MCMC
(2013 Top 10 Story) The mystery of the Malaysian Govt and its rejection by Facebook
In the first six months of this year, the Malaysian Government made seven requests for information, covering 197 Facebook user accounts, all of which were rejected by the social network company. What's worrying is that the Malaysian people have no idea which agencies made these requests, and for what reasons, writes A. Asohan.
DTTB: Telcos wary of Puncak Semangat’s 700MHz play
Telenor’s Asia chief seeks spectrum roadmap visibility from MCMC
Altel’s Nik Aziz all for beauty contest which promotes innovation
Week in Review: Defending the rights of all Malaysian netizens
DNA will be watching out for and defending the rights of all Malaysian netizens to a free flow of information, but our job will be made easier if all of you get behind us, writes CEO and founder Karamjit Singh.
The kangkung block: Denial seems to be the best defence
For several hours, surfers from Malaysia were blocked from accessing a BBC story on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. The country’s largest ISP passed the buck to the industry regulator, which later reported that the story can be accessed. And they would like us all to forget about it, writes A. Asohan.
Digital terrestrial TV tender: So what’s up, really?
Some doubt Puncak Semangat’s Digital TV win is a lucrative deal
Sceptical telco players think it is a play for the 700MHz spectrum
Syed Mokhtar company wins digital terrestrial TV tender
In yet another major win for politically-linked tycoon Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary, his company Puncak Semangat will now own and control the infrastructure by which Malaysians will be watching their favourite digital TV programmes.
Typhoon Haiyan: MCMC and telcos set up fund, donate via SMS
The MCMC and telcos in Malaysia have set up a Communications and Multimedia Humanitarian Fund to help victims of the recent typhoon that swept across the Philippines.
Just Mobile's Wong makes a pivot to fantasy sports
Guided by belief the Asian market will follow US
Seeking RM3mil to accelerate market presence
Article ammended to correct some errors
Malaysian seaweed farmer wins ITU-MCMC ‘Digital Icon Award’
Kabilah Hassan, a seaweed farmer from Kunak, Sabah has been awarded the ‘Transformational Power of Broadband Digital Icon Award 2013’ by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
The day Malaysia painted a bull’s eye on itself
While the systems at a major telco had just been breached, a minister expresses his confidence that Malaysia is savvy enough to fend off cyber-attacks and essentially issues a challenge to hackers, writes A. Asohan.
