MERSING – Johor’s Mersing district, famed as the gateway to a group of islands dubbed the “Maldives of Malaysia”, has great potential for development, said Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
Onn Hafiz said implementation of the human capital development programme in collaboration with the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Petronas, and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), the last of which provides training for residents in the district, could indirectly improve their skills.
“Mersing has a lot of potential as it is among the districts in the country with a string of beautiful islands.
“Besides that, there’s the human capital development programme held with the cooperation of ECERDC, Petronas, UniSZA, and Sirim, where we train and guide Mersing residents towards improving their economy.”
He told this to reporters here today after officiating the ECERDC Human Capital Development Programme Appreciation ceremony together with Sirim and UniSZA, as well as the launching of the Yayasan Petronas Empowering ECER Academics programme here today .
Also present were Johor State Secretary Tan Sri Azmi Rohani and ECERDC chief executive officer Datuk Baidzawi Che Mat.
In conjunction with the launch, seven selected secondary schools in the district, namely SMK Nitar, SMK Ungku Husin, SMK Felda Tenggaroh, SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir, SMK Mersing, SMK Anjung Batu, and SMK Pai Chee received collaboration certificates.
Mersing has five main islands, namely Pulau Sibu, Pulau Besar, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Aur, and Pulau Pemanggil. – Bernama, October 13, 2022
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