Commission to give out more netbooks

By SHARON LING
sharonling@thestar.com.my
Tuesday August 31, 2010

MORE netbooks will be distributed in Sarawak before the end of the year by the Malaysian Communi­ca­tions and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) under the National Broadband Initiative (NBI).

State regional director Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin said some 14,500 netbooks had already been given out in 29 areas in the first phase of distribution.

“In the first phase, we focused on areas where we have set up community broadband centres, with 500 netbooks for each area,” he told reporters after a netbook presentation ceremony at SMK Asajaya, about 70km from Kuching, yesterday.

He said a second phase of distribu­tion would be implemented as part of efforts to increase the broadband penetration rate in the country.

Valuable tool: Abdul Karim (left) presenting netbooks to students of SMK Asajaya in

Kuching while MCMC state regional director Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin (right) looks

on.

Under the NBI announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in March, a total of one million netbooks will be distributed to underprivileged students nationwide to enable them to access the Internet.

Chief political secretary to the Chief Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who presented the netbooks to 250 students of SMK Asajaya, said the scheme was a good way to reduce the communication gap between the students and the wider world.

“The netbooks will provide a new way for students to obtain information. They will be able to learn not only in school and the library but also access the Internet for information,” he said.

Go-kart lures more enthusiasts

Story and Photo by CALVIN YEO
sarawakstar@thestar.com.my
Monday August 16, 2010

A GO-KART demonstration in conjunction with the Kuching Festival at the compound of the Kuching City South Council’s building attracted a considerable number of people.

More than 30 racers took part in the event yesterday morning.

A participant, Simon Fang said go-kart enthusiasts would normally gather at the State Stadium during weekends to race and test out their machines which cost between RM10,000 and RM20,000.

“The event today gives people an opportunity to be exposed to go-kart and what racing sports is all about,” he said.

He said the go-kart engines varied from 700cc to 1,000cc and almost all were imported from Kuala Lumpur.

Nice drive: Karim trying out one of the go karts while (from left to right), Simon, Mohd Taufik Abdul Ghani, deputy mayor, Abang Affandi Abang Anuar and Kenny Bong look on.

Chief Political Secretary to Chief Minister, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah who launched the event said go-kart was a new sport which could draw the interest of younger people.

“What we need is only a big space like a car park for this activity to be organised,” he said.

Sekiteri Politik ke baru dikandal nangkup tanggung pengawa enggau angkun

 July 27, 2010

KUCHING: Sapit Kepala Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu manggaika pengarap ngagai bala Sekiteri Politik Kepala Menteri bejalai ke tanggung pengawa sida enggau naka pengangkun.

Jabu madahka, orang ti dipilih mangku pengawa tu nang chukup dikandal.

Ku iya, nya alai iya ngarapka bala sekitari politik tu bejalaika tanggung pengawa nitihka juluk ti dikarapka perintah.

“Sida ti dipih tu endang orang ti chukup dikarapka ulih bejalaika tanggung pengawa sida.

“Nya alai sida tu patut ngayanka diri ulih bekereja lalu mujur bejalaika tanggung pengawa sida nitihka juluk ati perintah,” ku Jabu.

Jabu mansutka jaku tu ngagai pemberita udah ti ngulu pengerami ngangkat sumpah mangku pengawa nyadi Sekitaeri Politik ditu kemari.

Bisi empat iku orang baru ti dipaduka mangku pengawa nya ngangkat sumpah sida ba mua Datuk Patinggi Jabu.

Impian PERSB pendekkan tempoh ahli politik hanya sandiwara

July 12, 2010

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Impian Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu (PERSB) untuk memendekkan tempoh hanya dua penggal (10 tahun) bagi menteri-menteri dan ahli-ahli politik menjawat jawatan dalam kerajaan jika mereka berjaya membentuk ‘kerajaan baru’ dalam pilihan raya negeri akan datang hanya ‘sandiwara’ mereka.

Ketua Setiausaha Politik Ketua Menteri, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata sememangnya parti-parti permbangkang pandai merayu-rayu dan memancing hati rakyat untuk memilih mereka pada setiap pilihan raya tetapi mereka (pembangkang) mempunyai agenda tersendiri jika diberi ‘kuasa’ oleh rakyat.

“Kita boleh melihat beberapa negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia yang telah jatuh ke tangan pihak pembangkang, mereka tidak boleh berbuat apaapa lebih-lebih lagi memberi nikmat pembangunan kepada rakyat,” katanya ditemui pemberita selepas menghadiri majlis perasmian ‘Seminar 1Malaysia Bersama Pemimpin’ di sini semalam.

Perasmian seminar anjuran Jabatan Hal Ehwal Sarawak (Jasa) itu disempurnakan oleh Menteri Perancangan dan Pengurusan Sumber Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.

Abdul Karim ketika diminta mengulas laporan akhbar semalam yang memetik bahawa PERSB berikrar hanya memberi tempoh dua penggal sahaja jawatan-jawatan menteri dalam kabinet kerajaan berkata: “Mereka boleh sebut apa sahaja ikrar dalam manifesto semasa pilihan raya tetapi mereka belum tahu bagaimana hendak menerajui negeri seperti Sarawak ini”.

Beliau yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Asajaya berkata impian parti terbabit ternyata hanya ‘angan-angan’ sahaja malah mereka belum lagi diluluskan pendaftaran dan belum mempunyai rekod nyata dalam politik negeri ini.

“Memang setiap menjelang pilihan raya pelbagai parti muncul dengan membawa pelbagai agenda dan janji-janji mereka kepada rakyat, tetapi rakyat kita tidak mudah terpengaruh dengan janji-janji mereka lebih-lebih lagi trek rekod mereka belum diketahui,” katanya.

Program STEP ngajar rayat bejimat ba jalai alun: Karim

July 2, 2010

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Program Pendidikan Lalu Lintas Shell (STEP) meri pemereti ati ngagai nembiak sekula tuju guna nitihka atur jalai alun.

Tuai Seketri Politik Kepala Menteri Abdul Karim Hamzah madahka tuju program nya kena matih nembiak sekula jemah ila lebuhka bisi kerita diri empu.

“Mayuh bala nembiak ke udah bulih lisin kelebih agi lisin mutusikal, lalu udah nya nyadi ‘mat rempit’, ti ngujungka mayuh penusah bebadi ba jalai alun.

“Nya kebuah aku ngarapka program baka tu ulih matih tauka ngajar nembiak ari tumu, munyi ku sempama ‘melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya’,” ku iya lebuh bejadika nutup program ba Konsortium Memandu Samarahan ditu kemari.

Karim mega muji Shell laban mujur ngatur program ti nguntungka, iya nya ngemeratka pengelikun semua rayat.

Dulu ari nya, Pengurus Hal Ehwal Korporat Shell Sarawak Peing Tajang mega madahka program nya enda ulih dipajakka seagi penusah bebadi ba jalai alun bisi nyadi.

Ku iya, Shell sebengkah raban korporat ti bejalaika tanggung pengawa ti chukup berega laban ngatur program ti nyelamat tauka ngintu pengelikun mensia mayuh.