Day: August 13, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a substitute for humans but can serve as a tool to foster creativity, particularly within the field of journalism, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that currently, AI has not made it possible for media practitioners to work using the technology to produce news reports or record events. ‘At present, I do not believe AI has the capability to fully replace journalists in tasks such as reporting from the field. However, AI can be useful in certain aspects, such as creating storyboards,’ he said during the opening ceremony of the Jejak Panda

LABUAN, Neurogine Sdn Bhd, a leading innovator in financial technology and services, has announced a significant partnership with Pertubuhan Pemuliharaan Biodiversity Seratu Aatai Sabah (Seratu Aatai) aimed at protecting Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) and preserving Sabah’s rich biodiversity. Neurogine chief executive officer Owen Chen Chee Onn emphasised the importance of this partnership during the launch of the ‘Kinabatangan Endangered Species Educational Corner’ and the ‘Elephant Guardian Alliance’ at the Tanjung Aru Marine Ecosystem Centre in Kota Kinabalu on Monday (Aug 12). ‘Neurogine is proud to be the first corporate partner supporting Seratu Aatai’s efforts to protect the endangered Bornean

SHAH ALAM, A total of 250 students and teaching staff from various technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions today participated in the Exploration Programme of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Course (KIAR), organised by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). MACC Community Education Division director Nazli Rasyid Sulong said the programme, held at the Datuk Seri Azam Baki Hall at the Selangor MACC office here, aimed at, among other things, sharing aspirations regarding the decision to make KIAR a mandatory module in all TVET institutions. He said KIAR-TVET is capable of adding value to the National TVET Policy 2030’s objectives

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today granted an audience to the Rais (President) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at Istana Negara. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s Facebook, the meeting between the two old friends that also discussed opportunities for bilateral collaboration lasted about 45 minutes. The Republic of Tatarstan is a region in the Russian Federation where Muslims comprise most of the population. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Police arrested a woman in Gombak, Selangor, yesterday for allegedly cheating a 59-year-old pensioner in the sale of a plot of land resulting in a loss of RM60,400. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the arrest of the woman in her 40s was made following a police report lodged by the victim on Aug 4. According to Ramli, the pensioner claimed to have signed a 1.62-hectare land Sale and Purchase Agreement based on the power-of-attorney given to the suspect by the original owner of the land on Nov 5, 2021.