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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

Public Service Department (JPA) for the year 2021.
Staff Achievement The courses coordinated by the Human Resources Unit
under this fund are detailed below:-
In 2021, seven staff were awarded the Excellence
Service Award 2020 by the Ministry. The certificate No. Programmes Date
presentation ceremony was held at the Ministry’s 1 Kursus Reka ePoster & 14 Jun 21
Excellent Service Award Ceremony on 5 November Infografik: Ms Powerpoint
2021. The recipients were:-
2 Ceramah ICT Siri 1/2021: 18 Jun 21
Current Cyber Threats in
No. Names Centre Malaysia and the Best Practises
1. En Haris Syarwani Razali CLCD 3 Critical Thinking in Problem 13 -
2. En Harvinder Singh Ramday PSED Solving & Decision-Making 14 Sep 21
3. Pn Iliza Ismail MSD Virtual Workshop
4. En Mohd Shahhizam Che Ahmad MSD 4 Kursus Pengurusan Masa dan 5 - 6 Oct 21
5. Cik Nik Khalilah Nik Abdul Kadir CLCD Pengurusan Stres
6. En Mohd Saiful Anuar Yusof MSD 5 Kursus Pengacara Majlis 21 Oct 21
7. En Zaimi Ahmad MSD (Master of Ceremonies)
6 Kursus Windows 365: Ms Word 25 - 26 Oct 21
Financial Allocation and Expenses dan Ms Excel
7 Kursus Kemahiran dan Tatacara 2 Nov 21
IDFR received an operating budget of RM 9,899,600.00 Menggunapakai Aplikasi ZOOM
in 2021. Its total operating expenditure for the year was
RM 10,457,773.58 (105.64 %). The actual expenditure LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
exceeded the initial allocation by RM 558,173.58 SECTION
(5.64%).
The Library serves to provide information and reference
Operating Actual Expenses in services especially for the Institute’s staff and course
Budget participants. The services have also been extended to
Year Expenses percentage
Allocation (RM) (%) the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysian
(RM) ambassadors at missions, researchers as well as
2021 9,899,600.00 10,457,773.58 105.64 foreign missions in Malaysia.

Courses The Library has a vast collection of reading materials
related to IDFR’s core business, including in the fields of
In 2021, two courses were conducted under the international relations, diplomacy, and strategic studies.
Administration Unit namely the Bengkel Pengurusan Efforts continue to be taken to enhance the Library’s
Perolehan Kerajaan 2021 and Kursus Keselamatan collection of materials and to provide efficient and
Perlindungan (CGSO). effective reference service. In 2021, efforts were also
taken to inculcate reading habits among the staff and
Listed as a National Training Institute (ILA), IDFR course participants.
received a training allocation of RM40,679 from the

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