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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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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.
Malaysia's MyEG aims for 30 percent sales growth
The e-government services provider is hoping to grow annual sales by promoting its commercial products, and is helped by a deal inked with AIG to provide the latter's insurance online.
Online payments service launched for Malaysia micro biz
MOLPay unveils low-cost online payment service for local micro enterprises which prefer not to accept payments online because of perceived high transaction cost.
Maxis commits $163M to LTE services rollout
The Malaysian telco is setting aside the amount for the next three years to deploy its LTE services nationwide.
Malaysia's Celcom investing $98.5M in LTE
Mobile operator's long-term evolution network will go live in January 2013, and it will invest 300 million ringgit (US$98.5 million) over three years to support the next-generation wireless technology.
M'sia public sector to be IPv6-ready by end-2013
Malaysian government agencies will be prepared for new Internet protocol by end of next year while private sector will be ready by 2015.
Malaysia to be Samsung's largest overseas base by 2015
Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said Samsung's decision was because of Malaysia's political stability and skilled labor force.
Malaysia police: $1.1M lost through cyberhacking this year
Amount comes from 24 cases of cyberhacking reported between January and September, and police warn government personnel to use personal devices at work with caution.
M'sian startups need to work on biz development
Tech entrepreneurs in the country have good ideas and products but they will need to build the other aspects of their businesses to attract investors and gain new deals.
Malaysia arrests 12 for heist of 1,400 Galaxy Note 2 devices
Only about 70 handsets recovered so far nearly two weeks after they were stolen from the airport cargo area, a day after the Samsung smartphone's launch.
DiGi Q3 profit up 7.8 percent, eyes more data boost
Malaysia's smallest telco eyeing bigger share of mobile Internet and broadband market, with stronger retail presence and network upgrades.
Malaysia to unveil IP valuation model in December
The Intellectual Property valuation model will help provide a clear methodology for Malaysia's financial institutions in valuing these rights when owners put them up as collateral.