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SEIZING AGENTIC AI OPPORTUNITY IN M’SIA

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 01:44:00 +0800

Leading companies are moving beyond experimentation as a third of “AI future-built” firms have deployed agentic solutions and are demonstrating measurable value.

MALAYSIA stands at a critical inflection point in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race.

After the surge of generative AI, a new wave is emerging in the form of agentic AI.

Agentic AI are AI execution models involving autonomous agents that coordinate across workflows, tools and systems with minimal human input.

While it stops short of true autonomous decision-making, agentic AI’s ability to make actionable decisions within predefined parameters is a game changer.

Malaysia has a solid foundation to build on.

According to Boston Consultant Group’s AI Maturity Matrix, which benchmarks 73 economies globally on AI exposure and AI readiness, Malaysia is classified as a “steady contender”.

It places the nation just one tier behind AI pioneers such as the United States, the United Kingdom and China.

This position reflects Malaysia’s significant exposure to AI, particularly in large sectors like retail and wholesale, telecommunication and financial services.

At the same time, it indicates a solid level of AI readiness, supported by forward-looking ambitions, policies and regulatory frameworks on AI.

An evolving AI landscape

AI is rapidly becoming a critical national infrastructure that empowers wider opportunities.

As a result, geopolitical shifts, compute access and sovereign capability increasingly determine economic outcomes and geopolitical influence.

The US and China lead the global AI race.

Tech companies from these two superpowers created 59% and 26%, respectively, of top-performing large language models (LLM).

This presents a conundrum for competing nations.

Relying solely on external technology providers poses challenges for corporate leaders and governments, especially since local regulations, data requirements and model availability are subject to shifting policies.

Against this backdrop, a small group of “GenAI middle powers” is emerging across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Each has distinct strengths that might allow it to compete as a regional or global technology supplier.

This race now expands beyond software to encompass hardware, infrastructure and technology adoption.

Malaysia must actively build its domestic AI capabilities to avoid high technology sovereignty risks as it looks to the future of agentic AI.

Execution speed and scale will dictate whether Malaysia leads in Asean or falls behind.

Encouragingly, the Digital Ministry, through the establishment of the National AI Office (NAIO), is driving a coordinated national AI agenda – spanning governance frameworks, cross-sector adoption and ecosystem development.

These efforts lay the critical foundations for more advanced applications, including the next wave of agentic AI.

Productivity multiplier

Globally, the shift is already underway and early signs indicate that the rise of agentic AI will be rapid.

BCG’s Build for the Future 2025 study shows that agentic AI’s share of AI-driven value is expected to nearly double from 17% in 2025 to 29% by 2028.

Leading companies are moving beyond experimentation – one-third of “AI future-built” firms have deployed agentic solutions and are demonstrating measurable value.

Early adopters are already unlocking tangible benefits. BCG’s study shows that while companies are exploring agentic AI across operations, support functions and innovation, customer experience is emerging as the top priority.

Leading use cases include deploying intelligent agents to autonomously handle Level 1 and Level 2 customer support, as well as optimising digital marketing campaigns – continuously adjusting bids to maximise returns, reallocating spend to high-performing channels and testing creatives in real time.

AI undoubtedly represents a powerful productivity multiplier for Malaysia.

It can strengthen key economic sectors such as manufacturing, financial services and many other industries. For SMEs, agentic AI can lower the cost of sophistication, providing access to capabilities once reserved for large enterprises.

Beyond the private sector, agentic AI can modernise public services and improve policy-making decisions and delivery in healthcare, education and justice.

It can help bridge urban-rural divides by expanding access to digital services and decision support.

In a nation balancing growth ambitions with demographic and fiscal constraints, agentic AI is not merely a technology upgrade – it is a lever for sustainable and inclusive growth.

Four strategic priorities

To compete effectively in this next phase of AI, Malaysia must act with clarity and intent across four priorities.

> Build sovereign AI capabilities. Malaysia could strategically build sovereign AI capabilities in areas where it has natural strengths and where risk mitigation matters most.

This includes expanding reliable access to compute, leveraging its growing data centre ecosystem.

A pragmatic and technology-neutral approach that combines global technology partnerships with targeted domestic capability-building will be more effective than pursuing full-stack independence.

Technology partnerships could focus on leveraging leading AI innovations from both Western and Eastern ecosystems in a neutral manner.

Open-source AI models offer a practical pathway to reduce dependency risks, accelerate adoption and support local customisation.

At the same time, efforts could focus on enabling responsible use of high-quality local datasets.

> Invest aggressively in talent. Malaysia must pair global talent attraction with sustained local capability development to build the AI workforce needed to compete at scale.

It could aggressively attract top global AI talent through competitive incentives, strong research ecosystems and vibrant innovation hubs, while simultaneously building a deep domestic pipeline of AI talent.

This requires strengthening STEM education, expanding university–industry collaboration, embedding AI in technical and vocational training and accelerating workforce upskilling across sectors.

> Scale national platforms. Malaysia must move from fragmented pilots to scaled national platforms, anchored on high-impact use cases – such as a unified government interface linked to MyDigitalID.

This platform provides a common foundation to embed AI agents that deliver personalised public services.

Scaling up such platforms will catalyse greater private-sector participation and ensure sustainable adoption of agentic AI.

In addition, Malaysia could strengthen exchange platforms that bring together the government, industry and academia to accelerate collaboration, capability-building and use case development.

Associations such as AI Malaysia (AIM), Malaysian Autonomous Intelligence & Robotics Association (MyAIRA), along with other industry associations, can play a critical role in sharing best practices, mobilising talent and aligning stakeholders to drive ecosystem-wide adoption of agentic AI.

> Implement pro-innovation regulation. Malaysia needs regulations that protect users but also preserve competition.

Policymakers could favour a flexible model over rigid frameworks, particularly in a fast-evolving technological landscape.

Malaysia could pursue a balanced approach – combining principle-based guidelines, regulatory sandboxes and sector-specific standards that can evolve alongside the technology.

Priming Malaysia for growth is critical, but it is essential that this is done through a forward-looking and ethical approach.

Malaysia has the opportunity to differentiate itself by championing ethical, inclusive AI.

This is a core foundation of effective AI adoption, and should align with national values, ensuring that trust and confidence underpin the next wave of innovation in agentic AI.

Defining the future

The stakes are clear. AI investment compounds rapidly. Early movers attract capital, talent and vibrant ecosystems.

The choice is not whether AI will reshape the Malaysian economy.

The choice is whether Malaysia will shape that transformation with speed, clarity and ambition while remaining anchored to core Malaysian values.

CF Ong is managing director and senior partner in Boston Consulting Group.

Optimising stroke care through the Angels initiative

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:24:00 +0800

Stroke remains one of Malaysia’s most pressing health challenges, consistently ranking among the country’s top causes of death.

Aside from the fatality rate, stroke often leaves survivors with lifelong disabilities, affecting not only individuals, but entire families.

In response, the Acute Networks Striving for Excellence in Stroke (Angels) initiative aims to help strengthen stroke care nationwide.

Launched in 2016 by German multinational pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim and endorsed by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and the World Stroke Organisation (WSO), the Angels initiative helps hospitals worldwide become “stroke-ready”.

Its goal is straightforward: to improve stroke treatment by providing hospitals with the tools, resources and support necessary to ensure timely, effective care.

By enhancing hospital preparedness and increasing stroke awareness, the initiative helps healthcare teams deliver faster and more effective treatment.

For Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) consultant neurologist and stroke care leader Dr Law Wan Chung, the initiative arrived at a critical time.

“Stroke has consistently been among the top three causes of death in Malaysia over the past 10 to 15 years,” he explains.

“The Angels initiative is very timely for Malaysia, as we urgently need to reduce both mortality and morbidity related to stroke.”

Every minute matters

There are two main types of strokes: ischaemic, caused by a blood clot blocking a vessel in the brain, and haemorrhagic, caused by ruptured blood vessels that result in bleeding.

The most common type of stroke in Malaysia is ischaemic.

“Without oxygen-rich blood, brain cells begin to die within minutes,” Dr Law explains.

“One minute lost means 1.9 million nerve cells are lost.

“Every 15-minute delay significantly reduces the chance of patient recovery.”

He adds: “Treatment must be delivered within four-and-a-half hours of symptom onset.

“This means patients need to reach the hospital within that window, undergo examination, and most importantly, receive brain imaging to determine whether they are eligible for treatment.”

Yet, many patients arrive too late.

Data from the National Stroke Registry shows that only about 35% reach the hospital within that window.

“On average, patients take around seven hours to seek medical care – far beyond the ideal time frame,” Dr Law notes.

If patients arrive early and meet the criteria, doctors will administer intravenous clot-dissolving medication to break down the blockage and restore blood flow.

However, for patients with large vessel occlusion, where a major artery is blocked, medication alone may not be sufficient.

In such cases, a wire may be inserted through a procedure called mechanical thrombectomy – a minimally-invasive method to physically remove the clot.

Together, these two are the most effective treatments for ischaemic stroke patients, and form the core focus of the Angels initiative in Malaysia and globally.

Becoming stroke-ready

Before participating hospitals are chosen for the Angels initiative, they must first meet essential criteria.

Promoting public awareness of stroke and the importance of seeking treatment quickly is one of the requirements of the Angels initiative. Photos: Filepic

This includes having a specialist doctor trained in stroke care and access to neuroimaging facilities such as a CT (computed tomography) scanner or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Once identified, hospitals receive on-site training from the Angels team to establish clear workflows and treatment criteria.

This starts from public awareness and extends to emergency medical services (EMS), i.e. ambulance services.

EMS personnel are trained to recognise stroke symptoms, prioritise patients within the treatment window and alert hospitals in advance.

Upon arrival, whether by ambulance or walk-in, the emergency department rapidly assesses patients and sends them for urgent brain imaging in radiology before a neurologist’s evaluation.

Public awareness also plays a crucial role.

Healthcare providers promote the BE FAST mnemonic to help people recognise warning signs:

B: Balance problems
E: Eye or vision disturbance
F: Facial drooping
A: Arm or leg weakness
S: Speech difficulties (slurred or confused speech)
T: Time, emphasising the urgency of seeking medical help.

“Even one sudden symptom is enough to go to hospital,” Dr Law stresses.

Specific targets

Performance is closely monitored by the Angels team.

Stroke centres are graded gold, platinum or diamond based on key indicators.

These include the total number of stroke patients seen, the minimum number of patients treated over a given period, and the percentage of patients who receive clot-busting treatment.

One critical benchmark is door-to-needle time – i.e. the interval between hospital arrival and treatment – with an international target of 60 minutes.

“At SGH, our initial door-to-needle time was nearly two hours,” Dr Law says.

“Through systematic auditing, we reduced it to under 60 minutes.”

Another key measure tracks the proportion of eligible patients who receive treatment, ensuring that no suitable patient is missed.

Dr Law stresses that leadership is equally vital and that having a dedicated “stroke champion” to coordinate teams and drive improvement is essential.

With only around 170 practising neurologists nationwide and most large hospitals having only one or two, 24-hour coverage remains challenging.

“We cannot rely only on neurologists,” he says.

“This role may also be taken on by physicians, geriatricians or emergency specialists, depending on the hospital’s resources.

“Everyone must work in sync.”

Currently, SGH has earned 10 Gold Awards for hospital performance and one Diamond Award for ambulance performance.

The awards are assessed every three months, requiring hospitals to consistently maintain performance standards.

Beyond individual hospitals, Kuching has been recognised this year (2026) by the WSO as an Angels Region – a designation awarded to areas where community awareness, EMS partnerships and acute hospital care are optimised to deliver better outcomes for stroke patients.

Achieving this requires hospitals, emergency services, local authorities and public educators to work in concert to provide safe, coordinated care for stroke patients in their communities.

Other areas in Malaysia that have received this recognition include the Barat Daya district in Penang and Taiping in Perak.

Introducing a common framework

When Angels was first introduced in Malaysia, stroke services were limited.

In 2017, only about 34 hospitals provided organised stroke-ready treatment, often on a case-by-case basis.

In fact, SGH had already begun 24/7 hyper-acute stroke care as early as 2015, becoming the first hospital in Malaysia to do so.

“The early years were challenging,” Dr Law recalls.

“There was no established system. Everything had to be built from scratch.”

Over time, workflows were refined and systems strengthened.

“We could see that the model worked.”

In 2017, when the Angels initiative was introduced, SGH was the first in East Malaysia to participate and adopt the international protocols and guidelines.

“It allowed us to monitor, audit and expand services – first across the state, and later, nationwide,” he says.

Rather than operating independently, hospitals could work towards shared targets, fostering collaboration and replacing fragmented efforts with a coordinated, standardised approach.

Today, 47 hospitals under the Health Ministry, six under the Higher Education Ministry and 48 private hospitals nationwide provide hyper-acute stroke services.

In East Malaysia, 22 hospitals participate in the initiative, including 12 in Sarawak.

Reaching rural communities

In East Malaysia, geography is often an impediment to getting stroke patients treated quickly, with some needing to be flown to hospitals that have stroke care units.

For patients living near urban centres, access to stroke care is relatively straightforward.

In rural Sarawak, however, geography poses significant challenges.

To address this, an integrated ambulance network was established.

“Patients in smaller district hospitals within the Kuching region – including Bau, Serian and Lundu – can be rapidly transferred,” Dr Law explains.

These cluster hospitals lack neuroimaging equipment, requiring transfer to SGH for such facilities.

“If patients present within the treatment window, ambulances may bypass nearer facilities and transport them directly to SGH to have everything done here, including imaging and treatment,” he says.

Today, most Sarawak hospitals with specialist support and neuroimaging provide hyper-acute stroke care, forming referral networks with smaller facilities.

Mechanical thrombectomy, however, remains limited.

SGH is currently the only centre in Sarawak offering the procedure.

For smaller district hospitals outside Kuching, treatment still relies heavily on medication to dissolve clots.

“Patients from other districts may require air transfer.

“Unlike in Peninsular Malaysia, where ambulances can transport patients over long distances by road, Sarawak’s geography presents challenges, as the state is much larger,” he says.

“Ideally, patients should reach Kuching within six hours, although it may still be considered up to 24 hours after symptom onset.

“Upon arrival, doctors reassess whether brain tissue remains viable before proceeding.”

Dr Law emphasises that the most important message the public needs to understand is that stroke is treatable, and in many cases, reversible.

“The earlier treatment is given, the better the chances of full recovery.”

RM79.6bil windfall for EPF members

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Sat, 7 Mar 2026 00:58:00 +0800

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SHAH ALAM: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a lower dividend for 2025 at 6.15% for both conventional and syariah accounts.

The total dividend payout for 2025 is RM79.6bil, whereby RM67.1bil is for conventional accounts and RM12.5bil for syariah accounts.

For 2024, the EPF declared a dividend rate of 6.3% for conventional savings with a total payout of RM63.05bil, as well as a 6.3% dividend for syariah savings, with a payout amounting to RM10.19bil.

EPF chief executive officer Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn attributed the lower payment to the slower growth of Bursa Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI), which grew at 2.3% last year compared to about 12.9% in 2024.

Secondly, he said, assets denominated in the US dollar were also impacted due to the strength of the local currency.

The strengthening of the ringgit against the US dollar “impacted the value in ringgit of our income from dollar assets”, he said during the retirement fund’s dividend announcement yesterday.

“The ringgit does impact our international holdings and it was one of the best-performing currencies in the world, gaining 10.2%.”

The EPF recorded a total investment income of RM79.2bil for 2025, up from the RM74.46bil reported in 2024.

Investment assets grew to RM1.409 trillion, which is a 12.8% increase from the RM1.25 trillion recorded in the previous year, driven by portfolio income and net contributions of RM66.5bil.

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The EPF recorded a total distributable income of RM82.7bil for 2025, up 9.5% from RM75.5bil in 2024.

Domestic investments continued to provide steady income, with 61.7% of the RM1.409 trillion worth of assets invested domestically. They generated investment income of RM39.3bil and accounting for 49.6% of total investment income.

Global investments, representing 38.3% of the portfolio, generated RM39.9bil and accounted for 50.4% of total investment income.

Ahmad Zulqarnain said the outlook for 2026 is moderate in the face of uncertainties.

“We believe economic growth will continue to be within expectations for most parts of the world, including continued growth in Malaysia,” he noted.

“Malaysia delivered 5.2% in 2025; the estimates are 4.3% for this year. But as we know, we also live in a world of great uncertainties, more so today than it has been for many decades.

“The risks are around trade policies, geopolitics, the path of inflation and, therefore, monetary policy and interest rates, increasing public debt, and the impact of artificial intelligence, which will create new winners and new losers. We believe Malaysia is in a good place,” he added.

“The top three themes for Malaysia that we believe will be persistent for the next decade are healthcare as we age as a nation, artificial intelligence, data and digitalisation as our personal and work lives become more and more digital, and energy as the world transitions to green energy.”

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Meanwhile, the EPF will introduce the i-Legasi scheme, enabling contributors aged 55 and above to pass down their retirement savings to their children.

This scheme allows contributors to transfer their savings “intergenerationally” to their children. However, this applies only to members who are already eligible to withdraw their savings.

Ahmad Zulqarnain also said EPF dividends must be credited into the correct account as provided for under the law.

“If the savings are in Account 1 or Account 2, the dividends must be credited into those accounts,” he said.

“We cannot take dividends from other accounts and transfer them,” he said in reference to Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim’s suggestion that the dividends be channelled to the flexible account.

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New Year of Fire Horse brings ‘rapid change’ in 2026

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:57:00 +0800

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PETALING JAYA: The Year of the Fire Horse is expected to bring fast-moving opportunities, stiff competition and rapid change, with success favouring those who act boldly but think clearly, according to feng shui and metaphysics practitioners.

They said 2026 carries strong forward momentum, but warn that impulsive decisions and reactive thinking could lead to missteps in a year defined by speed, intensity and transformation.

In Chinese metaphysics, they added, each year is governed by a combination of a zodiac animal and one of the five elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water – which rotate in cyclical patterns.

2026 is classified as a Fire Horse year because it combines the Horse zodiac with the Fire element – a pairing associated with movement, ambition, visibility and acceleration, they said.

“The horse symbolises momentum and forward drive, while fire represents intensity, leadership and transformation.

“Together, they form a high-energy cycle often linked to rapid shifts, heightened competition and expanding opportunities but also greater risks when decisions are made impulsively,” said feng shui and geomancy consultant Prof Joe Choo Sook Lin.

Choo said the Fire Horse year reflects a period where growth potential builds steadily rather than explosively.

She described 2026 as a phase where opportunities emerge gradually, with momentum strengthening over time rather than arriving instantly.

Metaphysics expert Desmond Chun Yew Leong said personal grounding remains just as important as external action.

He encouraged Malaysians to return to basics, starting with family, intention and mindset.

“When nothing seems to move smoothly, start at home. Spend time with your parents or elderly family members, not just during Chinese New Year but regularly. Maintaining that bond often has a grounding effect that goes beyond symbolism,” he said.

“It’s not about rituals. When you reconnect with your parents, your heart settles. When your heart is steady, your decisions become clearer,” he added, describing parents as a form of gui ren (noble support).

Chun also encouraged charity and good deeds, stressing intention over expectation.

“Charity is about the cultivation of the heart. If you expect returns, the purpose is lost. When you feel adequate and at peace, you act with steadiness, which helps you navigate challenges,” he said.

He added that character plays a crucial role in both life and career.

“Being kind and responsible builds trust, reputation and relationships, which in metaphysical terms attracts supportive energy from those around you,” he said.

Chun also suggests spending time in positive environments, such as morning visits to temples, as a way to refresh energy and maintain balance.

“Before trying to change fate, take care of the heart. Many answers start at home,” he said.

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Penang to pay out i-Sejahtera aid starting Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 00:47:00 +0800

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GEORGE TOWN: Penang will spend RM50.93mil on 281,135 recipients under Phase One of this year’s i-Sejahtera aid programme.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the aid will be disbursed via electronic fund transfer starting Feb 7.

He said the allocation would benefit 211,471 senior citizens, 16,694 persons with disabilities, 10,296 single mothers and 42,674 recipients under the golden housewife scheme.

“This programme is the state government’s ongoing commitment to the well-being of the people, particularly vulnerable groups such as senior citizens, the disabled, single mothers and housewives,” he said during a press conference in Komtar yesterday.

Chow said the allocation, which amounted to about 5% of the state’s revenue, is slightly lower than in 2025 due to a more targeted and focused approach.

Last year, the state government spent RM56.76mil on 290,629 recipients under various i-Sejahtera programmes.

Chow said the adjustment reflected updated recipient data and stricter eligibility screening to ensure aid reaches those who are genuinely in need.

He said the initiative went beyond financial assistance, serving as recognition of the contributions made by these groups to the state’s social and economic development.

Applications submitted after Jan 10 will be processed for payment under Phase Two of the 2026 programme, he added.

Also present was Penang social development, welfare and non-Islamic religious affairs committee chairman Lim Siew Khim.

Registration can be carried out via the official i-Sejahtera website at https://isejahtera.penang.gov.my.

Applicants are encouraged to update their bank account details to ensure smooth payment processing.

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Australia Day marked by 'Invasion Day' rallies, anti-immigration protests

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:52:00 +0800

Protestors hold signs as they gather for an "Invasion Day" rally on Australia's national day, Australia Day, in Melbourne, Australia January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

SYDNEY, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Thousands marked Australia's ‌national day on Monday by attending "Invasion Day" rallies in support of Indigenous Australians ‌and calling for unity,while separate anti-immigration protests also drew crowds.

Australia Day commemorates the day ‌Britain established the state of New South Wales as a penal colony, with the arrival in Sydney of ships bringing colonists and convicts.

However, for many Indigenous Australians, who make up about 4% of the country's 27 million people, ‍the holiday is known as "Invasion Day" and marks the destruction ‍of their cultures by European settlers.

At Sydney's ‌Hyde Park, the annual "Invasion Day" rally started at 10 a.m. (2300 GMT) with a tribute to ‍those killed by a gunman in a NSW rural town last week.

Indigenous speakers also talked about land repatriation, the high number of deaths of Aboriginal people in police custody and ⁠the need to stay united against increasing nationalism with the ‌right-wing opposition in disarray and Pauline Hanson's populist One Nation party rising in the polls.

Australia - where one in two ⁠people is either ‍born overseas or has a parent born overseas - has seen record-high immigration in recent years, fuelling discontent among some voters amid soaring costs of living and a housing shortage.

"We need a coalition of all new ‍Australians because if it wasn't for immigrants, Australia would ‌have perished," Aboriginal woman Gwenda Stanley told the rally, as she condemned Hanson.

"So don't just stand with us today. Stand with us every day."

Every year on January 26, protesters rally against the mistreatment of Indigenous people, demanding the government drop the Australia Day celebrations or move the date. However, a survey by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on Sunday showed a record number of Australians wanting to maintain the holiday on the same date.

Nearby, anti-immigration demonstrations began at noon as protesters, ‌estimated in the hundreds by local media, arrived carrying Australian flags on poles. March for Australia, which has been criticised for alleged links to neo-Nazi groups, organised the demonstration.

Similar events - "Invasion Day" rallies and March for Australia protests - are being held across the country.

Earlier in the day, in a speech as he presidedover an Australia Day citizenship ceremony, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for unity, not division.

View the ‘shocking’ university ranking with composure

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:10:00 +0800

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The newly released "Leiden Rankings" from the Netherlands has recently drawn widespread attention. Eight of the world's top ten universities on the list are from China, with Zhejiang University ranking first, while Harvard University of the US - long a fixture at the top - fell to third place. The results sparked intense discussion. The New York Times published an in-depth analysis under the headline Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as US Schools Slip, while France's Le Monde reported on January 20 that the ranking had triggered widespread shock, noting that the rise of Chinese universities has made the West less certain of itself. How should one view this "shocking" ranking? Our answer is simple: with composure.

First, the ranking does reflect, to a considerable extent, China's advances in education and science and technology. The Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, which publishes the ranking, is highly respected in the global field of scientometrics. The ranking focuses primarily on research output in high-impact international academic journals. Chinese scholars have ranked first globally for years in both the volume of SCI-indexed papers and citation counts. Judged by these criteria, it is hardly accidental that Chinese universities occupy eight of the top ten positions. In 2025, China's research and development (R&D) spending intensity reached 2.8 percent, surpassing the average of economies in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the first time. The rise of many Chinese universities in the rankings is therefore a natural outcome of China's long-standing commitment to the strategy of invigorating China through science and education, coupled with sustained increases in research investment.

Most of the Chinese universities ranked in the top ten are research-oriented institutions with strengths in science and engineering, such as Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. What the ranking effectively "captures" is the growing competitiveness of China in fields such as electronic communication, materials science, physics, and chemistry. From Huawei's 5G technologies to the Tianhe supercomputers, and to the quantum satellite "Micius," Chinese university research teams have played a direct, critical, and in-depth role behind these achievements. The continuous flow of innovation generated by Chinese universities has been a powerful driver of China's transition from a major manufacturing country to a major science and technology power.

However, it is important to remain clear-eyed about the limitations of this ranking, which has a distinct focus - or preference. It places greater emphasis on universities' performance in academic research publications, reflecting only part of the picture rather than the whole. Judged by more comprehensive indicators, the more widely recognized global university rankings remain the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities. In these rankings, universities from the US and the UK continue to dominate the top tiers. In terms of research originality, global talent attraction, and employer reputation, established Western universities still enjoy advantages. These gaps also serve as a reminder that the overall strength of Chinese universities - particularly their capacity to translate integrated technologies into real-world applications and their models for cultivating innovative talent - still has room for further improvement.

Even so, in early 2000, the same Leiden Ranking still had seven US universities among the top 10, while Zhejiang University only made it into the top 25. Today, although Harvard produces even more research than it did back then, it has slipped to the third place. Given the progress made by Chinese universities over the past two decades, it is hardly difficult to understand why Western media might feel "shocked." This ranking has overturned many long-held perceptions. In fact, Chinese universities did not seize the spotlight "overnight." In recent years, from advances in basic research and breakthroughs in frontier technologies to leaps in strategic industries, China's scientific and technological rise has long been visible to the world. As universities serve as a "reservoir" for scientific and technological development, it is only natural that higher education institutions have made corresponding gains.

As for some Western media outlets linking the Leiden Ranking to narratives of "shifting power" or even a "new world order," this is an overreaction. Behind such "shock" lies Western anxiety over the erosion of technological hegemony. In reality, the progress of Chinese universities does not imply the failure of the West; rather, it represents a "collective increment" in humanity's overall creation of knowledge. From Harvard's liberal education to Stanford's entrepreneurial incubation, drawing on advanced educational philosophies from developed countries has itself been part of the progress of Chinese universities. At a time when global knowledge cooperation is becoming ever more closely intertwined, only by breaking free from zero-sum thinking can humanity's scientific enterprise advance together.

In a sense, the Leiden Ranking is like a mirror, reflecting both our achievements and our shortcomings. Every year, many Chinese students cross oceans to pursue their studies, with venerable Western institutions such as Harvard and Oxford remaining their "dream schools." We also hope that in the future, more international students will come to regard Chinese universities as their own "dream schools" and choose to study in China. That would be a far more persuasive kind of "ranking."

- Global Times editorial

Mandarin, a good lesson for the future

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:29:03 +0800

SHAH ALAM: It’s a common wish list for non-Chinese parents who send their children to Chinese schools.

“I want her to learn and converse in Mandarin,” said Megat Azri Hakim Sazali of his daughter Puteri Humaira Rose, seven, who is enrolled at SJK(C) Ladang Regent, Elmina, here.

In fact, he had been preparing her for the past three years by sending her to a Mandarin-medium kindergarten.

“This means that she would not face a ‘culture shock’ when attending school.

“The kindergarten prepared her well. She was given a lot of homework even then!”

Exam review: Fadhlina says the ministry will consider parents’ views on the abolition of UPSR and PT3, as well as Classroom-Based Assessment performance levels, in its review on reinstating the two national exams. — Bernama

Another parent, Mohd Azwan Mohd Noor, said it was important for him that his three daughters – nine-year-old twins and an eight-year-old – could converse in Mandarin.

“China is now a powerful economy in the world. Being able to converse in Mandarin would be an advantage,” he said.

Another important factor is that Chinese schools attract a mix of students from different races, he added.

For Shakilla Khoriri, the chance to educate her daughter in Mandarin was too good to pass up.

She wanted her daughter Nurul Ameena Sofia Muhd Hafizudin, seven, to embrace the discipline practised in Chinese schools.

“Children nowadays are growing up in a different world, one where if we as parents are not careful, they will get ‘lost’,” she said.

First-day nerves: A pupil crying on the first day of school at SJK(C) Ladang Regent, Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

“I want my daughter to interact and pick up the good habits of the students in Chinese schools.

“At the same time, she would be able to converse in Mandarin with them.”

Shakilla had earlier intended to send her daughter to a private school, which was further away from their home.

“But when I heard that a Chinese school was opening up here, I immediately enrolled (her),” she said.

Another parent, Krishnaveni Janardanan, said it was her husband who suggested that their daughter attend a Chinese school.

She said the ability to speak fluent Mandarin opens up numerous opportunities in today’s working world.

“Lucky for us, the government had opened a Chinese school here in Elmina where I live,” she said.

Happy tummies: Pupils posing as they finish their breakfast during recess at SJK(C) Ladang Regent, Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

For these children, their first day of school saw them attending Year One classes where the teachers gave out instructions purely in Mandarin.

But they seemed to have no trouble following the classes, as most of them had been learning Mandarin since kindergarten.

Yesterday marked not only the first day of the 2026 school year but also the launch of SJK(C) Ladang Regent, Elmina.

Its board of directors chairman Datuk Dr Azman Ching said there are around 300 students enrolled at the school, which was relocated from Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan.

Meanwhile, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, who was present at the launch, said all stakeholders will soon be required to sign the Child Protection Policy as a pledge to safeguard children.

“We are not going to compromise on this matter. It is our shared responsibility to ensure our schools are safe and our children are protected,” she said.

The ministry will also be distributing a Safe Schools book to students and parents, she added.

Fadhlina also said the ministry is taking into account all views from parents regarding the abolishment of the Ujian Pentaksiran Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Penilaian Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examinations, as well as the performance levels for the Classroom-Based Assessments, when they begin reviewing the reinstatement of the two national examinations.

“The review will be held this year and we will announce (the results) as soon as possible,” she said.

Last week, the minister said that she had reactivated the National Education Advisory Council to study the need to revive the two examinations.

UPSR was abolished in 2021, followed by PT3 in 2022, and both were replaced with School-Based Assessment.

More than five million students began the 2026 school year nationwide since Sunday.

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro; China's Strategic Victory in Venezuela: The End of US Dominance?

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:53:00 +0800

US Department of Justice federal officers stand guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, where ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being held, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on January 4, 2026. Venezuela's deposed president Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in New York at noon on January 5, to be formally notified about the charges against him, the court said. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized by US forces during a pre-dawn raid on January 3 in Caracas and brought to New York to face charges of "narcoterrorism" tied to alleged trafficking of tons of cocaine into the United States. - AFP

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the "world's judge" after the United States captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

"We have never believed that any country can act as ‌the world's police, nor do we accept that any nation can ⁠claim to be the world's judge," Wang told his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar during a meeting in Beijing on Sunday (Jan 4), referring to "sudden developments in Venezuela" without directly mentioning the US.

"The sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law," China's top diplomat added, in his first remarks since images of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on Saturday stunned Venezuelans.

Maduro is in a New York detention centre awaiting a Monday court appearance on drug charges.

Beijing has ambition to become a diplomatic heavyweight, a goal it articulated most clearly after brokering a surprise rapprochement between ‍Saudi Arabia and Iran ⁠in 2023, pledging ‍to "play a constructive role in global hotspot issues."

Analysts say Beijing's success in going ⁠toe-to-toe with the US in trade negotiations has only reinforced China's confidence.

However, President Donald Trump's assertion that the US will oversee Venezuela's government for the time being poses a stern test to the "all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership" Beijing and Caracas ‍struck in 2023, marking almost 50 years ‍of diplomatic ties

"It was a big blow to China, we wanted to look like a dependable friend ‌to Venezuela," said a Chinese government official briefed on a meeting between Maduro and China's special representative for Latin American ⁠and Caribbean affairs, Qiu Xiaoqi, hours before his capture.

Maduro's son visited China's top-ranking Peking University in 2024, where he enrolled in 2016, they said, adding they were unsure whether he would return despite years of diplomatic engagement with Caracas ⁠around his education and ties to China.

The world's second-largest economy has provided Venezuela with an economic lifeline since the US and its allies ramped up sanctions in 2017, purchasing roughly US$1.6  billion worth of goods in 2024, the most recent full-year data available.

Almost half of China's purchases were crude oil, customs data ‍shows, while its state-owned oil giants had invested around US$4.6 billion in Venezuela by 2018, according ⁠to data from the American Enterprise Institute think tank, which tracks Chinese overseas corporate investment. - Reuters

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the "world's judge" after the United States captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro is in a New York detention centre awaiting a Monday court appearance on drug charges.

Analysts say Beijing's success in going ⁠toe-to-toe with the US in trade negotiations has only reinforced China's confidence.

GT investigates: Unveiling US' long-standing geopolitical, economic and ideological intrigues in Latin America

China racing ahead in Britain

noreply@blogger.com (Rightways Technology) — Sun, 4 Jan 2026 00:28:00 +0800

Keith’s BYD car dealership in Leeds, England. In the last year, Chinese-made vehicles have doubled their share of new car registrations in Britain. — Owen Richards/The New York Times

ON a recent Monday in Leeds, Dougal Keith drove a Chinese-made BYD Seal Excellence out of his dealership and hit the accelerator.

The car can reach 100kph in 3.8 seconds – a key selling point – and comes with a £48,000 price tag, roughly 20% cheaper than a top-range Tesla Model 3.

Keith, a car salesman for more than 40 years, said customers were sceptical of buying Chinese vehicles when he opened a showroom for BYD in 2023.

Now, he runs six dealerships devoted to the brand.

“Some people think because it’s Chinese it’s made cheaply,” he said. “But then I ask, ‘Where do you think your iphone is assembled?’”

Chinese cars are gaining ground in Britain for a mix of reasons.

There are no steep tariffs on Chinese EVS – unlike in the EU or the US – allowing lower prices. British buyers are also less brand-loyal, with no major domestic mass-market automaker to defend.

Roughly a dozen Chinese brands, including BYD, Chery and Geely, made up 13% of new car registrations in Britain in November, double their share a year ago, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

“The pace is like nothing the market has ever seen,” said Ian Plummer, chief commercial officer of Autotrader.

BYD and Chery, selling Jaecoo and Omoda models, are gaining market share five or six times faster than Tesla a decade ago or South Korea’s Kia in the 1990s.

Britain’s domestic auto industry has been shrinking, producing about 600,000 cars in 2025, roughly half of the output at the end of the last decade.

Major producers include Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Mini.

Meanwhile, China is now the world’s largest car exporter and leads in EV production, exporting to markets from Mexico to South Africa.

Chinese automakers have mastered shifting regulations and consumer demand, particularly for hybrids.

Beijing encourages exports to manage domestic overcapacity, sometimes leading to heavy losses and triggering pushback in Western countries.

The US has imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese EVS, the EU up to 45%, while Britain charges 10% on all imported cars.

About two million new cars are sold in Britain each year.

Since 2019, the number of brands registering sales has nearly doubled to over 70.

No single brand commands loyalty like Volkswagen in Germany or Renault in France, giving newcomers room to grow.

Chinese brands first gained a foothold with SAIC Motor’s acquisition of MG.

Production gradually moved to China, and the UK MG factory closed in 2016.

MG now accounts for over 4% of new registrations – the largest share for a Chinese-owned brand – while BYD holds just over 2%, similar to Tesla.

Keith sold his first car in 1980 at 16 and later expanded his family business.

By the early 2020s, he noticed BYD and,

“Some people think because it’s Chinese it’s made cheaply. But then I ask, ‘Where do you think your iphone is assembled?’”

Dougal Keith

with other independent dealers, secured one of the first UK franchises.

Initially, sales were slow, with only an all-electric model available.

As more models arrived, particularly plug-in hybrids, sales surged.

Dealers highlighted tech features: rotatable touch screens, wireless chargers, voice controls, even karaoke.

“Customers are beginning to understand it’s not a budget brand,” said Fozia Siddique, who has worked with BYD since the Leeds showroom opened.

She recently sold a BYD plug-in hybrid SUV to Steve Vine, 55, who drives more than 480km from Leeds to Cornwall and wanted a long-range EV.

Roger Lyons, 60, in Derbyshire, chose a £48,000 BYD Seal Excellence after testing Audi, Hyundai and Porsche models.

“It’s almost as nice to drive as a Porsche, and it’s got more toys than any of the others,” he said, adding that switching to electric would help cut fuel costs.

Encouraged by the success of BYD, Keith opened two more dealerships selling Changan vehicles.

His group, which runs 28 dealerships selling global brands, expects £500mil in sales for 2025, over 50% higher than 2024.

In September, the Leeds BYD showroom outsold all his other local locations.

By ESHE NELSON This article originally appeared in The New York Times

3 Jan 2026

Happy New Year 2026, 2025 in Review with Professor Martin Jacques

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Malaysia PM Anwar makes sweeping Cabinet changes, including new trade and economy ministers

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The premier announced more than 25 changes to his Cabinet after previously saying that a major reshuffle was not on the cards.

Anwar Announces 28 Appointments, Portfolio Changes

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shows a list of his Cabinet appointments after announcing a reshuffle on Dec 16, 2025. (Photo: Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia/Afiq Hambali)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced sweeping changes to his Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 16), ending weeks of speculation over ministerial vacancies.

Notable changes - among more than 25 announced - include the appointments of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) stalwart Johari Ghani as the new Investment, Trade and Industry Minister and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) Akmal Nasir as Economy Minister. There are 65 Cabinet posts in total.

Johari was previously Minister for Plantations and Commodities while Akmal was Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation.

A composite image of newly-appointed investment, trade and industry minister Johari Ghani (left) and economy minister Akmal Nasir (right). (Photos: Facebook/Johari Abdul Ghani, Facebook/Akmal Nasir)

During the internal PKR polls in May, Akmal was seen as closely aligned to Rafizi Ramli, who resigned as Economy Minister after he was defeated by Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah in a contest to be the party’s deputy president.

UMNO is an ally of Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition, and the investment, trade and industry portfolio was previously held by Tengku Zafrul Aziz, who was an UMNO member before leaving the party to join the prime minister’s PKR.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held a meeting with Malaysian king Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar at Istana Bukit Tunku in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 16, 2025. (Photo: Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar)

Speaking at the start of the press conference before he announced the changes, Anwar said: “There is a need to make some changes so that we have a Cabinet that works as a team, to focus on achieving higher economic growth and solving people's problems.”

He had met the king Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on Tuesday morning, and said in a Facebook post in the afternoon that he would make an announcement on the Cabinet at 3.30pm that day.

Among the changes he announced, Arthur Josep Kurup of the United Sabah People’s Party was appointed Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister, PKR vice-president R Ramanan was appointed Human Resources Minister while head of UMNO women’s wing Noraini Ahmad was appointed Minister for Plantations and Commodities.

Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Hannah Yeoh was reassigned from her Minister for Youth and Sports portfolio to be Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), with PKR’s Taufiq Johari taking her place.

PKR’s Mustapha Mohd Yunus Sakmud was appointed Minister for Sabah and Sarawak while DAP’s Steven Sim was reassigned from his Human Resources portfolio to be Minister for Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives.

Senator and Islamic scholar Zulkifli Hasan was appointed Minister for Religious Affairs.

The changes to Anwar’s Cabinet - including full minister and deputy minister positions - saw some members being reassigned while others were new appointments.

Full ministers who were dropped completely from the line-up included PKR’s Zaliha Mustafa who was Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) and Minister for Religious Affairs Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.

Na'im's exclusion was a surprise as he was sworn in as a senator for a second term on Dec 3.

Notably, Malaysia's Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek retained her post despite facing criticism for her perceived lack of action and slow response on serious school issues like bullying, with student deaths triggering public outcry for her to resign.

Earlier this month, three ministers were also sworn in as senators for a second term. Besides Na'im, they included Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir.

A minister in Malaysia must be an elected member of parliament (MP) in the lower house or an appointed senator in the upper house.

On Dec 1, Anwar had said that a major reshuffle of his Cabinet is not on the cards, noting that his administration will “only function for a year plus” as Malaysia’s next general election is due by February 2028.

However, there was speculation that changes to his Cabinet were imminent, with Tengku Zafrul stepping down from his Investment, Trade and Industry Minister portfolio earlier this month, creating a fourth ministerial vacancy.

Tengku Zafrul had served for two terms as a senator since 2020. He held the trade minister post throughout his term in the Senate, which is the maximum period allowed.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad had resigned as the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister in May, while Ewon Benedick resigned as the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister in November, ahead of the Sabah state elections.

Ewon had resigned over disagreements with the federal government on issues related to Sabah’s 40 per cent entitlement of federal net revenue derived from the state.

Former trade minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz on his last day in the Dewan Rakyat. (Photo: Instagram/@tzafrul_aziz)

Meanwhile, like Rafizi, Nik Nazmi had resigned following defeat in party elections within PKR.

Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah took over the economy portfolio in the interim while Johari Ghani helped to handle natural resources and environment sustainability.

Ewon’s former portfolio was being managed by works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi starting Dec 3, local media reported.

Malaysia PM Anwar says no major Cabinet reshuffle on the cards, but still ‘need to fill vacancies’

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Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shows a list of his Cabinet appointments after announcing a reshuffle on Dec 16, 2025. (Photo: Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia/Afiq Hambali)