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MCMC issues 279 directives to telcos for wireless broadband quality failures

YTL leads the list with 154 directives as MCMC clamps down on telcos falling short of national internet quality standards

We never ask for personal user data from telcos under MPD initiative: MCMC

Deputy managing director explains that all mobile data is anonymised at the telco level, with no names, IC numbers or addresses ever collected or stored by the commission

Mobile phone data collection meant to improve policymaking, not track individuals: Fahmi

Telcos stress commitment to user privacy, say data shared with MCMC is anonymised and governed by strict protocols

MCMC instructs telcos to improve internet in Ayer Kuning

Commission says it issued directive after Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil flagged poor coverage ahead of by-election

Make data cheaper, easier for taxis and e-hailing drivers, Fahmi tells telcos 

Suggestions aimed at easing burden for this sector with heavy internet usage

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Malaysia’s longest river bridge opens, linking Sebuyau and Maludam

The RM848.75 million Batang Lupar No. 1 Bridge marks a new era in Sarawak’s coastal connectivity, replacing decades-old ferry crossings

KWAP duped in RM200m eFishery scam, Anwar confirms

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the RM200 million eFishery investment was a deliberate fraud, prompting lawsuits, fund recovery efforts and tighter controls to protect civil service pensions