Day: September 1, 2024

KULAI, The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold an engagement session with social media platform providers this month to discuss standard operating procedures (SOPs) concerning the personal content of users. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching stated that the meeting also aims to establish cooperation with these providers to ensure that personal data is not misused by irresponsible parties. “This month, MCMC’s content forum division will conduct an engagement session with social media platform providers to develop stricter and more effective SOPs. This step is crucial to enable MCMC and the Royal Malaysia Police to carry out investigations

KUALA LUMPUR, The dream of national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah to clinch their first title of the season fell short after being defeated by the home pair, Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong in the final of the 2024 Korea Open, today. In the match that took place at the Mokpo Indoor Stadium in Seoul, Pearly-Thinaah who were seeded fourth in the tournament had to accept the prowess of the tournament sixth seeds when they tamely went down 12-21 and 11-21 in 44 minutes. This is Pearly-Thinaah’s third loss to the same pair after All England 2022 and China

KUALA LUMPUR, A Pre-Conference Workshop, themed “AI in Television Broadcast and Production”, attracted the participation of 50 representatives in the media and broadcast industry from more than 15 countries. The five-day workshop, which began today and is organised by the Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute (IPPTAR), as a strategic partner of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Development Institute (AIBD), was held in conjunction with the 19th Asia Media Summit (AMS). IPPTAR director Roslan Ariffin said in the era of rapid digital transformation, technological advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) have paved the way for significant changes in the broadcasting industry.

KUCHING, The Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development (KPWKM) is proposing amendments to the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (Act 840) to enhance its effectiveness in addressing workplace sexual harassment issues. The Act received royal assent from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Oct 8, 2023, and was gazetted on Oct 18 the same year. “The proposed amendments aim to address existing weaknesses, and at this initial stage, I have personally requested that this matter be reviewed and studied for potential amendments,’ stated Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri “If necessary,

MELAKA, The state government will intensify its promotion of the 2024 Visit Melaka Year (TMM2024) by organising more large-scale programmes before the year ends. State Tourism, Heritage, Art and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman said the programmes would be carried out to achieve the target of 15 million to 18 million tourist arrivals in the state this year. He said they included the 11th ASEAN Ministers of Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting from Oct 21 to 26, the 2024 ASEAN Cup International Regatta (Oct 21 to 27), the International Air Festival and the Melaka River Festival, also