Reason To Registered Your Malaysia Domain Name (ccTLD )
It is important in international SEO, ccTLDs are the single strongest way to show search engines and users where the site originates.
This means that, all things being equal, example.my will likely rank better in a Malaysia user's SERP than example.us or example.com
New Application for ccTLD (Malaysia)
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a domain that is reserved for a particular country or territory, it is also best Domain extensions when a .COM (gTLD) is not available
For new .com.my, .net.my, .org.my and .my domain name registrations via Resellers, please take note that organisations formed pursuant to the:
- Business Registration Act 1956
- Companies Act 1965
- Legal Profession Act 1976
ccTLD Domain Name Structure
- Prefix - an internet application protocol of your domain (http: - standard, https: - secured).
- Subdomain - the third level domain of your website name (some sites use "www" some not).
- Name - the second level domain of the website, picked by the person registering the domain.
- ccTDL Domain Name Extension - the country code top level domain can be picked for the variety of available choices.
.MY/.COM.MY/ .NET.MY/.ORG.MY
Supporting Documents for organisations certified by the Malaysian ROC, ROB and ROS
| Organisation | Supporting Document(s) |
| Company pursuant to Companies Act 1965 |
Certification by Registrar of Companies
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| Business pursuant to Business Registration Act 1956 |
Certification by Registrar of Business i.e.
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| Business pursuant to Commercial License Ordinance 1948 (Sabah & Sarawak) |
Certification by Registrar of Business i.e.
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| Society pursuant to Societies Act 1966 |
Certification by Registrar of Societies i.e.
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| Parents Teachers Association pursuant to Kaedah-kaedah Persatuan Ibubapa-Guru-guru, 1973 |
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Note: These Supporting Documents will be updated from time to time.
Supporting Documents for other types of organisations
| Organisation | Supporting Document(s) |
|---|---|
| Representative Office | Official letter from Ministry of Industrial Trade and Industry (MITI) regarding representative Office Registration |
| Regional Office | Official letter from Ministry of Industrial Trade and Industry (MITI) regarding Regional Office Registration (Pendaftaran Pejabat Serantau) |
| Foreign Embassy | Official request letter from the Foreign Embassy |
| Foreign Office | Official letter from Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding approval of setting up of foreign office |
| Architect Firm | Certificate from Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia |
| Law Firm | Official approval letter regarding setting up of firm from Bar Council (Majlis Peguam) |
| Sports Organisation pursuant to Sports Development Act 1997 | Certification (Perakuan Pendaftaran) i.e. Perakuan Pendaftaran (Pendaftaran Badan Sukan 1998, Peraturan 6) |
| Valuer, Appraiser and Estate Agent Firm pursuant to Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 | Certification (Perakuan Pendaftaran) i.e. Borang N (Kuasa Untuk Menjalankan Amalan Bagi Firma) |
| Trade Union pursuant to Trade Union Act 1959 | Certification (Perakuan Pendaftaran) i.e. Borang D (Perakuan Pendaftaran : Seksyen 13, Peraturan 7) |
| Lembaga (Board) set up pursuant to a statute | Copy of the relevant Statute/Act |
| Trustee pursuant to Trustees Incorporation Ordinance 1952 |
Certification (Perakuan Pendaftaran) i.e.
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| Farmers Organisation pursuant to Farmers' Organization Act 1973 | Certification (Perakuan Pendaftaran) |
| Religious Entity | Formation Documents (i.e ROS) Official letter approving/accrediting/registering the relevant body from the relevant government Religion Department |
Note: These Supporting Documents will be updated from time to time.
.MY/.NAME.MY
Supporting Documents for Malaysian citizens and non-Malaysians residing in Malaysia
| Individual | Supporting Document(s) |
| Malaysian citizens |
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| Non-Malaysians residing in Malaysia |
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Note: These Supporting Documents will be updated from time to time.
Please see listing below as to the type of supporting documents you may be required to submit to Resellers.
For the avoidance of doubt, all other types of applicants MUST submit the appropriate supporting documents detailed below and such other documents as may be requested by the Resellers.
Where required to submit supporting documents, you shall have 14 days to furnish .my DOMAIN REGISTRY or the Reseller, as applicable, with your supporting documents, failing which your application to register a domain name will be cancelled. However, if your application to register a domain name has been cancelled, it may be resubmitted subject to the domain name being still available.
Please note you are required to warrant that all information submitted in your application to register a domain name is complete, correct and accurate.
.my DOMAIN REGISTRY reserves the right to suspend, delete and/or transfer the domain names of Registrants who have been found to have supplied incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate information in their applications to register a domain name.
.my DOMAIN REGISTRY reserves the right to carry out random checks on the veracity of the information submitted by Registrants from time to time.
You may apply to register for the following second-level and third level domain names:
- .my - For all Malaysian and resident foreign individuals and entities.
- .com.my - For commercial organisations/activities.
- .net.my - For network-related organisations/activities.
- .org.my - For organisations/activities which do not qualify for other categories.
- .name.my - For all Malaysian citizens and non-Malaysians residing in Malaysia.
- .edu.my - For Malaysian educational organisations only.
- .gov.my - For Malaysian government organisations only.
- .mil.my - For Malaysian military organisations only.
For details on how to submit document for new domain name application, submit here
