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Malaysia tightens social media rules with eKYC: Fahmi

MCMC set to enforce minimum age of 16 for new accounts; enforcement date to be announced soon

Govt sets 2026 deadline for social media identity checks: Fahmi

The Communications Minister announces plans to require all social media platforms to verify users' identities by mid-2026, aiming to prevent underage access and online scams

MCMC to meet social media giants in Singapore to discuss eKYC, online safety: Fahmi

Comms Minister outlines efforts to protect children and families through secure user verification and licensing under the Online Safety Act

Social media age verification mechanism can help curb child grooming issues – Experts

Experts suggested considering adopting a 'third-party age verification' approach, similar to what is being explored by Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain

MCMC jumpa platform media sosial minggu depan, bincang eKYC: Fahmi

Malaysia bakal mewajibkan semua platform media sosial melaksanakan proses eKYC bagi memastikan kanak-kanak bawah umur 13 tahun tidak memiliki akaun

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Of Chinese gangs, a M’sian ex-deputy minister, and Burmese rebels: KL event ensnared in Myanmar scam centre?

Human rights group reveals event at JW Marriott for controversial Dongmei Zone, which allegedly sourced billions of ringgit in investments from prominent individuals, and reported by Chinese human trafficking victim to be rife with crime, drugs, brothels

Agong’s warning on ‘flying coffins’: A look back at Malaysia’s Skyhawk jet fiasco – A. Azim Idris

Sultan Ibrahim highlighted the costly A-4 Skyhawk deal as a lesson in scrapping the procurement of 30-year-old Black Hawk choppers, urging Malaysia to avoid past failures in defence strategies