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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
AI Revolution: Will Malaysia’s workforce sink or swim?

AI Revolution: Will Malaysia’s workforce sink or swim?

AI is no longer a distant concept, it is actively transforming industries, reshaping job markets, and redefining the skills needed.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China

Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China

Beijing insists it will choose his successor, but the Dalai Lama says any successor named by China would not be respected.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war', government says

Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war', government says

Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon his arrival at a Manila airport and the ex-leader is now in custody, the office of the president said.
Tue Mar 11 2025
US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'

US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'

The ruling, the first of its kind, marks an early victory for advocates pushing DOGE to be more transparent about its role in mass firings.
Tue Mar 11 2025
How to Get to Merdeka 118: Your Complete Guide

How to Get to Merdeka 118: Your Complete Guide

Heres everything you need to know about getting there efficiently.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect, says prime minister

Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect, says prime minister

Greenland, whose population is only 57,000, belongs to its people and that it should decide on its own future, says it's PM.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises

Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises

Sentencing rules, supervisory orders and parole denials drive higher incarceration rates.
Tue Mar 11 2025
BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides

BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides

So far the middle-income BRICS have resisted demands from cash-strapped developed countries that they should share financial liability.
Tue Mar 11 2025
As US restores some aid, humanitarian groups ask: where is the money?

As US restores some aid, humanitarian groups ask: where is the money?

The United Nations has started evaluating "choices we are making on which lives not to save" due to cuts.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Social media platform X down again for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

Social media platform X down again for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

Elon Musk's social media platform X was down again for thousands of users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com.
Mon Mar 10 2025