Daily Express, Friday 13th July 2007
KOTA KINABALU: The three chambers of commerce in the State want Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman to continue leading Sabah.
The Sabah United Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SUCCC), Sabah Bumiputra Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) and KadazanDusun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) made this known to Musa during a courtesy call to brief him on the progress of the Borneo International Trade Fair from Sept. 6-9.
SUCCC President Datuk Seri Sari Nuar, speaking on behalf of the three chambers, said Musa, being successful in the corporate world before entering politics, has managed the State well and built up the State's coffers.
"Musa managed to build up the State's coffers from negative to more than RM2 billion in reserve ... a record high never achieved before," said Sari.
Also present were SBCC President Datuk Ahmad Ali Lope, KCCI President Frederick Lojingki and officials of the three chambers.
Sari said the business community definitely would like to see the Barisan Nasional under the leadership of Musa continue to lead Sabah in the next election.
On the trade fair, Sari expressed his appreciation for full support from the State Government.
"Musa, who once led the SBCC, has a full understanding of the need for close cooperation between the Government and the business community," he said.
Musa approved an allocation of RM400,000 - with RM300,000 coming from the Chief Minister's Department and RM 100,000 from the Industrial Development Ministry - for the trade fair which will be held at the Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex.
Musa said he was happy to see the three main chambers of commerce jointly organizing an international trade fair which will help enhance the business network between local and foreign entrepreneurs as well as attract more investors to Sabah.
The Chief Minister also urged government agencies and the private sector to support the trade fair.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Musa: Govt values the input by youths
DAILY EXPRESS
Tuesday, 11th July 2007
Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said there is no shortcut to achieving national glory, particularly in the globalisation era, without a wholesomely competent youth community.
He said youths would be the ones holding the reins in future, so it is required of the populace to pool their energy and resources to help them in making it all possible.
Speaking at the State-level Premier Youth Award 2007 presentation at Pacific Sutera Tuesday night, he said the Government recognised the contribution by youths in the various development activities in the country.
The Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Haji Ahmadshah Abdullah presented the awards to winners.
Also present were the Yang Dipertua Negeri's wife Toh Puan Hajah Dayang Masuyah Awang Japar, the Chief Minister's wife Datin Hajah Faridah Tusin and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liew Yun Fah.
Musa said this was the first time that the premier award presentation was split from the Premier Youth Rally.
He said this was done to reflect the commitment and mindfulness of the State Government to elevate the awards to a more prestigious level in appreciation and recognition of the excellent service by the local youths in youth development in Sabah.
"The Government value the contribution by the parties involved in the youth development agenda which is the most appropriate base to draw programmes to fulfil the varied preference of the youths as a whole," he said.
" We will continuously support them. But we also hope that the award recipients would not merely celebrate the win but to ponder over and evaluate their achievement at this stage with a desire to accomplish a higher level of excellence in future."
Musa said the Government also acknowledged that when youths strive their best and work to their maximum potential out of love for the country, success after success would surely be the order of the day.
He said the youths were indeed a very important national asset, the main human capital generator that would help shape their community into one that is competent in handling challenges and prudent in tackling problems.
"We are definitely counting on the youths of today to bring about significant changes. They must see the government's demand on them as a challenge and therefore strive to show they can be a quality and resourceful community that could work with the government in the country's development, " he said
"In Sabah's context, we also would like to see the youths in the State to be involved actively in the Government's efforts in sustaining stability and harmony in the State," Musa said.
He said the State Government has been providing various incentive schemes for the State's youths to involve them in youth movements particularly those that would benefit society as a whole.
These are all to imbibe the youths with the necessary knowledge and know-how as preparation to be future leaders.
"At the same time, we also are aware that the role of youths is very wide in realising the national mission, which was introduced by the Government to not only focus on present development but also on long term so as to maintain continuous impact," he said.
Musa said in this connection, he hoped the present youth organisations would pour more efforts into keeping up the leadership momentum so that the impact could be generated through the various integrated approaches.
Tuesday, 11th July 2007
Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said there is no shortcut to achieving national glory, particularly in the globalisation era, without a wholesomely competent youth community.
He said youths would be the ones holding the reins in future, so it is required of the populace to pool their energy and resources to help them in making it all possible.
Speaking at the State-level Premier Youth Award 2007 presentation at Pacific Sutera Tuesday night, he said the Government recognised the contribution by youths in the various development activities in the country.
The Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Haji Ahmadshah Abdullah presented the awards to winners.
Also present were the Yang Dipertua Negeri's wife Toh Puan Hajah Dayang Masuyah Awang Japar, the Chief Minister's wife Datin Hajah Faridah Tusin and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liew Yun Fah.
Musa said this was the first time that the premier award presentation was split from the Premier Youth Rally.
He said this was done to reflect the commitment and mindfulness of the State Government to elevate the awards to a more prestigious level in appreciation and recognition of the excellent service by the local youths in youth development in Sabah.
"The Government value the contribution by the parties involved in the youth development agenda which is the most appropriate base to draw programmes to fulfil the varied preference of the youths as a whole," he said.
" We will continuously support them. But we also hope that the award recipients would not merely celebrate the win but to ponder over and evaluate their achievement at this stage with a desire to accomplish a higher level of excellence in future."
Musa said the Government also acknowledged that when youths strive their best and work to their maximum potential out of love for the country, success after success would surely be the order of the day.
He said the youths were indeed a very important national asset, the main human capital generator that would help shape their community into one that is competent in handling challenges and prudent in tackling problems.
"We are definitely counting on the youths of today to bring about significant changes. They must see the government's demand on them as a challenge and therefore strive to show they can be a quality and resourceful community that could work with the government in the country's development, " he said
"In Sabah's context, we also would like to see the youths in the State to be involved actively in the Government's efforts in sustaining stability and harmony in the State," Musa said.
He said the State Government has been providing various incentive schemes for the State's youths to involve them in youth movements particularly those that would benefit society as a whole.
These are all to imbibe the youths with the necessary knowledge and know-how as preparation to be future leaders.
"At the same time, we also are aware that the role of youths is very wide in realising the national mission, which was introduced by the Government to not only focus on present development but also on long term so as to maintain continuous impact," he said.
Musa said in this connection, he hoped the present youth organisations would pour more efforts into keeping up the leadership momentum so that the impact could be generated through the various integrated approaches.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
The significance of this year's Teachers' Day celebration
On June 25th, Chief Minister Musa Aman personally delivered prizes to the outstanding students of the teachers' day greeting card design competition among Chinese primary schools in the Kota Kinabalu area. Many Bumiputra students also took part in the competition. The Chief Minister's presence at the ceremony was significant in two ways:
1: It shows appreciation and recognition of the lofty moral philosophy which underlies the Chinese people's deep respect for the teachers.
2: It shows his commitment and support for Chinese education that has a long history.
Ever since the Chinese immigrants arrived in Southeast Asia, they have endured a few hundred years of struggle to live and to build their livelihood and economy, and all this while they never neglected education for their young. No doubt many of their indigenous compatriots are familiar with the way the Chinese people started from scratch, toiled diligently and strived for a better tomorrow. But, perhaps few understand why the Chinese people lay so much stress on education and preserving their traditional culture.
One of the main reasons is because many non-Chinese lack understanding of the depth of Chinese cultural traditions. What they see are just some outward manifestations such as the Chinese scripts and language and traditional cultural performances like the lion dance during Chinese New Year celebration and other festivities.
It is understandable why our indigenous compatriots have only a superficial understanding of things Chinese. This is because the Chinese race and their culture comes down through 5000 years of unbroken development, unlike equally ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece and Rome which suffered numerous intrusions from outside which brought ethnic and cultural dislocations and influences.
Viewed in this light the Chinese and their culture are among the few that have endured relatively undisturbed through millennia. The Chinese are conscious of this long and unbroken heritage, which explains why they are so determined and resolute in their common efforts to preserve what they have inherited even to the point of appearing unbending and rigid.
Today Chief Minister Datuk Musa Haji Aman personally came to give away prizes at the teachers' day greeting card design competition. This has profound significance. As a non-Chinese and an indigenous person, he was already made aware by YB Datuk Dr. Yee and the Kota Kinabalu association of headmasters that this annual competition in conjunction with the teachers' day celebration is intended to remind the Chinese people what honour and respect they owe to their teachers in their community. The high esteem the community has for teachers is rooted in their traditional perception that teachers are the embodiments of the lofty ideals, ethics and moral precepts that they see in the rich Chinese cultural traditions.
The Chief Minister's presence at the prize giving ceremony to honour the teachers has greatly enhanced the occasion. In the context of a multi racial society, this means mutual understanding, respect and appreciation for each other's culture. Surely this can only bring good to the country.
Hopefully, such activities involving the Chinese and their indigenous compatriots will open a broad avenue to further enhance inter-communal understanding and respect for each other's cultural traditions and aspirations, and further promote peace and prosperity
1: It shows appreciation and recognition of the lofty moral philosophy which underlies the Chinese people's deep respect for the teachers.
2: It shows his commitment and support for Chinese education that has a long history.
Ever since the Chinese immigrants arrived in Southeast Asia, they have endured a few hundred years of struggle to live and to build their livelihood and economy, and all this while they never neglected education for their young. No doubt many of their indigenous compatriots are familiar with the way the Chinese people started from scratch, toiled diligently and strived for a better tomorrow. But, perhaps few understand why the Chinese people lay so much stress on education and preserving their traditional culture.
One of the main reasons is because many non-Chinese lack understanding of the depth of Chinese cultural traditions. What they see are just some outward manifestations such as the Chinese scripts and language and traditional cultural performances like the lion dance during Chinese New Year celebration and other festivities.
It is understandable why our indigenous compatriots have only a superficial understanding of things Chinese. This is because the Chinese race and their culture comes down through 5000 years of unbroken development, unlike equally ancient civilizations like Egypt, Greece and Rome which suffered numerous intrusions from outside which brought ethnic and cultural dislocations and influences.
Viewed in this light the Chinese and their culture are among the few that have endured relatively undisturbed through millennia. The Chinese are conscious of this long and unbroken heritage, which explains why they are so determined and resolute in their common efforts to preserve what they have inherited even to the point of appearing unbending and rigid.
Today Chief Minister Datuk Musa Haji Aman personally came to give away prizes at the teachers' day greeting card design competition. This has profound significance. As a non-Chinese and an indigenous person, he was already made aware by YB Datuk Dr. Yee and the Kota Kinabalu association of headmasters that this annual competition in conjunction with the teachers' day celebration is intended to remind the Chinese people what honour and respect they owe to their teachers in their community. The high esteem the community has for teachers is rooted in their traditional perception that teachers are the embodiments of the lofty ideals, ethics and moral precepts that they see in the rich Chinese cultural traditions.
The Chief Minister's presence at the prize giving ceremony to honour the teachers has greatly enhanced the occasion. In the context of a multi racial society, this means mutual understanding, respect and appreciation for each other's culture. Surely this can only bring good to the country.
Hopefully, such activities involving the Chinese and their indigenous compatriots will open a broad avenue to further enhance inter-communal understanding and respect for each other's cultural traditions and aspirations, and further promote peace and prosperity
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