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- Programme aiming for RM1bil in sales
- Youths cycle for a noble cause
- Universiti to partner with private sector to help students broaden knowledge
| Programme aiming for RM1bil in sales Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST JOHOR BARU: Kraftangan Malaysia is targeting RM1bil in sales revenue within the next five years, and has an aggressive marketing programme lined up. Its chairman Datuk Sohaimi Shahadan said under the Craft Transformation programme, Kraftangan Malaysia's sales figures was expected to reach RM1bil by 2016. He said several measures and steps had been identified under the programme to achieve the target, which would contribute towards the country's economic growth. Sohaimi said among the measures that would be taken by Kraftangan Malaysia was selling local craft products online. "Online shopping is a new format which we are looking at and we will be the pioneers as there are no big companies offering craft products online. "Kraftangan Malaysia is also looking for marketing agents, who can help sell and market craft products to the United States, China, Middle East and Europe," he said. He said this after launching of the Craft Malaysia Promotion 2011 by Deputy Information, Communications and Culture minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz at Plaza Angsana recently. The event ends on Christmas day. "We are also hoping to work closely with private companies or other agencies to help promote craft products," he said adding that textile products such as batik was a favourite among craft lovers as it had contributed about 50% of sales this year. He said foreigners especially loved the design and material used to create batik shirts. Sohaimi however pointed out that to realise the target, craft entrepreneurs needed to have a new approach. He said entrepreneurs must change their mindset to be more business minded and to create relevant craft products that was appealing to customers. "They must also be innovative in their designs as this will help attract new customers," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Youths cycle for a noble cause Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:25 PM PST YONG PENG: Heavy rain last Sunday morning did not stop 300 youths from joining Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong to cycle around Yong Peng to visit the less fortunate members of society. The five km bicycle event started from SJK ( C ) Yong Peng 1 to Dewa Chee Tiong Tang Yong Peng temple in Jalan Lee Ee Goh where Dr Wee presented a cash donation for the temple's upgrading works and two lion dance costumes to its lion dance troupe. The cyclists, then made their way to Taman Selatan where Dr Wee presented a new wheelchair to a 19-year-old disabled boy Tan Ka Lok and visited the newly built SJK ( C ) Yong Peng 2 nearby. The bicycle convoy also stopped over at a 27-year-old heartpatient Tiong Koon Keng's house and the Kiwanis Yong Peng Special Children Centre in Taman Kota. The team also visited the St John's Ambulance base in Taman Sembrong before returning to SJK ( C ) Yong Peng 1. Dr Wee said he hoped to lead the young ones to reach out to the underprivileged people through healthy sports activities. The youths were later treated to a simple lunch at the primary school after the two-hour exercise. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Universiti to partner with private sector to help students broaden knowledge Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:26 PM PST BATU PAHAT: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) has opened its doors to a partnership with small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) to enhance its academic development. UTHM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin said collaboration between the university and the private sector could help train students and provide opportunities for graduates to apply their newly acquired academic knowledge to the industry. "When both work together, it gives students exposure to practical real world problems and employment opportunities for university graduates," he said during his speech before opening the symposium of MTUN (Malaysia Technical Universities Network) - Industry collaboration 2011 last Sunday. The one-day symposium was co-organised with the Chinese Chambers of Commerce Batu Pahat (CCCBP), in collaboration with MTUN. The UTHM is a member of MTUN for technical learning. MTUN's other members - Univeristi Malaysia Perlis (UniMap), Universiti TeknicalMalaysia Melaka (UTeM) and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) also participated in the symposium. Dr Mohd Nod said the university-industry collaboration would be instrumental in strengthening the ability of universities to conduct high quality and relevant researches. CCCBP president Chink Poh Cheng said universities played an important role as input sources for private sector innovation activities. He said the SMEs needed skills and knowledge to enhance their competitiveness in the fast changing world. "The University and SMEs can work together for technology transfer, business incubation, collaborative research, internship programmes, mentoring programmes and joint training," he added. Chink hoped the symposium would help develop more partnerships between the SMEs and UTHM to drive the Batu Pahat district to a higher economic and academicgrowth. At the event, UTHM also signed letter of intent with CCCBP and several companies. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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