The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- Idris determined to make Malacca a high-income population
- Staff of Holiday Inn Melaka recognised for their exemplary service
- Telekom receives encouraging response from Small and Medium Enterprises
| Idris determined to make Malacca a high-income population Posted: 16 May 2013 07:51 PM PDT MALACCA: Chief Minister Datuk Idris Haron who rose from rags to riches is determined to create more high-earning locals over the next decade. Idris, 47, wrote his about his childhood experience in his blog seven years ago where he touched about a poignant moment when he was chased-out by his stepfather at the age of eight. At a tender age, he had to work as a rubber-tapper at his grandparents' smallholding in Asahan, Jasin apart from peddling fruits at street and the collections were used as money to buy food in the school canteen and to buy revision books. Idris also elaborated in his blog that he had to use tattered shoes to school while only recycling his old "Baju Melayu" for Hari Raya during his younger days. Despite his family's financial constraints, the chief minister emerged a high-achiever in all his examinations, subsequently earning a Tenaga Nasional bursary to pursue his tertiary education in Texas, United States. Idris also graduated in technical field from Tokyo Kensyu Centre, Japan in the mid 1990s. Armed with academic qualifications and "going through the mill" experience, Idris announced that his thrusting a second phase of the "Melaka Maju 2101" concept to realise a high-income population over the next 10 years. "We have to re-brand the concept where focus will be emphasised on development and injection of more people-centric projects," he told StarMetro on Wednesday. Idris said in his bid to achieve the motive, he had delegated the task accordingly to his new state executive councillors. Eight state assemblymen, including five new faces, were sworn-in as excos on Tuesday while the chief minister held the Finance, Land, Economic, Investment and Industrialisation, Religious Affairs, Heritage, Youth Development and Tourism portfolios. Idris said he have asked his exco to manifest a leadership by example dispositions by being punctual, people friendly and concentrate on their task on developing the state. "I can't do all the job by myself, hence, I have delegated the responsibilities to the excos and their deputies. "Exco should act as leaders and their deputies should be second in command where with their commitments and dedications, we can bring forward our ambition to see more affluent Malaccans," he said. Idris said there should be also a total revamp in mindset from excos right up to the staff at state government departments and agencies. "The second phase of the concept should witness a paradigm shift at all levels in state government's administration where the service provided should be of high quality and consistent," he said. Idris said his aspiration was also to advance the integration and harmony levels of all communities in Malacca. "We need to be united at all tiers to be in tandem with the global pace and the growth of this region," he said. Idris noted that the state government alone couldn't function by itself to achieve the mission and need to rope in the participation of all Malaccans. "Therefore, it is imperative for the locals to think like populace of a modern state and play their respective roles in putting fiscal growth on the right track," he added. |
| Staff of Holiday Inn Melaka recognised for their exemplary service Posted: 16 May 2013 07:51 PM PDT MALACCA: Three hotel staff from the four-star Holiday Inn Melaka were recognised for their exemplary "Brandhearted" service to clients. "How can I assist you?" is among the few magic words used by Zariz Ruddin Zahi Ruddin complimented by his pleasant smile and good personality, that earned him the award recently. "It is always important to be ready and anticipate guests' needs," said Zariz who was recently promoted as the assistant front office manager. A reviewer from Internartional Travel advisor, Tripadvisor.com labelled Zariz as the gem of the hotel for his exemplary service attitude. His tireless effort in delivering the "stay real" culture had also earned him countless compliments from the guests. The next personality of the hotel who received the award was the bubbly Mohd Jamalludin Sabran. He is also popularly known as the "superstar" to many guests for his affable and courteous service. Mohd Jamalludin is the captain at the hotel's Sirocco Italian Restaurant. The Malacca boy is always outgoing and shares his friendly personality with his guests. "I'm an optimistic person and I guess it's natural to me when it comes to delivering genuine service," he said when interviewed. Hotel's executive Mesita Ahmad was the rose among the thorns to receive the award. A familiar face to patrons who dine at the hotel's coffee house, Mesita is well known for the excellent hospitality and making the extra effort as commented by many guests. "We're in the service-oriented business, thus it's always my heartfelt obligation to make sure all my guests are well taken care of," she said. Not only is she being recognized for her excellent hospitality, but she is also known for her loyalty to the hotel. Mesita earned the praises from her superior as she took her own initiative to promote and solicited business for the hotel. Her actions proved worthy when she successfully secured a few businesses. General manager of Holiday Inn Melaka Alvin Jaiyaseelan said the was committed to consistently deliver a "Stay Real" service that is synonymous with all the hotel's culture worldwide. "With people like Mesita, Jamal and Zariz in the picture, I'm sure our goal for a 'great hotel, guests' love' is attainable" he added. |
| Telekom receives encouraging response from Small and Medium Enterprises Posted: 16 May 2013 04:40 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: More than 500,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) have registered with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) since December last year. TM SME executive vice president Azizi A Hadi said more SME based companies have expressed their interest in signing up with TM. He added that TM had helped many SME entrepreneurs not only in operating their business but also in expanding their companies' growth. "There are many SME owners who have registered with us and seen their businesses evolve to multinational companies that is operating nationwide. "TM offers a wide range of products for SMEs that allow them to expand their business," he said when met after officiating the TM SME BizFest here on Wednesday. Azizi also said that the world was moving in a fast pace where connectivity was important. He added that the usage of Internet and ICT were key elements in helping SME to reach out to a wider range of people. Azizi pointed out that TM's approach to SMEs was business made easier by focusing on its in-office and out-of-office solutions. "For instance, we have products such as Office-in-a-Box, UniFi, HyppTV, SmartMap and TM Voice for in-office solutions while for the out of office products, we have Marketing Tools, TM WiFi and BizApp Store. "We have a comprehensive suite of more than 40 innovative products and services designed to increase SMEs productivity and efficiencies," he said adding that SMEs can always depend on TM to be their reliable broadband and ICT partner. |
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