THURSDAY, 11 SEPT – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Sports Centre invited football teams to participate in the YTL Cup Open Football League that will start this coming October.

The tournament coordinator, Azman Soaibah said that, the tournament is organised in conjunction with UMS 20^th years anniversary, is open to all interested teams.

“Interested teams are advised to register early. There will be only 24 teams competing in the championship,” he said when contacted by the Chancellery Media.

Every team need to pay RM2,000 for registration fee and the closing date is on the 30^th of September.

“The champion, 1^st runner up and the third place will receive cash prize of RM5,000, RM3,000 and RM1,500 respectively along with medals, cups and the sports goods sponsored by Carino,” he added.

The tournament will be in a league format; the participating teams will be divided into several groups. This tournament is expected to begin in October until this December.

Every team participated in this tournament will be automatically in for FA cup try out. It will be a knock-out games format to compete for the Carino cup.

The best two teams in a group will be going to the next level and competing in the First Division on the same championship for next season.

The participation form can be obtained at UMS Sports Centre and Ararat sport stores in Alamesra.

For more information, please call the secretariat, Andrew Majanggim (016-8441631) or Azman Soaibah (016-8207479). –HH (JA)

Media and Citra Division
Chancellery Department 

THURSDAY, 11 SEPT – STPM/equivalent leavers will be able to know their status on their appeal to the Public Higher Learning Institution (IPTA) or Universiti Malaysia Sabah from 15^th September.

The result and offer letter can be obtained online through UMS Academic Service Division (BPA) website at http://bpa.ums.edu.my/semakanums from 12.00 noon until 11.59 midnights 23^rd September 2014.

The registration date for Universiti Malaysia Sabah main campus students will be from 17^th until 23^rd September 2014. Students registering on the 17^th until 19^th September need to register at the Department of Information Technology and Communication (JTMK) or goes to One Stop Centre Building, UMS Students’ Affairs Department for those who registered on the 22^nd and 23^rd September.

For UMS Labuan International Campus (UMSKAL) student, the students are asked to register from 15 until 23 September at Academic Service Division Office, Bangunan Menara UMSKAL.

Student registration at Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture will be held at main office, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Sandakan at the same date as the UMSKAL students.

For further inquiries about e-appeal admission registration, please call Promotion, Student Intake and Admission Section, BPA UMS at 088-320000 extension 691350. -ZMD (JA)

Media and Citra Division
Chancellery Department

WEDNESDAY, 10 SEPT – Probability for women to suffer from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or SLE is eight time higher than men within the range of 15 until 45 years old.

It is estimated that more than 10,000 people in Malaysia have been diagnosed with SLE over the past thirty years; 90 percent of them are women while 10% are men and children.

According to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Senior Lecturer, Dr. Malehah Mohd Noor, SLE or Lupus is an immune system disruption where the body immune system to attack certain parts of the body when the system supposed to protect it.

“There are two types of lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) which can affect any parts of the internal organs and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) which only affects to the skin,” she said.