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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Sekolah: Waspada ancaman penularan semula H1N1

Pihak pengurusan sekolah di negeri ini diminta berwaspada terhadap ancaman penularan semula selesema babi atau Influenza A (H1N1) di kalangan pelajar.

Pengarah Pelajaran Negeri, Dr. Julaihi Bujang berkata, ini kerana, terdapat kes di mana pelajar yang mempunyai simptom H1N1 namun Jabatan Kesihatan tidak dapat mengesahkannya sebagai selesema babi.

Beliau berkata, pihak sekolah juga perlu mengamalkan semula langkah-langkah pencegahan yang dipraktikkan tahun lalu seperti pemeriksaan suhu badan dan amalan pemakaian topeng mulut dan hidung di sekolah.

"Selain itu, ibu bapa juga diminta bekerjasama dengan pihak sekolah supaya dapat terus membawa anak mereka ke hospital sekiranya mempunyai simptom jangkitan selesema babi seperti demam panas," katanya.

Beliau menyatakan demikian kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Kejohanan Balapan dan Padang Ke-38 Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Sarawak 2010 di Stadium Negeri di sini semalam.

Seramai 1,111 atlet dari 11 bahagian di Sarawak terlibat dalam Kejohanan Balapan dan Padang ke-38 Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Sarawak 2010 yang berlangsung dari 13 hingga 16 April ini di Stadium Negeri tersebut.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Julaihi memberi amaran kepada setiap guru di negeri ini supaya tidak leka dalam menyediakan buku rancangan mengajar mereka.

Katanya, sebagai guru yang profesional, mereka seharusnya menjadikan penyediaan laporan mengajar itu sebagai pegangan harian dan ikutan mereka.

"Memang terdapat kes di mana guru gagal menyediakan buku rancangan mengajar mereka dan kita telah mengenakan surat tunjuk sebab kerana dengan jelas mereka telah melanggar akta (perguruan)," katanya.

Graduan disaran ceburi pertanian

Graduan politeknik di Sabah diingatkan supaya tidak terlalu memilih pekerjaan sebaliknya digalakkan menceburi bidang keusahawan termasuk sektor pertanian moden yang mampu memberi pendapatan lumayan.

Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah (gambar) berkata, antara bidang yang berpotensi untuk diterokai ialah pertanian dan penternakan moden dalam skala besar.

"Kedua-duanya boleh menjana pendapatan yang lumayan sekiranya dilakukan dengan bersungguh-sungguh. Jangan biarkan peluang-peluang seumpama ini diambil oleh orang lain sedangkan kita sendiri boleh melakukannya.

"Untuk itu kita harus melakukan transformasi pemikiran iaitu beranjak daripada sesuatu yang telah menjadi kelaziman kepada mencari suatu yang baru dalam memajukan diri," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada majlis konvokesyen ke-14 Politeknik Kota Kinabalu di Sepanggar dekat sini hari ini.

Ahmadshah turut menasihatkan graduan terbabit supaya tidak terlalu memilih pekerjaan terutama dalam keadaan ekonomi dunia yang tidak memberangsangkan ketika ini.

Katanya, negara ini tidak terkecuali menerima tempias dan keadaan itu menjadikan persaingan dalam pasaran kerja tempatan semakin sengit dan serba mencabar.

Untuk itu jelasnya, graduan perlu menyesuai dan memasarkan diri dengan cara memberi keyakinan kepada majikan bahawa mereka adalah yang terbaik dan berkualiti.

Beliau juga mahu mereka merebut peluang dalam program Koridor Pembangunan Sabah (SDC) yang membuka lembaran baru kepada anak-anak tempatan untuk turut menjayakan agenda pembangunan itu.

Ahmadshah yakin Politeknik Kota Kinabalu akan terus melahirkan penuntut yang mempunyai kemahiran dan daya keusahawanan yang tinggi.

"Dalam masa yang sama saya berharap masyarakat dapat menghapuskan persepsi bahawa sistem pengajian politeknik merupakan peluang kedua untuk para pelajar," katanya.

Terdahulu, Pengarah Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Mustafar Kamar Ujang berkata, seramai 1,794 graduan dari bidang kejuruteraan awam, mekanikal, elektrik, perdagangan dan hospitaliti menerima sijil dan diploma masing-masing pada konvokesyen kali ini.

Jelasnya, politeknik tersebut telah melahirkan 9,480 graduan sejak ditubuhkan 14 tahun lalu dan menjalin hubungan industri dengan 2,427 syarikat swasta dan agensi kerajaan di seluruh negara.

135 CBT cases reported last year

Cases involved RM9 million in losses with 19 recorded in Bintulu — CCID chief

BINTULU: One hundred and thirty five Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) cases involving RM9 million in losses were reported in Sarawak last year.Out of these cases, 19 were reported in Bintulu and losses totalled some RM1.6 million.

Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) head Superintendent Mohd Firdaus Abdullah said yesterday that eight people had been charged in court in relation to these cases.

Firdaus was here for a two day working visit to oversee some key investigations of CBT cases in Bintulu under Insp Noor Asri Ibrahim and Insp Wee Soon Guan of CCID Bintulu.

He told reporters at the Bintulu police headquarters that for the first three months of this year Bintulu recorded eight new cases involving RM1.2 million in loses, and thus far six suspects had been picked up.

Firdaus lamented that after looking at all the CBT cases, it seemed that the offences had already become a ‘habit’.

“There is a need for managers to be stricter and stringent on financial controls. If this is done properly the CBT cases would not have happened,” he reasoned.

Firdaus also advised managers to do continual background checks on their employees whenever possible.

For instance, he said, by observing their employees’ lifestyle, the kind of cars they drive or even the kind of restaurant they always visit, it is possible to determine whether they were up to no good.

Firdaus lamented that some CBT cases dragged on years before the management detected something was amiss.

For instance, he said, a company lost some RM1.13 million over a period of four years before they realised a CBT was in their midst.

The case has been solved and a 45-year-old man will be charged in court soon.

“Where are the managers and controllers who supposed to do the monitoring and surveillance? This should not have happened in the first place,” said Firdaus.

Another case reported last week involved a 40-year-old female financial executive of a local hotel.

According to a police report, the suspect had been siphoning some RM50,678 from the hotel ever since she started working there in 2007.

Another shocker involved three suspects of a construction company whose wrongdoings were only detected by the management after 14 years had lapsed.

“All the three directors are local people. The case was reported in January 2010 but that was after the company realised the offences after 14 years later,” said Firdaus.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Get H1N1 jabs, high-risk group urged

Only 10,000 people from the high-risk group have been vaccinated against Influenza A(H1N1).

This is despite the Health Ministry ordering some 400,000 doses of the vaccine and making it available at 104 of its facilities nationwide.

Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said 100,000 doses had been set aside for the frontliners while the remainder were for people considered to be in the high-risk group, including those with chronic diseases, pregnant women and the obese.

“They (high-risk group) are taking a ‘wait and see’ attitude because they think H1N1 is not deadly,” he said yesterday.

“Although the death rate is only 0.04%, the transmission rate is so fast. Please do not take things for granted. Those who are in the high-risk category need to quickly get themselves vaccinated.”

Liow added that the vaccination was done on a “first come, first served” basis.

He said the ministry would finish its remaining stock before deciding on future purchases.

The vaccine was made available from February.

Liow reiterated the importance of people being on “high alert” against the disease as the latest death of a lawyer in Johor Baru showed it was still in the community.

“The number of deaths shows that the virus is very lethal,” he said.

For information on which healthcare facility is providing the vaccination, go to http://h1n1.moh.gov.my/

Meanwhile, in Kuantan later, Liow said it was circumstantial evidence that led the ministry to infer that the death of a four-year-old girl on April 3 was due to complications from A(H1N1).

Liow, who was there to meet state MCA leaders, said the girl could not be classified as an A(H1N1) victim as no post-mortem was done.

“The reports I received inferred that she was most probably a victim, based on circumstantial evidence, as her younger sister was confirmed to be infected.

“As such, we have decided to set up a team to investigate the case further,” he added.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Taib brings cheers to Balingian folk

CASH DONATION: Taib (third right) presents cash donation to a recipient at Kampung Seberang Mukah as Fatimah (right), Penghulu Musa (second right), Leo (at background) and others look on.


Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday brought cheers to the people in his constituency of Balingian when he announced grants totalling RM2.0 million to implement projects based on people’s needs and requests.

Taib made the announcement during the leader-with-the-people session which was held at Kampung Seberang Mukah here.

He said the grants would be given out according to the formal requests of the local people and upon official recommendations from Resident and district offices in Mukah and Balingian areas, as well as other relevant government departments and agencies.

Taib also announced his agreement to allocate grants for the construction of a community hall at Kampung Seberang Mukah to serve the needs of seven villages within the vicinity.

“I would like to look at the proposed designs of this new community hall at Kampung Seberang Mukah first before I can approved the amount of money to build it,” said Taib.

Taib also brought cheers to the people of Kampung Sungai Alo when he agreed to give grants for the construction of a concrete fence for Surau Darul Ibadah but the amount had to be ascertained by the surau management committee.

At the function, Taib also presented cash donations to 105 poor and needy, handicap, senior citizens and single mothers from the Kampung Seberang area.

In his speech, Taib called on the people of Kampung Seberang and Mukah to remain united behind the BN government for more development and progress.

In his welcoming speech, Mukah MP Dato Sri Dr Muhammad Leo Toyad Abdullah praised Taib for his visionary leadership in bringing developments and progress to the people of Mukah and Sarawak.

He then urged the people to continue giving their full support to the BN government.

Among those present at the function were Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office and Dalat assemblywoman Datin Fatimah Abdullah, political secretary to Chief Minister and Jemoreng assemblyman Abu Seman Jahwie, Daro assemblyman Murni Suhaili, Land Survey director Datu Sudarsono Osman, Mukah Resident Saudi Narani, Penghulu Musa Basri, government officers and community leaders