S-Games strikes right with Phantom Blade Zero
Chinese studio S-Games did the heavy lifting in producing Phantom Blade Zero, although additional funding from PlayStation helped boost its popularity and mass appeal.
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Haze in, haze out… till the next season, again?
Blame the haze on peatlands or seasonal wind patterns, but the fact remains that, as long as the main contributing factor to the burning is man-made, accountability is of the utmost importance.
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Shah Alam High Court rules condo management cannot impose blanket pet ban
Olympian Noraseela Khalid wins landmark legal battle against Shang Villa Condominium’s Joint Management Body over restrictions on residents keeping pets.
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Digital Ministry expands digital learning drive with 25,000 additional Rakyat Digital Global Learning Pass licences
The Digital Ministry has doubled its fully funded Global Learning Pass allocation to 50,000 licences, offering Malaysians access to over 16,000 online courses to boost digital skills and AI adoption.
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Malaysia’s AI law will be judged by enforcement, not enactment
Passing the AI Governance Bill will be the easy part. The real measure will be whether a wronged citizen can trace responsibility, a board can demonstrate oversight and a small developer can comply without a legal department.
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YTL Communications turns to football to bring AI closer to Malaysians
YTL Communications hopes its partnership with FAM will encourage football fans and aspiring players to embrace AI through YES’ ILMUchat, Malaysia’s own AI assistant.
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Digital Ministry expands digital learning drive with 25,000 additional Rakyat Digital Global Learning Pass licences
The Digital Ministry has doubled its fully funded Global Learning Pass allocation to 50,000 licences, offering Malaysians access to over 16,000 online courses to boost digital skills and AI adoption.
Study: Malaysian graduates must bridge gap between AI knowledge and workplace skills
Stronger university-industry partnerships, practical experience and continuous learning are crucial to preparing Malaysia’s workforce for an AI-driven economy.
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YTL Communications turns to football to bring AI closer to Malaysians
YTL Communications hopes its partnership with FAM will encourage football fans and aspiring players to embrace AI through YES’ ILMUchat, Malaysia’s own AI assistant.
The podium is colour-blind, why is the rest of Malaysia still trapped in boxes?
An image of national badminton coach Rosman Razak and shuttlers M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan in traditional outfits highlights Malaysia’s ongoing failure to translate the colour-blind unity of sports into everyday public life and institutional policy.
Ong Kim Swee to replace Scott O’Donell as FAM technical director
Datuk Ong Kim Swee set to return as FA of Malaysia technical director as Scott O’Donell’s contract will not be renewed.
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The Goblokes want to take Malaysian rockabilly to Las Vegas
The Goblokes are carving out their space in Malaysia’s music scene with energetic rockabilly, original songs and a debut album due next year.
‘AI can generate images in seconds, but human art remains irreplaceable’
Although AI can rapidly replicate artistic styles, human-created art remains irreplaceable because it conveys unique perspectives, deliberate choices, and an inherent need to imagine that technology cannot measure or replace, says Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
Malaysian musicians need more opportunities, says Musicians for Musicians president
Musicians for Musicians president Francis Danker says the Malaysian music industry needs solutions that provide musicians with sustainable employment rather than short-term assistance.