Fahmi: New laws needed to better tackle cybercrimes


PUTRAJAYA: There is a need to look into enacting new legislation concerning cybercrimes in line with rapid technological advancements, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

He said this decision was made at the working committee meeting on the Drafting of New Laws Related to Cybercrime held on Monday and jointly chaired by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

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