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Malaysian government unveils IT initiatives
News The Malaysian government has announced its budget for next year, pledging to provide a conducive environment to enhance the nation's competitiveness, boost human capital and grow broadband adoption. To support this initiative, the Malaysian...
[September 11, 2007, 13:09]
Motorola rejects Malaysian bribery allegations
News Motorola has rejected allegations that it broke any local laws pertaining to its reinvestment plans and involvement in a government contract in the Malaysian state of Penang. The country's opposition parties made claims the Malaysian government was...
[March 14, 2008, 15:03]
Malaysia unveils high-speed broadband project
News The Malaysian government says it is willing to fund 30 percent of a proposed multi-billion-dollar high-speed broadband services project, which will include provisions for a "last-mile" fibre-optic network.
[October 3, 2007, 14:58]
Malaysia to invest £23m in open-source start-ups
News The Malaysian government has created a fund worth $36m (£23m) for start-ups developing open-source software. The money will be managed by the government-run Malaysian Venture Capital Management (Mavcap).
[October 30, 2003, 15:49]
Malaysia reaffirms 'strategic role' of open source
News The Malaysian government has repeated its support for the use and development of open-source software, saying that it has a "strategic role". Open-source software gives the chance for Malaysia and other developing nations to boost their economies...
[August 28, 2003, 8:50]
Malaysian govt buys identity microchip
News The Malaysian government has bought the rights to tiny chips that can embed IDs into currency notes, bullets, passports and even inside human bodies, reported Malaysian daily The Star. The government has acquired intellectual property rights to the...
[September 8, 2003, 11:00]
Malaysian minister slams software and music industries
News A Malaysian government official said that "drastic measures" were necessary to curb piracy because the software and recording industries had been "taking their own sweet time" to act. The Government has to take this drastic measure, at least for...
[July 7, 2003, 9:04]
Pirated XP on sale already in Malaysia
News All this despite the Malaysian government's continuing clampdown on copyright infringement and Microsoft's controversial new product activation feature -- a key part of the software giant's crackdown on piracy.
[September 24, 2001, 17:18]
Vista - not suitable for mission critical work?
Blog I am a manager at a subsidiary company of the Malaysian Sapura group, focused on government and defence sector. The Malaysian government has good relations with the USA, but as a Muslim country, has to be sensitive to a possible future change of...
[November 28, 2006, 9:11]
Slashing software prices 'would not stop piracy'
News Advani was responding to queries from CNETAsia on the Malaysian government's plans to place software, CDs, DVDs and Video CDs under the same price controls that govern essential items and food such as cooking oil, rice and chillies.
[July 3, 2003, 11:57]
Malaysia angles for outsourcing
News The Malaysian government further expects to create at least 10,000 "high-value jobs" in the shared services industry by 2010, Badawi added. During his keynote address at the same event, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi spoke of the...
[September 3, 2004, 10:45]
Microsoft pitches cut-price Windows at Malaysia
News The software giant has unveiled a customised, Malay-language version of its Windows XP Home Edition which will be bundled with all new computers under the Malaysian government's new "PC Gemilang" project.
[March 2, 2004, 11:30]
Malaysian Inland Revenue Board Speeds Up Decision Making Process With Push Email
White Papers The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRB) collects taxes on behalf of the Malaysian Government. Its ageing messaging system could not keep pace with the changing communications needs of an increasingly mobile workforce; and a lack of Web mail...
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Malaysian minister warns that high CD prices fuel piracy
News The Malaysian government has on occasions felt embarrassed by the continued pressure from intellectual property lobbying groups, but they have never endorsed piracy in any form," he said. The refusal of recording companies to lower prices despite...
[June 3, 2003, 9:23]
BiotechCorp's Scalable Networking System Improves Support to Stakeholders and Industry Participants
White Papers Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) was set up by the government as the national agency for the development of biotechnology in Malaysia. BiotechCorp's goals are to nurture and accelerate the growth of Malaysian biotechnology...
[June 12, 2009, 1:20]
Malaysian price controls leave back door open
News Currently, Singaporeans throng the malls of Johor Bahru, the closest Malaysian state, to stock up on cheaper groceries. We are concerned about the government's recent announcements on price controls for software as a means to control piracy in the...
[July 14, 2003, 13:32]
Microsoft OOXML finds favour in Malaysia
News The Malaysian government may appear to favour the use of the ODF (OpenDocument Format), with plans to adopt the standard in its ICT deployment, but Microsoft has been able to convince a growing number of Malaysian IT companies and independent...
[January 16, 2008, 10:48]
Terror warning conceals virus
News Victims receive an email that claims to warn of five planned terrorist attacks, with the times and places leaked by an anonymous Malaysian government source. The email's subject line is "Urgent message to all citizens of Malaysia", and the email...
[December 29, 2003, 9:15]
Re-think on divorce via text message
News Malaysian authorities may soon overturn a controversial court ruling that allows Muslims to end marriages by text message. The report said Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and his cabinet ministers unanimously agreed that this is not the...
[July 31, 2003, 10:40]
Windows lets in local languages
News Microsoft has responded to open-source challenges overseas on a case-by-case basis, with efforts such as programs to provide Thai and Malaysian consumers with a $40 (£22.11) package that combines stripped-down localised versions of Windows and...
[March 17, 2004, 7:20]
