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- Malacca International School’s anniversary revives 60’s music
- Johor labour chief urges employees not to be shy of their jobs
- Still living in fear
| Malacca International School’s anniversary revives 60’s music Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:10 PM PDT MALACCA: The Malacca International School (MIS) celebrated its 18th anniversary with a musical concert by serving up a 'well kept secret' that caught the audience by surprise. Themed as 'Song and Dance Tunes of the 60's', all 18 members of the teaching and office staff took to the stage. Appropriately attired and dressed for the night, they presented a most rousing ago-go, twist, rock and roll plus jiving moves backed by songs of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Animals, Music of Woodstock, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bob Dylan. MIS vice principal Deborah Moore said the 'surprise' was kept well under wraps by the organisers. "We had our practices well after school hours and over weekends. "So much so students had no inkling whatsoever that we teachers and office staff were up to something or preparing to come on stage during the one-hour long plus concert," she said. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Johor labour chief urges employees not to be shy of their jobs Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:09 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Employees are urged to take pride in their jobs even if they are deemed as low skilled. State labour department director Paeza Rosdi said people who work as security guards and cleaners should to be proud of what they do. "We realise that there are many people who are ashamed or shy to let others know about their occupation because they are afraid of being judged. "Why should that be the case when you are holding a proper job and making an honest living?" she said at the launch of the Iskandar Malaysia Human Resource Networking programme at Danga Bay Convention Centre here recently. She added that it was also the human resource managers' role to find out why locals do not prefer working in those fields. "We aim to reduce foreign labour, and human resource managers are the company's partners in working towards attracting more locals to fill in vacancies," she said. Paeza added that the pull factor for locals to work in Singapore was not only a high income but also due to more responsibilities and higher skill development. "For example, cleaners carry out their cleaning duties in the morning and also conduct inspections in the evening while security guards are also required to write reports on top of performing their regular duties. "This could be the reason why janitors or security guards working in Singapore are proud because their skill requirements are higher," she said. Commenting on the event, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) social development head Nor Hisham Hussein said the programme was aimed at creating networking opportunities and for a chance for them to exchange information among themselves. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:08 PM PDT MUAR:Police were urged to send patrol units to check schools, tuition centres, kindergartens and even children's nurseries on a regular basis. Bentayan assemblyman Gwee Tong Hiang said this was important to prevent lunatics, drug addicts or criminals from entering such premises to cause trouble. He added that the hostage-taking incident at Serikids Kindergarten in Sungai Abong recently had caused panic and fear among residents in the area. "It was shocking when we heard a man with a hammer and a machete had entered the kindergarten and threatened to kill the children if his demands were not met. "He might be a lunatic or a drug addict but threatening to kill the children inside the kindergarten was scary," he said, after visiting the kindergarten recently. Gwee was among the earliest assemblymen to visit the kindergarten before he was joined by Sungai Abong assemblyman Dr Sheikh Ibrahim Salleh and Maharani assemblyman Dr Mohammad Taslim. He said besides beefing up patrol, police should also check on security systems at such premises and advise the operators to improve security measures if needed. Former teacher Tan Peng Seng praised the police for carrying out the rescue mission without causing any hurt to the children and teachers who were kept hostage in the kindergarten. He added that he was worried about the safety of his four-year-old grandson Aloysius Lew who was among the 30 children held inside the kindergarten. "I could only pray to God for my grandsons safety and when the police completed their mission, I thanked God. "I also thanked the police for their commitment in not rushing their jobs and gave importance to the safety of the children and teachers," he added. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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