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2 Feb- 30 undergraduate students from Agder University and Bergen University College, Norway, were at ISDEV to participate in the 4th Annual Lecture Series on Contemporary Islam in Malaysia. They were led by Professor Dr Levi Geir Eidhamar. It was an annual occasion resulting from a signing of an MoU between ISDEV and the Norway Universities four years ago. This year, Dr Shaikh Abdullah from the School of Distance Education delivered a talk on 'The Use of the Name of Allah SWT' while Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid from the same School delivered a talk on 'Bumiputera Policies in Malaysia'. Dr Zakaria Bahari from ISDEV serves as the chairman of the program. Back row from left: Dr Zakaria Bahari, Dr Shaikh Abdullah and Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Fauzi Second from left: Professor Dr Levi Geir Eidhamar The talk in progress

Oleh:HermanSamsudeen Tarikh: Oktober 22, 2008 Kontrak Sosial Perlu Jadi Kurikulum Universiti PULAU PINANG 21 Okt (Utusan Malaysia). - Naib Presiden UMNO, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mencadangkan supaya kontrak sosial dijadikan kurikulum di universiti bagi menjelaskan isu itu yang kini sering dipersoalkan oleh pelbagai pihak. Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri itu berkata, penjelasan kepada generasi muda khususnya pelajar universiti penting bagi mengelakkan kekeliruan di kalangan mereka. Katanya, jika perkara itu dapat difahami dengan betul, maka tiada pihak yang akan mempersoalkan mengenainya kerana sudah termaktub dalam Perlembagaan. “Yang penting bukan mempersoalkan kontrak sosial tapi penjelasan supaya generasi muda faham apa itu kontrak sosial kerana tidak semua faham mengenai kontrak sosial dan mengaitkannya dengan sejarah negara adalah penting untuk diberitahu kepada mereka,” katanya. Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar selepas menyampaikan syarahan Politik Melayu...

By: Promusm Posted on October 21, 2008 Seminar politik 'Melayu-Islam' gamat, ProM nyata pendirian Dewan Budaya USM Dimaklumkan sambutan Seminar Politik Melayu Islam, Kemelut dan Penyelesaiannya yang dianjurkan oleh Centre for Islamic Development and Management Studies (ISDEV) mendapat partisipasi yang luar biasa dari pelbagai pihak di sini. Ucaptama seminar tersebut disampaikan oleh Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, YB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin turut mendapat respon positif oleh peserta seminar yang hadir. Menurut wartawan kami, Sdr. Muhammad Al-Amien Sobri dalam sesi soal jawab, hanya tiga peserta dibenarkan bercakap. Masing-masing meletakkan harapan yang tinggi kepada Muhyiddin untuk melakukan perubahan menyeluruh dalam Pemilihan Agong UMNO (PAU) pada Mac tahun depan. Turut hadir Pengerusi ProM USM dan beberapa pemimpin umum pertubuhannya. Ketika ditanya apakah pendirian langsung Pengerusi ProM USM, Sdr. Adi Syahid Mohd Ali, maka ini jawapannya: Pendirian kit...

By : Promusm Date: 22 Oct 2008 Cadangan subjek 'Kontrak Sosial', ProM puji Muhyiddin FOYER DK USM ProM menyifatkan cadangan Naib Presiden UMNO, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yang mencadangkan ‘kontrak sosial’ dijadikan subjek di Universiti sebagai suatu langkah berani dan rasional demi memastikan pendidikan tinggi untuk mahasiswa; di sini. Bagi saya, ‘Kontrak Sosial’ telah lama dimeterai (dan) saya yakin generasi pasca merdeka (mahasiswa) hari ini kurang didedahkan tentang kontrak tersebut dan perlembagaan sendiri, walhal perkara-perkara tersebut sangat diperlukan. Sebab itu, saya melihat cadangan Tan Sri Muhyiddin (Yassin) tersebut wajar dipuji kerana sikapnya yang berani dan rasional,” jelas Pengerusi ProM, Sdr. Adi Syahid Mohd Ali. Beliau juga mencadangkan kurikulum baru ini patut memberi fokus pada pengajian hak asasi mahasiswa, perlembagaan dan AUKU sendiri secara koprehensif dan sepadu supaya mahasiswa turut mengetahui dan sedar apakah hak-hak mereka dalam Universiti dan neg...

By:Bernama Date : 22 Oct 2008 Explain social contract issues to students, minister tells universities Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said explaining the issues to the younger generation especially university students was important so as to avoid confusion. “The important thing is not to question the social contract but to give an explanation so that they understand what the social contract is all about especially among the younger generation, because not all understand the social contract. “Therefore, giving the explanation with proper methods and linking it with the country’s history is important,” he told reporters after delivering a lecture on Malay-Muslim Politics - Crisis and Solution at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here today. The lecture, organised by the Centre of Islamic Development Management Studies and Nurul Yaqeen Foundation, was attended USM students and lecturers. Besides, he said, university lecturers should play a crucial role in giving the explanati...

By:Bernama Date:October 21, 2008 18:52 PM Pick Capable Leaders, Says Muhyiddin PENANG, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that in the coming march party polls he wants the concept of meritocracy to be practised by electing capable leaders and rejecting those who indulge in money politics. He said only genuine leaders would be on the frontlines of the party's agenda, especially in facing Umno's "enemies", and who would not "hide" behind party members. "We have to develop in our country's politics a system of meritocracy. We should not elect a leader just because we know him and he has money but we must choose based on ability, credibility and experience," he said. Muhyiddin said this to reporters after delivering a lecture titled 'Malay-Islamic Politics: Crisis and Solution' organised by the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) and the Nurul Yaqeen Foundation at Dewan Buday...

By:Mohd Sabri Said Tue Oct 21, 08 4:13:41 pm Muhyidin akui berlaku ketirisan dalam penyaluran peruntukan DEB PULAU PINANG, 21 Okt (Hrkh) - Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Tan Sri Muhyidin Yasin menempelak sebahagian kepimpinan Umno yang suka mengambil kesempatan daripada peruntukan kerajaan sehingga mengakibatkan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dipertikaikan banyak pihak sekali gus memberi tamparan hebat terhadap Barisan Nasional (BN) semasa pilihanraya umum ke-12 Mac lalu. Jelasnya, paras kejayaan DEB tidak berganjak apabila hanya mencatatkan 19.4% di mana angka tersebut telah wujud sejak tahun 1980-an lagi "Kerajaan BN memang sebuah kerajaan yang prihatin dari segi memberikan bantuan kepada rakyat contohnya ketika saya menjadi Menteri Pertanian, Industri Asas Tani peruntukan diberikan sehingga melibatkan jutaan ringgit kepada sektor perladangan tetapi malang hasilnya orang Melayu masih berada di tahap rendah dan mendukacitakan," tegasnya ketika berucap dalam 'S...

By Andrea Filmer Date:22 Oct 2008, Wednesday Need to explain social contract to the young: Muhyiddin GEORGE TOWN - There is a need to explain the history and rationale behind the country’s social contract but it must be done in a proper manner. Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the younger generation had not been equipped with knowledge on the agreement and was therefore susceptible to questioning it. “Many younger Malaysians are not in the know about what the social contract is all about and yet, we say they have to respect this very important component in our constitution,” he said Tuesday after giving a talk in Universiti Sains Malaysia .Muhyiddin said the recent statement issued by the Conference of Rulers was a testament to the importance of protecting crucial elements in the social contract including the special status of bumiputras, protection of other races, Islam as the country’s official religion and position of the Rulers. “I think there is a reason why the ...

By: Himanshu Bhatt Date : Wed, 22 Oct 2008 Muhyiddin calls for BN revamp GEORGE TOWN (Oct 21, 2008) : Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for the format of Barisan Nasional (BN) to be revamped to make component parties officially work together in serving communities across the racial divide. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin giving his talk on Malay-Islamic politics at USM. He said the ruling coalition needed to be reformed at national, state and divisional levels to change the public’s perception of it being racially segregated, in order to help it in the next general election. This would entail having one BN office in each division, with representatives of component parties tackling community problems together, not on basis of race but by interacting with everyone. “Then you create a picture of a new BN where everybody helps each other. It is not just on racial lines,” said Muhyiddin, who is contesting the post of Umno deputy president at the party's polls in March....

PETIKAN DARI BERITA USM Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin Sampai Syarahan di USM Y.B. Tan Sri’ Dato’ Hj. Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Malaysia akan menyampaikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Politik Melayu – Islam: Kemelut dan Penyelesaian’ pada hari Selasa, 21 Oktober 2008, jam 10.00 pagi di Dewan Budaya Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. Menerusi sesi berkenaan, beliau akan mengupas senario politik semasa di negara ini dari perspektif masyarakat Melayu dan fahaman Islam selain turut mencadangkan usaha-usaha yang wajar dijalankan oleh segenap pihak ke arah kemajuan negara. Syarahan beliau ini dianjurkan sempena Siri Syarahan Pusat Kajian Pengurusan Pembangunan Islam (ISDEV) Ke-VII, USM. Untuk maklumat lanjut, hubungi Sekretariat Siri Syarahan ISDEV di talian 04 – 653 2656/3422/2910 atau e-mel: isdev@usm.my.

On Tuesday 21st October 2008 beginning 9.30 am at Dewan Budaya Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, ISDEV in its 7th ISDEV Lecture Series will have Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industries Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin to speak on "Malay-Muslim Politics: Problems and Solutions". The programmes of the day are as follows: 9.30 am: Arrival of guests 9.45 am: Arrival of Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin 10.00 am: Asmaul-Husna 10.05 am: Lecture on Malay-Muslim Politics: Problems & Solutions 11.00 am: Questions and Answers 12.30 pm: Lunch All are cordially invited.

ISDEV LECTURE SERIES VI MISUNDERSTANDING OF ISLAMIC BANKING By DATO' WAN ISMAIL WAN YUSOH (General Manager of Corporate Affairs and Business Development of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad) 14 MAY 2008 (WEDNESDAY) 10.00 AM TRAINING ROOM, INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (IPS), USM All are cordially invited

As scheduled, the ISDEV Lecture Series IV was successfully held on 1 August 2007. The lecture on Economic Jihad by Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Ali Hashim, the CEO of JCorp, was heard by a packed audience, amounting to about 600 persons altogether. The lecture was coorganized by ISDEV and the Islamic Religious Council of the State of Penang (MAINPP). Amongst the VIPs attended at the lecture were MAINPP Head YB Sahabuddin Yahaya and Deputy President of Islamic Trade Hall of Malaysia Dato' Seri Mohd Yusoff Latiff. Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Ali began his lecture by defining the concept of and explaining the relationship between economic and business jihad, followed by a discussion on four main issues. The first was on the pertinent role of business jihad in the struggle of the ummah; the second on the business jihad as a means to face the challenge of `westoxication'; the third on the corporate waqf as a main strategy of business jihad; and finally on the fulfillment of the crite...

On Wednesday 1 August 2007 this week, Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Ali Hashim, the CEO of JCorp will speak on Economic Jihad at ISDEV Lecture Series IV at Dewan Budaya USM from 10 am till 12 pm. Everyone is invited. The entrance is free.

ECONOMIC JIHAD TAN SRI DATO' MUHAMMAD ALI HASHIM (CEO Johor Corporation) 1 AUGUST 2007 9.30AM - 12.30 PM DEWAN BUDAYA, USM ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. FREE. Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Ali Hashim is a non-independent non executive director and the Chairman of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad. Tan Sri was appointed to the Board on 6 July 1982. Tan Sri is the Group Chief Executive of Johor Corporation (JCorp), the ultimate holding corporation of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, since January 1982. He graduated from University Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree in 1969 and participated in the Senior Executive Programme, Stanford University USA, in 1985. Tan Sri was conferred the Honorary Doctor of Management by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia on 19 August 2000. Tan Sri's charismatic personality, entrepreneurial verve and visionary leadership has built JCorp into a leading Malaysian conglomerate involved in several business sector such Agrobusiness, Healthcare, Timber, Intrapreneur ...