Semaikan semangat kesukarelaan: Karim

by Agnes Tugong

October 21, 2011, Friday

Semangat kesukarelaan masyarakat dilihat semakin terhakis terutama di kawasan bandar

LUNDU: Semangat kesukarelaan di kalangan masyarakat dilihat semakin terhakis terutama di kawasan bandar.

Keadaan ini menimbulkan kebimbangan Menteri Muda Perumahan merangkap Menteri Muda Pembangunan Sosial Abdul Karim Hamzah.

Justeru, beliau menuntut agar semangat sukarela disemai dalam jiwa setiap masyarakat tanpa mengira peringkat dan latar belakang.

“Jika kita lihat ketika ini, semangat sukarela semakin hari semakin terhakis terutama di kawasan bandar.

“Oleh itu penting untuk kita menganjurkan program yang dapat menyemai semangat sukarela dalam setiap jiwa masyarakat kita,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Majlis Penutupan Rasmi Kursus Asas Skuad Rakan Muda RELA Siri 4/2011 di Stadium Tertutup, Kompleks Sukan Lundu di sini semalam.

Kursus tersebut telah diadakan selama enam hari bermula 14 Oktober lepas melibatkan 100 anggota muda RELA dari Kuching, Asajaya, Simunjan, Samarahan, Lundu dan Sematan.

Adenan beri peringatan elak 'tradisi kecil'

October 21, 2011

KUCHING: Pesta Konvokesyen Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2011 bakal menyaksikan institusi pengajian tinggi itu melakarkan sejarahnya dalam Malaysia Book of Records menerusi aktiviti 88 jam pantun tanpa henti ‘88@Pantun.unimas.my’.

Naib Cancelornya Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin Ab Hamid berkata, aktiviti itu akan diadakan seawal jam 6 pagi bermula dari 20 hingga 22 Oktober ini.

“Saya berharap para pelajar akan memberikan kerjasama untuk merealisasikan sasaran ini agar dapat disenaraikan dalam Malaysia Book of Records,” katanya berucap sempena majlis perasmian Pesta Konvokesyen UNIMAS 2011 malam kelmarin yang disempurnakan oleh Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia dan Menteri Muda Perumahan Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yang mewakili Menteri Tugas-tugas Khas Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem.

Dalam pada itu, beliau berkata, karnival tahunan itu yang julung kalinya diadakan di Kampus Barat UNIMAS turut menyelitkan pelbagai aktiviti menarik seperti konsert bersama Bunkface, Planet Radio dengan menjemput juruhebah-juruhebah radio swasta di seluruh negara, pesta ria, pameran keilmuan, gerai jualan dan banyak lagi.

“Saya berharap kunjungan masyarakat ke UNIMAS sem-pena Pesta Konvokesyen ini akan memberi kesan positif dan motivasi khususnya kepada anak-anak muda.

“Selain itu, daripada lawatan ke kampus ini juga akan dapat menyemai cita-cita di kalangan anak-anak muda untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada pelajar UNIMAS,” kata Khairuddin.

Sementara, Adenan me-nerusi teks ucapan beliau yang dibacakan oleh Karim berkata, Pesta Konvokesyen tersebut merupakan peluang kepada masyarakat untuk membawa anak-anak ke UNIMAS sebagai langkah memotivasikan mereka agar lebih rajin dan mempu-nyai impian menjadi pelajar universiti pada suatu hari kelak.
  

Galeri: Press Conference at ‘Rumah Mampu Milik’ (RMM) project site at Taman Dabai Indah, Kanowit

October 19, 2011

BUILD IT HERE: Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg (third left) asking the developer on the progress of the housing project as others look on.

Asajaya representative taking over duties of Kota Samarahan MP

Saturday October 15, 2011

KUCHING: Asajaya assemblyman Abdul Karim Hamzah has taken over funding allocation and administration duties from Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib.

Karim, who is the newly appointed Youth Development and Housing Assistant Minister, told reporters here yesterday that he had a “good relationship” with Samarahan residents.

“Whatever money is allocated to him (Sulaiman), I’m the one who is handling it,” Karim said in response to a question on whether an assemblyman like him felt “handicapped” that the Kota Samarahan MP “has not been on the ground much”.

“That problem does not arise at all,” Karim said. “The committees which are supposed to be held by him, most of them are handled by me.”

Asked what was Sulaiman’s reason for his absence, Karim replied: “I believe he has got some personal problems himself.”

On whether Karim had communicated with Sulaiman recently, Karim said: “Not really.”

“A long time ago, yes (we communicated). Each MP is allocated certain amount of funds, those funds are looked after by his (Sulaiman’s) office, together with myself and Datuk Seri Ali,” Karim said, referring to Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mahmud.

Abdul Karim: No complaints about Sulaiman rarely visiting constituents

October 15, 2011, Saturday

KUCHING: Samarahan constituents are not complaining that their MP Dato Sri Sulaiman Taib rarely goes down to his area Asajaya, said assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

“If there had been any big problem or complaint, the matter would have been in the open but so far his rare visit is not really an issue,” he said.

He said the physical absence of the Samarahan MP was not a big problem because whatever development projects and allocations for the area would be handled either by him or the assemblyman for Muara Tuang, Datuk Seri Mohammad Ali Mahmud.

“One good thing that I notice is the very good relationship between the administration, the District Office, Resident’s Office and government agencies with the elected representatives from both Muara Tuang and Asajaya so there had not been any problem.

“Whatever allocation he (Sulaiman) got, I am the one handling it. Whatever committees are supposed to he held by him, most of it are handled by me,” he said when answering reporters’ questions at a press conference after witnessing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) and Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites here yesterday.

Abdul Karim who is Assistant Housing Minister said he was unsure why the former tourism minister had not been able to visit his constituency.

“I believe he has got some personal problem himself… I believe lah.”