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Barnama
9 hours ago
- Business
- Barnama
eGUMIS Portal Wins Malaysia Public Sector Initiative Of The Year Award
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- The eGUMIS portal developed by the Accountant General's Department of Malaysia (JANM) has been named the Malaysia Public Sector Initiative of the Year at the GovMedia Conference & Awards 2025 held in Singapore yesterday. In a statement, the department said the regional-level award aims to recognise outstanding achievements and innovations in the implementation of digital systems by government agencies, particularly those that directly benefit the public. 'This award is a significant recognition of JANM's commitment to enhancing public service delivery through digitalisation and system innovation,' the statement read. Unclaimed Money Management Division director Nawiah Mohet represented the department under the Finance Ministry to receive the award, organised by Charlton Media Group Pte Ltd. The eGUMIS portal, an online platform for checking and claiming unclaimed money (WTD), was introduced in 2020. As of 2024, it has benefited nearly 5.7 million users in matters related to WTD. 'This innovative digital transformation has not only expedited service delivery but also ensured greater transparency, accuracy and public satisfaction. 'In addition, the implementation of eGUMIS with Robotic Process Automation capabilities is part of the Bureaucratic Red-Tape Reform, demonstrating JANM's commitment to providing responsive and people-centric financial services,' it added. -- BERNAMA
South China Morning Post
13 hours ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Japanese American museum blasts Trump order as threat to ‘truth and democracy'
A prominent museum preserving the legacy of Japanese American incarceration during World War II has condemned US President Donald Trump 's new directive requiring national park sites to flag content deemed critical of the country's history, calling it a dangerous attempt to whitewash past injustices and dismantle democratic values. Advertisement The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) said the policy – which it traced to a May executive order titled 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' – would suppress uncomfortable truths and erase the legacy of marginalised communities, including the more than 10,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned during World War II at sites such as Manzanar and Minidoka. 'JANM is deeply disturbed by this new directive, especially at historical sites like Manzanar and Minidoka where Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated during World War II,' said Ann Burroughs, the museum's president and CEO, in a statement posted to social media on Thursday. 'The widespread dismantling of federal agencies that support our work and the attempts at the wholesale erasure of history will not help us achieve a more just America.' Burroughs warned the initiative formed part of a broader campaign to 'suppress historical narratives that challenge [the administration's] preferred version of events' and to 'erase the contributions of people of colour, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and other marginalised communities from the American story'.
2 days ago
- Politics
Japanese American Museum Blasts Trump Order
Silicon Valley, June 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese American National Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, on Wednesday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate "anti-American ideology." The order and related moves under his administration "form part of the administration's broader, ongoing campaign to dismantle foundational principles of diversity and democracy, suppress historical narratives that challenge their preferred version of events, and erase the contributions of people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and other marginalized communities from the American story," the museum said. The museum, known as JANM, was hit by grant cuts under the Trump administration, putting the preservation of its collection and the existence of its workshop project for teachers at risk temporarily. While JANM's finances restored stability thanks to donations from many people, it voiced fresh concerns about the administration's actions. In the executive order signed in March, Trump claimed that his country's "unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, and human happiness is reconstructed as inherently racist, sexist, oppressive, or otherwise irredeemably flawed." [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Los Angeles Times
11-06-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Volunteers flocked to scrub protest graffiti off the Japanese American National Museum
Images of the vandalized walls at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo popped up on Kimiko Carpenter's social media feeds, and the West L.A. mom and hospice volunteer felt impelled to help. So she stopped at Anawalt Lumber to buy $50 of rags, gloves, scraping brushes and canisters of graffiti remover, drove east to downtown and quite literally rolled up her sleeves. Wiping sweat off her brow with the elbow of her white button-down shirt, Carpenter said she had no official affiliation with the museum but was half Japanese and had volunteered there years ago as a teenager. Working to remove the spray paint scrawled across the windows felt like a tangible thing she could do in the few hours she had before she had to pick up her young children from school on the Westside. JANM, as it's known, is an institution that knows a thing or two about immigrants in America, belonging and othering, and what it looks like when rights are suspended without due process. The museum centers on the Japanese American experience in the United States and the excruciating lessons of the community's incarceration during World War II. 'This is the very last place anybody should be tagging,' said Susan Jekarl, a Glendale-based activist who'd separately shown up with several friends in tow to scrub windows at JANM. Jekarl, a former docent at the museum, said her 'soul just like dropped' when she saw the first tags outside the building while marching on Sunday. There was far more defacement over the next 24 hours. 'We want peaceful resistance. We don't want people hurting Little Tokyo,' she said. She was confident the 'agitators' didn't know what this place stood for. Monday's protests were largely calmer than the havoc on Sunday, but damage was wrought downtown, particularly around Little Tokyo and in the Jewelry District. Mayor Karen Bass decried the violence and vandalism in downtown neighborhoods as 'unacceptable' but also reiterated that it was limited to a small geographic area. 'The visuals make it seem as though our entire city is in flames, and it is not the case at all,' Bass said. She spoke to the terror and uncertainty rippling through immigrant communities after the raids and said she was unsure what the Marines arriving in Greater Los Angeles on Tuesday planned to do. On Tuesday evening, she implemented a local overnight curfew for most of downtown, which she said would probably remain in place for several days. Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles would cost at least $134 million and last at least 60 days. Today's great photo is from Times photographer Myung J. Chun at famed songwriter Allee Willis' home, dubbed Willis Wonderland, which has been reimagined as a pop-up book so anyone can see inside. Julia Wick, staff writerKevinisha Walker, multiplatform editorAndrew Campa, Sunday writerKarim Doumar, head of newsletters How can we make this newsletter more useful? Send comments to essentialcalifornia@ Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on
Barnama
17-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
RM13.3 Billion In WTD Recorded As Of Last April
BATU PAHAT, May 17 (Bernama) -- A total of RM13.3 billion in Unclaimed Money (WTD) was recorded by the Accountant General's Department (JANM) until last April. Accountant General Nor Yati Ahmad revealed that since the establishment of the unclaimed money (WTD) system in 1977, only about RM4 billion has been successfully claimed by rightful owners or their heirs. She said this situation likely occurred because many individuals or their heirs were either unaware that they had unclaimed money records or had never taken the initiative to check with the Accountant General's Department of Malaysia (JANM). "They can actually check or submit a claim application via the official portal or eGumis application and go to JANM branches in each state. "We will also continue to intensify promotions and field activities to publicise the existence of this WTD because it can only be issued by the owner or heir," she told reporters after opening the Kampung Angkat MADANI (KAM) and Santuni MADANI Programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Minyak Beku, here, today. Meanwhile, speaking about the KAM programme, she said that various activities were organised to support the local community and implement development projects, particularly those involving infrastructure improvements. He explained that in addition to the WTD counter, opened in collaboration with Bank Rakyat for the opening of children's savings accounts with a RM20 incentive per account, several other community-focused activities were also carried out. 'Among the physical development projects were upgrading water supply pipelines, repairing Islamic halls, constructing cemetery fences, enhancing funeral management facilities, and handing over a funeral van,' she said. She said the KAM programme aims to bridge the development gap between rural and urban areas by improving essential infrastructure, community facilities, and ensuring internet access is not overlooked.
