Sri Tanjung independent candidate Islah Wahyudi Zainudin will be charged on Aug 11 for allegedly abusing network facilities, after failing to pay a fine within the stipulated period.
“Following that, the Attorney-General’s Chambers have ordered charges to be filed in court,” the MCMC said in a statement today.
The statement confirmed that Islah will be charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 at the Sepang Sessions Court.
Previously, Islah’s campaign manager Harris Nasril told Malaysiakini that Islah has been under investigation over an Instagram post since January, in which he questioned why many places in Negeri Sembilan were named in English rather than Bahasa Malaysia.
US tech entrepreneur and Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan to set up a new Network School campus in the country.
“Our new campus will become a haven for global techno-optimism, with expedited visas, streamlined redomiciliation, and active recruitment of talent,” he said in a post on X.
Balaji Srinivasan The announcement comes after the Iskandar Puteri City Council revoked the business licence of its co-working space in Forest City, Johor, and ordered it to cease operations from tomorrow.
Balaji has yet to comment publicly on the latest move by Malaysian authorities.
The World Bank recommended that Malaysia move away from a “secrecy-by-default” culture which has prevented the nation from fully benefiting from data sharing due to approvals-necessary access at the discretion of data owners.
ADSIn a report, it reportedly said an “open-by-default” culture where data is routinely shared and reused to improve services would be preferable, unless there are legitimate reasons such as national security, privacy, or confidentiality.
According to The Edge, the report, based on a survey of more than 16,500 civil servants across 28 ministries, also found that despite the introduction of numerous policies, technical and institutional barriers continue to stymie data sharing across government entities.
The report titled “Building Malaysia's Future Government: Unlocking Public Sector Productivity with GovTech” was prepared by the World Bank in collaboration with the Digital Ministry and other government agencies.
The prices of unsubsidised fuel for the coming week from tomorrow until July 29 will be increased across the board, with the Finance Ministry citing escalating geopolitical risks due to the renewed conflict in West Asia.
This has been compounded by dwindling global oil inventories after months of supply disruptions.
Retail prices for RON97 and RON95 petrol will be increased by 20 sen to RM4.20 per litre and RM3.62 per litre respectively, while the price of unsubsidised diesel will be increased by 35 sen to RM4.42 per litre. - Mkini
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