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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The national university, teaching AI to speak Bahasa Melayu.
Language, Culture and AIAI focus area
Language, Culture and AI
Founded to champion Bahasa Melayu in higher learning, UKM now leads the national effort to give AI a Malaysian voice.
WaRiSAN MELAYU
Wahana Rintis Semantik Ayat Nasional
Malaysia's flagship initiative to build a complete AI ecosystem for Bahasa Melayu. Led by UKM with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and backed by Budget 2025, it is creating an authoritative, national scale semantic resource so AI understands Malay in context, with cultural accuracy, and preserves the nation's linguistic heritage.
Malay language AI
Contextual translation and language models grounded in Bahasa Melayu.
Digital heritage
Preserving Malaysia's cultural and historical record through AI.
Asian linguistics
Natural language research attuned to the nuances of the region.
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UKM Charity motorcycle ride gets boost from ex-student
The Star on MSN · 06/10/2026
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
scmp.com · 17/08/2026
BlackBerry and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Malaysia's Future Cyber-Defenders and Embedded Software Talent
Yahoo Finance · 27/10/2025
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia to host Translation Conference 2027
sarawaktribune · 21/08/2025
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
The Conversation · 31/05/2023
UKM becomes first public varsity to set up overseas campus
Free Malaysia Today · 20/05/2022
Language, Culture and AI
Benang dan cerita di sebalik warisan tradisi
bharian · 06/09/2026
Konsert Dikir Barat UKM 2026 angkat warisan budaya Melayu
utusan.com.my · 25/06/2026
Empangan Nenggiri: Jabatan Warisan Negara, UKM selamatkan lebih 70,000 artifak di Lembah Nenggiri
utusan.com.my · 22/08/2024
Warisan seni pertukangan perahu Melayu wajar dihidupkan semula
bharian · 27/10/2023
Tiga IPTA tubuh Majlis Dekan Pengajian Melayu Universiti Awam
kosmo.com.my · 27/06/2023
RENTASIA 2023 himpun 200 penyelidik martabat warisan budaya
sinarharian.com.my · 09/02/2023
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