No issue between MCMC and Lowyat.net, says Minister


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 26 Oct 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: The Multimedia and Communications Ministry has denied punishing Lowyat.net over an article claiming that illegally-obtained private data of millions of Malaysians is being advertised for sale.

Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak (pic) said there had been "miscommunication" between the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the popular internet forum.

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