Bio-Borneo now an annual event — Fadillah

Borneo Post February 26, 2012, Sunday

KUCHING: The inaugural Bio-Borneo, a programme aimed at further exploring the bioeconomy of Borneo, will now be an annual event, said Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof yesterday.
Speaking at its opening yesterday, he reasoned that such programme would provide a proper platform to transform the bioeconomic opportunity into something that could benefit the country and the people.
“Bio-Borneo 2012 reflects the focus of the country to further develop biological resources-based industry or bioeconomy.
“Bioeconomy is the continuity to National Biotechnology Policy in line with the economic transformation strategy. More than 210 companies have gained the status of BioNexus with total approved investment of RM2 billion, since the implementation of the policy.”
The Petra Jaya MP revealed that Bio-Borneo 2013, co-organised by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) and Sabah Development Authority (Sedia), would be held in Kota Kinabalu.
“Hopefully, Sarawak can hold the 2014 Bio-Borneo. I do hope that local biotechnology players, researchers and the public can utilise the event to enhance your network with international players and explore new investing and reinventing opportunity in the biotechnology industry.”
The opening ceremony was officiated at by Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud who launched a regulatory guidebook entitled ‘EU and US Pharmaceutical Regulations: A Guide for Malaysian Companies’.
He also witnessed the exchange of three Memorandum of Understandings between National Institutes of Biotechnology, Malaysia and Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak; BiotechCorp and Craun Research Sdn Bhd and; Bee Forty One Agrotech Sdn Bhd and Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak, Samarahan Branch. The three-day Bio-Borneo 2012 which ends today is themed Accelerating Innovation of the Borneo Bioeconomy.
It was part of the year long programme in conjunction with the National Science and Innovation Movement 2012 and the Bioeconomy Initiative Malaysia launched last Nov by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The programme is co-organised by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti), Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC), BiotechCorp, Malaysian Genome Institute and Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre.
Its main objective is to establish a platform for sharing high-impact innovation and technology to drive the bioeconomy in the region. It is also aimed at developing networking and creating opportunities for collaboration and partnership between research institutes and the industry and to increase awareness among the public, students and practitioners towards the potential of biotechnology and biodiversity.
There were 40 booths exhibiting biotech research and development products from government agencies, government departments, research institutes, universities and private sector.
The organiser prepared a programme for students, MyBio@School including competitions, DNA extraction demonstration, dolly and biotech board games, career talks and giant dice game.
The public could also participate in the MyBio Carnival and learn how to make soap, identify essential oils and DNA extraction.

Wawancara Media UMNO

Fadillah: Sarawak BN will win

Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:14 | Written by Perry Ragam Sarawak Tribune

SANTUBONG: The State Barisan Nasional (BN), anchored by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), should give a clear message to the opposition that they (BN) are still a strong government and will retain the majority seats in the upcoming 13th general election.

Petra Jaya MP Datuk Fadillah Yusof, who is also the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, said it was important for the state BN to have a strong majority win in order that development plans would go on smoothly.

“The opposition will do whatever they can to reduce the BN majority in the state by giving empty promises to the people.

“They may use ways to manipulate the people to go against the government.We should not take this matter lightly.

They will target the leaders, starting from the Prime Minister down to our Chief Minister Fadillah was speaking during a ceremony to set up the election committee for his constituency of Petra Jaya, at One Hotel Santubong here recently.

He added that the people are now more aware of BN’s development plan and know how to differentiate between genuine and fake parties.

“As voters, I believe they will not be easily fooled by empty promises from the opposition,” he said.

Meanwhile, PBB Deputy President Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, together with the MPs for Semariang and Satok, wanted Fadillah to be retained as the BN candidate for Petra Jaya this coming general election.

“After serving for two terms, I strongly feel that Fadillah have never had any problems in meeting the people or listening to their problems,” he said.

About 300 PBB members from N6 Tupong attended the two-day ceremony.

Ahmad Maslan tidak tahu perancangan mendalam

Sememangnya bukan Affandi Jeman yang telah diberi 'mandat' dan projek-projek oleh kempimpinan tertinggi UMNO untuk menutup PBB dan mengganti dengan UMNO.  Pemimpin yang lebih 'senior' dari Affandi Jeman dan businessman berjaya adalah 'instrument' untuk penutupan PBB dan penggantian dengan UMNO di Sarawak.  Businessman berjaya telah mengambil berbillion-billion projek persekutuan di Sarawak semata-mata untuk tujuan ini.
Adiknya juga sekarang sudah menguasai pemuda bn sarawak dan minda belia sarawak.  PBB semakin tidak relevan dan rancangan abang adik inilah yang terbaik untuk Sarawak.

Hasrat bawa masuk UMNO ke Sarawak tidak direstui BN

Posted on January 28, 2012, Saturday

KUCHING: Usaha Jawatankuasa Penaja UMNO Negeri Sarawak (JPUNS) yang ingin membawa masuk UMNO ke negeri ini tidak direstui oleh pemimpin parti yang menjadi tulang belakang Barisan Nasional (BN) itu.
Ketua Penerangan UMNO, Datuk Ahmad Maslan berkata, JPUNS digerakkan oleh individu yang mempunyai kepentingan peribadi dan ia tidak wajar dikaitkan dengan pemimpin UMNO.
Katanya, Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan pemimpin UMNO yang lain beberapa kali menegaskan parti tersebut tidak akan mengembangkan sayap ke Sarawak.
“(Pemimpin) UMNO tidak mempunyai sebarang kaitan dengan jawatankuasa itu (JPUNS). Ia merupakan agenda peribadi pihak tertentu,” katanya ketika dihubungi semalam bagi mengulas kewujudan JPUNS di Sarawak sejak sekian lama.
Meskipun tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan jawatankuasa tersebut, bagaimanapun katanya, kepimpinan UMNO tidak berkuasa untuk mengarahkan JPUNS menghentikan aktiviti mereka termasuk ‘merekrut ahli.’
Menurutnya, kepimpinan UMNO juga tidak berhak untuk campur tangan dalam apa jua urusan berkaitan JPUNS yang kini diterajui pengerusinya, Affendi Jeman.
Beliau yang enggan mengulas lanjut mengenai isu tersebut, berkata:
“Apa yang penting ketika ini ialah semua jentera BN termasuk di Sarawak perlu berada pada ‘Gear 5’, tahap di mana kita telah bersedia sepenuhnya untuk menghadapi Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) akan datang.”
Beliau berkata, persiapan yang rapi menjelang Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU13) lebih mustahak berbanding memikirkan JPUNS.
“Ini lebih penting berbanding memikirkan hal jawatankuasa itu yang amat jelas dan telah ditegaskan tiada kaitan dengan UMNO Pusat dan BN amnya,” katanya.
JPUNS yang bukan satu isu baharu mendakwa mempunyai keahlian seramai 70,000 orang di seluruh negeri.
Affendi sebelum ini sering mendakwa rakyat Sarawak memberi sokongan padu terhadap kemasukan UMNO ke negeri ini.
Pemimpin UMNO sebelum ini menegaskan tidak ada keperluan bagi parti tersebut melebarkan sayap ke Sarawak memandangkan Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) memiliki sokongan padu dalam kalangan penduduk di negeri ini.

State Barisan Nasional accepts

Bipartisan approval

theborneopost.com. Posted on December 21, 2011, Wednesday

Datuk Fadillah Yusof

KUCHING: BN, opposition unanimous in approving use of indelible ink in next polls.
The state Barisan Nasional (BN) accepts with open arms the decision made by the Election Commission (EC) to use indelible ink for voters in the next general election.
State BN Youth chief Datuk Fadillah Yusof said though he had reservation about the new ruling, he concurred with the EC saying, “It was a decision made by a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) and was agreed upon by both sides of the political divide.”
He said that the new system did not mean that the present system was faulty; giving an advantage to the BN to win past elections.
“The results of past elections were based on the decision of the voters. If the EC has been the tool of the BN government as alleged by the opposition, then the BN would have won all past elections 100 per cent.
“And if the EC is a tool of the BN, then why is the opposition able to win in Penang, Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Kelantan in the last general election,” Fadillah said when contacted yesterday.
Fadillah, who is also Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, said his ministry had actually recommended the biometric voter verification system but it was turned down by the PSC.
PRS president Tan Sri Dr James Masing said the use of indelible ink would “beat the people who know how to cheat”.
“It will improve the present system in tandem with the need of the time,” he said.
State Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Baru Bian said the use of indelible ink was timely to ensure fairness in the election process.
“With the new method, the opposition has a higher chance of winning in the coming general election,” said Baru, who is also Ba Kelalan assemblyman.
State EC director Datu Takun Suggah, meanwhile, said that they would be training 31 returning officers for the 31 parliamentary seats in the state some time in February next year to ensure they were well-versed in the new method.
Returning officers must also be aware that the respective candidates would no longer be allowed to withdraw or object after the nomination period.
On Monday, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof announced that all voters, except postal voters, would be required to have their fingers marked with indelible ink when voting in the next general election.
He also said the commission had agreed to several recommendations made by the PSC on electoral reforms, and the use of indelible ink was one of them.
Abdul Aziz said the ink, which contains silver nitrate, had been identified and sent to various departments for further testing to ensure it was safe.
These include the Chemistry Department, Department of Islamic Development (Jakim), National Fatwa Council and the Health Ministry.
“We want to make sure the ink is not removable, and will stay on a person’s finger for at least a few days,” Abdul Aziz told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
He added that the ink would not affect the religious practices of Muslim voters as it has been used for Muslims in some countries.
Abdul Aziz said that after the indelible ink requirement was implemented, there would not be any need for a biometric voter verification system.
He said the use of the ink should prevent multiple voting.
The EC had planned to use indelible ink in the 2008 general election and had spent RM2.4mil buying the ink but cancelled the move at the last minute, citing public order and security issues.
The use of indelible ink has also been a key demand of the Bersih coalition for electoral reforms.
In the next general election, all military personnel and members of the General Operations Force, as well as their spouses, and the police force will vote two to three days before polling day.

Fadilah tetap kukuh di Petra Jaya

Hasidah backs Fadillah to defend Petra Jaya

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 11:08 | Written by | | |

KUCHING: Samariang State Assemblywoman Hajah Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali expressed her support for Datuk Haji Fadillah Yusof to defend the Petra Jaya parliamentary seat in the coming parliamentary election.

“I fully support Datuk Haji Fadillah to be re-nominated as the Petra Jaya candidate in the coming polls,” said Hasidah to reporters on Monday.

“It is my hope and that of the executive members of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Samariang for Fadillah to be elected again as MP for Petra Jaya.

“I have been working very closely with Fadullah all this while and InsyaAllah (God’s willing), we can retain the Petra Jaya seat for Barisan Nasional (BN),” she added.

Hasidah said two other State Assemblymen Datuk Amar Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg (Satok) and Datuk Haji Daud Abdul Rahman (Tupong), whose constituencies are also in Petra Jaya parliament constituency, had worked together with Fadillah to deliver their best to make Petra Jaya a better place to live in.

Anthony Bujang is Petra Energy's new CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated oil and gas brown field services provider Petra Energy Bhd has appointed Datuk Anthony Fridauz Bujang its new chief executive officer.

In a statement today, Petra Energy said Anthony who is formerly Chief Executive Officer of the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP), was well experienced in banking, communications and the oil & gas industry.

The company also announced the appointment of Florentius Henry Toyad as Director of Operations, Mohamad Zaidee Abang Hipni as Chief Financial Officer, Saperi Rambli as Senior General Manager (Corporate Communications, Branding and Services), Mohamed Azahari Jantan as Head of Contract and Commercial, Mohamad
Subky Bustari as General Manager (Group Operations Planning), Abdullah Hashim as Senior Manager (Internal Audit) and Lee Hung Sang as Technical Operations Manager.- BERNAMA

http://ekonomisarawak.blogspot.com/2012/01/anthony-bujang-is-petra-energys-new-ceo.html

Mohd Zaid Masuud Rosman memenangi Piala Datuk Fadillah Yusuf

Mohd Zaid scores double in Fadillah tennis tourney 

theborneopost.com. Posted on December 13, 2011, Tuesday

DOUBLE WINNER: Bujang Mohd Nor (left), gives away the prizes to Mohd Zaid who win the single and in the double. — Photo courtesy of Wan Alwi

KUCHING: Mohd Zaid Masuud Rosman scored another fine double by winning the Boys Under-16 singles and doubles titles in the Datuk Fadillah Yusuf Youth Tennis Tournament at PTBS complex, Jalan Demak here on Sunday.
In the Boys U-16 singles contest which saw six contestants, Mohd Zaid registered five wins to top the group, followed by Afizal Ahmad Mahmud in second place with three wins and a defeat.
Finishing in third and fourth placings were Arman Zain Mohd Anthony and Luqman Roshdi Sahrir.
Kirstin Leong beat three other girls in the Girls U-16 competition to emerge as champion.
In second to fourth were Caitlin Lean, Alia Azman and Nur Razan Zafirah Ramlee.
In the Boys U-16 doubles, Mohd Zaid teamed up with Afizal to oust Mark Leong-Goh Tik Xen and lifted the title.
Playing in the looser pool game, Aiman Hamdan paired up with Mohd Norhadzmi defeated Luqman Roshdi – Arman Zain, to win in the category.
Meanwhile, Mark Leong beat five others to clinch the Boys U-12 title and the runner-up was Aiman Hamdan while Goh Tik Xen and Jordan Lean finished third and fourth.
PTBS president Datuk Amar Tan Sri Hj Bujang Mohd. Nor gave away the prizes.

BN mempunyai mekanisme memilih calon pilihan raya

Borneo Post December 19, 2011, Monday

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) mempunyai mekanisme tersendiri untuk memilih calon pada Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) Ke-13 dan tidak akan terpengaruh dengan budaya melobi.
Ketua Pemuda PBB Datuk Fadillah Yusof berkata, pucuk pimpinan negeri dan persekutuan tahu menilai calon yang sesuai untuk bertanding.
“PBB khususnya dan BN amnya ada mekanisme, tak perlu melobi kerana pemimpin (Pengerusi BN Negeri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dan Pengerusi BN Persekutuan Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak) tahu siapa yang benar-benar layak.
“Malah, mereka tahu calon mana yang memahami perjuangan dan ikhlas untuk memberi yang terbaik kepada rakyat bukan sahaja pada waktu tiba pilihan raya kerana mereka (calon) telah dinilai dari awal lagi,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian semasa ditemui pemberita ketika diminta mengulas mengenai perkara itu selepas perasmian penutupan Kursus Intensif Tilawah Al-Quran di sini, semalam.
Ketika ditanya mengenai kemungkinan ada beberapa pihak melobi untuk menjadi calon PRU kelak Fadillah berkata: “Itu perkara biasa yang berlaku bila tiba pilihan raya, ada yang nak melobi malah ada juga yang hendak menjatuhkan.”
Tambahnya, pelaksanaan calon boleh menang sudah lama dijalankan di Sarawak tetapi calon tersebut perlu memenuhi kriteria yang dikehendaki.
“Calon itu harus memahami perjuangan… membuat yang terbaik dan sanggup meletakkan rakyat di atas,” ujarnya.
Ditanya sama ada beliau merupakan salah seorang calon boleh menang, Fadillah berkata: “Mekanisma itu dah ada tetapi ketentuan itu saya letakkan kepada pucuk pimpinan parti negeri dan persekutuan.
“Kalau khidmat saya masih diperlukan saya memang bersedia memberi yang terbaik untuk masyarakat,” katanya.