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MP urges police to accept cheques for summons payments

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:43 AM PST

TAWAU: The police have been urged to provide facilities for motorists to pay their traffic summonses by cheques.
Kalabakan member of parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh said it was necessary, especially when the summonses to be paid were high.

"Even though the payment can be done online, not everyone has the convenience of the Internet, especially those in the rural areas," he said.

According to him, it was not easy to bring a big amount of cash to the police traffic counters.

Recently, Ghapur could not pay 19 traffic summonses worth RM7,000 by cheque.

"We hope the police will take note of this for the convenience of road users," he said yesterday.

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Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:39 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: With the devastation caused by the 2004 and 2009 tsunamis fresh on their minds, villagers in Kampung Tambisan, near Felda Sahabat Lahad Datu, were worried when they saw a huge school of 'ikan tamban' (sardines) on shore there yesterday morning.

The weird incident was discovered by a group of villagers who had gone to the beach and saw the fish wash up on shore.

When they brought word of the phenomenon to fellow villagers, many were afraid that the fish was a sign that a tsunami could occur.

However, Sabah Meteorological Department director Abdul Malik Tussin when contacted for comment on the incident in Lahad Datu, said the department had not received any warning of a possible tsunami hitting Sabah.

"Generally our report says that the west coast and interior of Sabah will be experiencing rain for a few days. I therefore advise the public, especially those on the east coast not to believe in rumours that the incident in Lahad Datu was connected to a tsunami," he stressed.

Tungku assemblyman Datuk Mohd Suhaili Said also advised the villagers not to panic or make any illogical assumptions about what had happened.

He added that the relevant authorities would disseminate information about the issue from time to time.

In the incident which was reported at about 8am, villagers could not believe their eyes when they saw the large number of fish being washed up on shore.

While some were scared as they believed it was a sign that a tsunami was about to hit the area, others saw it as a 'bounty' from the sea and went about collecting as much of the fish as they could.

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CIMB Islamic gives RM240,000 to build, repair five longhouses

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:37 AM PST

by Amy Dangin. Posted on December 25, 2013, Wednesday

KOTA KINABALU: CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd donated RM240,000 for the construction and repair of five longhouses in Matunggong, Kudat.

Its chief executive officer, Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, who handed over the cheque to the head of Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM), Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki at Wisma Muis here yesterday, disclosed that the donation was part of CIMB Islamic's corporate social responsibility (CSR).

He also said that it was CIMB Islamic's first such donation to YADIM, after launching the state-level Celik Muamalah Islam symposium at Dewan Sa'adah in Wisma Muis yesterday.

Meanwhile, Dr Asyraf pointed out that the five longhouses in Matunggong will benefit new Muslim converts.

The cheque presentation ceremony was witnessed by Assistant Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Zakaria Mohd Edris, who represented Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

In his speech read by Zakaria, Musa urged Sabahans, especially Muslims, to utilise the muamalah financial system.

"We should shift from the conventional system to that of the Islamic muamalah system, in making private loans for example, or housing loans and other loans," he said.

He pointed out that 70 per cent of depositors and customers of Islamic banking institutions are non-Muslims.

Nevertheless, he said this showed a positive development which implies that Islamic banking was progressing well among non-Muslims, and the Muslims would be at the losing end for not utilising the Islamic banking system.

"Malaysia's Islamic banking is one of the best and most recognised in the world. This is evident through the establishment of institutions such as Bank Islam, Takaful Islam and other Islamic banking systems introduced through other conventional financial institutions," he said.

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Chamber urged to help agencies fight corruption

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:31 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Islamic Chamber of Commerce (DPIM) was yesterday urged to help enforcement agencies such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to fight corruption.

MACC Sabah director Haji Jalil Jaaffar said during a briefing conducted by MACC for the members of DPIM yesterday that the chamber could assist by reporting corruption to enforcement agencies.

He added that the government had enacted the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 to encourage members of the public to come forward to report corrupt practices and protect whistleblowers in the form of confidentiality, immunity from civil and criminal actions as well as protection from actions that would be detrimental to the case.

He also said that the government and its agencies, namely MACC, needed support from all levels of society, including non-governmental organisations to fight corrupt practices.

Fifty DPIM members attended the briefing held at TH Hotel near here yesterday.

According to Haji Jalil, the briefing yesterday was geared towards informing members on efforts to fight against corrupt practices.

He added that DPIM was selected as it interacts with members of the public and can assist in disseminating information to them.

"DPIM can be likened as the eyes and ears that can report any offences that have to do with fraud, corruption and abuse of power."

He said that MACC was incapable of unearthing wrongs linked to corruption with their limited manpower.

"Hence, we need cooperation from organisations such as DPIM to assist us in channelling the information," he said.

Also present at the event was DPIM president Dato Sri Jenar Lamdah.

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Freak storm damages 12 houses

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 03:39 PM PST

Posted on December 24, 2013, Tuesday

SANDAKAN: The zinc roofs of 12 houses in Kampung Sim Sim water village about five minutes' drive from the town centre, were damaged during a freak storm yesterday.

The incident occurred about 9am and affected houses located at Jambatan 16 and Jambatan 17. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

DAP Tanjung Papat Branch chairman Frankie Poon and his aides visited the affected houses after he was informed of the incident.

He appealed to the relevant authorities to expedite the granting of assistance to the affected villagers in wake of the current uncertain weather conditions.

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Work on Sungai Bayoyo bridge resumes

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 03:37 PM PST

KENINGAU: Construction work on the concrete bridge across the Bayoyo river at Kampung Bandukan Lama, which was stopped several months ago, is now proceeding smoothly with the installation of the RM7 million bridge beam about to be completed.

"The bridge is expected to be completed next year," said a spokesman from the Public Works Department here.

Meanwhile, the low-level crossing bridge that was washed away by flood waters in October is now ready and can be used by vehicles.

A department spokesman said among the factors that caused several delays to the construction of the concrete bridge was unpredictable weather conditions in this district.

This concrete bridge across the Bayoyo river and the low-level crossing bridge also received the attention of Bingkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan when he visited the place last October.

During his visit, Jeffrey, who is also chairman of STAR Sabah, had asked the government to expedite the construction of the bridge for the convenience of the villagers, especially those who have a farm at the top of Kampung Bandukan Lama.

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