Day: September 10, 2024

MELAKA, Forty panels featuring experts and industry players in digital and smart technology, including those from abroad, will participate in the Smart Melaka International Conference and Exhibition 2024 (SMIX2024) next month. State Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Communication Committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan said the third edition of the event, scheduled for Oct 10 and 11, will feature experts and industry players from Singapore, Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. He said that SMIX2024 will be held under the theme ‘Better Cities: Global Mindset with Local Adaptability’. ‘For the organisation of SMIX2024, the state government has appointed Melaka

KUALA LUMPUR, A unified stance among ASEAN member countries on climate change is crucial for the region to be taken more seriously on the global stage, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said if ASEAN member countries work together and take advantage of its 670 million population as well as the region’s economic strength, their voice will be more respected. ‘Asean has 670 million (people). By 2030, we (Asean) will be the fourth biggest economy in the world. So I think that’s where we want to leverage from (ASEAN),’ he said during a press

KUALA LUMPUR, A son who lost touch with his father four years ago found out in a heart-wrenching manner about what had happened to his father. The skeletal remains of the father was found on a mattress in an apartment unit in Kepong, near here, on Sept 5. The son last heard from his father in 2020. Sentul District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said his department received a report from the victim’s son last Thursday informing them that he could not enter his father’s apartment unit as it was locked. “After the victim’s son broke down the

JOHOR BAHRU, The District Disaster Management Committee has been activated to clean up the illegally dumped chemical waste at Tiong Nam Industrial Park and the Desa Tropika Industrial Area. “The Johor government takes these pollution cases seriously, and this committee was activated under the directive of Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi,’ said state Health and Environment Committee chairman, Ling Tian Soon, in a Facebook post today. “The Committee will deploy the relevant agencies and coordinate the clean up of illegal chemical waste and undertake remedial measures at the two locations,” he added. He also said the District Disaster

LYON (Perancis), Sept Sept (Bernama) — GreenControls Technology’s products have gained global recognition after being used in the WorldSkills Competition (WSC 2024), which runs from today until Sept 15. GreenControls Technology chief executive officer Peng Wah Siew, when met by Bernama, said that it was the first time local products had been showcased in the Electric Installation skill category at the international competition. ‘This is the first time that GreenControls products, made in Malaysia, have been featured at WorldSkills International. We are proud to be the sole sponsor in Europe,’ he said. Peng described the sponsorship opportunity for Malaysian products