The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- Promoting Chinese culture to foster closer ties among community
- Maznah: Counselling teachers can use abilities to help the public
- Case of missing toddler still unsolved
| Promoting Chinese culture to foster closer ties among community Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:56 PM PST KUANTAN: It was a hive of activities at the Wan Fo Tien temple in Jalan Bukit Ubi here as hundreds of people congregated its premises to attend a pioneer programme held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations. Pahang Buddhist Association (PBA) president Hor Chin Sim said the programme was organised for the first time on the eighth day of the half-month celebrations to enliven the auspicious occasion. "It took us about two weeks to prepare and carry out the list of activities so that Kuantan folks and outstation visitors can bring their families to partake in the programme. "Despite the short notice, the response was very encouraging," he said. Hor said previously, the temple would only organise a host of activities on the first and last day of the celebrations to usher in the start of the new Chinese lunar year. He said this year, the management decided to hold one more additional programme to promote Chinese culture and tradition as well as foster closer ties among the people. "We would make this event a yearly affair from next year to provide an additional platform for the people to get together and celebrate the joyous occasion. "Based on our feedback, many were captivated with the performances especially the lion dance and fireworks display," he said. Among the activities lined up were cultural dances by students, guitar performances, magic show and lion dances accompanied by the Big Head Buddha. There was also a Goddess of Prosperity making her rounds to distribute red packets and mandarin oranges to the visitors. Towards the end of the programme, a fireworks display lighted up the night sky to the delight of the crowd. Also present was PBA vice-president Datuk Franky Chua Goon Eng. |
| Maznah: Counselling teachers can use abilities to help the public Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:06 PM PST ROMPIN: Counselling teachers could add further value by volunteering their services to the public, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan. She proposed that counselling teachers use their abilities to help the local populace, especially families, youths and those with special needs. "Former drug addicts or HIV-positive individuals can be helped if counselling teachers offer their abilities and lend them their ears. "Such counselling units and resources are already available. We just need to unify it for maximum impact," said Maznah after closing a Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten) collaboration meeting with counselling teachers in Muadzam Shah here recently. Rompin National Counselling Teachers Council chairman Fouzi Singon saidsuch services had been offered to the public but only on an ad hoc basis oron invitation only. "But we do not highlight it. At our recent annual general meeting, we were informed that 1Malaysia clinics will soon offer counselling services aswell," he said. Uniten deputy vice-chancellor Associate Prof Dr Shaari Md Nor said the meeting was to expose counsellors to opportunities for future joint collaborations. Maznah, who is also the Muadzam Shah assemblywoman, said the meeting would form a positive synergy that would increase the abilities of counselling teachers. |
| Case of missing toddler still unsolved Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:46 PM PST TEMERLOH: The file of missing toddler Nisha Chandramohan is still open despite her disappearance some three years ago. Pahang CID chief Senior Asst Comm Zakaria Ahmad said police were in the midst of re-looking the details of the case in various angles. "We have never close the case and would deploy more personnel on the ground to trace her whereabouts. "The toddler's disappearance is still a mystery and we urge the public to assist by informing us promptly of any new leads," he said after meeting the girl's parents with Temerloh OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Aziz Salleh. On June 4, 2010, Nisha, who was two years at the time, went missing after being taken for a walk near her home in Taman Bukit Bendera, Mentakab, by her mentally-ill grandaunt. Nisha, who is epileptic and has a weak leg, needs to take medications and undergo regular medical check-ups due to her condition. Her sudden disappearance resulted in a campaign led by Pahang MIC Youth and RHB Banking Group to distribute posters in public areas nationwide to trace her. SAC Zakaria said he had directed the investigating officer to scrutinise every single details of the case, starting from the day a missing report was lodged on the girl. He said they knew the girl's parents G. Chandramohan, 27, and Wong Lai Lan, 24, were still longing to reunite with their only child. Both Chandramohan and Wong believed Nisha is still alive and pleaded with the public to help locate her. Those with information should contact the district police headquarters at 09-296 1222 or the nearest police station. |
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