.my
Internet country code top-level domain for Malaysia
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursMYNIC 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 relaunched, now being 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. 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.
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Responsibilities
In addition, MYNIC holds the responsibility of developing top level domain policies, and carries out research projects such as:
- IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6)
- DNSSEC (Domain Name Server Security Extensions)
- ENUM (Telephone Number Mapping)
- Anycast and IDN (Internationalised Domain Names)
- Promoting and training activities for the usage of the technologies above
Services
- Registering a .my domain name
- Modifying a record of a domain name already registered with MYNIC
- Deleting a domain name already registered with MYNIC
- Transferring a domain name already registered with MYNIC
- Searching for a domain name already registered with MYNIC
- News and information on the latest MYNIC policies for the .my domain
- Provision of a platform for dispute resolution between the registrant of a .my domain name and a third party
Chief executive officer
The following have been CEOs of MYNIC:
- Shariya Haniz Binti Zulkifli (1 August 2006 – 30 October 2010)
- Tengku Intan Narqiah Binti Tengku Othman (1 February – 21 December 2011)
- Muhammad Ikmaluddin Bin Ismail (3 September 2012 – 4 February 2013)
- YBhg. Datuk Hasnul Fadhly Bin Hasan (8 October 2013 – present)
Domain name categories
MYNIC administers nine (9) domain name categories, namely: