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- Sipitang residents to benefit from Petronas investment
- RM18 million for rubber replanting
- Proud housewife is all smiles
| Sipitang residents to benefit from Petronas investment Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:10 AM PST WESTON (Sabah): Thousands of residents of Sipitang stand to benefit from infrastructural developments by Petronas which will invest RM4.5 billion in the area early next year. Member of Parliament for Sipitang Datuk Sapawi Ahmad said this included highway projects and electricity and water supplies to the area. According to plans, Petronas through Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) would build a world-class fertiliser complex in the district. The project known as SAMUR would be built in the second quarter of next year and was expected to be operational in 2015. "I am confident the residents of Sipitang will benefit from the presence of the Petronas project especially the infrastructural developments," he said in his speech during a 'Leader With The People' ceremony here recently. During the ceremony, Sapawi also witnessed a programme to hand over 86 students of Universiti Malaya Sabah (UMS) for adoption to their respective families. He hoped the presence of the students to carry out researches would help to strengthen the eco-tourism transformation plan in the area. – BERNAMA Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| RM18 million for rubber replanting Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:10 AM PST SEMPORNA: The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has allocated RM18 million through its agency, the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda), for the replanting of rubber in Sabah for this year. Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the sum was part of the overall RM60 million allocation for the country to assist rubber smallholders to replant rubber and supply them with fertiliser as well to increase their income. "Next year we will add to it by another RM36 million to include the distribution of fertiliser to rubber settlers in Sabah," he said after launching the state level Fertiliser Management campaign in Kampung Sungai Barong, Pulau Lihak-Lihak recently. During the event Shafie distributed RM826,566 and free fertiliser to 18 smallholders in the area. He described the funds and fertiliser management campaign as being in line with the government's objective to step up Malaysia's rubber production for the global market. Commenting on the Sabah Forestry Department's recent destruction of oil palm plantations in Kampung Sungai Nasip alleging its inhabitants had trespassed into forest reserve land, Shafie asserted that the department should have waited for the state government's decision before taking any action. "When rural folks' crops are cut down like this it will definitely affect their source of income. They are appealing because they have no source of income now," he explained. "I urge that this matter is resolved as soon as possible," he added. A representative of the affected residents, Budsatu Buddamu,52, expressed regret that the Department considered them as trespassers, even though he claims they have been cultivating the land for the last three generations. "The Forestry Department gazetted the area as forest reserve in 1984 but placed a notice on it only in 2008," he added. – BERNAMA Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:10 PM PST NUSAJAYA: It was the happiest day for a housewife after she delivered her first-born son on 11.11.11 after waiting for nine years. Nurul Huda, 31, said that she was touched and was overjoyed after giving birth to Qaizer Emir at Columbia Asia Hospital here, yesterday. "I was admitted to the hospital at 8.30am and had no trouble at all giving birth to my baby boy who was born at 9.07am," she said. She added that she was happy that Qaizer was born on 11.11.11 and said that it was also a good day for Muslims as it was a Friday. Nurul Huda's husband, businessman Ezlam Shah, 31, was in tears when he finally had the chance to hold his first son. "No words can describe how happy I am as we have waited for so long for this moment to arrive," he said. Meanwhile, Ezlam's mother, Zainon Dollah, 65, said that Qazier was her 11th grandchild. "Today is the happiest day for our family and we cherish every moment of it," she said. Nurul's mother Fatimah Mat, 68, was also happy and said that Nurul was her last child and Nurul's newborn son was her 17th grandchild. The doctor who was in charge of birth Dr. Rajesh Mahendran said that there were six babies born at the hospital yesterday. "Out of the six, three of the mothers requested to deliver their babies on today's date. "We have approved their request as they were on their good condition," he said adding that it was a busy day for him. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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