Kedah FM mesra harmoni

Sejarah Sejarah Kedah FM bermula pada tahun 1968. Pada masa itu, seorang wakil ditempatkan di Bangunan Persekutuan, Alor Setar untuk membuat liputan, rakaman dan temuramah mengenai sebarang peristiwa yang berlaku di sekitar negeri Kedah untuk stesen Radio Malaysia Pulau Pinang dan Kuala Lumpur. Pada tahun 1979, sebuah stesen sementara yang dikenali sebagai Radio Malaysia Alor Setar (RMAS) ditubuhkan di Wisma Persekutuan, Alor Setar. Pada tahun 1992, Radio Malaysia Alor Setar berpindah ke Kompleks Penerangan dan Penyiaran Sultan Abdul Halim, di mana ia terus bersiaran di tempat itu sehingga sekarang. Kompleks ini telah dirasmikan oleh DYMM Sultan Kedah pada 8 Februari 1992. Pada tahun 2003, pemasangan peralatan suntingan video digital dibuat di unit berita manakala pemasangan peralatan penyiaran digital dibuat di studio siaran. Untuk keselamatan, Kompleks Penerangan dan Penyiaran Sultan Abdul Halim telah memasang kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) dan Sistem Pengurusan Masa (Time Management System). Pada tahun 2004, Kedah FM memasang sistem berita DaletPlus. Sistem ini membolehkan berita-berita dari Kedah dihantar secara melalui talian VPN ke Angkasapuri. Pada tahun 2005, Sistem khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) telah digunakan untuk siaran Kedah FM. Semua pendengar yang ingin menghantar SMS mereka perlu mendaftar sebagai Ahli Sahabat Kedah FM. Melalui Sahabat Kedah FM ini, pelbagai aktiviti dapat dijalankan. Pada 12 November 2005, siaran 24 jam Kedah FM dilancarkan dengan penuh gilang-gemilang dari Dewan Wawasan Jitra oleh DYMM Sultan Kedah. Majlis ini turut dihadiri oleh Menteri Penerangan Malaysia, YB Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Kadir Bin Haji Sheikh Fadzir dan isteri. Siaran 24 jam ini merupakan cetusan idea beliau. Pemasangan Sistem Penjadualan Iklan Radio untuk bahagian Pemasaran Radio. Sistem ini membolehkan semua aktiviti penjadualan iklan dapat dihubungkan secara online kepada semua stesen radio di seluruh Malaysia. [sunting] Frekuensi 97.5 MHz Gunung Jerai (Alor Setar) 105.7 MHz Gunung Raya (Pulau Langkawi) 90.5 MHz Bukit Palong (Baling) 88.5 MHz Bukit Sungai Kecil Hilir (Bandar Baru Selama) 105.1 MHz Bukit Dedap (Sik)

FELDA

Federal Land Development Authority, better known as FELDA is the foremost land development agency in Malaysia. FELDA was established on 1st July 1956 under the Land Development Act 1956 as a result of recommendation of Government Working Committee.

FELDA was established with the purpose to help the government carried out rural land development schemes and to uplift the economic status as well as living standard of the rural community.

Originally, FELDA was functioning as a board to manage and channel financial aids to the state Government to carry out land development schemes in the respective states besides coordinating land development in these states which include the movement of population within the states.

Later FELDA's function was enlarged by the government and from 1961 FELDA was entrusted to carry out on its own development and settlement schemes throughout the country.
Wisma FELDA - FELDA Headquarters Building


Todate, FELDA has developed approximately 480 new areas totalling 853,313 hectares which became plantation and settlement areas.

A total of 112,635 people were chosen as settlers from among the rural poor and landless community. Together with their families, they were resettled in the new settlement. Land development and settlement in the rural areas has now brought economic and social development as well as political stability to the country.

Through land development and settlement, FELDA has uplifted the living standard of the rural community as well as narrowing the gap in the quality of the life between the urban and rural population.

Balai FELDA - FELDA Holdings Bhd Headquarters Building

Sahabat Hutan Bakau

What is Sahabat Hutan Bakau?
“Sahabat Hutan Bakau” (SHB) or Friends of Mangrove was introduced in recognition of the need for the involvement of the local communities in the mangrove rehabilitation programme. The establishment of the SHB was equally spurred by the awareness and concern of the local communities on the degradation of the mangroves and its ecosystem. The alarming changes has increasingly altered the lifestyle of the local communities who have in the past been highly dependent on the mangroves for their livelihood, including fishing and gathering of produces from the mangroves for economic purposes. The continuous threat on the mangroves and its ecosystem has indeed caused adverse impacts on the local communities who have been dependent of these natural sources for quite sometime. It is against this backdrop that an initiative was formed and recommended by the Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Razali Ismail, a member of the Board of Directors, Global Environment Centre (GEC) to establish the SHB.

Who is SHB?
The SHB consists of members of the local communities who are responsible for the rehabilitation, protection and management of the mangrove on behalf of the State Government. In their partnership, the SHB shall act as the monitoring group as well as the machinery for public awareness activities. GEC on the other hand, with its expertise, shall prepare scheduled training programmes aimed to improve the skills and knowledge of the local communities. This is also a mechanism to inculcate in them the importance of protection and conservation of the aesthetic value of the mangroves. In addition, the SHB shall be the main platform for promoting the Mangrove Rehabilitation Programme and the sharing of information on the issues at national level.

Where did SHB start?
The establishment initiative of the SHB has received tremendous support from the local communities of Kuala Gula, Perak, where the mangrove rehabilitation programmes are being spearheaded by the GEC. The SHB (Friends of mangrove) Kuala Gula pilot programme is a community-based mangrove conservation programme which begin in 2007.

What is SHB’s role?
Amongst the activities currently undertaken by the SHB are:

Gathering of mangrove seedlings;
Establishment of seedlings bank;
Mangrove replanting through community cooperation “gotong royong”;
Supervision and monitoring of the mangroves planting areas;
Undertaking of life-skills training in collaboration with the relevant government agencies;
Organising study tours with the local communities;
Environmental education and awareness programmes
Management of eco-tourism activities

JOENSUU WAYS 2009 IN FINLAND

- Earth And Sky - JOENSUU WAY 200914 - 18 APRIL 2009
Joensuu, Finland
Joensuu Way 2009 is a global educational festival for schools. It is based on two simultaneous events: ENO conference (13-18 April) and SciFest 2008 Finland (15-18 April). It will be organised by the city and the university of Joensuu .Earth And Sky is the motto for the festival. Environmental themes cover the climate change, ecological footpring and astronomy.
Schools work during the year in the ENO Programme and make projects linked to science, technology and environment. The results will be shared in the workshops of SciFest 2009 Finland. This is a unique possibility to meet peers around the world and share projects and best or worst practises.
We kindly invite schools to participate this festival. Participating schools are invited to arrange English workshops in SciFest event concerning science, technology or environment. Each delegation would consist of both teachers and students. Conference is only for schools in ENO network but SciFest event is a public event for any school interested.
There are no fees! The organisers arrange the conference material and meals during the SciFest (15-18 April) for participants. Accommodation will be arranged for schools from developing countries. Maximum 4 people per school is allowed to participate. Otherwise there are no restrictions for SciFest 2009 Finland but schools have to take care of expenses by themselves (like meals and accommodation

WELCOME TO JOENSUU WAYS 2009 FOR ALL
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