TYT tells grads: Prepare to face the real world

Kota Kinabalu: The over 4,000 latest batch of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) graduates have been advised to transform their old "life script" ways to a new one by equipping themselves with the latest skills and knowledge. Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin said the new 'life script' includes learning to enhance their interpersonal skills, communicating skills and personality in preparing themselves for the real world. He said it is never too late to learn anything new as there is availability...

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Musa Lancar Program Semarak Bersama Esscom

SANDAKAN – Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman hari ini melancarkan Program Semarak Bersama ESSCOM dan portal ESSCOM Times yang bertujuan menyemarakkan lagi semangat patriotik dan setia kepada negara. Beliau berkata pewujudan Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah (Esscom) dan Zon Selamat Timur Sabah (Esszone) ternyata berjaya mengembalikan keyakinan rakyat terhadap keupayaan kerajaan dalam mempertahankan keselamatan rakyat dan kedaulatan negara. “Pada awal tahun ini, kita dikejutkan...

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RM330,000 allocation for Chung Hwa in Tenom

Tenom: Special Duties Minister Datuk Teo Chee Kang said the Government has approved a RM330,000 allocation for the Chung Hwa Middle School here. Of this, RM130,000 is annual funding for the school while the remaining RM200,000 is for its development purposes, he said, adding SRJK (C) Chung Hwa has also been allocated RM130,000 where RM100,000 is annual funding and the balance of RM30,000 is for maintenance purposes. "Nevertheless, the amount needed for financing the construction of a new four-storey...

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Appointment best to carry voice of women: Azizah

Kota Kinabalu: Wanita Umno Vice-Chief Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun regards the appointment of additional supreme council (MT) members as being capable of carrying the voices of women, especially in making decisions related to the group. Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister, said she was thankful to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Umno President, for the appointment. "I will work hard to ensure my participation in the supreme council will...

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Sambutan Ambang Merdeka bakal jadi tumpuan warga bandaraya K. Kinabalu

Ribuan warga bandaraya Kota Kinabalu dijangka akan menyaksikan sambutan Ambang Merdeka yang akan diadakan di Dataran Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu pada malam 30 Ogos ini. Mayor Bandaraya Datuk Abidin Madingkir berkata, pelbagai acara telah disusun untuk memeriahkan lagi sambutan itu, antaranya perarakan tanglung, perarakan kereta berhias dan persembahan artis-artis tempatan. “Kita berharap warga bandaraya datang beramai-ramai untuk memeriahkan lagi sambutan Ambang Merdeka sekaligus menunjukkan...

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Musa tells newly appointed community development leaders what he expects of them

All community development leaders must be prepared to go the extra mile to ensure that the people’s problems are tackled effectively, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman. “As community leaders entrusted with the responsibility of serving the people they must reach out to the people to attend to their grievances and provide solutions,” he said in his speech during the swearing-in ceremony of 48 people’s development leaders (PKR) Tuesday at Wisma Innoprise. Among...

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PUSAT AKAN TERUS BANTU TINGKAT EKONOMI SABAH

Kerajaan Persekutuan sentiasa berusaha membantu mengurangkan kos sara hidup dan meningkatkan pendapatan isi rumah bagi penduduk Sabah, kata Menteri Kewangan Kedua, Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah. Katanya, kerajaan juga sedar akan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh negeri Sabah, terutamanya kos sara hidup yang tinggi, infrastruktur yang tidak menyeluruh, jurang perbezaan taraf hidup yang ketara antara penduduk bandar dan luar bandar serta kekurangan modal insan yang mahir dan berbakat. “Isu...

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State Assembly passes RM1 billion Supplementary Supply Bill

On Monday, the State Legislative Assembly approved the Supplementary Supply Bill (2013) amounting to RM1 billion to meet the government’s various requirements and additional expenditures. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman, who tabled the Bill as the State Minister of Finance said about RN740.2 million was voted merely to balance the State's account as required by accounting regulation. The remaining RM202.8 million was allocated to meet expenditures already incurred....

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