UMNO Women Silam to look into the needy's needs

Mizma (right) in friendly interaction
with the orphans during lunch

CONCERNED…Silam Women UMNO Chief  Mizma Appehdullah with her committe members visited the Welfare Homes under the Malaysian Medical Services and Charity Foundation (YKPPM) at Taman Sri Perdana, Lahad Datu, recently.

Mizma and her group feted the residents of the home with lunch. They comprised of 36 orphans, converts and the impoverished.

She was given a tour of the home and briefed on its needs. She stated that she would look into providing assistance to meet their needs.-AG

Women debelopmeny, BN Government's main agenda-Mizma

Mizma (right) receiving a memento from Aida during the function..

 

LAHAD DATU: The Barisan Nasional (BN) Government prioritize women's development in its agenda.

Silam UMNO Women Chief, Mizma Appehdullah said the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman recognised the role and contributions of women in the State.

She said the BN Government had never ignored women in any development plans including in the policy making levels .

“The Government accorded important roles to women in both State and National levels, in various aspects including administratives and developments roles."

“In fact the contributions and roles of women are recognised by the Governmnent. The BN Government had never sidelined women in the  mainstrean of development in the National level," she said

Mizma said this when asked about the

Decision of the State Government to allocate RM5 million in the 2917 Budget as Additional Special Funds for Women groups in Sabah.

She was talking to reporters after launching the SK Kennedy Bay School's 49th Annual Sports Meet at the Sports Complex in Lahad Datu today.

“The special fund go towards women's integration in the mainstream of development,"Musa had stated in his speech in conjunction during a reception to award recognition to Sabah Women Advisory Council (SWAC) (2015-2016) at Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, yesterday.

The Chief Minister's Sperch was read by the Minister of Community Development and Consumer's Affairs Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid.

In this respect, Silam UMNO Women lauded Musa's leadership for placing women's development as the State Government's main agenda.

Mizma said the BN Government was committed in assisting women in every aspects especially in the intergration of women in the mainstream of development.

“The Government's goal is for women to play significant roles in development especially in human capital," she stressed.

Earlier in her speech when launching the school sports day, Mizma urged pupils to utilise sports as a platform in healthy competitions on participated events.

She said sports was not only for physical and mental health but also to instill discipline on the pupils as well as promote teamwork and friendship among them.

Also present during the event were the school principal Aida Abdul Rashid, the Parents Teacher Association President  (PIBG), Ali Yassim Lassim and Silam Camp Village Head, Haji Nasir.-AG

Yahya menyaksikan MoU diantara JPHPT dan UPM

Yahya (dua dari kanan) menyampaikan cenderamata
kepada Madius (tiga dari kiri) di majlis itu

KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah merasmikan Seminar Penternakan Kerbau Sawah di Sabah dan menyaksikan Majlis Menandatangani Perjanjian Projek “Enhancing The Productivity of Farmed Buffalo through Modification of Rearing Practices” diantara Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan dan Perusahaan Ternak (JPHPT), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) dan National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) di Hotel Promenade, Kota Kinabalu.

Turut hadir ialah Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Malaysia, Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Makanan Negeri (MAFI)  Ahmad Haji Awang Hashim, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif NIBM, Haji Rozairi Muhammad, Pengarah JPHPT, Datuk Dr.Yeo Boon Kiat.-AG

Bengkel memeperhalusi pegisian 'Pesta Magahau' diadakan

 Ketua Daerah Matunggong,
OKK Makinsos Nawai.

MATUNGGONG: Seramai 36 peserta telah menyertai Bengkel Khas Memperhalusi Pengisian “Pesta Magahau” yang diadakan di Bilik Mesyuarat Pejabat Daerah Kecil Matunggong, baru-baru ini.

Bengkel itu dianjurkan oleh Mahkamah Anak Negeri Matunggong dan dipengerusikan oleh Ketua Daerah Matunggong, OKK Makinsos Nawai.

Peserta bengkel terdiri daripada Ketua-Ketua Anak Negeri, Wakil Ketua Anak Negeri, Ketua-Ketua Kampung, wakil-wakil persatuan Rungus, pertubuhan keagamaan,10 orang tokoh adat dan  pemimpin masyarakat Rungus.

Bengkel ini merupakan sambungan kepada bengkel pertama yang telah dilaksanakan pada tahun 2009 (Konvensyen Undang- Undang Adat Matunggong 2009).

Bengkel itu bertujuan untuk memurni dan memperhalusi acara-acara dan pengisian Pesta Magahau agar iannya selaras dan mengikut adat dan ketetapan yang telah dibuat dan dipersetujui oleh pihak Mahkamah Anak Negeri dan tokoh2 adat Rungus sebelum ini.

Antara agenda yang hangat diperbincangkan ialah kontroversi dan salah faham sesetengah pihak mengenai sebahagian acara yang kononnya berbentuk “ritual” yang kononnya dilaksanakan atau dimasukkan dalam Pesta Magahau sebelum ini.

Setelah diperhalusi dan dikaji , tidak wujud sama sekali acara2 pemujaan atau “ritual” yang mirip kepada pemujaan. Iannya hanyalah salah faham dan ketidakfahaman sesetengah pihak yang tidak pernah buat kajian atau menghadiri acara-acara yang dilaksanakan sebelum ini.

Setelah perbincangan dan perdebatan secara panjang lebar, Bengkel kali kedua ini telah memutus dan menetapkan serta dipersetujui sebulat suara bahawa Pesta Magahau adalah satu-satunya perayaan rasmi Etnik Rungus yang perlu diteruskan dan dipertahankan. Sebarang usaha penghapusan pesta ini akan ditentang dan dianggap melanggar dan menghina Adat Istiadat & Orang Rungus.

Bengkel itu telah menghasilkan resolusi dan ketetapan seperti berikut ;

1. Pesta Magahau diisytiharkan sebagai satu-satunya perayaan Rasmi Etnik Rungus.

2. Acara-acara dan pengisian Pesta Magahau hendaklah mengikut ketetapan yang telah dipersetujui oleh Bengkel ini dan Panel Penasihat yang  diwujudkan.

3. Tadau “Papak Taraat” ditiadakan dalam acara-acara Pesta Magahau kerana iannya berkaitan dengan acara kematian.

4. Tadau /Sodop Tavasi Papak Tavasi diiktiraf sebagai acara kemuncak dalam Pesta Magahau.

5. Pembinaan “Pinapakan” iaitu binaan struktur berhias yang amat unik dan telah menjadi tarikan orang ramai dibolehkan dengan syarat tiada acara bacaan  berbentuk “ritual” yang akan disalah anggap sebagai berbentuk pemujaan dan sebagainya.

5. Penyembelihan  binatang ternakan seperti babi di lokasi Pinapakan dibolehkan selagi iannya tidak disertai bacaan berbentuk ritual.

Kesemua peserta bengkel juga bersetuju sebulat suara  bahawa sebarang perubahan atau cadangan baru hendaklah dibuat melalui mesyuarat yang dihadiri oleh Mahkamah Anak Negeri, Persatuan-Persatuan dan Pertubuhan Etnik Rungus, Wakil2 pertubuhan dan persatuan keagamaan, tokoh-tokoh adat , budaya dan sebagainya.-AG

Yahya terima kunjungan Ketua Masyarakat Cina Putatan

Yahya (tengah0 dengan ketua masyarakat Cina Putatan

PERJUMPAAN…Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin (tengah) bergambar kenangan bersama ketua-ketua masyarakat Cina daerah Putatan selepas menerima kunjungan mereka di pejabatnya di Wisma Pertanian Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, baru baru ini.

Turut serta dalam kunjungan itu termasuklah Ahli Majlis Daerah Putatan, Ngu Woo Dung (kanan) dan E Lawrence Hee Wee Liong (tiga dari kanan).

Pelbagai isu telah dibincangkan dalam kunjungan itu terutama mengenai kepentingan masyarakat Cina di Putatan amnya dan rakyat keseluruhannya.-AG

Culture of Integrity briefing for LGS staff

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Rubber Industry Board in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sabah conducted a briefing on the “Culture of Integrity among LIGS staff” at its Headquarters attended by 50 officers including staff of its subsidiaries.  This is a continuation of Corporate Integrity Pledge signed with MACC in March 2016.

Present at the briefing were SRIB Deputy  Chairman, Dato’ Webley Disim,  General Manager, Datuk Harris Mathews and MACC Deputy Director of Operations, Karunanithy a/l Y. Subbiah.

The briefing was conducted by the MACC Assistant Commissioner, Aini Ag. Muda.  A corruption free pledge was lead by LIGS Integrity Officer, Jenus Gansau.

Harris urged LIGS staff to inculcate positive values while carrying out their daily duties to ensure a free corruption agency.  He added that the Board is both socially and commercially oriented.  The main objective is to eradicate poverty among rubber smallholders.  The staff were advised to have integrity in dealing with smallholders such as to combat corruption, abuse of power, good services, courteous,  caring attitude, accurate decision-making with efficient and effective management.

Harris also advised officers in charge of districts to hold briefings for their staff under them on the importance of integrity.

Harris hoped that all staffs can inculcate positive values in the daily work to ensure fast, accurate, productive, creative and innovative atmosphere.-AG

Yahya rasmi sambutan TBC SJKC Hwa Shiong

   Yahya menerima cenderamata daripada pasukan tarian singa di majlis itu.

PUTATAN: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah merasmikan majlis sambutan Tahun Baru Cina SJKC Hwa Shiong di gelanggang bola keranjang sekolah itu, baru baru ini.

Yahya yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Petagas turut mengaul yee sang bersama para jemputan selain menyampaikan limau dan angpow kepada pelajar sekolah itu.

Majlis itu turut dihadiri oleh Pembantu Menteri kepada Ketua Menteri, Datuk Ir. Edward Yong, Pengerusi Dewan Perniagaan dan Perindustrian Tionghua Kota Kinabalu, Datuk Michael Lui Yen Sang,Penolong Pengarah Unit Bahasa Cina, Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri, Tham Yun Fook, Pengerusi Persatuan Sekolah Cina Negeri Sabah, Datuk William Chu, Pengerusi Lembaga Pengurus Sekolah, Frankie Chung, Pengerusi Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru-Guru (PIBG), Michael Chin Wee Yee,Guru Besar sekolah, Tang Siew Kean dan pemimpin masyarakat setempat.-AG