IPT Requirements For Vocational Diploma Graduates - MQA

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- To pursue education at local institutions of higher education (IPT), graduates of the Vocational Diploma Programme (DVM) under the education ministry should fulfil two requirements before pursuing their education at local institutions of higher education (IPT).

In a statement today, the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) said the two requirements were possessing work experience at least until the age of 21 and an Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) certificate from the agency involved.

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MENTOS STAYS FRESH : COLLABORATES WITH TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND MARVEL

SUBANG JAYA, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Power brand Mentos continues to “stay fresh” with their collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel, taking up limited rights to run a contest with X-Men: Apocalypse, the ninth instalment in the X-Men film series. X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters in Marvel Comics. The X-Men film series shares Mentos’ long-standing popularity and appeal with youths. This marketing initiative aims to keep the brand fresh in consumers’ minds.

The collaboration, which culminated in the Mentos Unlocks the X-Power in You Contest, offered exclusive X-Men prizes and cash worth more than RM50,000. The successful campaign drew over 3500 entries, and was celebrated with a prize presentation ceremony for the contest winners. Grand prize winner Encik Mohd Nizan walked away with an exclusive X-Men Apocalypse Keyboard Laser, a trolley bag, T-shirt, RM5,000 in cash and one year’s supply of Mentos.

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LAPTOP-SIZED CAR "WALKCAR" TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM OCT. 21

TOKYO, Oct 13 (Bernama-AsiaNet) --

- Time Has Come to Carry Car in Your Bag -

COCOA MOTORS, Inc. (R) announced on October 13 that WALKCAR (R), the world's smallest car, will be available for pre-order at Cocoa Motors Online Store (http://www.cocoamotors.com) from Friday, October 21, at 13:00 local time in Japan.

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TOSHIBA'S NEW TRANSISTOR ARRAYS HAVE DATA STORAGE FUNCTION

TOKYO, Oct 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO: 6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of "TBD62089APG", a new-generation transistor array for applications such as LED lighting for amusement equipment and high voltage signal transmitters for industrial equipment. The new IC incorporates D-type Flip Flop circuits (8 bit type) in the input part that support a data storage function. Sample shipments start today with mass production scheduled to start at the end of December 2016.

Applications such as amusement equipment (pachinko and slot machines), home appliances (air conditioners and refrigerators), and industrial equipment (vending machines, banking terminals such as ATMs, office automation equipment, and factory automation equipment) continue to add functions year by year, resulting in a shortage of mount area for ICs.

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TOHOKU FESTIVAL PARADE TO SHOWCASE SIX LOCAL FESTIVALS, HELPING TO SUPPORT RECOVERY OF THE EARTHQUAKE-HIT REGION

Featuring displays of culture from Tohoku and Tokyo, will be the first major event held in the Toranomon area, the new cultural and commercial heart of Tokyo

TOKYO, Oct 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The TOKYO SHINTORA MATSURI Executive Committee today announced that it will hold its TOKYO SHINTORA MATSURI festival on Tokyo's Shintora-dori Avenue, the new thoroughfare constructed as part of the Toranomon area redevelopment, on November 19 and 20. The festival will be the first major event utilizing the new space created in the Shintora (Shimbashi–Toranomon) district, Tokyo's new international hub for business and culture. It will include the Tohoku Rokkonsai (six festivals) Parade, a special street display combining the attractions of individual festivals from the cities of Aomori, Akita, Morioka, Yamagata, Sendai, and Fukushima in the Tohoku region.

The Tohoku Rokkonsai Parade was first staged in 2011 in the city of Sendai, aiming to inspire the recovery of a region struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake earlier that year; it has since been staged annually in other major cities across Tohoku. Celebrating the diversity and resilience of the region, the 300 meter long parade will proceed along Shintora-dori Avenue on November 20, with more than 300 dancers and other performers presenting features of the six Tohoku city festivals.

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THE WORLD'S 3RD LARGEST BOOK FAIR TO HOST 1,420 PUBLISHING HOUSES DISPLAYING 1.5 MILLION TITLES IN SHARJAH

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- This year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) - third largest book fair in the world- will see the participation of 1,420 publishing houses from 60 countries, displaying more than 1.5 million books throughout its 11 days.
 
SIBF is organised by the Sharjah Book Authority, the region’s foremost literary event taking place from November 2-12 in Sharjah and held under the theme ‘Read More,’ and covering 25,000 square feet at Sharjah Expo Centre. Visitors will enjoy more than 1,417 activities from its program.
 
The UAE participate this year with 205 publishing houses, followed by Egypt with 163, Lebanon and India with 110 each, the UK with 79, Syria with 66, the US with 63 and KSA with 61.

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IPICEX2016 COMING TO JOHOR BAHRU!

SHAH ALAM, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- The 5^th International Plantation Industry Conference and Exhibition (IPiCEx2016), jointly organized by the International Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) and UiTM Melaka is a premier forum for the presentation of issues, new advances, and research findings in the plantation and commodities sector. Besides providing a platform for participants to establish and strengthen their network with renowned scientists, agriculturists, policy makers and plantation industry professionals, the conference will also hold an exhibition, an IPiCEx Challenge, and organize a post-conference tour.

 
With the theme “Shaping the Future of the Plantation Industry: Changing Trends, Opportunities and Sustainability”, topics ranging from talent management, transformation of the industry, integrated farming, challenges and sustainable solutions, technological developments and applications will be deliberated in depth by expert speakers.

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