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40 illegals detained in oil palm plantation

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:01 AM PDT

KINABATANGAN: Forty illegal immigrants were detained during an operation in an oil palm plantation near here yesterday.

Kinabatangan police chief Superintendent A. Sahak Rahmat said 34 illegal immigrants detained aged between two years to 45 years were from the Philippines.

Six more illegal immigrants arrested were Indonesians aged between 21 years to 59 years.

The illegal immigrants were held under Section 6 (1) (c) of the Immigration Act for not possessing valid identification documents.

A. Sahak said 86 foreigners were checked during the operation from 2am to 6am and only 40 were arrested for not possessing valid identification documents.

The operation in oil palm plantations is to ensure they employ foreign workers possessing valid identification documents and valid work permits. – Bernama

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Gas problem forces SESB to ration power supply

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:01 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) has been informed by Petronas that the transmission of gas supply to two of the Independent Power Plants (IPP) in Kimanis would be stopped until the beginning of next week.

The utility company in a statement yesterday, said the IPP stations involved are the Kimanus Power Sdn Bhd (KPSB) and EC Energy.

Due to the gas transmission problem to the two IPPs, SESB said it has to ration electricity supply during the peak demand period with a maximum period of three hours per shift.

In addition, SESB was also forced to implement the Demand Side Management (DSM) for large power users to help reduce extensive and longer period of electricity rationing to consumers.

The reduced generation capacity margin in the grid system is also caused by a few other IPPs such as the SJ Libaran which are yet to operate, while only two of the SJ ARL Tenaga's four gensets are running.

As for the SESB, many of its own power stations are around 29 years old which are no longer able to generate electricity efficiently and need to be replaced or repaired.

As such, SESB is counting on those new IPP stations to further help improve the stability of the grid system.

Efforts are also being made through some new projects in order to balance up the power generation between the IPPs and SESB in Sabah which stands at the rate of 71 percent and 29 percent respectively.

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Ministry to counsel mother of Sabah teen

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:01 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: The Community Development and Consumer Affairs Ministry will meet the mother of a 15-year-old physically-challenged Sabahan teenager who was found covered in his own faeces and urine in Negeri Sembilan on Saturday.

Its minister, Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid, said they would offer counselling to the mother of Muhammad Firdaus Dullah whom she believed is facing a very stressful situation.

"Although her negligence is unacceptable by any standard, our priority now is to ensure the boy is safe.

"There is no time for us to blame the mother for her negligence because we have a better task to ensure that no parents hide their disabled children. It is up to the Welfare Department in the particular state whether to take action against the mother or not, but my ministry will be meeting them to request for us to meet the mother," she said during the launching of the state-level Childcare Providers Day at Magellan Sutera Harbour here yesterday..

Jainab said the discovery of Muhammad Firdaus in such a pathetic state was a wake-up call to the public to be more sensitive about their surroundings.

She said parents with disabled children should not feel embarrassed to come forward to register their child with the Welfare Department.

Jainab stressed that parents with disabled children should know that there are several options for them to ensure their special needs children can receive the best education to ensure they are able to be independent.

"There were many previous stories where parents with disabled children felt isolated, helpless and alone. I am sure this is still happening, and we need to address this.

"People are more open minded nowadays and there is no need to be embarrassed. They can send their children to government aided rehabilitation centre, where they will learn basic living skills such as putting on and taking off clothes and shoes, doing up buttons or zips and so on.

"The government is always there to help, but of course the children must have documents," she said.

Jainab added that children without proper documents would have problems receiving aid from the government because of the existing system.

She urged parents to register their child within a week after birth to avoid any delays and problems in making their birth certificate.

Meanwhile, police in Seremban have obtained an order to remand the mother of Muhammad Firdaus until Wednesday.

Nilai district police Supt Abdullah Roning said the woman, who is also from Sabah, was detained at the flat in Taman Semarak, Nilai, on Saturday.

Police are investigating the case from all aspects, he said.

Negeri Sembilan Immigration Director Faizal Fazri Othman stumbled on Muhammad Firdaus while carrying out an integrated operation, 'Ops 6P', at the low cost flats in Nilai.

The boy was found weak and emaciated in a room that was littered with soil and faeces.

He is now placed at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital here for treatment.

Faizal Fazri, who visited the boy at the hospital yesterday, said Muhammad Firdaus responded when his name was called.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Firdaus' former maid, Norfitri Radius, said she took care of the boy from 2003 until 2011 when she got married and followed her husband to Gemencheh.

"When I took care of him before, he was fat and was learning to stand and speak.

"I took care of him for eight years and regarded him like my own child," said Norfitri who also visited the boy at the hospital yesterday.

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Turtles making comeback in Kuala Penyu

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT

KUALA PENYU: A gallant new program initiated by the Kuala Penyu District Office and the Sabah Wildlife Department is all set to help marine turtles make a comeback in Kuala Penyu.

Kuala Penyu district officer Edmond Teoh said that in the past the conservation of the marine turtles in Kuala Penyu was never given a priority even though Kuala Penyu was named as such because of the historical past landing of turtles in the beaches.

"Those days turtle landings were quite common but due to irresponsible individuals who harvested the eggs and even sometimes the female turtle itself, the number of turtle landing has dropped considerably in the last years," said Teoh.

"That's why all of us in the District Action Committee unanimously decided to start a Turtle Hatchery Program, hoping that the turtle population here can increase in the future, thus the number of turtle landings as well. We have entrusted the Sabah Wildlife Department to assist and manage the activities within this program," he said.

Sabah Wildlife Department director Datuk Dr Laurentius Ambu praised the Kuala Penyu district office for initiating such a wonderful and noble effort.

He said the Sabah Wildlife Department fully supported Kuala Penyu's Turtle Conservation and Hatchery Program, which hopefully through its activities, would be able to bring back the 'Penyus' to Kuala Penyu.

In fact there has been already some very early success in this program.    "One of the participants of a Turtle Awareness Program that was organized by my department recently in Kuala Penyu for community leaders and relevant government officers, Guachin Jusoh from the Department of Fisheries in Kuala Penyu, had found a turtle-nesting site and transferred 102 eggs to a safe designated Turtle Hatchery Centre on April 23, 2014. Fifty-six days later on June 18, 92 baby Hawksbill turtles successfully hatched and released along the beaches of Kampung Menumpang. Another 105 turtle eggs have been transferred to the hatchery on June 1 and we hope another batch of baby turtles will be released soon as well," said Ambu.

With the general enthusiasm showed by the Kuala Penyu district office, the community leaders and the local people there I have my sincere hope that the turtles in Kuala Penyu will make a comeback. This program will take some time to have a direct effect on increasing the turtle population and turtle landings but it is on the right track for success," he added.

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Govt providing skills training to special needs people – Musa

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:58 AM PDT

by Winnie Kasmir. Posted on June 23, 2014, Monday

SANDAKAN : The government is fully committed to the task of producing more skilled people with special needs through the implementation of various training programmes.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman said the government is concerned with the fate awaiting disabled people in this state, especially in matters relating to their life survival skills and job opportunities.

"We know that these special needs people would find it hard to get jobs, therefore the government is trying its best to provide suitable training and skill courses for them.

"I believe they can succeed if they were given the same opportunity to learn or at least be able to care of themselves,"he said at the certificate presentation event for visually impaired trainers of Taman Cahaya at Mile 12 here yesterday.

Fiften trainees were awarded certificates after they completed their training at the centre.

Also present at the event were Assistant Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Zakaria Haji Mohd Edris, Sandakan Municipal Council president Datuk Ir James Wong, Sandakan deputy police chief Superintendent Fadzil Mohd Ali, and supervisor of the centre, Haji Ibrahim Abdul Hamid.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim said the centre is not solely a training centre to provide skills to the visually impaired person.

"The centre, which opened since 1970, has recently become a tourist attraction after being inspired by the Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

"The foot massage training introduced in the centre has taught the trainers to give proper massage to visitors to the centre for an appropriate price," he said.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim welcomes donations from the public or the private sector to the centre, as it needs some RM240,000 a year to cover the cost of maintenance, management and staff salary.

Being the only training centre for the blind in this state, the centre has trained more than 700 visually impaired person from all over the state.

Trainers of the centre have the opportunity to learn basic life skills such as walking without guidance, cooking, writing and reading with Braille, making handicrafts, foot massage and even using a special computer.

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No serious cases reported in Sabah childcare centres

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:58 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid urged childcare providers in Sabah to continue to maintain high quality services.

She said most parents, especially those from urban areas, are both involved in the work force, therefore, the demand for childcare centres to look for their children is on the increase.

"Parents are putting their trust completely to us to look after their children, so it is our responsibility to do so. I admit that it is not easy to run childcare centres, but I am sure those who have the passion in this industry will have their own approach to ensure all the children are in good hands.

"I just want to share and remind all childcare providers to give their priority to the children's early childhood development, and at the same time put health and safety on the top of the list.

"I am thankful because there have been no serious cases in Sabah involving registered childcare providers compared to negative stories that have been reported from Peninsular Malaysia.

"We need to maintain and improve our good record so that this industry will develop in a healthy way," she said.

Jainab said this in her speech during the launching of the state-level Childcare Providers Day, which was held at Magellan Sutera Harbour, yesterday.

She added that as of 2013, a total of 191 childcare centres have been registered with 4,060 children and 2,479 trained child minders.

During the event organized by the Association of Childcare Centre Services Sabah, 15 child minders received awards from Jainab for their contributions in the childcare industry for more than 10 years.

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