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Vincent Tan becomes first Malaysian to fly aboard pilotless electric air taxi

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Tan Sri Vincent Tan flew aboard EHang’s EH216-S, an autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou. Berjaya Corporation Berhad Picture Free newspaper-turned-news portal the Sun reported yesterday that Berjaya Group founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan has become the first Malaysian to fly aboard a pilotless electric air taxi, taking a ride on an autonomous aircraft during a visit to China. Tan flew aboard EHang’s EH216-S, an autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou. In a self-recorded video posted by Berjaya Corporation on social media, Tan described the experience as being better than travelling by helicopter. “The noise wasn’t too bad, I didn’t use headphones,” he said in the video. As the aircraft prepared for take-off, Tan could be heard saying, “OK, we’re gonna take off now,” before reacting with a “Wow”. “I think this is better than a helicopter,” he said....
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JDT go unbeaten for world record 109th league match

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Johor Darul Ta’zim’s player Marcos Guilherme (centre) celebrates after scoring against Kuching City FC. Bernama Picture In ISKANDAR PUTERI, Johor, Malaysia, Reuters reported early morning today that  Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) set a world record of 109 consecutive league matches unbeaten after opening the Malaysian Super League season with a 3-0 victory over Kuching City in the Charity Shield on Friday. Marcos Guilherme scored in the 11th minute, while Oscar Arribas and Shahab Zahedi each found the net in the second half as JDT picked a comfortable win at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. The win saw JDT surpass the 108-match streak that Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas compiled between 1989 and 1994, which the Malaysian club had matched with a 14-1 victory over Kelantan The Real Warriors in their final match of last season in May. “A record like this is difficult to achieve in modern football,” JDT’s Spanish coach Xisco Munoz told The Star newspaper before the game. “We want to win this trophy and...
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RM350,000 dalam beg kertas diberi kepada bekas setpol menteri, mahkamah diberitahu

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Mahkamah dimaklumkan bekas setpol menteri KDN, Tuan Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, boleh membantu syarikat NXG mendapatkan projek RMPNet untuk polis, kata Pengarah Urusan Encik Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof. Agensi berita rasmi Malaysia Bernama melaporkan seorang saksi memb eritahu Mahkamah Sesyen bahawa Tuan Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad, memintanya membayar RM350,000 secara tunai bagi sebahagian komisen 5%, selepas membantu syarikat Nexuscorpgroup Sdn Bhd (NXG) mendapatkan tender projek polis. Pengarah Urusan NXG Encik Wan Azhar Mohamed Yusof, 51, berkata permintaan tersebut dibuat oleh bekas setiausaha politik kepada bekas menteri dalam negeri, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin itu, semasa Wan Azhar berada di pejabat lama syarikat NXG di Shah Alam, pada awal Disember 2020. “Sayed (Sayed Amir Muzzakkir) menghubungi saya dan bertanya kepada saya, ‘boleh tak kau bayar 350k?, aku nak pakai duit ni, ‘cash’. Saya memaklumkan kepada Sayed bahawa saya boleh bayar, namun bukan secara ‘lu...
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Johor kekal pingat terbanyak sukan olahraga di SUKMA

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KONTINJEN Johor meraikan kejayaan dengan memiliki pingat terbanyak dalam acara olahraga SUKMA Selangor 2026 di Stadium Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang. Gambar Harian Metro oleh Aizuddin Saad Di Serdang, Selangor, akhbar Harian Metro malam tadi melaporkan Johor mencipta hatrik apabila muncul juara keseluruhan sukan olahraga buat kali ketiga berturut-turut pada Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) Selangor 2026. Kejayaan itu menyaksikan Johor mempertahankan dominasi selepas turut mengungguli kutipan pingat olahraga pada SUKMA Kuala Lumpur 2022 dan SUKMA Sarawak 2024. Pada edisi kali ini, Johor mengumpul sembilan pingat emas, lapan perak dan lima gangsa untuk muncul negeri terbaik dalam olahraga. Terengganu menamatkan saingan di tempat kedua dengan tujuh emas, tiga perak dan tiga gangsa, manakala Wilayah Persekutuan melengkapkan kedudukan tiga terbaik dengan enam emas, satu perak dan tiga gangsa. Koordinator Pasukan Olahraga Johor, Encik S Ananda Raja berkata, pencapaian kali ini jauh melepas...
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