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- No room for negative acts
- Allowance hike for Islamic schools’ teachers
- 41 illegals arrested in Likas
- DAP makes police report over secession claims
- 11 ‘mat rempit’ nabbed, 19 motorcycle seized
- Soldiers fire at intruding pump boat off Sabah, arrest man
| Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:36 AM PDT by Amy Dangin. Posted on September 5, 2014, Friday KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will not tolerate those who use the university as a platform for demonstrations, chaos, vandalism, or any other act that may lead the univerisity to destruction. "I would like to stress that there is no room for any negative acts that may destroy the university. "Always remember that your main goal when entering the university is to make your parents proud by bringing home a degree and achievements," said UMS Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, at the 'Aku Janji' Oath-Taking ceremony, at the university's premises, here yesterday. The Oath-Taking ceremony saw the 4,851 newly-enrolled students taking their oath to mark the beginning of their journey with the university. The number included 100 students recruited through the Transforming Ideas into Reality programme, or Meniti, a new entry mode mechanism offering spots for those from families earning 40 per cent below the poverty line to further their studies at UMS. Dr Mohd Harun urged the students to deepen their understanding of the points of pledges outlined in the 'Aku Janji' (oath), and not to take it lightly as they will become guidelines for them to reach their full potential during their years of studies. Having said that, Dr Mohd Harun also reminded the new students to utilise their time at the university in acquiring the most of knowledge and skills. "For the three and five years you will spend at the univeristy will be the platform for personality formation into the kind of people with the ability to think and equipped with professional skills, to help carry you through to the career of your choise. "Hence, do not waste this opportunity of a lifetime and give it all you've got," said D Mohd Harun, addressing the 4,851 students. He also noted how UMS offers the standard of professionalism and acquiring knowledge like those of other top universities in the country, which students should benefit from. In the meantime, Dr Mohd Harun advised the new students to get themselves a copy of the Etiqutte book compiled by UMS, a guidebook on moral values, nationhood, and other general guidelines. Out of the 4,851 new students enrolling into UMS for the year 2014/2015, 1,992 were from Sabah, 2,295 from Peninsular Malaysia, 399 from Sarawak, and 165 international students.   |
| Allowance hike for Islamic schools’ teachers Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:06 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The state government will increase the monthly allowances of teachers and headmasters at all 104 Islamic religious schools in Sabah. Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Arif said the increment, which was discussed by the state government and Sabah Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) since July, had been approved in line with the state's effort to elevate the standard of its Islamic education system. Announcing this here yesterday, he said teachers at primary religious schools will receive an increment of RM100 to RM200 while those at secondary religious schools would get up to RM500. "For example, those currently receiving RM800 monthly allowance will get up RM1,000 a month and teachers at secondary schools currently receiving RM1,000 will get up to RM1,500," he said to reporters after officiating at the Maahad Tahfiz al-Quran wal-Qirat Sabah convocation. Earlier in his speech, Arifin reminded the graduating students to responsibly use the knowledge and experience they acquired from Maahad Tahfiz, for promoting Islamic values and serving Islam, the state and the country. Also present were Sabah Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAINS) Abd Halim Nayan, chief assistant dDirector of Jheains Saif @ Shaifuddin Daud, and Maahad Tahfiz headmaster Hiryanti Tabin. |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:06 AM PDT by Elton Gomes. Posted on September 5, 2014, Friday KOTA KINABALU: About 41 illegal immigrants, including 11 children, were detained by enforcement personnel during an operation at an illegal squatter at Kampung Teluk Laya, behind the State Legislative Assembly building, here early yesterday morning. Among those detained were four drug addicts, after their preliminary urine tested positive for drug abuse. City police chief ACP M. Chandra said the three-hour operation, dubbed Ops Nyah, which began at midnight yesterday, involved 83 police officers and personnel, 13 Sabah Civil Defence Department (JPAM) personnel, 30 People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel, 10 City Hall personnel and eight officers from the Sabah Immigration Department. "During the operation, 41 illegal immigrants, comprising 14 men, 16 women and 11 children, were detained and taken to the Alamesra police station in Sepanggar for further investigation. "They were all handed to the Immigration Department for staying in the country illegally and without any valid documents," he said, adding that four men were also detained for drug abuse. Meanwhile, Chandra said investigation revealed that there were 53 houses built illegally in the area and demolition would be carried out soon by the authorities. "Of the 53 houses, 26 of them were occupied by illegal immigrants while two houses have been abandoned. "There are also 25 other houses being occupied by locals and City Hall has given them 14 days to evacuate their houses before demolition work will be carried out," he said. Chandra said such operation would be carried out from time to time around the state capital to flush out illegal immigrants still staying in the country illegally. |
| DAP makes police report over secession claims Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:06 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: DAP Sabah secretary Dr Edwin Bosi yesterday made a police report against the blogger of Pisau.Net at the Penampang police station for allegedly posting a defamatory article against the party. Dr Bosi said the blogger's article entitled "DAP lancar kempen pisahkan Sabah, Kit Siang dan Dyana Lim terlibat" is defamatory, seditious and a lie. "The blogger also gave a wrong account of what transpired in Keningau on 31 August 2014 and then claimed that DAP is working to break Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia to facilitate the party to control Malaya and maybe to unite with Singapore," he said. "Pisau.Net stated that DAP has launched three campaigns which are Impian Sabah to attract votes, the oath stone involving autonomy issue and to hasten the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants. "The blogger is spreading half truths because the three campaigns launched in Keningau on 31 August 2014 were to remind the government of their guarantee to the natives of the Interior the three promises of religion, land and the native culture and customs inscribed on the oath stone, the petition drive to demand the government to release the report of the RCI on illegal immigrants and the launching of the post Malaysia generation movement," he said in a statement yesterday. During the press conference on 1st September 2014 and as reported the next day, DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang when asked about secession, told the reporters that there is no question on secession as far as DAP is concerned. Kit Siang said that DAP has never advocated for secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia. He pointed out that under the Malaysian Law secession is considered sedition and said that DAP has been advocating for democratic change or reform to democracy in Malaysia. In the police report, Dr Bosi who is Kapayan assemblyman, wants the police to investigate the blogger of Pisau.Net for three offences namely under Section 499 of the Penal Code for defamation against DAP and its leaders, especially Kit Siang. The second is under Section 504 and 505 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace and statements conducing to public mischief respectively. Dr Bosi also urged the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to investigate Pisau.Net under the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998 for disseminating defamatory, seditious and false news and information to the public. He was accompanied by DAP Penampang deputy chief Franky Lobinjang and DAP Melalap chief Lawrence Piki when lodging the police report. |
| 11 ‘mat rempit’ nabbed, 19 motorcycle seized Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:06 AM PDT by Elton Gomes. Posted on September 5, 2014, Friday KOTA KINABALU: Police will continue to monitor and take legal action against illegal motorcycle racers or 'mat rempit' for causing public disturbance along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen, near Centre Point shopping mall and Api-api apartment. City police chief ACP M. Chandra said several complaints have been made by the public following the presence of 'mat rempit' in the area for several weeks. "Actually, we have detained 11 racers for numerous offences and confiscated 19 motorcycles for the past several weeks," he said at a meet-the-public program at Api-Api apartment here yesterday. According to Chandra, the police would also detain members of the public for watching as their action was tantamount to supporting the illegal activity. On the issue of illegal street kids and youth loitering, Chandra said both the managements from Api-Api apartment and Centre Point shopping mall have pledged to cooperate with the police to fight such negative activity. According to Chandra, one way of combating such a problem is through public cooperation. "The public can play their part by informing the relevant authorities about the presence of illegal street kids or youth loitering for appropriate action to be taken. "Such negative activity will bring bad impression to our city as well as tourists and we must work together to tackle such issue from happening," he said. |
| Soldiers fire at intruding pump boat off Sabah, arrest man Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:55 AM PDT SANDAKAN: Security forces fired at a pump boat that had encroached into Malaysian waters off Sabah on Wednesday and arrested an injured man armed with a machete who was in the vessel. Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) commander DCP Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun said today the man, who was injured in the left calf and right hand, was taken to Pulau Bakungan Kecil for first aid and then sent to the Duchess of Kent Hospital here. The boat was one of eight that had encroached into Malaysian waters on their way from Pulau Bakungan Besar in the Philippines to Pulau Selingan located 25 kilometres from Sandakan at 1.45pm, he said. "The suspect is in stable condition," he said in a statement. Abdul Rashid said soldiers deployed in Pulau Bakungan Kecil came to know that several boats from Pulau Bakungan Besar in the Philippines were headed to Pulau Selingan, and six soldiers rushed to the location in a boat. "At the location, the soldiers saw eight pump boats in Malaysian waters with one person aboard each of the vessels," he said. Abdul Rashid said the soldiers fired three warning shots into the air to chase away the boats but only two vessels turned back to the Philippines. "The boatmen mocked the soldiers and one of the boats with a man armed with a machete approached the soldiers' vessel. The soldiers fired in self-defence," he said. Abdul Rashid said an investigation was initiated to find out where the intruders were from and that ESSCom had stepped up security in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone). — Bernama |
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