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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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 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
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
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'
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
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
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
Sentencing rules, supervisory orders and parole denials drive higher incarceration rates.
Tue Mar 11 2025

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?
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
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