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PUTRAJAYA — The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia successfully organised a webinar titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Role in the Energy Sector,” bringing together young audience with a strong interest to explore how advanced digital technologies are shapin...

KUALA LUMPUR — While Malaysia boasts a high general literacy rate of 94.64 percent, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results saw Malaysia rank below the international average for reading, with a decline in scores from 415 in 2018 to 388 in 2022, which undersco...

KUALA LUMPUR — The operating hours of 10 Zakat Collection Centre counters under the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (PPZ-MAIWP) will be extended to provide convenience for contributors to fulfil their zakat obligations before the end of 2025. From Dec 22 to Dec 31, 2025, all ...

SHAH ALAM — Smartsel Sdn Bhd (SMARTSEL), the Selangor state government–owned digital infrastructure company, has announced the implementation of the Cyberjaya Fiberisation Project, a strategic state initiative to develop 41.1 kilometres of high-capacity underground optical fibre infrastruc...

KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) unveiled two major initiatives — the MIA Sustainability Showcase 2025 and the MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants — aimed at strengthening the profession’s leadership in sustainability. Themed “Empowering Accountants...

SERDANG — Putra Business School (PBS) celebrated the achievements of its most outstanding students at the 2025 Convocation Ceremony, held at the Pusat Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) recently. The ceremony not only awarded degrees ...

KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) has announced the election of Saniza Said as its new President and Ahmad Syahazan Yaacob as the new Vice President at its recent Council Meeting. Their appointments take effect from 8 December 2025. Saniza, who previously served a...

KUALA LUMPUR — The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) has welcomed AirAsia’s decision to allow its Muslim female flight attendants to wear the hijab beginning next year. IKIM described the move as a positive development aligned with the principles of religious freedom, soci...

BANGI — The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) has submitted the Islamic Frozen Assets Zero Action Plan Resolution 2030 to Senator Dr. Zulkifli Hasan, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), in conjunction with the Islamic Family Wealth Manag...