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SERDANG, The Felda Robotic Challenge 2024 (FRC) was held today to help hone the creativity and technical skills of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) youth, in line with the government’s desire to empower all sectors with digital skills to maintain competitiveness. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the competition was part of the Felda Digital Maker Hub – Coding and Robotics initiative in collaboration with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) which supports digital education among students and teachers. “The impact of this competition was very positive, especially in expanding access to digital education, thus increasing our students’ knowledge and

TIOMAN, In line with the announcement of Pulau Tioman as a Green Energy Island, the Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed hope of making it a model island in terms of nature conservation and carbon emission reduction. To realise that, Al-Sultan Abdullah urged the administrators to draft a form of method or formula that could help preserve the environmental conditions on the resort island. “I hope all forms of structural constructions on the island will be monitored properly by the government and local authorities… take the time needed to make decisions by prioritising the environment.

SHAH ALAM, Three maintenance company workers were killed and another injured in an accident at Kilometre (KM) 3.1 of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), heading from Damansara towards Klang, early this morning. Shah Alam police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said they received a call at about 3.30 am about the accident, which involved three Indian nationals and a Bangladeshi, aged between 24 and 29. Preliminary investigation revealed a local man in his 20s lost control of his vehicle, colliding with water barriers and the highway divider. “At the time, maintenance work was ongoing in the area, resulting in

BANGKOK, Malaysia is willing to share its experience with Thailand on trade regulation in the franchise industry, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick. Ewon said as the Minister responsible for franchising, the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) is ready to share his experience, especially in terms of legislation in the franchise sector. “I had the opportunity to discuss with the counterpart of the Thai Trade Minister Phumtham Vejjayachai and was informed that in Thailand there is no specific legislation or governing law for the franchise sector. “Therefore, I informed Phumtham that Malaysia has the respective

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) require specific laws to effectively curb cyberbullying, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. Razarudin said that police currently have to use various legal provisions to handle such cases, such as the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. “When it involves cases of extortion and threats, the police will investigate according to the Penal Code, and when it involves derogatory comments and offensive remarks, the case is investigated under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said when contacted today. In light of this, he said he had met