Section 114A
Bread & Kaya: Are WhatsApp admins going to jail?
Our columnist asserts that the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA), in particular s. 233, does not attach any liability to a group chat admin for spreading "false news".
Digerati50: The legal eagle techie
DNA continues its weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping to shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy, from Digerati50 Vol 2. This week's spotlight is on lawyer, Foong Cheng Leong, who believes the law will always play catch-up to tech.
Bread & Kaya: A look at Malaysian cyberlaw cases
A summary of the plethora of Malaysian cases involving the online world in 2013
The Government still needs to look at legislation to address many other issues
Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong
Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving!
Bread & Kaya columnist Foong Cheng Leong looks at Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which makes it an offence to post any content which is obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another person.
KiniBiz’s Gunasegaram: From ink to pixels
KiniBiz publisher and founding editor P. Gunasegaram, who spent three decades in the print publishing world, talks to Digital News Asia about taking the plunge into the online space.
Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you
With e-commerce booming in Malaysia, the Government has drawn up new legislation to protect consumers. Foong Cheng Leong explains the new law and business owners’ rights and responsibilities.
PDPA: Businesses have responsibilities and burdens
DNA welcomes lawyer Foong Cheng Leong as a contributor with his Bread & Kaya column, which looks at legal issues related to technology and intellectual property, amongst others. His debut column looks at the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) which comes into force Jan 1, 2013.
Anonymity, is your time up?
Anonymity has its place in discourse, online and in the physical world. But it should never be taken as an excuse to be a jerk, writes A. Asohan.
The tale of two laws: Section 114A and the PDPA
The differing speeds of two laws being passed - the PDPA and Section 114A - reveals much about the nation’s priorities. Instead of focusing on making it easier to lay criminal charges for libelous comments online, there are bigger fish to fry, such as affordable broadband for all, writes DNA editor Gabey Goh.
Malaysia slips in global Internet freedom ranking
Malaysia's Internet freedom has worsened in a study of 47 countries in the latest Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media report.
