Multilingual state officers in the offing ???

Hmm...I LOVE THIS! The state government have the heart for everyone...

Do not be surprised the next time you visit a government department In Penang, and the front desk officers greet and converse with you in Mandarin, Hokkien, Tamil or even in sign language.

This effort State Health, Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said was an on-going process to train officers manning the front desk to speak different languages.

He said the programme started last year, with 40 people attending each session at any one time.

“We want these officers to be able to serve the able and disabled in a comfortable and easy way,” he told reporters after launching a three-day basic anatomy and physiology course for members of the Penang Blind Development Association at a hotel here yesterday.

Phee also said more opportunities need to be given to the blind especially by the hospitality industry.

“St Nicholas Home have their own training centre and massage rooms. This is one area where the state government can help by promoting the place to tourists,” he added.

e-dividend payment system by Q3 2010

Public-listed companies will be required to provide an e-dividend payment system to shareholders by the third quarter of next year.

"Investors will be given a one-year grace period to provide their bank account number to Bursa Malaysia Depository to enable the dividend payments to be credited directly into their bank account," the Securities Commission (SC) said yesterday.

It plans to undertake a series of investors' awareness programmes to familiarise investors with the benefits of e-dividends.

Stockbroking companies, meanwhile, will by mid-2010 be required to provide e-share payment options for clients to receive and make payments on their share transactions.

This way, payments will be credited into bank accounts more quickly and efficiently compared with cheques.

"The e-dividends and e-share payment initiatives are an integral part of the initiative to move towards a paperless environment and promote the usage of electronic payments in the capital market," the SC said in a statement yester-day.

Tanjung 10km Run : 15th Nov 2009

Tanjung 10km 2009 - Organised by PAAA

When: Sunday 15 Nov 7:30am

Venue: Jalan Sepoy (Polo Ground)

Distance: 10km

Route: J.Sepoy-J.Residensi-J.Macalister-J.Anson-J.Burma-J.Pangkor-J.Kelawei-J.Gottlieb-J.Utama-J.Macalister-J.Residensi-J.Sepoy

Categories:Men - Open,
Junior Veteran (35yrs-44yrs),
Senior Veteran ( 45yrs & above)

Women - Open,
Veteran (35yrs & above)
Boys & Girls - 13-17 yrs old

Registrantion Fees: Men & Women RM10.00 ;
Boys & Girls RM7.00

Closing date: 2 Nov

This run is exactly 1 week before the Penang Bridge International Marathon, so a final tune up or warm down before the big run? Hehe...

HOMEDEC 09 (Penang) : 6th to 8th Nov 2009

HOMEDEC 09 PG (NOV)
Exhibition Name : HOMEDEC 09 (Home Decoration Exhibition)
Exhibition Date : 6 - 8 Nov 2009
Exhibition Time : 11.00am - 9.00pm
Exhibition Venue : PISA (Penang International Sports Arena), Penang, Malaysia

Get the latest information and design in house renovation, redecoration, and refurbishment. You will be amazed by trendy ideas and various product categories available in the exhibition. We will definitely make your visit to HOMEDEC a worthwhile experience.

If you people out there planning for some house reno, then make sure you don't miss this event to get some ideas of design and renovation of your lovely house! You can even get some discount vouchers for paints and other stuffs!

Genting Trailblazer 2009 : 1st Nov 2009

Event : Genting Trailblazer 2009

Date : 01 November 2009

Venue : Awana Genting Highlands

Time : 7:00 am

It's time to get wet and dirty again. For those of you who likes challenging race through the jungle, then make sure you do not miss this event. This year's responses are really overwhelming, the registration closed before the dateline due to quota fully occupied. I guess many people likes jungle racing, expecially when it's the jungle of Genting...some side activities before or after the race I supposed :p

Rossi claims 2009 championship as Stoner wins the race

Valentino Rossi has claimed his seventh title on the highest level of MotoGP as he finished third in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. The race was won by Casey Stoner who dominated the race from the start. Dani Pedrosa finished second, while Jorge Lorenzo ended fourth.

Stoner's second successive win was impressive enough, as was his astounding 14.666s margin of victory, but it was the Italian's result that secured his ninth world title - a seventh in the premier class - as he defended his 2008 crown, with Dani Pedrosa finishing second with his 78th career podium across all classes.

The race started on a wet track after a 35-minute delay due to rain, and there was drama from the off. A problem during the sighting lap with his machine for Jorge Lorenzo meant that failure to join the starting grid in time resulted in relegation from second to the back.

It made little difference to the Spaniard however as he flew up to overtake Rossi, who dropped to tenth after a sluggish start from pole position. Lorenzo eventually finished in fourth position.

Todt becomes FIA President

Jean Todt has been elected as new President of the FIA after enjoying a comfortable victory in elections on Friday. With the voting having taken place at the Paris headquarters of the motorsport governing body, the Frenchman beats Finland's Ari Vatanen to succeed Max Mosley, who in-turn moves into retirement.

With leadership of the FIA changing on Friday for the first time since 1993, both candidates and their relevant cabinet members were able to host a 15-minute presentation, with Todt leading proceedings.

Following this - with a supervisor overseeing the procedure - votes was cast by the relevant FIA member groups from various countries, with those nations which hold more than one significant motoring club either having to agree on one member or cast a blank vote.

Ultimately, with 12 invalid votes, the former Ferrari Team Principal held a significant lead with 135 ballots marked in his favour as opposed to the 49 for Vatanen, World Rally Champion of 1981. Consequently, Todt now starts his a first four-year term as leader of the federation.