The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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| Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:11 PM PDT JEWELLERY PROMO Looking for the right time to purchase jewellery? Come to the SK Jewellery promotion until today. Public can go to the jewelleries promotion from 10am until 10pm at Johor Baru City Square. For details, call 07-226 3668. CONTEMPORARY SHOW Art lovers can go to the 1Malaysia Contemporary Art exhibition starting now until Oct 15 at Johor Baru Danga City Mall exhibition hall at level four from 10am until 10pm. For details call 07-221-5008. BEGINNERS CLASS A special beginners line dancing class for cancer survivors and their caregivers will be held every Saturday from 10am to noon. Fees: RM3 per person monthly. Tea and coffee provided. Class is limited to 20 participants only. For details, call Malacca Cancer Society at 06-283 0988 or e-mail oasismcs@gmail.com WATERCRAFT EXPO Watercraft Gallery in Pulau Beram (a small island in Pahang River opposite Pahang State Museum in Pekan) will showcase a range of water crafts, models of a fishermen's houses and floating huts. It is open from 9am to 5.30pm daily except on Mondays. Admission is free. FREE HEALTH SCREEN The Heart Unit of St John Ambulance Malacca will give free ECG and blood sugar tests to members of the public aged 35 years and above on every first and third Friday of the month from 8pm to 9pm at A-3, Block A, Taman Siantan, Tengkera. For details, call 016-668 9327 (Meow) or 012-607 7721 (Crystal). COUNSELLING SERVICE Praise Family Centre at Jaya Jusco Bukit Indah in Johor Baru is offering a free counselling service on family issues, marriage, personality profiling, crisis and trauma. For details, call 07-238 3952 or 012-736 9553 (Maria Shalina). The centre is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. PETTING ZOO Danga Bay Petting Zoo in Johor Baru is home to 180 species of animals and reptiles. Visiting hours are 3pm to midnight with twice-daily animal shows at 6.30pm and 10pm. Tickets are priced at RM10 for adults and RM5 for children. COMPUTER CLASSES Johor Baru Senior Citizens Association is conducting new classes for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel & Basic Internet every Tuesday & Thursday from 9.30am to 12.30pm at its premises at JKR 583, Jalan Petrie. For details, call 016-717 4345 (Soon Boon Keng) or 012-771 2736 (Thong Kam Hon) or e-mail: kbsoon0071@yahoo.com Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Vandalism at the expense of MBJB Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:06 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) spends thousands of ringgit each year to fund maintenance work on public facilities in the city damaged by vandalism. A significant amount is spent to replace stolen drain covers in residential areas under the council's jurisdiction. Mayor Burhan Amin said that the most common act of vandalism was stealing drain covers and selling them to scrap metal collectors. "After replacing the covers, the vandals usually commit such acts again to make quick buck. "Another target for vandals is public playgrounds situated in residential areas. We also spend lots of money cleaning up trash," he told reporters during a press conference at Taman Merdeka recreational park here recently. Burhan added that the vandals also caused a nuisance by damaging playground facilities. "When we receive complaints about damaged facilities such as slides or swings, the council takes immediate action to prevent mishaps. "If the playground's condition is very bad, with rusty or broken equipment, the council will close down the playground for repair work. Fortunately so far, all the playgrounds are in good condition," he said, adding that there are 231 playgrounds under MBJB's care. Meanwhile, a check with MBJB's public relations officer Mohd Firdaus Abdul Hamid revealed that, overall, the council spends about RM2mil each year to maintain facilities including bus stops and public amenities. He added that the efforts included repainting over graffiti, cleaning up stickers and repairing bus stop seats. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Breast cancer awareness campaign in Malacca Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:42 PM PDT MALACCA: Malaccans are invited to join Bayview Hotel Malacca in its effort to create awareness on breast cancer. All they have to do is to donate a minimum of RM1 which will allow them to place a pink ribbon on the Pink Ribbon Display in the hotel's lobby. Themed "Early Detection is the Best Protection", the month-long campaign also aims to raise funds for the Malacca Cancer Society (MCS). Bayview Hotel's general manager Tan Hui Teng said the hotel would distribute information cards on how to conduct self breast examinations to all female guests when they check in. It is the first time the hotel is hosting the campaign in its lobby. "We hope that members of the public will lend their helping hands," he said at the launch ceremony for the campaign recently. Tan said the hotel, in collaboration with MCS, would also be organising a Pink Luncheon on Oct 30 with tickets sold at RM35 per person. We encourage patrons to come dressed in pink and enjoy an elaborate line-up of local and international delights, he said, adding the luncheon would also feature a talk entitled "Proactive Path to Cancer Awareness" by a doctor. He said that a Facebook fan page had also been created in conjunction with the event to raise more funds. Each 'Like' on the page would generate a RM1 donation from the hotel towards MCS until Oct 31, said Tan, adding that people could also call the hotel at 06-283 9888 for any inquiries about the event. MCS president, A.C. Vohrah said people of both genders should increase their awareness about breast cancer, which is the most common cancer and also the number one cause of cancer deaths among women in Malaysia. "If detected and treated early, most women can go on to live long, healthy and normal lives," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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