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Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF), Chairman, Ahmad Izham Omar (right), President Local Film Producers Association, Datuk Norman Abdul Halim (left), Mike Weatherly (second left), Founding Director CCP, Frank Rittman sharing a light a moment during the Content Privacy Workshop at Menara The Star. Photo: New Straits Times/Sairien Nafis

Malaysia launches Infringing Website List initiative against piracy

By Masriwanie Muhamading

Malaysia is now the third country in the Asia Pacific region to launch the Infringing Website List (IWL) initiative in the effort to combat digital piracy of copyrighted content such as music, films, software, broadcasts and books.

11 Oct 2017 - 3:09pm

Forty-six cats neglected were rescued by a police team from an apartment in Bandar Baru Sentul, following a complaint lodged by animal rights activists. Photo: STR/HALIM SALLEH

Animal activists rescue 46 cats from Malaysia apartment

5 Oct 2017 - 2:25pm

A magistrate today gave a mother the opportunity to decide the sentence on her son for threatening her life with a pair of scissors. Photo: New Straits Times

Malaysian magistrate allows mother to decide sentence on son

4 Oct 2017 - 4:58pm

The Kelantan Islamic Affairs Religious Department has urged all quarters to stop making an issue out of the recent case where a man was asked to attend counselling for wearing shorts in public. Photo: Saddam Yusoff/New Straits Times

Malaysia says man served notice for wearing shorts is not an issue

3 Oct 2017 - 4:26pm

Noor Azmeera Sahudin (circled) who died in Istanbul from suspected spider bite on Monday. Photo: IBC Tours Corporation Malaysia Sdn Bhd Facebook

Malaysian woman on holiday in Turkey dies of spider bite

27 Sep 2017 - 1:00pm

A Malaysian businessman hit the largest ever jackpot in the nation’s history, by taking home RM69.6 million (US$16.6 million). Photo: EPA

Malaysian businessman strikes record US$16.6 million jackpot

19 Sep 2017 - 3:31pm

Foreign digital service providers will soon be taxed for their services in Malaysia as authorities look to amend several tax laws. Photo: AFP

Online shopping sites to be taxed in Malaysia

18 Sep 2017 - 1:46pm

A pair of motorcycle-riding thieves grabbed a smartphone from a pedestrian as he was recording a Facebook Live video – and unwittingly exposed one of their faces to stunned viewers. Photo: NSTP/Facebook

Phone stolen during live stream with thief’s face in full view

4 Sep 2017 - 1:38pm

epa01400011 A picture made available on 30 June of Hook the pangolin resting on a tree stump in the Singapore Zoo, 29 June 2008. Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) and TRAFFIC Southeast Asia are jointly organising a three-day pangolin conservation workshop to be held at the Singapore Zoo starting 30 June 2008, to discuss the perilous situation facing pangolin populations in Asia, as its survival comes under increasing threat from illegal poaching. Pangolins are being poached for their meat which is consumed as food and used for traditional medicines in the region. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Malaysia looking at making pangolins a completely protected species

29 Aug 2017 - 3:24pm

A jobless graduate was sentenced to four years jail by the High Court for possessing Islamic State (IS) related items, such as an IS sticker and two books titled 'Tarbiyah Jihadiyah’. Photo: NST

Malaysian jailed for four years for possession of IS-related material

28 Aug 2017 - 6:29pm

As safety is of utmost priority, SPAD, with the police and the Road Transport Department, will also screen drivers to check for any disciplinary violations. Photo: New Straits Times

Uber and Grab drivers in Malaysia to require drivers card

1 Aug 2017 - 5:00pm

Amirul Rizwan Musa, also known as Miyyo Rizone, has been receiving hateful comments from Netizens over his cosmetic surgery procedures. Photo: INSTAGRAM

Real-life ‘anime character’ begs for public to stop condemning him

5 Jul 2017 - 12:14pm

The 18-second video showed three cars in pursuit of a van along the road, with pedestrians scrambling to get out of the way. Photo: New Straits Times

Police chase in Malaysia turns out to be part of Hong Kong film

3 Jul 2017 - 1:58pm

Start-up business people at a presentation workshop. Photo: New Straits Times

Women own one in five companies in Malaysia

21 Jun 2017 - 5:06pm

Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) enforcement division director Datuk Mohd Roslan Mahayudin with the seized items. Photo: Ramdzan Masiam/New Straits Times

Malaysian authorities arrest MBI founder

20 Jun 2017 - 5:22pm

Pusat Internet 1Malaysia manager Mohd Shamsul Mohd Samsuddin (centre) teaching children to use a computer, in Kampung Kempadang, Kuantan. Photo: Farizul Hafiz Awang

Malaysian internet centre a hit with kids

19 Jun 2017 - 5:15pm

Videos of the boy with the meth pipe have since gone viral on social media. Photo: New Straits Times

Three-year-old Malaysian boy possibly high on meth in viral video

14 Jun 2017 - 2:29pm

Ninety per cent of participating students responded that they used social media to stay connected with friends ‘often’ or ‘most of the time’. Photo: HAZREEN MOHAMAD

Malaysian students use Facebook more than any other social media

6 Jun 2017 - 3:31pm

Students at a pilot robotics workshop. Photo: New Straits Times

Malaysian students build their own robots under pilot programme

9 May 2017 - 1:33pm

Sarawak has set a new Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of people dressed in cat costumes. Photo: NADIM BOKHARI

Most people in cat costumes in Malaysia set Guinness World Record

5 May 2017 - 3:20pm

Lim showing off the anti-theft app on his tablet. Photo: Amir Irsyad Omar

Malaysian teenager develops anti-theft app

27 Apr 2017 - 2:17pm

The Summer Bay Resort Lang Island general manager John Chong displays the facility that is billed as the top five most romantic island resorts in the Asia Pacific and the ‘Maldives of South East Asia’. Photo: Adrian David

Malaysia’s Pulau Lang Tengah, ‘the Maldives of Southeast Asia’

4 May 2017 - 11:25am 1

Mohd Said Hassan said he had no business for the rest of last year, due to the population of the red claw crayfish and African catfish in Sungai Muar, Malaysia. Photo: New Straits Times

Alien fish ‘killing’ local boat operators in Malaysia

17 Apr 2017 - 3:06pm 2

Johor Corporation president and chief executive Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim says Johor Corporation and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) have expressed interest in tapping into Chinese experience in robotics. Photo: ZAIN AHMED

Malaysia turns to China on first foray into robotics

14 Apr 2017 - 12:53pm

The excitement of having the world’s biggest online mall, Amazon, on Malaysian shores by year end was short-lived as the news has turned out to be an April Fool’s prank. Photo: AP

Malaysian platform for Amazon an April Fool’s prank

4 Apr 2017 - 5:28pm

The Hawksbill, considered by many to be the most beautiful of all sea turtle species for their colourful shells, is a critically endangered species. Photo: New Straits Times

Struggles of Malaysia’s sea turtles

29 Mar 2017 - 3:31pm

A total of 39 people, aged between 17 and 40, were nabbed state-wide last week, as part of a crackdown on cyber gambling and the selling of illegal lottery tickets. Photo: Malaysian Police

Malaysian crackdown on cyber gambling nets 39

27 Mar 2017 - 1:34pm

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has been briefed on the bird flu situation in the country. The move follows China imposing a temporary ban on raw clean swiftlet edible bird's nests from Malaysia. Photo: Nazran Jamel

Malaysia assures China locally-produced bird’s nests are safe

23 Mar 2017 - 3:17pm

Thong, who is a movement and posture coach, has wanted to do the challenge for years but only decided embark on it this year. Photo: Alan Thong

Conquering Mount Kinabalu in singlets and shorts

22 Mar 2017 - 12:17pm 2

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