Monthly Activity Report of JICA Malaysia

(The November 2014 issue)

【Main Activities in November/ December】

JICA and AEON CO. (M) Bhd. are co-organizing an exhibition and event from 5th to

7th December 2014, 10:00am-10:00pm, in honour of “International Day of Persons with

Disabilities (PWD)”, which will be celebrated worldwide on 3nd December 2014.

1. Date : 5th -7th December 2014, Friday to Sunday

2. Time : 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

3. Venue : First Floor, AEON AU2 Shopping Centre, Setiawangsa, KL

4. Cultural Workshop Schedule:

5th

December (Friday)

1pm – 2pm ORIGAMI

4pm – 5pm UCHIWA(Paper fan) PAINTING

8pm – 9pm FUROSHIKI WRAPPING

6th

December (Saturday)

1pm – 2pm FUROSHIKI WRAPPING

4pm – 5pm ORIGAMI

8pm – 9pm UCHIWA(Paper fan) PAINTING

7th

December (Sunday)

2pm – 3pm FUROSHIKI WRAPPING

4pm-5pm UCHIWA(Paper fan) PAINTING

6pm -7pm ORIGAMI

Awards Giving Ceremony of Fan Arts Competition for Persons With Disabilities:

7th December, Sunday from 12:00-1:00 pm.

Photo Panel Exhibition:

Display entries of Fan Arts Competition & highlighting JICA Volunteers activities with CBR Centre,

Schools and NGOs

PWD Handmade Products for Sale:

Offering you the opportunity to buy a variety of PWD handmade products and all profits go back to

PWD.

Exhibition and Event with AEON CO. (M) Bhd.

From 5th

to 7th

December, 2014

▼The Data Collection Survey on E-Waste Management in Malaysia :

November, 2014- March, 2015

Following JICA’s Technical Cooperation Project for ‘Model Development for

E-Waste Collection, Segregation & Transportation from Household for Recycling in

Penang’ from September, 2011 to March, 2013 and ‘The Data Collection Survey on

E-Waste Management in Malaysia and Surrounding Countries’ from September,

2013 to August, 2014, the Department of Environment (DOE), Ministry of Natural

Resources and Environment, Malaysia officially requested JICA for continuing the

Technical Cooperation (Phase 2) to support DOE to develope a regulation for

promoting environmentally sound management of household e-waste in Malaysia.

Accordingly, JICA has assigned a Japanese cosultant to conduct necessary data

collection survey to identify requiring activities and resources for the Phase 2 of

Technical Cooperation Project. The consultant will be dispatched to Malaysia four

times on short term basis within the period of November, 2014 to March, 2015.

▼Country Focus Training on Economic Planning and Development for Palestine:

10th

– 21st November

JICA in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (MFA)

and the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) will conduct a course

on Economic Planning and Development for the Palestinians from 10th to 21st

November.

13 participants are expected to attend the course to gain useful experience and

insights in formulating strategies and plans for implementation of economic

planning and development in Malaysia among others. The Ministry of Planning and

Development (MoPAD) last year devised a 5 year plan for economic development.

They want to fine tune the said plan with what they have learned in Malaysia. They

hope to learn from the success and challenges faced by Malaysia and for them to not

make the same mistakes and move forward.

▼Strengthening Capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

(TVET) Trainers for Cambodia Phase II: 28th October -5th December

This course is held for Cambodian TVET Trainers to aim at building capacity of

core trainers to become Master Trainers. The course is conducted by Centre for

Instructors and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST) in Shah Alam from 28th October

to 5th December, 2014. In this second year of a three-year cycle, a total of 12

participants from various TVET institutions in Cambodia are selected to undergo a

six-week training course in the field of Electronic. Apart from the technical studies,

participants will also learn on pedagogy and teaching techniques.

【Main Activities in September/October】 ▼ Workshop on “Time Release Study 2014” of Royal Malaysia Customs

Department: 14th- 15th, October

Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD)

Headquarters conducted “Time Release Study (TRS) 2014”

in Penang State Customs (Seberang Jaya, Penang) for the

participants in charge of TRS from RMCD Headquarters

and State Customs from October 14th to 17th October.

In the workshop on 14th and 15th October, Mr. Noboru

Kurita, JICA expert to RMCD made a presentation on the

methodology and results of the “TRS” conducted by Japan

Customs for the participants. Also, he share some

recommendations based on the comparison between TRS in RMCD and in Japan

Customs for the appropriate TRS in the future.

▼ Project Steering Committee of Project on Sustainable Development for

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation in Sabah (SDBEC): 24th October

The second Steering Committee Meeting of the Project on Sustainable Development

for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation in Sabah（SDBEC）was held in Kota

Kinabalu, Sabah State on 24th October.

At this meeting, the progress of the Project including the progress of the Pilot

project in Kampung Tudan was reported and Kampung Sintuong-Tuong and

Kampung Kiporingan was selected as the second Pilot project site.

Please refer the project face book for further information of SDBEC.

https://www.facebook.com/sdbec.jica

▼ Joint Coordination Committee(JCC) of SATREPS “Project on Promotion of

Green Economy with Palm Oil Industry for Biodiversity Conservation”:29th

October

The first Joint Coordination Committee for Science and Technology Research

Partnership for Sustainable Development（SATREPS）Project “'Promotion of Green

Economy with Palm Oil Industry for Biodiversity Conservation” was held in Kota

Kinabalu, Sabah State on 29th Oct, 2014.

At this meeting, the progress of the Project including decision on the location of

showcase facilities was reported and the revision of Project Design Matrix(PDM)

and Plan of Operation (PO) was discussed. Related parties will continue to discuss

the revision of PDM to finalise.

▼ Country Focused Training on International Advanced Boarding Officer’s

Course for Djibouti Coast Guard: 18th September - 1st October

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and JICA jointly organized

the Country Focused Training on International Advanced Boarding Officer’s

Course for Djibouti Coast Guard (DCG) from 18th September to 1st October in the

Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) in Kuantan. The main focus of

this course was practical boarding exercises.

Experts from Japan Coast Guard also joined this programme and shared some

Japanese practices and examples on this topic.

▼Country-focused Training in Japan for the Fire and Rescue Department of

Malaysia-BOMBA: 26th October – 8th November

Twenty one officers of the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (BOMBA)

from throughout Malaysia have participated in a JICA country-focused training in

Tokyo, Japan from 26th October until 8th November. This training objective is for the

improvement of Malaysian fire service administration. This is the first such

collaboration between JICA and BOMBA and planned to be conducted for 2 years

(2014-2015). This year training comprised of two courses, namely “Central Control

Room Operation (CCOR)” and “Auxiliary Fire Brigade”. This training is expected

to help increase their knowledge, skills and abilities as an effort towards working

more efficiently, systematically and effectively through experience and observation

of the Japanese fire and disaster management.

▼Country Focused Training on Islamic Finance for Palestinians: 22nd

September – 1st October

JICA in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (MFA)

and the National Bank of Malaysia or Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has conducted

a course called the Islamic finance Training for Palestinians Monetary Authority

(PMA) from 22nd September to 1st October.

11 participants attended the course and they learned the concept, principle and

technique in Islamic Finance with special emphasis on the Malaysian experience

among many. Palestine at this moment does not have national bank. The PMA is the

body that takes up the function of the national bank for the moment. The PMA is

looking to Malaysia to gain knowledge in the development of Islamic finance as part

of their banking sector.

▼Country Focused Training on Tropical & Sub-tropical Fruit Production

Training for Palestine: 13th – 24th October

JICA in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (MFA)

and the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) has

conducted country focused training on Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruit Production

Training for the Palestinians from 13th to 24th October.

15 participants attended the course. During the course, the participants learned the

process of propagation and others for it to be utilised in the near future. The aim of

the course is to transfer the knowledge in producing better quality fruits in Palestine.

Specifically the Palestinians are planning to produce better mangoes, guava,

pineapple and star fruits.

▼The 10th JICA President Commendation: 29th October

On 29th October, JICA presented the JICA Recognition Award to Professor Dr.

Kamarulzaman Askandar and Senior Lecturer Dr. Ayesah Uy Abubakar at the

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Dr. Kamarulzaman and Dr. Ayesah are the

specialists in the field of dispute settlement and peace-building. They have been

contributing to JICA’s peace building activities in Mindanao, Ache, and South

Thailand since 2005.

The JICA Recognition Award is awarded to individuals or groups to express

JICA’s gratitude for the cooperation and/or long-standing contribution to

JICA/JICA’s activities. This year,

22 individuals and 7 groups received

the award.

▼One-day seminar for CLMV

insurance supervisors :30th

October

The government of Japan and

Malaysia jointly organized a

one-day seminar for insurance supervisors from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and

Vietnam (CLMV) on 30th October. This seminar was conducted with cooperation

of AITRI (ASEAN Insurance Training and Research Institute) and GIAJ (General

Insurance Association of Japan) to improve the capacity of insurance supervisors in

CLMV as a part of Japan-Malaysia cooperation in the field of finance.

Six Japanese experts were dispatched as lecturers and moderators for the seminar.

During the seminar, a total number of 16 participants from CLMV learned Japan's

experience as well as Malaysian experience in the field insurance fraud, enterprise

risk management and insurance supervision and regulations.

▼JICA Partnership Program “Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction

Technology Training and Capacity Building Project in Malaysia” NRW

Ground Launching Ceremony: 3rd Sep

NRW Ground Launching Ceremony of “NRW Technology Training and

Capacity Building Project in Malaysia” implemented by TSS Tokyo Water Co.,

Ltd.(TSS) in collaboration with Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn.

Bhd.(PBAPP) was held on 3rd Sep.

Mr. Ryuji Noda, Consul General of Consulate-General of Japan in Penang, Ir.

Jaseni Maidinsa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PBAPP, Mr. Masanori Takizawa,

Executive Director of TSS Tokyo Water Co., Ltd., Ms. Kyoko Okubo, Senior

representative of JICA Malaysia Office attended the ceremony. TSS and PBAPP

explained the facility and demonstrated NRW reduction operation.

The target of Non-Revenue Water Ratio (NRWR) in Malaysia is set 25% by

2020, although it was 36.6% in 2013. In this project, TSS cooperating with PBAPP

built a NRW reduction training ground. TSS will train the staff of PBAPP and

support PBAPP staff to conduct the training program on NRW reduction for water

operators from all over Malaysia.

PBAPP marked 18.2% in NRWR in 2013 and it was the lowest in Malaysia.

NRW Reduction training ground

Explanation of instruments conducted

by Mr. Hajime Horiguchi, General Manager of TSS

Demonstration

<New Volunteer Dispatched to Malaysia>

Name: Ms. Yuika OKU

FIELD/POSTION: Special Education Teacher

Assignment Place: Special Education Service Centre

(3PK) Sarawak

Name: Mr. Tsubasa IMAI

FIELD/POSTION: Special Education Teacher

Assignment Place: Department of Education Perak,

District Education Office Perak Tengah

Name: Mr. Satoshi WATARAI

FIELD/POSTION: Community Development

Assignment Place: Sabah Parks, Croker Range Park

Office

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Ms. Kyoko Okubo, Acting Chief Representative

Ms. Yoshiko Miura (in charge)