News & Reviews:   Ministry of Communications and Digital

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) revealed that it will summon several social media platform providers over inappropriate advertising content on their platforms. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, said that discussions will be held aimed at getting clarifications concerning these ads.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that the 5G network coverage in Malaysia’s populated areas is at 73% as of end-October, just 7% short of the 80% target by the end of the year. However, only a 10.8% adoption rate of the network has been recorded nationwide.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that 410.59 million unsolicited Short Message Services (SMS) were blocked in the first 9 months of this year. Its Deputy Minister, Teo Nie Ching further revealed that 19 million SMS containing hyperlinks were blocked from 2 May until September 2023.

Today, the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD), through the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), launched the Malaysia Digital Expo (MDX 2023) Grand Finale at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). The expo is scheduled to run from 6 to 8 November 2023 and was officiated by the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Previously, we reported that the government is considering whether to follow Indonesia and ban TikTok Shop in our country. The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) has since given an update on the matter, saying that relevant ministries and agencies will discuss what to do next.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has provided an update regarding the 5G coverage in Sabah. According to its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, the network’s coverage in the East Malaysian territory’s populated areas is almost at 50 per cent as of 30 September.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has claimed that our country is still lacking around 12000 cyber security experts in various fields to tackle cyber attacks. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil further elaborated that this is one of the challenges faced by the government in its national digitalisation agenda.

You might be one of many wondering if it's time to get 5G. If nothing else, a large part of the country is set to be covered by the end of the year. The latest KKD report confirms we're getting close to the 80% target.

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 Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has announced that a total of 47000 smartphones will arrive in our country this week. As part of the recently launched 5G RAHMAH Package, the smartphones are from Samsung and HONOR respectively.