Najib Razak
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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, Communication, Culture, Information And Communication Technology, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah, Malaysia
M'sia mandates local software use for govt
News Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
Tags: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Twitter Inc., Najib, Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
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.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
Mixed reactions to Malaysia's ICT stimulus
News Government's US$16.2 billion "mini-budget" won't be sufficient to shield vendors from effects of recession, says country's national IT association Pikom.
Tags: Government, IT budgeting, Stimulus, Stimulus Plan, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Malaysia, Procurement, Wong, ePerolehan System
Media identifies likely WiMax license winners
Blogs According to this report, the frontrunners for Malaysia's WiMax license are YTL e-Solutions, Green Packet and REDtone In...
Tags: WiMax, Regulations
Blogger detention backfires on M'sian govt
News Move to keep controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin in detention has spurred, rather than quell, country's vocal blogger community into further action.
Tags: Web logs, Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Blogger, Security, Malaysia, Government, phone, New York
Malaysian blogger Raja Petra detained
News The detention comes one day after the Malaysian government lifts an access ban to the Malaysia Today Web site which he edits.
Tags: Politics, Web sites, Regulations, Blogger, Security, Malaysia, Government, phone, Kuala Lumpur, multimedia
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
M'sian bloggers arrest dashes hope for change
News Recent arrest of two Malaysian bloggers signal the government's unwillingness to soften its stance on alternative online media, say industry observers.
Tags: Web logs, Local Government, Regulations, Blogger, Government, performance, leader, Prime Minister, Internet, information technology
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".
Tags: Web sites, Local Government, Malaysia, Government, M'sia, child pornography, Prime Minister, Internet, Web, Web sites
Alternative to WiMax and 3G?
Blogs When people think of bringing wireless Internet access to places where fixed-line wireless is unavailable, they tend to ...
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation)
Malaysia threatens to revoke WiMax licenses
News Minister warns licensees to adhere to agreements or risk losing their right to deploy WiMax services in Malaysia. One operator denies missing Aug. 31 launch deadline.
Tags: WiMax, Regulations, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, Broadband, Service, phone, FTTH, financial, network
