The Communications and Multimedia Ministry says it will be examining several major communications-related incidents, such as the blocks on several websites on polling night – including Malaysiakini’s own Live.undi.info.

Its minister, Gobind Singh Deo, said it will also be collecting reports on mobile phone bot attacks on polling day, which affected politicians and candidates on both sides of the political divide, as well as the massive telco data breach involving the personal data of 46.2 million Malaysians, which came to light last year.

"I have called for various reports on several incidents from my ministry. They include, amongst others, the data breach fiasco, the bot attack on handphones we saw on election day and several directives issued, such as the blocking of online portals on election night," he said in a statement on Facebook.

Gobind further added that several provisions under Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 – which critics believe has been used to stifle dissent – will be reviewed.

"In addition to that, there will be a review of certain provisions in the Communications and Multimedia Act and proposals to amend them will be considered. 

"I welcome suggestions from all concerned, and I will be in touch with Eric Paulsen from Lawyers for Liberty and the Bar Council for discussions in this process," he said.

The minister was responding to the calls from various quarters, including Lawyers for Liberty, for his ministry to probe various wrongdoings linked to the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

On the matter of online portals being affected on the night of theelection, Gobind confirmed to Malaysiakini that the blocking of the Live.undi.info results page is among the incidents being looked into.

Live.undi.info was one of three Malaysiakini sites internet service providers were instructed to block for several hours starting on the evening of May 9, using a method known as domain name service (DNS) hijacking.

It was reported that the order for the block came from the MCMC. 

In an immediate reply, LFL executive director Paulsen tweeted: "Well done @GobindSinghDeo, looking forward to engaging with you."