Penang STEM

100 Years of Robots: How Technology – And Our Lives – Have Changed

A version of this article was first published on the MSN.com John Harrington – Nov 22 We live in a world where robots and robotic technology have become part of our everyday lives. While films such as “Metropolis” and television series like “The Twilight Zone” warned of a world in which our mechanical creations would enslave us, …

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Lam Research opens largest manufacturing plant in Penang with RM1b investment

Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021 01:36 PM MYT BY OPALYN MOK Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. GEORGE TOWN, Aug 3 ― A leading wafer fabrication equipment company, Lam Research, officially opened its new manufacturing plant at Batu Kawan here today with an investment of RM1 billion. The facility, which is the …

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Construction of NI’s new supply chain distribution hub to be completed by Q2 2022

By K.H. Ong – November 13, 2021 A version of this article was first published on the Buletin Mutiara CHIEF Minister Chow Kon Yeow officially launched the commencement ceremony of the construction of NI Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s new supply chain distribution hub next to its existing factory in Bayan Lepas today, after it was delayed twice …

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Greatech’s new RM51mil plant in Batu Kawan to be ready by 2Q22

By Christopher Tan – October 13, 2021 A version of this article was first published on the Buletin Mutiara THE construction of Greatech’s new 265,000sq ft modern production and office building, called the Batu Kawan III (BK III), has formally started. Greatech Technology Berhad together with its subsidiary company hosted a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for …

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StepUP Sponsorship for MBS by Dato’ Ooi Boon Chye

On 9 June 2020, Senior Vice President of Global operations at Broadcom, Dato Ooi Boon Chye handed a personal sponsorship of RM20,000 for Methodist Boy School (MBS) under the StepUP Initiative.

StepUP is a programme aimed at bringing interesting STEM-learning extra-curricular workshops and activities to schools in Penang to complement the teaching of Science and Mathematics in schools under the formal curriculum.

Teaching Children to Code

[ Article was extracted from Penang Monthly website (written by Emilia Ismail on June 2018) ] Computer coding teaches kids to think outside the box, work collaboratively and reason systematically. It is a skill for the future. Are we shifting our focus from teaching children how to write, to teaching them how to code? “Since …

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