22 November 2015

More than 500 people attended the Deepavali cum safety and health programme organised by Ipoh City Watch in collaboration with Rukun Tetangga Jelapang and PEMADAM Kinta dan several government agencies and private sectors as part of our CSR progarmme.

Dato Samsudin Abu Hassan, Perak State Committee Chairman for the Development of Entrepreneurial and Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs, Civil Society and NGO represented by Tuan Haji Tarmidzi Abd Manap, Kinta District Officer, has graced the function which began at 2pm until 6 pm.

3 speakers were invited to speak during the function; ACP Suresh Kumar on Crime Prebvention and Community Safety, Pn Halida Ali onDomestic Violence and Assoc. prof. Dr. Rihard Ng on the PEMADAM Perak 5-year Blueprint and action plans.

The public were treated to an expo which comprised of a display of new Police Cars and Motorcycles, the danger of drugs and activities by Kinta anti-narcotics agency, Recycling and garbage sepearation by SWcorp Perak, Dengue and Health Screen by Health Department and Pantai Hospital, Eye Test by PPIS, and Educational programmes by Open University Malaysia.

The programme was made possible with the help of the Perak State Givernment via PEMADAM Perak.

The Kinta folks were also treated to a Deepavali Delicacies. About 100 Children below the age 12 were given Deepavali 'Angpow'. ore than 100 senior citizens and single mothers were presented with goodie bags contributed by Ipoh City Watch and several

500 Masyarakat Berbilang Kaum Meriahkan Pesta Cahaya Deepavali - Perak Today

22 November 2015

IPOH: Lebih 500 masyarakat berbilang kaum dari sekitar Daerah Kinta telah memeriahkan program ‘Pesta Cahaya Deepavali’ dan Kesejahteraan Rakyat yang berlangsung di Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang, di sini, petang tadi.

Program yang dianjurkan oleh Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) dengan sokongan Kerajaan Negeri Perak serta agensi-agensi kerajaan bertujuan untuk meraikan masyarakat India yang beragama Hindu.

Menurut Naib Pengerusi PEMADAM Perak, Profesor Madya Dr. Richard Ng, antara tujuan lain program itu adalah untuk memberi kesedaran kepada masyarakat tentang keselamatan.

“Program ini adalah untuk memberi kesedaran tentang pentingnya komuniti mengambil tindakan pencegahan jenayah,” katanya.

Turut hadir sama, Pegawai Daerah Kinta, Tarmidzi Abu Hassan yang mewakili Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Pembanguna Usahawan, Koperasi, NGO dan Masyarakat Sivil, Datuk Samsudin Abu Hassan.

Program berkenaan turut diserikan dengan ekspo yang diadakan oleh agensi-agensi kerajaan seperti Agensi anti-Dadah Kebangsaan (ADK), Open University Malaysia (OUM), dan Hospital Pantai Ipoh.

Disamping itu, seramai 100 orang kanak-kanak bawah umur 12 tahun turut diraikan dengan pemberian sumbangan duit raya.

Seramai 100 orang warga emas dan ibu tunggal miskin juga tidak terkecuali daripada menerima bantuan berbentuk barangan makanan sumbangan Ipoh City Watch dan Rukun Tetangga Jelapang.