Day: June 19, 2026

PM Anwar Ibrahim Arrives in Turkmenistan to Advance MADANI Diplomacy and Bilateral Cooperation

ASHGABAT, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today at the invitation of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov as part of Malaysia's ongoing MADANI Diplomacy mission aimed at strengthening international partnerships and expanding economic cooperation. Anwar expressed hope that the series of meetings and engagements scheduled throughout the official visit would proceed smoothly and deliver significant benefits for Malaysia and its people. The Prime Minister said the visit provides an important opportunity to further enhance the longstanding friendship between Malaysia and Turkmenistan while deepening cooperation across various sectors of mutual interest. He noted that both countries are committed to exploring new avenues of collaboration that can generate shared prosperity and strengthen bilateral relations for the benefit of their respective peoples. The official visit is expected to focus on expanding economic ties, fostering investment opportunities, and strengthening cooperation in strategic sectors, reflecting Malaysia's continued commitment to constructive international engagement under the MADANI framework.         -- MINUTESMY  -- SOURCE: FB ANWAR IBRAHIM 

ASHGABAT, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today at the invitation of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov as part of Malaysia’s ongoing MADANI Diplomacy mission aimed at strengthening international partnerships and expanding economic cooperation. Anwar expressed hope that the series of meetings and engagements scheduled throughout the official visit […]

Affinidi and CardInfoLink Put the Missing Trust Layer for AI Agents into Production

SINGAPORE, June 19 -- CardInfoLink has deployed Agent Gateway on Agenzo, its agentic commerce platform for travel and hospitality merchants, making it what is believed to be the first commercial deployment in Asia to operate AI agents under an independent trust and governance layer. Every AI agent connecting to CardInfoLink's merchants does so through a governed, auditable channel, on open standards, without disrupting the payment infrastructure beneath it. CardInfoLink operates live merchant-acquiring infrastructure across Asia, with more than 15 years in payment processing. Affinidi is an active contributor to the Linux Foundation and the standards bodies shaping the next wave of digital trust infrastructure.     With Agenzo, consumers can instruct AI agents to book a ride, a flight, or a hotel, confirming each purchase as they go. The Agent Gateway governs agent interactions in the background, creating a cryptographically verifiable record of all interactions and allowing only authorised agents to transact, with clear accountability established across all parties. All of this happens in the background, so the experience is unchanged for both the consumer and the merchant. For the business, the agent-readiness process is simplified for merchants by enabling faster implementation through simple configuration with no complex changes to existing systems. This allows them to open their services and products to AI agents through proper governance, and with trust handled at the system boundary rather than custom-built for every integration. As AI agents begin to act inside commercial systems, the open question is not whether they can transact but who is accountable when they do. In its 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast, Experian named the inability to distinguish legitimate agents from malicious ones as the top fraud threat to businesses this year, warning that machine-to-machine transactions are being initiated without clear ownership of liability. Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value, and inadequate risk controls. In January 2026, Singapore's IMDA introduced the world's first governance framework for agentic AI, calling for bounded AI agent autonomy, human accountability, and technical controls as the recommended baseline. Agent Gateway, part of the Affinidi Trust Fabric Suite, is built to meet that bar. "A shipping container reorganised global trade not because it was clever but because it was standardised. Agentic commerce needs the same: one trusted, standardised way for an AI agent to interact with a merchant. We run real infrastructure with real merchants and real consequences, so we could not add agents without it. The Agent Gateway gave us that, inside the systems we already use," said Hyman Zhu, Co-Founder of CardInfoLink. "AI Governance and payment processing are distinct problems and challenges, and they need separate infrastructure. The Agent Gateway is the layer that governs how an AI agent connects to the systems it acts on, independent of how the payment is settled. That layer has been missing from production. With CardInfoLink, it is now running, and every business putting agents to work will need it," said Glenn Gore, CEO of Affinidi. This deployment is the first live proof of an approach that the wider industry has been calling for, a layer that lets AI agents act inside real systems under governance built in from the start. For Affinidi, agentic commerce for travel and hospitality is the first commercial use of a trust layer built to span industries, from payments to healthcare and beyond. Both companies see it as the start of an agent economy that is accountable by default. About Agenzo Agenzo is the AI payment brand developed by Evonet and CardInfoLink. It focuses on helping AI agents complete payments in a safe, simple, and compliant way. Agenzo connects AI agents, merchants, wallets, payment networks, and acquirers. It allows an AI agent to understand a customer's payment intent, create an order, request payment authorisation, and complete the transaction through a trusted payment infrastructure. Agenzo has worked on agentic payment use cases such as travel booking, retail, EV charging, loyalty, QR payment, and merchant checkout. Its goal is to make AI-driven commerce easier for merchants, safer for consumers, and more practical for financial institutions and payment partners. About CardInfoLink CardInfoLink is a payment technology company founded in 2010. The company provides payment infrastructure, acquiring systems, gateway solutions, wallet technology, risk management tools, and payment security services for banks, payment institutions, merchants, and technology partners. CardInfoLink has served customers across Asia and supported many types of payment services, including card acquiring, QR payment, online payment, 3D Secure, settlement, dispute handling, and fraud prevention. Over the years, CardInfoLink has built strong experience in payment system development, cross-border payment connectivity, and financial-grade technology operations. The company continues to support banks, acquirers, PSPs, and merchants with reliable and flexible payment solutions. About Agent Gateway The Agent Gateway, part of the Affinidi Trust Fabric suite, is the trust and governance layer for agentic AI. Built on open standards to avoid vendor lock-in, it gives every AI agent a cryptographic identity, enforces policy at runtime, produces tamper-evident audit trails, and secures messaging across organisational and cloud boundaries. Agent Gateway is built for production workloads that demand multiple agentic flows within and across organisations, meeting the audit requirements of strict regulatory and governance models. Agent Gateway holds AI agents and human actors accountable, traceable, and auditable at scale, enabling businesses to extend their reach to more customers, more data, and more partners without sacrificing governance or control. To learn more, visit affinidi.com/trust-fabric. About Affinidi Affinidi is a Temasek-founded technology company building trust infrastructure for AI agents and the digital economy. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, with teams in Bangalore and Berlin, Affinidi provides builders and organisations with the tools to enable verifiable, privacy-preserving interactions between people, businesses, and the systems that serve them. Its technology spans governance infrastructure for AI agents, verifiable credential management, trust registries, and developer tooling, all built on open standards for full interoperability, to avoid vendor lock-in. An active contributor to the Linux Foundation, W3C, and the Decentralized Identity Foundation. Visit www.affinidi.com for more information. -- PRNewswire -- Source: Affinidi

SINGAPORE, June 19 — CardInfoLink has deployed Agent Gateway on Agenzo, its agentic commerce platform for travel and hospitality merchants, making it what is believed to be the first commercial deployment in Asia to operate AI agents under an independent trust and governance layer. Every AI agent connecting to CardInfoLink’s merchants does so through a governed, […]

Panorama Financial Services Marks 12 Years of Continued Community Support

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 19, 2026  -- Panorama Financial Services today reaffirmed its dedication to giving back, marking 12 consecutive years of meaningful investment in local community groups, sporting clubs and children's charities. The firm's long-running sponsorships reflect a belief that a thriving community and a thriving business are inseparable.    Central to the Panorama Financial Services' community efforts is its long-standing involvement in fundraising initiatives that support Variety – the Children's Charity. Through its relationship with Sheen Panel Service, Panorama has participated in fundraising events, made regular financial contributions and supported community initiatives that have helped raise more than $100,000 for children in need over the past 12 years. "Giving back is not just a responsibility - it's a privilege," said Director Mark Crowe of Panorama Financial Services. "We are honoured to have supported organisations that make a real difference in people's lives, from the football clubs that teach young people the value of teamwork, to charities that uplift children who need it most." The firm's community footprint also includes 25 years of involvement with the Taylors Lakes Football Club - as players, coaches, assistant coaches, and committee members - plus a decade of apparel sponsorship and 12 years of direct sponsorships. Panorama Financial Services further extends support to amateur athletes across football, cricket, and water ski racing, as well as dance and community fundraising initiatives. To learn more about Panorama Financial Services and its community values, visit Panorama Financial Services.  About Panorama Financial Services Panorama Financial Services is a Melbourne-based risk insurance and superannuation advisory firm helping families, individuals, and business owners protect what matters most. With over 40 years of combined experience, the firm specialises in Life Insurance, Income Protection, TPD, Trauma, Key Person, and Buy/Sell Insurance, as well as superannuation and retirement planning. A Corporate Authorised Representative of Sentry Advice Pty Ltd (AFSL 227748), Panorama Financial Services delivers tailored advice and hands-on claims support at every stage. Visit panoramafs.com.au. -- PRNewswire -- Source: Panorama Financial Services 

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 19, 2026  — Panorama Financial Services today reaffirmed its dedication to giving back, marking 12 consecutive years of meaningful investment in local community groups, sporting clubs and children’s charities. The firm’s long-running sponsorships reflect a belief that a thriving community and a thriving business are inseparable. Central to the Panorama Financial Services’ community […]

Trupeer AI Appoints Former UiPath APAC President & CEO Raghu Subramanian to Accelerate Australian Enterprise Growth

SYDNEY, June 19 -- Trupeer AI, the workflow knowledge layer for teams and AI agents, today announced the appointment of Raghu Subramanian as President and Chief Business Officer as the company accelerates its expansion in Australia, a high-readiness enterprise technology market where advanced AI adoption is outpacing the knowledge infrastructure needed to support it. Backed by RTP Global, Salesforce Ventures and trusted by more than 50,000 teams in over 100 countries and over 120 languages, Trupeer is strengthening its leadership team to scale adoption across Australian enterprises, technology-led organisations.    Australia's tech sector contributed AUD 248.5 billion in 2025, growing 50% faster than the broader economy, yet 150,000+ businesses report digital capability shortages and 51% of workers lack at least one required skill, a gap worth AUD 25 billion if closed by 2035. With over one million tech workers and advanced enterprise AI adoption underway, agentic deployments are surfacing the knowledge-infrastructure problem Trupeer was built to solve. For Australian enterprises operating across borders, Trupeer's 120-language platform ensures knowledge captured locally is distributed seamlessly across global teams. Customers have reported significant outcomes, including 75% faster onboarding and software implementation time-to-value, and a 60% reduction in support tickets through self-serve knowledge. Raghu joins from a distinguished career at the forefront of enterprise automation. As a founding member of the management team at UiPath, he was part of the core executive team that helped build the company into a $35+ billion NYSE-listed enterprise. He established UiPath's APAC operations in 2016 and later served as President & CEO for India and APAC. Raghu's experience scaling enterprise technology businesses across the Asia-Pacific region gives him direct insight into the operational and knowledge challenges Australian enterprises. Bringing over 25 years of enterprise technology leadership, Raghu has built and scaled enterprise businesses across global markets, with deep expertise in automation, business process management, and enterprise AI adoption. Prior to joining UiPath, he served as CTO of EXL Service. At Trupeer, he will lead the company's next phase of commercial expansion, with a sharp focus on Australian enterprises accelerating agentic AI adoption and the operators of offshore capability centre networks across the Asia-Pacific region. Shivali Goyal, CEO and Co-Founder, Trupeer AI, said, "Raghu has spent decades helping organisations adopt and scale transformative technologies and brings deep experience in building enterprises globally. Having seen first-hand the challenges enterprises face in organisational knowledge and agentic AI enablement, Raghu immediately resonated with our vision and the momentum Trupeer has built globally. His expertise will help us strengthen our commercial capabilities, deepen partnerships, and unlock the next phase of growth at Trupeer." Raghu Subramanian, President and Chief Business Officer, Trupeer AI, said, "Enterprises have long struggled to get real value from AI, and the reason is fragmented context. As businesses operate across languages, geographies, and distributed teams, critical knowledge often becomes difficult to access, share, and act on consistently. The knowledge that makes AI useful sits trapped in people's heads and scattered across tools. In the agentic AI era, where agents are only as good as the context they run on, that gap becomes the difference between AI that works and doesn't. This is the gap Trupeer was built to close. I look forward to partnering with enterprises and organisations across the globe to build the context layer that makes enterprise knowledge structured, accessible, and actionable, and AI genuinely useful." About Trupeer Trupeer AI is the workflow knowledge layer for enterprises that enables teams and AI agents. The company helps organizations capture critical operational knowledge that is often trapped in the minds of subject matter experts and scattered across tools, transforming it into structured, accessible, and queryable knowledge. Its platform captures enterprise workflows and turns unstructured, multimodal input into SOPs, guides, studio-quality videos, training assets into 120+ languages and continuously updated, AI-ready context that intelligent agents can leverage, making institutional knowledge accessible, actionable, and queryable. Backed by RTP Global and Salesforce Ventures, Trupeer supports more than 50,000 teams in over 100 countries, including Fortune 100 enterprises, Global Capability Centers and technology-enabled business services companies. Further details: https://www.trupeer.ai/  -- PRNewswire -- Source: Trupeer Technologies Pvt Ltd

SYDNEY, June 19 — Trupeer AI, the workflow knowledge layer for teams and AI agents, today announced the appointment of Raghu Subramanian as President and Chief Business Officer as the company accelerates its expansion in Australia, a high-readiness enterprise technology market where advanced AI adoption is outpacing the knowledge infrastructure needed to support it. Backed by […]

STPM remains relevant, a competitive path to the ivory tower

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Higher School Certificate (STPM) remains relevant as a competitive and inclusive educational pathway, with students from various backgrounds proving their ability to achieve academic excellence to pursue university studies. An Orang Asli student from Kampung Paya Mendoi, Kuala Krau, Pahang, Hazaril Hakimi Hassan, who obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) […]

Meta launches enhanced safety features for minors in the Philippines

MANILA: Meta on Thursday officially launched enhanced safety features for minors on its social media platform and held a Screen Smart digital literacy program to help educate the public about the features, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported. At the launch event at Fairmont Makati, Meta Asia Pacific Head of Security Policy Malina Enlund said […]

The employability rate of KPKM agricultural TVET graduates continues to increase

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) has produced 25,601 skilled workers in the agricultural field to date, with the marketability rate of graduates from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions under the ministry increasing to 81 percent in 2024 compared to 78 percent the previous year. The Ministry of Agriculture […]

More systematic screening needed to address iron deficiency among children

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia needs to move beyond just awareness campaigns, by introducing systematic early screening to tackle iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among children, which has affected one in three children in the country. The Chairperson of the Select Committee (JKP) on Women, Children and Community Development, Yeo Bee Yin, said that the level of awareness about […]

Friday prayers at Outreach Oasis Bukit Bintang starting today

KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 19 — Muslims around Bukit Bintang can perform Friday prayers at Outreach Oasis Bukit Bintang starting today following special approval given for that purpose. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hassan, through a post on Facebook, said the facilities were provided temporarily until the permanent Friday surau at […]