100% foreign equity for Starlink justified, Comms Ministry tells Dr Wee in written answer

PETALING JAYA: The exemption given to Starlink Internet Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd for a 100% foreign equity stake is justified as its services bring direct and indirect benefit to the country, says the Communications and Digital Ministry.

In a written reply to a question by Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic), the ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the company's internet broadband satellite had managed to provide services in areas which did not have coverage, a factor which was considered.