Malaysia, Indonesia to expand online child safety cooperation, seek Singapore’s involvement

Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to cooperate on online child safety and plan to include Singapore in this effort.

A trilateral meeting between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore is planned for December to address online safety issues.

Singapore's Minister Josephine Teo discussed online safety and other telecommunications topics with Malaysia's Minister Fahmi Fadzil in Bali.

BALI, Oct 20 — Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to establish inter-agency cooperation at the implementation level to address online child safety issues, with efforts also planned to involve Singapore in the collaboration.

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said online safety, particularly involving children, was an important issue requiring the collective attention of countries in the region.

“We are working towards holding a trilateral meeting involving Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, Insha’Allah, in December, if schedules permit,” he told Bernama after a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Meutya Hafid, here on Tuesday.

He said that although Asean countries have different laws and implementation approaches, the initiative by Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore could encourage other countries in the region to participate.

“We not only have aligned policies, but may also have several similar mechanisms, although they may not be exactly the same,” he explained.

Fahmi also welcomed Meutya’s intention to strengthen cooperation between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry.

MCMC’s experience in handling public complaints related to social media could also be useful to the Indonesian authorities, he added.

In a related development, Singapore’s Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo said she and Fahmi had exchanged views on developments in their respective telecommunications sectors during an impromptu meeting at Ngurah Rai International Airport on Monday.

In a post on her official social media account, Teo said the discussions included quantum-safe communications, as well as online safety for children and young people.

She also expressed hope of hosting Fahmi in Singapore in the near future.

Teo happened to meet Fahmi, who had just arrived in Bali, while she was waiting for her flight back to Singapore after attending Bali Tech Week 2026.

Fahmi is in Bali at the invitation of the organisers to deliver a keynote address at Bali Tech Week.

He was accompanied by MCMC Deputy Managing Director (Regulatory) Datuk Dr Mohamed Sulaiman Sultan Suhaibudden and First Secretary (Economics) at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, Fakhrul Arifin Mohammad Zulkifly. — Bernama

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马来西亚和印度尼西亚已同意在儿童网络安全方面开展合作，并计划将新加坡也纳入这项工作。

马来西亚、印度尼西亚和新加坡计划于12月举行三方会议，讨论网络安全问题。

新加坡部长杨莉明在巴厘岛与马来西亚部长法米·法兹尔讨论了网络安全和其他电信话题。

巴厘岛，10 月 20 日——马来西亚和印度尼西亚已同意在实施层面建立机构间合作，以解决儿童网络安全问题，并计划努力让新加坡参与合作。

通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔表示，网络安全，特别是涉及儿童的网络安全，是一个需要该地区各国共同关注的重要问题。

“如果时间允许，我们正努力争取在12月举行马来西亚、印度尼西亚和新加坡之间的三方会议，愿真主保佑，”他在周二与印尼外长穆蒂亚·哈菲德举行双边会晤后告诉马新社。

他表示，尽管东盟各国的法律和实施方法各不相同，但马来西亚、印度尼西亚和新加坡的这项倡议可以鼓励该地区其他国家参与。

他解释说：“我们不仅政策一致，而且可能还有几种类似的机制，尽管它们可能并不完全相同。”

法米也对梅蒂亚加强马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会（MCMC）与印度尼西亚通讯及数字事务部之间合作的意愿表示欢迎。

他还补充说，马来西亚通信与多媒体委员会（MCMC）在处理与社交媒体相关的公众投诉方面的经验，对印尼当局也可能有所帮助。

另据报道，新加坡数字发展及新闻部长杨莉明表示，她和法米周一在伍拉·赖国际机场举行了一次临时会晤，就各自电信领域的发展交换了意见。

Teo 在其官方社交媒体账户上发帖称，讨论内容包括量子安全通信，以及儿童和青少年的网络安全。

她还表示希望在不久的将来接待法米到新加坡做客。

Teo 碰巧遇到了刚抵达巴厘岛的 Fahmi，当时 Fahmi 正在巴厘岛等候从巴厘岛返回新加坡的航班，此前她参加了 2026 年巴厘岛科技周。

法米应主办方邀请来到巴厘岛，在巴厘岛科技周上发表主题演讲。

陪同他的还有 MCMC 副董事经理（监管）Datuk Dr Mohamed Sulaiman Sultan Suhaibudden 和马来西亚驻雅加达大使馆一等秘书（经济）Fakhrul Arifin Mohammad Zulkifly。 — 马新社

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