The Government will not censor the Internet as such a move will be ineffective in a borderless world where information flows freely, said the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said that it would also lead to dissatisfaction among people. He was responding to reports that the Information, Communication and Culture Ministry had called for a tender for an Internet filtering system. "Up till now there is no change in the Government's Internet policy," he said. “However, we will discuss this matter,” he told reporters. Information Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim had said that the filter system was to reduce “Malaysian children’s exposure to online pornography.”

On Thursday, The Star Online, other portals and news agencies such as Reuters reported that the Government had called for a tender to develop an Internet filtering system similar to China’s controversial Green Dam project to block “undesirable websites.” Dr Rais also brushed aside plans to register or filter bloggers, saying they would have to answer to the courts or other relevant authorities if they broke laws such as the Penal Code.

The Malaysian Insider reported that four companies have sent in proposals for the Internet filter, with a decision expected to be made in December by the National Security Council led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Article TheStar

The opposition wants to cut the sale of alcohol in a state that it rules and now the government wants to restrict Internet access. Malaysia is a multicultural country of 27 million people in Southeast Asia.

Packet One Network (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1), which is of the four WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) license holders in Malaysia, is planning to provide broadband for all including the rural areas via community programmes. "First our mission is broadband for all.

Referring to our earlier statement on 21 July 2009 on the disruption of our Internet services due to circuit faults on the Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) Segment 1 between Kuantan and Katong, Singapore, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to announce that there is a delay in the restoration of Internet services due to technical problems at the repairing stages. In addition, our consortium members have also detected another fault on the same circuit about 372km from Kuantan Cable Station.

YTL e-Solutions Bhd (YTLe) is investing RM2.5bil to build a WiMAX-enabled network that will have ample capacity to cater for 14 million users, said director Datuk Yeoh Seok Hong. YTLe’s network roll-out was on track and the July 1 launch date for its service roll-out intact.

The first home has been successfully connected to the fiber infrastructure of the next-generation national broadband network (NBN), OpenNet announced. The NBN network company said at a ceremony, it has connected the first home to the planned NBN's dark fiber, which OpenNet has started laying out since April this year.

TM: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is pleased to inform its customers that the restoration works following the fire that occurred at its TM Exchange in Sandakan, Sabah is expected to be fully completed by tomorrow, 4 August 2009. As of today, TM has already recovered more than 95% capacity for all its voice, Internet and data services.

The country’s first open access fiber-to-the-home high-speed broadband facility is set to take off here over the next six months, involving 2,000 homes and offices in the initial roll-out.

The government will talk to Telekom Malaysia on how to accommodate a second provider of high speed broadband over fibre optic networks to the home.

Packet One Network (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1), is aggressively expanding its broadband coverage area to include secondary cities in Malaysia, its chief executive officer, Michael Lai said. As at March 2009, the national broadband penetration stood at 22 per cent.

SANDAKAN: The telephone and internet traffic breakdown here as well as in Kinabatangan and Beluran is expected to be fully restored on Sunday. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) Sabah general manager Sukkriya Masri said communications were restored in stages since yesterday with priority given to essential services like hospitals, the police, the fire and rescue department, and the Sandakan airport.

This message is addressed to JARING Wi-Fi Customers in Bandar Tasik Puteri,Rawang. Please be informed that some maintenance works will be carried out as below:

Date : 30 July 2009
Location : Bandar Tasik Puteri, Rawang
Time : 11.00am - 2.00pm
Estimated down time : 3 hour

The maintenance works conducted will cause interruption to JARING Wi-Fi service in the above mentioned area. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Article Jaring

Malaysia's largest mobile lifestyle event, GoMobile 2009, will be held in October to provide visitors the experience of mobile broadband. This year's theme is "We Are The Mobile Generation".

The main organiser, CommTechAsia Sdn Bhd, said the GoMobile Expo would be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from Oct 23 to 25, the GoMobile Conference at Istana Hotel on Oct 20 and the Mobile World Star Awards and Gala Dinner on Oct 21 at the same hotel.

This year's expo was expected to attract 100,000 visitors compared with almost 60,000 last year, it said. Article Bernama

TM: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) would like to inform its customers in Sabah that it is currently experiencing a disruption of services in Eastern Sabah due to a fire that occurred at its TM Exchange in Sandakan, Sabah. As a result, customers using TM’s voice, Internet and Data services such as Telephony, Leased Circuit, Data IPVPN, Metro-E, TM Direct and Streamyx/DSL in eastern Sabah in Sandakan, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sempoerna and surrounding areas will experience service disruptions.

UUM - PIKOM ICT FAIR 2009
29 - 31 July 2009 (10:00am - 10:00pm)
University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah

Pikom PC Fair (II)

31 July - 2 August 2009 (11:00am - 9:00pm)
· KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50888 Kuala Lumpur
· Village Mall, Sungai Petani - Kedah
· Dewan Perbandaran Taiping - Perak
· Batu Pahat Mall, Batu Pahat - Johor

7 August - 9 August 2009 (11:00am - 9:00pm)
· Penang International Sports Arena, Penang - Jalan Tun Dr Awang, 11900 Relau
· Mahkota Parade Melaka, Melaka - Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Bandar Hilir
· Sabah Trade Centre, Kota Kinabalu - Sabah
· Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan - Pahang

13 August - 15 August 2009 (11:00am - 9:00pm)
· KB Mall, Kota Bharu - Kelantan
· Terengganu Trade Centre, Kuala Terengganu - Terengganu

14 August - 16 August 2009 (11:00am - 9:00pm)
· Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru - Jalan Abdullah Ibrahim, 80000 Johor Bahru
· Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh, Perak - Jalan Ghazali Jawi, 31400 Ipoh

Article Pikom

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to announce that there has been a disruption of its Internet services due to circuit faults on the Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) Segment 1 between Kuantan and Katong, Singapore. Due to the disruption, customers using Internet services may experience slow browsing while accessing websites hosted in the U.S. and Hong Kong.

In view of the rising demand for internet address space, Malaysia is mulling a move to migrate its internet network to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) from the current 4 (IPv4). Information Communication and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum said that in 2004, a National IPv6 Council was set up to study, among others, implications in establishing the IPv6 network in terms of policy, regulatory environment, investments, timelines, manpower requirements and infrastructure deployment.

We wish to inform our Streamyx customers that Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will be performing a network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Tuesday, 14th July 2009 until 6.00 am, Wednesday, 15th July 2009. As a result, Streamyx customers in Serdang may experience a disruption of service during the stipulated period.

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to announce that there was a major disruption of IPVPN services nationwide due to equipment failure on IPVPN nodes at Putrajaya since 11.30 a.m. today, 7 July 2009.

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to inform its customers that it is migrating its existing core network to the latest network technology to facilitate the ongoing improvements of our network performance and service quality. The migration will allow TM to provide a more integrated service proposition to support a large ecosystem of applications.

We wish to inform our Streamyx customers that Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will be performing a network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Friday, 12th June 2009 until 6.00 am, Saturday, 13th June 2009.

As a result, Streamyx customers nationwide may experience a disruption of service during the stipulated period. We would like to assure you that the service would resume to normal after this period. TM apologizes for any inconvenience caused whilst the same time, we would like to assure you that we are upgrading our network to enable us to serve you better.
Customers can call TM at 100 and select “Internet Services” or e-mail us at help@tm.com.my for any Streamyx related problems. Article TM