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Najib
Expected To Make Much-awaited Announcement On
RCI In Sabah Next Week
KOTA
KINABALU, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to make
the much-awaited announcement with regard to the
federal cabinet's decision on the proposed setting
up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on
illegal immigrants in Sabah during his next visit
to the state, slated for two days beginning on
Feb 16.<MORE>
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MOSTI
Holds 377 Science And Innovation Activities
PUTRAJAYA,
Feb 10 (Bernama)-- A total of 377 activities were
held throughout the past year and up to last month
to enable the people appreciate and inculcate
science and innovation through knowledge acquisition,
thinking and application.<MORE> |
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Ongkili
Disagrees With Sabah AG's Interpretation Of NCR
Land Status
KOTA
KINABALU, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu
Sabah (PBS) deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Maximus
Ongkili said today he disagreed with State Attorney-General
Datuk Roderic Fernandez's interpretation of the
Native Customer Rights (NCR) provision in the
Sabah Land Ordinance (SLO) that there is "no
NCR land after 1930".<MORE> |
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Ongkili
To Launch SGI2012 Logo, Official Song Tomorrow
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Science,
Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili will launch the logo
and official song for the National Science and
Innovation Movement Year 2012 (SGI2012) tomorrow.<MORE> |
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Election
Candidates May Be Barred From Withdrawing During
Cooling-off Period
KUALA
LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Individuals
confirmed as election candidates may be barred
from withdrawing their candidacy during the cooling-off
period after nomination.<MORE> |
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Malaysia
Hopes For GCSA To Be Set Up Soon
BANGI,
Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia hopes the establishment
of the Global Cyber Security Alliance (GCSA) could
be expedited in efforts to strengthen its cyber
defence capabilities, especially involving the
Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII).<MORE> |
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Kota
Marudu On Track To Becoming Northern Sabah Economic
Hub
KOTA MARUDU, Jan 27 (Bernama)
-- Kota Marudu is on track to become the economic
hub of northern Sabah, said Science, Technology
and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr
Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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BN
Govt Cares For Total Needs Of The People
KOTA MARUDU, Jan 26 (Bernama)
-- The Barisan Nasional (BN) government cares
for the total needs of the people, not just physical
infrastructure but also mental and financial needs,
said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister
Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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Ongkili
Begins Task As Chairman Of CTI-COM
KUALA
LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- Science,
Technoloy and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr
Maximus Ongkili today began his task as newly-elected
Coral Triangle Initiative Council of Ministers
(CTI-COM) chairman when he called on his predecessor,
Sharif Cicip Sutarjo, the Indonesian Minister
of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, in Jakarta.<MORE> |
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Land To Be Excised To Begaraya In Kota Marudu
KOTA MARUDU,
Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The move to excise Native
Customary Rights (NCR) land from an area approved
to Begaraya Sdn Bhd in Kota Marudu will commence
later this month, after the Chinese New Year,
when the survey team will begin field surveying
of two villages in Kota Marudu to issue communal
titles.<MORE>
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Attacks Impact Social Well-being, Economic Development
PUTRAJAYA, Jan
10 (Bernama) -- The threat of cyber attacks and
the increasing number of cyber crime incidents
can potentially cripple the key components of
the National Critical Information Infrastructure,
thus impacting the social well-being and economic
development of the country, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus
Ongkili said.<MORE>
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Select
panel to study bar code plan
KUALA
LUMPUR, Jan 10, 2012 (New Strait Times)
-- The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on
electoral reforms will look into a recommendation
that a bar code be used to replace the serial
number on ballot papers.<MORE> |
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| PSC
To Study Calls For Barcode On Ballot Papers
KUALA LUMPUR,
Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Parliamentary Select Committee
(PSC) on Electoral Reform will look into a recommendation
that a barcode be used to replace the serial number
on ballot papers.<MORE>
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Launches Malaysia's First Green Data Centre
CYBERJAYA, Jan
9 (Bernama) -- Malaysian-based CSF Group, which
is listed on the London Stock Exchange, today
launched the country's first commercial green
data centre and the largest in South-East Asia
here.<MORE>
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Hopes Proposals To Improve Election Process Implemented
In 13th General Election
KOTA BAHARU,
Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary Select Committee
(PSC) on electoral reforms hopes the proposals
of various groups raised at its public hearings
for decision by Parliament, could be implemented
in the coming 13th general election.<MORE>
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Malaysians
Can Benefit Further In 2012 From Transformation
Programmes
KOTA
MARUDU, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysians
can look forward to 2012 to benefit further from
the government's transformation programmes that
are set to produce more results in achieving its
goal to develop the nation in every aspect.<MORE> |
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IT
bill being fine-tuned, ministry seeks input
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 15, 2011 (New Straits
Times) -- The proposed Computing Professionals Bill
2011 is still being refined. Science, Technology
and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili
said the ministry was waiting for feedback from
the public, especially professionals in the information
technology industry.<MORE> |
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PSC
To Recommend 34 Per Cent Allocation Of Parliamentary
Seats For Sarawak, Sabah
KUCHING,
Dec 8 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary Select Committee
(PSC) on Electoral Reforms will recommend that
the Election Commission (EC) maintains the 34
per cent allocation of parliamentary seats for
Sabah and Sarawak in the next redelineation exercise.<MORE> |
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Ongkili
Expects KYS To Play Pivotal Role In New Digital
Media
KOTA
KINABALU, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Minister
of Science, Technology, and Innovation Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Ongkili expects Kolej Yayasan Sabah
(KYS) to play a pivotal role in the development
of technical education, particularly fields involving
creativity and innovation, in Sabah.<MORE> |
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Committee
Hopes To Implement Indelible Ink In Next Election
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reforms hopes
to implement the use of indelible ink in the 13th
General Election.<MORE> |
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Preliminary
Report On Electoral Reform Tabled In Dewan Rakyat
KUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reform presented
its preliminary report for debate in the Dewan
Rakyat Thursday.<MORE> |
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MDeC,
Biotechcorp Urged To Drive Local Bioinformatics
Start-up Companies
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Multimedia
Development Corp (MDeC) and Malaysian Biotechnology
Corp (Biotechcorp) should work closely to drive
more local bioinformatics start-up companies,
says Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
(MOSTI), Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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PSC
Early Report Submits 10 Proposals
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The preliminary
report of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC)
for Electoral Reforms submitted 10 proposals to
ensure the election process is carried out independently
and fairly.<MORE> |
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PSC's
Preliminary Report To Be Tabled On Thursday
PUTRAJAYA,
Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The preliminary report of
the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral
Reform is expected to be tabled in Parliament
on Thursday.<MORE> |
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Remote
school tops Kota Marudu UPSR performance
KOTA
MARUDU, November 27, 2011 -- The rural
pupils of far-flung SK Magandai have shown that
when given opportunity, technological support
and with self -determination they can excel just
as well as urban children.<MORE> |
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Panel
to make stand on RCI
KOTA KINABALU, November 17, 2011
(Daily Express) -- The Parliamentary Select Committee
on Electoral Reforms will make a resolution on the
Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) as it has been
the central issue raised the past two days during
its public hearings here.<MORE> |
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Opposition
Parties In Sabah Attend PSC's Public Hearing
KOTA
KINABALU, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Representatives
from the main opposition parties in Sabah, including
the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), took
part in the first day of public hearing by the
Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral
reforms, here Friday.<MORE> |
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King
Returns From Antarctica Trip
PETALING
JAYA, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan
Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin returned Thursday
from a five-day working visit to scientific centres
in Antarctica.<MORE> |
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King
Visits Antarctica Scientific Centre
SCOTT
BASE (ANTARCTICA),
Nov 22 (Bernama) -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku
Mizan Zainal Abidin on Tuesday took a 20-minute
helicopter ride to visit scientific centres in
Antarctica.<MORE> |
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Land
decision affecting 19 villages ‘downright
crazy’
KOTA
MARUDU, Nov 19 (Borneo Post) -- Kota
Marudu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Dr Panglima
Dr Maximus Ongkili has urged the State Government
to review its decision to gazette the land involving
19 villages in Matunggong as Class One Forest
Reserve (water catchment area).<MORE> |
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No
Need To Amend Constitution To Use Indelible Ink
On Voters
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- There is
no need to amend the Federal Constitution in order
to use indelible ink on voters in the coming 13th
General Election, but only to amend the Elections
(Conduct of Elections) Regulations 1981.<MORE> |
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TechnoFund
To Give Out RM40 Million Next Year
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The TechnoFund
will give out RM40 million next year, said Minister
of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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PSC
To Hold Public Hearings Nationwide
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reform will
be holding its next public hearings in Sabah on
Nov 25-26, said its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Maximus
Ongkili.<MORE> |
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PSC
To Meet Attorney-General On Indelible Ink
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reforms is
scheduled to meet Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul
Gani Patail on the proposal to use indelible ink
in the coming general election.<MORE> |
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Kota
Marudu Set To Be An Economic Hub For Northern
Sabah
KOTA
MARUDU, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The transformation
of Kota Marudu into a strategic agricultural centre
and an economic hub for northern Sabah will be
accelerated with high-tech prawn rearing and swiftlet
farming being identified as activities under the
National Key Economic Areas for the district.<MORE> |
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NRD,
Police To Update Death Records From Next Month
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- The National
Registration Department (NRD)and the Royal Malaysia
Police (RMP) will be updating death records of
Malaysians to facilitate cleaning up of the Electoral
Roll.<MORE> |
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PSC
On Electoral Reform To Conduct First Hearing Friday
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reform will
begin its public hearing Friday to be attended
by 11 individuals comprising several politicians
as well as former Bar Council president Datuk
S. Ambiga.<MORE> |
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Public
Urged To Attend Select Committee Hearing On Electoral
Reform
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) - The public
has been urged to attend hearing of the Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reform once
the session begins this week.<MORE> |
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PSC
To Hold 4th Meeting Thursday
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reform will
hold its fourth meeting Thursday, said its chairman
Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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Ranau
Meteorological Station To Start Operations In
January
RANAU,
Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Ranau Meteorological station,
expected to be operational in January, will be
an important addition to Sabah's meteorological
infrastructure, especially for inland meteorological
data.<MORE> |
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PSC
Gets Input From EC On Improving Election System
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reform obtained
input from the Election Commission (EC), PSC chairman
Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.<MORE> |
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Parliamentary
Select Committee to meet EC Wednesday
KUALA
LUMPUR, Nov 1, 2011 (The Star) -- The
Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral
reform will meet the Election Commission (EC)
during its first meeting with government agencies
and department, said its chairman Datuk Seri Dr
Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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Malaysia
To Chair Coral Triangle Initiative Council For
Two Years
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The 3rd Ministerial
Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral
Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) has
elected Malaysia to chair the Coral Triangle Initiative
Council of Ministers (CTI-COM) for a two-year
term effective on Nov 20.<MORE> |
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ICT
Contribution To 2020 GNI On Track
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- The information
and communications technology (ICT) industry is
still on course to contribute 16 per cent or over
RM280 billion of the gross national income by
2020 despite the current global economic development.<MORE> |
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6,411
Malaysian Standards Developed From 1996 Till September
This Year
PUTRAJAYA,
Oct 13 (Bernama) -- A total of 6,411 Malaysian
Standards were successfully developed since the
Malaysian Standards Department was established
in 1996 till Sept 30 this year, said Science,
Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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Make
Laws, Regulations Innovation-Friendly, Says Tun
M
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The government
must re-examine all the laws and regulations and
update them if necessary to make them innovation-friendly,
said former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed.<MORE> |
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PSC's
Public Hearings To Start On Nov 11
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reform will
hold its first public hearing at Parliament House
on Nov 11 and 12.<MORE> |
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MOSTI
Signs Three MoUs And Two MoAs With Sabah
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Three memorandums
of understanding (MoUs) and two Memorandums of
Agreement (MoAs) were signed between agencies
under the Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation (MOSTI) and Sabah Monday.<MORE> |
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MOSTI
signs research, innovation pacts with Sabah
KUALA
LUMPUR, October 11, 2011 (Daily Express)
-- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
(MOSTI), through its agencies, signed three Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) and two Memorandum of Agreement
(MoA) with the Sabah State Government for technology
development, innovation and research programmes
in agriculture and its related industries in Sabah.<MORE> |
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Global
Biodiversity Hub to help develop marine resources
KUALA
LUMPUR, October 11, 2011 (The Borneo
Post) -- The set-up of a Global Biodiversity Hub
(GBH) in Sabah will help in the sustainable development
of marine resources within the Coral Triangle
Initiative (CTI).<MORE> |
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MOSTI
Formulates Act To Regulate National Space Industry
PUTRAJAYA,
Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology
and Innovation (Mosti) is formulating an act which
will be used to regulate and drive activities
related to the national space industry.<MORE> |
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Global
Biodiversity Hub To Help Develop Marine Resources
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The set-
up of a Global Biodiversity Hub (GBH) in Sabah
will help in the sustainable development of marine
resources within the Coral Triangle Initiative
(CTI).<MORE> |
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ACI
Teams Up With Sabah Softwoods To Set Up Bio-organic
Fertiliser Plant
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- All Cosmos
Industries Sdn Bhd (ACI) has signed a strategic
joint-venture partnership with Sabah Softwoods
Bhd to set up Sabah's first bio-organic fertiliser
manufacturing plant.<MORE> |
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Rural
Health Top Priority To BN Government
KOTA
MARUDU, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Rural health
is top priority to the Barisan Nasional government
as reflected in the proposed Budget 2012, said
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk
Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.<MORE> |
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No
Radiation Detected In Malaysia
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The Science,
Technology and Innovation Ministry through the
Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB), Malaysian
Nuclear Agency and the Malaysian Meteorological
Department are still actively monitoring the aftermath
of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, as well as
its impact on Malaysia.<MORE> |
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Electoral
Reform Public Hearing In November
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- The views
and suggestions from the members of the public
to further improve the electoral process can be
channelled at a public hearing with the first
session to be held at the end of November.<MORE> |
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All
363 Sabah GSTTs To Be Absorbed As Permanent Teachers
In Stages
KOTA
KINABALU, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- All 363
untrained attachment teachers (GSTTs) in Sabah,
who are currently unemployed, will be reappointed
and given the opportunities to undergo teaching
courses so that they can be absorbed as permanent
teachers, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad
Zarkashi said.<MORE> |
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Panel
Endorses PSC On Electoral Reforms Membership
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The Dewan
Rakyat Selection Committee today endorsed the
appointment of nine members of the Parliamentary
Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reforms.<MORE> |
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Parliamentary
Select Committee On Electoral Reform Plays Crucial
Role
KOTA
KINABALU, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu
Sabah (PBS) vice-president Datuk Radin Malleh
said the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral
Reform would play a crucial part in regaining
public confidence in the country's election process.<MORE> |
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Highest
state award for eight
KOTA
KINABALU, October 1, 2011 (The Borneo
Post) -- State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman
and five federal ministers head the list of 720
State Awards recipients in conjunction with Head
of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin’s 58th official
birthday today.
Sukarti
was conferred Sabah’s highest award of Seri
Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (SPDK) which
carries the title Datuk Seri Panglima along with
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman; Science,
Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri
Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili; Rural and Regional
Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal;
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
and Defense Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi.
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