RASMI: Fadillah memancut air kepada kanak-kanak yang menyertai majlis berkhatan beramai-ramai anjuran KRT Taman Sri Wangi di Surau Al Quddus Taman Sri Wangi, Kuching semalam.

Naik taraf Planetarium Sultan Iskandar ditangguh

November 29, 2011, Tuesday

KUCHING: Cadangan untuk menaik taraf Planetarium Sultan Iskandar (PSI), pusat pendidikan astronomi pertama Malaysia, ditangguh buat sementara waktu sementara menunggu peruntukan daripada kerajaan persekutuan.
Timbalan Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Datuk Fadillah Yusof berkata, per- mohonan untuk menaik taraf telah dibuat se-belum ini namun tidak diluluskan kerana ke-utamaan di-beri kepada projek yang diperlukan segera oleh rakyat.
“Kita cuba mohon dalam kajian setengah penggal nanti,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis berkhatan beramai-ramai melibatkan 21 kanak-kanak di Taman Sri Wangi di sini semalam.
Pada Oktober 2008 Fadillah mengumumkan cadangan menaik taraf PSI dengan mengguna-kan khidmat, Warner Brothers, salah sebuah pengeluar filem terbesar di dunia.
Fadillah dipetik berkata, PSI perlu dinaik taraf untuk mencipta satu suasana realistik semasa menonton tayangan di planetarium ber-kenaan.
PSI yang telah beroperasi 19 tahun lepas terletak di Dewan Suarah Kuching dan pernah menjadi tumpuan pelancongan namun kini hanya menjadi tempat kunjungan pelajar pada musim persekolahan dan keluarga pada musim cuti. — Bernama

Fadillah sangkal pertarungan sengit dengan PKR

Utusan Borneo November 21, 2011, Monday

KUCHING: Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB) Datuk Fadillah Yusof menyangkal dakwaan bahawa PBB kini berhadapan pertarungan sengit dengan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
Beliau yang ditemui selepas Program Mesra Rakyat P.194 Petra Jaya di pekarangan bangunan surau lama Kampung Matang Batu 10 di sini semalam nyata tidak bersetuju apabila partinya dikatakan berhadapan dengan persaingan hebat daripada PKR.
“Persaingan kuat? Saya tidak rasa ada persaingan kuat antara PBB dan PKR. Apa yang kuat ialah dari segi suara-suara sumbang mereka sahaja,” katanya.
Tambahnya, apa yang mereka tahu lakukan ialah bercakap sahaja dan mengapi-apikan apa yang dilakukan oleh Barisan Nasional (BN).
“Mereka lupa selepas lima tahun di mana kedudukan negara kita Malaysia dalam usaha mencapai status negara berpendapatan tinggi dan negara maju.
“Pembangkang sudah pasti akan cuba memburuk-burukkan perkara baik yang telah dilakukan oleh BN,” katanya.
Ditanya mengenai peluang BN pada Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) akan datang, beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen Petra Jaya yakin BN mampu memberikan impak yang besar berdasarkan prestasi kini.
“Apa yang penting kini ialah kita mesti bekerjasama sebagai BN. Pembangkang memang suka membangkitkan apa sahaja dan menuduh BN tidak melakukan perkara yang baik,” ujarnya.
Ditanya mengenai kemelut yang sedang Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak (SUPP) kini, Fadillah berkata apa yang penting ialah mereka mesti fokus, bekerjasama antara ahli, elak krisis peribadi dan lakukan perkara baik untuk rakyat.
“Dengan itu saya yakin, SUPP akan diterima bukan sahaja di kalangan masyarakat Cina tetapi juga di kalangan bukan Cina,” ujarnya.
Terdahulu pada majlis tersebut Fadillah yang juga Timbalan Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi merasmikan Pejabat Gerakan Daya Wawasan Kampung Matang Batu 10.
Beliau turut melakukan ucapara menepung tawar peserta berkhatan melibatkan kanak-kanak seramai 25 orang.

Fadillah: Government departments should focus on creativity and innovation to boost economy

KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Fadilah Yusuf has  urged government departments to engage in creativity and innovation efforts.
He said creativity and innovation had been identified as the main thrust to boost the country’s economy from 6.2 per cent to 8.0 per cent.
“The current situation has given us signs that we will be the victim of modest income if we do not carry out radical changes,” he said at a 2010 Sarawak Federal Secretary Award Night on Friday.
He said innovation would become the core culture in all departments for the country to achieve its aim of becoming a developed country by 2020.
“Innovation in the context of public service is to produce creative ideas that could improve the quality and productivity in delivering the service.”
“These ideas could be gained from inside or outside or through the process of research and development (R&D), regarded as new ideas or merely an adaptation for the usage of departments or agencies according to their needs,” he said, adding innovation could be in the form of product, service, process or technology.
The Sarawak Federal Secretary Datuk Md Yahya Basimin hoped departmental heads could play their role as the catalyst of quality and innovation initiatives in their departments. He said the government had implemented various initiatives with an aim to inculcate the excellent working culture among government staff.
“Programmes like these are able to give motivation to be more creative to produce new findings that could contribute to the development of organisation, society and country,” he said.
Giat Mara Sadong won in the technical category while the Education Department in the management category, both under the innovation award.
The website award went to the Health Department.

DAP bercakap memang senang : Yang Berhormat Datuk Fadilah Yusuf

Downsizing civil service just a talk

Tuesday, 08 November 2011 Sarawak Tribune

KUCHING: DAP’s plan to downsize the civil service if Pakatan takes over the government as just a talk without taking into account all aspects.

“Talk is easy.If we want to reduce, will it be good for the country?” Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Haji Fadillah Yusof commented yesterday.

Fadillah, who is also Petra Jaya Member of Parliament said the BN Government has a very comprehensive approach in implementing its programme; that is why it has its own transformation programme.

“ T h e G o v e r n m e n t Trans format ion Programme (GTP) is a very comprehensive programme involving all sectors including how to improve our public service.It is not just to reduce but more important is how to improve,” he said.

Fadillah said this when met by the media after the distribution of meat in conjunction with Hari Raya Korban at Surau Darul Ibadat, Jalan Astana, Petra Jaya here yesterday.

The event was jointly organised by Astana Lot Neighbourhood Watch (HRT) committee, the Surau Darul Ibadat committee, N.7 Samariang’s KEMAS and the Muslim staff of Sarawak Rivers Board.

Fadillah said downsizing the number of staff in the public service would not necessarily mean bringing improvement.

“Although it might be more from the aspect of expenditure, at the same time our approach is far different from the DAP’s approach that is to reduce by half by the total number of public servants.

“I think we have a right approach, which they have no knowledge about,” Fadillah added when met by New Sarawak Tribune.

Because of that, the commitment of BN government is to see through from approach of transformation plan that is very comprehensive taking into account the views of all parties including the private sector, civil servants and the community at large and how we can find the best in providing service to the rakyat, that is our approach,” he said.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Fadilah Yusuf memberi MS 1900 kepada Tabung Baitulmal

TBS receives MS 1900:2005 Accreditation

Friday, 04 November 2011 

KUCHING: Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) has created history for being the first religious institution in Sarawak to receive the MS 1900: 2005 Accreditation (Islamic Perspective).

TBS received the accreditation during the MS1900:2005 Seminar and Certificate presentation in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.

The cer tificate for the MS 1900:2005 (Islamic Perspective) Accreditation was presented by Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovat ion Datuk Haji Fadillah Yusof to the General Manager of TBS, Abang Haji Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie.

Petra Energy to acquire more marine vessels

BINTULU: Sarawak-based Petra Energy Bhd is looking at buying more work barges, work boats and supply vessels to support its increasing role in the offshore brown field work particularly in the oil and gas hubs in Sabah and Sarawak.
Executive director and chief operating officer Ahmadi Yusoff (brother of YB Datuk Fadilah Yusoff) said the proposed aquisitions would be premised on a right mix of vessel portfolio and growing opportunities in offshore oil and gas operations.