The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:00 PM PDT MUSEUM ABUZZ WITH ACTIVITIES Members of the public will have an opportunity to take part in an array of activities including a gasing competition during the International Museum Day celebration at Kota Tinggi Museum today and tomorrow from 10am until 5pm. Other activities such as colouring competition, drawing competition, games and quizzes will be held too. GOTONG-ROYONG The public is invited to take part in the 'Let's Clean Go Green' programme, a 'gotong-royong' programme organised by the Johor Forestry Department along with Tenaga National Berhad at the Hutan Lipur Panti in Kota Tinggi today from 8am until 1pm. LIBRARY COMES ALIVE The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) will be organising a "Lets Go To The Library" programme this Sunday at the Sultan Ismail Library Jalan Datin Halimah. The programme begins at 7.30am, and will include activities such as career talks and a live graffiti demonstration. For details, call 07-228 2525. EDUCATION FAIR The Higher Education Ministry in collaboration with the University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UteM) will be holding a "Technical and Technology" higher education carnival at Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang today at 9.45am. Students are encouraged to attend the event. FOR FATHERS The ZON Regency Hotel in Johor Baru will be organising a Hero Dad Amazing Race in conjunction with its Father's Day celebrations. The contest will be held on Sunday between 11am-10pm. For details, call 07-227 4045. CHARITY SALE The Association for Mentally Retarded Children Johor will be having a charity sale this Sunday from 9.45am. The event will be held at Sekolah Kanak-Kanak Istimewa at Jalan Gertak Merah in Johor Baru. There will also be activities such as a colouring competition, karaoke competition and other games. For details, call 07-224 7243. SALE FIESTA City Square in Johor Baru will be having a 1Malaysia Megasale Fiesta until August 31. Shops in the mall will be offering bargains and offers, while vouchers, freebies and special prizes will also be given out. The top three shoppers who spend the most during the fiesta will have the opportunity to win RM2,888. For details, call 07-226 3668. POWER OUTAGE There will be a power outage in the Pontian district this Sunday, 9am to 2pm, because Tenaga Nasional Berhad will be carrying out strengthening works at the main substation in Pontian. For details, call 1-5454. SINGING LEGEND Legendary singer Halil Chik will make an appearance at the Atrium I of Kuantan Parade shopping complex at 3pm today. Admission is free. IT EXPO Computers, laptops, broadband and accessories are all on sale. Check out the computer expo at Level 3 of East Coast Mall shopping complex, Kuantan from 11am to 10pm until June 26. Admission is free. MUSICAL CONCERT 'Appreciation of Love' is a musical concert featuring talented artistes such as Chen Zhao Rong, Ye Quan Zhen, Xiao Xiao Bing, Cai Qiu Feng, Pan Xiu Qio, Deng Miao Hua and popular host/deejay Phoebe. It revolves around the themes of unconditional parental love and showing appreciation to one's parents. This concert will see popular artistes such as Chen Zhao Rong, Ye Quan Zhen and Xiao Xiao Bing performing together on stage for the first time for their fans in Malaysia. A memorable night filled with good music and great performances is definitely on the cards tonight at 8pm in the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands. BLOOD DONATION SMK Sultan Abu Bakar in Kuantan is organising a blood drive campaign from 10am to 4.30pm on Sunday at the Atrium I of Kuantan Parade shopping complex, Kuantan. The drive will help replenish supplies of the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan. CANCER CAMPAIGN Cervical cancer prevention awareness campaign, organised by Tropicana Medical Centre Women's Specialist Kuantan is at Lorong Tun Ismail 8, Sri Dagangan 2 in Kuantan, at 2pm today. INVESTMENT TALK The Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad will hold their invest seminar in Kuantan at the Balai Raya Kg Sepat 2 in Kuantan on Sunday from 2pm-4pm. For details, call 03-2050 5813 (Fauziah), 03-2050 5329 (Mohd Ridza) or e-mail fauziah_i@pnb.com.my, mridza@pnb.com.my CAR EXHIBITION Crave Event Management is holding a car exhibition until Sunday at the Kuantan Parade shopping complex in Kuantan. All are welcome. MEET THE STARS Meet your favourite recording artistes Christopher Lay and Yean as they will be performing at 3pm in the Kuantan Parade shopping complex, Kuantan tomorrow. MPK COUNTER Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) will open a counter at the main entrance of Kuantan Parade shopping complex today from 10am-10pm. Members of public are welcome to settle their outstanding parking compound fee or assessment tax fee. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:59 PM PDT INDIAN FAVOURITE At First World Hotel, Genting the Lobby Cafe highlights its Banana Leaf Rice (RM17+) as this month's promotion from 11am to 10pm. For reservations, call 03-6101 1118 or visit www.genting.com.my AYAMAS STORE The 62nd outlet of Kedai Ayamas is now operating at No. 39, Ground Floor, Lorong Baiduri 1, Nadikota, Bandar Jengka, Pahang from 11am to 0pm. DESSERT GALORE Bring your family to indulge in this delectable dessert, Deep Fried Ice Cream (RM15nett) or the Power Booster (RM10nett) available daily from 11am to 10pm. For reservations, call The Legend Resort, Cherating in Kuantan at 09-581 9818. DINNER PROMOTION The June promotion at Hotel Grand Seasons Kuantan Dining offers diners who dine alone a meal at RM9.80++, two to three persons for RM28++ or four to six persons for RM40++ with six menus to choose and a complimentary cordial drink. For reservations, call 09-516 3131. CHILL OUT Palm Lounge at Level 5 of The ZON Regency Hotel in Johor Baru has Funky Nite and Relax Nite themes every Saturday and Sunday evening respectively. For details, call 07-2219999. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Young ambassadors go on road trip to promote human rights issues Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: A group of young Malaysians have embarked on a road trip to five states around the Peninsular to raise awareness and interest surrounding human rights issues. The 50 member group of Amnesty International Malaysia's (AI-M) youth ambassadors, were chosen earlier this year with a mission to engage other young Malaysians and local youths to have a keen interest in human rights. AI-M executive director Nora Murat said this project was carried out in conjunction with the organisation's 50th anniversary. "This is a form of creative activism, and it is entirely up to the ambassadors themselves to decide what issues they would like to highlight and the activities they want to engage in," she said. For the Johor leg of the road trip, the youth ambassadors chose to focus on the topic of urban poverty, and collaborated with local photography group Lomonatic to take photos of urban poverty in different areas around the state. The group then met at Eats and Beats café at Jalan Tan Hiok Nee here for a screening of the film War Photographer, which was then followed by a sharing session between the ambassadors and members of the public. The group also planned to display the photographs that they took. AI-M youth ambassador Nadia Abu Bakar, 22, said while the road trip was a fun and exciting experience, it was a learning curve and a good opportunity to engage other Malaysian youths regarding human rights issues. "I noticed that youth participation in human rights related activities is quite low which suggests they may be ignorant regarding this issue, thus this is the right avenue for me to rope in more youths and increase their interest in such matters," she said. Another ambassador, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) undergraduate Faisal Aziz, 23, explained the group sought to send out the message that there were many unfortunate individuals whose rights also needed to be protected. He said being a part of this road trip had been a learning process which made him more sensitive to critical issues concerning basic human rights, and added that the trip received good response and reception from interested members of the public. Fellow UiTM undergraduate and AI-M ambassador Amir Mustapha said being a youth ambassador for AI-M was a platform to take the initiative and actually do something. On using photographs to highlight the plight of urban poverty, Amir commented that photographs could function to raise awareness of the problem, as many people did not actually see or experience it. "The road trip has been an awesome experience and eye-opener for me because it is fun, promotes a meaningful cause and also a great opportunity to meet new friends," he said. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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