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Florists, a busy lot for special day
State behind in Internet access levels, says Dr Yee
RMN officers join the community in Aidiladha function

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST

JOHOR BARU: Florist shops have been busy trying to keep up with orders for the significant date of 11.11.11 not just marriages, but also preparing gifts to loved ones.

A visit by The Star to two florist shops in Taman Johor Jaya and Taman Sri Tebrau found staff busy preparing bouquets.

Xin Florist & Gifts Centre customer service officer Shirley Ng, 25, said Xin Florist received more than 30 orders for wedding bouquets since early last month.

She said many of the shop's customers requested for roses for their special day on Nov 11.

"Many of our customers want red champagne roses or pink-coloured roses for their wedding bouquets as roses gives that romantic persona.

"Our shop has various designs where customers can choose from or they can even personally design their wedding bouquets for that personal touch," she said.

Shirley also said the shop also received orders from Singapore as well.

"Customers can also look at our flower arrangement designs and order bouquets from our website at www.xinflorist.com and we will send the flowers to them.

"Our prices range between RM1.50 to RM3,000 depending on what types or how many flowers customers want for their wedding bouquet," she said.

Florist Koh Ai Moi, 40, who has been in the business for more than 13 years said many of her customers were couples planning to get married.

"Many believe that Nov 11 is an auspicious day.

"So far, I have received about 10 orders for bouquets with my customers preferring roses and white lilies," she said.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 couples are expected to get married on 11.11.11 not just at the National Registration Department offices nationwide but also at local associations.

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State behind in Internet access levels, says Dr Yee

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:15 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government wants Internet access levels in the state to be at par with peninsula Malaysia and the minister championing the cause will continue to be critical on the matter until the disparity was tackled.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai said broadband penetration in Sabah was currently 33% which was about half of peninsula's figure of 60%.

(The figure is calculated by dividing the number of registered broadband users with the number of households in a particular area.)

He said Sabah was lagging in broadband penetration compared to the peninsular due to a lack of ICT infrastructure in the state.

"If the infrastructure in this part of the world is not taken cared of, something is wrong in the federal policy.

"I will be critical of that till they have the same infrastructure in terms of broadband penetration and other ICT facilities as far as Sabah and peninsula Malaysia is concerned," Yee added after launching the state level ICT month here on Wednesday.

He said the government was currently moving in the right direction by setting a higher broadband penetration target.

Yee said despite the challenges, he remained hopeful that Sabah's broadband penetration could exceed 33% by year end.

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RMN officers join the community in Aidiladha function

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:26 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU: Ranks were put aside for a day as the state's high and low ranked Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officers joined the community in celebrating the Hari Raya Haji here recently.

Among those who participated was RMN Region 2 Commander Rear Admiral Datuk Anuwi Hassan who helped villagers residing near the Sepanggar naval base sacrifice 15 cows and goats for the occasion.

Region 2 Assistant Chief Staff of Logisitcs Captain Mazlan Mohd Yunus also took part, as officers and villagers worked hand in hand to slaughter the animals to mark one of the most important celebrations in the Muslim calendar.

The distribution of meat was later held at the Sepanggar naval base's Ibnu Battutah mosque with RMN Submarine Fleet Commander First Admiral Datuk Mohammad Rosland Omar joining Anuwi to present portions of meat to the respective village heads.

The navy people certainly had a different Aidiladha celebrations this year, as the get together with the community was seldom carried out, paving the way for stronger bond with the community.

Meanwhile, state Resource Development and Information Technology Assistant Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad, who is also the Karambunai assemblywoman, also presented a cow to the naval base.

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Jumaat, 11 November 2011