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BAHASA, ILMU BAN BUBAYA PENTING: BATUK TAHIR
9 I Menurut beliau siswa-siswi institusi pengajian tinggi berperanan dalam membantu menanamkan semangat cintakan budaya bangsa kita. Ini adalah kerana mereka adalah penyambung di antara satu generasi dengan satu generasi yang lain dalam melahirkan graduan yang berbudaya dan beridentitikan Bangsa Malaysia yang berteraskan Budaya Melayu.
Bahasa, ilmu dan budaya adalah sarna penting dengan bidang-bidang lain seperti politik dan ekonomi dalam memajukan sesebuah negara. Demikian menurut Timbalan Pengarah Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Mohd. Tahir Jaafar semasa merasmikan Pertandingan Akhir Pesta Pantun antara Kursus anjuran ITM cawangan Sabah pada 13 Februari lalu di Dewan Rekreasi ITM, Menggatal. tamadun maju dengan adanya gabungan yang mantap antara bahasa, budaya dan ilmu.
"Jika warisan ini tidak dipelihara dan dikembangkan, kita mungkin kehilangan teras identiti Bangsa Malaysia dan lenyap begitu sahaja. Adalah menjadi tanggungjawab kita untuk memelihara budaya kita yang mempunyai dinamismenya tersendiri sebagai warisan peradaban masyarakat. Untuk itu kita harus membebaskan diri dari segala rupa bentuk pengaruh luar yang negatif mempengaruhi pemikiran kita," jelas beliau. Bersesuaian dengan suasana majlis itu, "Jika kita menoleh ke zaman silam Datuk Tahir juga telah menyampaikan rantau ini, kita dapati kegemilangan sebuah puisi bertajuk "Bahasa Bonda" empayar Melayu pada zaman dahulu nukilan Usman Awang. bukan hanya terletak pada kekuatan politikdan ekonomi semata-mata, tetapi Pasukan Kursus Diploma Perbankan diimbangi oleh kekuatan mental muncul juara di pertandingan tersebut pujangga Melayu antara lain sepertiTun yang turut disertai oleh lima pasukan Seri Lanang dan Hamzah Fansuri di lain yang mewakili pelbagai kursus di Menurut Datuk Tahir yang diundang selaku tetamu kehormat di majlis itu, sejarah menunjukkan bahawa suatu samping beberapa tokoh yang meneruskan tradisi Abdullah Munshi, " kata lain ilmu nya. selepas itu iniseperti ITM cawangan Sabah. R\JM.B1~ ~
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~ Pejabat Kawasan Yayasan Sabah ~ Kuala Penyu (PKYS-KP) turut ~ memeriahkan Pesat Rumbia i0: Kesembilan 1998 melalui gerai pameran berkonsepkan informasi teknologi. Pameran berkomputer merangkumi laman web YSIICSB dan aktiviti pembangunan PKYS-KP.
PKYS- KPjuga dilantik sebagai AJK Kecil mengendali pertandingan, demonstrasi, pameran dan jualan kraftangan.
Pes at Rumbia kesembilan yang berlangsung dari 31 Julai - 2 Ogos . ~ , ,. j ~~ MM~
lalu oleh Ketua Menteri Sabah Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
SAHAB SEOBElfABl
ore than 100 secretaries from Yayasan Sabah, other statutory bodies and the private sector throughout the State attended the Sabah Secretaries' Conference '98 at a leading hotel here from April 20 - 21.
The two-day conference with the theme To Challenge The Challenges Without Sacrificing Values was officiated by the then Chief Minister, Datuk Yong Teck Lee.
On his speech, the Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Musa Haji Aman said, he hopes the conference will be able to create conscious awareness among conference participants of the innate power that they have for personal development. Besides that he hopes the conference will stimulate them to develop their full potential towards being the best they can be as career women, wives, mothers and useful members of society. His speech was delivered by the Group Manager of Corporate Services, Kamis Haji Awang AIL
According to him, the conference is designed to impart knowledge about what one can do for one's own personal development.
"It is hoped that the overflow effect of such positive attainment would also benefit the environment in which you work," he added.
He said the conference topics cover a wide range of interesting issues from utilizing the human mind for personal development, to addressing contemporary issues involving challenges, ethics and dilemma, all of which are perti.nent to career women of the day. F 0 u r papers w ere presented at the conference, namely Possible Human: Playing M i n d Games Win by Ernest Wong, the founder
n d P r i n c i pal Consultant of Ernesco Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur; Domestic Violence and Family Values: Issues and Challenges for Career Women by Ivy Josiah, the Executive Secretary of Women's Aid Organisation, Kuala Lumpur; The Balance Between Ethics and Being Practical: The Secretaries' Dilemma by K. C. See, the Managing Director of Quest Consulting Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, and To Be The Best I Can Be by Li Yo Wei, a renowned speaker, known for her prolific ideas and presentation skills.
Datuk Musa also said he was happy to note that the conference, which was organised for the first time by Yayasan Sabah, has made some improvement compared to previous ones.
"In terms of methodology, there is a significant departure in thi s year's conference from similar conferences in the past where on the part of the participants, this conference is being organised in the form of seminar where syndicate discussions and plenary session are held," he said.
One a/the speaker, Ernest Wong stressing a J presenting his talk.
participants to dissect each sul discuss the issues concerned, and, up with constructive resolutions I on the results of experiences exchc in the syndicates.
"All resolutions and ideas abou identified subjects will be pr 'nte further elaboration by the (;vnfel speakers for the benefit of ever: This method will also provide invab feedback pertaining to the degn receptiveness of participants with n to the issues raised in the confere! he added.
As opposed to previous conferenCe the speakers of this year's confel are Malaysians. Thus, they problems from the local perspect which will give advantages to the relate their ideas within the Mala: context as well. In this sense believed that they are equally if not t than those from outside the countr
The conference is held in conjunl with the International Secretaries' V which is observed annually durin, last week of April.
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accordingly if we are to meet our goals in life.
'This isbecause personal development in whatever form is always based on the basic tenet of human desires, i.e. our "needs" as well as our "wants" in life," said the Director of Yayasan 'hile Sabah, Datuk Musa Haji Aman at the closing of the two-day Sabah Secretaries' Conference '98. His speech was delivered by the Group Manager of Corporate Services, Kamis Haji Awang Ali.
He said, in order to achieve these goals, we would consciously behave to maxi mise the opportunitytofulfillour"needs" and "wants" and at the same time strive to minimise whatever hindrances that come between our goals and us.
"Since we live in a society, we must act within permissible societal values, so that there will be less chaos resulting in our incapabilities to cont~in the hindrances," he added.
According to him, this year's conference has benefited the participants better in terms of their understanding of the topics presented. He believes that learning has taken place especially in the process of stimulating consciousness, which allow us to understand something in a new way. "This is because of the quality of the speakers who have been carefully chosen. Besides that the methodology applied was designed for optimal absorption of what's been presented as well as maximising the utilization of one's thinking power through syndicate discussions," he said. "The conference had successfully stimulated the participants to organize themsel ves resourcefully towards new heights in their career besides embarking on the crusade of optimising the opportunity to attain their respective goal s in life, '1"J'le added.
Kamis Haji Awang Ali presenting a certificate to one of the parlicipants.
