FRIDAY, 22 AUGUST – More than 200 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) staff and students observed a moment of silence to remember the passing of the late Ng Shi Ing, a lecturer who was one of the victims of MH17 fatality last July.
The Mourning Ceremony in conjunction with the National Day of Mourning was held in a solemn and sombre mood with none of those present could withhold their tears when a video of ‘JC In Memory’ was shown at the screen at the Mini Auditorium of the Faculty of Psychology and Education (FPP).
FPP Dean, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ibrahim, described the demise of Ng Shi Ing as an irreplaceable loss.
“She was a dynamic young lecturer. She went to Belgium to fulfill her work obligation to present papers at an international conference,” he told reporters after the ceremony.
Prof. Dr. Ismail also said that the deceased husband, LT Commander Lee Vee Weng had informed him about the discovery of the body of the deceased and was expected to be brought back to Malaysia tomorrow.
“However, the body of his son, Benjamin Lee Jian Han has not been found and we hope that the investigating team could find the body of his son as soon as possible,” he added.
Also present to pay their last respects were Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Jainab Ahmad; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) UMS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali and senior officials of the university. – ZMD (fl)
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FRIDAY, 22 AUGUST – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) emerged 2nd Runner-up at the 3rd Borneo University Students Sports Tournament (SUKMAB) which ended today.UMS collected two gold and four silver behind Universitas Tanjung Pura, Kalimantan Indonesia at second place with three gold medals.
The Champion of the tournament this time went to Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak with an overall haul of three gold and one bronze.
The closing ceremony and prize presentation was held at UMS Postgraduate Auditorium in a solemn atmosphere in conjunction with the National Day of Mourning. All athletes took part in the one-minute of silence to honour the victims of the MH17 fatality.
A flag presentation by the Director of UMS Sports Centre, Mohd Asyraaf Fong Abdullah to the Assistant Officer of Outdoor Activities, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Domigoh Kapal was also held.
Brunei will host the upcoming biennial fourth edition tournament .
The tournament saw the largest participation involving 29 contingents from Public and Private Higher Education Institutions including Brunei and Indonesia (Kalimantan). – SS (fl)
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THURSDAY, 21 AUGUST – The new Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni (DVC SAA), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali will focus on infrastructure facility and the welfare of students.“At the initial stage, I will concentrate in improving facilities such as hostel, transportation and medical for students,” he said, describing the welfare of students as a joint responsibility of all UMS staff.
At the same time, he said, he would continue with the policies that have been implemented by the former DVC, Assoc. Prof. Datuk Dr. Kasim Md Mansur.
“I find the planning by Datuk Kasim is good enough. We just need to improve on certain areas.
“I would also like to remind students to always focus on their main goal when entering into university and not be susceptible to external elements that violate the regulations under the Universities and University College Act (AUKU),” he added.
He said this when interviewed by journalists of Chancellery Media. – SS (fl)
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THURSDAY, 21 AUGUST – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be flying its flag at half-mast throughout its JFPIU and its campus grounds on the National Day of Mourning tomorrow.
In line with that, all programmes at KKFM, the campus radio station will also be suspended and replaced with Quranic recitations and religious programmes.
In honour of the arrival of the remains of victims of the MH17 tragedy, all UMS staff are also urged to wear dark coloured clothing instead of bright or bold coloured.
In addition, the Faculty of Psychology and Education (FPP) UMS will be organising a Mourning and Final Tribute to its lecturer, the late Ng Shi Ing who was involved in the MH17 fatality, at the Mini Auditorium, Education block of the faculty.
All UMS community are invited to the ceremony which is expected to commence at 9.20 am. – ZMD (fl)
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THURSDAY, 21 AUGUST – The Bursar Department of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has issued a statement stating that the printing and circulation of salary slip to all UMS staff shall be discontinued. The move takes effect this month as a support to UMS Key Result Areas (UMS-KRA) on Service Delivery, Financial Sustainability and EcoCampus.
However, UMS staff can check their monthly salary slip through the Staff Financial Portal at UMS website quicker without having to wait for the hardcopy as circulated before.
The statement also added that staff who require salary slip statement for official purposes may contact the Employee Services Section of the department through extension numbers 1431/1334/1403.
As the practice before, the Department printed and distributed salary slips to all its employees monthly. - ZMD (fl)
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