NOTHING TO FEAR, MUSA AMAN ASSURES SULUK COMMUNITY

Lahad Datu: Nothing to fear, Musa Aman assures Suluk community

Sniffer dogs join the security forces to flush remnants of the Sulu gunmen at Nilam Permata in Lahad Datu.

KUDAT 23/03/2013: The local Suluk community, who are citizens of the country, have nothing to fear, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

"It is not right to blame the local Suluk community in the state for the Lahad Datu intrusion because it was not done by them but followers of (Jamalul) Kiram," he said when launching the Yayasan Sabah with the Rakyat Roadshow on Saturday.

He pointed out that many of the people in Sabah had family ties with the Suluks.

IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND, THE ONE-EYED MAN IS KING

Di Sebalik Bayang-Bayang Sebuah Negeri Di Malaysia

Inside Malaysia's Shadow State

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Taib Mahmud's reponse to Global Witness film - 19.03.2013

“I GUARANTEE THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM (WITH THE RUNWAY) AND THAT IT IS SAFE, ...,” - MASIDI

No cancellation of flights at KKIA

KOTA KINABALU 21/12/2012: There was no cancellation of flights at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) here despite the allegation made by Global Upline Sdn Bhd (GUSB) that the KKIA runway was unsafe.

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun told the press yesterday that all the airlines operating at KKIA have continued to express their confidence in the safety level of the airport by continuing with their operations here.

“I guarantee that there is no problem (with the runway) and that it is safe, just like other airports in Asia,”

SURAT ICAC MENUNJUKKAN MUSA DIBERSIHKAN DARI TUDUHAN RASUAH DISEMBER LALU

Surat ICAC menunjukkan Musa dibersihkan dari tuduhan rasuah Disember lalu

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov — Penguatkuasa anti-rasuah Hong Kong menulis secara peribadi kepada Datuk Musa Aman pada Disember lepas untuk memaklumkan Ketua Menteri Sabah itu bahawa beliau tidak lagi disiasat untuk tuduhan rasuah RM40 juta — sumbangan kepada Umno negeri tersebut, menurut surat yang ditunjukkan kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Dalam surat pada 22 Disember 2012, Suruhanjaya Bebas Pencegahan Rasuah (ICAC) menjelaskan kepada ketua menteri itu mereka memulakan siasatan selepas menerima aduan terhadapnya, sambil menambah bahawa ini dikehendaki oleh undang-undang Hong Kong berkenaan dengan rasuah.

Tetapi agensi itu berkata bahawa selepas melengkapkan siasatan dan memfailkan laporan kepada Jawatankuasa Semakan Operasi (ORC), kedua-dua jawatankuasa dan Pesuruhjaya ICAC bersetuju untuk tidak meneruskan lagi penyiasatan “di atas asas fakta sudah diketahui”.

‘FOREIGN-OWNED’ SHOPS TURNING AWAY LOCAL CUSTOMERS?

‘Foreign-owned’ shops turning away local customers claim

KOTA KINABALU 19/11/2012: A number of shops operated by foreigners allegedly turned away local patrons for no valid reason.

Democratic Action Party (DAP) Kota Kinabalu Youth assistant chief Junz Wong told reporters yesterday that they were informed by members of the public that some of the suovenir shops owned by foreigners had refused to let locals patronise their shops.

PREPARE FOR LIBERALIZATION, TOURISM PLAYERS TOLD

Prepare for liberalization, tourism players told

KOTA KINABALU 12/11/2012: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun has urged tourism players in Sabah to prepare for the eventual liberalization of the industry.

“The trend is towards liberalization, so my advice to tourism players in Sabah is to gear up for the eventual liberalization of every industry in the world. Malaysia is a member of the international committee and if you look at it, the trend is towards liberalization, that is eventually there will only be one system to operate in the world. So we need to prepare for it.

MALAYSIA AIRPORTS BERHAD CAUGHT WITH PANTS DOWN

MAB caught with pants down – Masidi

 KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) should learn a valuable lesson from the failure of runway lights at Terminal One of Kota Kinabalu Internatio 28/10/2012nal Airport (KKIA) on Thursday, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

He said the runway lighting debacle was something waiting to happen, but it should have been foreseen and avoided as it was the second runway lights failure in six months.

“Obviously, MAB was caught with its pants down. It did not have Plan B to deal with emergency situation of this kind as it did not have the foresight to reasonably assume that it could happen, even if it is only a remote possibility.

EWON EXPLAINS LOWER PERK FOR SABAH JKKKS

Ewon explains lower perk for Sabah JKKKs

Kota Kinabalu 25/10/2012: The monthly allowance for Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairmen in Sabah is lower than in the peninsula because of differences in terms of the number of people holding the posts.

JKKK chairmen and headmen posts are held by the same person in the peninsula, while in Sabah the posts are held by two different people.

LAND TENURE CAN BE RENEWED – CM

Land tenure can be renewed – CM

KOTA KINABALU 24/10/2012: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman assured housing developers that the government would not lease out the land belonging to them to other parties.

He also said there was no difference in the land tenure, whether 99 years or 999 years, as renewals could be approved for as long as the present government remained.

“Such negative perception should be changed as both figures do not make any difference.

“Although the tenure is expected to end within 20 or 10 years, the government can renew the period as the land belongs to the people, not the government,”

RANAU TOPS THE LIST OF TAGAL RIVERS: YAHYA

Ranau tops the list of Tagal rivers: Yahya

23/10/2012: VILLAGERS in the State are now more aware of the need to preserve rivers in their respective villages by practising the Tagal system, which has increased from a mere 10 in 2000 to 193 rivers this year.

Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said there were only 10 Tagal rivers in three districts in 2000 involving 30 villages, but the number has increased to 193 rivers in 17 districts this year involving 477 villages.

"Ranau tops the list for having the highest number of Tagal rivers with 95, followed by Tambunan (78 rivers), Tuaran (75) and Kota Belud (46).

GOVERNMENT LOOKING AFTER, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING INTEREST OF NATIVES – CM

Government looking after, preserving and protecting interest of natives – CM

KOTA KINABALU 23/10/2012: Top priority is given in tackling the right of ownership on Native Customary Rights (NCR) land and to find the best solutions to problems to protect the interest of the natives.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said every NCR claim received by the government would be studied as deeply as possible to confirm its legitimacy.

“I will ensure priority will be given to looking after, preserving and protecting the interest of the natives,”

ONLY LOCAL TOURIST GUIDES FOR SABAH, SAYS MASIDI

Only local tourist guides for Sabah, says Masidi

KOTA KINABALU 22/10/2012: Sabah tourist guides must not allow their principles to be compromised, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said.

Have trust in your own abilities, love your profession, love yourself and be proud to be a tour guide as it is an honorable profession, he said at the Sabah Tourist Guides Association (STGA) Appreciation Night for its members and industry players here on Saturday night.

“You should never allow yourself to compromise your principles because what you do and what you don’t do really describes who you are in that profession,”

CM UNVEILS RM4.088 BLN BUDGET

CM unveils RM4.088 bln budget

KOTA KINABALU 20/10/2012: Sabah’s annual budget continues to increase with RM4.088 billion proposed expenditure against an estimated revenue of RM3.828 billion for next year.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman in unveiling the state’s 2013 Budget yesterday, said Sabah was prepared to go for a bigger budget, thanks to the record high projected revenue for next year coupled with a strong consolidated revenue account of more than RM3.

CHALLENGE TO PRODUCE MORE KOREAN SPEAKING GUIDES

Challenge to produce more Korean speaking guides

KOTA KINABALU September 26, 2012: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun has posed a challenge to tourism players to produce more Korean speaking guides within a year.

Speaking after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with tourism stakeholders, including Sabah Tour Guides Association (STGA), yesterday, Masidi added that the call to engage Korean guides to guide their nationals while holidaying in Sabah will not be implemented as yet.

‘KEKALKAN BANGUNAN RADIO SABAH SEBAGAI BANGUNAN BERSEJARAH’

‘Kekalkan bangunan Radio Sabah sebagai bangunan bersejarah’

KOTA KINABALU, 25 Sept — Pembantu Menteri Pembangunan Sumber dan Kemajuan Teknologi Maklumat Negeri Datuk Jainab Ahmad mencadangkan agar Kementerian Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan (KPKK) mengekalkan bangunan Radio Sabah (RTM) yang lama sebagai bangunan bersejarah.

Ketika membuat gesaan itu, beliau berkata bangunan Radio Sabah merupakan mercu tanda negeri Sabah sebagai radio pertama yang beroperasi pada tahun 1952 dengan memperkenalkan pelbagai rancangan radio yang lebih tersusun dan secara tidak rasmi perkhidmatan ini dikenali sebagai Radio Sabah.

SALANG SHOULD QUIT AS MINISTER: YEE

Salang should quit as Minister: Yee

Kota Kinabalu September 15, 2012: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai said Federal Deputy Minister of Information Communications and Culture, Datuk Joseph Salang, should resign from his post for "talking nonsense on the use of satellite dish in Sabah."

"I'm very surprised with the statement made by Salang.

An irresponsible and, in a way, very childish statement that is tantamount to insulting the intelligence of the people in Sabah,"

AIDE TO PKR DEPUTY PRESIDENT STOPPED FROM ENTERING SABAH

Aide to PKR deputy president stopped from entering Sabah

KOTA KINABALU September 15, 2012: Mohd Hilman Idham, the special aide to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Azmin Ali, was yesterday stopped from entering the state upon his arrival at the Kota Kinabalu International airport from Kuala Lumpur at 3.20pm.

Mohd Hilman was supposed to have attended a state-level Pakatan Rakyat Hari Malaysia celebration today (September 15) with 13 other PKR members, but he was the only one prohibited from entering the state.

“After a check at the immigration counter, I was informed that I am prohibited from entering Sabah. The order was made under Section 65(1)(a) of the Immigration Act. The notice was signed by the deputy director of Sabah Immigration Department, Fenny Fiona.

“I was asked to fly back to Kuala Lumpur,”

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,”

TIADA KOMPROMI KEPADA PIHAK HINA BUDAYA SABAH: MUSA

Tiada kompromi kepada pihak hina budaya Sabah: Musa

KOTA KINABALU September 13, 2012: Kerajaan negeri tidak akan bertolak ansur dengan mereka yang menghina warisan budaya di Sabah.

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman berkata, beliau terpaksa mengkritik secara terbuka terhadap pihak tidak bertanggungjawab serta dalang di sebalik laman blog yang menghina tarian sumazau yang merupakan sebahagian daripada warisan budaya masyarakat Sabah.

“Kami di Sabah sangat berbangga dengan kepelbagaian budaya yang ada. Sabah mempunyai 32 kumpulan etnik yang berbeza dan setiap satunya mempunyai identiti yang unik.

DR MAHATHIR’S STATEMENT RILES MASING

Dr Mahathir’s statement riles Masing

KUCHING September 10, 2012: Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing has questioned the rationale in asking the people of Sabah and Sarawak to remain patient for development projects to be implemented, considering that the states are major oil and gas producers in the country.

Masing, who is Baleh assemblyman, was not impressed with the recent statement by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that people of the two states should be patient for natural resources to be extracted and the fruit of foreign investments to materialise before they can experience the same tempo of development as their counterparts in the Peninsula.