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Pulau Pinang Kini Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Harapan – KM Oleh : ZAINULFAQAR YAACOB Gambar : DARWINA MOHD 2 proton Pembesar cabutan suara 'Nasihat bertuah PBIM Hukum' 2015 MS 5 - Mufti MS 4 & 7 buletin www.buletinmutiara.com 1 – 15 OktOBER 2015 Pulau Pinang kini Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Harapan – KM Oleh : ZAINULFAQAR YAACOB Gambar : DARWINA MOHD. DAUD GEORGE TOWN – Pentadbiran Pulau Pinang kini digelarkan sebagai Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Harapan, selepas suatu keputusan sebulat suara diputuskan melalui Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan (MMK) di sini baru-baru ini. Ketua Menteri, Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Eng semasa membuat pengumuman itu berkata, Kerajaan Negeri mengalu-alukan penubuhan Pakatan Harapan dan mesyuarat Exco Kerajaan Negeri telah sebulat suara membuat keputusan Kerajaan Negeri sekarang digelarkan sebagai 'Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Harapan Pulau KETUA Menteri dan barisan kepimpinan Kerajaan Negeri menunjukkan tanda kesepakatan selepas mengumumkan bahawa pentadbiran Pinang'. Pulau Pinang kini digelarkan sebagai Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Harapan pada sidang media di sini baru-baru ini. “Kita akan mengalu-alukan sokongan daripada mana-mana rakyat Pulau Pinang Hadir sama, Timbalan Ketua Menteri I, Lalulintas dan Tebatan Banjir), Jagdeep Singh Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna), Phee Boon yang bersedia menyokong dan bersama dengan Dato' Mohd. Rashid Hasnon, Timbalan Ketua Deo (Exco Perancangan Bandar & Desa dan Poh (Exco Kebajikan & Masyarakat Penyayang kerajaan berjiwa rakyat,” katanya pada sidang Menteri II, Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy, Chow Kon Perumahan), Dato' Abdul Malik Abul Kassim dan Alam Sekitar) dan Dr. Afif Bahardin (Exco media di sini baru-baru ini. Yeow (Exco Kerajaan Tempatan, Pengurusan (Exco Hal Ehwal Agama, Perdagangan Dalam Pertanian & Industri Asas Tani dan Kesihatan). Masjid At-Taqwa Taman Bertam Indah ketiga terbaik di Malaysia Gambar : AHMAD ADIL untuk tempat pertama, kedua, supaya menyemarakkan ukhwah MUHAMAD Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar (dekat) Islamiah serta saling bekerjasama Bangsar, dan Masjid At-Taqwa dari dengan Exco Hal Ehwal Agama, GEORGE TOWN – Masjid At- Pulau Pinang mendapat tempat Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan MASJID At-Taqwa Taman Bertam Taqwa Taman Bertam Indah dalam ketiga. Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Dato' Abdul Indah. Kawasan Parlimen Kepala Batas, “Ertinya, ketiga-tiga masjid ini Malik Abul Kassim dan Yang di- Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) baru- dari negeri yang diperintah oleh Pertua MAINPP, Dato' Mohd. baru ini diberi Anugerah Masjid Kerajaan 'Rakyat' Pulau Pinang dan Salleh Man dalam memperkasakan Kariah Ketiga Terbaik Peringkat Selangor. dakwah di negeri ini. Kebangsaan 2014, yang dianjurkan “Seperti di Pulau Pinang, “Pembangunan masjid dari segi oleh agensi persekutuan Jabatan Kerajaan Negeri tidak campur fizikal, sama ada penambahbaikan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM). tangan dalam tadbir urus masjid, atau pembinaan masjid baru Ahli Majlis bagi Majlis jawatan diberikan kepada 'ahlinya' kebanyakannya di bawah Agama Islam Negeri Pulau (yang layak), sama ada dipilih JAKIM dengan kerjasama ICU Pinang (MAINPP), Rosidi oleh ahli kariah atau lantikan (Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan Hussain berharap, pengiktirafan majlis (MAINPP),” jelasnya yang langsung dengan Jabatan Perdana tersebut memberi galakan kepada juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Menteri, JPM). jawatankuasa-jawatankuasa kariah Pembangunan Masjid dan Hal “Tetapi, keutamaan kita lain untuk meningkatkan mutu Ehwal Kariah MAINPP semasa (MAINPP) di peringkat negeri ini mengurus masjid serta dakwah dihubungi wartawan di sini baru- adalah memperkasakan program Islamiah di kawasan masing-masing. baru ini. kebajikan, dakwah Islamiah dan “Masjid As-Salam Puchong Justeru, beliau menyeru semua meningkatkan kualiti pengurusan Perdana dipilih menerima anugerah ahli jawatankuasa kariah masjid masjid sendiri,” jelas Rosidi. 2 1 – 15 Oktober 2015 Sambutan Hari Raya Aidiladha 1436H/2015. Aidiladha, hayati erti pengorbanan sebenar Oleh : WATAWA NATAF ZULKIFLI Gambar : SHUM JIAN -WEI GEORGE TOWN – Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang melalui Jawatankuasa Qurban 1436 Hijrah Tahun 2015 mengorbankan 11 ekor lembu dan empat ekor kambing sempena sambutan Hari Raya Aidiladha di sini baru-baru ini. Program yang diadakan di perkarangan masjid tersebut termasuk pengagihan daging AHLI-ahli Jawatankuasa Qurban 1436 Hijrah Tahun 2015 IMAM Besar Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang, Salahuddin Ghozali (kanan sekali) mengagihkan korban kepada penduduk melapah daging korban. daging korban kepada masyarakat setempat. setempat dan fakir miskin sambil dibantu kira-kira 30 dunia serta akhirat kelak,” katanya ahli jawatankuasa. pada Majlis Perasmian Qurban Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Jemaah Perdana 1436/2015 baru-baru ini. Pengurusan Masjid Negeri yang juga Turut hadir, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Pulau (TYT), Tun Dr. Abdul Rahman Abbas Pinang, Dato' Seri Farizan Darus bersama isteri, Toh Puan Majimor bersyukur dengan kelancaran program Shariff yang turut menunaikan solat yang berlangsung. sunat Aidiladha bersama lebih 1,000 “Selain menjalankan tuntutan agama jemaah di sini. Islam, saya yakin umat Islam dapat Sementara itu, di Tanah Liat, Bukit menghayati erti pengorbanan sebenar Mertajam, Seberang Perai Tengah, pada setiap kali sambutan diadakan. Yang di-Pertua Majlis Agama Islam MOHD. Salleh Man (berkopiah) “Pengorbanan dan kesabaran Negeri Pulau Pinang (MAINPP), Dato' menyembelih lembu korban sempena mestilah dikaitkan pada sifat ketaqwaan Mohd. Salleh Man turut menghadiri sambutan Hari Raya Aidiladha di Tanah demi menjamin kejayaan seseorang di sambutan penuh bermakna berkaitan. Liat, Bukit Mertajam. PROGRAM ibadah korban Yayasan Islam Pulau Pinang Pegawai Penyelaras KADUN Teluk Bahang, Halil (YIPP) dan Jawatankuasa Penduduk Taman Genting Emas Sabri Hamid (dua dari kanan) melapah daging korban SEKITAR program korban dan jamuan raya anjuran Masjid An- kawasan JKKK Simpang Empat, Balik Pulau anjuran Pejabat di Dewan JKKK Jalan Baru. Nur Titi Teras, Balik Pulau. Pegawai Penyelaras KADUN Pulau Betong. 350 terima sumbangan Aidiladha Kerajaan Negeri Oleh : AINUL WARDAH “Selalunya, orang berpandangan Hari Raya Aidiladha tahun ini. SOHILLI bahawa program-program Mengulas lanjut, Hon Wai mendampingi rakyat hanya dijalankan memberitahu bahawa majlis serupa PENAGA – Kerajaan Negeri sentiasa di kawasan bandar, tetapi kita turut diadakan di kawasan Dewan mengambil pendekatan menganjurkan (Kerajaan Negeri) ingin menunjukkan Undangan Negeri (KADUN) Sungai program-program kemasyarakatan bahawa kita (Kerajaan Negeri) juga Dua dan Permatang Berangan sebelum secara berterusan dalam usaha mendampingi penduduk luar bandar ini. mendampingi dan menyayangi warga secara berterusan dan bukannya Selain beramah mesra desa. secara bermusim,” katanya ketika dengan penduduk, Hon Wai Setiausaha Politik kepada Y.A.B. ditemui sejurus selepas Majlis turut berkesempatan berkongsi Ketua Menteri, Wong Hon Wai berkata, Penyampaian Sumbangan Bantuan perkembangan terkini tentang usaha- pendekatan sedemikian adalah perlu Hari Raya Aidiladha Kerajaan Negeri usaha yang diambil Kerajaan Negeri supaya jalinan ikatan antara Kerajaan Pulau Pinang di Kampung Pengkalan dalam membendung wabak penyakit Negeri dan semua lapisan masyarakat Bongor, Penaga, Seberang Perai Utara anjing gila atau rabies. termasuk warga desa tidak terputus. (SPU) di sini baru-baru ini. “Seperti kita ketahui, kes rabies Atas dasar itu, beliau memberitahu, Turut sama, Ahli Majlis Majlis mula dikesan apabila seorang mangsa Kerajaan Negeri akan terus Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP), dari Pokok Sena, Tasek Gelugor (SPU) menggerakkan ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa Mohamad Shaipol Ismail dan digigit anjing liar yang terjangkit. WONG Hon Wai (depan, berbaju putih) menyampaikan sumbangan Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Komuniti Pengerusi JKKK Kepala Batas, Lai “Oleh itu, saya ingin menasihati kepada beberapa penerima pada Majlis Penyampaian Sumbangan (JKKK) supaya memainkan peranan Hock Peng. orang ramai supaya lebih peka dengan Bantuan Hari Raya Aidiladha Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang di sini sebagai penggerak terhadap program- Seramai 350 penerima terpilih persekitaran masing-masing dan baru-baru ini. program kemasyarakatan dan menerima hamper sumbangan segera melaporkan kepada Jabatan sekiranya digigit atau bersentuhan juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri kebajikan setempat. Kerajaan Negeri sempena sambutan Perkhidmatan Veterinar (DVS) dengan anjing liar,” seru beliau yang (ADUN) Air Itam. 1 – 15 Oktober 2015 3 Program Latihan Berkembar Vokasional Jerman, KN peruntuk RM2 juta Oleh : WATAWA NATAF ZULKIFLI Gambar : DARWINA MOHD. DAUD PANTAI JEREJAK – Kerajaan Negeri memperuntukkan RM2 juta untuk menjayakan Program Latihan Berkembar Vokasional Jerman (GDVTP) di Pusat Kemahiran dan Pembangunan Pulau Pinang (PSDC) di sini. Ketua Menteri, Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Eng berkata, seramai 22 pelajar terpilih mengikuti program pertama peringkat diploma lanjutan dalam tempoh 40 minggu. “Sepanjang tempoh itu, para pelajar turut akan dibayar untuk belajar dengan elaun sebanyak RM900, ini sesuatu yang sukar untuk didapati, kerana selalunya anda perlu bayar untuk menyambung pelajaran. “Program ini adalah terbuka kepada semua syarikat-syarikat yang berpangkalan di Pulau Pinang dari multinasional (MNC) hinggalah kepada perindustrian kecil sederhana (SME) untuk menghantar pekerja masing-masing dalam 'menyambung' pembelajaran melalui program kerjasama ini,” katanya sebelum menyaksikan Majlis Menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman (MOU) Antara Kerajaan Negeri dan PSDC di sini baru-baru ini. Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang diwakili KETUA Menteri sambil ditemani Mohd. Rashid Hasnon (tujuh dari kiri) dan Dr. Afif Bahardin (enam dari
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