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M'sia govt breaks promise, censors Net
News Government orders Malaysian ISPs to block access to controversial portal Malaysia Today, breaking a previous pledge to "ensure no Internet censorship".
Tags: Politics, Web sites, Regulations, Security, Government, chairman, Kuala Lumpur, multimedia, Prime Minister, Internet
Amnesty slams M'sia Internet censorship
News Charge against eight people for criticizing state ruler online is seen by Amnesty International as blow to government's promise not to censor Internet.
Tags: Politics, Web sites, Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, Censorship, Malaysia, Government, Internet Service, CMA, CIJ
R&D push to help firms ride on recovery
News Small and midsize businesses can play major part in process of innovation, which is catalyst for economic recovery, says CompTIA official.
Tags: Innovation, Investments, Business, Small And Medium Enterprise, India, Thailand, Information And Communication Technology, Innovation, Australia, Malaysia
Bahasa or English? One step forward, two steps back?
Blogs A couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government ignited a controversy when it reversed a five-year-old government policy...
New Malaysian premier snubs ICT body
News Pikom is "disappointed" Prime Minister Najib Razak ignored calls for dedicated ministry, while opposition party says Najib has yet to show "generosity" toward sector.
Tags: Politics, Regulations, Sector, Culture, Communication, Information And Communication Technology, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah, Malaysia
PM: Cyberjaya excluded from proposed Putrajaya FT
News The proposal to turn Putrajaya, the new federal administrative capital, into a Federal Territory, will not involve other areas such as Cyberjaya, the country's intelligent city, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
MSC to venture into biotechnology, design
News Five years after its inception, the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is set to venture beyond its role as an IT and multimedia industry hub. In the future, the MSC will act as a centre for manufacturing design and biotechnology research.
M'sian PM calls for Asean action against Net abuse
News Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia on Friday urged Asean countries to pool their resources to fight Internet abuse.
Mahathir "happy" with MSC progress
News Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today reiterated his satisfaction about the progress of the country's MSC project despite an obvious lack of real research and development taking place within Cyberjaya itself.
Mahathir wanted a Malaysian Silicon Valley
News From answering Detroit with the Proton Saga car, retired Malaysia prime minister Mahathir hoped to turn Malaysia into another Silicon Valley.
Malaysia bars Web site reporters from govt events
News Malaysia barred reporters from an Internet-based news Web site from attending government events, Agence France Presse reported, citing the home affairs ministry.
Critics of M'sian tech hub are wrong: PM
News Critics of Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project have to "swallow their words" as it has proven to be a success, said the country's prime minister.
Internet assaulting values of the young, Mahathir
News Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that the moral values of people especially the young are being assaulted through the Internet.
Plan for a portal to market SMI goods
News The Malaysian Prime Minister wants a portal to help sell goods and services of small-and medium-scale industries (SMIs) in the international market.
Plan for a portal to market SMI goods
News The Malaysian Prime Minister wants a portal to help sell goods and services of small-and medium-scale industries (SMIs) in the international market.
