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Get rid of negative perception on technical education – Taib

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:08 PM PST

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The expansion of the industrial sector in the state should eliminate any misconception on the future of students who continue their studies in the technical field.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said society must rid itself of the misconception that job opportunities were limited for a student took technical studies as the state economic landscape had changed.

"There are still students who are hesitant about opting for the technical field as a first choice with the assumption that opportunity is limited. This is not true. In the past it was true as the industrial sector in the state was only at 10 percent, now it has gone up to 26 percent.

"Furthermore, more job opportunities in the technical sector will also emerge via projects in the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy," he said in his speech when opening the 2013 Sarawak Education Expo 'A Journey of Progress' here, today.

Also present was assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's office (Technical Education Promotion) Datuk Len Talif Salleh.

Abdul Taib said, looking at the expansion in the industrial sector, students must take the opportunity, prepare themselves and target their achievements in the future.

In the meantime, Abdul Taib also praised the move taken by agencies such as the Sarawak Foundation to spend RM30 million for higher education aid and promoting technical education among students in Sarawak.

Meanwhile, Len Talif, who is also Sarawak Bumiputera Economic Coalition Fund (TEGAS), said the promotion implementation performance by TEGAS was something to be proud of when it approached 125,000 students from Form Three to form six statewide to encourage them to take up technical studies. –BERNAMA

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Fatal head-on horror crash

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:34 AM PST

by Wilson Kong, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on November 30, 2013, Saturday

Collision between Kancil car and 4-wheel-drive vehicle claims six lives, injures three

SIBU: Six persons were killed while three survived in an accident involving a four-wheel-drive vehicle and a Kancil car at KM15 Mukah-Selangau Road at about 3pm yesterday.

Mukah police chief DSP Omar Bakhtiar said the car from Selangau was heading towards Mukah while the 4WD was travelling from Mukah to Sibu when they collided.

He added that all the six bodies were sent to Mukah Hospital.

Five family members were found dead and pinned in the Kancil, only a 14-year-old daughter, Nor Syafiqah, survived with head injuries. Her condition was said to be stable.

The driver was 40-year-old Mohd Hisyan Abdullah while his wife, their two sons and a daughter have yet to be identified.

The collision caused a door of the 4WD to open and the force of the impact sent the two cousins sitting at the back seat flying out of the vehicle.

Wong Dai Yeen, 27, who was found in a drain, died on the spot while his 28-year-old cousin sustained head injuries.

Their uncle, the 57-year-old driver, was sent to Mukah Hospital with head injuries.

The uncle called for his family around 3.30pm, complaining of excruciating pain in the head.

Dai Yeen's father in the front passenger seat was not injured.

The four travelling in the 4WD are from Sibu and were on their regular weekend trip home from Mukah where the family has contract business in construction.

Dai Yeen left behind his wife, a two-month-old daughter and a four-year-old son.

His 28-year-old cousin was sent to the Sibu Hospital.

Family members and relatives were at the hospital.

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Swift action by firemen thwarts suicide attempt

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:33 AM PST

MIRI: Swift action by Lopeng firemen managed to save a student of a training skills institute in Permyjaya here from a suicide attempt on early Friday.

It is believed that the student had felt humiliated after being insulted by his religious teacher(Ustaz) at his institute on Thursday evening for his failure to recite the 'Azan' prayer.

Around 7.40am the next day, Lopeng Fire Station received a call regarding a suicide attempt.

Upon arrival, the team of 13 firemen saw a teenager standing at the edge of his hostel window.

Clad in the institute's blue colour T-shirt and dark long pants, the 18-year-old hospitality student was said to have been standing at the edge since 7am that day.

Initial coaxing from the firemen failed as the teen refused to abandon his suicide attempt.

His father arrived 15 minutes later and joined in the coaxing.

Things however took a sudden change when the teen suddenly jumped off from the edge but held onto the building's drain pipe at the last minute.

This made the onlookers below gasp in terror.

The firemen immediately launched a rescue effort where two firemen and the teen's father attempted to reach him (teen) on the fire engine's ladder.

When they were within reach, they then pulled him into the ladder's carrier where the tearful father embraced his son.

Miri deputy police chief Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit when met during a press conference yesterday confirmed that a report has been lodged on the incident.

"The case is being investigated as suicide attempt," he said.

He added that the police had detained the student to help facilitate their investigation.

Stanley credited the swift action taken by the firemen for preventing a tragic ending.

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State praised for preserving natural resources

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:32 AM PST

by Johnson K Saai, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on November 30, 2013, Saturday

KUCHING: The state government has been praised for preserving Sarawak's natural resources.

Korean Republic Ambassador to Malaysia Cho Byungjae said the state should be respected
and appreciated for such efforts.

"From the briefing this morning I have learned that the Sarawak government is doing a lot to preserve and conserve the wildlife and biodiversity, which I think is not just for Sarawak or Malaysia but also for the whole planet.

"So for this we feel that the Sarawak government should be given the credit and acknowledgement for the great efforts," he told reporters when visiting Semenggoh Wildlife Centre at Mile 12, Jalan Puncak Borneo.

Cho and his wife received a briefing about the centre from Sarawak Forestry deputy general manager (protected areas and biodiversity conservation division) Oswald Braken Tisen.

"During the briefing we were also told that Sarawak has a collaboration with a Korean provincial government and we are pleased with this. We feel that the Sarawak government deserves that kind of collaboration and we are looking into some other ways of cooperation in future," said Cho.

Among others, he said, the Korean government would look into the possibility of introducing Sarawak to its universities as a venue for them to conduct their research, especially on biodiversity.

"We came to know that many birds from our side fly to this part of the world during winter, which is also probably a good research subject for our universities," he said.

Cho pointed out that the other area of possible cooperation is tourism.

"There was generally a steady increase of tourists between Malaysia and Korea. For example for last year alone, there were 300,000 Koreans coming to Malaysia and over the same period there were around 200,000 Malaysians visiting Korea and the number has continued to grow.

"Apparently many Koreans are now beginning to develop an interest in Malaysia and Sarawak in particular in view of its unique and diverse cultures, rainforests, heritage and so on."

He said there is now greater interaction between the Malaysian and Korean community.

"We are very pleased to see all this. Nevertheless, we believe that there is great potential for more tourism activities between Korea and Sarawak," he said.

Cho, who has been the ambassador to Malaysia for almost half a year, was on a three-day maiden visit to the state.

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Happy ending for python trapped between drain cover

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:31 AM PST

KUCHING: An over three-metre long python trapped between a drain cover was rescued after almost an hour of rescue effort by civil defence personnel at a housing area at Jalan Kapor in Sungai Maong yesterday.

A motorist, known only as Don, spotted the python at about 10.30am and called the Civil Defence Department for help.

A team from the department arrived about 11am, and using the water and massage technique, they successfully freed the python after more than 40 minutes.

It was not sure how long the python has been trapped but obviously it got trapped after its meal.

A resident, Jonathan Lau, who witnessed the rescue effort, said it was suspected that the snake had eaten three animals because its body has three bulges.

"It is obvious that the snake was too full causing its body to be trapped between the cover," he said.

He commended the rescue team for their care when attempting to rescue the python.

According to Lau, the python has been taken away by the team to be put under care as it sustained minor injuries during the rescue effort.

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Family of seven on the run for murder holding fake MyKads

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:30 AM PST

by Margaret Ringgit, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on November 30, 2013, Saturday

MIRI: Miri police are on the trail of a family of seven in connection with the murder of a man at an oil palm estate located at Km29 Miri-Bintulu road on Oct 17 this year.

Deputy police chief here Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said during a press conference on Friday afternoon at police headquarters here that initial investigation revealed that all individuals in the family (of seven) were possessing fake identification (MyKad).

"On their father's Mycard, it is stated he's from Penampang while his wife is from Ranau, Sabah," said Stanley.

"Their Mycards records were (however) not available in the National Registration Department (NRD) records," said Stanley.

He added that all of them went 'missing' right after the body of the dead man identified as Muhammad Azarul Mohamad Sapi'ee, 20, from Kampung Wireless, Miri, was discovered on Oct 17. He was found lying motionless in a pool of blood in the oil palm estate.

"One of the suspects that we are looking for is the deceased's girlfriend, who was amongst those seven in the family," said Stanley.

He said the 17-year-old girl had been schooling in a secondary school here. The family had been residing in Taman Ceria in Miri for two years.

Police investigation also revealed that the girl's father, a 'Suluk', is from the Philippines, while her mother an Indonesian.

"We're still investigating how they obtained the MyKads as they are not from here (Malaysia)," Stanley pointed out.

"The riddle of the family's background had been answered with the murder case of Azarul," said Stanley.

According to police, the main suspect, the girl's father, was working as a construction site worker while his wife is a vendor selling fried banana ('pisang goreng').

Those who know their whereabouts can call investigation officer ASP Soliment Nyian at 016-8697701.

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