Astro Celebrates Merdeka With Content That Celebrates Our Uniqueness - Rojak Daily

Astro pays tribute to the country’s 63rd National Day with new content premieres celebrating Malaysia’s diverse history, cultural richness and strength of the human spirit on Astro, Astro GO, and On Demand.

Customers can enjoy new telemovies, Merdeka specials and documentaries as part of Astro’s ‘Malaysiaku, Kita Selamat Bersama’ campaign from 25 th August to 17 September 2020.

Some of the exciting new content you can look forward to are:

Bertakhta Di Hati Rakyat

This two-part documentary directed by Basir Siswo records the life of the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and his installation as the 16th King of Malaysia.

Astro Prima CH 105, August 30 & 31, 9.30pm.

Malaysia vs Covid-19

Directed by Lina Tan explores heartwarming stories of patients and their family members, frontliners and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Malaysians persevered to help, protect and save each other and the country they love.

Astro Ria CH 104, Astro AEC CH 306, Astro Vinmeen HD CH 231, Hello CH 702 and Astro Awani CH 501 on September 12, 6pm

Judi Dench Wild Borneo Adventure

The show chronicles Academy Award-winning British actress, Judi Dench’s journey of a lifetime to uncover the lush rainforests, magical wildlife and spectacular coastlines of Malaysian Borneo.

Discovery Asia CH 553, September 6, 9pm

Work To Live S2

The show showcases a fading traditional legacy that is being reawakened by youngsters who are
breathing new life into traditional trades such as wedding chaperoning, rattan weaving, traditional
medicine and many more.

Astro AEC CH 306, September 6, every Sunday, 9pm

Ottrumaiye Balam

The programme features a collection of six short stories with the theme “stronger together” from
each decade beginning from the 1950s by S. Balachandran, Shunmugam Karuppannan (Shan) and
Ravivarman Vicraman @Candyman.

Astro Vaanavil CH 201, August 30 & 31, 2pm.

Other special Merdeka-themed shows include Aku Posmen, Kau Latifah, Dia Joseph starring Lisa Surihani who portrays a widow battling depression after losing her husband who served in the army and her journey to recovery; H Live Special 63 Tahun Muzik, H Live Special 63 Tahun Filem, Motif Viral, Bawang Live (Astro RIA CH 104); Punchline (Astro Warna CH107); 24 for 2020 Merdeka featuring BoBoiBoy Movie 2, Gostan, Super Game Boy: The Geng Return (Astro Ceria CH 611); Bola@Mamak, PM Bersama AM, Berbulu ngan Burn and Borak Borak Botak celebrates best Malaysian sporting moments (Astro Arena CH 801); 8 Best Malaysian Tamil movies (Astro Vaanavil CH 201); and Nakkeeran and Rap Porkalam Grand Finals (Astro Vinmeen CH 231).

Astro Awani (CH 501) will feature a host of special features on our country’s history and new norms
leading up to Agenda Awani Khas Merdeka and Consider This with Eddin Khoo on his project Rukun
Negara (31 Aug).

Astro Radio will kick off its ‘Sapot Lokal’ campaign to support local musicians and music acts as well as local businesses across all 11 radio brands and on the SYOK app. This includes more local music on HITZ and RAAGA while LITE will feature heartwarming stories of Malaysians from all walks of life.

Go Shop’s ‘Jom Go Lokal’ campaign offers shoppers discounts up 63% off on selected products and deals below RM63 during this period across its TV, online and mobile platforms.

In the spirit of Merdeka,Malaysians who wish to wear face masks inspired by the Jalur Gemilang can purchase limited-edition fabric face masks designed by Astro Gempak in collaboration with fashion designer Datuk Radzuan Radziwill on GoShop and here.

With the intention of helping the community during times of need, Astro continues to support Pusat Darah Negara (PDN) via TV, radio and digital platforms, by encouraging Malaysians to participate in blood donation drives held in various locations. For more info, please visit this website.

The ‘Malaysiaku, Kita Selamat Bersama’ campaign reminds Malaysians to embrace the spirit of
togetherness as well as stay safe and strong as a nation.

Hashtag #Malaysiaku #KitaSelamatBersama, the campaign draws upon the ‘pantun’ to amplify the uniqueness of the multi cultures in Malaysia.

Astro personalities like Luqman Hariz (Astro Awani), Suresh (RAAGA) and Hui Mei (AEC) will appear in a series of videos about relatable Malaysian scenarios, reciting specially crafted ‘pantuns’, each carrying a positive message of its own.

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Technology to ensure equality - Pledge Times

In 1946 six brilliant women made history with the programming of the first electronic computer, the Eniac. Her work had been key. They built a system that could perform a set of complicated mathematical operations in seconds, quite a feat for computing at the time. The project was led by the US Army and aimed to calculate ballistic trajectories. But when Eniac was released to the press, their work was not recognized. Today, however, these six women are a source of inspiration in a sector, that of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), that still needs to take giant steps to close the gender gap.

Because in a world where technological advances are going at the speed of light, female inclusion is in decline. Initiatives to empower women in this field they are essential. In Europe, for example, 82.3% of the people employed in 2019 as ICT specialists were men. The figure is 4.2 percentage points higher than in 2009, according to Eurostat data. In countries like Hungary and Malta 89% of the experts were men. In the rest of the countries in the area, on average, only 2 out of 10 specialists were women. “The gender gap in the technology sector is greater than in other industries,” said Economy Minister Nadia Calviño last year during the presentation of the White Paper on women in technology.

In Spain, the gender gap causes a loss of wealth equivalent to 15% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a recent report by the AT Kearney consultancy. While in 2009, the number of female specialists was 22.3%, a decade later it dropped to 17.1%, according to Eurostat data. “The gender gap in technology begins at school and continues through all stages of girls’ and women’s lives,” explains Sheridan Ash, director of technology and investments at PwC. “There is a shortage of training,” Samsung experts add. Based on a recent survey of UK university students, Ash explains that only 22% of those interviewed were able to name a famous woman who works in technology. While two-thirds named a famous man in the industry.

“Women are not considering careers in technology, as they are not given enough information about what it means to work in the sector,” says Ash. Added to this, the lack of female role models also reinforces the perception that a technological career is not for them, he adds. In the computer science faculties of Spain, the presence of women is still minimal. In the 2018-2019 academic year, of the 49,860 students enrolled In Computer Science, in Spanish universities, only 13% were women, according to figures from the Ministry of Education.

“The gender gap in the technology sector is a global problem and very worrisome because it represents an inestimable loss of value derived from the diversity of talent”, says Verónica Pascual, CEO of Asti Mobile Robotics and president of Asti Foundation. “To analyze the causes of this problem, we need a longitudinal vision and in three phases: from primary education to university, the first years of women’s professional careers and senior management”, he completes.

Aim of Developers: narrow the gap

Faced with this dramatic reality, Samsung has created the Samsung DesArrolladoras initiative to alleviate the shortage of women in the field of STEM professions (which includes careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

In 2019 Samsung launched the second edition of the program, which consists of a free programming course for women that offers training in technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and web programming. “The objective is to improve their preparation and favor their access to the labor market”, highlight the experts of the technology firm. “The success of the previous program, in 2018, made us launch a new call, with more content and including different training levels,” they comment.

For this, they have relied on Bejob, an expert training company of the Santillana Group. Thus, Samsung DesArrolladoras has made it possible for more than 1,000 women to train for free, without the need for prior programming knowledge. Like Marga Ceria, a student in the last year of Samsung DesArrolladoras, who was looking to turn her professional career around. “I know it is a challenge at my age (43 years old),” he says. “But the Samsung course has been a good opportunity to introduce me to the field of artificial intelligence. A long time ago it attracted me and generated a lot of curiosity, ”he says. What was not expected was the universe that opened before her eyes. “She has impressed me and without a doubt I want to actively belong to her above any web development, I want to learn to make predictive models”, she highlights.

Among the students who have already participated in the program, 76% decided to enroll in order to improve their curriculum, while 22% did so with prospects of employabilityEither to start your career in the technology sector or to refocus your professional career. 2% of the students, meanwhile, did so with the intention of undertaking at the end of the training.

According to Samsung, the idea is to continue developing new editions of the program. In fact, for September 2020 it will launch a new call. For Elena Aznar (32 years old), the Samsung DesArrolladoras course has allowed her to acquire new skills and incorporate them into her profession: digital marketing and product development. Today, you are looking for a job and you know that the knowledge you have acquired about programming, artificial intelligence and big data they are a plus. “In all the job interviews that I have been, they have asked me about the course and they find it curious that it has these two aspects, but now they are looking for multidisciplinary profiles,” she adds.

“It is crucial to create these types of initiatives, which promote the culture of learning STEM in women so that they are prepared and hold these jobs,” says Mariola García, director of Bejob.

How is the course?

The call for 2020 will open in September. For now, we will have to be attentive to the social networks of @ SamsungEspaña. In 2019, the selection of the participants was made by Samsung through a nationwide communication campaign, where a total of 1,000 women registered for free, in the first phase. To access the second phase, a selection of the best was made based on the grades and progress during the course, so that finally 696 girls became part of this level. 300 women went to the third phase based on their grades at the previous level. Finally, for the fourth module, a final selection was made of the 40 most outstanding students for training in artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

The complete training itinerary combined the online and face-to-face formats. It started with a 50-hour online course in which the students acquired basic knowledge of Web Development. After passing this level, they continued with an online phase of 100 hours in which the participants were provided with the necessary knowledge to build Web Applications using standards such as HTML5 or CSS3. In the third level, 150 hours long in a tutored online format, they learned to carry out Full Stack developments with JavaScript. Finally, and after passing the three previous levels, the girls became experts in artificial intelligence and big data in the online and face-to-face training that lasted 450 hours.

On January 13, 2020, the first of the two face-to-face courses that took place in this fourth phase of the program began and which lasted until mid-April. In that first part, the 40 students with the best results were divided into two groups. The first of these groups consisted of the 450-hour face-to-face course, they explored, among other topics, the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, Natural Language processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, as well as the programming languages ​​necessary in the artificial intelligence environment. In addition, in the big data module they received training on data analysis, management and storage, and acquired knowledge of programming in big data and Business Intelligence. The second group of this face-to-face course began on March 16 and ended at the end of June. Once completed and passed, the students obtained an academic certification from Samsung and the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá (FGUA).

In September, a new call for Samsung Developers will be opened to continue helping to reduce the existing gender gap in the field of STEM professions.

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Pinkfong Launches New Show Wonderstar And You Can Catch It Now On Astro - Rojak Daily

Remember the whole ‘Baby Shark’ phenomenon a few years back?
 
The song may still be popular up until today (and a little overplayed, to be honest) and as a results, kids love everything made by Pinkfong.
 
Pinkfong is now back with a brand new show ‘’Pinkfong Wonderstar’ which debuts on 6 August, every Thursday and Friday, 12pm on Astro Ceria HD (Astro CH 611) and Astro Ceria (Astro CH 631).
 

The show tells the tale of Pinkfong, who crashes into the roof of a house in Wonderville, and finds the perfect best friend and problem-solving partner, Hogi.
 
Pinfkong’s magic, endless enthusiasm and Hogi’s encyclopedic knowledge inspire them to open ‘Wonderstar’, a problem-solving service for the townspeople of Wonderville - and beyond.
 
This show will also be the first time that it’ll be dubbed in Malay including its catchy songs!
 
Plus, you can stand a chance to win awesome prizes by tuning into the show.

Astro Ceria and NJOI are holding a special giveaway from 6^th August to 23^rd September 2020. Fans should follow @AstroCeria and @Pinkfong.Malaysia on Instagram for more info and updates!

So mark your calendars, and make sure you’re tuned in every week!

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Technology to guarantee equality | Technology with Purpose - Explica

In 1946, six brilliant women made history by programming the first electronic computer, the Eniac. Their work had been key. They built a system that could perform a set of complicated mathematical operations in seconds, quite a feat for computing at that time. The project was led by the American Army and aimed to calculate ballistic trajectories. But when the Eniac was released to the press, their work was not recognized. Today, however, these six women are a source of inspiration in a sector, that of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which still needs to take giant steps to close the gender gap.

Because in a world where technological advances are going at the speed of light, female inclusion is going backwards. Initiatives to empower women in this field are essential. In Europe, for example, 82.3% of people employed in 2019 as ICT specialists were men. The figure is 4.2 percentage points higher than in 2009, according to Eurostat data. In countries like Hungary and Malta 89% of the experts were men. In the rest of the countries in the area, on average, only 2 out of 10 specialists were women. “The gender gap in the technology sector is greater than in other industries,” Economy Minister Nadia Calviño said last year during the presentation of the White Paper on Women in Technology.

In Spain, the gender gap causes a loss of wealth equivalent to 15% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a recent report by the consulting firm AT Kearney. While the number of female specialists was 22.3% in 2009, a decade later it fell to 17.1%, according to Eurostat data. “The gender gap in technology begins at school and continues at all stages of the lives of girls and women,” explains Sheridan Ash, director of technology and investment at PwC. “There is a shortage of training,” add Samsung experts. Based on a recent survey of university students in the UK, Ash explains that only 22% of respondents were able to name a famous woman who works in technology. While two thirds named a famous man in the sector.

“Women are not considering technology careers, as they are not given enough information about what it means to work in the sector,” says Ash. In addition, the lack of female models also reinforces the perception that a technological career is not for them, he adds. In the computing faculties of Spain, the presence of women is still minimal. In the 2018-2019 academic year, of the 49,860 students enrolled in Computer Science at Spanish universities, only 13% were women, according to figures from the Ministry of Education.

“The gender gap in the technology sector is a global and very worrying problem because it represents an invaluable loss of value derived from the diversity of talent,” says Verónica Pascual, CEO of Asti Mobile Robotics and president of the Asti Foundation. “To analyze the causes of this problem, we need a longitudinal and three-phase view: from primary education to university, the first years of women’s professional careers and senior management,” she completes.

Aim of Developers: reduce the gap

Given this dramatic reality, Samsung has created the Samsung Developers initiative to alleviate the shortage of women in the field of STEM professions (which encompasses careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

In 2019, Samsung launched the second edition of the program, which consists of a free programming course for women that offers training in technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and web programming. “The objective is to improve their preparation and favor their access to the labor market”, highlight the experts of the technology firm. “The success of the previous program, in 2018, made us launch a new call, with more content and including different training levels,” they comment.

To do this, they have relied on Bejob, an expert training company from the Santillana Group. Thus, Samsung DesArrolladoras has made it possible for more than 1,000 women to train for free, without the need for prior programming knowledge. Like Marga Ceria, a student in the last year of Samsung DesArrolladoras, who was looking to turn her professional career around. “I know it’s a challenge at my age (43 years),” he says. “But the Samsung course has been a good opportunity to introduce me in the field of artificial intelligence. A long time ago I was attracted to and very curious, ”he says. What was not expected was the universe that opened its eyes earlier. “It has impressed me and I certainly want to actively belong to it above any web development, I want to learn how to make predictive models,” she highlights.

Among the students who have already participated in the program, 76% decided to enroll to improve their curriculum, while 22% did so with prospects of employability, either to start their career in the technology sector or to refocus his professional career. 2% of the students, meanwhile, did so with the intention of undertaking at the end of the training.

According to Samsung, the idea is to continue developing new editions of the program. In fact, by September 2020 it will launch a new call. Elena Aznar (32 years old), the Samsung DesArrolladoras course has allowed her to acquire new skills and incorporate them into her profession: digital marketing and product development. Today, he is looking for a job and he knows that his acquired knowledge about programming, artificial intelligence and big data is a plus. “All the job interviews I have been asked about the course and they find it curious that it has these two aspects, but now they are looking for multidisciplinary profiles,” she adds.

“It is crucial to create these kinds of initiatives, which promote the culture of STEM learning in women so that they are prepared and carry out these jobs,” says Mariola García, director of Bejob.

How is the course?

The call for 2020 will open in September. At the moment, it will be necessary to pay attention to the social networks of @ SamsungEspaña. In 2019, the selection of the participants was made by Samsung through a nationwide communication campaign, where a total of 1,000 women registered for free, in a first phase. To access the second phase, a selection of the best ones was made based on the grades and progress during the course so that finally 696 girls became part of this level. 300 women passed to the third phase based on their grades in the previous level. Finally, for the fourth module, a final selection was made of the 40 most outstanding students for training in artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

The complete training itinerary combined the online and face-to-face format. It started with a 50-hour online course in which the students acquired basic knowledge of Web Development. After passing this level, they continued with a 100-hour online phase in which the participants were provided with the necessary knowledge to build web applications using standards such as HTML5 or CSS3. In the third level, 150 hours long in a tutored online format, they learned to carry out Full Stack developments with JavaScript. Finally, and after passing the previous three levels, the girls became experts in artificial intelligence and big data in the online and face-to-face training that was given for a duration of 450 hours.

On January 13, 2020, the first of the two face-to-face courses that took place in this fourth phase of the program began and which lasted until mid-April. In that first part, the 40 students with the best results were divided into two groups. The first of these groups consisted of the 450-hour face-to-face course, which explored, among other topics, the foundations of artificial intelligence, Natural Language processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, as well as the programming languages ​​necessary in the artificial intelligence environment. In addition, in the big data module they received training in data analysis, management and storage, and acquired programming knowledge in big data and Business Intelligence. The second group of this classroom course began on March 16 and ended at the end of June. Once completed and passed, the students obtained an academic certification from Samsung and the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá (FGUA).

In September, a new call will be opened from Samsung DesArrolladoras to continue helping to reduce the existing gender gap in the field of STEM professions.

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