Video of individual proposing Malaysia-Israel ties is old, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: Checks show that the video of an individual proposing the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel was originally from December 2021, says Fahmi Fadzil "The video is from a YouTube video titled 'Malaysia And Israel - From Enemies To Allies?'. The video was created on Dec 17, 2021, not 2023. That was...

Personal data will be tightly controlled under national Digital ID, says Fahmi

PETALING JAYA: Personal data security in the Digital Identity (Digital ID) will be under tight control, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications and Digital Minister said this can be done when the government provides a module that can be used by all ministries, and subsequently by the private sector as well, “With this module, we need not...

PKR never a member of Liberal International, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said on Friday (Nov 3) that the party had never been a member of the Liberal International organisation. Fahmi said he was making this clarification because there were allegations linking PKR to the international body. "Lately, there have been organised attempts to link PKR to a coalition of parties, namely...

Malaysia’s 5G adoption rate among world’s fastest, Fahmi tells Dewan Rakyat

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's 5G adoption rate is among the fastest in the world with 70.2% coverage and 5,873 sites available nationwide as of Sept 30, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications and Digital Minister was replying to Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani's (BN-Titiwangsa) question about the status of 5G network development. "Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), the sole...

MCMC action on news site within legal limits, says Fahmi

PETALING JAYA: The action taken by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) against a news portal was within legal boundaries, says Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications and Digital Minister said that while he has not been fully briefed on the matter, it was important to have a balance between media freedom and freedom of...

Fahmi Fadzil sues Papagomo, two others for defamation

KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil filed lawsuits against three individuals, including blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as 'Papagomo', for allegedly accusing him of giving a political talk in a mosque in Rawang, Selangor. The other two defendants named by the Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament were independent speaker Ahmad...

5G Rahmah package, civil servants’ postpaid incentive to be launched Aug 29

KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil will launch the 5G Rahmah package and the Rahmah Civil Servants Postpaid Incentive on Tuesday (Aug 29). He is expected to provide details on the package and incentive that were announced on Aug 7 as one of the unity government's initiatives to bridge the digital divide and...

Claim that 54,000 Chinese nationals will be given citizenship untrue, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: Claims that the Unity Government will be granting Malaysian citizenship to 54,000 Chinese nationals are not true, says Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil (pic) Through a video shared on his Facebook page on Saturday (Aug 26) night, Fahmi said the figure was actually the total number of applications received from 2017...

Use of Starlink a temporary measure, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The government's decision to use the services of satellite internet providers such as Starlink in areas which do not have good access is a temporary solution, while the long-term solutions are being implemented, says Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications and Digital Minister said the internet service is suitable as a temporary solution because...

Rekindle the patriotic spirit, fly the Jalur Gemilang, says Fahmi

SEREMBAN: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil called on all parties to rekindle the spirit of patriotism by flying the Jalur Gemilang. "With the conclusion of the six-state elections last Saturday and the time for politics is over," he said, calling on all parties to get back together to move forward as a nation. He said...