KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) has set aside RM43 million for the first phase of its latest initiative to eradicate poverty under its Teman 1Azam KPWKM.
Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the programme was part of the ministry’s efforts to fulfil its national key result area to raise the living standards of low-income households.
“The programme’s concept focuses on social enterprise and productive welfare with emphasis on an individual’s potential based on her knowledge and skills so that she will not solely rely on the government’s support.
“It aims to aid those who already run a small business and wish to expand it,” she said when launching the programme here yesterday.
For the first phase of the programme, 8,568 participants from Selangor and Negri Sembilan had been awarded RM3,000 to RM5,000 in the form of start-up kits. These kits consist of equipment specific to the receiver’s chosen trade such as sewing or cooking.
Participants will also be eligible to apply for financial loans through the scheme provided by the ministry’s co-partner in the programme, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, a nonprofit organisation which gives out micro-credit loans to the poor.
The programme’s main target group is women, particularly those who are family breadwinner s.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
M'sia is 11th most sought after by international students
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia is the 11th most sought after country for tertiary education among international students, said Private Higher Education Institutions deputy director-general Datin Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir.
She said Malaysia now accounts for two per cent of the international student population around the world.
Until June 2011, the number of international students in Malaysia has exceeded 90,000 people and the Higher Education Ministry targets 200,000 international students by 2020," she said at a function with northern region private universities.
She said the increasing number of international students in the country was supported by the higher education liberalisation policy which provides a 100 per cent foreign equity by 2015.
Siti Hamisah said the major disciplines which provide Malaysia's strength in higher education are Hospitality and Tourism, Health Services, Islamic Finance and Business, as well as Advance Engineering and Science and Innovation programmes. BERNAMA
She said Malaysia now accounts for two per cent of the international student population around the world.
Until June 2011, the number of international students in Malaysia has exceeded 90,000 people and the Higher Education Ministry targets 200,000 international students by 2020," she said at a function with northern region private universities.
She said the increasing number of international students in the country was supported by the higher education liberalisation policy which provides a 100 per cent foreign equity by 2015.
Siti Hamisah said the major disciplines which provide Malaysia's strength in higher education are Hospitality and Tourism, Health Services, Islamic Finance and Business, as well as Advance Engineering and Science and Innovation programmes. BERNAMA
Toll discounts at 24 highways this Raya
KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists will enjoy discounts of between five and 37.5% at 24 tolled expressways nationwide on Aug 30 and 31 for the coming Aidilfitri celebrations.
Highways offering the discounts are the:
"Motorists using the LDP will not be imposed toll charges on Merdeka Day starting midnight until 11.59am," he told a news conference after launching the ministry-level Aidilfitri Safety Campaign at Guthrie Highway's Lagong Toll Plaza on Thursday.
He said the discounts were in line with the seventh National Key Result Area announced last month to battle increased cost of living.
Meanwhile, Shaziman said in efforts to heighten road safety the ministry has carried out various initiatives including rehabilitation work worth RM15.66mil at 37 federal road blackspots and RM8.1mil at 10 blackspot locations on highways last year.
"Improvements on federal roads have shown a positive impact, whereby records and monitoring by the Malaysian Highway Authority showed that 112 accidents recorded on highways from January to June 2009 have dropped to 24 accidents during the same period this year.
"The 37 blackspot locations on federal roads which have been rehabilitated showed no accidents until June 2011, compared to 395 accidents in 2009," he added.
Highways offering the discounts are the:
- North-South Expressway (Plus),
- North South Expressway Central Link (Elite),
- Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH),
- Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing (Linkedua),
- Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (KLBK),
- Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP),
- Western KL Traffic Dispersal System Highway (Sprint),
- Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway,
- East Coast Expressway,
- Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Akleh),
- Guthrie Corridor Expressway (Guthrie),
- Kemuning Shah Alam Highway (LKSA),
- Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya),
- New Pantai Expressway (NPE),
- Kajang-Seremban Highway (Lekas),
- Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas),
- Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke),
- Cheras-Kajang Expressway (Grand Saga),
- Smart Highway,
- New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB),
- Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLP),
- Kajang Traffic Dispersal Ring Road (Silk) and
- South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE).
- ???..................Latar Highway
"Motorists using the LDP will not be imposed toll charges on Merdeka Day starting midnight until 11.59am," he told a news conference after launching the ministry-level Aidilfitri Safety Campaign at Guthrie Highway's Lagong Toll Plaza on Thursday.
He said the discounts were in line with the seventh National Key Result Area announced last month to battle increased cost of living.
Meanwhile, Shaziman said in efforts to heighten road safety the ministry has carried out various initiatives including rehabilitation work worth RM15.66mil at 37 federal road blackspots and RM8.1mil at 10 blackspot locations on highways last year.
"Improvements on federal roads have shown a positive impact, whereby records and monitoring by the Malaysian Highway Authority showed that 112 accidents recorded on highways from January to June 2009 have dropped to 24 accidents during the same period this year.
"The 37 blackspot locations on federal roads which have been rehabilitated showed no accidents until June 2011, compared to 395 accidents in 2009," he added.
Tony Fernandes acquires 66% stake in QPR
LONDON: Queens Park Rangers (QPR) says Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has completed his takeover of the English Premier League club.
Fernandes gained a 66% stake in the London club Thursday by buying out F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and former Renault F1 team principal Flavio Briatore.
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the wealthiest person in Britain, retains his 33% stake in QPR, which has just returned to England's top flight after a 15-year absence.
Ecclestone is relinquishing control of QPR after five years as the majority owner.
Fernandes, 47, who combines his job as chief executive of AirAsia with being an F1 team principal, had previously tried to buy West Ham, the London club he supports.
"Everyone knows I've followed West Ham all my life, but I've always had a soft spot for QPR," Fernandes said.
"Rangers were one of the first teams I watched as a child at Loftus Road ... QPR is a raw diamond and hopefully I can contribute into turning it into a diamond."
QPR, which won the League Championship last season, opened its Premier League campaign with a 4-0 home loss to Bolton last weekend.
"I have ambitions in the long term. I could easily say we're going to win the Champions League and the Premier League, but that's really not my style," Fernandes said.
"I don't want to make big promises I can't guarantee."
Fernandes wants to invest in youngsters to try to deliver the club's first major title since the 1967 League Cup.
"I'm keen to create a good academy, so that there's a constant supply of players," he said.
"We're in a fantastic part of London and we should be bringing kids through." - AP
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| Tan Sri Tony Fernandes |
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Fernandes gained a 66% stake in the London club Thursday by buying out F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and former Renault F1 team principal Flavio Briatore.
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Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the wealthiest person in Britain, retains his 33% stake in QPR, which has just returned to England's top flight after a 15-year absence.
Ecclestone is relinquishing control of QPR after five years as the majority owner.
Fernandes, 47, who combines his job as chief executive of AirAsia with being an F1 team principal, had previously tried to buy West Ham, the London club he supports.
"Everyone knows I've followed West Ham all my life, but I've always had a soft spot for QPR," Fernandes said.
"Rangers were one of the first teams I watched as a child at Loftus Road ... QPR is a raw diamond and hopefully I can contribute into turning it into a diamond."
QPR, which won the League Championship last season, opened its Premier League campaign with a 4-0 home loss to Bolton last weekend.
"I have ambitions in the long term. I could easily say we're going to win the Champions League and the Premier League, but that's really not my style," Fernandes said.
"I don't want to make big promises I can't guarantee."
Fernandes wants to invest in youngsters to try to deliver the club's first major title since the 1967 League Cup.
"I'm keen to create a good academy, so that there's a constant supply of players," he said.
"We're in a fantastic part of London and we should be bringing kids through." - AP
Penduduk Jepun pulangkan semula RM246.41 juta
p/s : Adakah orang Malaysia sehebat orang Jepun!...............
TOKYO – Beberapa penduduk Jepun menyerahkan kepada pihak berkuasa wang tunai yang ditemui mereka berjumlah £50 juta (RM246.41 juta), lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Wang itu ditemui oleh beberapa penduduk selepas gempa bumi dan tsunami melanda timur laut negara itu pada 11 Mac lalu.
Sifat jujur rakyat Jepun itu didedahkan oleh media Britain.
Sebelum ini sejumlah golongan muda didakwa di mahkamah-mahkamah di Britain ekoran kes kecurian yang berleluasa semasa beberapa bandar utama di negara itu dilanda rusuhan baru- baru ini.
Lebih 5,700 peti simpanan yang terdampar di pesisiran pantai telah diserahkan ke balai-balai polis oleh sukarelawan dan petugas penyelamat.
Di dalam peti-peti berkenaan, polis menemui sekitar £20 juta (RM98.49 juta) dalam bentuk wang tunai.
Polis juga menemui wang tunai berjumlah £600,000 (RM2.95 juta) dalam sebuah peti simpanan tersebut.
Menurut polis, hampir semua wang tunai yang ditemui di kawasan-kawasan yang paling teruk terjejas akibat tsunami itu telah dipulangkan kepada pemilknya.
Ramai yang menyimpan buku akaun dan dokumen hak tanah bersama nama serta alamat mereka dalam peti simpanan tersebut.
TOKYO – Beberapa penduduk Jepun menyerahkan kepada pihak berkuasa wang tunai yang ditemui mereka berjumlah £50 juta (RM246.41 juta), lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Wang itu ditemui oleh beberapa penduduk selepas gempa bumi dan tsunami melanda timur laut negara itu pada 11 Mac lalu.
Sifat jujur rakyat Jepun itu didedahkan oleh media Britain.
Sebelum ini sejumlah golongan muda didakwa di mahkamah-mahkamah di Britain ekoran kes kecurian yang berleluasa semasa beberapa bandar utama di negara itu dilanda rusuhan baru- baru ini.
Lebih 5,700 peti simpanan yang terdampar di pesisiran pantai telah diserahkan ke balai-balai polis oleh sukarelawan dan petugas penyelamat.
Di dalam peti-peti berkenaan, polis menemui sekitar £20 juta (RM98.49 juta) dalam bentuk wang tunai.
Polis juga menemui wang tunai berjumlah £600,000 (RM2.95 juta) dalam sebuah peti simpanan tersebut.
Menurut polis, hampir semua wang tunai yang ditemui di kawasan-kawasan yang paling teruk terjejas akibat tsunami itu telah dipulangkan kepada pemilknya.
Ramai yang menyimpan buku akaun dan dokumen hak tanah bersama nama serta alamat mereka dalam peti simpanan tersebut.
Tol lebih murah di 24 lebuh raya
KUALA LUMPUR – Sebanyak 24 lebuh raya di seluruh negara akan menawarkan diskaun dan rebat tol di antara lima hingga 37.5 peratus kepada pengguna sempena sambutan Hari Raya Aidilfitri pada 30 dan 31 Ogos ini.
Tawaran diskaun tersebut boleh dinikmati pengguna bermula 24 Ogos nanti apabila ada di antara lebuh raya berkenaan akan menggunakan kadar murah itu bermula tarikh tersebut.
Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor berkata, program itu melibatkan 22 buah syarikat konsesi yang menggunakan peluang tersebut untuk menunaikan tanggungjawab sosial korporat syarikat masing-masing.
“Kesemua diskaun dan rebat tol yang ditawarkan berkenaan dianggarkan berjumlah RM6.8 juta, berbanding RM3 juta yang telah diberikan sempena sambutan Aidilfitri tahun lalu,’’ katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas merasmikan Kempen Keselamatan Aidilfitri peringkat Kementerian Kerja Raya di Plaza Tol Lagong Lebuh Raya Guthrie dekat sini semalam.
Sementara itu, kata Shaziman, pengguna Lebuh Raya KL-Kuala Selangor (Latar) masih boleh menggunakan laluan berkenaan secara percuma apabila pihak pengurusan lebuh raya itu bersetuju untuk melanjutkan tawaran tersebut sehingga 31 Ogos ini.
Beliau turut mengumumkan mengenai pembukaan sebahagian daripada jajaran Lebuh Raya Timur Fasa 2 pada 22 Ogos ini yang melibatkan tiga laluan.
Tawaran diskaun tersebut boleh dinikmati pengguna bermula 24 Ogos nanti apabila ada di antara lebuh raya berkenaan akan menggunakan kadar murah itu bermula tarikh tersebut.
Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor berkata, program itu melibatkan 22 buah syarikat konsesi yang menggunakan peluang tersebut untuk menunaikan tanggungjawab sosial korporat syarikat masing-masing.
“Kesemua diskaun dan rebat tol yang ditawarkan berkenaan dianggarkan berjumlah RM6.8 juta, berbanding RM3 juta yang telah diberikan sempena sambutan Aidilfitri tahun lalu,’’ katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas merasmikan Kempen Keselamatan Aidilfitri peringkat Kementerian Kerja Raya di Plaza Tol Lagong Lebuh Raya Guthrie dekat sini semalam.
Sementara itu, kata Shaziman, pengguna Lebuh Raya KL-Kuala Selangor (Latar) masih boleh menggunakan laluan berkenaan secara percuma apabila pihak pengurusan lebuh raya itu bersetuju untuk melanjutkan tawaran tersebut sehingga 31 Ogos ini.
Beliau turut mengumumkan mengenai pembukaan sebahagian daripada jajaran Lebuh Raya Timur Fasa 2 pada 22 Ogos ini yang melibatkan tiga laluan.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Barang kemas boleh sebar kuman pada makanan di Bazar Ramadhan
SKUDAI: Peniaga Bazar Ramadan sekitar bandar raya ini diingatkan supaya tidak memakai barang kemas seperti cincin, jam dan gelang tangan ketika mengendalikan makanan di premis masing-masing, kerana perhiasan diri itu boleh membawa jangkitan menerusi kuman yang melekat padanya.
Jurucakap Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Johor Bahru berkata, selain itu mereka juga tidak dibenar memakai selipar ketika berniaga selain wajib mendapatkan pelalian tifoid bagi mengelak mereka menjadi punca jangkitan penyakit berjangkit.
Katanya, dalam usaha memastikan semua syarat dipatuhi, penguat kuasa pejabat itu kini melancarkan pemeriksaan dan kempen secara mengejut di kawasan bazar Ramadan sekitar bandar raya ini. "Menerusi pemeriksaan juga, semua peniaga diberi ingatan supaya mematuhi peraturan kebersihan kerana masih ada yang tidak mengambil berat termasuk gagal menutup makanan hingga mudah dicemari habuk atau lalat.
“Peniaga seharusnya faham maklumat disampaikan supaya mutu makanan terjamin bagi mengelak sebarang jangkitan kuman,” katanya ketika operasi kesihatan sambil mengedarkan risalah panduan pengendalian makanan ketika Ramadan di bazar dekat Jalan Kemuliaan, Taman Universiti, kelmarin.
Jurucakap itu berkata, hasil pemantauan, masih ramai peniaga dikesan tidak mematuhi peraturan dan penjagaan mutu makanan yang dikhuatiri boleh memberi kesan kepada kebersihan makanan yang dijual seterusnya menyebabkan pembeli menjadi mangsa.
“Kesedaran peniaga bazar terhadap aspek kebersihan ketika mengendali makanan penting untuk menghindari kejadian keracunan yang sering meningkat setiap kali Ramadan,” katanya yang turut disertai 12 orang petugas dalam operasi itu
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