Chinese robot 'guide dog' aims to improve independence for visually impaired
The robot dog navigates using cameras and sensors, recognising traffic lights, unlike traditional guide dogs.
Sun Jul 07 2024
'Oppenheimer' to be shown in Japan, 8 months after 'Barbenheimer' outrage
The release date is almost eight months after memes mixing visuals from "Barbie" with atomic blasts provoked anger from people in Japan.
Wed Jan 24 2024
My Local Stats 2022 now on interactive visualisation platform - DOSM
the interactive visualisation facilitates local socioeconomic data search using a user-friendly platform .
Fri Jan 12 2024
US lawmaker seeks answers from Meta, X, Google, TikTok over Israel-Hamas false content
Visuals from older conflicts, video game footage and altered documents are among misleading content that has flooded social media platforms.
Tue Oct 17 2023
Brazilian artist brings street art to visually impaired
Subtu uses the braille alphabet to reveal the images' shapes, colours and dimensions for the visually impaired to enjoy graffiti art.
Sat Sep 16 2023
Elmina plane crash: No proof of foreign object ingestion found on engine components
The fan shroud did not exhibit any evidence of blade liberation such as case dents or perforations, based on visual inspection.
Fri Sep 15 2023
London chewing gum artist paints 'hidden world' beneath people's feet
The images are more personal than the chewing gum works, artist Ben Wilson says, and represent an "intuitive visual diary".
Fri Sep 01 2023
Teenage sisters with albinism must take extra care in Rome heatwave
Those with albinism are vulnerable to exposure of sunlight, which, can increase visual impairment and susceptibility to skin cancer.
Sun Jul 30 2023
This robot is controlled by the power of the mind
It is composed of sensors, placed mainly at the back of the scalp, which are in charge of detecting brainwaves from the visual cortex.
Sat Apr 15 2023
Germany's 'All Quiet on the Western Front' revels in nine Oscar nods
The movie is also nominated for best international feature film, adapted screenplay, cinematography, visual effects and production design.
Thu Jan 26 2023
War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformation
The dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat but they are clips from video games fuelling misinformation.
Sat Jan 21 2023
MOH introduces visually impaired-friendly medicine labels
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has introduced the visually impaired-friendly medicine labels in Braille as an initiative to assist people with visual impairment in keeping track of their medicines.
Fri Jan 06 2023
Sabah committed to improving development of PwD, visually impaired persons
The Sabah government is committed to helping PwDs in the state, including the visually impaired, to ensure that the group is not marginalised in all aspects.
Wed Jan 04 2023
Try eye yoga for gentle relief from visual fatigue
This gentle practice is said to help relieve eye strain, an increasingly common problem associated with heavy screen use.
Sat Oct 15 2022
A National Day Harley ride to remember for MAB visually impaired trainees
Riding pillion on Harley-Davidson motorcycles was an experience like no other for 30 visually impaired trainees from the MAB in conjunction with the National Day.
Wed Aug 31 2022
'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?
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
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
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
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
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', 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
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
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 and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024