Welcome Rakan Sarawak February 2003

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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Of late, the introduction of innovative approach to the development of Sarawak’s tourism with its bio-diversity products, has been attracting the attention of experienced eco-tourists. Sarawak is definitely not spared from the eyes of this segment, which accounts to about 56% of the tourists worldwide.

Does Mobile Phone Cause Cancer?

As an effort to educate the public on the potential health risks of using mobile phones ( also known as handsets or cellular phones) as a communication tool, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) organised a one-day Seminar on the effect of Radio Frequency Radiation and
Public Health in Sarawak on September 9, 2003 at a hotel in Miri.

A HALF WAY House Proposed

Under the present legal system in Sarawak, there is no flexibility in dealing with juvenile delinquents and establishing a half-way house for them as a major point of discussion at the two-day Convention on Social Services held in Miri recently.

Tourism Minister for Sarawak Dato Seri Abang Johari Tun Openg announced that the Ministry of Tourism would target the Scientific, Academic, Volunteer, and Educational (SAVE) tourists in 2004, the year declared as Eco-Biotourism Year for Sarawak.

Beberapa hari selepas mengambil alih jawatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi telah menggariskan beberapa cadangan untuk mengurangkan kerenah birokrasi, bagi memantapkan perkhidmatan awam dan membanteras rasuah ke arah menyediakan perkhidmatan berkualiti kepada rakyat

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pada mengarahkan semua menteri besar dan ketua menteri menubuhkan pasukan petugas untuk mengurangkan kerenah birokrasi di negeri masing-masing.

Agensi-agensi sektor awam perlu mengkaji semula dan mengemaskini Piagam Pelanggan masing-masing bagi menyediakan perkhidmatan terbaik kepada pelanggan, kata Ketua Setiausaha Negara Tan Sri Samsudin Osman.

Selain cadangan pelarasan gaji asas Konstabel kepada RM804 sebulan, kerajaan juga sedang menimbang kenaikan gaji sebanyak 20 peratus untuk semua anggota polis berpangkat rendah.

Kerajaan akan menambah seramai 23,000 anggota polis pelbagai peringkat dalam usaha memperkasakan lagi pasukan itu untuk menghadapi cabaran masa kini, kata Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Seiring dengan perubahan tuntutan zaman, pembangunan kawasan luar Bandar seharusnya bergerak lebih pantas dan perlu menyesuaikan diri dengan perubahan tersebut. Inilah yang ingin dicapai dalam Gerakan “Daya” Wawasan (GDW) yang kini lebih menekankan kepada pengupayaan dalam programnya dan penglibatan aktif masyarakat.

Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) adalah salah satu agensi yang berperanan meningkatkan pembangunan golongan bumiputera dalam terutamanya dalam bidang pendidikan. Bagi menghargai tugas dan amanah yang dilaksanakan oleh kakitangannya baru-baru telah diadakan Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang MARA 2002.

They say that to survive in this changing world, you will need generalist skills such as the ability to manage information, design and plan, research and investigate, think critically, solve problems, and make decisions. But having all these skills is one side of the coin, the other side is whether you are male or female. Or is it?

According to Concise Oxford Dictionary, KNOWLEDGE is defined as awareness / familiarity gained by experience or a theoretical/practical understanding of a subject.