Tesla’s Cyberjaya centre opens

CYBERJAYA: Tesla has opened its first centre in Malaysia that will provide an all-in-one customer experience. The two-storey building here is developed in two phases with the first phase consisting of the retail area which showcases the latest Tesla electric vehicle (EV) models. The second phase would see the centre rolling out more facilities for service, delivery...

Two sisters fear drowned in Keningau

KOTA KINABALU: Two children are suspected to have drowned at a river in Keningau district on Monday (Oct 2). According to the report received at 5.07pm, the girls Azila Jabar, 12, and her younger sister Arlina Jabaraged, nine, were at Kampung Lingkudou River when the incident occurred. A search and rescue operation has been launched to locate...

Underage teens among 11 friends charged with drug distribution

JOHOR BARU: Eleven friends, including two underage teens, have been charged at the Magistrates’ Court here with distributing three types of drugs amounting to more than 19.4kg. The accused are Yek Zhu Jie, 19, Tan Chee Seng, 21, How Jia Lerk, 23, Kenny Loo Yee Han, 24, Ooi Zhi Wei, 27, and Chong Chew Nam, 32,...

23 MBPP councillors sworn in for 2023-2024 term

GEORGE TOWN: A total of 23 councillors have been sworn in to serve Penang Island City Council (MBPP) for the 2023-2024 term. They will serve for 14 months from now until December next year. The new line-up consists of ten from DAP, eight from PKR, four from Amanah and a member of a non-governmental organisation and 12...

Two killed, 11 hurt in car-van collision in Gerik

IPOH: Two people, including a child, have died while 11 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a car and a van in Gerik. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Zulhelmi Bahari said a distress call was made at 2.32am on Monday (Oct 2). He said there were 11 people in the van, consisting of three...

UTAR awards honorary doctorate to ex-Indonesian president Megawati

KAJANG: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Social Science on former Indonesian president Prof Dr Megawati Soekarnoputri. This was the first honorary doctorate in social science to be awarded by the varsity. She received the honorary doctorate from UTAR council chairman Tan Sri Dr Ting Chew Peh on Monday (Oct 2). The conferment...

Cassandra Yap is Miss International Malaysia 2023

KOTA KINABALU: Career-driven Cassandra Yap from Johor has been crowned as Miss International Malaysia (MIM) 2023. The 24-year-old outshone 16 other finalists throughout the nation to win the title on Sunday (Oct 1) night. She walked away with RM10,000 cash, an education scholarship worth RM52,975 among other prizes and will be representing Malaysia in the international finale...

No varsity fees for Sarawakians

SIBU: Sarawak is looking into providing free education for its students studying in five state universities by 2026. The state-owned learning institutions are Swinburne University of Technology, Curtin University, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), i-Cats University College and Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (Centexs). Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had instructed the...

16 areas in nine states record unhealthy API readings

KUALA LUMPUR: Unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings have spread to 16 places involving nine states in the country as of 9am on Monday (Oct 2). ALSO READ: Southern states brace for haze from Sumatra Based on the Malaysian API Management System (APIMS) website, Cheras in the federal capital recorded the highest API at 164, followed by Nilai...