This article was published on May 23th 2001

in a prime daily newspaper with wide circulation in the country.

Summary

A group of 15 Malaysian students from Biological and Agricultural Engineering of

Universiti Putra Malaysia had created a history in the country.

Invention of a first Malaysian Student made tractor for  ASAE 1/4 Scale Tractor International

Student Design Competition 2001 in East Moline, Illinois, USA, a prestigious competition organized annually,

had alerted the society on capabilities of Malaysian students to compete

with students in other countries in an international level. Corporate and government bodies

gave full support to this student project.