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Menjawab respond dari chatbox oleh saudara 'paih utem' berkenaan isu UiTM dan kuota 10% kepada non-bumi, serta penjelasan untuk umum; pihak website ingin menyatakan pendirian terhadap isu tersebut. Pihak kami berpendapat propaganda yang timbul itu adalah suatu 'sandiwara politik' yang dibuat/dirancang oleh individu yang tidak bertanggungjawab.

Pihak kami juga mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya mana-mana pihak yang cuba mempolitikkan atau mencabar 'kedaulatan' UiTM serta yang termaktub dalam artikel 153.Dengan kata lain samada dari pihak kerajaan mahupun bukan kerajaan(pembangkang) yang mempropagandakan isu ini haruslah diambil tindakan dengan sewajarnya.

Selain itu, kami juga amat kesal dengan media massa tempatan apabila tidak memberi ruang terhadap Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Khalid untuk memberikan penjelasan terhadap kenyataan beliau.Dan tidak mustahil manipulasi dari media yang mengeruhkan keadaan.Disini kami ingin lampirkan seperkara yang harus dibaca khasnya kepada pelajar UiTM dan bekas pelajar UiTM:

"Kerajaan Negeri ingin menjelaskan kenyataan tersebut (isu UiTM dan 10% )adalah bukan dasar Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat ataupun Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Ianya dibuat ketika Dato' Menteri Besar Selangor menjawab soalan daripada pihak media tentang kemasukan pelajar asing dan bukan bumiputra ke dalam UiTM.Ulasan tersebut telah dibuat dari konteks mempertingkatkan mutu serta kualiti pendidikan tinggi di dalam era globalisasi sekaligus membuka peluang pekerjaan yang lebih luas kepada pelajar Melayu dan Bumiputera. Kerajaan Negeri Selangor dibawah pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat amat kesal ulasan ini dilaporkan di luar konteks asal dan lebih menjurus kepada isu perkauman.Dato Menteri Besar ingin mengulangi pendirian bahawa Beliau tidak pernah bermaksud mempertikaikan hak-hak keistimewaan pelajar bumiputra dan sedar bahawa UiTM ditubuhkan bagi membantu mengangkat martabat pelajar Melayu serta bumiputra Sabah dan Serawak."
-MB Selangor-


Disamping itu juga kami amat kesal dengan tindakan segelintir pelajar uitm yang mengadakan demonstrasi di kampus serta kawasan yang disasarkan dalam menyampaikan ketidakpuasan hati secara terburu-buru.Dan dalam masa yang sama pihak kami juga berasa curiga terhadap HEP UiTM dalam menangani isu demonstrasi tersebut. Apakah tiada tindakan yang diambil?Atau ada pihak tertentu yang memberi 'green light' kepada pelajar UiTM?

Kami berharap pihak HEP UiTM mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap pelajar yang berdemonstrasi kerana pada pendapat kami tindakan yang di kepalai MPP telah nyata melanggar polisi peraturan pelajar UiTM. Sewajarnya juga pihak UiTM yang diterajui Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah harus menyelidiki sesuatu isu dengan sedalam-dalamnya sebelum membuat sesuatu kenyataan mahupun tindakan.

Sebelum mengakhiri kenyataan rasmi web ini, kami sekali lagi menegaskan bahawa kami mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya pada mana-mana pihak yang menjadi 'master mind' atau 'dajal-dajal' dalam mempropagandakan isu ini, serta mengharapkan agar pihak media lebih telus dalam memberikan sesuatu informasi.

Sekian terima kasih.
Syamsul Johari
Editor web





20 June 2001

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, --The report under the headline "Act to oversee condition of buildings" (NST, May 29) was so brief that readers could be excused for not having read it, or if they had, could make little of it.
Yet it may be a milestone leap to the local construction current practice, also to academics in the local institutions of higher learning.What was reported was that an Act to be called the Commissioner of Building Act was to be tabled by the Housing and Local Government which, if we may intepret it correctly, will put a lid on the number of developers who abandon their projects and those who do not have the necessary credibility to implement development projects professionally in terms of building standards.
The Bill, which subsequently will become an Act, will be one that will have wide usage and implications for the next 30 to 40 years.The Strata Title (Amendment) Act 2000 that was recently passed was not addressing the same problem, and the soon-to-be-introduced Commissioner of Building Act will not in any way supplant it.
Subject to further clarification from the proper authorities, it may be timely to review the need and demand for, and the provision of, competent personnel able to assess the condition of buildings.Lately building professionals have widely used the term "intelligent buildings" to denote integrated planning and designing, systems for a total quality approach that will optimise resources for effective management, maintenance and performance of buildings. Malaysia has not been slow in developing buildings in this category (Petronas Twin Towers, KLIA, Cyberjaya, etc).The City Council of Kuala Lumpur has put up its own classification list of buildings categorised for such purposes.
However few buildings in Malaysia belong to this category. Buildings need systematic management and regular maintenance, otherwise they rapidly degenerate to become liabilities.Electricity for air-conditioning, artificial lighting, and increasing use of electrical appliances result in spiralling costs to sustain creature comforts.Flat-roofed buildings, inspired by the industrialised west's construction techniques, need special attention to be free of leaks and algae growth in our tropical rains and high humidity. Low-cost flats and apartments are vulnerable to constant breakdown of lifts, toilets and refuse collection, partly through excess use, lack of servicing and civic consciousness. Many of our once beautiful planned landscapes have become eyesores.
The list of maintenance work needed seems endless. In Malaysia, the idea of a scientific and systematic facility audit for performance, effectiveness and efficiency is in its infancy. When the economy is booming, costly repairs and maintenance may be done as a routine exercise, but when the reverse occurs, too often only emergency maintenance and repair is undertaken. In hospitals, educational institutions and government offices, old furniture needs to be systematically "condemned" to justify new procurement orders. Workers require to be retrained to meet new work processes, new regulations, and threat of change through outsourcing, and benchmarking of their work area. Here again many of our services and procedures require to be reviewed and effectively managed.What arises then, is the question of how the situation can be improved and who can be relied upon to do the work effectively?
We can respond to these questions at two levels.At the repair and maintenance level, the new crop of graduates in Building Surveying have followed a course of study designed to look after the existing and rapidly growing building stock of the country. Their core studies cover building technology, science of materials and building services, with particular emphasis on building pathology, i.e. the diagnosis, prognosis and remedy of building defects including the costs to repair. Their five-year course takes in the basic principles of architecture, planning and structural design and provides a detailed knowledge of the building by-laws.Add studies in information technology, principles of valuation, contract documentation and professional ethics and you have candidates with the education and skills to deal with and manage problems a client may have regarding repair and maintenance work in domestic, commercial and industrial buildings, old and new.Property managers also get involved in maintenance management but at a much more general level than building surveyors, and predominantly for the purpose of valuation, rating and leasing of property.The maintenance of specialised mechanical and electrical services and equipment, for example lifts, central air-conditioning plant, mechanical ventilation and automatic controls, passes to the expertise of the mechanical and electrical engineers while serious structural faults, above and below ground level, are covered by civil/structural engineers.
At the second level, where we look to top management to relate company strategies to oversee buildings and the integration of the necessary services together with the people working in these buildings, all to achieve the goals of the company, then we think in terms of Facilities Management.Facilities Management is about able leadership. It is about good co-ordination of activities and is about the provision of good communications and interaction of people within the organisation. It seeks to provide quality and value management through more informed business decisions based on the best information available. Modern technology and communications play a major role in Facilities Management.The role of strategic decisions includes management of life cycle costs of facilities associated with the competitive position of the business unit; creation of a work environment (productive and/or service oriented) to achieve customer satisfaction; provision of flexible infrastructure, space and services to respond to change of business or public service needs; innovation in product or service to enable future strategic contribution to business performance; awareness of community and environmental needs.
In short, the Facilities Manager's job is to provide effective management to improve business performance, cognizant with the needs of people and local culture. Currently, there are a number of management consultancy groups in Malaysia who operate mainly in non-core services areas such as security, health and safety, energy efficiency, and use the title of Facilities Managers. They offer to optimise costs and improve service levels to help the organisation achieve competitive advantage. There is an increasing demand for Facilities Management in Malaysia and as we drive to achieve our Vision 2020, the trend in Facilities Management is likely to continue. The development of the intelligent city at Cyberjaya is taking Facilities Management to even higher levels. Educational provisions in Facilities Management is considered more appropriate at post-graduate level in view of the nature and scope of the role of Facilities Manager. Currently, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is offering this course and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is scheduled to start its course in September 2001. Both provisions are offered by full-time or part-time attendance mode. Having reported on all this, it is to be hoped that those forming the required legislation for the Act to oversee the conditions of buildings are aware of these recent developments. If they have not, then a proper grace period should be given so that interested parties may be given the opportunity to make timely input before the Act is finalised.
Prof Bill Hamilton and Dr Wan Salleh Wan Ibrahim are with the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, UiTM.
Source: The New Straitstimes, Malaysia

Seminar Ukur Bangunan di Universiti Malaya

National Seminar on Facilities & Maintenance Management In the 21st Century

From : 12-08-2008 To : 12-08-2008
Venue: Faculty of the Built Environment,University of Malaya,Kuala Lumpur

Title: Role & Approach of Building Surveying in Facilities & Maintenance Management
by Prof Dr. Ahmad Ramly Building Surveying Department, UM.

Title: Sustainability in Building Facilities & Maintenance: Skills, Knowledge and Personal Qualities for Managing Refurbishment Project
by Professor Dr. Charles Egbu University of Salford, United Kingdom

Title: Role of the Government in Facilities & Maintenance Management in Malaysia: Planning, Implementation and Monitoring
by Mr. Azizul Ariffin, Superintendent Facilities Engineer, Maintenance Sector, JKR Kuala Lumpur.


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