TUESDAY, 10 MARCH – After a five-day camp in the village of Chinta Mata Tenom, 35 Rakan Muda Secretariat Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Melaka Multimedia Universiti (MMU) ended their ‘Ngabas Borneo 2015’ programme successfully.
For MMU, the organisation of the programme this year was the third time being one of the main activities of the Rakan Muda Secretariat.
This was stated by the Senior Director of MMU Student Affairs, Zamzuri Abdul Majid when officiating the programme.
“I believe this is the appropriate time and place for students to gain experience, knowledge and soft skills and the importance of teamwork,” he said.
He also thanked UMS for rendering its cooperation and commitment in ensuring the smooth running of the programme.
Thorughout the programme, participants had the opportunity to conduct motivational programmes and teaching workshops with students at the village besides the adoption of host families.
Participants also had the opportunity to visit the Federal Youth and Sports Department (JBS) Sabah and was given a briefing on Rakan Muda development programmes and current youths involvement.
The closing ceremony was officiated by the Tenom District Education Officer, Azlan Dimon. – ZMD (fl)
Source: Norhana Nordin, Student Affairs
Photo: Musa Mohd Derin
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TUESDAY, 10 MARCH – Kimanis District situated at the West Coast of Sabah, which is currently experiencing rapid social and economic transformation, has its own story that was documented in history mentioning Kimanis’ existence since 600 years ago, in the year 1413.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) unravels the histories of this district through the publication of its special book entitled “Kimanis: Old State, Sacred Land”.
The book edited by lecturers of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW), Baszley Bee Basrah bee, Eko Prayitino Joko, and Zainuddin Baco has gone through the process of research, seminar and written for 10 months, from April to December 2014.
The book contains 12 sections written by 13 authors from various academic background and faculties.
The writing based on field research in the Kimanis area was also assisted by postgraduate students and Final Year students of History Programme, FKSW, oral tradition and oral sources from Kimanis residents as reference, besides existing documentation from archives and libraries in and outside of the country.
This book displays the natural heritage that forms the physical nature, fauna and flora of Kimanis, its population and settlement history.
Readers will then be taken to the olden days when Kimanis was a state and was the dividing point between the inner-Brunei and outer-Brunei for Saba’ and North Borneo.
The next story of this only American colony in Malaysia shared are the Ellena Colony or its famous moniker “Ellena Kingdom”. Kimanis became the administrative centre of the colony, which stretched from Kimanis to Sandakan.
This 218-page book was launched by Malaysian Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman in conjunction with the Malaysian Formation Agreement 1963 Forum at the Main Lecture Hall Complex 2, UMS recently. – MA (fl)
Photo: Johaidi Ismail
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MONDAY, 9 MARCH – Do not regard conflict as problem, but make it a way towards improvement.According to the State Legislative Assembly Speaker, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Mohd. Salleh Tun Haji Said Keruak, every conflict must be addressed by the head of the organisation or manager wisely to ensure that the organisation continued to advance in line with its objectives.
“Usually conflict occurs when there are differences in opinion and idea. The main thing that we need to know is that managers must have the ability to appreciate these differences even though they are different,” he said at a Luncheon Talk organised by the Association of Professional and Management Employees Non-Academic Universiti Malaysia Sabah (PPUMS).
Salleh said, every manager including staff of an organisation wishing to express their own opinions should know the proper techniques of communication and to be polite.
“Any opinion would be hard to accept if we use impolite language even when the idea could be a good one. In fact, studies have shown that differences in opinions contributed to 10% of conflicts in organisation, whilst 90% were because of being harsh when delivering those opinions.
“One thing that often happen is when a person forces others to accept his opinion. This is where managers or department heads should play their role of being a leader by finding the equilibrium of every opinion expressed,” he said, citing the example of the leadership of former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as a good example.
He added, taking into account all the differences in opinion was not going to be easy and required a leader to train himself to always remain open-minded without being influenced by external aspects.
“Good managers will take in all differences. But every opinion will be concluded with a decision and this decision should be respected. Therefore, what I want to emphasise here is not just mere conflict, but how to manage the conflict itself is also an important aspect,” he added.
Also present at the function were Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Associate Professor Dr. Ismail Ali; Acting Registrar UMS, No’man Datuk Haji Ahmad and President of PPUMS, Haji Zawawi Tiyunin. – SS (fl)
Photo: Johaidi Ismail
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TUESDAY, 10 MARCH – The organising of the Formation of Malaysia Agreement 1963 Forum by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Lecture Hall Complex 2, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently received positive reaction.
State Legislative Assembly Speaker, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Mohd Salleh Tun Haji Said Keruak commented that the organisation of the forum was the best platform to discuss many things related to the interest of the state.
He said, such approach was indeed good as it had discussed many things that were associated with the Malaysian Agreement and the most important was that political ideology was positively set aside during this event.
“I fully agree with the organisation of the forum recently in UMS where the Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman was himself the moderator, along with 12 invited panelists of diverse background,” he said.
Salleh was sure that the federal government always welcomed such forum as it was good and based on the findings of the meeting there were some things needed to be acted upon and followed-up.
“We have to ensure that negotiations can be done and I’m happy when all parties agreed to curb all these elements that wanted to separate Sabah and Sarawak,” he added.
He was speaking to reporters after delivering a Luncheon Talk on ‘Conflict in an Organisation’ organised by the Association of Professional and Management (Non-Academic) Employees UMS. – SS (fl)
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FRIDAY, 6 MARCH – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student, Wong Tyan Tzu was one of 20 Public and Private Higher Learning Institutions students selected for the Malaysia-Mexico Mobility Programme recently.The Faculty of Psychology and Education (FPP) student was selected to this programme organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in collaboration with the Mexican government after he successfully convinced the panel during an interview session conducted at the Student Affairs Department (HEP) UMS.
Speaking when contacted by media, Tyan Tzu said, the programme that was held for three weeks beginning 25 January until 16 February had given him an extraordinary experience.
“We were exposed to the various Mexican cultures that had become a traditional culture practiced until today. Besides that, participants also learned about social science, engineering, international business and also gastronomy by attending lectures every day,” he said.
Recognising that the opportunity was an invaluable one for him, Tyan Tzu also added that they had the chance to make a social and cultural tour conducted in Malinalco, Valle De Bravo, Teotohuacan and Metepec.
“I want to thank the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Affairs and Alumni (HEPA), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali for their encouragement and support given to me during the programme,” he quipped.
Among the public universities involved were Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). – ZMD (fl)
Source: Norhana Nordin, HEP
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