Welcome Rakan Sarawak August 2005

Rangkaian Khidmat Awam Negeri Sarawak

A MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF RAKAN SARAWAK BULLETIN

(People, events, activities and programmes which make for a total quality-managed Sarawak Civil Service)

ISSN 1394-5726

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JPS Laksana Projek Tebatan Banjir dan Kajian Sistem Saliran

Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) telah melaksanakan bebarapa projek tebatan banjir dan kajian saliran (perparitan) di kawasan bandar seluruh negeri ini, kata Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu.

Menjadikan Sektor Pertanian Lebih Dinamik

Sarawak akan terus memoden dan mentransformasikan sektor pertanian menjadi sektor yang dinamik serta dapat menyumbang kepada pendapatan petani, meningkatkan penyertaan swasta dan mencapai imbangan dagangan makanan menjelang tahun 2010.

SIPEC As Central Data Bank For Businesses

"The Sarawak Industrial Promotions & Exhibition Centre (SIPEC) shall act as a one-stop agency or central source for data and information for the industries in Sarawak," said YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. George Chan Hong Nam, Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Modernization of Agriculture and Minister of Industrial Development, Sarawak, at a recent business dialogue with industries from the manufacturing sector at SIPEC.

Tighten Laws on Human Trafficking

Human trafficking has no borders. It involves both developing and developed countries. Today, it has become an organized, transnational crime and an increasing booming global business. Women and children (young girls and boys) are trafficked, marketed, transported and sold by traffickers to be exploited in prostitution, pornography and forced into bonded labour, for sex tourism, domestic and construction work, and to work in factories and other sites of work.

Employers to Comply with Regulations on Better Air Quality in Workplaces

Employers at workplaces throughout nation are given a maximum of two years to equip better air ventilation system in their office buildings. Human Resource Ministry has set the time frame for the employers to do necessary preparation with immediate effect prior to the implementation of Peraturan Kualiti Udara Dalam Bangunan which subsequently establish the ‘no smoking’ zone enforcement regulations.

Empowering Citizens to Make Arrests

Whilst many countries have already had legislation governing citizen’s arrest, the Malaysian government is considering to empower its citizens to act against street felons such as snatch thieves. The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that he is looking into how to beef up the legal provisions to authorise citizens, to a certain degree, to assist the police in curbing crime when commenting on the upsurge in snatch thefts in the country.

More Land Valuation Applications Since April 1st 2005

The Federal Valuation and Property Service Department or Jabatan Penilaian dan Perkhidmatan Harta (JPPH) received more applications ever since it took over the responsibility of land valuation for stamp duty process in April 1 st 2005.

Menjadikan Produk Desa Lebih Kompetitif

Kurangnya reka bentuk yang menarik pada bungkusan produk desa adalah sebahagian daripada kelemahan yang masih membelenggu sebilangan besar usahawan luar bandar di negara ini, sehinggakan ianya telah mendapat perhatian daripada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi baru-baru ini.

Faktor Produktiviti Menyeluruh Tingkat Daya Saing

Perkembangan ekonomi yang semakin memberangsangkan di peringkat nasional dan global memerlukan negara beralih kepada ekonomi berteraskan pengetahuan bagi merebut peluang teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT).

Perlindungan Harta Intelek di Malaysia

Perlindungan ke atas harta intelek dilihat menjadi faktor utama melindungi hasil pereka cipta di samping menggalakkan mereka untuk terus mencipta dan berkarya serta mengalakkan aktiviti pengkomersilan sesuatu rekaan produk terbaru.

Open Source Is Here to Stay

The Open Source software movement encompasses thousands of programmers around the world collaboratively developing free, downloadable software you can use in place of commercial versions, primarily by Microsoft.

HPPN 2005: Pertanian Suatu Perniagaan

Hari Peladang, Penternak dan Nelayan Peringkat Negeri Sarawak (HPPN) 2005 yang berlangsung di Kapit dari 29 hingga 31 Ogos lalu disambut dengan tema “Pertanian Suatu Perniagaan”. Pemilihan tema itu bertepatan dengan usaha kerajaan mempromosikan pertanian sebagai aktiviti yang mampu memberi pendapatan yang lumayan kepada pengusahanya.