The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- 24 organisations and schools benefit from annual Malakoff event
- Protecting the wildlife population
- Biggest seizure of fake goods until May this year
| 24 organisations and schools benefit from annual Malakoff event Posted: 24 Jun 2013 07:11 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Malakoff Corporation Bhd, an independent water and power producer, has raised RM172,700 for charity through cycling. A total of 80 Malakoff employees and business associates participated in the Malakoff Annual Charity Ride and rode their bicycles through 480km from Johor Baru to Kuala Lumpur over three days. Malakoff chief executive officer Zainal Abidin Jalil said the event that was held for eighth consecutive years was part of the company's corporate social responsibility to help the needy. He said the fund was distributed to 24 welfare organisations and schools for the underprivileged. "This is in line with Malakoff's commitment to be a responsible and active participant of the local community," he said in a press statement. Among selected 24 welfare organisations and schools benefited from the event were Pusat Jagaan Nur Muhammad, Asnaf Murni, Malaysian Association for the Blind, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Orang Kerdil Malaysia, Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Pendidikan Raudhatul Ikhwani, SK Andek Mori, SK Sungai Boh, SK Seri Sinaran Chokoh and SJK (C) Pei Chiao. Zainal Abidin said the annual charity ride also provided a platform for the company to foster friendship with its stakeholders while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. He said 28 of its business partners and associates contributed and participated in the event. "I am pleased that our business partners and associates share our passion for charity and sports. "Thank you for making this year's sport for charity ride another outstanding event," he said, adding that he hoped the company's business partners and associations would continue to participate in the future events. Funds raised from business associates over the past seven years amounted close to RM750,000. Since the inaugural ride, it had covered a total distance of 3,575km in Peninsula Malaysia and contributed to more than 90 charitable homes and orphanages. Apart from this, Malakoff will organise the Malakoff Interstate Fellowship Ride, another community-based cycling event in Penang at the end of this year. For more details on the upcoming sports events, visit www.malakoff.com.my, www.malakoffrun.com.my and www.duathlonseries.com.my. |
| Protecting the wildlife population Posted: 24 Jun 2013 05:42 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government's move of increasing the amount of protected forests has drawn praise from two environmental NGOs as this was positive for wildlife population dispersal. Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) executive director Cynthia Ong said the move of establishing forest contiguity between Maliau Basin, Danum Valley and Imbak Canyon was fundamental in tending towards ecosystem resilience. "We are in a critical region, at a critical time. Political courage and leadership from government is essential. Such courage and leadership from all sectors – civil society, industry and communities, is equally important for us to make shifts to tip the balance towards deep sustainability for all. He was commenting on a recent report in The Star that Sabah has one of the single largest conservation areas in the country that is nearly 15 times the size of Penang Island. Ong said the upgrading of the Malua Forest Reserve to Class I was particularly significant as the area is host to the Malua BioBank, the world's largest tropical conservation bank that is rehabilitating a critical habitat for Orang Utan and other threatened species. The Malua BioBank generates Biodiversity Conservation Certificates that are sold to restore and conserve the forest reserve on a sustainable basis. Borneo Rhino Alliance executive director Datuk Dr Junaidi Payne said any commitment to conserve logable forests is a good move. For the record, the area of more than 400,000ha encompasses the three crown jewels of Sabah's environmental conservation efforts — Danum Valley, the Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon. Over the past several years, the Sabah Government has been linking tracts of the forests in the three conservation areas by reclassifying those designated for logging and other commercial activities into protected zones. Sabah Forestry Department director Datuk Sam Mannan said the last piece fell into place when the State Assembly passed amendments to the Forestry Enactment 1984 on Thursday under which 23,135ha of forests were re-classified as protected areas. "We now have this huge conservation area that is totally protected and cannot be taken away," he said. He said work was under way to restore degraded areas of the newly protected areas that were once commercial forest reserves. Management plans for places like Gunung Rara, Ulu Segama and the Malua Forest Reserve were now being drawn up, Mannan added. He said the restoration work involved replanting native tree species in the affected areas. The forest link between the Danum Valley, Imbak Canyon and the Maliau Basin was also crucial as some of these areas were habitats for wildlife such as the orang utan, he added. |
| Biggest seizure of fake goods until May this year Posted: 24 Jun 2013 07:09 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has seized more than half a million worth of goods in the first five months of this year. Director Ayub Abd Rahman said until May this year, the department recorded 188 cases under various offences and seized RM542,807 of goods. He added that between June 11 and 13, the department had conducted raids at several known hotspots here. Ayub also said that during the operation, the department seized various fake goods worth RM37,370 and 17,389 units of pirated DVDs worth RM86,945. "In total, the department recorded 34 cases and seized RM126,220 of goods making it the biggest for this year," he told a press conference at KPDNKK store here. He also said that for the first five months of this year, Johor recorded the highest numbers of offences under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 and Supplies Control Act which recorded 124 cases with goods seize worth RM512,797. "The department also recorded 43 cases under the Consumer Protection Act including 13 offences for Weights and Measures Act 1972. "We have seen traders tampering with the weighing machine to charge higher prices to make more money," he said adding that the department also seized tempered weighing machines worth RM1,810. Ayub urged those who have information on such activities especially selling of fake goods and pirated DVDs to contact the department's hotline at 1-800-886-800. He added that KPDNKK is committed in ensuring that such fake goods will be taken off the shelves. "The department would continue monitoring and conducting raids in the near future to get rid of fake goods in the state especially here," he said. |
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