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The Future is Female: Sign Language | More Than Words

The Future is Female: Sign Language | More Than Words

On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to freelance sign language interpreter Lucy Lim about the important role of sign language interpreters and the need to ensure communication accessibility and equal access to information for all.
Sun May 14 2023
Indonesia school helps students recite Koran in sign language

Indonesia school helps students recite Koran in sign language

Abdul Kahfi founded the Islamic boarding school to help hearing-impaired students recite scripture from the Koran using sign language.
Tue Jul 05 2022
USIM develops Malaysia's first sign language Al-Quran application

USIM develops Malaysia's first sign language Al-Quran application

USIM through its Faculty of Quran and Sunnah Studies has created the country's first Quran application to facilitate hearing-impaired individuals to read and discover the holy book.
Tue Apr 19 2022
Bernama to help train sign language interpreters for tv stations - Annuar

Bernama to help train sign language interpreters for tv stations - Annuar

The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) will help train sign language experts, who will subsequently be placed as sign language interpreters at television stations.
Sat Oct 30 2021
Budget 2022: All tv stations to provide sign language interpreters

Budget 2022: All tv stations to provide sign language interpreters

All television networks, including the private sector, will provide sign language interpreters in their news segments to facilitate access of people with disabilities (PwD) to the media.
Fri Oct 29 2021
Sign language to be introduced at Perpaduan kindergartens next year

Sign language to be introduced at Perpaduan kindergartens next year

The teaching of the third language would be implemented at all the 1,781 Perpaduan kindergartens, involving 38,000 students, nationwide.
Sat Oct 16 2021
KPWKM to upgrade sign language interpreting field

KPWKM to upgrade sign language interpreting field

Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is in the midst of upgrading the field of sign language interpreters and recognising their importance.
Tue Feb 23 2021
KPWKM mulls creation of sign language interpreter post in government agencies

KPWKM mulls creation of sign language interpreter post in government agencies

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is planning to create a permanent post for sign language interpreter at all government agencies, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Mon Aug 03 2020
Sign language as third language towards a disability-friendly country - Ras Adiba

Sign language as third language towards a disability-friendly country - Ras Adiba

Dewan Negara senator appointed to represent persons with disabilities, Ras Adiba Radzi, plans to raise the issue of introducing sign language as a third language at the upcoming senate sitting.
Sat Jul 11 2020
USIM holds takbir Raya with sign language groups

USIM holds takbir Raya with sign language groups

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) aired the takbir raya with sign language on Aidilfitri eve to welcome the first of Syawal at its premises and uploaded on Youtube to share the joy of the festive
Mon Jun 26 2017
S'gor legislative assembly formally uses sign language next year - Speaker

S'gor legislative assembly formally uses sign language next year - Speaker

Hannah Yeoh says currently a trial run was being conducted until Friday to test the effectiveness of the sign language during the sitting.
Tue Nov 08 2016
App brings the hard-of-hearing into the conversation

App brings the hard-of-hearing into the conversation

An international team has developed an app that transcribes conversations onto a smartphone, indicating who said what by their headshot.
Sun Oct 19 2014
Researchers translate Chimpanzee sign language

Researchers translate Chimpanzee sign language

Chimpanzees use their hands to say "follow me," "stop that" or "take this," according to new research.
Sat Jul 05 2014
'Fake' deaf signer at Mandela event claims illness

'Fake' deaf signer at Mandela event claims illness

The sign language interpreter accused of using fake hand signals at Nelson Mandela's memorial has said he suffered a schizophrenic episode.
Thu Dec 12 2013
Mandela memorial sign language interpreter a 'fraud'

Mandela memorial sign language interpreter a 'fraud'

The sign language interpreter used at Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela was being called a "fake," news reports said.
Wed Dec 11 2013
Total fertility rate in Malaysia has declined since 2013 - Nancy

Total fertility rate in Malaysia has declined since 2013 - Nancy

Malaysia's declining fertility rate stems from economic challenges, lifestyle changes, delayed marriages and infertility issues.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Federal workers were fired 'for performance.' Their records say otherwise

Federal workers were fired 'for performance.' Their records say otherwise

The discrepancy reflects a potential legal misstep by Elon Musk's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency.
Thu Feb 20 2025
South Korea's Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection

South Korea's Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection

If convicted, Yoon Suk-Yeol could face years in prison for his martial law decree.
Thu Feb 20 2025
TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit, sources say

TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit, sources say

The layoffs began the same day for teams in Asia and Europe, Middle East and Africa, two of the sources said.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Feb 28 set for sighting of new moon for Ramadan

Feb 28 set for sighting of new moon for Ramadan

The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal will announce the commencement of Ramadan for Muslims, over radio and television that night (Feb 28).
Thu Feb 20 2025
[COLUMNIST] Reforming prisons to undermine extremism: The missing link in MyPCVE

[COLUMNIST] Reforming prisons to undermine extremism: The missing link in MyPCVE

MyPCVE must include prison reforms to counter radicalisation and address subhuman conditions in Malaysian prisons.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Apple reveals first custom modem chip, shifting away from Qualcomm

Apple reveals first custom modem chip, shifting away from Qualcomm

This will make Apple less reliant on chips from Qualcomm that also power its Android rivals.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand

Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand

To counter prison radicalisation, MyPCVE must include comprehensive reforms addressing subhuman conditions in Malaysian prisons.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Trump says he's considering returning 20 pct of DOGE savings to Americans

Trump says he's considering returning 20 pct of DOGE savings to Americans

The proposal originally came from businessman James Fishback, who on posted a four-page memo on X suggesting a "DOGE dividend."
Thu Feb 20 2025
Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

The handover is the first under the deal, with Israel confirming identities only after full DNA checks.
Thu Feb 20 2025