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M'sia to bring offenders "down to earth" from cyberspace
News It is not censoring the Internet, but Malaysia will not hesitate to bring the full force of the law upon Web sites that say the wrong thing in their practice of free speech.
DHL to set up US$10mil IT center in Cyberjaya
News DHL Worldwide Express will set up an US$10 million information technology (IT) centre in Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).
M'sia wins US$80m Intel investment
News Intel has plans to invest about US$80 million in a new Malaysian research and development facility, according to a report from the Reuters news agency.
New act will not censor Web, says M'sia
News The Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Multimedia gave its assurance, yet again, that new legislations to govern cyberspace will not allow censorship of the Internet.
M'sia claims new laws won't lead to Net censorship
News The Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Multimedia gave its assurance, yet again, that new legislations to govern cyberspace will not allow censorship of the Internet.
M'sia: SMS divorces may be banned
News Malaysian authorities may soon overturn a controversial court ruling which allows Muslims to end marriages through mobile text messages.
Dozens of M'sian political Web sites hacked
News Hackers have broken into dozens of Malaysian political Web sites, leaving government officials and opposition leaders fuming over images of rotting skulls and obscene messages yesterday.
Malaysia: MSC's performance defended
News The country's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is not doing as poorly as claimed by certain groups, according to the overseer of the multi-billion dollar project.
Malaysia backs open source
News The Malaysian government will implement open-source software in its departments and agencies, a senior official said.
Malaysian finance ministry agencies are Y2K ready
News Malaysia's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that agencies under its wings are Year 2000 ready.
Putrajaya to become a federal territory, says DPM
News The Cabinet has agreed to make Putrajaya the third federal territory in the country.
M'sia to lead Silicon Valley VC firm
News Malaysia will lead the formation of a US$150 million (RM570 million) venture capital company together with Muslim investors in the US, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain with the purpose of investing in the IT sector in Silicon Valley.
1st Silicon plans US$200m IPO
News 1st Silicon (M) Sdn Bhd plans to raise over US$200 million from its initial public offer (IPO) on Nasdaq which it hopes will materialize within the next 12 to 18 months.
Govt expects 1,000 for ICT workshop
News The Human Resources Ministry has revised its initial target of 8,000 participants and now expects at least 1,000 people to take part in the ministry's first-ever large scale information and communications technology (ICT) workshop on Saturday.
MSC has created 18,000 jobs
News The Multimedia Super Corridor has created more than 18,000 jobs with over 15,000 taken up by knowledge workers.
