Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the government is unlikely to get involved if airlines go ahead with their plans to seek compensation from Malaysia Airports Holdings.

Anthony Loke Siew Fook also told the media that, “On our part, we have set up a six-man committee chaired by the ministry’s secretary-general to investigate what really happened. We have one month to report this to the Cabinet.”

According to the minister, the team would comprise officials from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, Malaysian Aviation Commission and the National Cybersecurity Agency.

A system failure caused major delays and the Malaysian airport operator was forced to resort to manual means to get passengers on their flights. It also affected several critical airport services, including internet connection, flight information terminals, and check-in counters. The disruption lasted four days causing major losses and leaving customers frustrated.

While there has been no official statement with regards to the disruptions, some suspects that the core switch that links all the information systems at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport malfunctioned because it had passed its current lifespan.

Malaysia Airports has not ruled out the possibility of a cyberattack and has lodged a police report over the recent systems disruption at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The company currently manages 39 airports including Kuala Lumpur International Airport and has around 10,000 employees.

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According to Xinhuanet, Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed said: “This initiative is going to help a lot of SMEs, it’s going to bring more SMEs from every part of Malaysia to the world stage.”

The project was launched by the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma in November.

The Malaysian government has plans to invest efforts to expand the DFTZ project beyond the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The purpose includes all types of connectivity including sea, land and rail.

Business Development Manager for Green World Recycling Hozem Lim said DFTZ and Alibaba-related clearance and customs services have enhanced the overall business efficiency for SMEs.

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