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Call for high security IC in <b>Sabah</b> - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 23 Jan 2014 03:51 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU: STAR Sabah is urging the State government to implement the high tech, high-security identity card (IC) for Sabah as it is workable to secure the State's sovereignty and weed out fake ICs and MyKads.

STAR Sabah chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan made the proposal yesterday following the recent Federal government's decision to issue the uniform high-security identification card for all government staff in a move to check impersonation and forging of identification documents of government employees.

"The civil servant's high-tech ID which can be ready in 30 minutes and the recent Home Ministry's plan to issue 2.5 million i-Kad with biometric security features for foreign workers proves that a high-tech, high security Sabah IC can be used to resolve the long-standing illegal immigrant problem in Sabah.

"The fake ICs and MyKads have even surfaced in the Peninsula with the emergence of fake Sabahans, foreigners holding fake ICs impersonating Sabahans," he said in a statement.

With the failure of the federal government to resolve the problem, Jeffrey said, the legal and moral duty to protect and safeguard Sabah's sovereignty and security and to safeguard the rights and interests of genuine Sabahans now rests with the Sabah government.

As such, he proposed that the State government initiate steps now to implement the high-tech, high security ID for Sabahans and another similar ID for all non-Sabahan residents in Sabah.

"From legal sources, the Sabah government has the authority to issue the Sabah IC and there are no prohibitions under the Federal Constitution.

"The Sabah IC and non-Sabahan Resident ID is the only way to ensure that the security and sovereignty of Sabah and genuine Sabahans are genuinely protected," stressed Jeffrey.

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Gov&#39;t committed to secure sponsorship, financial support for <b>Sabah</b> <b>...</b>

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:47 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government will always find ways to secure sponsors and financial support to ensure the welfare of players in the Sabah football team.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman who is also the Sabah Football Association President said it was hoped that the efforts by the state government would inspire the players to work hard and be disciplined.

"The results of the past few years has not been encouraging and fans are rooting for quality matches and performances. The people of Sabah and the fans will always support the team.

"Therefore, it is the responsibility of the players to repay their trust," he told reporters after being introduced to the players at the Sabah football team's function to unveil its new jersey for the 2014 M-League season, here today.

Sabah who play in the Premier League will be strengthened by the presence of Mitrovic Srecko, 30 from Serbia, Pocuca Predrag, 28 from Croatia and Marwan Sayedeh, 29, from Syria.

Former Sabah stalwart Milomir Seslija who helped Sabah win the FA Cup in 1995, will return to the team and take charge as the head coach. — Bernama

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Power outage in <b>Sabah</b>, Labuan affects 500,000 consumers <b>...</b>

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 10:32 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The power outage that hit Sabah and Labuan at 11.05am yesterday, affecting about 500,000 consumers was expected to be rectified by last night, according to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) managing director Abdul Razak Sallim.

He said the SESB began carrying out remedial works at 12.15pm and as at 3pm, power supply in Ranau, Tawau, Labuan, Keningau, and Semporna had been fully restored while it was 70 per cent in Kota Kinabalu.

"Supply was fully restored in Sandakan at 2.35pm but was disrupted again and is being rectified," he said.

He said the SESB had yet to ascertain the cause of the outage but it was not due to insufficient supply.

"Before the incident this morning, the power demand status was 731MW and we were generating a capacity (availability) of 877MW, which meant we had a margin or reserve of 146MW.

"SESB apologise for the inconveniences that consumers had to face because of this incident," he told reporters here yesterday.

Meanwhile, Abdul Razak said it was the consumers' prerogative whether to seek compensation for losses as a result of the outage.

"We cannot stop them from doing so but they must adhere to all the procedures," he said. — Bernama

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Protest over power tariff hike - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 09:52 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has called for the power supply management to be fully returned to the State Government after the recent power outage which left all of Sabah and Labuan without electricity for some ten hours.

SAPP Kota Kinabalu Youth chief John Stephen Dionysius said the power outage clearly showed the inability of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in managing the state's power supply under Sabah Electricity Sdb Bhd (SESB).

"We think this is rather unfair for Sabah especially now with the increase in electricity tariff by 16.9 per cent," he said during a peaceful protest staged by some 20 SAPP members at the SESB headquarters in Karamunsing here, at about 11am, Friday.

Also present are SAPP Youth chief Edward Dagul, SAPP supreme councillor Stephan Gaimin, SAPP Youth and Mudanita members.

More than 20 police and SESB security men blocked off access to the SESB HQ offices while some management personel and engineers meet the SAPP group.

"Last year, SAPP has called for the management of SESB to be fully returned to the State Government after major districts in the State were affected by more than seven hours power outage and today we make the same call again.

"We call for a short and long term solution to address the frequent power outage because there should be no more excuses from TNB and SESB.

"Yesterday, TNB disclosed that they earned a profit of RM1.4million, and today we read in the newspaper about SESB chiefs themselves admitting that they need RM2 billion for power utility management in Sabah.

"What is the option left for Sabahans, since RM2billion is needed by SESB, but the profit earned by TNB is only RM1.4million?," he asked.

"They need to explain this matter to the people of Sabah because if they cannot manage power utility properly then they should return it to the State Government," he said, stressing that there should not be anymore delay or excuses.

"Sarawak who manages their own power utility has no problems with their power supply and that is why we want SESB to be returned to the State Government," he said.

The group gathered at the entrance of the Karamunsing Shopping Complex with banners with words 'TNB tidak pandai urus SESB)' (TNB does not know how to manage SESB) and 'SESB tariff naik, perkhidmatan turun' (SESB tariff increase, performance decrease).

Despite the rain, the group continued to proceed to Wisma SESB calling for the State Government to be given autonomy as police and SESB officials stood by.

There was a slight commotion among the crowd when one SESB engineer shouted to the group that power outage would not happened if they supported the coal power plant.

Police dispersed the group about 15 minutes later.

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Tourism replaces logging as main revenue earner – BorneoPost <b>...</b>

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 10:16 AM PST

by Jenne Lajiun. Posted on January 21, 2014, Tuesday

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is expected to attract 3.4 million visitors and generate RM6 billion in tourism revenue this year.

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun told press members after launching the book: "The Sensational Seas of Sabah" by Scubazoo yesterday that they expected to exceed last year's revenue of RM5.7 billion from the industry this year.

"At the same time, the ministry also expects to exceed last year's tourists arrivals of 3.2 million," he said.

He then went on to say the revenue generated from the tourism sector had now exceeded the logging industry, which was once the state's major revenue generator.

"The income from the logging sector was once RM2 billion but last year, it generated only RM1 million – it was due to the decision of the present Chief Minister who decided to cancel the logging concessions in Sabah several years ago. It was a bold step to ensure that the forest was conserved and less trees were cut," he said.

He described the decision by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman as a wise one and that Sabah was now reaping the fruits from that wise decision since the income generated from the tourism sector now exceeded that of the logging sector.

"In the logging sector, we realised that once the last tree was logged, that was the end," he said.

He then called on the industry and the people of Sabah to support efforts to look after the state's natural heritage and not let the quest for more profit to deter them from doing what is right.

"We need the strength to look after our islands, our nature and disallow acts that lead to degradation – that is why we limit the number of visitors on Sipadan to 120 people daily and to the Kinabalu Peak to 192 people daily. If our quest was for more profit, we will soon lose Sipadan and Kinabalu. I hope the industry will support this," he said.

He also said as a result of the conservation efforts undertaken by various parties in Sabah, the state was now endowed with a rich natural heritage that is unmatched by many other countries in the world.

"And what we have underwater is not enjoyed by other places in the world," he said.

Meanwhile, Jason Isley, the managing director of Scubazoo, said their newly launched book was geared towards enticing tourists to visit less visited islands in Sabah and reduce the pressure on Sipadan Island.

He said the book presented some 300 powerful and emotive images gathered throughout a journey along the stunning coast of Sabah.

"Beginning in the south west on Tiga Island in the South China Sea, we travel to the Tip of Borneo and the Sulu Sea before making our way south through the Celebes Sea where our final dive destination is the world famous Sipadan Island," he said.

In describing the condition of Sabah's coastline, Scubazoo operations manager Simon Enderby said he could see a lot of improvement in the conditions of the reefs that were once decimated.

"In just a short time of rehabilitation efforts by resorts, corals have come back. You can see a lot of improvement," he said.

He added that these could be seen on islands like Langkayan and Selingan.

He also attributed the positive changes to awareness programmes that have led to a reduction in the number of people using fish bombing methods to catch fish.

"Over the years, Sabah has done well to contain dynamite fishing," he said.

Also present at the event was Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.

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