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M'sia govt cancels Net censorship plan

M'sia govt cancels Net censorship plan

News update Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak denies previously-confirmed plans to censor Internet content, says country will rely on "existing laws".

Wednesday, August 12 2009 07:54 PM

Tags: Web sites, Local Government, M'sia, Malaysia, Government, child pornography, Prime Minister, Internet, Web, Web sites


M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives

M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives

News 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.

Monday, October 26 2009 07:15 PM

Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband


2010: Software spend up, IT budgets down

2010: Software spend up, IT budgets down

News Software budgets in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010 will grow 4.4 percent over last year, while overall IT expenditure will dip by 3 percent, new Gartner study shows.

Tuesday, September 08 2009 07:20 PM

Tags: IT budgeting, Business applications, IT Budget, India, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Gartner Inc., Malaysia


Is censorship the answer?

Blogs Mention the "c" word in Malaysia these days and all hell breaks loose. Censorship is indeed a highly charged word today,...

Friday, August 21 2009 02:40 PM


Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship

News Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".

Friday, October 02 2009 05:17 PM

Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Commission, multimedia, Web sites, Information And Communication Technology, Video, Malaysia


M'sian content sector grows, challenges remain

News 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.

Tuesday, October 06 2009 03:17 PM

Tags: Local Government, Games, Multimedia, GameBrains, International Data Corp., Animation, Singapore, Broadband, Malaysia, animation company


M'sian operator to offer WiMax services in S'pore

News 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.

Friday, October 23 2009 02:29 PM

Tags: WiMax, Personal broadband, Pacnet Ltd., network, mobile, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Singapore, Malaysia, FTTH


S'pore offers certification for social marketing

News Singapore company provides training and certification course designed to teach companies how to use social media sites as marketing platforms.

Wednesday, November 04 2009 07:38 PM

Tags: Marketing, Internet, Certification, Social Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Asia, Social Media, Tool, Singapore, Small And Medium Business


Malaysia fines laggard WiMax licensees

News 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.

Friday, October 30 2009 03:52 PM

Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Network infrastructure, Pacnet Ltd., Network Coverage, performance bond, network, Telecommunications, Singapore, Malaysia


M'sia to censor Internet content

News Malaysia reportedly has plans to filter pornographic Web sites from being viewed in the country, but denies it will police blogs and other sites.

Friday, August 07 2009 04:24 PM

Tags: Regulations, Politics, Policy and management, Singapore, Malaysia, Government, Agence France-Presse, China, Internet, blog


Web censorship muddle can hurt Malaysia

News Confusion over government's plans to implement Web filtering system will affect foreign investment and confidence in Malaysia's policies, say industry players.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 06:39 PM

Tags: Web sites, Regulations, Politics, Censorship, Malaysia, Government, Internet Service, CEO, Internet Service Provider, Prime Minister


Red Hat takes developer efforts to Malaysia

News CEO Jim Whitehurst lauds country's open source deployments in public sector, and launches Red Hat program to drive adoption and innovation.

Wednesday, August 05 2009 02:52 PM

Tags: Open source, Software engineering/development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, software company, Malaysia, public sector, ISV


Malaysia to enforce data protection law

News 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.

Thursday, October 08 2009 05:59 PM

Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore


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...

Wednesday, July 22 2009 04:56 PM


Following through novel initiatives is key

Blogs Ramadan, or the Muslim fasting month, is usually a busy time for journalists as invites begin to pour in for Buka Puasa ...

Wednesday, September 09 2009 02:53 PM


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