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Set cozily amongst
the hills of Kapit, some 700 primary school students are going to enjoy attending
their new school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kapit (SK
Kapit).
This year’s Borneo Cultural Festival
is the fourth to be held in Sibu and it has proven to be a crowd-puller, attracting
both local and foreign spectators to the Town Square every night throughout
the week in July. An estimated 42,000 people attended the festival in 2003.
This year’s festival is co-organised by the Sibu Municipal Council and
the Resident Office. The festival highlights the best in the cultures and traditions
of the Chinese and the various ethnic groups like the Ibans, Melanaus, Bidayuhs,
Malays, and the Orang Ulu.
Program DUN Bersama Rakyat yang diadakan
di pekarangan Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri, Petra Jaya berlangsung dalam suasana
yang meriah dan diwarnai dengan pelbagai aktiviti. Program yang dianjurkan buat
pertama kali ini adalah bertujuan untuk memberi peluang kepada pelbagai lapisan
masyarakat bergaul mesra dengan wakil rakyat mereka di samping menderma untuk
mengisi tabung Badan Amal Tenaga Isteri Sarawak (SABATI).
We, as citizens of the state, have
to make efforts to create a beautiful and healthy city,” stated YB Tan
Sri Datuk Amar Dr. George Chan Hong Nam, Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister
of Finance & Public Utilities and Minister of Industrial Development Sarawak,
during the recent official earth breaking ceremony of the Hockien Garden.
Twin Otter’s pilots will not
have to worry about landing on the runway at Ba’ Kelalan’s air field
soon. The ongoing repair works of the runway at the airfield has ensured a smooth
surface and no more damages on the runway base will be seen.
The
next time you shop for groceries in the supermarkets, watch out for cheese made
in Limbang, Sarawak. In the future, cheese makers would not only be associated
with the West. It is about time the East takes a bite out of the cheese market.
The potential of establishing a cheese-processing centre in Asia, particularly
in Northern Sarawak, which encompasses the Limbang Division (Limbang and Lawas
Districts), is very real.
It is a well-known fact that Sarawak
is rich in its biodiversity. The locals have taken it for granted all these
decades and the outside world has turned its attention to this part of the globe
in the last few couple of years. The fame arrived when the medical world and
scientists began searching far and wide for flora and fauna that could be the
next answer to cure the plagues of human kind – cancer, diabetes,Alzheimer’s,
hypertension and many more.
A one-day seminar to educate the community
leaders with more in-depth knowledge on matters related to their responsibilities
was held here recently. A joint collaboration between the Kuching branch’s
Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) and Kuching Resident Office, the seminar themed “Perancangan
dan Pembahagian Harta Pusaka Orang Islam” or Planning and Distribution
of Muslim’s Assets, saw about 130 participants at the function.
Apart from promoting
the usage of the national language among public, state’s branch Dewan Bahasa
dan Pustaka (DBP) also plays a vital role in preserving the literature works
produced by local writers. As such, more room is provided to display the works
in its building here.
In
line with the government’s effort to promote the usage of the national
language, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry, together with the Dewan Bahasa
dan Pustaka (DBP), a committee aimed at enriching the works of local writers
will be formed.
Sports
Carnival, such as the one held recently by the Royal Customs Department will
act as catalyst in cementing ties within the department as well as with those
Customs athletes who come from the other states throughout Malaysia. For 3 days
beginning 6 th June 2004, contingent of athletes comprising of staff of the
Customs Department from throughout Malaysia converged in Kuching to outdo each
other and to win as many medals as possible..
The
youth and sports division of the State’s Social Development and Urbanization
Ministry (KPSU), is calling on local youth to participate in its various fun
and challenging activities lined up for this year.
Kerajaan
mensasarkan kedudukan Malaysia di dalam indeks rasuah antarabangsa Transparency
International dapat diturunkan kepada kedudukan ke-30 pada tahun ini berikutan
pelaksanaan Pelan Integriti Nasional (PIN). Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana
Menteri Datuk M. Kayveas berkata tahun lepas Malaysia menduduki tempat ke-37
daripada 133 negara dan di kalangan negara Asia, Malaysia berada di tempat kelima
selepas Singapura, Hong Kong, Jepun dan Taiwan.
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi menasihatkan kakitangan awam agar membuat pilihan
yang tepat sebelum memilih opsyen skim pencen atau skim Kumpulan Wang Simpanan
Pekerja (KWSP) yang ditawarkan kepada mereka. Menurut Perdana Menteri, kakitangan
awam yang masih keliru dan belum membuat sebarang keputusan perlu mendapatkan
maklumat lengkap mengenai perkara itu terlebih dahulu.
Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) akan memperkenalkan kemudahan memfailkan borang
cukai secara elektronik (e-filing) kepada pembayar cukai individu mulai tahun
taksiran 2004, tahun depan. Pengenalan kemudahan itu adalah susulan perkhidmatan
peringkat pertama yang diperkenalkan kepada syarikat yang memfailkan borang
cukai pendapatan syarikat menerusi Borang C bermula pada tahun taksiran 2001.
Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP), Mac lalu telah melancarkan
Pusat Pengurusan Panggilan Telefon atau Call Management Centre (CMC) di Bangi,
Selangor bagi mengendalikan pertanyaan daripada ahlinya dan majikan..
Mulai awal April lalu, semua pemohon kad
pintar, MyKad, dikehendaki mengambil kadnya dalam tempoh tiga bulan dari tarikh
pemberitahuan ianya siap bagi mengelak daripada didenda RM100. Menteri Hal Ehwal
Dalam Negeri, Datuk Azmi Khalid berkata, keputusan untuk memendekkan tempoh
mengambil kad yang sudah siap dari dua tahun kepada tiga bulan dan menaikkan
denda daripada RM30 kepada RM100 adalah bagi mengelak berlakunya timbunan MyKad
yang tidak dituntut oleh pemohon di Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) dan cawangan-cawangannya
di seluruh negara.
The arrival and departure of foreign workers
and illegal immigrants will be easily detected and could be strictly monitored
once the biometric system is introduced in work permit beginning next year.
Specific use of Key Performance Indicators
(KPI) adopted by Government Linked Companies (GLCs) may soon be used in the
public sector once the government works out its effectiveness as a tool to inculcate
a high performance culture in the civil service. The Malaysian Administrative
Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) will conduct the initial
study on the implementation of KPI to ensure its compatibility with the role
of the public sector and to come up with realistic and achievable targets based
on appropriate and acceptable benchmarks.
Registered SOCSO members involved in accidents
will be able to receive fast compensation with the introduction of instant payment
scheme soon. Under the scheme, workers will receive their claim within three
days instead of the current 14 days waiting period. Human Resources Minister,
Datuk
Fong Chan Onn confirmed this after chairing a post cabinet meeting of the ministry
in Putrajaya recently.
The Royal Malaysia Police will get an
additional RM150 million allocation for this year to boost its management and
improve service. This includes salary increase and adjustment in the allowances
for senior and junior police officers and constables. For the long term, the
government had approved amendments to the service scheme that would especially
benefit the lower rank.
Specialists in government hospitals can
look forward to limited private practice once the government gives the green
light beginning next year. This is part of the government’s effort to minimize
the brain drain especially among specialists in government hospitals and medical
centres. This move was made following the announcement by Health Minister Datuk
Dr, Chua Soi Lek who said that each hospital would have a private wing for doctors
and supporting involved in this practice. special committee headed by Deputy
Minister of Health, Datuk Dr. Abdul Latiff Ahmad is currently in the final stages
preparation for a working paper for this purpose.
Kementerian Kesihatan akan mengurangkan
masa menunggu bagi pesakit yang mendapatkan rawatan pesakit luar di semua hospital
kerajaan daripada tiga jam pada masa ini kepada satu setengah jam, kata Menteri
Kesihatan Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek. Beliau berkata langkah pembaikan itu merupakan
sebahagian daripada usaha kementerian bagi menyediakan perkhidmatan yang lebih
baik memandangkan terdapat banyak aduan diterima daripada orang ramai mengenai
tempoh menunggu yang terlalu lama semasa mendapatkan .
Agribazaar, an e-commerce portal that
connects food producers, wholesalers, distributors, entrepreneurs, consumers
or anyone active in the agriculture sector will be soon be available nationwide.
A study on the wage structure of the 900,000
civil servants nationwide will provide the required input for the government
to draw the next wage structure when it is completed early next year. The study,
commissioned to Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) by Cuepacs is crucial to ensure
that wages for civil servants are at par with productivity, performance and
not merely academic qualifications..
Fishing was not a favourite sport for
me nor was fish rearing (as a pet) until a good friend introduced the Malaysian-bred
cichlid species fondly called the “Flower Horn” that has gained much
popularity within the country and internationally too. Now, I can say that keeping
fishes as pets can be as much fun as having a warm blooded furry animal as a
pet (this could be referring to your spouse or partner)..
The two-day Sarawak and Sabah Region Innovative
and Creative Circle (ICC) Convention, has recorded a total of RM5.1 million
in cost savings through the identification and practice of methods that have
enhanced output and reduced within their respective organisations. This was
based from the project papers that were presented during the event held in Kuching
recently.
Our agricultural sector needs a boost.
We need to commercialise our agricultural sector by promoting our nation’s
food production using modern farming technologies that will improve productivity,
increase yield and reduce our dependence on food imports. With that intent and
purpose, the government announced the establishment of the Agricultural Advisory
Panel last July. This is a big step towards achieving one of the objectives
of the Third National Agricultural Policy (NAP3) - to promote the nation’s
food production through a more commercialised agricultural sector.
Motorcyclists top the list of accident
victims! A family wiped out after collision with lorry! Mat Motor dies in terrible
racing accident! These are examples of headlines we read in the papers everyday
- enough gory stories to satisfy the daily disaster diet of even the most jaded
reader. Works Minister Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu once said that apart from Malaysia,
“there is no place in the world where accidents and deaths are so high”.
Proses pendemokrasian pendidikan yang
memberi peluang sama rata kepada segenap lapisan masyarakat untuk mendapatkan
pendidikan terbaik telah menjadi agenda kerajaan sejak mencapai kemerdekaan
47 tahun yang lalu. Ini kerana melalui pendidikan ia mempu menjadi pencorak
kepada kejayaan negara pada masa hadapan, baik daripada segi pembangunan ekonomi
mahupun dari aspek perpaduan serta keharmonian masyarakat.
Ramai antara kita mungkin bersetuju bahawa
sekolah merupakan antara tempat yang paling sesuai untuk menyemai perasaan prihatin
serta mencintai
alam sekitar di kalangan pelajar sekolah. Usaha menyemai perasaan berkenaan
berlaku tanpa disedari iaitu melalui nilai-nilai yang terselit dalam pendidikan
formal mahupun melalui gerak kerja kokurikulum di sekolah. Misalnya, aktiviti
seperti memungut dan menyapu sampah di sekitar kawasan sekolah yang telah menjadi
aktiviti rutin.
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