.my

.my is the ccTLD for Malaysia. It is managed by MYNIC Berhad.

Rules and Restrictions

.my can be registered by all individuals, companies and organisations from any country.

Prior to registering a .my domain name, the Registrant shall ensure:

• the domain name applied is in compliance with the relevant Malaysian laws and regulations;
• the domain name applied for is not scandalous, indecent, obscene, offensive, or against the Malaysian public norms and values whether directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever;
• the content of the website does not misrepresent any specific eligibility criteria requirements of the domain name that was applied for;
• to obtain the necessary consent and/or approval from the State Secretary’s for domain names that fall within the category of reserved names under the Malaysian laws and regulations;
• the registration or use of the domain name is not for any illegal and/or unlawful purposes and does not infringe the right(s) of any party or any other intellectual property rights of a third party;
• the domain name is directly related to the lawful content, goods and/or services provided by the resolving website.

In complying with the Malaysian laws and regulations, MYNIC shall initiate an inspection of any domain name in the .MY domain registry based on a third-party complaint or on its own initiative and reserves the right to monitor the domain registry for any misuse or abuse of the domain name. Misuse of a domain name refers to any use of a .MY domain name that fails to comply with the terms and conditions described in this Policy as well as Malaysian laws and regulations.

Abuse of a domain name generally refers to any illegal, disruptive, malicious, fraudulent, or deceptive acts which leads to the security and stability issues for Registries, Registrars, Registrants as well as end users of the Internet. This includes, without limitation to the following: Malware, Spam, Phishing, Pharming, Botnets, Malicious fast-flux hosting, Hacking, Man in the browser attack, Pornography, Child Pornography, Misleading Advertisement, Abusive Content, Infringement to Intellectual Property, Terrorism, Illegal Activities or any unlawful use.

Second-level Domains

The following second-level domains are available:

• .com.my: for commercial organisations/activities;
• .biz.my: for commercial organisations/activities or Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
• .net.my: for network-related organisations/activities;
• .org.my: for other organisations/activities;
• .edu.my: for Malaysians educational organisations;
• .gov.my: for Malaysians government organisations;
• .mil.my: for Malaysians military organisations;
• .name.my: for Malaysians individual's personal use;
• .coop.my: for Malaysian co-operatives organisations.