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Entries open for <b>Sarawak</b> Basketball League - The Borneo Post Online Berita Sarawak - News 2 Sarawak

Entries open for <b>Sarawak</b> Basketball League - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 08:26 AM PST

KUCHING: Entries are now open for the 2nd Imperial Challenge Trophy Sarawak Basketball League (SBL) organised by Sarawak Basketball Association (Saba) and to be held in Kuching, Miri, Sibu and Bintulu starting Jan 1, 2014.

In Miri, the event will be held in Limbang, Batu Niah, Bakong, Lawas and its surrounding areas while in Bintulu the areas will include Tatau, Mukah, Sebauh, Selangau and its surrounding areas. In Sibu, the areas included are Sarikei, Kanowit, Kapit, Bintangor and its surrounding areas and in Kuching it include Kota Samarahan, Sri Aman and its surrounding areas.

The competition sponsored by the Imperial Group of Companies and finalists from each division will compete in the grand finals in Miri from Feb 24-28.

The objectives of the tournament were to give local players the chance to showcase their talents and help the association to identify new talents, to nurture and prepare them for the coming major basketball tournaments.

Entry forms and details of tournament rules and regulations are available from Miri Basketball Association, Bintulu Basketball Association, Sibu Basketball Association and Kuching Basketball Association.

Closing date for submission of entries is Dec 28 and the details of prizes will be announced later.

For other enquiries, contact Stanley at 016-8895878 or email to staninho@hotmail.com.

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Malaysian firms&#39; understanding, appreciation on CR improving, says <b>...</b>

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:14 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR: There are several signs indicating that there is a healthy understanding in Malaysia and appreciation for corporate responsibility (CR) and the crucial role it plays in businesses, a global audit, tax and advisory services provider said.

KPMG International Cooperative executive director (climate change and sustainability services) Kasturi Nathan said the efforts undertaken by Malaysian companies in CR reporting have not gone unnoticed, with several organisations, both local and international, receiving accolades for best practices in social and environment-related activities.

"Ultimately, the good governance and transparency practised by such nominees and the winners of those awards are an encouragement to continue advancing the boundaries in CR reporting," she said in a statement yesterday.

Kasturi said the increased CR reporting in Malaysia was in tandem with the tremendous increase in CR reporting in Asia over the last two years.

According to the 8th KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting, almost three quarters (71 per cent) of large companies in Asia-Pacific now publish CR reports, an increase by 22 per cent since 2011
(49 per cent).

She said based on KPMG's analysis, CR reporting rates in Asia-Pacific are now almost equal to Europe where 73 per cent of companies issue CR reports whereby the highest rates of reporting was in the Americas region (76 per cent of companies) and lowest in the Middle East and Africa (54 percent).

"The companies surveyed in the Asia Pacific region clearly recognize that no matter where you are based, doing business in a globalised 21st century world requires you to account for your social and environmental performance as well as your financial performance," she said.

Nathan said the surge in CR reporting in Asia Pacific is primarily due to high growth rates in several countries such as in India where CR reporting rate increased to 73 per cent this year from a mere 20 per cent in 2011.

She said CR reporting rate in Singapore also increased to 80 per cent this year from 43 per cent two years ago, whilst in Australia the rate jumped to 82 per cent this year from 57 per cent in 2011. — Bernama

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Police delegation from Kalimantan visits <b>Sarawak</b> counterparts <b>...</b>

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 10:31 AM PST

KUCHING: A delegation from Kepolisian Daerah Kalimantan Barat (Polda) Indonesia headed by their police chief Brig Gen (Police) Arie Sulistyo paid a courtesy call on State Commissioner of Police Dato' Wira Sabtu Osman at the police headquarters in Jalan Badruddin yesterday.

The delegation made up of 28 police personnel from different ranks and their spouses was in the state capital since Dec 9.

Upon their arrival at the headquarters, the delegation was given a grand welcome by the Sarawak police contingent before proceeding to a meeting.

"This is a rotating annual event, where this year it is their turn to visit us in Sarawak and next year it is our turn to visit them in Kalimantan Barat," Sabtu told reporters.

He also said that the meeting would be centred on border crimes such as smuggling, firearms, drugs and human trafficking.

The meeting, he said, would bring better benefit to both nations through the exchange of ideas and approaches to curb border crimes.

On another note, he admitted that both he and Arie were relatively new in office, with him as the state commissioner the last three months while Arie took over his post only two months ago.

Meanwhile, Arie expressed hope that the visit would strengthen the relationship between the police force of both nations.

"Border crimes can be solved when the relationship between us (Malaysia-Indonesia) is strong," said Arie, who was accompanied by his wife Shinta Ramadhanti Soetojo for the three-day visit which ends today.

Besides the Indonesian delegation, the Sarawak Crime and Investigation Department (CID) will also be visited by their counterpart from Singapore through a programme organised by Bukit Aman.

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New Japan volcanic islet here to stay, for now Official <b>...</b>

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:01 PM PST

TOKYO: A new island created by a volcanic eruption off Japan's coast is here to stay — for now at least, scientists said Yesterday, adding the new landmass could withstand erosion for several years.

Lava that was dramatically vented when an undersea volcano began erupting last month cooled and solidified above the surface of the sea, creating a small island 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) south of Tokyo.

At the time, Japan's coastguard said it was too early to mark a new entry on the national map because it could soon disappear.

But yesterday, Japan's meteorological agency said the island looked set to hang around for some time.

"As the volcanic eruption is still continuing, we don't know the fate of the island," said agency official Tomoyuki Kano.

"But it won't disappear in days or weeks, and will probably last for several years… unless a huge volcanic eruption happens and blows it apart," he said.

By early this month the island had grown to more than three-and-a-half times its original size, reaching 0.056 square kilometres (14 acres) by December 4.

"We are still seeing a wisp of smoke and some ash coming from the islet, and occasionally there is lava belching forth, so the islet may grow even bigger," Kano added.

Video footage taken on December 1 showed a thread of white smoke curling out of the top of the islet, with the sea around it turning reddish.

Similar eruptions in the early 1970s and mid-80s created tiny islets in Japan's territory that have since been partially or completely eaten up by the ocean.

While the new island is in uncontested waters, its emergence comes as Tokyo is embroiled in a row with Beijing over the sovereignty of a small archipelago in the East China Sea.

The sudden appearance sparked quips from ministers about the expansion of Japan's territorial waters. — AFP

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