CYBERJAYA (March 3): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday launched the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Tower 2 here. Established on Oct 12, 2022, the centre can be reached via hotline 997. Also present at the ceremony were Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail and National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC) director general Datuk Seri Shamshun Baharin Mohd Jamil were in attendance. The move to strengthen the NSRC aligns with the government’s broader push to enhance national digital security and safeguard the public against increasingly sophisticated cybercrime threats.

Source: The Edge Markets March 03, 2026 08:15 UTC