KUCHING: A book focusing on the involvement of 22 local women in personal and public safety, national security, health and occupational safety, information, and cyber security and environmental security will be launched next Wednesday.
The book titled “Sarawak Women in Safety and Security…in Good Hands” is written by Priscillia Pui Li Eng, a lecturer with Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak.
This is the 10th book in a series published by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry.
Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, accompanied by assistant ministers Datuk Francis Hardin Hollis and Rosey Yunus, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia here.
The objective of the courtesy call was to invite Uggah to officiate at the launch of the book, to be held at Penview Hotel here on Sept 25 at 2.30pm.
On the new book, Fatimah said it featured, among others, the careers and roles of SAC Norzanah Buang of the Sarawak police contingent headquarters, former Customs Department director Datuk Dayang Fatimah Johari, former RTM director-general Datuk Norhyati Ismail, current State Customs Department director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha and Sarawak Biodiversity Centre CEO Dr Rita Manrung.
