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| District officer retires after three decades of service Posted: 31 May 2011 02:20 AM PDT PONTIAN: District officer Mohamad Karim is calling it a day after 33 years of service. And as a personal reward, he will be taking his family for a vacation in Indonesia. The 58-year-old said he was too busy with work during his tenure as Pontian's district officer and had little time to spare for sight-seeing. "The first thing that comes to my mind to begin my retirement is to make up for loss time with my family and take them for a vacation to Batam, Indonesia. "I have been with the district office and also Pontian district council (MDP) President for more than two years and have worked all over Johor except for Kluang and Mersing," he said. Mohamad, who hails from Batu Pahat, added that following his retirement, the District Officer and MDP president posts would be held by two individuals. "Muji Salimon will be the new DO and the MDP president's post will be handed over to Miswan Yunus from June 1," he said at the launch of the MySMS service and the Pontian Municipal Council's open day here recently. He added that residents staying in the district could now forward any complaints or suggestions to their new MySMS service. Mohamad said that the service was to provide convenience to the people where they get in touch with the council easily and quickly by sending their messages to 15888. "The free MySMS service was also a medium to get feedback from the people in the form of suggestions, inquiries or even to express their satisfaction with the council's services. "We hope to further improve on our services with the MySMS service and there is a team of personnel monitoring and replying the messages," he said. He added that the five-day open day was an annual programme organised by the council to strengthen the ties between the council and the people staying in the area. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 31 May 2011 02:17 AM PDT Computer Class Malacca YWCA is conducting computer classes at its premises in 547-A, Taman Aman, Ujong Pasir. Programmes are conducted in English and Mandarin daily (except Sundays) from 10am to 9.30pm. For details, call Gerardine (016-642 4982) or Christine (013-206 5685). Line-dancing classes Johor Baru Senior Citizens Association conducts line-dancing classes every Friday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at its premises at JKR583, Jalan Petrie. They charge RM17 monthly. For details, call Chee Chwee Kim at 016-717 4345. Free yoga classes Yogi Hub in Taman Nusa Bestari, Johor Baru, will hold free yoga classes every Tuesday. For appointments, call 012-727 7768 / 016-736 3911 or visit www.yogihub.net MPK opens counters Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) has opened counters and gazebos at car parks and public spaces all over Kuantan town for the public to make complaints or enquiries. Its hotlines 09-512 1555 / 1666 are operational after office hours up to 11pm on weekends and public holidays. To follow up on complaints, contact the Complaints Unit at MPK headquarters. Yoga lessons JB Cantonese Association (Kwang Siew Wai Kuan) is conducting yoga classes every Friday at 8.30pm for women only at its centre in Permas Jaya (near Jusco). They charge RM120 for 12 lessons. For details, call Elaine (012-704 3363) or e-mail elaine_yai@yahoo.com Beginners class A beginner line-dancing class for cancer survivors and their care-givers will be held every Saturday from 10am to 12pm. They charge RM3 per person monthly. Class is limited to 20 participants only. For details, call Malacca Cancer Society at 06-283 0988 or e-mail oasismcs@gmail.com Watercraft expo Watercraft Gallery in Pulau Beram (a small island in Pahang River opposite Pahang State Museum in Pekan) will showcase a range of water crafts, models of a fishermen's houses and floating huts. It is open from 9am to 5.30pm daily except on Mondays. Admission is free. New SSM branch The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) now has a branch office in Temerloh, Pahang. It is at No. 15 & 16, Jalan Ahmad Shah, Temerloh. For details, call 09-296 4600 / 5600 or go to www.ssm.my Council branch Malacca Historic City Council has opened a new branch at Lot 99 & 100, Zon C, Bazar Kraftangan in Dataran Pahlawan Megamall. Services available include assessment collection, licence and building permit applications and city council rentals. For details, call 06-232 6411. Public speaking The Malacca Toastmasters Club is offering opportunities to improve public speaking to members of the public every first and third Thursday of the month at Semabok Inn from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. For details, call 019-665 7288 (Melvin) or 012-637 5476 (Henry). Petting zoo Danga Bay Petting Zoo in Johor Baru is home to 180 species of animals and reptiles. Visiting hours are 3pm to midnight with twice-daily animal shows at 6.30pm and 10pm. Tickets are priced at RM10 for adults and RM5 for children. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Sabah to host wetland symposium Posted: 31 May 2011 02:17 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS), an international platform that highlights wetland conservation will be held in Sabah from July 18 to 20. The previous conference was conducted 10 years ago in Penang. State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman said the Sabah government as host for this event was targeting 350 participants and so far, 150 has confirmed their participation. "They comprise 100 foreign and 50 local participants," he said. AWS 2011 is organised in collaboration with the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Ramsar Center Japan. The theme for this year's symposium is 'Integrated Biodiversity Conservation: Linking Forests and Wetlands' with the primary objective of enhancing synergy in the delivery of the targets and goals of the Ramsar Convention, Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Forum on Forests. Sukarti said AWS 2011 would have a special target focus on the Sabah wetlands, and aimed to identify practical strategies and mechanisms for enabling integrated biodiversity conservation with focus on the topic. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman is expected to open the event. Ramsar Convention secretary-general Ananda Tiega and Unesco director of Ecological and Earth Sciences Natarajan Ishawaran are also expected to attend the event. — Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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