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Shahelmey supports IEM Sabah's Golden Jubilee celebration
IEM Sabah chairman Ir. Mohd Yaakob Hj Jaafar (third left) presents a memento to Works Minister Datuk Ir Shahelmey Yahya.
KOTA KINABALU (June 6): The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) Sabah Branch paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Chief Minister III cum Minister of Works Sabah Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya at his office on June 5.
The purpose of the visit was to brief Shahelmey on the upcoming IEM Sabah 50th Jubilee Celebration Dinner, which will be held to commemorate five decades of engineering service and professional contribution in Sabah.
The dinner, themed '50 Years of Engineering Excellence', will be graced by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, Tun Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr) Musa Haji Aman, as the guest of honour.
In addition to the dinner briefing, the courtesy call also provided an opportunity to discuss pressing issues concerning the engineering profession in Sabah.
Among the matters raised were the challenges and aspirations of young engineers, salary scales and career development for young graduate engineers and the role and responsibilities of professional engineers in ensuring the success of public and private infrastructure projects.
As a token of appreciation, IEM Sabah chairman Ir. Ts. Mohd Yaakob Hj Jaafar presented a memento to Shahelmey to commemorate the meaningful engagement and continued collaboration.
The IEM Sabah delegation included Ir. Ts. Nicholas Lim – Committee Member and Organising Chairman for the Jubilee Dinner; Ir. Ts. Jamilah Tukang – Protocol Coordinator; Lee Tze Yei – Chairman, Young Engineers Section (YES); Aniq Azraei – Representative, YES; Nor Shakinah Awg Raiman – Chairlady, Women Engineers (WE) Section and Lydia Lisa Edward – Member, WE Section.
The meeting concluded on a positive note, with Shahelmey expressing his full support for IEM Sabah's Golden Jubilee celebration and the institution's ongoing efforts in promoting engineering excellence and capacity-building in the state.
