Surveyors should play key role in Sabah’s development – Musa

Surveyors should play a key role in the construction industry and in the development of Sabah. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said this in his speech for the 30th Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) Sabah Branch annual dinner at Magellan Sutera Harbour Resort on Sunday. Musa said these professionals were vital to the property and construction sectors as they identified land, calculated the cost of construction, made appraisals of developments and analysed the viability...

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KK airport runway blackout – a valuable lesson for all

The chairman of BIMP-EAGA Malaysia Business Council Datuk Roselan Johar Mohamed has described last Thursday’s runway blackout at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) as a valuable lesson for all. Without finger pointing at anybody, he hoped this incident would not happen again as “Sabah is aiming and bracing to become air transportation hub for the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)”. However, Roselan, who has been instrumental...

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LIGS UNTUNG LEBIH RM40 JUTA

Lembaga Industri Getah Sabah (LIGS) berjaya menjana keuntungan melebihi RM40 juta pada tahun lalu dan dijangka akan terus meningkat menjelang hujung tahun ini, kata Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin. Beliau yang juga Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Makanan berkata, dalam dua tahun yang lalu LIGS menghadapi masalah kewangan yang kritikal akibat kerugian beratus juta ringgit berpunca daripada kepimpinan yang tidak mantap dan perancangan yang tidak strategik sehingga LIGS...

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Beberapa kawasan dikenalpasti untuk penubuhan Taska di Sabah: Azizah

Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun berkata, beberapa kawasan telah dikenalpasti untuk menubuhkan Taman Asuhan Kanak-Kanak (Taska) di negeri ini. Beliau berkata, setakat ini kerajaan telah menubuhkan Taska di Wisma Muis untuk memudahkan ibu bapa yang bekerja di kawasan berdekatan Wisma Muis menghantar anak mereka ke pusat jagaan itu. “Di samping itu kementerian juga telah mewujudkan talian Sabah Care bagi memudahkan orang ramai membuat aduan...

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Health Ministry offers private nursing graduates employment

The Health Ministry will interview 1,681 private nursing diploma holders, between November 10 and 12, at 85 centres nationwide, for recruitment into the Ministry mid-December this year, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. "The Government has decided to overcome the unemployment faced by graduates from private institutions of higher learning by taking in more nurses into the Ministry, to simultaneously resolve the shortage in government clinics and hospitals," he said Tuesday. The...

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Musa wants MAB to explain KK airport blackout fiasco

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has directed Malaysia Airports Bhd (MAB) to explain to the state cabinet the runway lights fiasco that rocked KK International Airport (KKIA) for two days. “The cabinet is expecting a full report from MAB and the measures to be taken to ensure that it doesn't happen again,” Musa said in a statement yesterday. Musa said the blackout of the runway lights on Thursday should never have happened at KKIA, which is the country's second busiest airport. “And...

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Flyovers to ease congestion in Kota Kinabalu

More flyovers are on the cards to resolve traffic congestion along the main roads in this fast growing capital. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said flyovers were the best option in resolving the traffic jams at main intersections around the city as road broadening had done little to ease congestion. “We are aware of the urgency to resolve the traffic problem in the city,” said Pairin, who is the State Infrastructure Development Minister. Pairin said his ministry...

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Ekspo Beli Barangan Malaysia 1 hingga 4 Nov ini

Ekspo Beli Barangan Malaysia akan diadakan pada 1 hingga 4 November ini di padang bandaran di sini. Program anjuran Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan Sabah (KPDNKK) itu dijangka akan dirasmikan oleh Pembantu Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar merangkap Adun Liawan, Datuk Sairin Hj. Karno. Pengerusi penganjur Amat Mohd Yusuf berkata, pelbagai aktiviti akan diadakan dan memberi peluang kepada orang ramai mendapatkan barangan buatan Malaysia yang dipamer dan...

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95 peratus pelatih kursus perladangan ILHAM akan dapat pekerjaan: Thonny

Seramai 95 peratus pelatih-pelatih daripada kursus perladangan dari ILHAM akan mendapat pekerjaan di bidang tersebut. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Institut Latihan Kemahiran Malaysia (ILHAM), Thonny Chee Nyuk Kong, berkata pelatih-pelatih yang menjalani kursus itu di ILHAM kebanyakkan akan terus diserap atau diterima untuk bekerja di bidang itu. Katanya, ILHAM yang merupakan sebuah institute yang baru sahaja bertapak semenjak tahun 2008 itu sehingga kini telah melatih seramai 150 orang...

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FSM: Sabah berpotensi jadi kuasa ekonomi M'sia

Sabah berpotensi menjadi penggerak kuasa ekonomi Malaysia, kata presiden Persekutuan Pekilang-pekilang Sabah (FSM), Datuk Seri Wong Khen Thau. Dalam merealisasikan ini, beliau berkata yang dasar kerajaan negeri, iklim pelaburan dan persekitaran perniagaan mestilah kondusif, terutamanya untuk komuniti pelaburan. “Dalam konteks pembuatan, kami telah mempromosikan dan berusaha keras untuk menjadikan Sabah sebuah hab untuk Timur Jauh. “Contohnya, sekiranya kita melihat kembali Dubai...

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Sewing their way out of poverty

Many young Sabahans, especially from the rural areas, venture into the city to look for jobs. In most cases, they end up working as shop assistants, in sales, coffeeshops and such places because of their low education. Although there is nothing wrong with such occupations, they are mostly shunned because they pay relatively little. Most young school leavers are now more interested in acquiring skills to make a better living but it’s not easy — and only the determined and diligent...

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Ministry giving talks on minimum wage

Employers in Sabah are encouraged to contact the Resource Development and Information Technology Ministry if they require clarification and help in the implementation of minimum wage. Its minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai said the Government has been organising talks and programmes to disseminate information on the RM800 minimum wage implementation. “We have even organised talks in Mandarin to help local Chinese-speaking business communities gain some input on the matter and let them...

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NCR DIUTAMAKAN: MUSA

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman menegaskan Hak Tanah Adat Anak Negeri (NCR) adalah keutamaan dan prioriti kerajaan negeri. Sehubungan itu, katanya, kerajaan sentiasa terbuka menerima teguran dan cadangan yang membina untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan bagi mening- katkan tahap pemeliharaan dan perlindungan NCR dan hak pemilikan tanah oleh anak negeri Sabah. “Isu NCR tidak seharusnya diputar-belit kerana ia menyentuh kepentingan orang asal, sebaliknya...

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Only local tourist guides for Sabah

Sabah tourist guides must not allow their principles to be compromised, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said. Have trust in your own abilities, love your profession, love yourself and be proud to be a tour guide as it is an honorable profession, he said at the Sabah Tourist Guides Association (STGA) Appreciation Night for its members and industry players here on Saturday night. “You should never allow yourself to compromise your principles because what...

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No discrimination in giving out titles

Issues relating to the rights of the natives in Sabah have always been given attention, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He also gave an assurance that the government would not undermine the rights of natives to own land in the state. He was allaying fears of the government sidelining claims for Native Customary Rights land and that it was being discriminative in the issuing of titles to indigenous people. "The state is administered by natives, too, and to protect as...

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TURUN PADANG BAGI PASTIKAN BAJET CAPAI SASARAN: MUSA

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman mengarahkan Majlis Tindakan Negeri Sabah (MTNS) supaya kerap turun padang bagi memantau perlaksanaan pembangunan negeri agar sasaran Bajet 2013 yang baru dibentangkan menepati matlamatnya. Katanya, bajet besar sebanyak RM4.088 bilion itu adalah bajet untuk rakyat menikmati tranformasi kehidupan baharu yang sedang dipacu oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional. Belaiu berkata demikian pada sidang media ringkasnya selepas menghadiri Majlis Pemimpin Bersama...

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Jabatan Penerangan akan pertingkat program kefahaman dasar-dasar kerajaan

Jabatan Penerangan akan mempertingkat lagi program kefahaman dasar-dasar kerajaan khasnya usaha menterjemah Belanjawan 2013 berkaitan faedah kepada masyarakat keseluruhannya. Ketua Pengarah Penerangan Malaysia, Dato’ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, berkata selaku pihak bertanggungjawab sebagai pemasaran maklumat, program-program ‘outreach’ akan terus dilaksanakan yang memberi tumpuan kepada bajet. Menurutnya, perkara utama ialah memberi pemahaman dalam kalangan warga Jabatan Penerangan tentang...

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Rosnah sangkal dakwaan Dasar Kabotaj perlahan dan sekat ekonomi Sabah

Ketua Pergerakan Puteri Umno Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin menyangkal dakwaan pakatan pembangkang kononnya Dasar Kabotaj yang diamalkan oleh kerajaan pusat memperlahankan dan menyekat pertumbuhan ekonomi Sabah. Sambil mempersoalkan logik di sebalik dakwaan itu, Rosnah yang juga Anggota Parlimen Papar, Sabah berkata dasar yang mengutamakan perkhidmatan perkapalan tempatan itu sebenarnya bertujuan melindungi syarikat perkapalan tempatan dan secara langsung membawa kebajikan kepada...

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RM65,000 for each co-op in TUKAR – Yahya

The Federal Government has approved RM65,000 in development assistance grant for each co-operative involved in the retail transformation programme (Program Tranformasi Kedai Runcit-TUKAR). The grant was channelled through Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission (SKM), said Sabah Co-operative Consultative Council chairman Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin. “Such assistance grant is an encouragement for the co-operatives to showcase the image of their modern retail stores as well...

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Skills education no longer second choice

Skills education is equally important and should no longer be the second choice for students and parents, according to the director-general of Manpower Department of the Human Resource Ministry, Datuk Romli Haji Hassan. Speaking to reporters after the 8th convocation of Institusi Latihan Jabatan Tenaga Manusia (ILJTM) East Region for Sabah and Labuan FT zone in Sepanggar yesterday, Romli said that the mindset must be changed. “Skills education is unlike the formal academic education...

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LKIM belanja RM1.5 juta tiap bulan bayar ESH nelayan

Kerajaan melalui Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM) negeri membelanjakan sebanyak RM1.5 juta setiap bulan untuk bayaran Elaun Sara Hidup (ESH) kepada lebih 7,000 nelayan negeri ini. Timbalan Pengarah LKIM Negeri, Mohd Jamil Abdullah berkata setiap nelayan terbabit menerima RM200 setiap bulan sejak skim berkenaan diperkenalkan. Menurutnya, LKIM telah meluluskan sebanyak 12,441 permohonan nelayan bagi bantuan tersebut namun hanya 7000 sahaja yang menerima- nya kerana terdapat nelayan...

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Peningkatan jumlah wanita dalam sektor korporat penting: Azizah

Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun berkata peningkatan jumlah wanita dalam sektor korporat dan bukan korporat penting bagi mencapai sekurang-kurangnya 30 peratus daripada golongan ini memegang jawatan tertinggi dalam sektor korporat menjelang 2016. “Saya percaya kerjasama antara kerajaan, syarikat, usahawan, individu dan pelbagai golongan diperlukan dalam meningkatkan latihan, bimbingan dan pembangunan untuk ahli lembaga pengarah wanita yang...

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Tahap pencapaian IPT pengaruhi kemajuan Bandaraya

Tahap pencapaian sesebuah Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) mempengaruhi arus pemodenan atau kemajuan bagi sesuatu daerah atau kawasan. Mayor Bandaraya, Datuk Abidin Madingkir berkata, pelbagai pengiktirafan yang telah dicapai oleh Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) semenjak ia ditubuhkan 14 tahun yang lalu banyak menyumbang kepada bandaraya. “Universiti turut berperanan memberi sumbangan terhadap perkembangan dan kemajuan modal insan selain daripada memartabatkan bidang ilmu demi kemajuan...

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K'jaan Pusat ada rancangan besar untuk Sabah: Najib

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, kerajaan pusat mempunyai rancangan besar untuk rakyat Sabah. Sehubungan itu beliau meminta rakyat di negeri ini supaya terus memberikan sokongan padu kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN). “Teruskan usaha kita, sokonglah kerajaan BN kerana kita mempunyai rancangan yang besar untuk rakyat Sabah dan rakyat Malaysia secara keseluruhannya. “Seandainya kita mendapat mandat dan sokongan padu, kita akan berusaha lebih gigih lagi. Saya...

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Sabahans grateful to have Najib as PM

Sabahans are grateful for having Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as Prime Minister of Malaysia, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He said Sabahans recognised Najib’s exemplary leadership, commitment and sincerity in addressing issues faced by the people. More importantly, he added, his ability and readiness to listen to the grouses and wants of the people in the State are appreciated. “In his every visit, in all divisions anywhere in Sabah, the reception is always warm. People...

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Promising future in Kudat

Loud applause rang out at the sports complex in this idyllic northern coastal town each time Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pledged to carry out a project or an upgrade for Kudat. Tens of thousands who turned up for the launch of the state-level Janji Ditepati programme cheered when the Prime Minister made the pledges. Kudat MP Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman were all smiles with the package pledged by Najib, which breached the RM1bil mark. Among the...

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Sabah sees brighter future for the Bangsamoro

The peace deal between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has been long awaited with Sabah hoping to see a brighter future for the Bangsamoro people. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the pact would pave the way for peace for the Bangsamoro people and would herald a better future. The Sabah Government welcomes the announcement of a framework agreement for peace between the Philippine Government and the MILF, Musa said in a statement. “This is an historic...

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Focus on food security: CM

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and its partners have been urged to continue focusing on nutrition within the overall food production and food security debate, in assisting the Government ensure every Malaysian, especially children, have access to nutritious and quality food. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who made the call, said this is vital in achieving the objective of creating a society that is healthy, knowledgeable and able to contribute to Malaysia's growth. "Nutrition,...

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Polling district officials must strengthen BN machinery – Musa

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman advised all Polling District Central Committee (PDCC) officials to understand the importance of knowing their role and duty to further strengthen the Barisan Nasional machinery. Musa, who is the Sabah BN chairman, said the PDCC remains as a backbone for every election as it is the place to organise strategies, disseminate information and channel information among the leaders and people. “Realising the role played by the Central Polling...

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Musa: Pembangkang ‘kaki pembohong’

Sikap kumpulan pembangkang yang suka memutarbelitkan fakta konon kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) khususnya di negeri ini tidak berbuat apa-apa mencerminkan cara mereka berpolitik tidak matang. Ketua Menteri Sabah, Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, berkata tindakan sebegini amat dikesali kerana walaupun pembangunan yang dilaksanakan BN bertambah rancak namun pihak pembangkang masih mengaburi mata rakyat sehingga sanggup menafikan apa jua usaha dan inisiatif selama ini. Beliau menyifatkan...

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Rakyat tidak wajar terpengaruh hasil kajian Merdeka Centre

Naib Presiden Umno Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal menasihati rakyat Sabah supaya tidak terpengaruh dengan hasil kaji selidik Merdeka Centre, yang mengaitkan kemerosotan tahap kepuasan pengundi Sabah dengan pimpinan kerajaan negeri. “Apa yang penting ialah kita sama-sama bekerja keras (untuk membangunkan negeri ini) dan bukan hanya berlandaskan kepada penilaian terhadap kita,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri majlis penutup Hari Potensi Kanak-Kanak Tabika Kemas di Dewan Sekolah...

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Fresh hope for refugees in Sabah

A peace deal between the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) brings fresh hope that Sabah's illegal immigrant and refugee problem can be resolved. Local observers hope the latest deal with MILF will bring about much-needed stability in the southern Philippines. This follows the September 1996 peace deal with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) that saw the creation of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Sabah Barisan Nasional...

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Lebih RM1 trilion nilai pelaburan baru, tiga juta pekerjaan diwujudkan menjelang 2020

Dianggarkan lebih RM1 trilion nilai pelaburan baru dan tiga juta pekerjaan akan diwujudkan menjelang 2020 menerusi pelaksanaan Progam Transformasi Ekonomi. Pengerusi Lembaga Pelabuhan-Pelabuhan Sabah (LPPS), Datuk Karim Bujang berkata, bagi mengimbangi keperluan itu, kerajaan telah merangka beberapa program dan strategi bagi meningkatkan kapasiti tenaga mahir untuk memantapkan lagi inisiatif berkenaan. “Oleh itu, saya menyeru seluruh entiti KPPSP dan kesatuan lainnya...

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KBSS yakin capai sasaran keluarkan 1,300 miskin tegar melalui 1Azam

Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Sabah (KBSS), yakin dapat mencapai sasaran untuk mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya 1,300 rakyat miskin tegar di seluruh negeri sehingga hujung tahun ini melalui pelbagai Program Akhiri Zaman Miskin (1Azam). Pembantu Menterinya Datuk Jahid Jahim berkata, setakat ini kementerian itu berjaya melatih lebih 800 orang seluruh Sabah dalam pelbagai program termasuk program Seni Jahitan Kreatif, Pembuatan Kek, Masakan dan refleksologi. “Pada hari ini seramai 20...

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POLISI KAWAL HARGA BARANGAN

Kerajaan telah mengadakan pelbagai polisi dalam usaha mensejahterakan rakyat di negara ini termasuk polisi kawalan harga barangan yang telah memanfaatkan rakyat terutama di musim perayaan. Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata polisi kawalan harga pada beberapa barangan seminggu sebelum dan selepas sesuatu perayaan itu telah menjimatkan duit rakyat sehingga RM300 juta. “Itu musim perayaan, tetapi untuk musim bukan perayaan, juga tidak dilakukan banyak negara, kita...

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PBS demands Nazri clarify ‘insensitive’ statement on illegals

PBS has urged Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazri Abdul Aziz to clarify his statement in Parliament denying the security threat posed by the huge presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah. PBS secretary general Datuk Henrynus Amin said PBS regretted the minister’s statement which he said was politically insensitive to grassroots sentiments in Sabah, especially their fears and concerns for their future well-being posed by the huge presence of illegal...

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Swiftlet farming rules to take effect on Jan 1

Guidelines on swiftlet farming in Sabah will be enforced on Jan 1 next year. The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, through the state Wildlife Department, will issue guidelines on swiftlet farming. However, ministry permanent secretary Datuk Michael Emban said swiftlet farm owners would be given 24 months to comply with the stipulated regulations. The regulations, he said, included prohibiting swiftlet farming in urban areas such as cities, towns and housing areas, ...

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MUSA: K’JAAN KOMITED TANGANI PENGANGGURAN

Terdapat lebih 32,000 pemohon kerja di Sabah, kata Ketua Menteri Sabah, Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, berdasarkan statistik terkini daripada Jobs Malaysia. Sehubungan dengan itu katanya, kerajaan komited membantu golongan ini dengan melaksanakan program Skim Latihan 1Malaysia (SL1M) yang melibatkan pihak swasta menerusi Tangungjawab Sosial Korporat (CSR). “Pelaksanaan program SL1M ini adalah bertepatan dengan masanya kerana sekurang-kurangnya ia berupaya mengatasi masalah pengangguran...

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GTP banyak berikan kebaikan golongan sasaran

Program Transformasi Negara (GTP) di bawah Program e-Kasih banyak memberikan kebaikan kepada golongan sasar sesuai dengan tema janji terus ditepati. Kursus Latihan Kemahiran Program 1Azam, Kursus Fotografi Digital dan Pasca Produksi anjuran Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Sabah yang telah berlangsung 10 di kawasan Lintas baru-baru ini umpamanya banyak memberikan faedah kepada golongan belia. Pegawai Pengurusan Bahagian Pantai Barat Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Sabah, Anthonius Tompisal...

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Kontraktor digesa sentiasa bekerjasama laksana projek elak terbengkalai

Golongan kontraktor di Sabah diseru supaya sentiasa bekerjasama dengan rakan kongsi dalam soal pelaksanaan projek bagi mengelakkan projek gagal atau terbengkalai. Pengerusi Persatuan Kontraktor Melayu Malaysia Cawangan Sabah, Awadnir @ Mohd Arrudin Matanggal berkata, selain dapat menambah pengalaman dalam bidang kontraktor, kerjasama yang terjalin di antara kontraktor apatah lagi yang baru berjinak-jinak di dalam bidang baik terutamanya apabila rakan kongsi mereka mempunyai lebih banyak...

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RCI on Sabah immigrants gets cracking

A Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) probing Sabah's longstanding immigrant problem has begun work with the appointment of an investigating officer. Commission Secretary Datuk Saripuddin Kasim said the officer began his duties on Monday. “The officer will be responsible for investigating any matter relating to the commission's terms of reference,” Saripuddin said in a statement here yesterday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had announced on Aug 11 the setting up of the...

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Sabah transforming economy into more diversified and knowledge driven

The Sabah state government is in the process of transforming the local economy from one that is purely resourced based to one that is more diversified and knowledge driven. “In the manufacturing sector, Sabah’s focus is mainly on agriculture, bio-mass, and the oil and gas industry; tourism remains as a viable alternative exploitation,” Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Pangliam Yahya Hussin said. “Sabah is the largest producer of crude palm oil in Malaysia and the Palm Oil Industrial...

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Dompok - Education should focus on technical skills

 Plantation Industry and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok would like to see the country’s education system to be more focussed on ‘technicalities’ and not simply about students getting paper qualifications. “This is because educating students that will give them skills to improve their life and gain employment after leaving school means that the country will have an employable work force,” he said. The Penampang member of parliament in his speech at the unveiling the new...

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