Nearly 47,000 EV, hybrid, BEV units sold in 2024, says Miti

KUALA LUMPUR: The sales of electrified vehicles (xEV), hybrid and battery electric vehicles (BEV) reached a total of 46,403 units last year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister (Miti) Liew Ching Tong said this was an increase compared to 35,723 units in 2023. “The increase of xEV sales, specifically BEV, is backed...

SPM 2023 records declining trend in science stream students, says Chang

KUALA LUMPUR: The total number of 2023 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students taking science and mathematics subjects has shown a declining trend over the past six years, according to Chang Lih Kang (pic). The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said that based on analysis conducted by the Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre (Mastic), the downward trend...