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Gandingan Muka Lama, Muka Baru Ketuai Umno Bahagian
30 APR 2001 Umno-Rangkuman GANDINGAN MUKA LAMA, MUKA BARU KETUAI UMNO BAHAGIAN KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April (Bernama) -- Persidangan perwakilan Umno bahagian yang berlangsung sepanjang bulan ini menyaksikan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi masing-masing mengekalkan jawatan ketua bahagian Umno Kubang Pasu dan Kepala Batas. Di KEDAH, Dr Mahathir yang menerajui Umno Kubang Pasu sejak 1974, ialah antara 11 daripada 15 ketua bahagian yang mengekalkan jawatan itu, enam daripadanya tanpa bertanding. Kemenangan tanpa bertanding jawatan ketua bahagian turut menjadi milik Penasihat Agama Perdana Menteri Datuk Paduka Abdul Hamid Othman (Sik), Setiausaha Politik Tun Daim Zainuddin, Datuk Arzmi Abdul Hamid (Merbok) dan Menteri Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Pelancongan Datuk Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (Kulim/Bandar Baharu). Selain Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain yang menang tanpa bertanding di Kuala Kedah, tiga lagi muka baru wujud setelah bekas timbalan ketua bahagian merebut jawatan ketua dengan menyingkirkan "boss" masing-masing. Mereka ialah anggota exco kerajaan negeri Datuk Zainol Mohamed Isa yang menewaskan bekas menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman di Baling; bekas anggota exco Abdul Rahman Ariffin menumpaskan Datuk Hanafi Ramli di Jerlun dan bekas anggota exco Datuk Ghazali Ibrahim menyingkirkan bekas timbalan menteri kewangan Datuk Dr Afiffuddin Omar di Padang Terap. Di bahagian Padang Terap, Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Umno Kedah memutuskan untuk menggantung aktiviti jawatankuasa baru yang dipilih, berikutan terdapat aduan mengenai kertas undi melebihi jumlah perwakilan yang diumumkan oleh pengerusi tetap semasa mesyuarat. Kes itu telah dirujuk kepada Majlis Tertinggi Umno. Pemilihan di Kedah juga menyaksikan Ketua Pemuda Umno Kulim/Bandar Baharu Azimi Daim yang juga anggota Majlis Tertinggi Umno, gagal mengisi jawatan timbalan ketua bahagian itu apabila tewas kepada penyandangnya, Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman. -
Corporate Social Responsibility
86 AMMB Holdings Berhad • Annual Report 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) today is part and parcel of the organisational way of succeeding in business, and is, in essence, a set of transparent and ethical actions to ‘give back’, nurture and aid in the progress of the various environments in which the corporation operates. This is to contribute to the very partners, customers and sources without which the organisation would not be able to succeed and prosper. The AmBank Group takes prides in giving and interacting with its various communities and the AmBank Group continues to be a highly active citizen in the socially responsible corporate world. Responsibility to the Marketplace The AmBank Group’s business transactions, deals and Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group (right), receiving the Corporate Governance Award certifying AmBank Group’s status as relationships with all its groups of customers, suppliers top five among 100 listed companies on Bursa Malaysia in the Corporate and partners are executed with the highest concern Governance Survey 2004 (Announced August 2006) from Encik Abdul for transparency and ethical conduct, guided by high Wahab Jaafar Sidek, CEO of Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group corporate governance standards. Providing opportunity for market access to Syariah- compliant products also came about with exciting “firsts”: The Group was named in the top five among 100 listed companies on Bursa Malaysia in the Corporate • the launch of the Al-`Aqar KPJ REIT – the world’s first Governance Survey Report 2004 (announced August Islamic healthcare REIT (July 2006); and 2006), spearheaded by the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group. -
Bina Puri AR2015 Cover to Page 96.Pdf
Pusat Pentadbiran Kuang Interchange, Negeri Sabah LATAR Expressway Ampang LRT Extension KK Times Square ANNUAL REPORT 2015 CONTENTS Notice of Annual General Meeting 2 Share Buy-Back Statement 7 Group Corporate Structure 16 Corporate Information 18 Board Of Directors 19 Chairman’s Statement 32 Group Managing Director’s Review Of Operations 36 Group Financial Highlights 43 Calendar Of Events 2014-2015 44 Corporate Social Responsibilities 48 Audit Committee Report 50 Corporate Governance Statement 54 Statement on Risk Management and Internal Control 62 Directors’ Report 66 Statements Of Financial Position 72 Statements Of Comprehensive Income 74 Statements Of Changes In Equity 75 Statements Of Cash Flows 78 Notes To Financial Statements 81 Supplementary Information On The Disclosure Of Realised And Unrealised Profits Or Losses 179 Statement By Directors 180 Statutory Declaration 180 Independent Auditors’ Report 181 Analysis Of Shareholdings 184 Thirty Largest Shareholders 185 List Of Group Properties 187 Recurrent Related Party Transactions 189 Group Corporate Directory 190 Proxy Form Enclosed NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Fifth Annual General Meeting of Bina Puri Holdings Bhd. (“Bina Puri” or “the Company”) will be held at Ground Floor, Wisma Bina Puri, 88, Jalan Bukit Idaman 8/1, Bukit Idaman, 68100 Selayang, Selangor Darul Ehsan on Tuesday, 28 June 2016 at 11:00 a.m. to transact the following business:- ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To receive the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015 and the Reports of Directors and Auditors thereon. (Please refer to Note A) 2. To re-elect the following Directors who retire pursuant to Article 80 of the Company’s Articles of Association: 2.1 Dato’ Yeow Wah Chin Ordinary Resolution 1 2.2 Ir. -
Our 2020 Annual Report
Welcome to our 2020 Annual Report 03 Notice of Annual General Meeting 65 Statement of Directors’ Responsibility 07 Statement Accompanying Notice of Annual 66 Directors’ Report General Meeting 72 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 08 Group Corporate Structure 74 Statements of Financial Position 10 Corporate Information 76 Statements of Comprehensive Income 11 Board of Directors 78 Consolidate Statements of Changes in Equity 17 Key Senior Management 80 Statements of Changes in Equity 21 Chairman’s Statement 81 Statements of Cash Flows 27 Group Managing Director’s Message and Management Discussion and Analysis 85 Notes to the Financial Statements 33 Group Financial Highlights 191 Statement by Directors 34 Calendar of Events 2019-2020 191 Statutory Declaration 37 Sustainability Statement 192 Independent Auditors’ Report 40 Audit Committee Report 197 Analysis of Shareholdings 44 Corporate Governance Overview Statement 198 Thirty Largest Shareholders 57 Statement on Risk Management and Internal 200 Analysis of Warrantholdings Control 201 Thirty Largest Warrantholders 203 Recurrent Related Party Transactions 204 List of Properties 206 Administrative Details of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Genaral Meeting 210 Appendix A 211 Appendix B 212 Group Corporate Directory Enclosed Proxy Form KUANTAN • MALAYSIA Swiss-Belhotel Kuantan, Malaysia BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BINA PURI HOLDINGS BHD. (COMPANY NO. 199001015515 (207184-X)) (“BINA PURI” OR “THE COMPANY”) WILL BE HELD AT GROUND FLOOR, WISMA BINA PURI, 88 JALAN BUKIT IDAMAN 8/1, BUKIT IDAMAN, SELAYANG, 68100 BATU CAVES, SELANGOR ON MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2020 AT 11.00 A.M. -
Dewan Rakyat
Bil. 18 Selasa 13 April 2010 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN RAKYAT PARLIMEN KEDUA BELAS PENGGAL KETIGA MESYUARAT PERTAMA K A N D U N G A N JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 1) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Perbekalan Tambahan (2009) 2010 Jawatankuasa:- Jadual:- Maksud B.60 (Halaman 22) Maksud B.62 (Halaman 38) Rang Undang-undang Perbekalan Tambahan (2010) 2010 (Halaman 66) USUL-USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 20) Anggaran Pembangunan Tambahan (Bil.2) 2009 Jawatankuasa:- Maksud P.62 (Halaman 38) Anggaran Pembangunan Tambahan (Bil.1) 2010 (Halaman 72) Diterbitkan oleh: CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2010 DR.13.4.2010 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN RAKYAT 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Pandikar Amin Haji Mulia, S.U.M.W., P.G.D.K., P.S.M., J.S.M., J.P. 2. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Datuk Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, P.J.N., P.B.S. J.B.S., J.S.M. (Santubong) – PBB 3. “ Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Datuk Ronald Kiandee, A.S.D.K., P.G.D.K. (Beluran) – UMNO MENTERI 1. Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan, Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, D.U.P.N., S.S.A.P, S.I.M.P., D.P.M.S., D.S.A.P., P.N.B.S., D.U.B.C.(T). (Pekan) – UMNO 2. “ Timbalan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pelajaran, Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd. Yassin, S.P.M.P., S.P.M.J., P.S.M., S.M.J., P.I.S., B.S.I. -
Dewan Negara
Bil. 5 Isnin 15 Mei 2006 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KESEBELAS PENGGAL KETIGA MESYUARAT PERTAMA K A N D U N G A N MENGANGKAT SUMPAH: - Y.B. Tuan Ismail bin Kasim (Halaman 1) PENGUMUMAN TUAN YANG DI-PERTUA: - Mengalu-alukan Ahli Baru (Halaman 1) - Perutusan Daripada Dewan Rakyat (Halaman 1) URUSAN MESYUARAT (Halaman 2) JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 2) USUL: Menjunjung Kasih Titah Ucapan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Halaman 19) Diterbitkan Oleh: CAWANGAN DOKUMENTASI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2006 DN.15.5.2006 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN NEGARA 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, P.S.M., S.P.M.P. (Dilantik) 2. “ Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Dato’ Ir. Wong Foon Meng, D.P.M.T. (Dilantik) 3. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rahman bin Suliman (Dilantik) 4. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rashid bin Ngah (Dilantik) 5. “ Datuk Armani binti Haji Mahiruddin (Sabah) 6. “ Datuk Hajah Azizah binti Abd. Samad (Dilantik) 7. “ Tuan Ahmad bin Husin (Perlis) 8. “ Datuk Chew Vun Ming (Dilantik) 9. “ Tuan Chiam Yong Tee (Perak) 10. “ Dato’ Dr. Chin Fook Weng (Pulau Pinang) 11. “ Tuan Chiw Tiang Chai (Dilantik) 12. “ Datin Naomi Chong Set Mui (Dilantik) 13. “ Tuan Chua Kim Chuan (Kedah) 14. “ Datuk Hajah Dayang Mahani binti Tun Pg. Ahmad Raffae (Dilantik) 15. “ Dato Sri Empiang Jabu (Sarawak) 16. “ Tuan Fatanah bin Datuk Haji Ahmad (Dilantik) 17. “ Dato’ Hamzah bin Zainudin (Perak) 18. “ Ir. Hiang A Li (Pahang) 19. “ Tuan Hii Tiong Kuoh (Dilantik) 20. “ Dato’ Haji Idris bin Haji Buang (Sarawak) 21. -
Vol 2 June 2016 Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd
PP 8307/12/2012(032066) Vol 2 June 2016 Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd Najib being greeted by ASLI Chairman, Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah and ASLI Director, Tan Sri Razman Hashim. Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd Najib being presented with a portrait of his father, the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh, ASLI CEO with Managing Director Tun Abdul Razak by Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali. Looking on are Dato Nizam Razak, Tun Ahmad Sarji and Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh. of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd Najib with ASLI CEO, Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Zahid Hamidi with Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, ASLI Chairman welcoming former Prime Tan Sri Dr. Michael Yeoh, ASLI CEO and Mr. Max Say, ASLI Senior Vice President greeting the Chairman of Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Russia’s Upper House of Parliament whilst Dr. Sautov, Chairman of the Russia Business Council looks on. NEWSLETTER OF THE ASIAN STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE THE LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP Commemorative Seminar on 2nd Tun Abdul Razak > 14 January 2016 The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd Najid launching the book on the 2nd Prime Minister Tun ASLI Chairman, Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah greeting the Prime Minister Abdul Razak with PNB Chairman, Tun Ahmad Sarji at the Seminar. Looking on are Tan Sri Dr. Michael of Malaysia Dato Sri Mohd Najib on his arrival. Yeoh, Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali and Dato Nizam Razak. -
Thesis Final
STATE POWER AND THE REGULATION OF NON-CITIZENS: IMMIGRATION LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA ALICE MARIA NAH HAN YUONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2011 STATE POWER AND THE REGULATION OF NON-CITIZENS: IMMIGRATION LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA ALICE MARIA NAH HAN YUONG B.A. (Hons), University of Leeds M.Soc.Sci., National University of Singapore A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2011 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is my original work and it has been written by me in its entirety. I have duly acknowledged all the sources of information that have been used in this thesis. This thesis has not been submitted for any degree in any university previously. Alice M. Nah 14 July 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am greatly indebted to my supervisor, A/P Roxana Waterson, for her moral and intellectual support during the completion of this research. I am particularly thankful for her constant encouragement and her sensitivity in understanding how personal life sometimes ‘takes over’ during research projects. I would not have completed this work if not for her. I am grateful to the Asia Research Institute for the Research Scholarship that made this dissertation possible. At the Department of Sociology, I enjoyed learning from Professor Bryan Turner, A/P Tong Chee Kiong, and A/P Maribeth Erb, as well as tutoring for A/P Syed Farid Alatas and A/P Vineeta Sinha. I am also thankful to Dr. Nirmala PuruShotam who started me on the path of sociological research exactly a decade ago. -
Dewan Negara
Bil. 32 Isnin 24 Disember 2007 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN NEGARA PARLIMEN KESEBELAS PENGGAL KEEMPAT MESYUARAT KETIGA KANDUNGAN PEMASYHURAN TUAN YANG DI-PERTUA: Perutusan Daripada Dewan Rakyat (Halaman 1) Urusan Mesyuarat (Halaman 1) USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 2) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Pembangunan Mineral (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 2) Rang Undang-undang Kanun Tanah Negara (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 13) Rang Undang-undang Pihak Berkuasa Pelaksanaan Koridor Utara 2007 (Halaman 35) Rang Undang-undang Majlis Pembangunan Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur 2007 (Halaman 51) Rang Undang-undang Orang Kurang Upaya 2007 (Halaman 76) Rang Undang-undang Tafsiran (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 86) Rang Undang-undang Penjara (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 89) Rang Undang-undang Harta Pusaka Kecil (Pembahagian) (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 98) Rang Undang-undang Perdagangan Antarabangsa Mengenai Spesies Terancam 2007 (Halaman 105) Rang Undang-undang Bank Negara Malaysia (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 113) Rang Undang-undang Perbadanan Produktiviti Negara (Pemerbadanan) (Pindaan) 2007 (Halaman 116) Diterbitkan Oleh: CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2007 DN.24.12.2007 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN NEGARA 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, P.S.M., S.P.M.P. (Dilantik) 2. Yang Berhormat Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Dato’ Ir. Wong Foon Meng, D.P.M.T. (Dilantik) 3. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Raman bin Suliman (Dilantik) 4. “ Dato’ Haji Abdul Rashid bin Ngah (Dilantik) 5. “ Datuk Armani binti Haji Mahiruddin (Sabah) 6. “ Datuk Hajah Azizah binti Abd. Samad (Dilantik) 7. “ Tuan Ahmad bin Husin (Perlis) 8. “ Dato’ Azian bin Osman (Perak) 9. “ Datuk Chew Vun Ming (Dilantik) 10. -
Profil Muka-Muka Baru Dalam Kerajaan Bn Yang Baru Dibentuk
27 MAR 2004 Profil-Bukan Menteri (Muka baru) PROFIL MUKA-MUKA BARU DALAM KERAJAAN BN YANG BARU DIBENTUK KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Mac (Bernama) -- Berikut ialah profil muka-muka baru dalam kerajaan BN yang baru dibentuk diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini. JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI: ----------------------- 1. Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri JOSEPH ENTULU BELAUN ialah bekas Menteri Muda Sarawak di Pejabat Ketua Menteri. Joseph, 49, Ketua Pemuda Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), berkhidmat sebagai menteri muda di Sarawak sejak 1998. Pada pilihan raya umum baru lalu, bekas pensyarah perakaunan Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), yang bertanding kerusi Parlimen Selangau, menewaskan calon SNAP Liman Sujang dengan majoriti 3,616 undi. Pemegang ijazah sarjana dalam kewangan, pertama kali bertanding dalam pilihan raya umum negeri Sarawak pada 1991 dan menang kerusi negeri Tamin, serta mengekalkan kerusi itu pada pilihan raya negeri 1996. Dilahirkan di Tamin pada 8 Jun 1954, Joseph kini berumah tangga dengan dikurnia dua orang anak. Setiausaha Parlimen di Jabatan Perdana Menteri DATUK DR MASHITAH IBRAHIM, 39, adalah seorang pendakwah dan penceramah agama terkenal, yang telah menewaskan bekas imam besar Masjid Negara Datuk Taib Azamudden Md Taib dalam pilihan raya umum Ahad lepas. Mashitah menumpaskan penyandang kerusi Parlimen Baling itu dengan majoriti 4,100 undi. Bekas Pensyarah dan juga Penolong Profesor Jabatan Al-Quran dan Sains Kemanusiaan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) itu mempunyai ijazah kedoktoran dalam bidang Syariah daripada Universiti Cairo dan ijazah sarjana muda pengajian Islam daripada Universiti Al-Azhar. Anak kelahiran Alor Star ini, kini bergiat dalam bidang perniagaan dengan mengusahakan sebuah butik busana muslim di Gombak, Selangor. -
Tahun Baru Cina Disambut Meriah Di Seluruh Negara (BH 25/01/2001)
25/01/2001 Tahun Baru Cina disambut meriah di seluruh negara man Hashim; Arhiza Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Rakyat Malaysia berketurunan Cina yang menyambut Tahun Baru Cina hari ini, mengekalkan keunikan tradisi masyarakat majmuk yang menjadi amalan tradisi dengan mengadakan rumah terbuka. Seperti juga perayaan lain, pelbagai lapisan masyarakat, termasuk pelancong asing mengambil kesempatan merasai kemeriahan sambutan Tahun Baru Cina dengan mengunjungi rumah terbuka yang diadakan. Di ibu negara, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan isteri, Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, mengunjungi jamuan tengah hari sempena Tahun Baru Cina yang dihoskan Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Alam Sekitar, Datuk Law Hieng Ding. Majlis yang diadakan di hotel Ritz-Carlton itu turut dihadiri kira-kira 120 jemputan khas termasuk Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dan isteri serta beberapa menteri Kabinet dan tokoh perniagaan. Sementara itu, MCA mengadakan rumah terbuka di Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, manakala Gerakan pula mengadakan acara sama di ibu pejabatnya di Menara PGRM, Cheras dekat sini. Lebih 5,000 orang daripada pelbagai lapisan masyarakat mengunjungi rumah terbuka MCA manakala lebih 3,000 orang hadir di rumah terbuka Gerakan. Mereka diraikan oleh Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik dan Presiden Gerakan, Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik. Di GEORGETOWN, lebih 6,000 tetamu mengunjungi rumah terbuka Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon dan isteri, Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng yang diadakan di Rumah Tetamu di Jalan Macalister di sini. Turut hadir, Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Dr Hilmi Yahya; Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Khalid Ramli dan Ahli Exco Kerajaan Negeri. -
Gerak Mesra Campaign Not Govt Propaganda- Dr Mahathir
11 APR 1996 LEAD Mahathir - Mesra GERAK MESRA CAMPAIGN NOT GOVT PROPAGANDA- DR MAHATHIR KANGAR, April 11 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister said today the Gerak Mesra programme organised by the Information Ministry should not be viewed as government propaganda aimed at getting the people's support. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the programme was part of the government's efforts to remind the people to practise good values in community living and value the cordial relations among the various races which had ensured peace in the country. "We don't aim to turn this programme into a platform to project the government's leaders. That's not the reason...if that is the objective we have many other ways," he said when launching the Perlis state level Gerak Mesra campaign at Kompleks Warisan here. More than 3,000 people attended the function.Perlis is the second state to lauch the programme after Kedah which held it last month. Among the dignitaries present were Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali, Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, Perlis Umno Liaison Committee Chairman Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh and Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat. Dr Mahathir said the government was holding the Gerak Mesra programme as it believed that courtesy and cordial relations were vital for Malaysia's multi-racial society. "If there is cordiality, there will be peace in the country and peace in society, families will be happier and we'll become an even more progressive nation," he said. The programme served as a reminder to the people to preserve a harmonious atmosphere and the cordial relations among them.