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SUBANG JAYA, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has urged ministries and government agencies to explore and harness artificial intelligence (AI) technology to further improve service efficiency for the public. He highlighted AI’s potential to reduce workload, including data input, record management and storage, thereby saving time and reducing the likelihood of human errors. ‘AI is currently utilised in certain applications, but its widespread adoption is yet to be fully realised. ‘Therefore, we welcome AI technologies that can streamline administrative processes and enhance the efficiency of service delivery,’ he said after launching the CelcomDigi AI Experience Centre at the CelcomDigi Hub here

KUALA LUMPUR, The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah today granted an audience to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at Istana Nurul Iman in conjunction with the minister’s official visit to the country. The Defence Ministry in a statement said the meeting was among the programmes during the visit, which kicked off yesterday, aimed at strengthening bilateral defence and military relations. It said, in the meeting, Mohamed Khaled also expressed appreciation for Malaysia-Brunei’s close cooperation at regional and international levels including collaboration with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Yesterday, Mohamed Khaled and his delegation, who

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) investigated 3,077 cases, with 151 prosecuted in court involving offences related to obscene, indecent, false, threatening and offensive elements, from 2009 until last June 15, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said all these cases were investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) or Act 588. She said for offences involving obscene content, 72 cases were prosecuted in court with total fines of RM617,050, 15 cases were offered compound fines totalling RM38,000 and 18 cases were issued warning notices. ‘For

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Union of Muslim Scholars president Prof Dr Sheikh Ali Muhyiddin Al-Qaradaghi has stressed that a zakat institution should be transparently managed to solve poverty issue among Muslims in a country. Sheikh Ali Muhyiddin said global zakat collections are estimated to reach US$4 billion annually, which should be sufficient to eradicate poverty within at least 10 years. ‘But with such huge funds, why couldn’t we solve the poverty issue? I can draw two conclusions: zakat collection and distribution are not being done properly,’ he said during his visit to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) headquarters

KUALA LUMPUR, Two reservoirs, one in Kedah and another in Perak, have seen a decrease in their current raw water reserves to critical levels. According to a brief weather status report by the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) today, citing the National Water Services Commission (SPAN), the affected reservoirs are the Muda Dam in Kedah, recording a raw water reserve of 18.37 per cent, and the Bukit Merah Dam in Perak, with 19.97 per cent. The report also notes that five other reservoirs showed current raw water reserves at warning levels. They include the Malut and Pedu Dams in Kedah,