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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
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024