle fake news online and he has approved it already. The app was made by a task force from the Royal Malaysia Police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).