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Kuching to Host Malaysia’s First CIFA Regional Symposium

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KUCHING, Malaysia, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Malaysia has been selected to host the Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA) Regional Symposium 2026, co-organised by the National Coalition for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) Malaysia and CIFA Hong Kong, with Kuching making history as the first city in the country to host the event.

Kuching’s selection reflects Sarawak’s growing recognition as the legacy capital of business events in Malaysia and Borneo, where events are intentionally designed to drive long-term progress beyond economic returns.

The symposium will take place from 18 to 20 November 2026 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, welcoming over 500 delegates from across the Asia Pacific. It comes at a critical time, as rising anxiety, loneliness, and digital dependency among young people place increasing pressure on families and widen gaps in understanding between generations.

Held under the theme “Building Bridges: Mental Health and Resilience Across Generations in the AI Era”, the symposium will focus on children, teens, and parents, with a strong emphasis on how families can build resilience in a rapidly evolving digital world.

The CIFA Regional Symposium 2026 aims to move the conversation beyond awareness towards action, including developing accessible mental health resources such as affordable services, community-based support, financial assistance mechanisms, insurance coverage, and workplace protections.

Speakers will explore how resilience is developed through early life experiences and parental influence, as well as the impact of social media on self-perception, emotional well-being, and intergenerational communication. Discussions will also examine how different generations experience mental health in a digital era, highlighting both the risks and opportunities of technology, and the need to bridge gaps in understanding between parents and children.

In today’s symposium soft launch, Dato Wee Hong Seng, Mayor of Kuching South, emphasised Kuching South City Council’s commitment to advancing community wellbeing:

“For Sarawak to be selected as the host location for Malaysia’s first CIFA Regional Symposium reflects the growing recognition of Kuching as a city that values inclusive development, social wellbeing, and people-centred progress. Kuching South City Council recognises that wellbeing is a key part of urban governance, and we must continue to address mental health stigma and strengthen suicide prevention through education, open dialogue, and compassionate community responses.”

Siti Subaidah Mustaffa, Co-Chair of the CIFA Regional Symposium 2026, calls for society to work together to build sustainable mental health support for all – young and old alike.

“Policymakers, researchers, corporate partners, and communities cannot remain observers, but must come together as partners to shape policies, invest in mental health, and create environments where families are supported to build resilience from the ground up. Our intention is not just to host a symposium, but to drive meaningful, measurable impact through regional and multi-stakeholder collaboration.”

Jason Tan Chin Foo, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak), highlights the role of business events in turning mental health dialogues into coordinated action.

“Bringing the CIFA Regional Symposium to Malaysia for the first time reflects the growing importance of regional collaboration in addressing family and mental health challenges. Sarawak offers a meaningful space where these conversations are closely tied to real community needs and lived experiences, aligned with the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030, where social wellbeing and human capital development are key priorities.”

Today’s soft launch also offered a preview of the programme:

Prof. Dato’ Dr Andrew Mohanraj, in his session “Resilience is Learned, Not Downloaded: Strengthening Mental Wellbeing Across Generations”, emphasised that resilience is developed through childhood experiences, particularly by observing how parents and caregivers manage stress.

Dr Janet Ann Fernandez, in her session “From Kampung to Cloud: How Different Generations Experience Mental Health in a Digital World”, noted that the digital world should not be viewed as essentially harmful, but understood as both a challenge and a tool for wellbeing, emphasising the need to bridge generational differences in communication and coping.

The CIFA Regional Symposium 2026 is part of a series of regional engagements and biennial Asian Family Summits organised by CIFA. The 2026 edition in Kuching will also include a series of pre-event engagements leading up to the symposium.

The symposium is jointly organised by the National Coalition for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) and CIFA Hong Kong.

The CIFA Regional Symposium 2026 is supported by:

Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government SarawakKuching South City CouncilMinistry of Health MalaysiaNational Centre of Excellence for Mental HealthBESarawakWorld Federation of Mental HealthRotary InternationalRotary Action Group District 3300 Chapter

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Parksy.com Free Driver Tools In One App: Fine Appeals, Sign Scanning, Car Finding and Crash Reports

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A fine under the wiper, a sign you cannot decode, a car you cannot find, a crash to document — Parksy built a free tool for each and skipped the invoice.

SYDNEY, Aug. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Parksy (parksy.com) has gathered its free driver tools into a single hub, and the collection reads like a list of the four worst moments of car ownership. A fine under the wiper. A sign you cannot decode. A car you cannot find. A crunch in a car park. The parking marketplace now offers a free tool for each, most of them usable without so much as an email address.

The AI-powered appeal calculator handles the fine. A driver describes what happened, and the tool identifies which grounds of appeal are worth arguing and helps draft the letter — while being candid when a ticket was fairly issued and not worth fighting. The sign scanner handles the pole of stacked restrictions: photograph it, and the tool answers whether you can park there and until when. The find-my-parked-car tool remembers what the multi-storey made you forget. And the car accident report walks a shaken driver through documenting a collision at the scene — photos, details, witnesses, a GPS-stamped location — then produces a PDF an insurer can use, working even without phone signal.

Founder Daniel Battaglia says the bundle is the strategy, not a loss leader that wandered off. “Every one of these tools exists because drivers kept hitting the same four walls. Other companies looked at those walls and saw four subscription products. We think the fastest way to be the platform drivers trust with parking is to be useful on the worst day they have with a car, and to not send an invoice afterwards.”

The tools sit alongside Parksy’s marketplace, where finding parking and listing a space are also free, with no commission taken from anyone. The company’s position is consistent to the point of stubbornness: across 57 countries, the platform does not charge for introductions, information or emergencies.

All four tools are available now at https://www.parksy.com/blog/free-driver-tools, with the wider platform website and apps (both IOS and Android).

“People assume there is a catch, and the catch is that there is no catch,” Battaglia said. “The tools are free because they should not cost anything. It is parking, not wizardry.”

About Parksy

Parksy (parksy.com) is a free, commission-free parking marketplace operating across 57 countries. Drivers use Parksy to find and book parking, appeal unfair fines with a free AI-powered calculator, scan confusing signage, locate a parked car, and report accidents — all at no cost and with no signup required for most tools. Space owners list and rent out driveways, garages and unused spots for free, with no commission and no lease paperwork. Parksy was founded in 2011 by Daniel Battaglia and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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Daniel Battaglia
Founder & CEO, Parksy
parksy.com | daniel@parksy.com
linkedin.com/in/danielmbattaglia/
Previously: Lehman Brothers, RBC Capital Markets, Macquarie Bank
Author: Parking Made Easy — Making Life Easier

Press Contact: Daniel Battaglia, +61413118049, https://www.parksy.com/

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Runjian Co., Ltd. Showcases Token-as-a-Service and AI Innovations at AIMX Singapore 2026

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AIMX Singapore 2026 has successfully concluded at Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, visited Runjian Co., Ltd.’s booth. As an official Platinum Partner of the event, Runjian focused firmly on Token overseas expansion, showcasing its Token-as-a-Service ecosystem layout across the ASEAN region under the theme “Token as a Service: Powering a Smarter ASEAN”.

At the exhibition, Runjian displayed a full lineup of innovative technological solutions covering multiple industry scenarios, including Wuxiang Cloud Valley Token Factory, Apollo 11 CEL enterprise platform, Lawer — ASEAN Legal AI Agent, Hanmate — Online Chinese Learning Platform, and iRun Renewable Energy Platform. The diversified product matrix fully demonstrates Runjian’s robust technical strength and practical application capabilities in core fields such as computing power service, green energy management, intelligent education, enterprise intelligent transformation and government digital governance. The innovative Token-driven technology system attracted extensive attention from global industry clients, developers and ecological partners, who conducted in-depth exchanges on ASEAN localized digital cooperation.

During the summit, Runjian delivered two influential keynote speeches at the main forum to share its overseas development layout. Athena Zhao, Vice President of Runjian Co. Ltd, elaborated on the innovative value of the Token-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in realizing inclusive and on-demand computing power services, helping Southeast Asian enterprises achieve efficient and cost-effective large-scale AI deployment. Meanwhile, Jake Yin, Vice President of the AI Business Group at Runjian Co. Ltd, shared the ontology-native advantages of the Apollo 11 platform, explaining how to help enterprises eliminate fragmented AI application pain points and build independent, controllable and continuously evolving proprietary intelligent systems.

Leveraging the high-end international platform of AIMX Singapore, Runjian actively connects global industrial resources to accelerate cross-border computing power circulation and Token overseas layout. Adhering to its unique regional development strategy, the company has set up overseas branches in Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Thailand, with business coverage spanning all major ASEAN countries. Empowered by its solid local operational foundation, Runjian continues to deepen localized technological innovation and ecological cooperation across the ASEAN market. Moving forward, Runjian will join hands with global partners to build an open and win-win regional AI ecosystem, continuously empowering the high-quality development of the China-ASEAN digital economy.

CONTACT:
Annie Wang
marketing@runjian.com
18535579700

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Jukebox Expands Free Background Remover With 25MB Uploads, Free Image Upscaling and New Creative Effects

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Latest update adds larger uploads, built-in image upscaling, new filters, layered outlines and paper cutout effects.

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2026 /CNW/ — Jukebox Print has released a major update to its free online remove background tool, increasing the maximum upload size from 20MB to 25MB per image and adding built-in image upscaling along with a new collection of creative effects. The tool supports JPG, PNG and WebP files, allows up to 50 images to be uploaded at once, and remains free to use with no registration required.

The biggest addition is image upscaling directly inside the download workflow. Once a background has been removed and the image is finished, users can upscale the final image before downloading it, without moving the file into another application. Jukebox has also expanded its creative tools with new filters, layered outlines, custom strokes, gradient outlines, wavy and jagged edges, fades and paper cutout effects. Multiple outline layers can be stacked, reordered and adjusted individually for colour, thickness and style, giving users much more control over the finished cutout.

The update continues Jukebox’s move beyond basic background removal into a more complete creative image tool. Users can add text, mask images into shapes, apply shadows, use stock photography, upload their own backgrounds or create new backgrounds with AI. Finished cutouts can also be sent directly into the Jukebox Sticker Maker to continue designing and prepare artwork for custom sticker printing. With larger 25MB uploads, image upscaling and the expanded Effects 3.0 controls, this is the most powerful version of Jukebox’s background remover released to date.

About Jukebox Print

Jukebox Print is an online printing company serving customers around the world with premium printed products and free creative tools for businesses, designers and creators.

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