WEDNESDAY, 22 JANUARY – Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (IBTP) is now making the efforts to upgrade the centres in their institution in order to be as one of the show-place in UMS.

According to the Director, Prof. Dr. Charles S. Vairappan, a few plans have been addressed in order to improve and strengthen the existing IBTP functions.

He said, “IBTP intend to establish BORNEENSIS, a centre to collects Sabah flora and fauna specimens.”

He also added that BORNEENSIS will be the international reference centre which will collected all results from tropical life research.

He said while giving a briefing to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah, when he visits the centre.

The institute have been collaborating with agencies and corporate bodies both from local and international; among them Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shimadzu and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY – Special Needs Student is the first runner of the UMS Longest Distance Running on a Treadmill Run by a Group will be recorded in the Malaysia Book of Record 2014.

Abner Moilie, second year student of Sports Science who suffered a visual impaired since birth, confident that they will be able to finish the challenged and renowned UMS name.

“I believed I will reach the target distance for this challenge since I’ve been training for a full month for this program. My parents and lecturers are also giving me full supports to finish this challenge,” he said during the challenge official ceremony.

His parents presents at the ceremony also fuelled his morale to end his 2 hours ran before his team take over.

Martian Guntalib, Abner’s mother said her husband, Moilie Lodunga and she was proud of Abner’s efforts to make the record.

According to her, Abner was always an active sports person since child even though he had a visual impaired.

“I am touched and almost cried when seeing Abner begin the run. We always are supporting him in sports activities including this program,” she said. -JA-

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Chancellory Department

Monday, 20 January – Moment of truth to break the Malaysia Book of Records (MBoR) in The Longest Distance of Running on a Treadmill by a Group started around 4.45 at the main entrance of 1 Borneo, Kota Kinabalu.

The event which will take 264 hours, for 11 days start today and will end on the 31^st of January will involve 9 athletes who are also students from School of Education and Social Development.

“I’m convinced with the permission and determination from the Malaysia Book of Records 2014 from UMS, we will witness another history recorded here in the Land Below the Wind,” the Sabah Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Tawfiq bin Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan. His text was read by the Sabah Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports YB Tuan Masiung Banah.

Earlier in his speech, Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun said, he was very proud with the UMS students’ involvement in realizing the dream to establish a record in the MBoR.

These proved the UMS students ability are extradordinary, while the involvement of one special need student also proved that UMS will always recognized and concerned to these special persons.

Datuk Dr. Harun also urged the sport spirit and culture will always instill in us in order to contribute to the organization excellence.

The historic moment was also witnessed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), Prof. Dr. Shariff Abdul Kadir bin S. Omang Al-Haj, Dean of SPPS, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ibrahim, UMS staffs and students.

Media Division Chancellory Department, the official UMS Media will always updating information and new updates of this event through UMS website, Facebook and Twitter account.  

 

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Chancellory Department

Friday, 17 January – UMS staff from 16 service scheme will receive improvement in accordant with the announcement of 2014 Budget by the Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak.

Luqman Ridha Anwar, Head of Human Resource Division said, among schemes involved with the improvements are general assistant, agriculture assistant, craftsman, driver, public health assistant, technician, assistant engineer, draughtsman, designer and also photographer.

According to him, the new service circular by the Public Service Department regarding the improvement of 81 schemes included legislation of 1 new service scheme, improvements of 73 service schemes and 7 obsolete service schemes, and annulment of 131 obsolete service schemes.

He also mention, other than new rates of annual increment to the public service government, the implementation improvement are also give chances to the government servants to master skills or expertise in various fields and career advancement opportunity and staff mobility.

It was mention during the 81 Service Scheme Improvement in accordant to the 2014 Budget Talk to more than 150 UMS staffs here in UMS Gallery.