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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has praised Prof Emerita Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin's receipt of the Outstanding Woman Award for Social Development, underscoring the pivotal contributions of Malaysian women to nation-building.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has praised Prof Emerita Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin's receipt of Thailand's Outstanding Woman Award for Social Development, viewing it as validation of Malaysian women's capabilities and contributions on the global stage.
South Korea's National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response employs 23 women to hunt illegal AI deepfakes and sexual abuse imagery. Last year they removed 318,000 items and helped 10,600 victims, mostly women and girls.
The Perak Malaysian Medical Association has underscored the critical importance of women in leadership positions within healthcare, arguing that their perspectives and empathetic approaches are vital to addressing modern medical challenges.
Japan's parliament has enacted imperial succession reforms permitting the adoption of male distant relatives into the royal household, yet continues to exclude women from the Chrysanthemum Throne despite surveys showing 72% public support for female succession.