KUALA KRAI, July 6 — The accreditation of a freelance preacher alleged to be involved in the circulation of sex videos had already been revoked, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — A married couple was arrested at a hotel in Shah Alam yesterday for alleged involvement in prostitution and the distribution of pornographic videos via social media.

KULAI, April 12 — Private schools must establish stricter Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address incidents of sexual misconduct, including cases involving artifical intelligence (AI)-generated lewd images, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The police have arrested a food vendor suspected of possessing child and adult sexual materials in a joint operation with foreign authorities in Kuching, Sarawak yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Approximately 3,670 pornographic websites were blocked from 2022 until February 15 this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The licensing requirement for social media and Internet messaging services with at least eight million registered users in Malaysia, effective today, is capable of enhancing platform accountability, according to experts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Malaysia marks the start of 2025 with a pivotal move towards safer digital platforms as the Class Licence for Application Service Providers (CASP) for social media providers takes effect today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) are intensifying efforts to track individuals who possess, store and distribute pornographic and child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — A senior citizen was among 13 men arrested on suspicion of committing online sexual offences involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through Op Pedo yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The government will continue to give affirmation to social media platform providers to take action based on the set age limit guidelines.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A printing company manager pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to two charges of using a printing press without a licence and producing obscene material using a printing machine in June.

SYDNEY, July 2 — Australia is giving the internet industry six months to come up with an enforceable code detailing how it will stop children from seeing pornography and other inappropriate material online, or face having a code imposed on it, a regulator said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked 549 pornographic and 69 prostitution websites from January to June 1 this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

JAKARTA, June 14 — Indonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, the country’s Communications Minister said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The police have busted a pornographic website syndicate with the arrest of four Chinese nationals, including a woman, along Jalan Tun Razak on Wednesday (June 5).

PUTRAJAYA, June 5 — The government will uphold Malaysia’s policies with social media platform X, which reportedly changed its terms to allow users to post pornographic content.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — A total of 2,338 new telecommunication towers out of the 3,884 planned via the National Digital Network Plan (Jendela) to upgrade broadband networks nationwide have been completed and operational as of the fourth quarter of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Four of the six women linked to the 'Hot Daddy' videos on X (formerly Twitter) were fined between RM2,500 and RM4,800 each by three Magistrate's Courts today for possessing pornographic videos on their mobile phones and devices yesterday.

KLANG, Jan 29 — Police have arrested six more women to facilitate investigations into a case of a local man promoting sex videos involving over 20 women on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will carry on blocking social media platforms with content that can influence, affect and compromise public morals.