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Westar launches first permissionless public chain, Starcoin

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HONG KONG, Sep 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Westar team, the pioneer of blockchain infrastructure, announces that Starcoin, the world's first finished public chain developed using Move language, was officially launched.Move language is a smart contract language developed by Facebook specifically for Libra. Its primary goal is to manage the state of digital assets. It will also play an essential part in the Metaverse development and a tremendous creative experiment in the realm of blockchain. Even though the developers could envision the future of the Move language, they couldn't imagine it at the time. Starcoin pioneered the first permissionless public chain to support Move in less than two years, ushering in a new era. Style evolution.A thorough analysis of the Move language and its smart contracts by the Starcoin team has led them to believe it will be a key component of the future blockchain ecosystem. Digital assets are first-class citizens in Move's design. When utilized as variables in smart contracts, digital assets may also be used as parameters, return values, and other inputs. While compiling, the security check for the compiler is made easier by the ...

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MOE to roll out AI-enabled marking system for English Language writing by 2023

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SINGAPORE - A new artificial intelligence-enabled marking system that will help students with English Language (EL) writing is set to go live in schools here in about two years. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is developing an automated marking system to help correct grammar, sentence structure and expression in English, according to tender documents seen by The Straits Times. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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Malay language teachers honoured for new approaches, getting kids more involved

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SINGAPORE - Malay language teacher Rohani Hanim Selamat, 35, has tried to incorporate technology and gaming elements into her lessons to make learning the Malay language and about the culture more immersive for students. And when schools moved to home-based learning this year, she created quiz games online to help students consolidate what they had learnt in a more enjoyable way. The Fuhua Secondary School teacher said: "Students are driven into a digital world, and not using it eliminates the younger generation from potential learning opportunities." Ms Rohani is one of three winners of this year's Arif Budiman Malay Language Teacher Award (Agab), which honours teachers for their outstanding contributions in the teaching and learning of the Malay Language. On Saturday (Dec 19), Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, presented the awards to the winners. Agab 2020 is jointly organised by the Malay Language Council Singapore, Malay Language Teachers Association, Berita Harian, and the Malay Language Learning and Promotion Committee. The Role Model award for teachers with 10 years or more of service went to Ms Elna Hussin,...