EX-LAHAD DATU OCPD: IF ONLY KL HAD LISTENED

Ex-Lahad Datu OCPD: If only KL had listened

Kota Kinabalu 15/03/2013: A former Lahad Datu police chief blamed what happened last month that cost nine servicemen their lives on the Federal Government for continuous ignorance on the security aspect in Sabah especially at the affected district.

Kamis Daming said Kuala Lumpur never entertained any suggestions and requests for upgrading security in the district.

"When I was in Lahad Datu five years ago, I had often expressed concerns to our superiors about the possibility of intrusion by foreign elements, but our proposals and requests for security beef-up were looked at very lightly,"

ONLY ONE CANCER TREATMENT MACHINE IN SABAH?

ONLY ONE CANCER TREATMENT MACHINE IN SABAH?

28/12/2012: DAP Sabah is extremely disappointed that Sabah health care welfare continues to be overlooked. Junz Wong, DAP Sabah State Assistant Secretary expressed disappointment at State Health department that they have not resolved the "one radiotherapy machine" issue since DAP Sabah has brought it up one year ago.

Junz disclosed that Ex-Director Dr Mohd Yusof Ibrahim has openly announced, in a newspaper replying to DAP Sabah, that Sabah would have three CT Scan machines by the end of 2012. Two machines would be sent to Likas Hospital while one would be sent to Lahad Datu Hospital.

"Today is 27 Dec and yet Sabah still face the same issue which we have raised a year ago via why there is only one cancer treatment machine in Sabah? Situation has worsened now that Sabahan patients are asked to look for private specialist for treatments!" Junz slammed.

"HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT DO THIS TO ME? IT IS AS IF MALAYSIANS IN SABAH ARE NOT HUMANS,"

Cancer patient turned away by 4 hospitals

Kota Kinabalu 23/12/2012: A patient suffering intermediate stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (cancer of the nose) is feeling hopeless after having been turned away by at least four government hospitals in the country, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).

Lau King Ngiuk, 71, and members of the family were informed by QEH doctors on Dec. 19 that she could not be treated with radiotherapy because the computer facility for radiotherapy planning was out of order.

However, QEH referred the patient to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment with the reason that the hospital's one and only treatment planning system had broken down. She was recommended to undergo concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

HOSPITAL LAHAD DATU, KLINIK PAKAR 'MENIPU'?

HOSPITAL LAHAD DATU, KLINIK PAKAR 'MENIPU'?

HILUX.......Pesakit (adik saya-bertudung merah) terpaksa menaiki Hilux kerana ketiadaan Ambulan.

SETELAH beroperasi selama 10 tahun, Hospital Lahad Datu yang diberi status Hospital Pakar setelah layak memiliki MS ISO 9001:2000; hanya gah pada nama tetapi sinonim dengan 'Hospital Pakar Menipu' setelah membazirkan wang pembayar cukai sejumlah lebih RM200 juta.

Bangunan yang dibina pada 1999 dan mula beroperasi pada April 2002, masih ketiadaan pelbagai pakar seperti Pakar Orhtopedik, Pakar Mata, Pakar X-Ray, Pakar Penyakit Kanser, Pakar ENT dan sebagainya menyebabkan Hospital Lahad Datu hanya setaraf dengan Klinik Desa Ulu Tomani, Tenom.

"KEADAAN JALAN TIDAK UBAH SEPERTI 'KUBANG KERBAU' – PENGERUSI JKKK

'Tolonglah jenguk nasib kami'

Salah sebuah rumah penduduk di Kampung Pook Laut, Kota Belud yang usang dan memerlukan bantuan kerajaan negeri.

KOTA BELUD 17 Dis. - Sebanyak 23 keluarga yang mendiami Kampung Popok Laut di sini mengharap simpati kerana masih belum mempunyai kediaman dan terpaksa menumpang di rumah keluarga.

SABAH TRANSPLANT RESOURCE CENTRE SOON

Sabah Transplant Resource Centre soon – director

KOTA KINABALU 09/12/2012:  If everything goes well, a Sabah Transplant Resource Centre will be set up at Queen Elizabeth Hospital I soon.

Sabah Health Department director Dr Christina Rundi in disclosing this, hoped that through the setting up of the centre, they would be able to create greater awareness on the importance of organ donation among the people.

Speaking during the closing ceremony of the Organ Donation Promotion Campaign for Sabah here yesterday, Christina said that apart from promoting the programme to the public, they must first educate their staff on the matter.

“It is important for the staff to understand organ donation to ensure the success of this programme,”

LABUAN BRIDGE DECISION NEXT YEAR

Labuan Bridge decision next year

KOTA KINABALU 21/11/2012: A decision on the proposal to construct a bridge linking Labuan and Menumbok, Sabah may be made next year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

He said the Government is currently carrying out a feasibility study on the project, and it includes effort to find an alternative location.

“There are a lot of things which need to be taken into consideration, including looking for an alternative location from the current proposed area which would cost the Government RM3 billion to build the bridge.

SABAH MP’S POLITICAL FATE HANGS ON RURAL ROADS

Sabah MP’s political fate hangs on rural roads

8/11/2012: Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) today urged the Rural and Regional Ministry to build roads in his rural constituency, fearing that his constituents may be swayed by opposition promises to do so if they win.

“The opposition is coming to my constituency and saying that BN has failed to build the roads after 55 years and that they will do so if they win.

“Help convince me (that these roads will be built) so I can convince my voters,”

DISPUTE OVER 6,000 ACRES TIME BOMB FOR BN – SUKAU ASSEMBLYMAN

Dispute over 6,000 acres time bomb for BN – Sukau assemblyman

23/10/2012: LONGSTANDING dispute over 6,000 acres of land in Sungai Koyah, Sukau could spell trouble for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general elections, according to BN backbencher Datuk Saadi Abdul Rahman.

He said the villagers affected were beyond frustration after the authority concerned left them in the lurch for years, and may resort to giving their votes to the opposition if the government failed to intervene urgently to return their land.

THUMBS-UP TO COASTAL ROAD

Thumbs-up to coastal road

----- Kota Kinabalu 17/10/2012: Several more State leaders on Tuesday voiced their support for the proposed coastal highway from Tuaran to Kudat, saying it would open up development and economic opportunities that could bring massive employment and wealth to the people.

Sabah Umno Deputy Chief Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said the highway, once completed, would make travelling to the various towns between Tuaran and Kudat a very pleasant journey.

FIVE ROAD PROJECTS IN SABAH TO BE DONE BY YEAR-END

Five road projects in Sabah to be done by year-end

2/10/2012: FIVE small high-impact projects being implemented along Jalan Kota Kinabalu to Sindumin, Sabah, are expected to be completed by year-end, the house was told yesterday.

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Yong Khoon Seng said the projects involved resurfacing of roads, building overtaking lanes, raising the road levels and upgrading accident-prone spots.

"The government is committed and gives priority to improving the road system and developing infrastructure in Sabah," he said in reply to Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh (BN-Kalabakan), who had asked when Jalan Kota Kinabalu/Beaufort to Sindumin would be upgraded to a dual carriageway.

TITI USANG BAHAYAKAN MURID SK MANDALOM

Titi usang bahayakan murid SK Mandalom

David Jani (kanan) melihat titi buluh yang daif dan berharap pihak berkenaan dapat menggantikannya dengan segera di Kampung Tumantalik dan Mukakumpai, Tenom, Sabah, semalam.

TENOM 30 Sept. - Setiap hari murid-murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Mandalom di sini terutama yang tinggal di Kampung Tumantalik dan Makakumpai berhadapan dengan bahaya terjatuh ke dalam sungai kerana titi buluh yang menghubungkan kedua-dua tempat itu amat daif dan pada bila-bila masa sahaja boleh patah.

ASSEMBLYMAN CALLS FOR BETTER BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY TO WI-FI VILLAGES

Assemblyman calls for better broadband connectivity to Wi-Fi villages

SANDAKAN September 24, 2012: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was urged to improve its broadband connectivity to Wi-Fi villages (WFV) to empower more villagers to enjoy free internet service under the programme.

PAIRIN HOPEFUL OF MORE FUNDING FROM KL

Pairin hopeful of more funding from KL

KENINGAU September 18, 2012: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan is expecting Sabah to be provided with more funding from the Federal government in the 2013 Budget.

“Sabah still requires a lot of financial allocation, particularly for the development of rural areas which are still lagging behind in terms of infrastructure,”

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR OIL WELLS RUN DRY?

What happens when our oil wells run dry?

The stark reality is - the boom time for Malaysia – is over, but it is not all doom and gloom.

September 12, 2012: For decades, oil and gas (O&G) has been our country’s main revenue contributor. In the past, new discoveries propelled our oil production which peaked in the mid-1990s, whereas the recent high fuel prices resulted in good cash flow into the Malaysian treasury.

However, will oil which made Malaysia relatively wealthy continue to gush from our wells?

The stark reality is – the boom time for Malaysia – is over. Let me share the reasons why. Most if not all of the economically attractive fields have been found and developed. Our new discoveries are smaller, more technically demanding, and require more intensive capital investment.

MASIDI HOPES 2013 BUDGET FOCUSES ON TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURES

Masidi hopes 2013 Budget focuses on tourism infrastructures

KOTA KINABALU 13th September, 2012: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, Datuk Masidi hopes Budget 2013 to be presented on Sept 28, focuses on the development of tourism infrastructures in the country, especially in Sabah.

He said more allocations should be channelled to ensure that more attractive places in the state are promoted, as Sabah is known as the ‘natural paradise’ with several spots that are a draw for tourists.

“We hope for more funding for infrastructure because in Sabah the product is not an issue as we have a lot of tourism products, but access to the tourism products,”

RURAL STUDENTS STILL STRUGGLE WITH ENGLISH, SCIENCE

Rural students still struggle with English, Science

KOTA KINABALU September 9, 2012: English and Science continue to be subjects posing great difficulties to two Primary Six students from the interiors of Sabah.

Caroline Jitor of SK Terian and Alessandra from SK Togudon both cited having high dreams of becoming a doctor and a teacher respectively, but they are struggling with the two subjects.

“I find English very hard to understand. And Science is a very difficult subject to grasp,” she said.

THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH IN RANAU

Firefighters delayed by bridge crossing limit

FATAL: Three children burnt to death as firefighters rush back to get lighter vehicles to cross

Firefighters retrieving the remains of the children in Kampung Mokodu, Ranau yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU 08 September 2012:  FIREMEN rushing to get to a fire scene in Kampung Mokodou, 60km from Ranau, yesterday had to turn back as their vehicle could not pass through a bailey bridge, the only access to the village, as  vehicles weighing five tonnes and above were not allowed to cross it.

With sirens blaring, they drove back to Ranau, got into a four-wheel drive and rushed back to the scene with six firefighters, only to be involved in the grim task of retrieving charred remains of three children in one of the two houses that were razed to the ground.

PERLUKAH UNDI PR UNTUK NIKMATI KEMAJUAN?

PERLUKAH UNDI PR UNTUK NIKMATI KEMAJUAN?

Saudara Pengarang,

September 7, 2012: Assalamualaikum dan Salam Sejahtera. Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada semua para pengendali Sabahkini.net kerana bersusah payah kerana mewujudkan ruang seperti ini untuk kepentingan anak jati Sabah.

Di sini saya terpanggil untuk mendedahkan serba sedikit tentang masalah yang dihadapi oleh penduduk kampung yang menggunakan jalan raya Melinsau-Ranau. Jalan ini merupakan asalnya adalah jalan balak dan menghubungkan lebih 30 kampung iaitu lebih kurang 3 buah mukim.

FOURTH LANE FOR CERTAIN STRETCHES OF N-S HIGHWAY

Fourth lane for certain stretches of N-S highway

(GH) TAMPIN 02 September 2012: THE government has approved the addition of a fourth lane to the North-South Espressway from the Shah Alam to Rawang junctions, Bukit Lanjan to Jalan Duta and Nilai Utara to Seremban, in both directions.Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor, said the move was taken following increased traffic on the highway.  

"On a normal day, 1.2 million vehicles ply the highway while on weekends it is 1.4 million. This spikes to 1.6 million vehicles during festive seasons."Traffic in the east coast is only 33,000 vehicles on normal days and 175,000 during festive seasons,"