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Ramkarpal calls on AGC to explain NFA decision in Zahid's Yayasan Akalbudi case

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 9 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) must explain its decision to take "No Further Action" (NFA) on the 47 charges in Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's Yay... Read More


MCMC: Foreign social media firms must comply with Malaysia's laws once licensed, must appoint local rep

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 9 -- Even if a social media company is based overseas, Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) still applies to it, regulator Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Comm... Read More


What can Malaysia do if foreign social media firms ignore local laws? Here's what lawyers say

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 9 -- Now that Malaysia has declared that social media and internet messaging giants with at least eight million local users come under the country's laws from January 1, can anythin... Read More


Here's why social media firms may come to love Malaysia's new Online Safety Act

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 7 -- Social media companies now have to play by the rules of a new law in Malaysia, but they may find it actually benefits them. On January 1, these two key events affecting these ... Read More


Here's what Malaysians can expect as social media firms come under Malaysian laws now

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 5 -- Now that the social media apps you use every day -such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram -come under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) regulation fro... Read More


'Fighting the common enemy': Nine big online harms that Malaysia's tackling by regulating social media companies

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 2 -- Did you know that the major companies providing all the social media and instant messaging services you love to use - such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok an... Read More


It's official: Perak family's three stateless generations are Malaysians, govt did not appeal court ruling

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 -- Three generations in a Perak family can finally officially call themselves Malaysians; they will no longer be stateless and deprived of opportunities for a better life. This i... Read More


'Now, we can dream' of tomorrow: Perak family says after three stateless generations finally recognised as Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 1 -- After waiting their whole lives, a Perak family can now call themselves Malaysians, and no longer have to be someone who does not belong to any country in the world. Kamaladev... Read More


Justice in focus: Landmark rulings that tested freedoms and redefined citizenship in Malaysia's 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 30 -- Malaysia's 2025 saw the courts handing out landmark rulings that touched on Malaysians' rights including the freedom of expression and freedom to gather peacefully for rallies... Read More


Malaysia's courtroom drama in 2025: Najib, Rosmah, DNAA rulings and more

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 -- How many major high profile corruption cases had outcomes this year, and what are the other important criminal cases which the courts decided on? Here's a quick recap: 1. Fo... Read More