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dos pondanMONDAY, 02 JUNE – The transvestite character staged at a theatre would surely invite controversies by certain quarters as some had a negative impression towards the character who would be asking why such character must exist in the theatre.

Yet such perception did not prevent a group of undergrads from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage to successfully stage a play titled ‘Jazzy Paper Dolls’ that was performed at UMS Recital Hall recently.

Dialogue Anak Seni (DOS) had invited two panel members, Professor Dr. Zainal Latiff and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baharuddin Muhammad Arus to discuss issues on ‘Transvestites on Theatre Stage’ before the screening of the theatre recently.

According to Dr. Zainal, characterising of the said character in theatre was not meant to lure one to be a transvestite, but as a platform in arts to exhibit this scenario that existed among us nowadays.

“This goes to show how art can penetrate human life through theatre, because theatre humanise humans.

“It can help those of such character to turn back after watching the said character on stage, which is filled with sarcasm and at the same time educational,” he said during the dialogue.

Dr. Baharuddin felt that the staging of Jazzy Paper Dolls should be made into a source of knowledge for the community to know and understand more closely this situation and why it happened, not to blindly insult or ridicule them.

“The situation that is happening nowadays, they did not ask for it, it was nurtured since childhood.

“This said group is actually always trying to find a way to get out of their predicament, but the attitude of some people who always insult and berate them causing them to give up in getting back to the right path,” he added.

Therefore, he said it was the responsibility of the art fraternity in raising awareness and teaching the community of the responsibility through arts, because theatre not only displayed its beauty from the aesthetics and artistic value but also a real-life re-enactments and the best way to give awareness to people to be better. – (fl)


Source: Jasman Bandar, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage UMS


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MONDAY, 02 JUNE – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) today expanded its wings by adding three new media for communication and promotion purposes.

UMS chose YouTube, Flickr and LinkedIn as an additional medium besides Facebook and Twitter for students and public to know and understand the latest developments of the university.

The launch was also in line with the restructuring of School to Faculty which took effect on 1 June 2014 (Sunday) to commemorate UMS 20 years of establishment.

For the record, UMS official Flickr and LinkedIn accounts will be maintained by the Corporate Relations Division whilst the three new media accounts Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are handled by Media and Citra Division.

Links to these new media can be accessed through www.ums.edu.my. – ZMD (fl)


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international night14MONDAY, 2 JUN - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be organizing International Appreciation Night at Pacific Sutera, Sutera Harbour this 3rd of June.

The appreciation night will be held to show appreciation to the international academic staffs and students in their contribution in marketing UMS to the world through academics achievements and high impact research.

The latest statistics shows 470 international students from 33 nations chosen UMS to further theirs studies in various fields. 390 are the undergraduates while 80 of them are in their Masters and PhDs studies.

UMS studies and learning aspect is also strengthened with 119 international academicians and researchers who joined forces with the locals, strengthening and increasing Universiti Malaysia Sabah research and innovation factors was proved by achievements in a few series recognized research at the international level.

This international appreciation night is not only as a way to appreciate contribution from the international students and staffs, but also a way for them to increase their strong mutual loyalty, to keep achieving excellence with Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Thus, this also will strengthen UMS at the international level in conjunction their 20th anniversary.

The international students will also launching their Universiti Malaysia Sabah International Students Association (UMSIS) 2013/2014 session with 16 members of the association will be introduced. The members are appointed based on selection on the 27th of February. Cultural performance from various countries will be performed by the international students to enliven the night.

The International Appreciation Night will also be attended by ambassadors and consulates in Malaysia as a way to strengthened diplomatic and cooperation between UMS and various agencies and international institution of higher learning since of the inception of UMS, 20 years ago.
 

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triton hutanSaturday, 31 May – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) World Forestry Day celebration recently was put into focus by several parties.

Borneo Triton Club (BTC) was among the parties who are involved in celebrating the day.

16 of their members joined and take part with their own trucks to celebrate and help with the planting trees program as one of the activities for the celebration.

The President, Vic Codfrey Marcussaid, BTC feel calledto join in this programmeas awareness on the importance of sustainability of forestas natural resource that have benefited to the mankind.

"As we all know,forest vegetationis the major oxygen supplier  which is our basisof lifein this world. Without forest, humanandother living creature will not be able to live,"he said.

He said,besides playing a roleimportantinoffsetting the air quality levelandreducing global warmingphenomenon, the retention of the greenness of the environmentis also crucial for us to inherit for the futuregeneration.

Hence, he added, activitiesthat can bedestructive to the forestlike unplanned explorations andillegal loggingneed to be overcome and handled together.


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Erdec-0396FRIDAY, 30 MAY – Entrepreneurial activity has long been known as a producer of wealth and could enhance the economic level of a country.

According to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr Mohd Harun Abdullah, when the economy improved the country would prosper, the government’s efforts in eradicating poverty would also be achieved.

“With this in mind, the government through the Ministry of Education (KPM), which was then known as the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) implemented the Higher Education Entrepreneurship Development Policy 2010.

“It aims to promote and strengthen a more organised and holistic entrepreneurship development among local universities (IPT) to produce quality human capital who can think, with attributes and with entrepreneurship values,” he said during the official closing ceremony of the Entrepreneurship Research Development and Entrepreneurship Centre (ERDEC) Carnival at Dewan Bankuasi UMS.

Datuk Dr. Harun said the implementation of the policy was also an effort to create more entrepreneurs who will act as catalysts to national economic transformation into a high income economy based on innovation to achieve a developed nation status by the year 2020.

“This policy is also strengthened with the launching of the IPT Strategic Entrepreneurship Plan is achieved,” he added.

Touching on the entrepreneurship carnival, he said it was very timely to attract students as well as exposing them to this field thus engaging themselves into having their own business after graduating.

Datuk Dr. Harun also declared 28 May as ‘UMS Entrepreneurship Day’ celebrated every year. – SS (fl)


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