Month: May 2022

BACHOK, May 14 (Bernama) — Teacher Rohaidee Mustafa credits the ‘Petak Ajaib’ formula, which he first introduced for the Science subject in 2002, as a major factor to becoming one of the 25 recipients of the 2022 McDonald’s Inspiring Teachers Award, held in partnership with the Education Ministry.

The 55-year-old Melakan did not expect his life’s principle of educating other people’s children like his own to have such a profound impact that led to such great numbers of students achieving excellent results in the Science subject.

“When I started teaching in Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bukit Beruang in 2001, I was assigned to teach the Science subject to the last Year 6 class and I found that pupils had a hard time answering the Science (Part B) exam paper, which contained subjective questions.

“Based on observation and monitoring, I found a solution to overcome the issue and created a formula to solve the questions easily based on a technique named the ‘Petak Ajaib’ formula that led to several students scoring Grade A after they mastered the technique,” he told reporters at the 2022 McDonald’s Inspiring Teacher Award ceremony at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) here today.

Rohaidee, who is currently the Senior Assistant (Student Affairs) at SK Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabudin in Melaka, said 45 of his pupils of the same school (SK Bukit Beruang) scored Grade A in Science in their Primary School Assessment Test (UPSR) in 2007, thanks to his formula.

“After applying the Petak Ajaib forumla, UPSR results for Science were good and I will continue collaborating and sharing by giving tuition and guidance to parents and teachers from other schools interested in using the formula,” he said.

Meanwhile, fellow recipient, Mohammad Noor Azlan Idris, who is more fondly referred to as Ustaz Abah, a teacher from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Syed Abu Bakar in Baling, Kedah, said his success today was thanks to the continuous effort and knowledge he poured into his students.

“Although I teach Islamic religious studies, I would always create a very fun learning environment to attract students’ attention towards the teaching and learning session.

“I have also developed the first-ever tahfiz learning centre in a school’s resource centre in Malaysia through the Hafizul Quran Academy (ALHAQ) programme in this school (SMK Syed Abu Bakar), which received several other accolades,” he said.

The award ceremony was officiated by Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.

Radzi said in his speech that based on the efforts of the 25 teachers being honoured, all had tried to ensure that schools were fun spaces.

“That is among the main elements of Sekolahku Sejahtera. This approach is needed because we want to see our children get up in the morning and go to school without being forced because they feel that schools are fun places.

“Today, we compete on a science and technology base that requires children’s interest. But our greatest challenge is to create students with deep interest in science and technology,” he added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has strengthened cooperation with Bukit Aman’s Sexual, Women and Children’s Investigations Division (D11) to improve the safety and well-being of children and women in the country.

Its minister, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun, said an engagement session between the ministry and D11 was held yesterday, with KPWKM secretary-general and Social Welfare Department deputy director-general (strategic) also present.

In a post on her Facebook page, Rina said the discussion began with the presentation of NUR Alert’s latest modus operandi and current statistics related to missing children, and she also congratulated the police for their efficiency in resolving many cases.

“I informed the meeting that we have established an integrated committee to manage social issues involving children on social media, which aims to mobilise experts from the police, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and stakeholders to protect the safety of children on social media,” she said.

According to Rina, the committee serves as a platform to strengthen the government’s effort in combating sexual crimes against children on social media by organising campaigns and advocacy programmes.

Apart from that, she said the ministry was in the midst of formulating the new National Child Policy to replace the existing policy, which also involved the cooperation of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), government agencies and NGOs in providing input related to the group.

“Thank you PDRM (Royal Malaysia Police) for its readiness to cooperate in the formulation of the policy,” she said.

Rina said the National Child Development Index was also being created to help the government formulate more effective strategies and programmes, adding that the indicator would help in addressing issues such as underage marriage, child labour and violence against children.

At the same time, she said the meeting was also looking into the possibility of strengthening KPWKM’s Waja Squad, and PDRM has expressed its readiness to train the squad using relevant modules and syllabus that would enable it to become a task force at the national level.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

SIBU, May 14 (Bernama) — Dayak communities who are at high risk of getting COVID-19 must immediately get a second booster dose to boost their immune system when they celebrate the Gawai Dayak festival on June 1, said Sarawak deputy premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.

He said taking the second booster dose was important considering that the Gawai Day celebration will definitely involve a host of activities and big crowds.

“Those who have not received their second booster dose, please do so, as this will increase your immunity level and protect you from COVID-19 infection. We do not want you to celebrate Gawai in the hospital.

“We are fortunate because we already have the vaccine available for you, unlike previously when we had to wait for the vaccine to arrive,” he said in his speech at a pre-Gawai event organised by the Dudong branch of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) held in Sibu today.

Dr Sim who is also SUPP president said, he himself had taken the second booster dose a few weeks ago before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration because he was scheduled to attend several Hari Raya and Gawai Dayak events.

He said that Sarawak was acknowledged as the best state with the highest in the administration of COVID vaccine to its citizens, reaching a total figure of around 95 per cent compared to other states.

Besides being proud of the achievement, the success was also the result of solid cooperation among the people of the state in helping the government address the spread of COVID and this had enabled many face-to-face events to be held.

“We are happy because we can organise and attend more face-to-face events. In Sarawak, all festivals including Gawai are not only celebrated by the Dayak community but also people from other races,” he said.

He added that since today’s society has learned to live with COVID, they need to also practice ‘Kita Jaga Kita ‘ or ‘We take care of us’ mantra as a new way of life.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUANTAN, May 14 (Bernama) — Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today instructed the relevant authorities to expedite works to clean and deepen the rivers and drainage in the state that have become shallow due to sedimentation from previous floods.

He said the state and federal governments, especially the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) should work together in implementing the works, which must be done before the Northeast Monsoon season begins at the end of this year.

According to Tengku Hassanal, works also need to be expedited in Janda Baik, Bentong, where the shallowing river was the leading cause of flash floods involving five villages in the area on Wednesday (May 11), which included Kampung Sum-Sum, Kampung Cheringin and Kampung Chemperoh.

“I have also instructed that the implementation of the Sungai Bentong Flood Mitigation Plan project and the Environmentally Friendly Drainage Master Plan (PISMA) in Bentong be expedited, including the construction of a Telemetry Station and Flood Warning Station in the upstream area of Janda Baik,” he said in a media statement here. today.

The recent flash floods in Janda Baik had been due to unusually heavy rain measuring 87.5 millimetres (mm) that occurred for three hours beginning at 4 am.

Tengku Hassanal also visited flood victims in Janda Baik yesterday to present donations, besides surveying the site of the incident and listening to briefings on the immediate follow-up action on flood mitigation.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency