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Pahang luring investors
Muslims urged to strengthen unity
Additional allocations for repair works to prevent floods

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST

KUANTAN: Continuous efforts are being made by the Pahang government to create a conducive investment climate to attract more foreign investors to the state, as well as to encourage domestic investment.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said, among the efforts made by the state government are providing infrastructure and basic facilities for investors, especially in industrial areas.

He said measures have also been put in place to enhance the role of the Pahang State Development Corp's One-Stop Agency by providing more effective service for investors through its website, www.investinpahang.gov.my.

"The website enable investors to obtain information and make enquiries online," he said in response to a question by Wan Salman Wan Ismail (BN-Jengka during the State Assembly sitting recently..

Adnan said, based on information obtained from the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (Mida), a total of 593 manufacturing projects, involving investments of RM28.7 billion, were approved in Pahang between 1987 and July 2011.

In another development, State Human Resource and Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Datuk Fong Koong Fuee told the state assembly that 292 employers were issued compound notices by the Social Security Organisation for failing to register their employees between January and September this year.

He said Kuantan recorded the highest number of employers, at 182, followed by Temerloh (46), Bentong (37), Rompin (10), Maran (9) and Muadzam Shah (8) — Bernama.

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Muslims urged to strengthen unity

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST

MUAR: Muslims in the state have been urged to strengthen their unity in celebrating the Islamic new year of Maal Hajirah 1433.

State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee chairman Dr Robia Kosai said they should not allow outside influences to disrupt their harmony.

She said the Muslims in the state would be a minority group if they allowed any type of political ideology to divide and split them.

"We can support or believe in any ideology, but we should not allow ourselves to be divided as we are all Muslims.

"We want Muslims to continue to share the same mosques, pray together and live in the same community," she said before presenting financial aid and gifts to 30 orphan pupils of SK Pekan Baru and SK Parit Yusof here on Tuesday.

Dr Robia said it was sad to see Muslims in certain countries split because of different ideologies, with some even fighting wars against one another.

On the financial aid to the orphan pupils, she said it was a requirement in Islam to help the needy, the poor and also orphan children.

She said she had given out similar aid to other orphans in Sungai Balang several months ago, but missed out on the two schools as she did not receive their lists.

"I only received the lists recently and I decided to give out the cash aid. "Besides orphan pupils, financial aid and gifts have also been given out to single mothers and elderly women in Sungai Balang," she added.

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Additional allocations for repair works to prevent floods

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

LABIS: More than RM200,000 has been spent since 2008 to build a retention wall along the Labis River near Taman Labis Jaya to prevent erosion along the riverbanks.

Labis MP Chua Tee Yong said the Government spent an additional RM70,000 this year to maintain and repair part of the wall that had been damaged due to a flood early this year.

"The repair works were completed in September.

"The river was also deepened to help prevent flooding," he said during a Deepavali celebration at Sri Athi Parasakthi temple in Taman Labis.

Chua said the temple used to face the danger of erosion as it was located by the river.

In another development, Chua said he also set aside RM35,000 allocation under his constituency to repair and level the earth roads in several rubber and oil palm plantations in Labis.

"The roads are upgraded for easier access and for the safety of the plantation workers and residents," he said after a visit to Kebun MCA Labis recently.

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Khamis, 8 Disember 2011