Raya Open House hosted by YB Dato Samsudin Abu Hassan

18 June 2018

YB Dato' Samsudin Abu Hassan, state assemblyman for Air Kuning and former Perak State Exco member for NGO hosted the Raya Open House on 18 June 2018 at his residence in Kpg Tanjong Keramat.

I attended this function on behalf of KOHIJAU. Dato Samsudin has been supporting KOHIJAU since 2016 by sponsoring 10 recycling bins for the district of Batang Padang to ensure the community here can practice recycling.

Over 1,000 people attended the open house. Also presence include YB Dato Saravanan, Member of Parliment for Tapah and Dato Sani Supi, former adviser to former Perak MB.

'Adakah kerajaan ini zalim?' - Sinar Harian

18 Nov 2017 Oleh SHAHRIZAL AHMAD ZAINI

IPOH - “Kita nak tanya mereka (pembangkang), adakah kerajaan ini zalim?” soal Exco Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Samsudin Abu Hassan, menjawab pelbagai persepsi negatif daripada pembangkang terhadap kerajaan hari ini.

Menurutnya, rakyat diharap tidak lagi mudah terpengaruh dengan persepsi berkenaan kerana kerajaan melaksanakan pelbagai langkah terutamanya kesiapsiagaan menjelang Transformasi Nasional 2050 (TN50) kelak.

Malah katanya, pelbagai  transformasi juga telah dibuat dalam pelbagai bidang seperti bidang pendidikan dan sebagainya ke arah TN50.

“Kesiapsiagaan kita, persiapan kita menuju ke 2050 akan dirasai dengan transformasi yang dibuat macam transformasi pendidikan agar kemahiran itu jadi keutamaan 2U2I, dua tahun di universiti, dua tahun di industri.

“Perniagaan pula perniagaan lebih kepada online. Kita tak perlukan premis, mungkin pada 2050 rakyat dah tak ke pasar, barang-barang sampai ke rumah. Jadi, rakyat kena alert perkara ini, kalau tak kita khuatir pada 2050 kita ketinggalan jauh,” katanya pada sidang media Majlis Sambutan Pesta Cahaya Deepavali 1Malaysia, di sini hari ini.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penganjur yang juga Pengerusi Ipoh City WAtch dan Kohijau, Prof. Madya Dr. Richard Ng.

Samsudin berkata demikian bagi mengulas kenyataan Timbalan Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali sempena Jelajah Peduli Rakyat di Ulu Chemor, kelmarin.

Sementara itu, Samsudin berharap agar rakyat tidak terus dihantui persepsi negatif sedemikian kerana sejak merdeka sehingga hari ini kerajaan sedia ada memang konsisten.

“Bagi kita apa yang penting nak tentukan negara ini, tak mahu lagi rakyat dihantui persepsi ini,” katanya.

Ipoh City Watch launches recycling initiative - The Malaysian Insider

BY JERRY FRANCIS

Published: 18 February 2016 7:00 AM

Datuk Samsudin Abu Hassan with some of the members of the co-operative. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Jerry Francis, February 18, 2016.

Ipoh City Watch (ICW), a group with the goal of making Ipoh the most liveable city in Malaysia, has launched a co-operative to recycle waste material.

Koperasi Alam Hijau Perak Berhad was launched by the Exco for Consumer Affairs, Entrepreneur Development, Cooperatives, NGOs and Civil Societies Datuk Samsudin Abu Hassan last weekend.

Samsuddin announced the state was putting RM20,000 into the co-operative, saying it was a positive step benefitting the state, while the Perak Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia similarly announced a grant of RM10,000.

Samsudin said that Perak had a problem with its waste material because it was all being thrown away.

“Ipoh alone generates close to 1 million tonnes of waste each day, and it is all being thrown away,” he said.

“This waste, if recycled, composted and pelletised, will be a positive development because there is a demand for recycled material in industry, for example in the furniture industry.”

Samsudin added the composting of recycled waste was being carried out in other states.

“Having a similar program for Perak would save recycle entrepreneurs on their transport costs and create employment at the same time”.

ICW chairman Dr Richard Ng said the co-operative would provide recycling services throughout the state.

“Our function is to spur economic growth through social entrepreneurship involving the local communities. Hopefully this will lead to reducing the number of illegal dumps.

“Our other activities are to educate the public about the importance of recycling and promoting good environment practices and in time to market recycled products.”

In the past 12 months, ICW has launched a community recycling 3R programme initially in Jelapang Tambahan 2 and subsequently Buntong and Lim Garden. – February 18, 2016.