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Malaysia's economy has evolved to one based on manufacturing and industry. The MSC Malaysia, formerly called the Multimedia Super Corridor, was established to drive the government's Vision 2020 which aims to develop a knowledge-based society framework to transform the country into a modern state by the year 2020.
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S. Korea tops Asia's malware infection list
South Korea had the highest number of computers reporting detections and removals of malware among Asian states, which is "surprising" given its status as a mature IT market.
Lenovo brings smartphones to Malaysia
Local IT provider ECS ICT will partner the Chinese company to bring two of its smartphones into the Southeast Asian market for the first time.
Spotify: Free access to 'stamp out' Asia's music piracy
Music streaming service launches in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and is betting legally-free music will subsequently compel users to pay for content and eradicate music piracy in the region.
Malaysia adopts Google Apps, Chromebooks for education
The move is part of a national plan to reform its education system through Web usage, and Google says Chromebooks will bring both user friendliness and cost savings to the country.
Malaysia's 'poor' to receive 30 minutes free Internet
Households that earn less than RM$3,000 every month will get free Internet for first 30 minutes of usage every day, so more Malaysians can "contribute to country's growing digital penetration".
Malaysia's Astro weak Q4 drags down FY2013
Despite booking higher revenue, the satellite TV provider's saw high operating expenses over the last year due to its "reinvestment period".
M'sia e-procurement portal eyes $5.3B transactions
Malaysia's government procurement portal targets 17 billion ringgit (US$5.3 billion) in transactions in 2013, up from 15.4 billion ringgit (US$4.8 billion) last year.
Malaysia fines telcos $61K for dropped calls
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission slaps DiGi Telecommunications, Celcom Axiata, and Maxis Mobile Services a total of 190,000 ringgit for breach of licence conditions.
Malaysia's Packet One cuts 100 jobs
Broadband provider lays off several employees due to "business transformation" in order to be able to compete more effectively, says local report.
Hackers take Sabah conflict to cyberspace
Philippine and Malaysian Web sites were defaced with messages sympathetic to either side of the armed territorial dispute over the Malaysian state.
International fake credit card syndicate busted in Malaysia
Malaysian police have uncovered an alleged credit card manufacturing syndicate involving locals and foreigners, arresting 25 suspects in the process.
Malaysia online biz to be regulated from July 2013
All businesses and services conducted over the Internet will need to abide by consumer protection regulations, amid cases of electronic fraud rising to a "worrying" level.
Malaysia govt site hacked, PM resignation notice posted
Department of Information's Web site was hacked and defaced, with false statement announcing the resignation of prime minister Najib Razak.
Taiwan cloud music service to launch in Singapore, Malaysia
KKBOX will launch unlimited pay-per-month music streaming service in both countries this March, as it expands into other Chinese-language music markets in Asia.
Malaysia's data privacy Act slow to take off
Country's personal data protection Act was due to take effect last month, but is still pending formalities. Despite that, many companies do not appear to be ready yet.