Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees
Government slaps penalties totaling US$1.1 million on all but one of country's WiMax operators after they failed to meet required network coverage.
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M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
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M'sian operator to offer WiMax services in S'pore
Malaysia's Packet One signs deal that, if approved, will allow company to assume WiMax license to operate facilities and offer wireless broadband access in Singapore.
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Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
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Malaysia to enforce data protection law
Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
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M'sian content sector grows, challenges remain
Malaysia's creative content space makes good strides but still needs to resolve several issues to better compete with peers in region, say industry players.
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Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship
Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".
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M'sia probe over Web content raises global ire
International media watchdogs and human rights groups call for Malaysian government to stop "harassment" of local political news site, Malaysiakini.
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Funding boost for Malaysia's mobile developers
Country's mobile app makers can receive funds and related support from new initiative between two government agencies and Nokia.
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M'sia ICT sale a 'success' despite poor sales
Government agency behind Malaysia's Great ICT Sale declares event a success, despite missing target of generating US$1.4 million in sales.
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Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
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Web censorship muddle can hurt Malaysia
Confusion over government's plans to implement Web filtering system will affect foreign investment and confidence in Malaysia's policies, say industry players.
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M'sia govt cancels Net censorship plan
update Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak denies previously-confirmed plans to censor Internet content, says country will rely on "existing laws".
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Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
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M'sia to censor Internet content
Malaysia reportedly has plans to filter pornographic Web sites from being viewed in the country, but denies it will police blogs and other sites.
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