The Branch Building Fund to date stands at RM4,465.00 with the receipt
of donations from the following members. The committee wish to thank all
of you and may you all be blessed with success and happiness. If you wish
to donate more in the future please send your cheques/money order/bank
draft payable to Malaysian Nature Society to the Chairman at the branch
address. Any amount, however small, is most welcome. All donations to the
MNS are tax-deductible. Please ensure that your name is correctly spelled
as in your identity card.
| Lok Yew Wah | RM 200.00 |
| Poon Kuan Yaow | RM 100.00 |
| Menno Riegstra | RM 100.00 |
Michael Yeh Kheng Peng has identified the cicada on the alternate website, noting: "The species is Aphaena sp. Of the Fulgoridae family (Lanternfly). The exact species name is not known. Also occur in Thailand (very common). Found one in Pulau Redang." Thanks a lot, Mike.
Public Service by MNS Members
A few members have also done us proud by telling the public about the MNS, especially about the Perak Branch.On December 12 1998 the Leo Club of Sam Tet Secondary School asked the Perak Branch to help them as their guest speaker could not make it at the last minute. Although many would have turned them down at such short notice a few members rallied to the call for help. Mr. Cheang Kum Seng gave an hour-long slide show on Malim Nawar, Mr. Leow Kon Fah talked on MNS activities and Ms. Wong Koon Yoke spoke on the role of Nature Clubs. Such selfless attitudes are to be emulated as they help to elevate the MNS in the eyes of the general public. The committee wish to thank all of them and hope others will also come forward in the same manner.
New Members
We welcome the following who applied to join as new members through the Perak Branch. If anyone is left out of this list please write in to inform the Chairman as soon as possible.
1. Ms. Choong Yin Theng
2. Mr. Yeoh Hock Hock
Direct Payment for Membership Renewal through Maybank and Hongkong Bank
Membership can easily be renewed by either paying from their Maybank
or Hongkong Bank accounts, keep the slips and then notify the CEO through
E-mail or ordinary mail (enclose a copy of the slip). Those who do not
have an account with the two banks can also pay directly into any of the
two accounts (HBMB 305194920108 and Maybank MBB 0-12138-3-0467-9), keep
the pay-in slip and send a photocopy to notify the CEO (or send a scanned
copy through email).