The Exabytes Group, the organizer of the Malaysia Website Awards 2017 (MWA 2017), officially wraps up the Award Presentation Ceremony of the said event at CO3 Social Office, Puchong, Selangor on Saturday, 27 January 2018.
The Malaysia Website Award 2017 is the third in the series, seeking to recognize and reward the outstanding performance, talent and effort of the best web developers, web designers and web agencies; and at the same time encourage creativity, sharing and improvement of overall web design quality in the country.
Co-organised by EasyParcel, EasyStore and EasyStudio, and sponsored by MYNIC Berhad (diamond sponsor), eGHL (diamond sponsor and photobooth sponsor), Frambie Malaysia (certificate frame sponsor) and CO3 (venue sponsor) among others, the Malaysia Website Awards 2017 features 3 categories, namely Commercial, Personal and E-Commerce.
Participants are competing for various awards according to the categories they belong to, ranging from the Site of the Month Award, the Public’s Favourite Website Award, and the grand prize, namely the Site of the Year Award. The media partners of Malaysia Website Awards 2017 are Sinchew, Malaysiakini, FG Media and Goody.
The award ceremony of Malaysia Website Awards 2017 was witnessed by several industry experts, veterans and judges:
- Leong Wai Khong – Head of Multimedia Design Department, The One Academy Penang
- Muid Latif – Lead Project of Creative Commons Malaysia
- Susilan Kesavan – Senior Manager Social Media, Webe Digital
- Rachel Tan – Marketing Lead of Shopee Malaysia
This year, the Site of The Year Award was extremely competitive as several participants were competing neck to neck. The following are the Winners of Site of The Year (Grand Prize) for the Malaysia Website Awards 2017.
Site of The Month Awards
| Month | Category | Website Title | Name On Trophy |
| Feb | Commercial | Web Design Malaysia | E-Commerce Solutions | KEEP DESIGN | KEEP DESIGN |
| Personal | AriffMac iOS Tips Apps | ARIFF BUKHARI AHMAD BASRI | |
| E-Commerce | Easy Hotel @ KL Sentral | Ahosan Kabir Shaon | |
| Mar | Commercial | Tracking Malaysia | TECHXC NETWORK |
| Personal | Net Geniuse | Kevin Tan | |
| E-Commerce | Bicycle Shop | FORESTTREK CYCLE CENTRE | |
| E-Commerce | GALADO NETWORK | Clement & Sherlyn | |
| April | Commercial | Malaysia Car Services Directory | 3(M) Online Advertising |
| Personal | Raihan Jalaludin’s Blog | RAIHAN HAMIZA BINTI JALALUDIN | |
| E-Commerce | Senheng Electric | Optima Innovations (M) Sdn Bhd | |
| May | Commercial | Red Panda Group – Digital Marketing Agency | Mark Javed |
| Personal | Celupar Dot Com | Miclee Brunei | |
| E-Commerce | Khimyan Curry – a Malaysian born Curry Paste! | Global Foodie Network Sdn Bhd | |
| June | Commercial | Portal Rumah Lelong Johor | Suhaimi Mohd Said |
| Personal | Tomboy Tarts | Bike Bear | |
| E-Commerce | Baju Baby Shop Online Malaysia | Dou Dou Trading | |
| July | Commercial | Jacarlin Web Solutions | Jacarlin Sdn Bhd |
| Personal | SifuWebsite | Syafiyullah Yahya | |
| E-Commerce | T-Shirt Printing Services in Malaysia | Michael Lim | |
| Aug | Commercial | Seminar Imej 360 | Puan Mary | Ammar Ihsan Nasution |
| Personal | Mei Mei Chu | Chu Mei Fong | |
| E-Commerce | PEACETEE MALAYSIA | Dragon Ang | |
| Sept | Commercial | K&A Creatives 2017 Site | Pelican Resources |
| Personal | jomtravellagi | Ahmad Farid Amran | |
| E-Commerce | Domino’s Pizza Malaysia | Rachel Chen | |
| Oct | Commercial | Keko Group | Inspiren Network Sdn Bhd |
| Personal | PublishingState | ZULKIFLI MUSA | |
| E-Commerce | cregostore | Crego Sdn Bhd | |
| Nov | Commercial | Karuna Website Design | Melvin Ong |
| Personal | Kaki Jalans – see. experience. share | Khairul Idzwan bin Kamarudzaman | |
| E-Commerce | DE SOPHEA | Online Fashion | DE SOPHEA | |
| Dec | Commercial | Diverse Borneo – Scuba Diving in Kota Kinabalu | Chin Kwan How |
| Personal | EDO.my Your Complete Food, Events and Happenings Guide in Ipoh. | Jonath Lee | |
| E-Commerce | Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion | WebMedic |
Public’s Favourite Website Awards
| Category | Website Name | Name |
| Commercial | Waxstique Waxing Boutique | Ken Leong |
| Personal | PublishingState | ZULKIFLI MUSA |
| Ecommerce | Beauty And Wellness Online Store | Chris Chin |
Site of The Year Awards
| Category | Website Name | Name |
| Commercial | Karuna Website Design | Melvin Ong |
| Personal | Mei Mei Chu | Chu Mei Fong |
| Personal | Tomboy Tarts | Bike Bear |
| Ecommerce | Domino’s Pizza Malaysia | Rachel Chen |