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2. This year’s show is clearly bigger and better. The Ministry of Agriculture and its agencies like MARDI and FAMA must be congratulated.
3. I noted that the Ministry of Agriculture has made tremendous progress in upgrading Malaysian agriculture. The farmers and fishermen should not languish in poverty if they make use of the techniques developed by MARDI, FAMA and other ministry agencies and departments.
5. All kinds of machines are exhibited which can help small businesses. Among them is a bread-making machine which makes bread from rice or wheat grains simply by putting in the necessary ingredients inside a rice cooker like apparatus, switching it on and in 3 hours fresh bread would be produced.
6. We love the labour of making dodol, a kind of social activity which brings friends and neighbours in the village together. Now you need only to switch on the huge pot or bowl and in four hours the dodol maker will deliver whatever amount of dodol you want for Raya. Literally no sweat.
7. I was particularly interested in the cattle. They are big and look like the huge European animals. I don’t think we can free ourselves from imported beef but really we can produce some of the beef ourselves. I had a lunch of steak produced by a Malaysian farmer and it was tender and delicious.
8. I read in the papers complaints on transportation. VIPs like my wife and I were well taken care off. But others had to walk or to queue for the special buses.
9. Yes, MAHA organisers should take note and improve transportation. But the show was free except for a RM3 parking fee for cars.
10. We are so used to getting things free and complaining about what we get as well. I know I will not be popular but I think paying something for a show like MAHA is not too great an imposition. Then maybe the transportation can be improved. I would suggest that transport be privatised. I am not thinking of more money for my cronies, but Government is notorious for not caring much especially when it gets a monopoly.
11. Of course children and OKU should be exempted from paying.
Salam buat Tun,
Kudos untuk Kementerian Pertanian atas usaha mereka menjayakan MAHA.
Hanya satu yang saya ingin memperkatakan. Di sudut-sudut Bilik Pameran, terdapat meja-meja kecil yang yang memperagakan produk-produk hasilan masing-masing. Mereka bertungkus-lumus untuk menarik minat pelanggan. Produk mereka masih baru dan pengunjung masih was-was kepada produk mereka. Di sini, beberapa persoalan yang muncul, ada tidak pihak yang membantu mereka ketika pameran? Ada tidak terdapat booth produk baru yang khusus seperti yang terdapat di pasaraya besar? Apakah bantuan teknikal dan promosi yang disalurkan kepada mereka? Kerana pada saya, mereka ini perlu dititik berat kerana mereka masih lagi di dalam peringkat bertatih dan memerlukan bantuan apa sahaja yang ada.
Terima kasih
MAHA is a success so says the media etc etc. A few millions being generated or will be generated etc etc. BUT the visitors (not the VIP kind) still have to suffer the heat and the humidity wanting to know about agriculture and to look for bargain, towing their young kids along. And here is the long term effects, the kid will associate agriculture (just visiting alone) is torture for them. The rest I leave to your readers and you to ponder. Cant somebody think of pedestrian walkway, elevated preferably (above all the chaos of VIP,official and not so official cars and the tractor train than dont always keep to time) from the parking lots on both side of MAHA to the exhibition center. Imagine a covered walkway that span the MAHA areas. If Christchurch (NZ) can promote their punting boat in such a small Avon river why cant Malaysia have a pedestrian covered walkway the envied of the world ( please design the walkway to withstand stomy and windy weather which are not too severe in Serdang area anyway). Money should not be a problem if we believe in MAEEPs statement of income generated.( At least Tun you can have your bridge maybe smaller
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Dear tun,
I am still in Sudan striving to start a small agriculture initiative like I started in Malaysia since 1986. If you remember than when you came down from UMNO HQ after the announcement then BN won. Sanusi Junid was chaperoning you to an exhibition that he somewhat insulted my introduction of plastic tunnel and my colorful paprika from Holland. I later seek permission from your ADC YB Datuk Ali whereby I sent to you some flowers or Gladuiolus. What I wish to see is the success of MAHA can be extended to fellow brothers in SUDAN.
There will be separation (refferendum dateline 9/1/2011) soon and there is a possible arbitration initiative at the International Court on this,and thus this may avoid further bloodshed. The largest arable available at Malaysian disposal is Within the EL-gezira 800,000 sq.km. In the north is Sendi and many more. Happen to know that the Sudan minister of agriculture use to be the room mate of PETRONAS SUDAN COUNTRY OFFICE PRESIDENT.
Maybe , PETRONAS can diversified in Sudan in SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
halimsagrod-agriculturedeveloper.blogspot.com
Dearest Tun
1-Sorry its not related to MAHA but may I respond to wajaperak on December 14, 2010 9:04 AM and Amin Tan on Dec 14,2010 2:55 PM:-
2-I fully concur with Amin Tan and wish to add on- Our rasullullah is only a man that can be emulated by any of us who thrive to emulate him.That is why he is chosen by Allah SWT to be our model.
3-He is just the best of mankind that is endowed with all the right strengths for the mission of Islam 1400 years ago but he is a man none the less.
4-This fact that he is a man and not a supernatural being makes his achievement to bring forth Islam inspite of all the challenges and obstacles as truly glorious.
5-Islam is not just a religion.It is an all encompassing or syumul civilization.It is both the convention/religion and secular in one.
6-The secular is a Fardhu Kifayah matters like economy,sciences,medicine,mathematics,etc which is needed for the service of the community, without which according to Imam al Ghazali the community will be ‘in narrow straits’.
7-They are integrated and complimentary and not contradictory or negating one another.So there is really nothing wrong to be secular if it is for the service of Islam.It all depends on the nawaitu.Wallahualam.
Thanks Tun.
Dearest Tun
1-Sorry its not related to MAHA but may I respond to wajaperak on December 14, 2010 9:04 AM and Amin Tan on Dec 14,2010 2:55 PM:-
2-I fully concur with Amin Tan and wish to add on- Our rasullullah is only a man that can be emulated by any of us who thrive to emulate him.That is why he is chosen by Allah SWT to be our model.
3-He is just the best of mankind that is endowed with all the right strengths for the mission of Islam 1400 years ago but he is a man none the less.
4-This fact that he is a man and not a supernatural being makes his achievement to bring forth Islam inspite of all the challenges and obstacles as truly glorious.
5-Islam is not just a religion.It is an all encompassing or syumul civilization.It is both the convention/religion and secular in one.
6-The secular is a Fardhu Kifayah matters like economy,sciences,medicine,mathematics,etc which is needed for the service of the community, without which according to Imam al Ghazali the community will be ‘in narrow straits’.
7-They are integrated and complimentary and not contradictory or negating one another.So there is really wrong to be secular if it is for the service of Islam.It all depends on the nawaitu.Wallahualam.
Thanks Tun.
Yang sgt di sanjungi TUN
Terdetik saya ingin memberi respon kepada pendapat Tun mengenai MAHA 2010 disebabkan saya telah 3 kali menyertai MAHA di tapak berkenaan dlm bidang ternakan kambing dan lembu.
Saya sependapat bahawa MAHA kali ini adalah yg terbaik berbanding dgn 2 MAHA yg lalu di tempat yang sama DAN saya yakin MAHA yg akan dtg kali ke 4 akan lebih baik dari kali ini.
Bagi mereka yg pertama kali sampai mungkin akan nampak pelbagai kekurangan yg ada terutamanya masalah parking dan kesesakan..mereka impikan semua senang dan mudah serta mesra alam ..
Terima lah hakikat bahawa semua pihak telah mencuba yg terbaik dlm mengadakan acara yg besar ini.. Berbanding dgn acara expo lain di serata dunia yg pernah saya ikuti seperti bouma di germany, beef australia di Rockhampton dll saya ingin memberi 4 bintang dpd 5 atas penganjuran MAHA kali ini..
Kepada yg byk komplen, cuba bygkan kesusahan para usahawan yg dtg dr serata negara berkorban masa dan wang ringgit itkmenjayakan MAHA. Pakcik dari kedah, kelantan dll tinggalkan kampung halaman, bwk kambing dan lembu duduk plak di asrama dan site utk menjaga lembu lembu kambing selama lebih 10 hari semata mata nak meriahkan dan memberi pendedahan kpd pengunjung serba sedikit ilmu.
Apalah sgt sesak dua tiga jam yg di alami utk dtg ke MAHA??
Ramai yg kecewa, give up dan berpatah balik bila jem teruk sgt… Baru jem sikit dah give up, bygkan berapa pulak halangan dan cabaran para petani dan penternak dlm mengusahakan projek mereka demi sesuap nasi dan membantu kukuhkan agro ekonomi negara..
tapi saya sgt tabik kpd TUN sbg satu satunya VIP yg sanggup berjalan dan tidak naik buggy car semasa melawat kaw, lembu dak kambing teohari… Betul betul tapik kat TUN
Satu lagi, harap TUN akan simpan BOER GOAT STATUE yg kami sampaikan tempoh hari.. Tak payah bagi makan dan minum kambing tu..
Akhir kata semoga TUN terus berada dalam keadaan sihat walafiat dan jumpa lagi di MAHA 2011
Wassalam
Salam Yang Berbahagia Tun;
Saya bukan nak komen tentang MAHA, tetapi mengenai emas saya sangat tertarik dan betul dengan apa yang diwar-war oleh Tun bahawa emas adalah satu harta yang kalis inflasi dan sentiasa meningkat, berbanding dengan waang kertas yang dijadikan alat perantaraan jual beli sahaja.. lihat sahaja di www://projuta.weebly.com. Terima kasih
Dear Tun,
May I refer to Parameswara 2 Dec10 2010,7:22pm. This is meant to cut both ways for Mr Wajaperak and Parameswara 2.
1. Rasulullah is human. He is not supernatural. Please don’t anyone exaggerate this. He lost the battle of Uhud to Khalid Ibn Walid. He was badly injured and many of his companions died, including Saidina Hamzah, his beloved uncle. The most telling is the fact that in his dying moment in the hut of Aishah his beloved wife; he asked for forgiveness from the Almighty like all the Muslims should do. Rasulullah is the perfect example for us to follow as a human being. He is mortal and he died like every human must. As a human, he was the greatest ever lived in this world. He was sensible, humble, honest, courageous, generous. Some Malay folks practise ilmu kebal using versus from the Quran, I wonder how far this is true because Rasulullah himself was injured at Uhud.
2. Whether secular or conventional, it is a matter of perception. Some people are trying to show that they are holier than thou. It is negative and divisive for a Muslim to brand another Muslim as less holy. We must understand that every Muslim is different as God never creates 2 individuals the same. Even twins are different. So let us not discriminate against another Muslim whether secular, conventional, mualaf of shiah. Likewise in our daily calling or career, some prefer to be policemen, some are teachers and some choose to be ustaz or religious teachers. Everybody contributes to society. None is more important than the others. Everyone forms a part of society. One thing is for sure not everybody is promised heaven by Allah. According to Islam, even a non muslim can one day be destined to heaven and apparently a devout Muslim can end up in hell. To go to heaven or hell is not for us to decide. God always has the final say, wallahualam. With this understanding, every human being has to be humble and knows his place in the sun. Islam forbids the person to be too sure of himself or takkabur as all humans are fallible as Wajaperak said. How strong we are, however pious we may be, there is always a temptation which we cannot resist and end up like nabi Adam. Remember, we are the descendants of nabi Adam. This is a very important reminder to everyone of us no matter how high and mighty we may be, we can always fall from grace. We can go as low as we can be. That is a tragic story of the human race.
amin tan
Dear Tun,
May I refer to Parameswara 2 Dec10 2010,7:22pm. This is meant to cut both ways for Mr Wajaperak and Parameswara 2.
1. Rasulullah is human. He is not supernatural. Please don’t anyone exaggerate this. He lost the battle of Uhud to Khalid Ibn Walid. He was badly injured and many of his companions died, including Saidina Hamzah, his beloved uncle. The most telling is the fact that in his dying moment in the hut of Aishah his beloved wife; he asked for forgiveness from the Almighty like all the Muslims should do. Rasulullah is the perfect example for us to follow as a human being. He is mortal and he died like every human must. As a human, he was the greatest ever lived in this world. He was sensible, humble, honest, courageous, generous. Some Malay folks practise ilmu kebal using versus from the Quran, I wonder how far this is true because Rasulullah himself was injured at Uhud.
2. Whether secular or conventional, it is a matter of perception. Some people are trying to show that they are holier than thou. It is negative and divisive for a Muslim to brand another Muslim as less holy. We must understand that every Muslim is different as God never creates 2 individuals the same. Even twins are different. So let us not discriminate against another Muslim whether secular, conventional, mualaf of shiah. Likewise in our daily calling or career, some prefer to be policemen, some are teachers and some choose to be ustaz or religious teachers. Everybody contributes to society. None is more important than the others. Everyone forms a part of society. One thing is for sure not everybody is promised heaven by Allah. According to Islam, even a non muslim can one day be destined to heaven and apparently a devout Muslim can end up in hell. To go to heaven or hell is not for us to decide. God always has the final say, wallahualam. With this understanding, every human being has to be humble and knows his place in the sun. Islam forbids the person to be too sure of himself or takkabur as all humans are fallible as Wajaperak said. How strong we are, however pious we may be, there is always a temptation which we cannot resist and end up like nabi Adam. Remember, we are the descendants of nabi Adam. This is a very important reminder to everyone of us no matter how high and mighty we may be, we can always fall from grace. We can go as low as we can be. That is a tragic story of the human race.
amin tan
Dear Tun,
My only disappointment is the way the transport was being managed during the recent MAHA Exhibition. There were literally no parking left for cars coming into the Expo at all time. All lots have been taken up. Collonarily, there were so many cars parked haphazardly along the Highway and these have brought problems to some cars owners. Have MOA not talked of traffic jam and parkings before they launched the program. So myopic and selfish of those Heads in MOA.
Dear Tun,
My only disappointment is the way the transport was being managed during the recent MAHA Exhibition. There were literally no parking left for cars coming into the Expo at all time. All lots have been taken up. Collonarily, there were so many cars parked haphazardly along the Highway and these have brought problems to some cars owners. Have MOA not talked of traffic jam and parkings before they launched the program. So myopic and selfish of those Heads in MOA.
Assallammualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh..
Harap Tun sudi mengizinkan..
Bro Parameswara 2.
[[1-Can you pls enlighten me on what you mean that nobody can be a hardcore supporter for any human being except rasullulah s.a.w because human is fallible...do you mean to say that the prophet s.a.w is not a human?]]
This is where the Islamic education tells you apart.Allah teaches Rasullulah s.a.w all the things that needed to be to functions as a vicegerent.Meaning Allah representatives in the world.This fact is hotly disputed by all the angels who knew by foreknowledge that humman is going to shed blood and wrecks havoc in the world.So they asked Allah in Surah Al Baqarah ayat 30
Dan (ingatlah) ketika Tuhanmu berfirman kepada Malaikat; “Sesungguhnya Aku hendak menjadikan seorang khalifah di bumi”. Mereka bertanya (tentang hikmat ketetapan Tuhan itu dengan berkata): “Adakah Engkau (Ya Tuhan kami) hendak menjadikan di bumi itu orang yang akan membuat bencana dan menumpahkan darah (berbunuh-bunuhan), padahal kami sentiasa bertasbih dengan memujiMu dan mensucikanMu?”. Tuhan berfirman: “Sesungguhnya Aku mengetahui akan apa yang kamu tidak mengetahuinya”.
The essence is doubt.Even angels who have seen and been in the very close presence of Allah ‘Kingdom that comprising heaven and earth and ‘Sidratul Muntaha’ could not contains this element in them..
You could say even angels have gall to questions Allah..
And Allah told them so explicitly ( actually for us to learns )
Tuhan berfirman: “Sesungguhnya Aku mengetahui akan apa yang kamu tidak mengetahuinya”.
Hence by Allah ‘admonishment’ Angels repented and proclaimed in the verse 32
Malaikat menjawab: “Maha suci Engkau (Ya Allah)! Kami tidak mempunyai pengetahuan selain dari apa yang Engkau ajarkan kepada kami; sesungguhnya Engkau jualah yang Maha Mengetahui, lagi Maha Bijaksana”.
This is the core of Angels ‘attributes’.The moments they felts they have erred they acknowledges and asks for forgiveness.In the next verses Allah asks them to ‘bow’ as a marks of respect to Adam..They dully so but not Iblis..Iblis gets what he due for his arrogance..
Hence we knows Iblis ‘attributes’..and what to avoid.
Coming back to Rasullah s.a.w attributes.He is ‘makhluk’ that enjoined in glory next to Allah the Khaliq the Creator.For this he is a perfect human.You must learns Islamic convention to understand this.Tun space is limited and maybe he and his moderators patient is running thin with my comments…:)
[[2-Can you also explain the differences in Islamic contemplation between the secular and the convention.. if you don't mind and if Tun would allow that is]]
Aha..Mr..This is longer than the commuter trains that rush a mad dash in the heart city of KL!!
Nevertheless..I can gives you one tip..Again education.What separates us all is education.You will have infinite knowledge in Islam by Allah special gift when you have achieved the marks required..
For a simple muslim..
The ability to see through your third eyes in your heart..
As mentioned by Imam Al Ghazali in Ihya Ulumiddin
Mereka yang tidak dapat melihat dengan mata hati adalah memegang
Islam pada kulitnya sahaja!!
Terima kasih Tun..
MAHA is a place of exposure,education and networking development…
It depends on how once set one objective
- If you one the experience you get it
- If you want to buy probably you get part of what you want(limited by the amount of money you are willing to spend) and the amount you can carry
- Next working for supplies,technologies,informations if bussiness is your objectives
- It is good place where we can meet for different needs
Like going to Mecca it depends on your intentions and objectives.
Charging? Transport? Entry? People probably have different opinion according their economic status and objectives.
S W Lagoon charge RM 50- 70 for entry (probably they have to compansate for any accident) T Lost world charge RM25… probably people dont mind if it satisfy them…
So is MAHA….survey for opinion is the best
Dearest Tun
may I…
// By rarunasalamAuthor Profile Page on December 10, 2010 2:04 PM
I am one for modernisation…but I think we need to ensure that if we appointed the right people in the right roles, ensured they employed the right strategies and brought intergrity to the organisation, the country can prosper along more lines than one…
Under Tun Abdullah’s administration, reprioritisation on where the Govt should focus it’s expenditure, saw some focus being brought back to the agri industry.
Maybe you weren’t aware of that…//
Hi Ravi
1-You sure seem to adore Tun Abdullah very much.Is it because Tun Pak Lah was really good or is it just to spite Tun.If agriculture had been his forte the mainly rural folks would not have expressed their voices so loudly at the ballot boxes in 2008.
2-This expo that is receiving compliments is a one held in 2010 not in 2008.Its during the 3 years of Najib (2008-2010)as the PM and not during the 6 years of Pak lah(2003-2008)so why still unfairly attribute this success to Pak Lah.
3-Why is Najib deprived of any credit at all?Was his father not behind the success of the highly agricultural FELDA?Could it not be due to his strong and keen interest in agriculture in the footsteps of his late father that contributed to this rise in prestige of the Ministry?
4-I may agree with you this time that Tun did not contribute to agriculture very much because his focus then was to turn Malaysia into a newly industrialized economy which had been achieved.But I don’t think you should overdo your compliments to Tun Abdullah.The rural folks are not fools not to know who worked and who doesn’t.They have internet in the kampongs too.
5-Just my opinion nonethless.Only God knows whatever, best.Good day to you bro!
Thanks Tun.
Dearest Tun
may I…
// wajaperakAuthor Profile Page on December 9, 2010 7:22 PM
Assallammualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh…..
Abg amin tan…
Nobody can be a hardcore supporter for any human being except Rasullulah s.a.w because human is fallible…And there is a grand scheme in being fallible so we can help each other out..:)
Thank you for your constructive contribution..Can I comment about your approach in Islamic contemplation?..
I believe it is more leaning towards secularism than conventional..May I been proven wrong…:) //
Dear wajaperak sori nak menyibok sikit…
1-Can you pls enlighten me on what you mean that nobody can be a hardcore supporter for any human being except rasullulah s.a.w because human is fallible…do you mean to say that the prophet s.a.w is not a human?
2-Can you also explain the differences in Islamic contemplation between the secular and the convention.. if you don’t mind and if Tun would allow that is…..
Thanks Tun
Dear Tun,
I would like to suggest for FAMA to build a specialised agrobased supemarket or hypermarket in Kuala Lumpur to help farmers all over the country producing all kinds of agricultural products to reach the market.
What FAMA should do is to provide racks for rent to these usahawan irrespective of race as long as it is a local agrobased products.FAMA should also provide refrigeration facility in the supermarket and also rent it out. Like wise storage area.
FAMA does not have to buy and carry stocks.There should be no credit facility involved. All products to be sold at the supermarket should be on consignment basis. The usahawan should just provide their own promoters or sales rep. to stand by and supervise their products inventory. All the daily sales proceed should be handled by FAMA and settled the payment every end of the month. Of course, all this pocedure can be work out further to ensure that it is run professionally by making use of efficient computerised system.
What do you think, Tun? Will it be a viable venture. Not so much of making profit for FAMA but part of FAMA mission statement to help our farmers succeed in their business venture.
Dear Tun,
May I respond to wajarperak December, 2010 7.22pm.
Dear wajarperak, thank you for your complement. If you would allow me to comment about your expounding of islamic message is a bit overbearing and fierce. I would advise you to take it easy a little on others. Be a bit undestanding. You frighten our fellow muslim Aziz branding him anti hadith. You brand me secular. We are all muslims. Muslims are brothers. let us protect honour(aib) of fellow muslim. Let us stay united.
amin tan
Ravi,
So far we have three National Agricultural Policies.
The first one was in 1984 and the third ones from 1998 to 2010.
During whose reign were the policies drawn?
Herakles
I am not just talking about an expo…agriculture goes beyond just a showcase event.
in the 80′s the agriculture industry was rife with beuracracies and inefficiencies…however we were pressing to become an industrialised nation and therefore focus either wasnt enough or on the right aspects of where the problems lied.
I am one for modernisation…but I think we need to ensure that if we appointed the right people in the right roles, ensured they employed the right strategies and brought intergrity to the organisation, the country can prosper along more lines than one…
Under Tun Abdullah’s administration, reprioritisation on where the Govt should focus it’s expenditure, saw some focus being brought back to the agri industry.
Maybe you weren’t aware of that…
(Ravi)
tahniah MAHA 2010, hebat!!! saya pergi bersama keluarga hari terakhir, wow, ramainya manusia.. bab pengangkutan tu bukan sikit bas disediakan, tetapi ramai sangat manusianya.. tambah lagi bas lain kali.
Salam Yang Berbahagia Tun;
Penampilan MAHA expo kali ini agak meriah dan mendapat sambutan ramai dari berbagai lapisan rakyat Malaysia (di katakan melebihi 2 juta pengunjung) yang berminat untuk mengikuti perkembangan teknologi pertanian, peluang perniagaan, ilmu pengetahuan dan pencapai Negara dalam teknologi pertanian setelah lebih 50 tahun merdeka.
Tahniah kepada penganjur yang terlibat, khususnya kepada MOA dan agensinya dalam menjayakan pertunjukan ini, Para pengunjung telah mendapat input yang baik sebagai sumber pengetahuan yang dapat diaplikasikan bagi mempertingkatkan pengeluaran mereka melalui teknik-teknik dan peralatan baru yang dipamerkan,
MAHA International Show juga boleh dijadikan daya penarik kepada pelancung pada masa akan datang dengan memperhebatkan lagi penampilannya, terutama ketika musim cuti persekolahan. http://www.mahaexpo2010.com/about.html ).
Walaubagaimanapun; ingin dicadangkan pada masa akan datang, pihak penganjur dapat mengatasi kesesakan yang dialami keran berpunca daripada kekurangan tempat letak kenderaan yang menyebabkan pengunjung terpaksa Queue hampir 2 jam atau lebih kerana menunggu tempat kosong(tunggu pengunjung awal keluar).
Ada pengunjung yang tidak sabar, sanggup berjalan sehingga 3km dengan meletakkan kenderaan mereka di tepi bahu lebuh raya dan juga sepanjang bahu jalan pintu masuk utama, yang menyebabkan bertambahnya lagi kesesakan.
Memandangkan banyak tempat lapang yang diperhatikan dalam kawasan pamiran itu berkeadaan semak samun yang boleh dijadikan tempat letak kereta sementara, adalah disyorkan pada masa depan pihak penganjur meratakan kawasan yang boleh dijadikan tempat parking sementara untuk mengelakkan queue yang panjang seperti MAHA2010 yang telah berlalu itu. Tq.
Assallammualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh..
Tun..semoga sudi mengizinkan ruan..
[[Tun now has many hardcore supporters like me and Parameswara 2 besides datuk Ibahim Ali and Wajaperak. Dont think this is ragtag soldiers]]
Abg amin tan…first and foremost I must say I am sorry because we got on the wrong footing in your first posting..Sorry.
I was called to respond on this ragtag soldiers..:)
Actually there are a lot of good blogger out there who no longer contributes in Tun blog.I can still remember Cikgu Kijang and I have forgotten a cikgu too who introduces us a mathematic approach in BM.And there is a lot more who needs ‘persuasion’ to contributes.
Please do contributes.We need you all here in Tun blog..
And my contribution?..Is nothing actually..But I must persist in the belief of a common minion in healthcare at my level best.At the current moment I am developing a very small scale of programming that would help in facilitating faster waiting time for patient in our health clinics..
Alas..Tun is not helping…:(
Abg amin tan…
Nobody can be a hardcore supporter for any human being except Rasullulah s.a.w because human is fallible…And there is a grand scheme in being fallible so we can help each other out..:)
Thank you for your constructive contribution..Can I comment about your approach in Islamic contemplation?..
I believe it is more leaning towards secularism than conventional..May I been proven wrong…:)
Thank you abg..
Thank you Tun..
Dearest Tun
may I…
// By daleismailAuthor Profile Page on December 8, 2010 5:23
I’m sure you have been overseas, so do ask yourself, do you have to pay for for everything there in order to have good service? Some train service, toilet usage,etc are still free. Yes, our airport trolleys here are free, and we can make a list of whats free and whats not for both sides, therefore my point is stop making assumptions that when it’s free then it’s no good and vice versa. It’s the attitude! //
Dear Daleismail
1-Did I assume that when anything is free it’s no good and vice versa?
2-It’s the attitude exactly why I think it would be good for us to pay we for the services so that we have every right to demand for good services.I have highlighted in my comment,the supposed remarks they would make when we put forward our grievance “dah kasi free,banyak songeh pulak”.This is an attitude right?
4-Not everybody has that attitude but generally you will find this attitude as rampant in most developing countries,probably because they are being underpaid.Sad to say Malaysia is in this category when customer services is concerned.Even in our 5 star hotels..only the good tippers get the nice friendly services,don’t believe go ask those Arab and Indian tourists.
5-Other than the probable attitude problem I also agreed that we imposed entrance fees for MAHA because we could also select the more quality participants.Quality is better than quantity wouldn’t you agree?Esp when business is concerned.
6-Lastly,I was also just trying to show my “support”(if you know what I mean)our present Govts move to cut down on subsidies to avoid Idris Jala V2018..
Thanks for your feedback.
Thanks Tun.
Tun,
doesnt it reminds u of your old clinic in alor setar – Klinik MAHA ?
YABhg Tun
I think the figures reported were a bit dodgy. If 2.7 million visited MAHA, it meant to say about 10% of Malaysian population were at MAHA!!!!!!! Wow….
Salam Tun & felllow bloggers,
Tun’s industrialisation drive strategy in the 80s was good but people was much carried away that they tended to neglect the agriculture developement so much so that many rice fields have been abandoned and converted for housing developement. This obiously received the approval of the state EXCO who were short-sighted, greedy for wealth and selfishness.
Therefore the current government in focussing back to agriculture is timely. It is not only we would be able to reduce our high food imports but should think that it should be considered as an crucial national security issue. Just look at Japan who has been maintaining its refusal to comply with WTO regulation to open its market for importation of rice, for example. Food is a critical to its national survival above than that having industrilisation for economy and so much weapons for national security.
Therefore the government from now on, should make agricultural developement as their top priority.
May Allah give us the strength and wisdom so that we can live in good health, peace & harmony. Ameeen…
Dear Tun,
Najib: Langkawi needs push to draw more tourists
LANGKAWI: Langkawi needs new impetus to become a premier tourist destination in the world, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
He said that since last year, he had discussed with several parties, especially Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the issue of Langkawi
Dear Tun,
It was a fantastic exhibition indeed. My congratulations to MARDI, FAMA and other govt. agencies. I saw so many bumiputra stalls producing all kinds of agriculture products. Yes, it is indeed a reflection that the govt. is successful in its objective of getting farmers out of poverty and reduce unemployment in rural areas. Syabas!! Those who deny this achievement are those who are always in a state of denial.
Dear Tun,
Any updates on what tangibles and intangibles had been achieved by the successfully attended MAHA?
It will be good for us to understand how MAHA has help our Agri Sector.
Any data on what we import excessively and what we export successfully, such as Olein (palm oil) and such.
How are we developing the markets?
In Indonesia, they are falling short on rice production and as such has to import heavily from Thailand…thus using their foreign reserves for survival. In this respect their Agri Ministry are on hyper drive to get the population to consume processed tapioca as a rice subsitute.
Much like what Singapore did many years ago to encourage the population to eat bread more then rice. Also for the same reasons.
What is Malaysia’s long term view of the Agri Sector, how can the private enterprise be assisted by the goverment to improve productivity by large scale farming ala Palm oil and rubber for the other produces?
May Allah Bless you Tun.
Terima Kasih Tun kerana sudi singgah di gerai ‘Leko-Leko’ ~ Keropok Lekor Terengganu To the World! pada MAHA EXPO 2010 Hall C.
Keropok lekor juga akan dijuangkan ke pesada antarabangsa!
I still impressed with some of them small-business young entrepreneurs wannabe, at the early 20s and so, their products already selling on various supermarket frozen shelves. Maybe currently not on Tesco, but already entered few local supermarket, that is the sense of possibility to grow. Good luck to all of them.
My very dear Tun,
I remembered listening to Tun’s last few speeches on T.V.___ replying to a reporter’s question what Tun intended to do next.Tun said he might focus now on Agriculture.Probably Tun contributed his ideas before Tun stepped down .I think our present PM’s father started the ball rolling, nicknamed ‘Father of Development’(Felda).
Thanks Tun.
God Bless Tun & Family
Memang MAHA tahun ini bagus dan membanggakan tetapi mungkin membuat orang ramai berfikir dua kali untuk datang lagi ditahun hadapan kerana keburukan perjalanan kenderaan ( jamm) dalam kawasan parking MAHA pada hari hujong minggu antara pukul 11 pagi sampai 4 petang. Kebanyakan pemamdu mengambil masa antara 2 hingga 3 jam untuk sampai ke tempat parking atau keluar dari parking kerana jalan keluar hanya satu, sempit, parking kereta di tepi jalan dan bantuan trafik dari RELA yang tidak berkesan
By parameswara 2Author Profile Page on December 7, 2010 10:44 PM
Dearest Tun
// 10. We are so used to getting things free and complaining about what we get as well… monopoly. //
1-I think the days of everything free should be over by now.
I can still remember those days when in our mind “everything Mat Salleh must be good”, then “anything imported must be of quality too”, followed by “anything expensive sure good also”, “anything branded (and excessively expensive)is good and quality”…. and now “anything you have to pay leads to good things or system”.
I’m sure you have been overseas, so do ask yourself, do you have to pay for for everything there in order to have good service? Some train service, toilet usage,etc are still free. Yes, our airport trolleys here are free, and we can make a list of whats free and whats not for both sides, therefore my point is stop making assumptions that when it’s free then it’s no good and vice versa. It’s the attitude!
Salam Tun & feloow CheDet’s bloggers,
At last we have a topic that draw attention with great appreciation. ( of course, nothing is perfect but more improvement can be made ).
MAHA has been held in my childhood days, if memory doesn’t fail me, somewhere now Taman Dato Harun. At that time it was more like a festival rather than “trade shows”. The kampong folks came by chartered buses from all corners of the country for that special event.
Now it has moved onto a higher level and many suggestions from our bloggers namely; AHMAD BADRI,parameswara 2 & daniel noor for improvement should be noted positively by the future organisers to make MAHA to be one of the WORLD EVENTs but focussing on agricultural fields, just like HANNOVER SHOWS, COMDEX or the like. Insya’allah, with greater commitment and determination, it will happen.
I, for one would agree that a nominal fee should be charged not so much for the profit but to provide overall convenience and better all-round facilities for the visitors. The organisor should put this as one of the tourism event so that our farmers can really field that they are not merely labelled as kampong folks but businessmen to be involved in areas that they are good at. The government need only to provide guidance for farmers to be professional.
Congratulation to the Organiser.
Hi Tun
I took a Wow to not comment on your articles and just laugh and move on. but this one i simply could not pass over for a few reasons
1) You are appreciative about something on the ground , and have a few amicable suggestion for further improvement.
2) Just the same during your tenure as PM of the August Malaysian country for 22 years , you would have surely had couple of good team mates who supported you through and makes you tenure to be the success that you surely think it was. May i cite atleast your deputies and the trick is you must say something positive about the ability and no sarcasm allowed..really postive and oh , thank god they withdrew or something like that does not count..trust me it will do your soul a lot of good
i) Tun Musa Hitam – your first
ii) Tun Gaffar Baba – your second
iii) Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim – Your third
iv) Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Selective amensia not allowed , as i do know you have a elephant memory when you try…come Tun You can do it
Give it a go Tun, it will do the soul a lot of good..
Salam Tun and commentors…
Thumbs up to Mins of Agri., MARDI, FAMA and all agencies that participated in MAHA 2010.
Just wondering the mechanism of counting people in MAHA, congatulate to Pak Haji who has been the 1.5mil person attended the MAHA. (I think my number is 1,499,999 because I’m behind the winner).
Ravi,
MAHA was there even before Pak Lah.
Maybe you were not born yet.
SALAM BUAT TUN BERDUA MOGA DIRAHMATI ALLAH S.W.T
1) DISEBALIK TUN BERASA BANGGA AKAN KEHADIRAN ’2.8 BILLION’ PENGUNJUNG DENGAN MENGGUCAP TERIMA KASIH KEPADA AJENSI SEPERTI MARDI , FAMA , RIMBAEMAS PULA BERPENDAPAT JUTAAN TERIMA KASIH SEPATUTNYA KEPADA PENGGUNJUNG KERANA SANGGUP MENYEMARAKKAN PROGRAM MAHA INI.
2) KALAU KITA ADA CIPTAAN BARU SEPERTI MESIN-MESIN DAN MENGHARAPKAN KEUNTUNGAN DARI HASIL PENJUALANNYA MAKA BERAPA RAMAI DARI JUMLAH ’2.8 BILLION’ ITU YANG AKAN SANGGUP MENGELUARKAN WANG ATAU DIBERI PELUANG MEMULAKAN PERNIAGAAN OLEH CIPTAAN MARDI DAN FAMA ITU.
3) RIMBAEMAS PERCAYA DARI ’2.8 BILLLION’ HANYA BEBERAPA SAHAJA YANG BETUL-BETUL DAPAT MENIKMATI HASIL-HASIL CIPTAAN ORANG MALAYSIA INI SELEBIHNYA SAMALAH PEGUNJUNG YANG BERKORBAN BERBELANJA MEMBELI PRODUK-PRODUK YANG DI JUAL.
4) OLEH ITU PATUTLAH HAK ORANG RAMAI MEMDAPAT KOS PERCUMA UNTUK KESITU PERLU DIAMBIL KIRA KERANA INI BOLEH MENJIMATKAN WANG ORANG RAMAI LEBIH KEPADA MEMBELI PRODUK.
5) ADAKAH KOS PERCUMA INI SATU TARIKAN SEHINGGA ’2.8 BILLION’ RAKYAT MALAYSIA SANGGUP BERKORBAN BERATUR PANJANG. ‘TERIMA KASIH’ KERANA TIDAK SEPERTI TUN MENDAPAT PERKHIDMATAN ‘VIP’. WALAU PUN YANG DIDALAM PAMIRAN SEMUANYA PERLU DIBAYAR.
6) ‘TERIMA KASIH’ KERANA SANGGUP BERKORBAN KERANA SUDAH TAHU MESIN-MESIN YANG DIPAMIR MEMERLUKAN WANG YANG MUNGKIN AKAN MENYEBABKAN PEMBELINYA BERHUTANG SEHINGGA KE AKHIR HAYAT.’TERIMA KASIH’ JUGA KERANA YANG MAHAL HANYALAH UNTUK MENGKAYAKAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN SAHAJA DAN MEMBANTU PENIAGA-PENIAGA YANG MEMBERI PROMOSI JUALAN DARI PADA GEDUNG-GEDUNG MILIK PENIAGA ASING.
7) TERIMA KASIH KEPADA RAKYAT KERANA SANGGUP MENGELUARKAN WANG UNTUK MENGERAKKAN EKONOMI RAKAN-RAKAN DALAM PERNIAGAAN. DARI SINI KITA TAHU RAKYAT AKAN MENYOKONG KALAU ADA USAHA MERINGANKAN BEBAN DALAM MENGEKALKAN WANG SAKU KEPADA MEMBELI KEPERLUAN YANG LAIN PULA(VARIATY).
WALLAHU’ALAM
Good afternoon Ayahanda Tun,
1. Our government has the largest civil servants in the world just to stabilize political landscape; they hire more civil servants for the sake to become monopoly so that they can maintain their
Dear Tun,
This is another good posting. Yoour suggestion for improvement is thought provoking and helpful. You fine tune the administration of the government. In england OKU has priority almost on anything. priority over parking, toilet,entrance tickets are free for 2 including the wheel chair pusher,que and the people on the street treat them the same.
I hope, the present government would give Tun a wider role in the running of the government so that the citizens of Malaysia can benefit from your wisdom and contribution. Let us make it smooth and dont make Tun force his way through like have to merajuk and leave UMNO and come back again. This is no way to treat such a great man like Tun. Even now Tun is not given any executive power except as adviser and whose advice were not sought. Think of it the last administration really tortured and made fun of Tun and sabotaged Tun’s maruah and stature. Tun had to fight back using this pathetic blog of limited audience to state his case. This is the dirty politic they played on Tun and when Tun reacted it looked like Tun was bitter.
Tun now has many hardcore supporters like me and Parameswara 2 besides datuk Ibahim Ali and Wajaperak. Dont think this is ragtag soldiers.
amin tan
Dearest TDM
Your concern is correct, I’ve visited MAHA last week and facing difficulty to move from one location to other. ‘Tram’ from last point to parking also not scheduled well.
Transportation must be improved for next MAHA.
However, this is good platform to understand the concept of “pertanian adalah perniagaan”.
Thanks
D’Jang
Salam, Tun.
I developed a social networking site exclusively for agriculture business known as farmbook.my. I would appreciate if you can join our community. It’s available for free for everybody.
Moga-moga dengan penyertaan Tun sebagai tanda sokongan akan dapat meningkatkan promosi farmbook.my.
Regards,
AZRI ZAHIER AZMI
Tun,
Perkhidmatan shuttle bus antara Pusat Konvensyen dan tapak expo tu saya kira boleh diterima. Walaupun beratur panjang, saya jangka waktu menunggu adalah sekitar 15 minit. Ini adalah kerana bas yang disediakan adalah mencukupi. Cuma mungkin banyak pengunjung yang mengeluh kerana masyarakat kita ini lebih suka memandu daripada menaiki perkhidmatan awam.
Produk-produk yang dipamerkan di MAHA sebenarnya membuka mata banyak pihak, betapa industri pertanian di negara kita adalah di peringkat yang berbeza. Dari segi teknologi ternakan, pemprosesan makanan, hinggalah kepada pembungkusan – packaging. Dari segi rantai nilai (value chain) yang diwujudkan oleh agensi-agensi pelaksana. Sebenarnya, apa yang dipamerkan di MAHA ini adalah suatu contoh kebertangungan kita kepada industri ini, dan tanpa peranan agensi yang bertanggungjawab, barangkali rakyat kita tidak akan cukup makan.
Walaubagaimanapun, tahniah kepada Kementerian Pertanian, lain-lain kementerian dan agensi-agensi yang berkaitan – kepimpinan dahulu dan sekarang di atas usaha yang tidak pernah putus untuk membangunkan industri pertanian negara kita. Ini adalah suatu usaha selama 50 tahun sejak kemerdekaan.
Terdetik juga di hati saya, untuk membangunkan industri ini bukanlah suatu perkara yang mudah. Adakah gabungan Pakatan Rakyat mampu untuk melakukan sebaik kerajaan sekarang? Setakat ini, yang dilaung-laungkan hanyalah pelaburan masuk berbilion-bilion sejak mengambil-alih kerajaan negeri (mana fakta?), keadilan, kekejaman polis, dan isu air naik. Mungkin gabungan Pakatan Rakyat perlu hadir dengan pelan pembangunan yang lebih konkrit jika mereka ingin mengambil-alih kerajaan Persekutuan.
Next, its about marketing the product.
Teringat masa tinggal di Tokyo beberapa tahun dulu, sedang membeli barangan dapur di pasaraya, ternampak satu deretan kotak makanan ringan di rak, Sweet Peanut Cracker.
Tergerak hati nak belek kotak tu; made in USA, lengkap dgn maklumat kesihatan, nombor telefon customer care, website dll. Nothing special, standard packaging just like any other crackers.
The thing that caught my eyes is the photo on the box; gambar Rempeyek!!!! Sebijik macam yg biasa kita makan kat kampung, waktu raya misalnya.
Macamana US boleh buat rempeyek, dan ekspot ke Jepun??? Belakang kotak tu siap ada beberapa gambar; also come in spicy flavour, with anchovies etc.
Harap2nya orang yg buat ni orang Malaysia kat US.
Malaysia has many delicious fruits. Unfortunately, the marketing of these fruits is poor. As a result, Malaysian fruits are not known outside of Malaysia. I think Malaysia should recruit the help of the guy who promoted Kiwi fruit for New Zealand. Kiwi fruit is not even a delicious fruit. It started as a Chinese gooseberry. Now it is a prestigious fruit in the west.
Unfortunately, for the …th time, I have to skip visiting MAHA this year. Solely due to trafic.
Good suggestion to have our cars park at Bukit Jalil, Nilai or Putrajaya, then having suttle buses to MAHA site. Mungkin organizer tak sangka lebih 2 juta pengunjung, dan tempat letak kereta tak mencukupi. Ramai orang parking kereta kat tepi highway. Takut betul tengok satu keluarga dgn anak kecil melintas highway sebab parking kereta di seberang jalan.
Tun M
good to see you appreciate and voice your appreciation.
I guess you are also indirectly appreciating Tun Abdullah’s contribution in raising the profile of the Agriculture industry during his tenure as PM.
Regards
(Ravi)
I was at MAHA on friday…
Tahniah kepada penganjur satu idea dan impilimantasi yg sungguh mengkagumkan
good experience here cuma klik pada etp2020 diatas
Salam YAB Tun,
1. Tahniah kepada penganjur MAHA 2010! Orang yang berbudi pada tanah dan berusaha kuat sudah pasti mendapat ganjaran. Cuma perlu ubah cara bertani dan juga cara menangkap ikan. Guna teknologi yang disaran oleh Kerajaan. Saya yakin Kerajaan sedia membantu.
2. Tun, saya ingin komen sikit tentang dakwaan terhadap Dr. Khir Toyo. Sekurang-kurangnya beliau sudah menjelaskan harga yang beliau bayar, dan beliau mengambil pinjaman bank; maknanya ADUN Sekinchan memang bersalah kerana memfitnah beliau (seingat saya Tun pun pernah difitnah mengenai rumah Tun – modus operandi yang sama). Lagipun harga hartanah pada 2004 tidak sama dengan harganya pada 2007 (people can always buy properties at much below market price if the seller is really desperate). Harga turun-naik hartanah perkara biasa.
Pada pandangan saya kes Dr. Khir tidaklah se serious kes MV Agusta. Saranan saya kepada SPRM ialah untuk menyiasat berkenaan isu penjualan MV Agusta yang Tun sudah bangkitkan beberapa kali. Ini lagi serius sebab harga belian kalau tak silap saya Euro 70 juta, tetapi harga jualan cuma satu Euro (5 ringgit) saja. Mengapa SPRM tidak menyiasat perkara ini sebab harga jualan 1 Euro untuk teknologi yang canggih lagi TIDAK MASUK AKAL. Sekurang-kurangnya Dr. Khir membayar RM3.5 juta untuk tanah dan rumah terbengkalai tersebut (>50% – agak masuk akal). Saya bukan penyokong beliau tapi saya tidak suka budaya fitnah-memfitnah untuk menjatuhkan orang yang kita tidak sukai.
Terima kasih Tun.
*** Semoga Allah SWT melindungi Tun sekeluarga. ***
Assalam mualaikum Tun,
I remembered when i was about 5 years visiting MAHA. Now Im over 60. MAHA is always very interesting showpiece even when i was small.
Malaysia should consider adding more fruit choices on the pakntation sector. We always tend to see Manggos, Manggis, Papaya, Nagka,etc..mostly the common fruits that we see daily. The lates addition is the Dragon fruit.
In Indonesia..every supermarket and even side way stalls sell the Indonesian avocados which are more bigger and more fleshy. And its cheap too compared to the imported ones that we see in our supermarkets. The Agriculture Dept should consider starting an avocado plantation here ini this country.As you know avocdado have a lot of health related vitamins in it. In Indonesia it is turn into a delicious juice which can be ordered at any restaurants and warung.
Also in Indonesia they have this Ikan Gurame..a freshwater fish which is one of the staple diet of the Indnesians. The flesh is tastier and fish weighs between 800gm to 1 kilo for consumption. Seems this fish thrive in cooler climate. We have many highlands and about time we should make this fish as one of the staple diet beside catfish and tilapia.
Talking about transport..instead of the side car which many will find it difficult to manouvere..MODENAS shoud come out with a trolley type motorcycle which is becoming popular in the Middle East. This machine replaced the age old donkeys for transporting various products. These machines come from China of all places !!
Even the Indonesian Bajai can be used as taxis for the makciks and pakciks in the rural and kampong areas. As you know in rural areas real taxis are difficult to get and it cost quite a sum for the fares. So a bajai wil be a good subsitutue in the rurla and kampong areas. Here MODENAS should start thinking of producing it. FYI it was the Indian that came up with this Bajai concept and even has it exported not only to Indonesia but all over the world..esecially to under developed countries. So you see..if MODENAS really think business theres a big market for their motorcycles. AS A MATTER OF FACT I DID TRY TO PROPOSE TO THEM THIS IDEA SOME 10 YEARS AGO. BUT NO REPLY…BIASAAAAA LA..KALO SYARIKAT GOMEN.
Dearest Tun
// 10. We are so used to getting things free and complaining about what we get as well. I know I will not be popular but I think paying something for a show like MAHA is not too great an imposition. Then maybe the transportation can be improved. I would suggest that transport be privatised. I am not thinking of more money for my cronies, but Government is notorious for not caring much especially when it gets a monopoly. //
1-I think the days of everything free should be over by now.This is consistent with our no more subsidy mentality to avoid Idris jala vision 2018.I think a charge of a min rm 5-00 for adults should be reasonable.2-8mio x 5,MAHA would have made rm14 million already by now and that’s a lot of money.
2-With this entrance fees the visitors have every right to complain and feedback at the usually inefficient services offered by our govt agencies.When they don’t pay a single cent it would allow the organizers to bully the visitors as they wish and should anybody complain they could just fire back and say ,’dah kasi free banyak songeh pulak dia’.
3-People who visit this exhibition usually come with the intention of seeking business opportunities so paying for this exhibition is fair as part of their business investment.After all its the quality visitors that we want and the quality ones are usually the reasonable ones.
4-Tun you are really sensitive to the feelings of the rakyat unlike many of the leaders today.The others also say they are berjiwa rakyat but more often than not we know they don’t give a hoot about us except during election time when suddenly they realize just how VIP we all are, they will all come to shake our hands.
5-I believe there is more than meets the eye in agriculture for the country.We have all the potential to be Shi Fu in agriculture but it seems now that our neighbor Thailand seems to be way ahead of us.For eg I saw an opportunity to distribute this mangosteen juice supposed to have a high content of Xanthones, a very powerful anti oxidant and discovered later that it is a product of Thailand.
6-Why do I feel that when we talk more sophisticated things we would be behind a bit our neighbor down South and when we talk less sophisticated matters we are always behind our neighbor up NORTH.We seems to be stuck in between two world class nations in our midst which I think should be not so bad a news if we are positive.Hero kalah dulu is perfectly alright asalkan jangan asyik kalah,’dulu,kini dan selamanya’…
7-You should be the advisor for MOA but I think that would not be t be fitting YOUR highly sophisticated image.Sounds too rural and low incomish..But we really need leaders like you to bring us ahead of our neighbor Thailand.I think Pak Lah is correct to say that only our infra is world class but the people are not quite yet.
8-I sincerely believe that agriculture has a very critical role in our destiny.While we pursue for high technology,R&D and manufacturing lets not forget that our agriculture sector can also contribute significantly towards all these esp with the advent of the Wellness revolution.Once we have found the secrets from our rainforests we can plant them on a mass scale and manufacture these products to be exported throughout the world.
Thanks Tun.
…i saw Chedet at MAHA too!!! =))
Salam TUN dan semua
Saya belum berkesempatan untuk ke MAHA, namun begitu saya yakin semuanya adalah untuk kearah kebaikan dan memperbaiki segala kelemahan. Insyallah semua akan menjadi lebih baik dan terus baik.
wassalam
http://pantausblog.blogspot.com/
…. comments are positive, furthermore it does not hurt anybody,I suppose. Thanks Tun. Sempena sempat hidup di tahun 1432H: Mari sama-sama kita melipatgandakan usaha untuk meningkatkan lagi ketakwaan kepada Allah SWT. After all, kita dicipta untuk mengabdikan diri kepadaNYA. Terma kasih.
Salam Tun yang di hormati,
1. MAHA 2010 memang hebat, ramai yang datang, ramai yang dapat untung, ramai yang dapat pengetahuan, ramai yang mendapat pengalaman.
2. Tahniah kepada semua yang terlibat, Kementerian, agensi kerajaan, peniaga, pekerja, pelawat, media.
3. Semoga di teruskan masa akan datang. Mungkin di setiap negeri, peluang kepada setiap pelosok rakyat.
4. TAHNIAH!
Dear Sir, and fellow CheDet bloggers,
I went to see MAHA three times because it was not possible to see everything within a few hours.
The first time I had to wait to get into the car park was for 1.5 hours, from 3 to 4.30 pm. The second time was at night, so not much jam. But the third time was on the early morning of the last day, when the waiting time to get into the car park was 3 (THREE) SOLID hours.
To the Ministry of Agriculture and MAHA organisers, congratulations, for a well attended agric show, and for the much needed development in Malaysian agriculture. But sorry, no congratulations to whoever was in charge of traffic management. Please resign and let somebody else do the job.
Yes, MAHA sure does attract people to come, from all over the country, I was told. However, much thinking and better planning has to go into the traffic problem. Imagine people coming from very far away places, tired, weary, expecting first class efficiency, unfortunately, we are far from even third class, when it comes to traffic management. Why cant we park the car at Bukit Jalil, or Bandar Baru Bangi, or even Nilai, and have buses taking us there? Why must everybody have to park their vehicles within the MAHA area? Also, next time ask the VIPs to come with helicopters (at their expenses), instead of us normal citizens having to wait hours and hours like idiots just so some VIP car can go through the traffic madness. Ada faham ka?
Also, look at the demography of the visitors. First of all, many of them come in families, atok, nenek, cucu, infants in push chairs, old grandmas and grandpas who have every right to come and see what Malaysia has to offer in their twilight years. Have some rest areas for the elderlies, or children play areas while mum and dad want to go and see the MAHA stalls. Remember the golden rule: Respect the old people and the handicapped.
One obvious observation is that over 85% of the visitors are Malays,and many of them apparently look like they have come from places outside the Klang valley. What are their interests? Just come and look? I think they are also looking for new things, new development in agri products, and perhaps also opportunities that are applicable back home. And they are also proud of the Malaysian progress in the field of Agriculture.
Walking through the stalls reminds me of the Pudu bus station during balik kampong raya time. Can we have the pedestrian paths between the stalls a little wider? Also, with only doors for exit and entrance which were unlocked, if there had been a fire in the stalls, I cant imagine the consequence.
Another observation I made was that many of the MAHA exhibitors with products to sell, be it fertilizer, seeds, oil extracts, home made edible stuff and the like, are really good in the production, but you cant find them in the shops, least of all in the retails at supermarket or even mini-market. Obviously they have no marketing knowledge or skills, and simply cant penetrate the marketing network. Their exposure to the market is undeniably low, even though the products are certainly good. I had observed this every time since the MAHA show had been held many many years ago. I hope FAMA take note of this.
I would like to suggest a few things:
1. MAHA needs to be expanded in view of its popularity, and also in view of Malaysia’s progress in agriculture.
2. Extend the MAHA period to three weeks
3. Build two more halls to accomodate (a) specifically the processed agro-products that are marketable internationally, (b) special needs halls for the OKU, elderlies and children.
4. Separate out the show cases of new products and new inventions, especially by young graduates and entrepreneurs, that require (a) further research, (b) marketing, (c) promotions (d) Joint ventures or partnerships.
5. Last but not least, why do you need to change the name of Universiti Pertanian to Universiti Putra? There are hundreds of Agriculture universities in the world that offer fields of learning and research in more than just agriculture. I suggest bring back the name of Universiti Pertanian.
Several years ago I watched the National Geographic in Astro about this American lady in US who stopped by the roadside to buy a jar of honey from this bearded old man. This encounter led to the lady, a marketing expert, to make a partnership with the old man, and they went on to produce various honey-based products, sold all over America, and eventually the company was worth a few hundred million US dollars. Do you think this sort of thing can happen here in Malaysia?
Being an OKU I was told that place is is not OKU friendly
Being an OKU I was told not to gothere as it is not OKU friendly. I do not know whether it is true .
As a tourist and student from indonesia, I am quite impressed at MAHA show. It shows Malaysia has been clearly moving towards World Stage. Certainly there shall be imposition for a show like Maha- I am willing to pay for the entry in the future and for good transportation.
While the exhibition show was great, however, there were many small details the organizer shall looked into to improve for excellence. This small details will bolster international image from tourist perspective.
1) The rain. There is no enough umbrella and shelter to shield people on the way to go to Dewan A-D. The road sloped down and slippery for inconvenient children and pregnant visitors to walk.
2) Communication. For international tourist who do not understand Malay language and English, it is appropriate to have trained officers in information booth to understand and able to guide them visually.
3) MAHA is not meant for Malaysian only. Do share the goodness of Malaysian SME products and possible joint competency to international tourists/investors to understand more about it. The organisers shall bring able and competent officers who know about malaysian products and possible contacts/ventures in detail to introduce it to international investors. The ambience during the exhibition and possible note in the ventures will give at least positive impression to investors.
4) Transportation. I noted not only transportation that bring people to/out of the exhibition but also transportation that bring people around the show that need to be improved. It was not impressing indeed to find people pushing each other into the bus with long queue (and certainly not safe for children and elderly people).
It was indeed a “special” buses as Tun mentioned earlier as I could not differentiate it from normal rapid KL buses if Maha did not place “small note” on it. I believe this can sometimes lead foreigners to wait hour for “special” buses if they did not initiate to ask the locals about it.
Overall, Maha is interesting and remarkable event. They shall improved and increase their invitation to many countries so their citizens can also visit this event. Air Asia can do something to promote this too- I believe.
Yours Sincerely,
Hendrianto Tjang
Dear TDM,
Yah…True I don’t mind to pay for entrance fee, Im actually surprise to know that transportation is totally free…and that the reason plp didn’t appreciate and value it…coz it free!
Maybe only adult to pay,RM 2 just as a token. Senior citizen,OKU,children FOC….