DOMPOK ADAMANT, WANTS TO SURRENDER IC

Dompok adamant, wants to surrender IC

Queville To

Nazri Aziz’s rejection of calls to revoke and re-issue ICs to genuine Sabahans has again raised suspicions over the current RCI hearing and the government’s sincerity.

PENAMPANG 31/03/2013: If not for the invasion of a small village on the east coast of Sabah a few weeks ago by a group of armed Filipinos calling themselves the Royal Army of Sulu, the fate of over a million new immigrants – legal and illegal – would have been settled.

They would have all been so thoroughly embedded in Sabah’s social fabric that any change to their status would have caused economic and political upheaval in the state that would never be permitted.

HASSNAR: IC GIVEAWAYS SINCE 1981

Hassnar: IC giveaways since 1981

OPERASI DAULAT: LELAKI BERGELAR 'DATUK SERI' DICARI

Operasi Daulat: Lelaki bergelar 'Datuk Seri' dicari

LAHAD DATU 31/03/2013- Polis mencari seorang lelaki bergelar Datuk Seri bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kes yang berkaitan Operasi Daulat.

Pesuruhjaya Polis Sabah Datuk Hamza Taib berkata Muhammad Ridzwan Sulaiman, dengan alamat terakhir di Georgetown, Pulau Pinang amat dikehendaki bagi membantu siasatan dan diminta segera menyerah diri di mana-mana balai polis berhampiran.

Beliau berkata Muhammad Ridzwan, yang juga Yang Dipertua Pertubuhan Kebajikan Al-Ehsan, berpangkalan di Pulau Pinang dikatakan tidak terlibat dengan pengganas tetapi boleh membantu dalam kes berkaitan Operasi Daulat.

"Penama ini amat diperlukan. Orang ramai yang mengenali beliau diminta menghubungi Rakan Cop atau mana-mana balai polis berhampiran.

"Penama ini boleh membantu polis dalam satu aspek Operasi Daulat, dan polis percaya beliau kini berada di Kuala Lumpur, Pulau Pinang dan mungkin juga di Sabah," katanya pada sidang akhbar di Markas Operasi di Felda Sahabat 16, dekat sini hari ini.

CHINESE NAVY MAKES WAVES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Chinese navy makes waves in South China Sea

USA TODAY

Analysts: Country's bold move spurred by 'U.S. inaction.'

(Photo: Gao Yi, AP)

BEIJING 27/03/2013– The appearance of a Chinese navy flotilla at an island chain 1,120 miles from its home shores is a clear sign that the new Communist regime is moving to enforce its claims to the entire South China Sea, experts said Wednesday.

James Shoal is 50 miles from the coast of Malaysia, one of several countries that have appealed to the United States for help in countering China's aggressive attempt to seize 1 million square miles of fishing and energy resources.

MOHAMMAD MENTEK DILANTIK PENGARAH ESSCOM MULAI 1 APRIL

Mohammad Mentek dilantik Pengarah Esscom mulai 1 April

KUALA LUMPUR 29/03/2013- Pengarah Imigresen Sabah Datuk Mohammad Mentek dilantik sebagai Pengarah Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah (Esscom) mulai 1 April.

Ketua Setiausaha Negara Datuk Seri Dr Ali Hamsa ketika mengumumkan pelantikan itu hari ini, berkata Mohammad, 48, berpengalaman dalam bidang pembangunan dan pengurusan sumber manusia, kewangan dan keselamatan.

NEW SECURITY RULES: A BLESSING, A CURSE

New security rules: A blessing, a curse

Luke Rintod

The new government gazette to manage Sabah’s security strangely enough does not seek to deter intrusion by foreigners, or cleanse Sabah of illegal immigrants.

KOTA KINABALU 29/03/2013: The federal government gazette to manage public security in Sabah’s eastern area could be both a blessing and a curse to Sabahans.

The gazette which is officially called “Preservation of Public Security Regulations 2013” was published on March 24 and contains four objectives, with 19 major regulations under five parts.

While it failed to give details on how it will beef up security against foreign intrusions in Sabah’s east, the gazette did touch on a few major issues that are expected to be potentially controversial.

PERTINGKAT RISIKAN BANTERAS TALI BARUT SALUR DANA KEPADA PENGGANAS

Pertingkat Risikan Banteras Tali Barut Salur Dana Kepada Pengganas

KUALA LUMPUR 28/03/2013: Polis disaran meningkatkan risikan bagi membanteras tali barut yang dikaitkan dengan penyaluran dana kepada kumpulan pengganas yang menceroboh Lahad Datu.

Penganalisis jenayah, Datuk Akhbar Satar berkata sekiranya pengiriman wang itu dilakukan warga Malaysia, maka mereka dikategorikan sebagai pembelot dan wajar dilucutkan kerakyatan serta dihukum penjara seumur hidup atau mati mandatori.

"Bagi saya, polis perlu tingkatkan tahap risikan mereka supaya kita dapat hentikan kegiatan ini,"

‘MALAYSIA IS AFRAID’

‘Malaysia is afraid’

FMT Staff

Sabah's population of 3.2 million includes 1.5 million documented and undocumented Filipinos and the backlash of the recent invasion has 'united' the Filipinos in Sabah and in Sulu.

KOTA KINABALU 28/03/2013: Sulu sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani today slammed the Malaysian security forces for restricting the movements of Filipino residents in Sabah to such an extent that these frightened individuals now want to return to the Philippines.

“It is a psy-war by Malaysia to force the Filipinos to leave,” Idjirani said, adding that with the end of the standoff a new reality had emerged for Malaysia.

He said the Sulu sultanate was adamant on its claim for Sabah and this was seen as a threat to Malaysia.

Idjirani said Sabah’s population of 3.2 million included the 1.5 million documented and undocumented Filipinos and the “war” waged between the sultanate’s army and the Malaysian securities forces had “united” the Filipinos.

THE ROOT OF THE SULUK INSURGENCY

KiniTalk_ The root of the Suluk insurgency

HASUTAN PERKAUMAN BERIKUTAN ISU PENGGANAS SULU DI LAHAD DATU, SABAH?

Hasutan perkauman berikutan Isu Pencerobohan di Lahad Datu, Sabah - Sulu Asree Sug!

ASREE SUG

VAT69 BRAVO SELAMATKAN LEBIH RAMAI ANGGOTA DARIPADA TERKORBAN

VAT69 Bravo selamatkan lebih ramai anggota daripada terkorban

KUALA LUMPUR - "Ibarat hujan peluru." Itulah ungkapan anggota-anggota Komando VAT69 bagi menggambarkan pertempuran dengan pengganas dari selatan Filipina di Lahad Datu 1 Mac lepas.

Insp Azwanazlee Saffiai, 33, berkata, terdapat dua pasukan yang bertempur dengan kumpulan militan itu iaitu Pasukan Gerakan Khas (PGK) VAT 69 Bravo dan Charlie.

Bertindak sebagai komander kumpulan bagi sektor Bravo terdiri daripada 34 anggota dan pegawai, beliau berkata pertempuran berlaku selepas pengganas cuba mengepung pasukan keselamatan Charlie.

POLIS KESAN KIRIMAN WANG DARI SABAH KE JOLO BIAYAI KUMPULAN PENGGANAS

Lahad Datu: Polis Jejak Individu Kirim Wang Ke Pulau Jolo Bantu Pengganas

LAHAD DATU 26/03/2013: Polis mengesan berlaku pengiriman wang ke Pulau Jolo, Filipina oleh beberapa individu dari Sandakan dan Semporna, Sabah bertujuan membiayai kumpulan pengganas di sana.

Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar berkata, pasukan keselamatan kini memantau rapi perbuatan individu itu yang mengkhianati negara dan tangkapan akan dilakukan apabila tiba masanya.

Beliau berkata, perbuatan menghantar duit ke Pulau Jolo untuk membantu kumpulan pengganas adalah kesalahan yang amat berat dan mereka yang terbabit boleh dikenakan tindakan undang-undang yang membawa hukuman penjara seumur hidup atau mati mandatori.

"Jadi, saya nasihatkan mana-mana individu yang terlibat supaya segera menghentikan tindakan mereka kerana perbuatan itu adalah satu pengkhianatan kepada negara dan polis tidak akan teragak-agak mengambil tindakan,"

SULU INCURSION FUELS SABAHAN ANGER AGAINST PROJEK IC, BN

Sulu incursion fuels Sabah native anger against Projek IC, BN

BY CLARA CHOOI

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) hold over Sabah is likely to be cut by the state’s native anger over the Sulu incursion, which they say is the result of the controversial citizenship-for-votes award under “Projek IC” blamed on several ruling coalition politicians.

To the Kadazandusun and Murut (KDM) communities, the largest ethnic category in the BN “fixed deposit state”, the Sulu gunmen’s easy entry into Sabah last month was largely because foreigner infiltration was made so easy for decades by the 1980s initiative.

Under ‘Projek IC’ hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants were given citizenship in exchange for their votes for the ruling coalition in Sabah.They believe the militant group from the Sulu archipelago in the southern Philippines had managed to organise their attacks better as many of their sympathisers and family members were already residing in the Borneo state, thanks to “Projek IC”.

“This is the mother of all problems in Sabah. It has always been the mother of all problems. People know about it. Everyone knows about it,”

PENCEROBOHAN SULU BANGKITKAN KEMARAHAN RAKYAT SABAH TERHADAP PROJEK IC, BN

Pencerobohan Sulu bangkitkan kemarahan penduduk Sabah terhadap Projek IC, BN

OLEH CLARA CHOOI

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Mac — Kekuasaan Barisan Nasional (BN) di Sabah mungkin berakhir kerana kemarahan penduduk tempatan berhubung pencerobohan Sulu, yang mereka kata disebabkan oleh pemberian kewarganegaraan sebagai pertukaran kepada undi di bawah “Projek IC” dan menyalahkan beberapa ahli politik gabungan pemerintah itu.

Bagi komuniti Kadazandusun dan Murut (KDM), kategori etnik terbesar di “negeri deposit tetap” BN, pemberontak bersenjata Sulu mudah masuk ke Sabah kerana kebanjiran warga asing telah berlaku berdekad lalu di bawah inisiatif pada tahun 1980an.

Mereka percaya kumpulan militan dari Sulu di selatan Filipina berjaya menyusun serangan kerana ramai simpatisan kumpulan itu dan ahli keluarga sememangnya menetap di negeri Borneo tersebut, disebabkan oleh “Projek IC”.

“Ini adalah ibu kepada semua masalah di Sabah. Ia telah lama menjadi ibu kepada segala masalah. Rakyat tahu tentang itu. Semua orang tahu tentang itu,”

LAHAD DATU: ESSZONE SET UP TO HALT INCURSIONS

Lahad Datu: Esszone set up to halt incursions

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI and AUSTIN CAMOENS

KUALA LUMPUR 26/03/2013: The Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (Esszone) to prevent incursions and ensure the security of the state has been formed.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that it comprised 10 districts Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Beluran, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau.

The zone, he said, would be administered by the Esszone Committee chaired by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, with its headquarters in Lahad Datu.

“He (Musa) will be assisted by a chief executive officer and other members to be announced later,” he said during the 206th Police Day Celebrations at the Police Training Academy yesterday.

Najib said the formation of the safety zone was in line with the setting up of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), aimed at safeguarding eastern Sabah.

“The establishment of Esszone does not constitute a declaration of emergency. It will not prevent free and democratic elections from taking place in the area involved.”

It is learnt Esscom would act as an authoritative body for the Esszone. For example, any activity, be it social or security efforts in the safety zone, would be coordinated through Esscom.

ZON SELAMAT SABAH ESSZONE KUAT KUASA HARI INI, LIPUTI 10 DAERAH

Zon Selamat Sabah kuat kuasa hari ini, liputi 10 daerah

SALMIAH DRUHAMAD DRAHSIN

Esszone

[DIKEMAS KINI] KUALA LUMPUR 25/03/2013- Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hari ini mengisytiharkan 10 daerah Zon Selamat Sabah Timur (Esszone) yang berkuat kuasa hari ini bagi melindungi tanah berdaulat ini susulan insiden pencerobohan baru-baru ini.

"Sepuluh daerah iaitu  Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Beluran, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna dan Tawau," kata Najib ketika menyampaikan ucaptama pada majlis Sambutan Perbarisan dan Perarakan Hari Polis ke-206 di sini, hari ini.

RECALL ALL MYKADS ISSUED IN SABAH – DOMPOK

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Recall all MyKads issued in Sabah – Dompok

by Nancy Lai

PENAMPANG 25/03/2013: United Pasokmomogun KadazanDusun Murut Organization (UPKO) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has asked for all Malaysian identity cards issued in Sabah to be recalled and re-issued to only those identified as genuine Sabahans.

REVENGE OF THE SABAH BN LOSERS?

Revenge of the Sabah BN losers?

Native Sabah ministers – Pairin Kitingan, Bernard Dompok and Joseph Kurup – have backed opposition SAPP's call for all Sabah ICs to be recalled and re-issued.

PENAMPANG 25/03/2013: Project IC is coming back with a vengence to wreak havoc in the Umno-led Barisan Nasional Sabah government.

Twenty years ago, Umno rode on the coat-tails of the project to usurp political power from the local native parties. The plan then was for Project IC to strengthen Umno’s hold on the state but the blowback from the dubious scheme could now unseat the party – permanently.

Three of the ruling coalition’s component parties – United Pasokmomogun KadazanDusun Murut Organisation (Upko), Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) – are edging away from Umno to soften a voter backlash over a host of problems facing the state.

'INSTANT CITIZENS' MAY CONTAIN SUBVERSIVES, RCI TOLD

'Instant citizens' may contain subversives, RCI told

22/02/2013: The police’s Special Branch today said there could be subversive elements among the foreigners who received blue identity card illegally and therefore Project IC was a threat to national security.

“We do not know where these people came from and their background. They could be criminals or subversive in nature or similar things.

“This becomes a threat not only to security, but also political, economic and social stability,”

PBS LEADER TELLS MAHATHIR TO ‘SHUT-UP’

PBS leader tells Mahathir to ‘shut-up’

Queville To

The more Dr Mahathir defends Project IC, the closer the opposition gets to usurping Barisan Nasional in the coming polls.

KOTA KINABALU 25/03/2013: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may be the best thing that has happened to the opposition in Sabah, according to a state Barisan Nasional coalition member.

Mahathir’s continued comments on the clandestine ‘Project IC’ that was in operation during his tenure is only serving to rile up voters in the state against the BN, said Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) supreme council member Chin Tek Ming.