Subsidy for Books

Many steal books, not read them
By IVAN LOH
ivanloh@thestar.com.my

IPOH: Malaysians do not read as much as they should but they seem to love pilfering books from public reading corners.

Reading corners placed at selected Jaya Jusco stores and inside KTM Bhd coaches since last year had been getting good response, said Deputy Informa-tion, Communication and Culture Minister Heng Seai Kie.

“The only problem we are facing is the loss of reading material due to theft,’’ Heng added.

She said the Government had set a target to spur Malaysians to read an average of 15 books a year.

 

Be a Leader – Final Series

Focus To What Is Shown and What Is Said

At the beginning of a project, some of our members started to complain about the limited information resource  and past documentations. On the surface, this was a valid problem. You needed those documents, then pass it to your members for them to complete the project in a perfect and timely manner.

Naturally, we sought to remedy the problem by giving access for information to those members and providing them guidance so that it would be easy for members to finish the project successfully. And naturally, this did not really solve the problem.

You see, the members were complaining about the lack of information which showed up as not getting the past documents. Once it was provided, the complaints moved to another manifestation of that loss.

 

Ranking 200 Universiti Asia: Malaysia di mana?

Senarai Asia: UM, UKM terus jatuh

Universiti-universiti utama di Malaysia terus jatuh beberapa takuk dalam senarai Kedudukan 200 Universiti Asia yang dijalankan oleh Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings.

Antaranya adalah Universiti Malaya (UM) yang jatuh ke kedudukan 42 berbanding 39 yang didudukinya pada 2009.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), juga jatuh daripada kedudukan 51 kepada 58 untuk berada di tangga yang sama dengan National Central University, Taiwan dan Universiti Ateneo de Manila dari Filipina.

UM yang satu ketika dianggap universiti terunggul negara adalah antara 100 universiti terbaik di dunia pada senarai 2004 tetapi terkeluar daripada senarai itu pada 2006.

 

Be a Leader – 2nd Series

Live in Limbo

As a leader, it’s not your responsibility to fix everything. In fact, the less you are personally responsible for fixing, the better off your organization. It would mean that your organization is rich with resources and its own leadership pool.

 

Pelajar UTP kecewa layanan Petronas: Apa Kes?

Pelajar UTP kecewa layanan Petronas

Wakil pelajar Jan 2010

Saya mewakili pelajar lepasan SPM 2009 yang kini sedang menuntut di Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) kemasukan Januari (menggunakan keputusan percubaan SPM), ingin menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati terhadap layanan yang diberikan kepada kami.

 

Be a Leader – 1st Series

During TEC X. From Left: Mr. Idham, Dato' Syed Zainal Abidin (PROTON MD), Faris (me), Mui'd, Mr. Haniff (MPP President)

“That which is on earth We have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them–as to which of them are best in conduct.” (Al Kahf 18: 7)

One of the great advantages of giving service is gaining abundant of experience. I was part of Convofair committee in its 2008 and 2009 editions as the committee of Ceremony and Protocol Department and later as the head of that department. I was also the head of Ceremony and Protocol Department in an event called Technology, Education and Career (TEC) 2009. This year, I served as the Project Manager for its 10^th anniversary edition. What I learned as a leader of that organizations or events was priceless. It would take years of seminars, classes and hundreds or even thousands of ringgit worth of coaching to equal the leadership experience and knowledge acquired. It was a totally mesmerizing experience in UTP that I will never forget.