Starlink in Malaysia28 publicly reported Starlink problems in Malaysia since 2022: outages, prices, disputes and court cases, each linked to its source.
Documented statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies concerning Malaysia's politics, government, courts or regulators, with the official response.
Indonesia temporarily blocked the Grok chatbot, followed by Malaysia the next day and the Philippines on 16 January, citing sexualised deepfake images generated from real photos.
Response: AP reported that requests for comment to xAI received an automated reply reading Legacy Media Lies.
Malaysia's regulator said X's replies relied mainly on user reporting.
The Edge Malaysia reported: Disquiet over 10-year telco licence and local equity waiver for Musk’s Starlink.
| Date | Matter | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Bulgarian court approves arrest warrant for two Germans over Starlink fire | Court | Reported |
| 31 Jul 2026 | MCMC panggil syarikat telco bincang teknologi Starlink | Regulator | Reported |
| 14 Jan 2025 | TMT is now the authorised Starlink retailer in Malaysia | Regulator | Reported |
| 28 May 2024 | Responding to APJII, the Ministry of Communication and Information will let Starlink operate first | Regulator | Reported |
| 29 Jan 2024 | VSTECS named Starlink's authorised distributor to offer high-speed internet in Malaysia | Regulator | Reported |
| 8 Sep 2023 | MCMC says no co-existence study done before Starlink was licensed in Malaysia Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) | Regulator | Reported |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Disquiet over 10-year telco licence and local equity waiver for Musk’s Starlink | Regulator | Reported |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Malaysia issues license to Musk's Starlink to bring internet services to remote areas | Regulator | Reported |
Customers in Malaysia were among those who reported throttling at around 5 TB a month on plans advertised as unlimited, after Starlink reportedly lifted a similar penalty for other users in September.
Immigration officers raided an alleged scam centre in a shuttered Sungai Lembing resort, detained 98 people and seized 11 sets of Starlink equipment. Officials said the satellite link was used to evade detection.
Malaysia's regulator acknowledged that no interference co-existence study was carried out before Starlink received its licence. Starlink was also allowed to be 100% foreign-owned.
