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| IGP's statement had been misinterpreted — <b>Sabah</b> CP – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:24 AM PST KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Commissioner of Police (CP), Datuk Hamza Taib has urged all parties particularly the media not to speculate on Inspector- General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar's statement regarding claims of imminent attacks on Sabah by militant groups. He said Khalid's statement had been misintepreted and erroneously reported. "Reporters had asked him for updates and the IGP's reply was that the police were constantly receiving information from various sources and that they were prepared for any possibility. "He did not mention that Sabah was about to be attacked," he told a press conference after attending the monthly police gathering at the Sabah police contingent headquarters organised by the Special branch here yesterday. Hamza when asked on propaganda that militant groups including Abu Sayyaf and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were planning an incursion on Pulau Selingan (Sandakan), Pulau Langkayan (Beluran) and Resort Sukau (Kinabatangan) on Tuesday and Christmas Day, said the police received such information all the time but would not treat it lightly. "Every information will be scrutinised though a special method to determine its authenticity," he said. Meanwhile, he said the ongoing 'Op Gasak' conducted by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) and 'Op Cantas' by the police have impacted positively in weeding out undesirable elements particularly at the water villages. — Bernama  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
| Good to have own Maritime College in <b>Sabah</b> – Musa – BorneoPost <b>...</b> Posted: 10 Dec 2013 03:28 PM PST KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said it is a good idea to have a Sabah Maritime College to encourage more Sabahans to be trained as future seafarers and urged the relevant authorities to draw up programmes for such training. He said the two maritime training institutions at present in Kota Kinabalu – Pusat Latihan Pelaut Dagang (PLPD) and Pelita Maslaut, operated with limited facilities and training resources. "It is unfortunate that the many opportunities available in the shipping sector are not taken up by locals, perhaps due to ignorance on what the maritime industry can offer," he said in his keynote address at the Sabah Maritime Seminar: Maritime Sectoral Developments in Sabah Shipping; Oil and Gas; and Maritime Security at a leading hotel here yesterday morning. His speech was read by Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun who represented the Chief Minister. Musa said the maritime industry was one of the main pillars of our economy, with an estimated 95 per cent of Malaysia's trade carried via the sea… the bulk of Malaysia's international trade – the lifeline of the country's economy – was transported by ships through major ports in the country including the Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Tawau ports in Sabah. Sabah shared the governments aspiration for Malaysia to be a strong maritime nation and supported policies to increase the nation's participation in the maritime industry, Musa added. On the same note, Masidi who spoke to reporters after the opening ceremony, welcomed the idea of Marine Department of Malaysia Sabah Region and Centre of Maritime Excellence to set up a Sabah Maritime College. He said 65 per cent of seafarers in Malaysian ships were foreigners and out of 112,000 seafarers only 1112 were Sabahans. "This is the first seminar on Maritime in Sabah and I hope this will open the mind of Sabahans to venture into this sector which has vast potential," he said. Masidi also praised the organisers of the seminar to invite ESSCOM to present a working paper on the sea security in this region. The paper by ESSCOM would give confidence to investors and tourism players in this region, he said. More than 140 participants from shipping, oil and gas and ports sectors attended the seminar. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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