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Charity cruises for <b>Sabah</b> Kidney Society - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:50 PM PST

by Nancy Lai. Posted on December 15, 2013, Sunday

KOTA KINABALU: In keeping with the season for giving, Star Cruises will be hosting a series of cruises in aid of the Sabah Kidney Society.

According to Star Cruises' Vice President of East Malaysia Operations, Edward Johann Leong, the sponsorship from Star Cruises is a joint initiative to help patients suffering from kidney ailments and the society's day to day operations.

Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia-Pacific, will allocate a substantial number of cabins on three of its 2 days- 1 night cruises, and all sales proceeds from these cabins will go to the Sabah Kidney Society, Leong told a press conference yesterday.

The three SuperStar Aquarius special charity cruises will sail from Kota Kinabalu for a night of high sea fun on December 21, January 4 and January 18, 2014, he said.

"Our company has always been committed to giving back to the community. We have organized various charitable activities, supporting different causes in respective communities across Asia. SuperStar Aquarius is the first international cruise ship home ported in Kota Kinabalu. Recently we have just sponsored 100 breast cancer survivors from Kinabalu Breast Cancer Support Association (Kinabalu Pink Ribbon), their families and caregivers to join us for a free high seas cruise.

"We are more than happy to help raise funds for the Sabah Kidney Society's programmes this time," Leong said.

Meanwhile, Sabah Kidney Foundation Society chairman, Chung Kee Hung, expressed their gratitude to Star Cruises and said that it was heartwarming to know that there are corporations out there who still care.

"Star Cruises has stepped up to the mantle generously by donating all proceeds from the cabins set aside for this purpose and we are very grateful for it," he said at the press conference.

Chung said that the Sabah Kidney Society is a non-governmental organization and a non-profit association providing quality as well as affordable haemodialysis treatment to patients suffering from end stage renal failure as well as giving advice and care to kidney patients with poor financial background.

Chung said that at present there are 36 patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment at their centre which has 10 machines and manned by eight full time staff.

According to him a haemodialysis treatment costs about RM150 per session but the Sabah Kidney Society's patients need only pay between RM10 to RM60 per treatment session, depending on their level of income.

Those interested to do their bit for charity by supporting the charity cruise can call the Sabah Kidney Society secretary, Rosalind Lau at 016-8401872 or the society's office at 088-219901.

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193 <b>Sabah</b> premises yet to have fire cert - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:48 PM PST

by Rebecca Chong. Posted on December 15, 2013, Sunday

SANDAKAN: The State Fire and Rescue Department is taking the friendly approach to encourage more premises owners to apply for a fire certificate (FC) for their buildings in Sabah.

The department's director, Nordin Pauzi, said that it is against the law for identified premises of nine fixed categories not to have a FC for their premises, a requirement under Section 33 of Fire Services Act 1988.

Those who do not comply faces the risk of punishment of up to three years imprisonment and be liable for up to RM5,000 in fines. To date, he said, there are four court cases relating to premises owners not having a FC.

However, Nordin stated, he does not want owners of premises to get a FC just for the sake of complying with the law, but he wants to target people to apply for a FC more for their awareness on the importance of fire safety.

"In order for us to spread awareness on how vital fire safety is to a premises, we organize seminars such as this," he said during a press conference after officiating a Fire Certificate Seminar at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel here, yesterday.

The Fire Certificate Seminar was attended by over 300 people from all over the east coast of Sabah who are interested in getting a FC or to get to know premises' fire safety better, including premises' owners, architects, and engineers.

The seminar aims to share information on fire safety procedures and fire hazards identification techniques that could be of benefit to FC practitioners from all over the State.

Nordin later revealed statistics showing that there are 474 premises in Sabah that have been identified under the nine categories which must possess a FC, but only 281 have applied.

The nine categories of premises includes library, hospital and medical treatment centre, hotel, hostel and dormitory, office, shop lot, factory, assembly centre, and storage house.

He further explained that the Fire and Rescue Department does not only function to save people's lives and put out fire, but they also carry the responsibility to make the public aware of fire hazards.

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Syiah: 17 contract marriage applications in rural <b>Sabah</b> <b>...</b>

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:29 AM PST

Posted on December 14, 2013, Saturday

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah mufti Bongsu @ Aziz Jaafar said the Syiah movement in Sabah has allegedly spread in rural areas where the district offices received 17 applications for muta'ah (contract marriage) and they were required to take oaths before district officers.

He said the spread of Syiah, allegedly through businesses, education, political parties and non-governmental organisations, was being monitored by the authorities.

Syiah is not a sect in Islam, instead its followers are obsessed with Saidina Ali whom they regard as the caliph after Prophet Muhammad, he said when delivering a talk on Syiah from the perspective of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jammaah organised by the Communication and Multimedia Ministry in Kepayan here yesterday.

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<b>Sabah</b> crime index down 4.5% - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:45 AM PST

PENAMPANG: The overall crime index in the state has dropped by 4.5 percent for the first 11 months of this year, said Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib.

"Burglary cases have also declined by 2.2 percent from January until November this year, while cases that have been successfully charged in court increased to 5.5 percent," he said after launching the community policing programme, themed "Fear of Crime" 2013, at Donggongon township here yesterday.

Also present were UPKO Penampang divisional chief Donald Peter Mojuntin, State deputy police commissioner P/DCP Datuk Abdul Malek Hj Harun, Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Omar Mammah, Police Training Centre (Pulapol) Sabah Pulapol commander Superintendent Mohd Azhar Hamin and Penampang police chief DSP Ratan Kumar Singh.

Hamza said the drop in crime cases in the state was partly due to commitment showed by the police and continuous support and cooperation from the public.

"We are on the right track to achieve the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) that is to reduce crime rate in Sabah," he said.

Meanwhile, Hamza said yesterday's program was a proactive move by the police to be closer to the public to prevent and combat crime.

"With the presence of police officers and personnel on the ground, the public will feel much safer and are confident that law enforcers are always nearby to protect them," he said.

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<b>Sabah</b> honey bee trials go smoothly - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 11 Dec 2013 01:27 AM PST

SIPITANG: Farm trials begun in October involving the European honey bee Apis mellifera of the subspecies agustica, also known as the Italian bee, have proceeded smoothly, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin.

In the trials, 40 boxes of the bees imported from Perth, Australia were kept at the Sabah Forest Industry (SFI) Plantation Sdn Bhd nursery at Kampung Mandulong about 30 km from here.

"The bees breed fast and adapt easily to the local weather and conditions, and the project is the first in the state to revive the honey bee industry which went into decline after 2009," Yahya, who is also state Agriculture and Food Industry Minister, told reporters after visiting the project site today.

The state's honey production declined to 1.2 metric tonnes last year from 11 metric tonnes in 2009, he said.

The bees can produce 20-35 kg of honey compared to three to nine kg by the Apis cerana bees reared previously, and are bigger, more docile and less likely to leave the nest, he said.

They can also fly further, a distance of five to nine km, to search for nectar, while a colony can have 30,000 to 50,000 individuals compared to just 20,000 to 35,000 for Apis cerana, he added.

Yahya said the project site was chosen for its vicinity to nectar-producing Acacia mangium and eucalyptus trees, and the trials, if successful, would be extended to other areas.

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RTM mengkang pilih rayat ngulihka <b>berita</b> enggau penerang <b>...</b>

Posted: 11 Dec 2013 01:41 PM PST

SIBU: Pemansang teknologi pemadah enggau penyambung (ICT) kemaya hari tu enda nekul RTM mengkang dipilih rayat kelebih agi ba menua pesisir ngulihka penemu tauka berita enggau penerang ke baru.

Sekretari Politik Kepala Menteri Abu Seman Jahwie madah, RTM megai tanggungpengawa ke besai nyadika jematan nyadung sereta ngerekaika program enggau pelin pemansang perintah ngagai rayat.

"Mensia mayuh mengkang ngandalka RTM alai ngulihka berita nyengkaum berita ari serata dunya," ku iya madah ngagai pengarang berita ba RTM Sibu ditu, kilah ensana.

Abu Seman ti mega Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) Jemoreng ngarapka RTM ulih ngangkatka agi tikas pemanah servis ngagai rayat menua pesisir.

Pekara tu ku iya beguna bendar ngambika rayat ba menua pesisir enda tinggal penerang, penemu tauka berita baru.

Ba pengerami nya, Abu Seman bisi nyuaka pemeri RM2,000 ngagai Kelab Rekreasi RTM Sibu dikena bejalaika program sida.

Berebak enggau nya, manijar RTM Sibu Albert Menteri Tudin madah, RTM semampai bekunda deka ngenyemakka diri enggau rayat menua pesisir ngambika sida semampai nitihka berita ninting hari.

Sebedau nya, Abu Seman begulai enggau raban RTM Sibu besaup meresi laman RTM Sibu.

RTM Sibu deka ngintu penumbuh Ke-39 kena 13 enggau 14 Disember tu enggau macham bengkah program pemerindang.

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