Tuesday, 05 August – Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive celebration continued to be felt by the multi-racial society in this country.

Visiting each other houses, is a continued practise in enkindle the spirit of Eid; entering the 9^th day today.

A Chancellery reporter managed to interview an international lecturer, from Bangladesh, whom has been celebrating his Eid in Sabah.

Dr. Md. Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee, a lecturer in Biotechnology Institute Borneo shares his experience celebrating Hari Raya in Malaysia which is far different from his country of birth.

“This year, my wife and I celebrated our Eid in Kampung Bakara, Sandakan. I’ve found that Malaysian family will be wearing Hari Raya clothes with a uniform coloured scheme, especially here in Sabah.”

“The visiting each other houses, is also practised. The guests are served with food and biscuits. Back home, there is no coloured theme clothes or a feast. We only served sweetmeat to the guests,” he added.

The celebration is celebrated festively, regardless of age.

“Back at the village; my children are happy meeting with their friends and relatives who came back especially for celebrating raya at the village. At night, they are having fun with the fireworks. It is very interesting,” he added more.

Apart from the contribution in producing research in UMS, the lecturer admired Sabah’s diverse culture, the unity and the mutual respect shown by the people of Sabah.

“Here, I see Hari Raya celebration is not just celebrated by the Muslims, but it was also celebrated together by everyone in Sabah, regardless of race and religion,” Dr. Md. Shafiquzzaman said with joy.


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MONDAY, 04 AUGUST – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah will hold an open-house to celebrate the Aidilfitri on 7 August 2014.

UMS staff are invited to the open house which will start at 11.00 am to 3.00 pm at his official residence.
 

Meanwhile, students who did not return to their hometown and live nearby are also invited to the open-house between 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm.
 

The Aidilfitri celebration this year is celebrated on a low-key to honour the tragedy that hit the country recently. – (fl)

 

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MONDAY, 04 AUGUST – The Third Country Training Programme (TCTP), which will start this Thursday will see the participation of 18 participants from seven countries.

Themed ‘Integrated Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management Training Course’, countries that had confirmed their participation included Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Uganda.

TCTP Sabah is jointly organised by the Institute of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Sabah State Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Acting Director of ITBC, Prof. Dr. Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan said TCTP aimed to provide knowledge and skills related to conservation management in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

“The three-week long programme is also to introduce and emphasise the idea of concerted efforts between agencies involved and local residents to better understand alternative living in conservation, besides facilitating interaction and sharing of experiences, learning and assessing of conservation projects,” he said.

He added that TCTP was also a platform to foster closer working relationship between state agencies and UMS, to showcase Sabah as champion in environmental conservation.

“The organisation of TCTP is also very special because it is funded by the governments of both Malaysia and Japan,” he added. - SS (fl)


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MONDAY, 04 AUGUST – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be the focus of researchers around Borneo when we once again host the 12^th International Conference of the Borneo Research Council.

The event which will start tomorrow is hosted by the Kadazandusun Chair and the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage UMS.

At the Auditorium of the School of Postgraduate Studies, the opening ceremony is expected to be officiated by the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj. Aman at 2.00 pm tomorrow.

Scheduled to be present are the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, Principal and Senior Officers of the University.


All are welcome. – SS (fl)


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