e-bulletin No.2/2012

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From the Director Salam and Greetings! "Time and tide wait for none." Indeed, the year 2012 has moved on swiftly for all us, especially for us at LESTARI as we strive to fulfill promised milestones.This second e-bulletin recapped events and activities that took place from January to May 2012. In this edition, LESTARIANs at UKM and partners and associates from all over, are indeed very happy for Prof Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Komoo, the first LESTARIAN ever to be appointed as a Vice-Chancellor! We also would like to congratulate Dr. Goh Choo Ta for his appointment as the Head of Ecosystem Health, Langkawi Research Centre (PPL). Many thanks to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saiful Arif Abdullah for his contribution during his 5 years service as the Head of Quality Assurance. We welcome Dr. Ahmad Aldrie Amir for being appointed as the new successor of Head of Quality Assurance starting May 2012. Among the highlights of LESTARI events and activities are the training courses conducted on ‘National Water Watch Programme for Young Leaders’ and ‘Southeast Asia Regional Training for Trainers: Managing pollution in IWRM’. These training courses are part of the strategies to achieve our aspiration to be a renowned Centre of Excellence in research and training on matters pertaining to environment and development in the Asia Pacific region. We also participated in the 1st Comprehensive Seminar of ‘Research and Education Center for the Risk Based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management’ held in Kyoto University, Japan. The seminar was part of the JSPS Asian Core Programme, collaboration between the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) , Malaysia. We are also pleased to share with you our latest book, a compilation of proceeding papers from RIMBA 2: Regional Sustainable Development in Malaysia and Australia Symposium, which was held in Langkawi Geopark, 2010. This publication is part of the initiatives stemmed from the tripartite MoU signed between UKM, UNIMAS and CDU. Our recent recognition as one of the Potential Centres of Excellence 2011 by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is both a blessing and a challenge at the same time. There are eight identified research projects to boost LESTARI’s performance to hopefully gain its full status as Centre of Excellence in 2014. These projects, commenced in April 2012 and expected completion in December 2013, are closely linked with the objectives and activities of our main Research Centres (SGK, KASES and PPL). I thank you for your interest in our organization and encourage you to learn more by surfing our site, visiting the Institute, emailing or calling us. Best regards, Mazlin Mokhtar

Visit by Deputy Vice-Chancellor to Pusat Penyelidikan Langkawi

On 15th January 2012, Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof.Datuk Dr. Noor Azlan had visited the new infrastructure of Langkawi Research Center (PPL) in Pantai Kok, Langkawi. The objective of visit is to observe the progress of the new infrastructure as a research center outside of UKM and to understand the potential of the research activities in Langkawi. The delegation includes the director of LESTARI, Prof. Dr. Mazlin bin Mokhtar, Prof. Dr.Jalani Sukaimi and Mohd Izzuddin Anuar.

Meeting of Group 3 (Environment Risk Assessment and Management) of Asian Core Program-JSPS)

On 9th of February 2012, a meeting for Environment Risk Assessment and Management Group (Group 3) of Asian Core Program-JSPS was conducted in LESTARI. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar leader of the Group 3 (Malaysia) which is a part of four groups in this program that involves universities from Malaysia and Japan through the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The meeting was attended by researchers in Group 3 and matters relating to the program and group planning were discussed.

1st Comprehensive Symposium of Research and Education Center for the Risk Based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management

A delegation of LESTARI’s researcher has joined the Malaysian researchers group at the 1st Comprehensive Symposium of Research and Education Center for the Risk Based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management held in Kyoto University, Japan on 28th February 2012. The event was a part of the Asian Core Programme organized by JSPS and Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia.

Lecture by Dr. Sun Min Kim (Kyoto University)

On 12th March 2012, LESTARI had organized a lecture session by Dr. Sun Min Kim from Kyoto University on the field of hydrology chaired by Prof. Dr. Mohd. Ikhwan Toriman. The lecture was one of activities under the Asian Core Program-JSPS. The lecture corvered the current research activities by Dr. Sun Min Kim in the area of hydrology and climate change.

National Water Watch Programme for Young Leaders 2012

LESTARI continued its active participation in the water related programme and became co-host in the National Water Watch Programme for Young Leaders 2012, which was held on 20-24 March 2012 at the Pusat Eko-Pelajaran Hutan Paya Laut Matang, Kuala Sepetang, Taiping, Perak. This programme joined by 100 students and were exposed to ten modules from different agencies. LESTARI's team delivered the module of “Air, Sungai dan Manusia” represented by Dr. Rahmah Elfithri, Nik Mohd Noor Faizul, Wan Daraputri Razali and Mohamad Mahathir Amir

Water Security Explorace in Conjunction with World Water Day 2012

In conjuction of World Water Day 2012, Water Security Explorace was held in Perak on 22-24 March 2012. LESTARI had been a co-organizer in this event participated by universities student that was held at several location including Taiping Zoo and Bukit Merah Laketown Resort.

World Water Day 2012

The celebration of World Water Day 2012 took place in Dataran Pinggiran Sungai Kerian, Parit Buntar, Perak. The celebration launched by the Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on 24th March 2012. LESTARI joined the celebration together with various other agencies NGOs, private sectros and held an exhibition to promote issues relevant with the theme of "Water and Food Secutiry".

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation Affairs) Meeting

Langkawi Research Centre (PPL) played host to the meeting of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation Affairs) on the 25th Mac 2012. Twenty-two Deputy Vice-Chancellors from 22 public universities have participated in the meeting to discuss matters and issues related to their port-folio. The meeting was jointly organised by University Science Malaysia (USM) and Centre for Research and Instrumentation Management (CRIM), UKM.

Exhibition at Majlis Sambutan Tahun Sains dan Gerakan Inovasi Nasional 2012 Peringkat UKM

A special event for the celebration of science and innovation was conducted on 16 April 2012 at DECTAR, UKM. The event was officiated by the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), YB. Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. In conjunction of the event, LESTARI had been invited to exhibit the Institute as a new Potential Centre of Excellence awarded in 2011.

Workshop on the Regional Sustainable Development Niche

The Workshop of Regional Sustainable Development Niche was successfully held by LESTARI on 27th April 2012. The workshop chaired by Prof. Dr. Mazlin bin Mokhtar and attended by 21 leaders of theResearch Core Group. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the Niche’s Roadmap in moving towards 2015 and later 2020.

Karnival Kampus Lestari’s exhibition

A carnival themed Sustainable Campus was held in UKM on 12 May 2012 and participated by students, staffs and local community. Various events were organized including the launching of UKM’s Eco Volunteers Programme and Green Run. Throughout the event, LESTARI showcased most of related research activities and initiatives with the aim to increase awareness of various stakeholders in the issues of sustainability and sustainable development.

South East Asia Regional Training for Trainers: Managing Pollution in IWRM

LESTARI had successfully conducted the South East Asia Regional Training of Trainers Course: Managing Water Pollution in IWRM on 21st to 24th May 2012 at Puri Pujangga UKM. The event was organized in collaboration with the Malaysian Water Partnership (MyWP), Cap-Net, Aguajaring and Global Environment Centre (GEC). The course was participated by almost 40 participants from various agencies, NGOs, academic and research institutions locally and regionally. Participats were exposed to 12 modules and made a site visit to Putrajaya Lakes and Wetland areas.

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New Research Projects

no	Project Title	Project Leader	Duration
1	Greening The Economy: Impacts of Selected Greening Initiatives on Sustainable Livelihoods and Socio- Economic Wellbeing of the Lower Income Households in Malaysia	Prof. Emeritus Chamhuri Siwar	2012-2014
2	Food Security Assessment for the flood-affected victim: Vulnerability, coping strategy and livelihoods	Pn. Rospidah Ghazali	2012-2014
3	Preference and Accessibility to Goods and Services in Shaping a Livable City in the Linggi to Bernam Mega-Urban Region: Case Seremban Municipality	Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Samad Hadi	2012-2014
4	Development of a Grounded Socio-spatial Urbanization Theory for Malaysia's Secondary City Region.	Assoc. Prof. Abdul Hadi Bin Harman Shah	2012-2014
5	Projek Pelan Strategi Pembangunan Lestari Wilayah	Datin Paduka Dr. Halimaton Saadiah Hashim	2012-2013
6	Pembentukan Halatuju Pembangunan Lestari Sumber Hutan dan Air di Negeri Pahang	Dato Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail	2012-2013
7	Transisi Ke Arah Kelestarian: Menilai Perubahan Pembandaran di Lembangan Sungai Pahang	Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Samad Hadi	2012-2013
8	Kepenggunaan Hijau: Kajian Kesedaran, Pengetahuan, Perlakuan dan Kesanggupan Membayar Untuk Produk Hijau dalam Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur (ECER)	Prof. Emeritus Chamhuri Siwar	2012-2013
9	Kesedaran Keselamatan Bahan Kimia di Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah	Dr. Goh Choo Ta	2012-2013
10	Kemudahterancaman dan Adaptasi Terhadap Bencana Berkasked (Cascading Hazard)	Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira	2012-2013
11	Kepelbagaian Sumber Warisan Geologi Lembangan Sungai Pahang dan Potensinya untuk Geopelancongan dan Pembangunan Geopark	Prof. Dr. Mohd Shafeea Leman	2012-2013
12	Kajian Pembangunan Wilayah Delta Sarawak	Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Komoo/Prof. Dr. Che Aziz Ali	2012-2013
13	Pemindahan Teknologi dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Tentang Pemetaan Kemiskinan di Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur (ECER): Kerjasama Pemindahan Ilmu oleh LESTARI UKM kepada Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan (ICU)	Prof. Emeritus Chamhuri Siwar	2012-2013
14	Dana Lonjakan Penerbitan (DLP)	Prof. Dr. Mazlin bin Mokhtar	2012
15	Roadmap Adaptasi untuk Malaysia	Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira	2012-2013
16	Extended Mega‐Urban Region (EMUR) In Malaysia: Challenges To Sustainability	Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Samad Hadi	2012
17	Assessment of Climatic Hazards for Adaptation Response at the Local Level in Peninsular Malaysia	Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira	2012
18	Analysis of Watershed Sustainability Index (WSI) at Catchment Level for Langat River Basin	Dr. Rahmah Elfithri	2012
19	Exploring Sustainability Concept, Prospect, Methodologies and Processes: The Complexity and Ecosystem Connectivity of Malaysia's Tidal Wetlands	Dr. Ahmad Aldrie Amir	2012

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Most Recent Publications

Chapters in Book

Faizah Abd. Majid, Ibrahim Komoo & Mazlin bin Mokhtar. 2012. Succession Planning: Perspectives of Top Management. Dlm. Norzaini Azman (Pnyt.). Identifying and Developing Young Academic Leaders. Succession Planning Practices in Malaysian Public Universities, hlm. 37-45. Negeri Sembilan: Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT).
Ibrahim Komoo, Sharina Abdul Halim & Norzaini Azman. 2012. Proposed Model for Succession Planning. Dlm. Norzaini Azman (Pnyt.). Identifying and Developing Young Academic Leaders. Succession Planning Practices in Malaysian Public Universities, hlm. 79-90. Negeri Sembilan: Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT).
Norzaini Azman, Mazlin bin Mokhtar & Ibrahim Komoo. 2012. Utilising A Framework for Developing Academic Leaders. Dlm. Norzaini Azman (Pnyt.). Identifying and Developing Young Academic Leaders. Succession Planning Practices in Malaysian Public Universities, hlm. 93-106. Negeri Sembilan: Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT).

Journals

A. Mohamed, H. Shareef, M.A. Hannan, A. Ayob, R.A. Begum & M.F. Faisal. 2012. Power Quality Surveyor Premium Power Options in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences Research 8(1): 458-465. ISSN 1819-544X.
Ahmad Aldrie Amir. 2012. Canopy Gaps and the Natural Regeneration of Matang Mangroves. Forest Ecology and Management 269(2012): 60-67. ISSN 0378-1127.
Alina, M., Azrina, A., Mohd Yunus, A.S., Mohd Zakuiddin, S., Mohd Izuan Effendi, H. & Muhammad Rizal Razman. 2012. Heavy Metals (Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, Plumbum) in Selected Marine Fish and Shellfish Along the Straits of Malacca. International Food Research Journal 19(1): 135-140.
Emrizal & Muhammad Rizal Razman. 2012. A Comparative on Local Criminal Law and the International Principle of Transboundary Liability towards Human Habitat Sustainability. International Business Management 6(2): 102-108. ISSN 1993-5250.
Jannat Fatema, Chamhuri Siwar & Sharina Abdul Halim. 2012. Women Empowerment and Socio-economic Impacts of Participation in NGO Activities in Rural Bangladesh. International Journal on Social Science and Economics & Art 2(2012)(2): 13-18. ISSN 2088-5342.
Ignatius Okosun, Chamhuri Siwar, Abdul Samad Hadi & Abd. Rahim Md. Nor. 2012. Urban Poverty in Nigeria and Apporaches to Poverty Alleviation: A Review. African Journal of Political Science and International Relation 6(1): 8-14. ISSN 1996-0832.
Maher Arabey, M.A. HAnnan. Rawshan Ara Begum & Hassan Basri. 2012. Solid Waste Bin Level Detection Using Gray Level Co-occurance Matrix Feature Extraction Approach. Journal of Environmental Management 104(2012): 9-18. ISSN 0301-4797.
Md. Mahmudul Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri Talib, Mazlin bin Mokhtar & Mohd Ekhwan Toriman. 2012. Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Malaysia: Issues for Agricultural Sector. African Journal of Agricultural Research 7(9): 1368-1373. ISSN 1991-637X.
Md. Mahmudul Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri Talib, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Rafiqul Islam Molla & Basri Talib. 2012. Climate Change Induced Adapatation by Paddy Farmers in Malaysia. Mitigation Adaptation Strategy Global Change (2012) 17: 173-186.
Md. Mahmudul Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Rafiqul Islam Molla, Basri Talib & Mohd Ekhwan Toriman. 2012. Paddy Farmers’ Adaptation Practices to Climatic Vulnerabilities in Malaysia. Mitigation Adaptation Strategic Global Change (2012) 17: 415-423.
Mohamad A., Azlan, A., Mohamad Rizal Razman, Ramli, N.A., & Latiff, A.A. 2012. Level of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Straits of Malacca. Pertanika Journal Tropical Agricultural Science 35(2): 161-172. ISSN 1511-3701.
Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Mazlin bin Mokhtar, Rahmah Elfithri, Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz, Md. Pauzi Abdullah & Muhammad Barzani Gasim. 2012. Impact of Climate Change on Regional Hydroclimate Projection in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 1(2012): 41-45. ISSN 1934-8932.
Muhammad Rizal Razman, Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Sharifah Zarina Syed Zakaria, Abdul Samad Hadi, Kadir Arifin, Kadaruddin Aiyub & Azahan Awang. 2012. Law of Private Nuisance as a Tool of Environmental Awareness in Malaysia towards Sustainable Development. International Business Management 6(2): 270-276. ISSN 1993-5250.
Norzaini Azman, Ibrahim Komoo & Sharina Abdul Halim. 2012. Academic Managers or Leaders?: Developing a New Paradigm of Academic Leadership for University Organization. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management 11(3)(2012): 71-83. ISSN 1447-9524.
Nor Diana Mohd Idris, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri Abdul Talib & Madeline Berma. 2012. Socioeconomic Impact on Farmers in Malaysia: A Case Study on Integrated Agricultural Development Project. American Journal of Applied Sciences 9(4): 579-583. ISSN 1546-9239.
Rahmah Ismail, Sakina Shaik Ahmad Yusoff, Shamsuddin Suhor, Azimon Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Rizal Razman & Kartini Aboo Talib Khalid. 2011. A Comparative Study on the Consumer Protection Legislations of Malaysia and Thailand. The Social Sciences 7(2): 177-188. ISSN 1818-5800.

Proceeding

A.M. Abdulai, Chamhuri Siwar, A.G. bin Ismail, N.A. Mohd Noor, P.R. Makol-Abdul. 2012. Bridging the Digital Divide to Enhance Teaching and Learning for Human Capital Development in the East Coast Economic Regional (ECER) of Malaysia. Proceedings of INTED2012 Conference, 5-7 March 2012, Valencia, Spain. ISBN 9788461555635.
Khadijah Alavi, Sarah Aziz Abdul Ghani Aziz, Suzana Mohd Hoesni, Salina Nen, Fauziah Ibrahim, N. Subhi & Mohamad S.M. 2012. Kesedaran Bencana Berasaskan Pendidikan Komuniti: Persediaan Memperkasa Kesejahteraan Individu dan Masyarakat. Symposium Kebudayaan Indonesia-Malaysia (Skim XII), UKM & UNPAD, Bangi, Selangor, 29-30 November 2011. ISBN 978-983-2795-19-3.

Popular Publication

Ibrahim Komoo. 2012. Air Terjun Gunung Ledang Umpama Pasar Borong. Berita Harian, 27 Februari 2012.
Shaharudin Idrus. 2012. Membendung Munafik Akademik, Februari 2012, hlm. 20-21. ISSN 0419-0386.
Shaharudin Idrus. 2012. Merangsang Metabolisme Perumahan. Dewan Masyarakat, Mac 2012, hlm. 17-18. ISSN 0419-0386.

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Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar on his appointment as the leader of Group 3 (Environment Risk Assessment and Management) under the JSPS Asian Core Programme that promotes information and expertise sharing between Japan and Malaysia.
Prof. Dato' Dr Ibrahim Komoo has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) effective 13 April 2012. He was formerly the Founding Associate Director of Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), UKM in 1994 and the institute's first Deputy Director in 1996, and then appointed as its Director in 1999-2002; and again in 2004-2005. Professor Ibrahim Komoo was then promoted to Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation of UKM in 2005-2008, before being appointed as the Founding Director and Principal Fellow of SEADPRI (South East Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute), UKM from 2008 till now. Dato Dr Ibrahim Komoo is currently Special Advisor tothe Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia since October 2011. As the new VC of UMT, he would be expected, amongst several important tasks, to lead UMT as a prominent university in certain niche areas of research and teaching including in aspects of environmental conservation and wise utilisation of biological and physical resources and heritage conservation for nature-based tourism. Prof Dato Ibrahim Komoo is a highly regarded Head of Cluster on Natural Resources and Environment of the prestigious National Council of Professors, Malaysia established about two years ago by the Government of Malaysia, as a think tank for the country. Professor Ibrahim Komoo obtained his doctorate from Strathclyde University in the field of Engineering Geology, and diversified his research into areas that included Science, Education and Governance for Sustainability, with special thrusts in Conservation Geology, and Geopark as a model for sustainable regional development where he played a dominant role as Chief Scientist in establishing Langkawi as the first Global Geopark of UNESCO in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. He is one of only a handful of experts of Global Geopark Assessors under auspices of a division at UNESCO, Paris. Prof Ibrahim has served on several notable national and regional committees, and professional bodies that are related to environment and sustainable development. The Director and all at LESTARI, UKM are very proud of his achievements, and wish him all the best in his future endeavours in steering not only UMT, but also we believe, the ECER region, to be excellent and on par with other relatively advanced regions of the country, based on teaching, research, and innovation. Prof Ibrahim was indeed chosen based on his outstanding contribution to academia and other sectors and stakeholders through his research, outreaching, and community based integrated and holistic approaches. LESTARIANs at UKM and partners and associates from all over, are indeed very happy for Prof Dato Dr Ibrahim Komoo, the first LESTARIAN ever to be appointed as a Vice-Chancellor! By: Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, PhD; FMIC; AMP; Professor; Principal Fellow; and Director of LESTARI, UKM.
Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira on the appointment as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), 28 April 2012.
Congratulations to Dr. Ahmad Aldrie Amir on the appointment as a Head of Quality Assurance of the institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), 2 May 2012.
Thank you to Prof. Madya Dr. Saiful Arif Abdullah on his contributions and service for 5 years as the Head of Quality Assurance LESTARI ended on 30th of April 2012. < top > < home >

Congratulations

LESTARI would like to congratulate Norazmi Kadir (bowling), Nazren Leman (bowling), Mohd Redzuan Zulkifly (athletics) and Bisharuzi Omar (Hockey) for being selected to represent the Administration Group of UKM during the UKM’s Staffs Sports Carnival in March 2012. We are proud of you and good luck guys!!
Heartfelt congratulations to Nurul Azila Roslan @ Abd Aziz and her husband, Mohd Khayat Abdullah on the birth of their new baby girl, Putri Nur Khayrul Farzana. Both mother and daughter are doing well, and the baby is gorgeous....
We would also like to congratulate our colleague Hafizatul Hasnie Shahril and her husband on the birth of their new baby boy, Muhammad Hakim Qawwiy, as well as Nur Amira Fadzilah who gave birth to a very cute baby boy. Congratulations!!!

Anniversary

LESTARI E-Buletin would like to wish all our beloved family members born in the month of January untill May a very “Happy Birthday”. May all their dreams come true...

Birthday boys and girls....

Dato’ Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail | 02 January
Prof. Dr. Che Aziz Ali | 06 February
Nazren Leman | 10 February
Bisharuzi Omar |13 February
Prof. Madya Dr. Saiful Arif Abdullah | 18 February
Muhd Yusairi Mat Yusop |23 February
Pn. Wan Daraputri Razali | 06 March
Mohd Redzuan Zulkifly | 20 March
Pn. Rospidah Ghazali | 25 March
Dr. Rahmah Elfithri | 09 April
Prof. Emeritus Chamhuri Siwar | 11 April
Jasni Yaakub | 27 April
Juliana Senawi | 29 April
Pn. Nurul Azila Roslan @ Hj. Abd Aziz | 02 May
Pn. Noormala Ibrahim | 11 May
Prof. Madya Dr. Muhammad Rizal Razma |24 May
Prof. Dr. Mazlin Mokhtar | 26 May
Dr. Sharina Abdul Halim | 29 May

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On the Horizon

Mark your calendar for the upcoming LESTARI Workshop: Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable Development in Malaysia on 9th to 11th July 2012 in Danau Golf Club, UKM. The workshop features distinguished speakers including Prof. Roderick Lawrence (University of Geneva ), Prof. Zakri Abul Hamid (ICSU) and Dato’ Ghazali Dato’ Yusoff (Nusantara Technologies ).

Just for your information, LESTARI organised an event to celebrate the signing of two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UKM with Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and Underwater World Langkawi (UWL) at Langkawi Research Centre (PPL) on 4 June 2012. We hope that through these MoUs, the established research and expertise network will be further strengthened. In conjunction with the ceremony, Director of LESTARI accompanied by PPL’s staff visited UWL on 7th June 2012.

On 27th june 2012, LESTARI is scheduled to conduct an audit (Audit Kendiri Pensijilan MS ISO 9009:2008 Pengurusan Pengajian Siswazah UKM) as a part of LESTARI’s effort to foster the culture of continous quality improvement. All the best for LESTARI.

LESTARI e-Bulletin No.2/2012

Publication Team
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mazlin Mokhtar
Coordinator: Dr. Sharina Abdul Halim
Content: Dr. Ahmad Aldrie Amir, Mohamad Mahathir Amir Sultan, Wandaraputri Razali, Nurul Safaniza Che Ani, Bisharuzi Omar, Jasni Yaakub, Akmalhisham Jasni, Rd. Puteri Khairani Khirotdin,
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