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<b>Sarawak</b> archery takes long-term aim - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:06 AM PST

by Salena Pail, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on December 18, 2013, Wednesday

MIRI: Action plans are already been carried out to prepare Sarawak archers to strike gold medals not only in next year's Sukma (Malaysia Games) but also up to Sukma 2016.

"We have taken proactive measures to build a strong archery team especially in view of Sarawak playing host to Sukma XVIII in 2016," state chief coach Abdul Razak Yaacob said to The Borneo Post at the closing ceremony of Archery Medallion Target Camp for Sukma 2014-2016 yesterday.

The camp, hosted for the first time by Sarawak Sports Council (MSNS) and assisted by the National Sport Institute, was held at Petronas Sport Village from Dec 9-17.

The 9-days camp was participated by a total of 30 young archers from Miri, Limbang, Sarikei, Bintulu and Kuching. The camp programme included such aspects as physical fitness, sports psychology and nutrition.

The camp also served as a platform to select archers to represent the state for Sukma 2014 which will be held in Perlis.

20 archers have been identified to join the Sukma 2014 shadow squad.

Abdul Razak, who has been in coaching for more than two decades, revealed that the shadow squad will undergo a 6-month intensive training programme based in Miri from Jan 15, 2014.

Meanwhile, MSNS Northern Region deputy director Gloria James Juat said the current camp was also an ice-breaker among the athletes from the different divisions and helped to strengthen ties to build a strong archer team.

"We aim to build strong squad of apprentices in the sport for Sarawak and to produce national athletes for the Olympic Games," she added.

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RM294 mln help for Sabah, <b>Sarawak</b> smallholders – BorneoPost <b>...</b>

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:28 AM PST

by Mariah Doksil. Posted on December 17, 2013, Tuesday

KOTA KINABALU: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) has allocated RM294 million for smallholders in Sabah and Sarawak for 2014 to replant and plant new oil palms involving 35,000 hectares of land under the government's National Key Economic Area (NKEA).

Its minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said 5,000 hectares would be in Sabah while another 30,000 hectares would be in Sarawak.

"The government will continue its effort to encourage more smallholders to replant and plant new oil palms. Under this programme, MPIC will provide assistance of RM9, 000 per hectare to cover costs, seedlings, clearing, and also for fertilizers.

"We are also looking at the other challenges in the oil palm industry, such as issues in fertilizers, mills and also the dependence on foreign workers," he said to reporters after launching the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Complex at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP), yesterday.

With the setting up of the complex, Embas said the ministry was hoping it would help the industry move towards good agriculture practice.

Realizing the importance of competitive human capital in order to carry the national transformation programme, Embas said the ministry had also set up Institute of Malaysian Plantation and Commodities (IMPAC) in 2010.

The institute is responsible for implementing courses under the ministry.

During the event, a total of 230 IMPAC graduates from Sabah received their diplomas and certificates after successfully graduating from various programmes under IMPAC.

"MPOB has built Pusat Latihan Industri Sawit (PLASMA) Lahad Datu at a cost of RM5 million, and a hostel costing RM9 million. Another PLASMA has been set up in Keratong Pahang, with a total cost of RM35,030,351.

"Since 2000, MPOB has trained 15,000, while about 105 companies have benefited from the programmes organized by MPOB," he added.

Earlier in his speech, Embas said the industry had contributed RM73.3 billion to Malaysia's export earnings from the 5.08 million hectares of oil palm plantations.

Sabah, he said, had the largest plantation in Malaysia with 1.46 million hectares, where 12.8 per cent of the total plantations were being cultivated by smallholders.

The newly launched MPOB Complex, costing RM4.6 million, would be an information centre for industry players seeking more information or the latest developments in the industry, he said/

Also present at the event yesterday were MPOB chairman Datuk Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid, Deputy Minister of MPIC Datuk Noriah Kasnon, Assistant Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Bolkiah Ismail and director general of MPOB Datuk Choo Yuen May.

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<b>Sarawak</b> true testimony of harmony - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 02:29 PM PST

SARIKEI: Sarawak is a true testimony of religious and racial harmony.

In saying this, political secretary to the chief minister Paul Igai added it was a common scenario during any religious celebrations like Christmas, Hari Raya and Chinese New Year that Sarawakians shared the joyous occasions through `open houses'.

"Even in organising tonight's event, several Muslim friends were involved to make it a success," he pointed out at a pre-Christmas event held at the community hall in Pakan on Saturday night.

He was representing Social Development Minister Tan Sri William Mawan.

"It is therefore our hope that harmony continue to be preserved, treasured and passed on by Sarawakians from generation to generation," he added.

District Officer Inting Nyamie who is the event's organising chairman reminded the people to be always thankful for the peace and prosperity enjoyed all this while.

"…We ought to be thankful to God for the blessing," he said.

Among the activities organised in conjunction with the event were a colouring contest for children and karaoke singing competition.

The karaoke competition concluded with Lim Shin Jiin, Brenda Honey and Florence Diana as the top three winners in the children's category while the top three winners in the adult category were Barbara Tina, Christina Chanda and Benedict Nyambong.

Among those present were Sarikei Resident Michael Dawi Alli, Julau district police chief DSP Bidor Noyeng and Pemanca Mambu Ikom.

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Philippine Catholics end 40-day mourning for typhoon dead <b>...</b>

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST

TACLOBAN, Philippines: Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan gathered to pray while a priest sprinkled holy water on their ruined homes yesterday in a ceremony marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for the thousands killed.

The memorial took place in Tacloban on the island of Leyte, which bore the brunt of the Philippines' deadliest typhoon, accounting for more than 5,000 of the 6,069 confirmed deaths.

"The people here have accepted that their loved ones will not be coming back," Father Amadeo Alvero, of the Santo Nino parish in Tacloban, told AFP after celebrating an open-air mass attended by about 100 survivors.

"However, they are having difficulty getting back on their feet because they still do not have proper homes, electricity is still down, and many have also lost their jobs.

"City officials have yet to find a relocation place for them."

The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country where it is traditional to mourn the dead for 40 days.

Residents of the parish are families of fishermen, fish vendors, and informal settlers.

They have all been told by the city government that they will not be allowed to rebuild because their old homes were too close to the shore and dangerous, the priest added.

Haiyan slashed across the central Philippines on Nov 8, unleashing ferocious winds of up to 315 kilometres an hour on an area the size of Portugal, destroying more than a million homes and leaving four million people homeless.

The authorities said most of the deaths were caused by tsunami-like giant storm surges that swept through Tacloban and other cities and towns of Leyte and Samar islands. — AFP

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Soldadu bujang dilalau nyimpan duit ke penambat jemah <b>...</b>

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:11 AM PST

MIRI: Raban soldadu kelebih agi ke bujang dilalau nyimpan duit kena nyeliahka minjau tauka ngelun duit maya deka kawin.

Panglima 9 Briged, Brigedier Jeneral Muhammad Danial @ Damien Abdullah madah, ulah nyimpan duit endang manah ke penambat dudi ila.

"Nya alai, aku ngelalau raban soldadu kelebih agi bujang ke baru gawa nyadi soldadu ngambika maya deka kawin ila kita enda minjau tauka ngelun duit.

"Enti kita kawin guna duit 'lun', udah nya maya deka meli kereban dalam rumah kita mega ngaga pinjau, kemaya meh kita ngetu ngelun tauka berutang," ku iya seraya madah, iya enda ngenggaika ketegal utang bisi sekeda raban soldadu ngiga belanja lebih kena mayar utang sida.

"Enti utai tu nyadi, nya deka ngeruga pemanah tikas pengawa nyadi seiku raban soldadu laban udah kelalu lelak gawa ba luar ti ngujungka sida datai laun gawa," ku iya ba pengerami ngirup pagi beserimbai enggau atur pengawa nemuai seraya gawa keterubah ngagai Batalion 20 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (20 RAMD), ditu pagi kemari.

Sama bisi nyempulang iya, bini iya, Rashidah Hashim, Pegawai Memerintah 20 RAMD, Leftenan Kolonel Zainuddin Bahari enggau Ketuai Kompeni, Mejar Khairul Azri.

Ku iya, raban soldadu semampai belatih taja pan menua tu likun. Nya alai, sida semampai kiruh enggau pengawa nyadi seiku raban soldadu.

"Soldadu ngembuan pusin jadual 24 bulan (dua taun) ke mungkur pengawa ngurus, operasi sereta latih lalu jadual tu semampai bepusin bepelasarka prinsip ke udah ditetap baka belajar, belajar lalu terus belajar.

"Maya nadai penyarut, kitai belatih kena nyaga pengelikun lalu bisi bida enggau jeman suba iya nya kitai belatih ketegal deka beperang. Kitai belatih laban dekaka gaya pendiau ti likun lalu enti sema kitai dikangau beperang kitai ngelaban munsuh kena ngetanka nama menua," ku iya.

Ba pengerami nya, Damien ke udah gawa sepengelama 37 taun nyadi soldadu mega ngelalau raban ke deka enggau operasi 'Ops Pasir' di kepulauan Sabah tumu taun baru ngambika semampai nyaga nama diri enggau nama tim kena nyeliahka sebarang penyadi ke tau ngejai nama soldadu.

Ku iya, sigi amat kekadang berasai seilu-ilu enggau gaya pendiau pengidup ba pulau tang ketegal pengawa ngagai bansa enggau menua nya patut ditikau jauh.

"Pekara ke pengabis beguna iya nya nyaga nama diri lalu arapka pengawa ke dikereja ba pulau enda salah peragam piak bukai udah nya lalu ngayanka petenah.

"Enti asai ka makai ikan, ngumpul duit beli ari orang berikan ke besemak. Anang ngemeranka sistem 'barter' laban nangika ila orang bukai salah peragam lalu nuduh soldadu ngerampas asil tangkap orang berikan," ku iya.

Berebak enggau nya mega, pengawa bebaris pagi kemari digulu 12 iku pegawai enggau 260 raban bukai lain pangkat betuaika Mejar Jumali Assuan ke mega ketuai pengawa bebaris enggau Kapten Mohamad Yusran Mohamed Zainudin ke nyadi Ajutan Perbarisan.

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S&P affirms A- rating on <b>Sarawak</b> with stable outlook – BorneoPost <b>...</b>

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:19 AM PST

Posted on December 14, 2013, Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR: Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services has affirmed its 'A-' long-term issuer credit rating on Sarawak, with a stable outlook.

It also affirmed the 'axAA' long-term Asean regional scale rating on Sarawak, the international rating agency said in a statement today.

At the same time, it affirmed the 'A-' issue ratings on Sarawak International Inc.'s US$800 million guaranteed notes (due August 2015), Equisar International Inc.'s US$800 million guaranteed notes (due June 2026) and SSG Resources Ltd.'s US$800 million guaranteed notes (due October 2022). — Bernama

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