China’s AgiBot eyes RM1bil investment in Malaysia by 2035

 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the company, which specialises in general-purpose AI robotics, could potentially offer 5,000 job opportunities.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said discussions with the five Chinese tech giants centred on exploring new investment opportunities and strategic partnerships in high-impact sectors, including humanoid robotics, digital infrastructure, AI, electric vehicle technology, and e-commerce. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today held several meetings with senior management from five Chinese industry giants in China, including AgiBot Innovation, which pledged a potential investment of RM1 billion by 2035.

Anwar said the investment from AgiBot, which specialises in general-purpose artificial intelligence robotics, could potentially create 5,000 job opportunities.

The other firms are ZTE Corporation, Alibaba Group, Geely Automobile Holdings, and Huawei Technologies.

Anwar said ZTE Corporation outlined initiatives and investments worth RM170 million to drive Malaysia’s digital transformation, while creating more quality career opportunities for local talent.

“In my discussions with Alibaba Group, we also touched on efforts to expand market access for Malaysian products, particularly those produced by micro, small and medium enterprises, and the country’s halal industry, to the Chinese and global markets through Alibaba’s digital ecosystem,” he said in a Facebook post.

He said discussions with the five firms centred on exploring in depth new investment opportunities and strategic partnerships in high-impact sectors, including humanoid robotics, digital infrastructure, AI, electric vehicle technology, and e-commerce.

Anwar, who is on a three-day working visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou, said the government remains committed to spearheading and attracting high-quality investments, empowering local talent, and creating skilled job opportunities to drive economic prosperity for the people and the nation.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years, with bilateral trade totalling US$113.82 billion (RM456.68 billion) from January to August. - FMT

Harvey Weinstein resentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex assault

 Weinstein was resentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to be sentenced for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in New York. (AFP pic)

NEW YORK:

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the centre of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement in Hollywood, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant.

In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years for assaulting Miriam Haley, but his conviction was overturned on appeal in 2024.

A jury found him guilty again in 2025 after a retrial in New York. - AFP

2 ditahan, wanita OKU maut akibat selisih faham

 Polis menerima laporan selepas ahli keluarga menyedari mangsa tidak sedarkan diri dalam keadaan tertiarap dan berlumuran darah di ruang tamu rumahnya.

Ketua Polis Kuala Kangsar Heisham Harun berkata siasatan awal mendapati kejadian itu dipercayai berpunca daripada perselisihan faham antara mangsa dan suspek. (Gambar Facebook)

PETALING JAYA:

Dua lelaki ditahan susulan kematian seorang wanita orang kurang upaya (OKU) di sebuah rumah di Kampung Cheh Kati, Kuala Kangsar, yang dipercayai berpunca daripada perselisihan faham.

Ketua Polis Kuala Kangsar, Heisham Harun, berkata laporan diterima kira-kira 2.38 petang selepas ahli keluarga menyedari mangsa tidak sedarkan diri dalam keadaan tertiarap dan berlumuran darah di ruang tamu rumahnya.

Beliau berkata, polis kemudian menahan dua lelaki dipercayai terbabit kejadian itu dan menemui sebilah pisau disyaki digunakan sebagai senjata.

“Hasil siasatan awal mendapati kejadian dipercayai berpunca daripada perselisihan faham antara mangsa dengan suspek,” katanya menurut Sinar Harian.

Terdahulu, media melaporkan Nor Ainon Omar, 49, ditemui terbaring dalam keadaan berlumuran darah di rumah yang didiaminya bersama suami dan tiga anak.

Heisham berkata, mayat mangsa dihantar ke Jabatan Forensik Hospital Taiping untuk bedah siasat dan kes diklasifikasikan kes bunuh yang disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

Orang ramai mempunyai maklumat berkaitan diminta menghubungi pegawai penyiasat dari Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah IPD Kuala Kangsar, Fadhil Ab Wahab di talian 019-7272033 atau Bilik Gerakan IPD Kuala Kangsar 05-7762222. - FMT

2 Sabah students charged with bullying juniors

 One, aged 17, is accused of assaulting two juniors, while the other, 16, is alleged to have caused harassment, distress, fear or alarm to one of the victims.

The students were charged with committing the offences at a school in Papar, Sabah, in September last year. (Reuters pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Two students have been charged in the children’s court in Papar, Sabah, in connection with a bullying case that occurred at a secondary school there in September last year.

One of them, aged 17, claimed trial to assaulting two juniors, while the other, 16, pleaded not guilty to bullying one of the juniors, Berita Harian reported.

The 17-year-old was charged with voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of one year, a fine of up to RM2,000 or both, upon conviction.

The other student was charged under Section 507B of the Penal Code with causing harassment, distress, fear or alarm to the victim, punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, if convicted.

Magistrate Zuraini Ali Musa fixed Oct 29 for mention and submission of a behaviour report on the two minors, who were both granted bail of RM3,000 each.

Deputy public prosecutor Kareena Kaur Gill Karamjit Singh prosecuted while the students were unrepresented. - FMT

108 sekolah di Serian ditutup esok akibat jerebu

 Sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di rumah akan dilaksanakan sepanjang tempoh penutupan sementara sekolah.

Serian merekodkan bacaan indeks pencemaran udara 217 setakat 10 malam ini. (Gambar Bernama)

KUCHING:

Semua sekolah di daerah Serian ditutup esok susulan bacaan indeks pencemaran udara (IPU) melepasi 201 malam ini.

Jabatan Pendidikan Sarawak memaklumkan ia membabitkan 108 sekolah di Serian.

“Sehubungan itu, sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di rumah akan dilaksanakan sepanjang tempoh penutupan sementara sekolah,” katanya dalam kenyataan.

Menurut portal Sistem Pengurusan IPU Jabatan Alam Sekitar, kawasan Serian mencatat bacaan IPU 217 setakat 10 malam ini.

Bacaan IPU 0 hingga 50 menunjukkan kualiti udara baik, 51-100 sederhana, 101-200 tidak sihat, 201-300 sangat tidak sihat dan IPU melebihi 300 dikategorikan bahaya. - FMT

Penang PH to discuss Umno’s position in state govt

 Its deputy chairman, Faiz Fadzil, says a decision needs to be made following attacks by Umno against the coalition, including at the recent Umno general assembly.

Penang Pakatan Harapan deputy chief Faiz Fadzil said a meeting will be held at the state DAP office on Saturday. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Penang Pakatan Harapan will discuss Umno’s position in the state government at a meeting on Saturday, said its deputy chairman, Faiz Fadzil.

Faiz said a decision needed to be made following attacks by Umno against PH, including at the recent Umno general assembly.

The meeting will be held at the Penang DAP office.

“We have never attacked Umno at any state-level programme,” he told FMT.

“Several statements were made by Umno delegates at the party’s general assembly; they were inappropriate and hurtful.”

Faiz said Penang PH would also discuss a call by Sungai Acheh assemblyman Rashidi Zainol for cooperation between BN and PH to continue.

Rashidi, the only Umno-BN representative in the Penang government, described the cooperation as constructive and beneficial to the state.

Faiz said PH had previously decided to retain Umno in the state government, “but the situation is different now”.

“In Perak and Pahang, we maintain good relations. Why is Umno behaving like this, with its delegates attacking PH and the Penang government?

“If Umno’s executive councillor wants to remain in the government, they must be sincere,” he said.

On Sept 12, Permatang Pauh Umno chief Zaidi Said claimed that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s strategy of cooperating with PKR was aimed at weakening the party, which would eventually affect its coalition partner, DAP.

He said DAP, which is seen as Umno’s “main enemy”, could not be defeated directly because the party had its own voter base.

On Sept 16, Zaidi resigned as a Seberang Perai city councillor over his speech.

Earlier, DAP national adviser Lim Guan Eng called for Umno to be removed from the Penang government after BN forged cooperation with Perikatan Nasional in Negeri Sembilan.

However, Penang PH chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the state PH leadership had yet to receive any directive on the matter from the central leadership. - FMT