5,000 gather at Padang Merdeka to say no to Drug

The clarion call against drugs was loud and clear as Padang Merdeka was emblazoned with a sea of red volunteers rallying against drugs for the IM4U campaign, led by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai.

“With a healthy body and an active mind, imbued with self-belief and patriotic spirit, you can conquer anything,” he told youths when launching the 1 Malaysia for Youth program (IM4U) and 1 Malaysia Squad today.

The IM4U program, which was launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak on July 15, is a government led campaign which strives to nurture the spirit of volunteerism among the nation’s 12.5 million youths. To date, Sabah has 19, 474 members of 1Malaysia Squad.

At the heart of the campaign is the “We want peace, no drugs please” message, a rallying call to youths and the community at large to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to join the fight against all manner of social menace in society.

Dr Yee, who is also Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology, said he was confident that the IM4U campaign was able to promote volunteerism among youths and channel their energy towards healthy activities. He said the government wants youths to play their part in society by being volunteers or counsellors to help turn around those involved with drug problems and other social problems.

The youth rally generated great interest and excitement, as the Sunday crowds in the city joined volunteers in the festive atmosphere. There was a good range of activities to keep every one entertained, including live music from local artists and the lively Zumba dance.

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RM300 mln for youth development in 2013

The Sabah Government has set aside RM300 million in the 2013 state budget for implementation of various youth development programmes.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said state ministries which received funds from the allocation included Youth and Sports, Resource Development and Information Technology, and Agriculture and Food Industry.

“The allocation is aimed at helping youths progress through training and acquiring skills, among others,” he said at a blood donation campaign organised by the Barisan Nasional (BN) Sabah Youth and Umno Sabah Puteri at Palm Square, Centre Point here yesterday.

Musa hoped youths in Sabah would not let themselves be hoodwinked by the opposition which claimed to fight for their interests but were actually, trying to score political mileage.

Meanwhile, the blood donation campaign themed, ‘A Drop of Blood means a Lot’, would be held for four months in 25 Umno divisions.

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Youth Job Fair 2012

Pemuda Barisan Nasional (BN) Negeri Sabah terus komited bagi membantu golongan muda untuk mendapatkan peluang pekerjaan menerusi satu program “Karnival Kerjaya BN Youth Job Fair 2012” di daerah ini.

Program kali kedua selepas kejayaannya di Kota Kinabalu pada tahun lepas itu adalah merupakan pendekatan baru Pemuda BN untuk memastikan golongan terbabit tidak akan tercicir daripada peluang yang ditawarkan pada hari ini.

Sehubungan dengan itu, Pengerusi Pemuda BN merangkap Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda Umno Sabah, Haji Awang Kadin Tang, berkata pihaknya mensasarkan sekurang-kurang 5,000 pengunjung untuk mengunjungi karnival selama dua hari bermula 22 September diadakan di pusat membeli-belah Harbour Mall Sandakan.

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SPA dikaji semula

Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam (SPA) Malaysia, Tan Sri Mahmood Adam, berkata pihaknya sedang mengkaji semula kesesuaian peperiksaan yang diadakan kepada calon bagi memudahkan mereka dapat melepasi syarat sebelum ditemu duga. Bercakap kepada pemberita di sini, kelmarin beliau berkata isu permohonan di kalangan kaum Cina paling ketara di negeri ini apabila sebanyak 2,717 dicatatkan pada tahun 2010, diikuti 2011 menurun kepada 2,417 dan sehingga Jun 2012 hanya 1,355 sahaja.

SPA sedang kaji semula kesesuaian peperiksaan untuk mudahkan calon lepasi syarat

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Musa Aman: Counsellors empowered to improve mental health in human capital development

Ensuring a quality counselling service is important towards producing a healthy and competent human capital, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. He said the counselling profession plays a very significant role in helping the community to overcome various challenges and to nurture personal growth professionally.

Nurture personal growth professionally

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FEB 2012 to produce competitive youths

The opportunity to youth and I think Sabah youths should take the opportunity to gain any knowledges from that forum. 

The Youth Economic Programme (FEB) 2012 would be held on February to produce a community of competitive young people.

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Jainab: Youths will get ample jobs if not choosy

To get or apply a job what kind of criteria most people will look at? 

I think most of us will firstly see the salary. Am I right? Not too choosy but as you all know nowadays....... (answer by your own), but all depend on you. 

Below I like to share a article regarding youths and jobs. Happy reading!!! 

Aspiring entrepreneurs were yesterday reminded that Tekun and Mara are giving out loans of up to RM10,000 to help them kick off their enterprise, next year.

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Azizah: Inculcate spirit of volunteering

"Charity and volunteerism starts at home"

"Ask not what the nation can do for you, but ask what you can do for the nation"

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Youth urged to be more active in nation building

Sabah's Federal Secretary Datuk Khazali Ahmand urged youth in the state to be more active in fulfilling their important responsibility towards developing the country. The group represented nearly half of M'sia population and were vital, the most important asset of the country.  

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