Prof Chan Ngai Weng conferred the DJN
Prof Chan Ngai Weng was conferred the Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN) by the Governor of Penang on 11 July 2009. The DJN is conferred to not more than 1000 living persons, not including foreigners. It is conferred to individuals who have served the state unselfishly, putting the state and society first. Prof Chan, who has been WWP President ever since WWP was set up in 1997 (with the exception of 1 year in 2001 when he took his sabbatical in the USA), has contributed much to the water cause, especially water conservation, research, consultancies, privatisation, water demand management, etc. Together with his long and outstanding service in USM (since 1986), appointment as Council Member of Majlis Alam Sekitar Pulau Pinang (under the previous BN Government), appointment as Council Member of Penang Environmental Council (PEC) (under the current PKR Government), service as Chairman of Resident Association of N-Park as well as Chairman of Perbadanan Pengurusan N-Park, Prof Chan rightfully deserves to be conferred the DJN. Congratulations to Prof Chan, our President.
Najib heads Penang honours list
NST 2009/07/11
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/21lst/Article/index_html
By Lee Keng Fatt
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak heads the list of 793 people conferred state awards by the Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas in conjunction with his 71st birthday today.
| Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob (left) awarded the Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri and Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Karim conferred the DMPN |
The prime minister will be conferred the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN) which carries the title Datuk Seri Utama.
State Parti Keadilan Rakyat chief and Bayan Baru member of parliament Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, North Sumatra governor Syamsul Arifin and Penang and Province Wellesley Silver Jubilee Fund trustee Datuk Khoo Keat Hye will receive the Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN) award, which carries the title Datuk Seri.
The late Loganathan Arumugam of legendary local band Alleycats, will be awarded a posthumous Datukship.
He is among 39 people who will receive the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) which carries the title Datuk.
State legislative assembly speaker Abdul Halim Hussain is among seven people who will be awarded with the Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN) which also carries the title Datuk.
| Chan Hon Kwong (left) awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri and High Court judge John Louis O’Hara also awarded the DMPN |
The others are Asian Squash Federation president Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Karim, state police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob, Penang High Court judge John Louis O'hara, Second Division Commander Maj-Gen Datuk Md Noor Daud, R.A. Group of Companies chief director Datuk R. Arunasalam and state secretary Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman.
Other recipients of the DSPN include Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Prof Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Datuk Arshad, Malaysian Buddhist Missionary Society president Ang Choo Hong, state land and mines director Ariffin Awang, Malacca deputy state secretary Azizan Hamid, state Prisons Visitors' Board and Penang Hospital Visitors' Board member Chan Hon Kwong, Macquarie Bank senior managing adviser Chong Choong Leong, state legal adviser Faiza Zulkifli, state financial officer Farizan Darus, state Health Department director Dr Teh Lei Choo, state Pas deputy Commissioner Mohd Hamdan Rahman, Catholic missionaries Rev Louis John Michael Jacques and Paul Ho Kok Chee.
Among the 69 recipients of the Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN) are former state sports council director Lee Hang Son, Penang Watch chairman Prof Chan Ngai Weng, Seberang Prai Tengah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Dr Mohamed Shah Hussin Shah and ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Santokh Singh and Parit Buntar member of parliament Dr Mujahid Yusof.
Penang Island Municipal Council engineering department director Khoo Say Boon, state deputy Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Nasir Salleh and Seberang Prai Utara district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zulkifli Alias are among 23 people who will be conferred the Bintang Cemerlang Negeri (BCN).
A total of 123 people will be conferred the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji (PKT), while 66 people are being awarded the Pingat Bakti Setia.
Another 307 people will receive the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) while 155 will be honoured with the Pingat Jasa Masyarakat.