London police are treating an incident on a train at Parsons Green Tube station as terrorism. Witnesses saw a “small explosion” on the District Line train.

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A new research agreement was signed today between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Malaysia Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA). The agreement was signed by the Deputy Vice- Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail while MTJA was represented by their CEO Dr. Witsarut Thungsuntonkhum. The UTM & Imperial College collaboration has successfully secured the MTJA research grant entitled Energy Recovery in Petroleum Processing via Integrated High Performance Technologies. A research cess fund amounting USD 4.89 million has been allocated by the Malaysia Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) for UTM-Imperial College to undertake this particular research. UTM & Imperial College is also partnering with King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) for this project.

Source: MoU between UTM and Thailand

Irma whips Southeast: 3 dead in Georgia, 1 in South Carolina – ABC NewsSeptember 12, 2017 by Mohd AzlanSource: Irma whips Southeast: 3 dead in Georgia, 1 in South Carolina – ABC News

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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), representing Malaysia, has won the 1st runner-up in the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ROBOCON) 2017 which was held at Tokyo, Japan from 26-27 August 2017.A multi-disciplinary UTM team consists of thirty-five undergraduate students from four different faculties, i.e. Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE-24), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM-6), Faculty of Computing (FC-4) and Faculty of Education (FP-1). The team manager is Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Ridzuan bin Ahmad from FKE.Founded in 2002, ABU ROBOCON, an annual robotic competition, aims to be a platform for developing autonomous robots to help humans (residential and industrial) in their daily life.The theme of the ABU ROBOCON competition is changing and set by the host country. A total of 19 teams from 18 countries were competing in the competition.The theme for this year’s event is ‘The Landing Disk’ introduced by host country Japan. Each team has to build one robot.The theme revolves around the word “asobi” (play), which is also a fundamental philosophy behind ROBOCON. In “asobi,” playful, unique, original show of skills is often more important than winning or losing, as everyone – friend and foe alike – can applaud and enjoy them. So, in the “asobi” spirit: playful, unique, original robot designs and strategies are given the main priority.Each game will be conducted between two teams, each with one (1) robot. The game field is a rectangle divided into two sides for each team. Each side consists of a Start Zone, Throwing Area, and Loading Zone. On the field are seven (7) spots consisting of a circular table attached to a column with varying heights and areas.Of the seven (7) spots, five (5) are placed along the center line dividing the sides, while the remaining two (2) are placed near to each side. At the start of the game, a beach ball rests on the center of all the spots. The number of discs a team can use during the game shall be fifty (50) placed at the Loading Area.After the start of the game, the team may load discs onto its robot when the robot reaches the Loading Area. The robots of both teams may throw discs at any ball on any spot to knock the balls off the spots. Scores will be counted when a team’s disc lands on a spot where its ball has been knocked off.When all the balls have been knocked off of their spot and a team successfully lands its discs on all the spots, that team reaches “APPARE!”, and is declared the winner of the game.If neither team reaches “APPARE!”, and either both use up the fifty (50) discs or the game time of three (3) minutes passes, the game shall end. The winner will be decided by who has the higher score at the said end of the game. Malaysia team beat several strong teams during the tournament. In the group stage, Malaysia team beat Korean and Iranian teams. In the quarterfinal, Malaysia team beat Japan team represented by University of Tokyo. While in the semifinal, Malaysia team beat Thailand team.In the final match, there were between Malaysia or Vietnam to fight for the victory. Malaysia team ended with the 1st runner-up.In all of the winning matches, Malaysia team successfully completed the task, also known as “APPARE”. Malaysia team shows that the quality of UTM’s students is recognized at the international level.

Source: UTM is the 1st Runner-Up for ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ROBOCON) 2017 Tokyo | UTM NewsHub

September 8, 2017 by Su Zalpha

Sunway City, 8 September 2017 – His Royal Highness Sultan Dr. Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Shah Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfurlah, the Sultan of Perak is to launch Professor Tan Sri Dr. Lin See Yan’s Second book “Turbulence in Trying Times. What Are We to Do?” at Sunway University today.  The event hosted by Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, AO, Founding Trustee of the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and Chancellor of Sunway University.

The book is a follow-up to “The Global Economy in Turbulent Times” which was launched in 2015. The essays within “Turbulence in Trying Times. What Are We to Do?” pick up on developments covering the recent past two-and-a-half years until 2017.  Hoping to initiate a conversation among readers and with leaders on serious global problems (especially in Asia), the book gives an account of world affairs since the beginning of 2015.

The book is a culmination of Professor Tan Sri Dr Lin’s 50 years of experience in economics which includes consultations with high-level policy analysts and immersion in core domestic policy discussions.

Tan Sri Dr Lin is a Harvard educated economist, a British Chartered Scientiest and Malaysia’s first UK Chartered Statistician.  Holding three post-graduate degrees from Harvard University including a PhD in Economics, he is currently Pro-Chancellor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).“Turbulence in Trying Times. What Are We to Do?” has received excellent reviews by His Royal Highness Sultan Dr. Nazrin Muizzudin Shah; Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, AO; Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik, Chancellor, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; Dwight Perkins, Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Harvard University; Muhammad Ibrahim, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia; Jeffrey Sachs, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Anwar Nasution, Professor of Economics, Universiti Indonesia and Woo Wing-Thye, Professor of Economics, University of California, Davis“Turbulence in Trying Times. What Are We to Do?” will be available at all major bookstores.

Source: HRH Sultan of Perak Launches ‘Turbulence in Trying Times. What Are We to Do?’ | UTM NewsHub

Unsurprisingly for a continent of its size, Asia has a large number of universities to choose from, with a significant number included in the QS World University Rankings® 2018. While many prestigious Asian universities date back to the 19th or early 20th century (if not before), the region is also home to many fast-rising young institutions.In fact, Asia boasts six uninterrupted places at the top of the QS Top 50 Under 50 2018, which showcases the world’s top universities under 50 years old.A total of 21 young universities in Asia are included in the Top 50 Under 50, more than any other region. This includes universities from across the continent, in both the far east and the far west of Asia, including countries such as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Out of all the Asian countries featured, Hong Kong and Malaysia each have the most entries (four each), with all but one of Hong Kong’s representatives appearing in the top 10.UTM is ranked at number 10 in the list of top 10 young universities in Asia in 2018, 21st in the Top 50 Under 50 and 253rd in the world this year. A research-intensive university, UTM was established in 1972 and specialises in engineering, science and technology. It is located in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru and aims to be a world-class centre of academia and technological excellence.Source: QS World University Rankings

Source: UTM, Asia Top 10 Young University | UTM NewsHub

September 5, 2017 by Fatin Aliah PhangTheCentre for Engineering Education (CEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and RCE Iskandar in collaboration with Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Johor State Education Department (JPNJ) and University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) organized the RCE Iskandar Sustainable & Low Carbon Schools Exhibition 2017 on 19 June 2017 at UniKL Bandar Seri Alam, Johor. This is in conjunction with “Iskandar Learning Festival 2017” organized by IRDA.The exhibition was to provide an opportunity for schools to showcase their efforts in giving awareness to school students, teachers, parents and community on green, low carbon and sustainable development. The exhibition and competition among the schools was also a platform for the schools to receive recognition for their efforts. The schools were judged by international and local experts in environment education from Kyoto City, JICA, Kyoto Environmental Activities Association, KIKO Network Japan, IRDA, JPNJ and higher education institutes. The winner for the Best of the Best (primary school) for the 2017 exhibition went to the same winner of 2016 which is SJKC Pulai while the winner for the same award for secondary school went to SMK Sultanah Engku Tun Aminah, Johor Bahru. 9 schools were awarded gold medals, 8 schools silver medals and 1 school bronze medal.SMK Sultanah Engku Tun Aminah received “Best of the Best (secondary school)” award from Mdm. Lily Sabrina Kuang, Senior Manager HR Department, Seri Alam PropertiesSJKC Pulai won the “Best of the Best (primary school)” at the exhibitionOther special awards are Best Booth (primary school) won by SJKC Woon Hwa, Best Poster (primary school) won by SKJT Taman Tun Aminah, Best Booth (secondary school) won by SMK Ulu Tiram and Best Poster (secondary school) won by SMK Telok Kerang. All the prizes were presented by the sponsors of the program. The sponsors were Seri Alam Properties, UMLand, SWM Environment, Masless Express and Dasani Mineral Water.Besides the school exhibition and competition, many organizations were invited to join the exhibition such as Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Johor, Kelab Alami, Syarikat Air Johor, SWM Environment, J-Bio Tech, Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Johor, EM Resources Centre, UTM Low Carbon Asia Research Centre, IPG Temenggong Ibrahim, UiTM Pasir Gudang and UniKL Bandar Seri Alam.The exhibition received more than 1000 visitorsJudging session by international and local experts in ESDAt the same time, parallel talks and workshops by experts in Education for Sustainable Development were given throughout the whole day. Topics such as sustainability, composting, water, tree planting, green chemistry, solid waste management, cycling, community science and so on are given by experts from UTM, IPG Temenggong Ibrahim, MNS, SWM Environment, JAS, J-Bio Tech, EM Resources Centre and Japanese organizations.Parallel talks given by expertsHands-on workshopThe exhibition attracted more than 1000 participants from schools, governmental and non-governmental agencies and public. This is the third year UTM organized such an exhibition under RCE Iskandar. It is hoped to encourage more schools to involve in efforts to make schools green and spread ESD awareness among the school community and the surrounding.Among the exhibits from schools and other agencies

Source: UTM successfully organizes RCE Iskandar Sustainable & Low Carbon Schools Exhibition 2017 | UTM NewsHub

September 5, 2017 by norazreenMuhammad Aizat bin Anuar 2 SBEA, won the first prize in the Malaysian Wood Awards Student Building Category of the prestigious Malaysian Timber Council Silver Jubilee Celebrations held at the Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 26 July 2017. The top award carries with it a Cash Prize of RM2,500.00 and a trophy, and was presented by Dato’ Gooi Hoe Chin, Chairman of the Malaysian Timber Council and witnessed by YB Datuk Sri Mah Siew Keong, Minister of Planttion Industries and Commodities. The Design that won the prize was for a “Cookies” Community Centre, A second Year Design Project Supervised by Dr. Abdul Halim bin Hussein of the Department of Architecture.Filed Under: Awards, Faculty Highlights, Faculty of Built Environment

Source: UTM Second Year B Sc Architecture Student Wins Malaysian Wood Award 1st Prize at the Malaysian Timber Council Silver Jubilee | UTM NewsHub