(May-June) 2013 issue.pdf - Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

Happenings at Branches
Perak
The Branch organised the following programmes:
• A two day seminar on GST for Industries: Getting Started
was held from March 5 – 6, 2013 and facilitated by
Mohammad Sabri Saad, Senior Assistant Director
of Customs Department and Arvina binti Alwi,
Assistant Director of Customs from the GST Task
Force Unit, Putrajaya; and
• Briefing on the Implementation of Guidelines on Minimum
Retirement Age Act 2012 and The New Employment Act
Section 81: Sexual Harassment on March 12, 2013.
The following Industrial Park Management Committee
meetings were held:
• IPMC Batu Gajah on March 13, 2013 which was co-chaired
by Haji Dato’ Hj Jamry bin Hj Sury, Yang Dipertua
(YDP) of Batu Gajah District Council (MDBG) and
Teng Kim Ming, Committee Member of FMM Perak.
Among the issues discussed were thefts at the
industrial estates and FMM’s objection to a cattle owner’s
proposal to use the vacant plot next to Nihon Canpack
for grazing cattles;
• IPMC Ipoh on March 13, 2013 which was co-chaired
by Dato’ Haji Roshidi bin Hashim, The Lord Mayor and
Tony Cheam, Committee Member FMM Perak. Issues
discussed at the meeting include FMM’s proposal of
utilising the road shoulders at industrial estates as a
parking lot for heavy vehicles. Other issues discussed
included flooding at the Ceramic Industrial Park; and
• IPMC Manjung on March 15, 2013 which was chaired by
Azizan bin Haji Abd Muin, Secretary of Manjung Municipal
Council (MPM) with FMM representing the private sector.
Issues affecting the industries like rubbish disposal,
dust and air pollution were discussed at the meeting.
The Committee was informed that lorries parked along
the road near PGEO Group were from out of state and
FMM’s proposal to provide a holding bay was noted.
Participants who attended the two-day Seminar on GST for
Industries: Getting Started at Perak Branch
Arvina binti Alwi (left) and Mohammad Sabri Saad briefing the
participants on GST for Industries: Getting Started
Penang
The Branch’s activities include
the following:
• Forum on Human Resource
Management Updates facilitated
by Lingasparan Karuppaiah
Chairman of the FMM Human
Resource Management (HRM)
Sub-Committee on January 10,
2013; and
• ICT, Biotech & Green Tech
Funding Workshop held on
January 30, 2013. The Workshop
was organised in collaboration with
Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad.
Participants who attended the Forum on Human Resource Management Updates
at Penang Branch
24 BIA@FMM | May – Jun 2013