.my explained

.my
Introduced:8 June 1987
Type:Country code top-level domain
Status:Active
Registry:Malaysia Network Information Centre (MYNIC Berhad)
Sponsor:Malaysia Network Information Centre
Registereddomains:317,532
Dateregistereddomains:2022-11-30
Refregistereddomains:[1]
Intendeduse:Entities connected with Malaysia
Actualuse:Popular in Malaysia
Restrictions:Malaysian presence required; various restrictions specific to different subdomains
Structure:Registrations are available at third level beneath some second-level labels
Document:Registration
FAQs; Agreement for registration of domain name
Disputepolicy:Dispute Resolution Policy
Dnssec:yes
Website:MYNIC

.my is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Malaysia. MYNIC is the agency responsible for the domain, and is under the Ministry of Digital and regulated by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

MYNIC administers the name space for .my, as well as its subdomains: .com.my, .org.my, .net.my, .biz.my, .coop.my, .edu.my, .gov.my, .mil.my, and .name.my. This involves the registration of domain names as well as the maintenance and operation of a domain name registry (a central database for .my domain names).

Second-level global relaunch

On 20 June 2024 the .my TLD will relaunch and will be available for any natural or legal person worldwide, dropping the Malaysian presence requirement. MYNIC partnered with Tucows Registry Services for technical operation of the TLD and Internet Naming Co. for marketing the TLD and its relaunch. For this relaunch the domain lifecycle and registration agreement was updated to align more with generic TLDs. All SLDs will be unaffected by this and thus continue to have a local presence requirement.[2]

Responsibilities

In addition, MYNIC holds the responsibility of developing top level domain policies, and carries out research projects such as:

Services

Chief executive officer

The following have been CEOs of MYNIC:

Domain name categories

MYNIC administers nine (9) domain name categories,[4] [5] namely:

1) .myfor Malaysian individuals and organizations
2) .com.myfor commercial organisation/activities
3) .net.myfor network-related organisations/activities
4) .org.myfor organisations/activities which do not qualify for other categories
5) .edu.myfor Malaysian educational organisations only
6) .gov.myfor Malaysian government organisations only
7) .mil.myfor Malaysian military organisations only
8) .name.myfor Malaysian individuals' personal use only
9) .biz.myfor Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
10) coop.myfor Malaysian co-operatives only
Sources:[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-19 . Statistics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219213424/https://mynic.my/media/statistics/ . 2022-12-19 . 2022-12-19 . MYNIC.
  2. Web site: norfaiqah . 2024-05-01 . MYNIC - The Official Registry for .MY Domain Names . 2024-06-03 . MYNIC.
  3. Web site: MYNIC Berhad – i choose .MY » About Us . MYNIC . 2020-04-26.
  4. Web site: MYNIC Berhad – i choose .MY » about domain . MYNIC . 2020-04-26.
  5. Web site: MYNIC Provides 20,000 '.biz.my' Domain Names Under PRIME to Grow Malaysian Online Businesses . StarPicks. . 2 December 2020 . Malaysia . 8 October 2023.
  6. News: TECH: MYNIC in digital enablement move . . Singapore . 9 February 2020.