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Biomass capable of RM100b return by 2020: PM Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT Biomass capable of RM100b return by 2020: PM KUALA LUMPUR:Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the project to give added value to oil palm or biomass to be implemented through the formation of the Global Science and Innovations Advisory Council (GSIAC) is capable of generating an additional national returns of about RM100 billion by the year 2020. The Prime Minister said the project was one of the three initial high impact projects to be implemented following the first meeting of the council which he chaired in New York, last month. The biomass project such as pharmaceutical products and enzymes through the implementation of the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) approach involved Sime Darby Berhad and Felda Holdings Berhad, he said when replying to Datuk Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here today. "The Smart City-Smart Village project, meanwhile, is an effort at balancing development in the urban and rural areas which focuses on the use of the green technology and ICT (information and communication technology). "The third is the Human Capital Development Project to boost cooperation between the Centres of Excellence (COEs) through the active involvement of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations using the National Science and Research Council (NSRC) as a platform. - BERNAMA Air your comment on this issue: Biomass capable of RM100b return by 2020: PM Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Minimum wage bill tabled Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:36 PM PDT 2011/06/22 By Mazlinda Mahmood news@nst.com.my ODD ONES OUT... Sarawak opposition leader Wong Ho Leng and his fellow DAP assemblymen attending the opening of the state legislative assembly meeting minus their ceremonial attire yesterday, sparking the first "battle" between Barisan Nasional assemblymen and them. Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng opened the meeting. — NST picture by Mohd Radzi Bujang KUALA LUMPUR: A bill that will pave the way for the implementation of minimum wages was tabled at the Dewan Rakyat for the first and second reading yesterday. The National Wages Consultative Council Bill 2011, tabled by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan, seeks to replace the Wages Council Act 1947 and set up a National Wages Consultative Council to conduct studies on minimum wage. The council will also make recommendations to the government on minimum wages according to sectors, types of employment and regions. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he hoped to have the minimum wage policy in place by year-end if Parliament passed the bill. The bill states that the council shall consist of a minimum of 23 people, with the chairman, deputy chairman and at least five other members to be appointed from those who are not public officers, employers or trade union members. The council shall consult the public on rates of minimum wages, collect and analyse data and information, and conduct research on wages before making recommendations to the Human Resources Ministry. Once the bill is passed, the council can make recommendations through the minister on coverage, commencement and implementation of recommended minimum wage rates. It is up to the government to agree with the recommendations or to ask the council to take another look. If the ministry agrees with the recommendations, it will make a minimum wage order, which is subject to a review by the council at least every two years. The bill states that it shall not be construed as preventing employers and employees from agreeing to rates that are higher than the minimum wages as specified. It also states that an employer who fails to pay the basic wages, as specified in the minimum wages order, to his employees, on conviction, is liable to a fine of not more than RM10,000 for each employee. At present, the Wages Council Act is applicable only with respect to the minimum wages if the minister believes that no adequate machinery exists for the regulation of the remuneration or condition of employment of employees. Also tabled for the first and second reading yesterday was the amendment to the Employment Act 1955, aimed at giving more rights to domestic workers, including foreign workers. The main purpose is to make it compulsory for wages of employees, including domestic workers, to be banked into their accounts. According to the bill, the amendments will enable pregnant employees to enjoy "maternity protection" as early as from 22 weeks of pregnancy should premature births or miscarriages occur. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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