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PUTRAJAYA, The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) is accelerating digital technology and automation use in its administrative and operational processes. This includes implementing e-services to facilitate fishing licence matters, monitoring and enforcement, and data collection. Director-General Datuk Adnan Hussain said DOF will also expand digital platforms used in interaction with fishermen, aquaculture operators and the fishing industry to help improve transparency, service efficiency and reduce processing time and bureaucracy. He said efforts to improve DOF operations aligned with the public service reforms announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Public Service Prime Minister’s Council (MAPPA) last August.

PUTRAJAYA, The results of the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Ulangan (SPMU) examination will be released on Oct 1, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). A total of 8,195 candidates registered to sit for the 2024 SPMU examination at 187 examination centres nationwide, it said in a statement today. MOE said candidates can check their 2024 SPMU exam results online at the link myresultspmu.moe.gov.my from 10 am on Oct 1 until 6 pm on Oct 7. Another method is via short message service (SMS) to receive a summary of the results by typing SPMUICCandidateNO and sending it to 15888. This

KUALA LUMPUR, The Maxis eKelas Misi Jelajah Digital (MJD) competition continues its mission to spark interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among Malaysian school students by challenging them to design digital advocacy campaigns using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools. In its statement announcing MJD 2024 today, Maxis is inviting students to create a digital campaign that supports one of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Themed ‘GenAI for Good’, this year’s MJD centres on the everyday use of GenAI in responsible, productive, and creative ways. Students are encouraged to do research and select from any of the

Manila: The House of Representatives on Tuesday wrapped up the plenary deliberation on the proposed budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) and its attached agencies for 2025 amounting to PHP793.177 billion. In her sponsorship speech, Davao De Oro 1st District Rep. and House Appropriations Committee vice-chair Maria Carmen Zamora said the DepEd’s proposed budget for next year will support the agency’s five-point agenda, which includes improving educational outcomes by ensuring senior high school graduates are employable, raising the quality of education by enhancing the curriculum, and addressing classroom and digital gaps. Zamora said the five-point agenda, which is in

Manila: House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday thanked the public for his improved satisfaction and trust numbers, based on the results of the latest Tangere survey. ‘I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the trust and confidence that our people have placed in me, as reflected in the recent survey results,’ he said in a statement. According to the survey conducted on Sept. 16 to 19, Romualdez’s satisfaction rating increased from 45.55 percent to 46.3 percent, while his trust rating rose from 56 percent to 56.4 percent. ‘These numbers may seem like small figures to some but to me,