Day: October 5, 2024

GEORGE TOWN, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has clarified that he is not related to newly-appointed Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chief executive officer (CEO) Anuar Fariz Fadzil. He also stressed that he was not involved in Anuar Fariz’s appointment, pointing out that MDEC was under the Digital Ministry helmed by Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo and not the Communications Ministry. ‘Anuar Fariz Fadzil has nothing to do with me, only the name is similar, he’s not my cousin, no relation at all. I have nothing to do with his appointment. ‘Those who are trying to slander, I hope they are

SUNGAI PETANI, The need for renewable energy (RE) in the country is increasing in line with the confidence of foreign investors, especially in establishing data centres. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the situation presents a challenge to the government in ensuring that the demand can be met apart from the need for water supply to draw investors. ‘Right now in Johor alone, the demand for renewable energy is approximately 8,000 megawatts, as it is with the (amount of) water supply to cool the data centre. ‘It means that if we are not ready, then these investors will