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Sabah insists SST must be paid

Larry Ralon Our report yesterday. Adnan (centre) and Cuepacs members rallying to demand for minimum pay increase to RM1,800.

KOTA KINABALU: Subsidiary SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd, Minimum pay should be RM1,800: Cuepacs
Second State Finance which is the holder and operator of the
Minister Datuk Seri 2011 North Sabah Enhanced Oil Recovery Wu Vui Tek held here. “We have come up with a new remu-
Masidi Manjun (pic) PSC, has not been paying SST to the State According to Adnan, the amount of neration system as the current one is al-
said the Sabah Gov- at all, the group added in a bourse filing. KOTA KINABALU: The Congress of ready 20 years old and no longer effec-
ernment remains Unions of Employees in the Public Serv- minimum wage that Cuepacs demanded tive, suitable and relevant,” he said.
fully committed in pursuing all its Hibiscus said RML argued in September ice (Cuepacs) urged the Government to was reasonable as the Government had
constitutional and legislative rights 2020 that it sold its crude oil entitlement implement a new minimum wage of set a target to achieve a high-income In the proposed new system, Adnan
to recover the State Sales Tax (SST) from the Kinabalu Oil Field at the Labuan RM1,800 a month. country by 2025 under the 12th Malaysia said, several improvements have been
due for the sale of petroleum prod- Crude Oil Terminal (LCOT) facility “outside Plan (12MP). made to the minimum wage, annual in-
ucts from both Repsol Oil & Gas M the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Its President Datuk Adnan Mat said an crement so as to boost promotion and
Ltd (Repsol) and SEA Hibiscus Sdn increase in the minimum wage is ur- “It is only logical that the Government Grade 19 as the minimum position for
Bhd (SEAH), in accordance with the State of Sabah” and thus should not be gently needed following the spiralling increases the minimum wage in order to the public sector.
State Sales Tax Enactment, 1988.  paying the SST. prices of goods which has put a lot of achieve the target,” he said.
pressure on public sector staff. To a question, he said there are no
He said this when met after the closing As RML did not receive any reply to its Furthermore, he said, the public sec- anti-vaxxers among the 1.62 million civil
of the Sabah Oil & Gas Conference and Ex- appeal for 20 months since then, Hibiscus “It is important for the Government to tor has been greatly affected by the servants in the public sector nationwide.
hibition (SOGCE) at Sabah International said its board resolved to discontinue the increase the minimum wage for public Covid-19 pandemic over the past two
Convention Centre (SICC), Friday. payment of SST, commencing from the lift- service employees from the current years, so the increment will at least give He said all the civil servants had re-
ing of crude oil undertaken on May 24. RM1,500 to RM1,800 a month immedi- government staff some comfort. ceived their Covid-19 vaccination except
He was asked to comment on a Daily ately. for 1.82 per cent who did not get inocu-
Express front page report on the recent This refers to 350,236 barrels of oil pro- Calling on the Government to seri- lated because of health reasons.
statement of Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad duced by RML in the Kinabalu Oil Field — “This will act as a catalyst for the pri- ously look into the plight of the public
in relation to its refusal to pay the SST by the first RML cargo sold from LCOT since vate sector and others to follow,” he said sector, Adnan said civil servants are fac- They have informed the matter to
its wholly owned subsidiaries, Repsol and Hibiscus’ completion of the acquisition of after attending a rally calling for a pay in- ing a heavy burden in coping with the in- their respective heads and their health
SEAH. RML’s parent Fortuna International Petro- crease and lowering the prices of goods creased prices of goods. conditions are confirmed by doctors, he
leum Corp in January 2022. at a hotel, here, Friday. said.
In a statement issued later, Masidi said He said during the meeting, Cuepacs
for the record, both Repsol and SEAH had “Crude oil that is produced from the The call to increase the minimum also outlined a long-term plan to be sub- Also present was Cuepacs Deputy
applied to the Finance Ministry and were Kinabalu Oil Field is collected offshore and wage to RM1,800 was among the deci- mitted to the Government for implemen- President cum salary/service scheme
subsequently issued with the requisite li- transported via subsea pipelines to the sions made by Cuepacs during a meeting tation. committee chairman Aminuddin Awang.
cence as a “taxable person” pursuant to the Samarang Platform, and then to the LCOT,
State Sales Tax Regulations, 1999. which is located in the federal territory of Civil servants Govt agrees to abolish
Labuan.
“The State Government, therefore, cat- urged to help mandatory death penalty
egorically refutes the alleged basis upon “No processing of RML’s crude oil [into
which Repsol and SEAH are refusing to other products] takes place at either the develop Sabah KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has torney-General’s Chambers, the Legal Af-
make payment of the SST and has already Samarang Platform or LCOT,” Hibiscus agreed to abolish the mandatory death fairs Division of the Prime Minister’s De-
demanded for payment of the same. said. Jonathan Nicholas penalty and to substitute it with other sen- partment and other relevant ministries
tences that are subject to the discretion of and departments.
“There had been without prejudice dis- It added that RML’s crude oil is of- KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri the court.
cussions between the representatives of floaded and sold via crude oil tankers Hajiji Noor on Friday called on civil servants He said the move was highly significant
the parties in relation to this issue. through lifting operations at the LCOT Sin- in the State to help the Government imple- Minister in the Prime Minister’s Depart- to ensure that all amendments to the rele-
gle Buoy Mooring (SBM), located 5km off- ment development efforts, especially ment (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr vant laws would take into account the
“However, the matter has now reached shore from the LCOT facility. through the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) devel- Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) said the principles of proportionality and constitu-
an impasse and both companies remain li- opment plan. decision was reached after he presented tionality of any proposal made to the Gov-
able and have a continuing obligation to “It is important to note that under the the Report on Substitute Sentences for the ernment later.
make payment for the outstanding terms of the Kinabalu production sharing He said the support and cooperation of Mandatory Death Penalty at the Cabinet
amounts of SST, including penalties,” he contract, title to RML’s crude oil entitle- civil servants was important in ensuring meeting last Wednesday. The Minister said the Government will
said. ment only passes to RML upon delivery at that all development plans planned by the also carry out a feasibility study on the di-
the point of export (i.e. the SBM),” it Government specifically in Sabah ran “The Government has also agreed in rection of the criminal justice system in
Masidi said the Sabah Government re- added. smoothly for the benefit of the people. principle to accept and take note of the the country, such as having pre-sentencing
serves its rights to take any action deemed recommendations made by the Special procedures, a sentencing council and a
necessary within the powers, authority Hibiscus said its discontinuance of the “Actually, we still have a lot to do. I am Committee on Substitute Sentences for the sentencing guideline.
and jurisdiction of the State. payment of SST under protest (in the case happy that despite the challenges posed by Mandatory Death Penalty as explained in
of RML) and non-payment of SST (in the the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabah’s economy the report,” he said in a statement, Friday. Also to be studied is the setting up of a
Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd had in a recent case of SEA Hibiscus) may lead to the state remains resilient. The State’s economy is on Law Commission, Prison Reform and the
statement said that its subsidiary Repsol authorities taking action. track and there are signs of recovery. The Committee is led by former Chief execution of sentences based on restora-
Oil & Gas M Ltd (RML) had discontinued Justice Tun Richard Malanjum and com- tive justice.
the payment imposed by Sabah, after its “It is possible that such action may “Under the SMJ development plan, prises legal experts such as a former Chief
appeal against the tax enforcement was cause disruption to the group’s opera- Sabah recorded a revenue of RM5.449 bil- Judge of Malaya, a former Solicitor-Gen- “The decision on this matter shows the
met with silence from the Sabah Finance tions. lion in 2021, the highest on record. Major eral, legal practitioners, a law lecturer and Government’s emphasis on ensuring the
Minister. investments in manufacturing, tourism a criminologist. rights of all parties are protected and guar-
However, after due and careful consid- and agriculture are expected to create al- anteed, thus reflecting the transparency of
RML, which has a production sharing eration of the position on a good faith ba- most 10,000 jobs. Wan Junaidi said the Cabinet also the country’s leadership in improving the
contract (PSC) in the Kinabalu Oil Field, sis, the board believes that its decision is agreed that further study be carried out on country’s criminal justice system,” he said.
had been making SST payment since 2020 reasonable, proper and in the best interest “The reopening of our national borders the proposed substitute sentence for 11 of-
“under protest”, said Hibiscus. of the company,” it added. in April last year is also expected to revive fences carrying the mandatory death Wan Junaidi added that the Govern-
Sabah’s tourism sector,” he said when offi- penalty, one of which is under Section 39B ment had also expressed appreciation for
Lawsuit not partisan, says CM ciating the Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Kaamatan of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) the commitment given by the committee
Festival and Gawai Festival Solidarity Cele- and 22 offences carrying the death penalty in producing the report which will be the
KOTA KINABALU: The State Our report yesterday. brations, here. but with the discretion of the court. basis for a more systematic and effective
Government takes note of change in the country’s criminal justice
the Sabah Law Society’s ning this year, seeing the move as a good The five-year development plan Wan Junaidi said the study would be system.
(SLS) application for a judi- development for Sabah whilst the State launched in March last year outlines three carried out in collaboration with the At-
cial review in respect of the Government continues to pursue the 40pc main thrusts, namely the development of See Page 2, Col. 4
40pc net revenue in the as agreed under the 1963 Malaysia Agree- the economic sector; human capital and
form of Special Grant that ment (MA63). wellbeing of the people, as well as infra- Death penalty remains: PM
Sabah is entitled to under the Federal con- structure network and green sustainability.
stitution. SLS on Thursday filed an application for
judicial review over the disputed 40pc Spe- See Page 2, Col. 3
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor cial Grant to Sabah.
(pic) said the SabahGovernment seestheini-
tiative by SLS in a positive light that is not The application was made via the court’s
partisan and not political in the common online registration portal, where SLS is
furtherance of the constitutional arrange- seeking the Federal Government to honour
ments when Sabah formed Malaysia in1963. the 40pc entitlement as stated in Article
112C and Part V of the 10th Schedule of the
“The Sabah Government has been and Federal Constitution.
will continue to vigorously pursue the 40pc
entitlement and other legitimate rights and SLS said the failure to carry out the re-
interests of Sabah with the Federal Govern- view is a beach and contravention of the
ment,” he said in a statement, Friday. Federal Government’s constitutional duty
as stipulated under Article 112D, Clauses (1),
Last April, Hajiji said Sabah welcomed (3) and (4) of the Federal Constitution.
the four-fold increment of the Federal Gov-
ernment Special Grant for Sabah from
RM26.7 million to RM125.6 million begin-

Sabah’s cases spike nearly 30pc to 87 BERA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday explained that the death
penalty will remain and not be abolished, and the change is only on the fact that judges
Anthea Peter ebrating Aidilfitri and Kaamatan through- (27), Sandakan (8), Putatan (4) and Tawau are now given discretion in sentencing.
out May, the effects of the celebrations (4). No deaths or new clusters were identi-
KOTA KINABALU: ‘overflowed’ into June. fied. He said this in response to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament
Sabah’s new Covid-19 and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s statement earlier that the Govern-
cases spiked by nearly “Flexibility in social activities is also a He said eight districts recorded a rise in ment had agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and to substitute it with other
30 per cent to 87 on factor that contributed to the higher num- cases compared to four that recorded a de- sentences which are subject to the discretion of the court.
Friday from 67 the day earlier, signifying ber of new infections. crease.
an upward trend in the last five days. Ismail Sabri said with the decision, the “mandatory” part will be removed and judges
“Taking into account the festivities and “Fifteen districts did not record any will no longer be bound by the word (mandatory) which had left them with no choice
Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk school holidays that are ongoing, the State new cases. Kunak and Telupid were de- but to impose the death penalty on criminal offenders as provided by law, such as in
Seri Masidi Manjun said the increase in Health Department predicts that the daily clared green zones, after 14 days of record- drug trafficking cases.
cases is likely due to the recent festive cel- caseload will only stabilise at the end of ing zero infections,” he added.
ebrations. June,” he said in a statement, Friday. “We are of the view that everyone deserves a second chance. If there are two options
Masidi said 85 out of 87 cases were cat- (of sentences), and if the offender is found to be a hardcore drug trafficker to the extent
“Although the increase in daily cases Kota Kinabalu topped the list with 30 egory one and two infections, while two of causing hundreds of thousands of people to die (due to drugs), he can be sentenced
was predicted earlier due to the public cel- cases on Friday, followed by Penampang cases were recorded in category four. to death and allowed to be sent to the gallows.

See Page 2, Col. 1

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Apply for Sabah wants S’pore to increase flights to S’kan, Tawau

incentives, TAWAU: Sabah’s Ministry of Tourism, “The Ministry is seeking to attract the Jafry (centre) with Sim and others at the meeting.
Culture and Environment will submit a participation of Singapore airlines to
Ministry proposal to Singapore Airlines soon to expand their flight routes,” he said in a through the Sabah Tourism Board was commercial transactions in boosting
increase their flights to Sandakan and statement, Friday. now conducting business-to-business tourism promotion efforts to lure more
urges oil palm Tawau. (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) international tourists to Sabah.
The first AirAsia flight to Kota Kina-
smallholders Its Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said balu from Singapore on April 16
direct flights to the Sandakan and marked the first international flight to
KUALA LUMPUR: Tawau airports would help invigorate Sabah after two years. Three weekly
The Ministry of the tourism sector in Sabah. flights are currently available between
Plantation In- Kota Kinabalu and Singapore.
dustries and He said a meeting with Singapore
Commodities Senior Minister of State for National De- The second international flight was
(MPIC) is calling velopment and Foreign Affairs, Sim by Scoot, Singapore’s low-cost airline
on eligible oil Ann, was held on the matter on Thurs- on April 29, with one flight each day,
palm smallhold- day. while the other airlines’ flying into
ers nationwide Sabah are Royal Brunei and Firefly.
to apply for in- “The flight routes will make it easier
centives under for foreign tourists to go to interesting Jafry said he was confident the initia-
the Ministry to help supplement their tourism destinations such as Pulau tive being planned could boost the en-
incomes and grow their businesses. Sipadan in Semporna, the Orang Utan try of tourists from other countries to
Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan and Sabah, especially Singapore.
The Ministry recently opened up ap- many more.
plications for two incentives, namely Meanwhile, Jafry said the Ministry
the Oil Palm Integrated Farming
Scheme (ITa) and the Agro Bank - MPOB ‘Restore duty-free this budget’
Easy Financing Scheme.
Sohan Das local economy, particularly the tourism Wong said meddling with the duty- has affected visitor arrivals to Labuan, a
Its Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamarud- industry, because there has been no suit- free status of the island was not the an- drop in the cargo volume to Labuan and
din (pic) said under ITa, oil palm LABUAN: The able replacement for the attraction loss. swer. a number of retailers are keeping their
planters who plant pineapples are eligi- shelves, empty, no longer keen to sell cig-
ble for incentives of RM7,000 per Labuan Chinese He said the withdrawal had put a se- “It has to be taken into consideration arettes due to low demand,” he said.
hectare, while those who grow bananas, vere dent on the economy and drawn that the privilege is a colonial legacy.
watermelon, corn and papayas receive Chamber of Com- public outcries from various quarters. Labuan was endowed this because of its Wong said last December, Federal Ter-
RM3,000 per hectare. limited resources and until today the sit- ritories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kas-
merce hopes the fed- “The reason given by the authority for uation is the same.” sim, in a dialogue with the local media,
“This incentive aims to encourage the withdrawal of the status, which is due said the Ministry planned to review the
farm owners to diversify their sources of eral Ministry of Fi- to the rampant leakage of revenue, is not Wong reminded that cigarettes were policies that have to some extent dented
income through cash crops and opti- acceptable. included in the tax-free list in 1950. the attraction of the island.
mise the use of their land. nance (MoF) will re-
“If smuggling is the cause, what needs “When Labuan became a Federal Terri- Wong said the Chamber hoped the
“This is in line with the Government’s store the island’s leg- to be done is to strengthen the enforce- tory in 1984, it was expected that the local Minister’s concern would be taken into
policy on expanding oil palm cultiva- ment agencies and identify the weak- economy would be dynamic and vibrant account in the 2023 pre-budget plan-
tion areas, with a planting limit of not endary privilege of nesses, instead of penalising the island,” and not the reverse. ning.
more than 6.5 million hectares,” she he stressed.
said in a statement, Friday. duty-free cigarettes “The removal of the duty-free status

She added that intermittent planting which was revoked
can also improve the health of the
ecosystem and soil fertility, thus in- under the national 2021 Budget.
creasing the yield of oil palm produc-
tion. Its Chairman Datuk Wong Kii Yii (pic)

“MPIC is confident that this incentive said the effects of the removal of the spe-
can also boost the production of food
resources and stabilise food security in cial privilege are being severely felt by the
the country,” she said.
4,604 Sabah HFMD cases
She said those interested can get the
application forms from any TUNAS this year as of June 4
MPOB offices nationwide. Applications
are open only to those who own 6.5 A viral image of the accident at the petrol station in Tawau. KOTA KINABALU: week (May 29-June 4) compared to the pre-
hectares of oil palm plantations or less. Sabah has recorded vious week.
Woman crashes car at 4,604 cases of hand,
Under the Agro Bank - MPOB Easy Fi- foot and mouth dis- “In the 22nd epidemiological week, the
nancing Schemes, smallholders can ap- Tawau petrol station ease (HFMD) since State reported a total of 528 cases of HFMD
ply for loans to purchase oil palm seeds, the beginning of the compared to 725 cases in the 21st epidemio-
fertilisers, pesticides and insecticides Lagatah Toyos fuelling her car about 9.30am and was year as of June 4, said logical week. This is a decrease of 27.17 per
for their plantations. getting ready to leave. State Health Director cent,” said Dr Rose.
TAWAU: A woman driver is said to have Datuk Dr Rose Nani
“They can apply for loans worth mistakenly pressed the accelerator of a “After starting the engine, she stepped Mudin (pic). She also said town hall meetings with
RM2,500 per hectare up to RM16,250, Proton Exora, causing it to crash into the on the accelerator, thinking it was the nurseries are still carried out from time to
with a repayment period of 24 months wall of a petrol station in Jalan Sin Onn, brake, causing the car to shoot forward Of these, Rose Nani said 4,224 cases or 91 time.
at a two per cent interest rate. The loan before colliding with a woman. and crash into the victim. per cent involved children aged six years
is to give smallholders a leg-up in their and below. “The State Health Department would
business,” Zuraida explained. A 30-second video of the 9.30am inci- “The driver did not suffer any in- like to remind that gatekeeping is imple-
dent went viral in Facebook on Thursday. juries. Further checks found that she did The five districts that reported the high- mented at the entrances of kindergartens
She said these incentives and facili- not have a driving licence,” said Jasmin. est cumulative cases in the State were or pre-schools and care and learning cen-
ties are part of the Ministry’s continu- Tawau District Police Chief ACP Jas- Tawau with 715 cases, Sandakan (615), Papar tres to detect children with symptoms of in-
ous efforts to uplift the living standards min Hussin said the incident which oc- He said the incident is being investi- (470), Lahad Datu (428) and Kota Belud fectious diseases, including HFMD.
of smallholders as well as to balance the curred on June 5 left the counter consid- gated under Section 43(1) of the Road (399).
dynamics of flora and fauna to ensure erably damaged, while the 52-year-old Transport Act 1987. “The management of care centres
environmental sustainability. victim only sustained cuts and scrapes to “So far, no death cases caused by HFMD should be alert and ensure that children
her legs. He advised the public not to speculate have been reported in the State,” she said in who show symptoms such as fever, rash
“The Ministry is committed to con- on the case to avoid confusion. a statement. and diarrhoea, among others, are not al-
tinuing to defend the plight of small- He said the driver had just finished re- lowed to enter the premises.
holders with operational modernisa- “The reported infections mostly occur in
tion offers to ensure the long-term sus- private homes or early education centres.” “They should also advise parents to send
tainability of income sources,” she said. symptomatic children to health facilities
Dr Rose said the HFMD epidemic in for further examination and treatment and
Sabah is still under control. then isolate them.”

Based on the Department’s monitoring, Dr Rose also reminded parents with
the HFMD cases in Sabah are beginning to small children not to take their children to
show a decrease in the 22nd epidemiological high-risk places.

‘Be careful of China’s interest

in Sabah’s palm oil industry’

Zafrul: Sufficient funds Welfare of PETALING JAYA: like Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the Demo-
Amanah Deputy cratic Republic of Congo proved that in-
to continue fuel subsidy workers President Datuk Seri vestments from China could end in the
Salahuddin Ayub loss of assets, property and even national
KUALA LUMPUR: year will reach RM70 billion, meaning that From Page One (pic) called for the sovereignty.
The Government the fuel subsidy will reach RM30 billion. Also present at the dinner event was Government to be
still has sufficient We have made a projection based on Brent Congress of Unions of Employees in the cautious in its ap- He added that the transfer of land to
funds to continue to oil price. Last month (May), it (fuel sub- Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs Presi- proach to China’s in- foreign nations would pose a threat to a
provide fuel subsidy sidy) already reached RM5 billion a dent Dato’ Adnan Mat. terest in Sabah’s country’s sovereignty. “Sabah’s strategic
to the people despite month. Meanwhile, Hajiji said the Government palm oil industry. position in the struggle for influence and
rising global crude always cares about the welfare of its work- power in the South China Sea (between
oil prices. “However, at this moment the Govern- ers and strives to meet their needs to en- In a statement, he said Chinese Foreign China and Western powers) also requires
ment will continue to allocate for the sub- sure they are comfortable performing. Minister Wang Yi visited Sabah on June 4 us to be more careful in evaluating and ac-
Finance Minister sidy. We are still able to help the people Therefore, he said, the announcement and expressed his country’s interest in ex- cepting investment offers from the coun-
Tengku Datuk Seri through the subsidy, so we will continue,” of the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail ploring the State’s palm oil industry to try,” Salahuddin said.
Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pic) said the Govern- he said. Sabri Yaakob in March to raise the mini- Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey
ment still has enough money and will con- mum wage from RM1,200 to RM1,500 Kitingan. He added that such a cautious ap-
tinue to support the people in terms of Meanwhile, he said the Government starting last May, was warmly welcomed proach was evident in Indonesia’s rejec-
protecting their livelihoods, especially has no intention of asking for an addi- by the State Government. “While in general, we should encour- tion of China’s request to own agricultural
that of the vulnerable groups. tional dividend from Petronas to bear the “The increase in the minimum wage is age the entry of foreign investors into our and plantation lands in their country.
subsidy at the moment. indeed awaited by all by the people af- country, China’s intention to invest in the
“Our inflation target (this year) is still fected by the Covid-19 pandemic, particu- palm oil industry should be viewed from “So, the Government must be clear and
within what we have said before — be- “We will see all (options). From the gov- larly involving the lower income working several perspectives.” firm in taking the same approach and con-
tween 2.3 and 3.3 per cent,” he told re- ernment revenue, Alhamdulillah, it is in- class. tinue maintaining close trade relations
porters after the launch of the Khazanah creasing as our revenue also depends on “Although the salary increase only ap- Salahuddin explained that from 2011 to with China but only as a supplier and con-
Sustainability Framework & Targets: In- commodity prices. Companies like plies to businesses in the private sector 2020, Chinese companies had purchased sumer.
vesting in a Sustainable Transition 2022, Petronas have also announced their strong that have five or more employees, employ- and leased nearly seven million hectares of
here, Friday. financial position (but) whether we will ers who have less will still have to pay the agricultural and mining land in foreign “National sovereignty must be pro-
ask more dividend from Petronas or any- new minimum wage starting January next countries. tected from any threat even when it in-
However, Tengku Zafrul said the Gov- thing, it has not yet been discussed. year. volves foreign investment, economic rela-
ernment will continue to monitor the “This increase proves the Government’s He said the experiences of countries tions, and bilateral trade.”
global oil prices to see the long-term plan “The Government’s revenue has also in- concerns over the burden carried by the
where one of the measures is to imple- creased although the increase is not as people, especially after the Covid-19 pan- No time frame for abolition: Junaidi
ment a targeted subsidy. high as the (increase in) subsidy. We will demic,” he said.
continue to monitor as this is not only a From Page One tion in sentencing.
“As what the Government has said be- phenomenon in Malaysia but also at the Meanwhile, the Government has yet to According to Wan Junaidi, several sec-
fore, the amount of the subsidies for this global level,” he added. – Bernama set a time frame for the abolition of the
mandatory death penalty to take effect, tions in the Act that provides for the
Offenders should be given a second chance, says PM said Wan Junaidi. mandatory death penalty, besides other
He said many areas need refining, in- relevant sections, also need to be further
From Page One ation’s annual general meeting, here, Fri- “Sometimes, the case involved an 18- cluding the proposal to set up a tribunal refined before the abolition can be imple-
“However, if the judge, in his discretion, day. year-old. The judge may find him ‘trapped’ to study cases already served with the mented.
felt that the offender should be given a sec- as drugs were found in his bag but he mandatory death sentence.
ond chance and decided to sentence him Ismail Sabri said Section 39B of the Dan- could not prove that they belonged to “In terms of constitutionality, this He further said all current cases with
to life imprisonment with whipping, he gerous Drugs Act 1952, for example, pro- somebody else, and the court had to send needs to be looked into by the A-G’s (At- mandatory death sentences that have yet
can substitute the mandatory death vides for a mandatory death penalty upon him to the gallows even though the judge torney-General) side and (also) my min- to be decided by the courts will be post-
penalty with that life sentence,” he said. conviction, which left the judge with no felt that the accused was just a young man istry because if it contradicts the constitu- poned until the decision takes effect.
Ismail Sabri was met after officiating choice but to impose the death penalty who should be given a second chance to tion, it cannot be implemented,” he told
the Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Associ- even though there may be several factors change. – Bernama reporters in Kuching. “All this must be studied in detail and
that can be taken into consideration. He was elaborating on the media state- also the types of punishment we need to
ment issued earlier in which the Govern- introduce. That is my job now because
ment agreed to abolish the mandatory the Government has approved the reduc-
death penalty and to grant judges discre- tion of these sentences,” he said, while
also expressing hope that the decision
will have the full backing of all parties. –
Bernama

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Nabawan roads and

bridges under repair

Hayati Dzulkifli JH Ng: The first purchaser to sign the S&P
agreement under the HouzKEY programme.
KOTA KINABALU: All roads and suspen-
sion bridges in Nabawan’s remote villages Jesselton Twin Towers
that were severely damaged by floods in
March this year are currently undergoing records sharp rise in sales
repairs.
Arthur (second right) presenting the Excellence Contractor Award KOTA KINABALU: more expensive than that property de-
Pensiangan Member of Parliament 5-Star Score to ZBN, while Mohd Zaid (right) and others look on. The Jesselton velopers had budgeted initially.
Datuk Arthur Kurup said teachers who Twin Towers proj-
had to walk 18 hours through the night to the floods. peared disappointed by the two viral ect has recorded a “We believe that the high inflation
reach SK Pengaraan in April due to dam- “I also visited Kg Nangkawangan, where episodes. sharp increase in rate and low housing loan interest rate
aged bridges no longer have to go through sales booking have shifted the investors’ focus to-
such arduous experience following the the zipline was. The local leaders in Kg He added that the grant of a special al- since April 1, said wards property market recently that
completion of a 45km gravel road from Nangkawangan had given their assurance location and repairs for all damaged infra- its developer Jes- contributed to the good sales figure of
Keningau town to the primary school be- that the zipline was only used to transport structure were supposed to commence be- selton Group Ex- Jesselton Twin Towers,” he said.
fore the school reopens next Monday. goods. fore the two incidents were widely shared ecutive Chairman
on social media last month. Tan Sri David Chu (pic). Another contributing factor to the
He said road-clearing works had to be “But you know how children are play- good sales figure of Jesselton Twin
done for a stretch between 2km and 3km ful. Maybe the adults who were assigned to As an immediate remedy, Kurup said With a total of 91 units sold in April Towers is their recent launch of the
long of the road, which would be com- monitor the zipline use were not around two helicopters were chartered to bring and May this year, generating close to Maybank Islamic HouzKEY pro-
pleted latest by today (Saturday) based on when they went on the zipline to get the eight teachers from Keningau to SK RM85 million in sales value, the pur- gramme.
updates from the District Office. across the river,” said Kurup, who ap- Pangaraan on May 8. chasing interest is on an escalated
trend with a further 16 units booked in It offers home buyers with 100 per
“I will be going into the village again to- the first week of June, bringing an ap- cent financing with no down payment
morrow (Sunday) and see for myself the proximate sales value close to RM100 required, no payment during con-
work progress and also bring along sup- million in two months. struction period and the low monthly
plies and other items needed by the peo- payment with the best rate.
ple there,” he told reporters here. “This sales figure is promising. It
makes us feel like we are launching a HouzKEY is a new home ownership
Many of the gravel roads in the area and new project right now,” he said. financing programme by Maybank Is-
five bridges were damaged during the re- lamic, which was launched in Kota
cent floods, the worst in Nabawan in Upon its launching in January 2019, Kinabalu in April this year, for ap-
decades. the project secured a sale value close proved housing projects only.
to RM250 million in its first year.
In early April, photos of teachers endur- Jesselton Twin Towers has received
ing an 18-hour hike to the school were Moving forward, Chu hoped banks 55 units of sales booking for HouzKEY
widely shared on social media. would have more confidence in the units within a mere period of two
Sabah housing property market and months since its launching.
Several students were seen using a zi- increase its lending in residential
pline to cross a river to get to SK property financing which will assist in “Not to forget the group of ex-
Nangkawangan in Sook, while another boosting the State’s economy. tremely hardworking property agents
school, SK Layn, was also affected by the from various property agencies in
floods. “The decision by the Government to Sabah which are pushing the sales of
expedite the vaccination programme Jesselton Twin Towers since day one of
“Before the incident went viral, I was and the reopening of the nation’s bor- the project, including GT Nelson,
visiting SK Pangaraan two weeks before ders and the relaxation of all SOPs, es- PropNex, The Great Haus, IQI and Jes-
pecially for the travel and business sec- selton Properties, among others.
Sabah contractors urged Food security: tors from April 1, has proven to be ef-
to register with MCP Ministry fective to speed up the economic re- “We are so excited to have JH Ng be-
covery.” ing the first purchaser to sign the sale
identifies 46 and purchase agreement under the
This, he said, has assured most HouzKEY programme.”
KOTA KINABALU: All contractors in Sabah MCP. solutions Malaysians and foreign investors that
have been urged to register with the “Besides that, the MCP also provides a the worst has gone and we are moving When asked, JH Ng said he was ex-
Malaysia Contractors Portal (MCP) to facil- PUTRAJAYA: A total of 46 technological so- forward. tremely happy that he can now own a
itate transactions like licensing and certifi- Contractor Report Card (CRC). The report lutions have been identified ready to help luxury condominium right in the
cate applications and their related works card will enable the public and govern- handle food security issues, said Science, “Over the past one year, we also heart of Kota Kinabalu golden trian-
with government agencies. ment agencies to conduct a contractor Technology and Innovation Minister have been reading news about oil gle.
search and also have access to the contrac- Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. price escalation, sea freight disrup-
Deputy Works Minister Datuk Arthur tor’s profile. tions, materials price increase and so He said he never thought this is
Joseph Kurup said presently about 13,000 “Mosti (Ministry of Science, Technology forth. possible until a real estate agent intro-
contractors in Sabah are registered with “CRC will also provide detailed infor- and Innovation) is offering a list of tech- duced him to such scheme where own-
the Construction Industry Development mation regarding the registration status nology inventories under Mosti that can “New housing price can no longer ing a home is so easy with a good fi-
Board (CIDB), but the number of contrac- and the performance of contractors regis- be used immediately,” he said in a state- be sustained at the same pre-Covid nancing package.
tors registered with MCP is disappoint- tered with CIDB,” he explained. ment, Friday. level anymore.
ingly low. The developer is giving free legal
According to Arthur, among the infor- He said the expertise of more than 800 “In fact, the construction cost of fee for Sale and Purchase Agreement
“Therefore, CIDB organised this semi- mation contained in the CRC included the scientists from the Academy of Sciences, new housing projects has increased by and Loan Agreement, including dis-
nar in Sabah today so that more contrac- list of projects declared, a list of certificates Malaysia could also be utilised to identify more than 30 per cent averagely, thus bursement and stamping duty fees.
tors will register with MCP. This is also in obtained by the company such as Contrac- and match the best technology-based so- the selling price of upcoming new
tandem with the Government’s effort to- tor Capability and Capability Assessment lutions. projects will be at least 30 per cent The Jesselton Twin Towers project is
ward digitalisation. MCP will facilitate Programme (Score), International Stan- expected to be completed by second
dealings between contractors and govern- dards Organisation (ISO) certificates, and To improve crop productivity, one of quarter of next year.
ment agencies or the company’s cus- Health and Safety certificate as well as dis- the technologies that can be used is
tomers,” he said. ciplinary or legal action taken against the gamma irradiation to generate new crop
contractor concerned. varieties, including crop improvement, he
He told reporters after officiating the said.
Contractors’ Registration Seminar and the He said CRC is important to enable
presentation of Special Awards to Contrac- agencies, project owners and the public to The use of fertilisers based on nan-
tors and Manufacturers, here, Thursday. scrutinise the background of a contractor. otechnology (nanofertilisers) will also al-
low the release of nutrients in a controlled
He also said CIDB launched the MCP “This will ensure that only eligible con- manner, thereby reducing the use of fer-
Portal in February to make it easier for tractors with good performance record tilisers and increasing productivity and
contractors to have access to all govern- and the ability to complete a project the agricultural products, especially food sup-
ment agencies that are registered with the best that it can, is selected to complete ply, he said.
construction projects,” he added.
Dr Adham said Mosti and its agencies
S’wak Premier’s wife feted are actively conducting research and de- Construction labour shortage
velopment (R&D) to help address food se-
curity issues with technology-based solu- due to rising palm oil price
tions.
THE wife of Sarawak Premier Puan Sri Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bu- SIBU: The increase FTRoadpeida Sarawak programme at the
jang’s three-day official visit here was celebrated with a dinner at the Sabah In- The Malaysian Nuclear Agency, among in palm oil prices in Selaungau flyover, here, Friday.
ternational Convention Centre (SICC). others, is conducting R&D on grass muta- the plantation sec-
tion breeding methods, for example the tor has attracted Organised by the Works Ministry, the
The dinner on Thursday was also attended by the Head of State’s consort production of new varieties of Napier workers from other Jelajah FTRoadpedia Sarawak kicked off
Toh Puan Norlidah Tan Sri R.M. Jasni and the Chief Minister’s wife Datin Seri grass with higher protein content as the sectors, said Senior on Thursday until June 11, aiming to
Juliah Salag. main food of livestock such as cattle and Works Minister monitor the current development of the
goats, he said. Datuk Seri Fadillah Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway in Kuch-
The event was graced with leisurely entertainment, including cultural dance Yusof (pic). ing, Bintulu, Sibu, and Miri districts.
performances by the Sabah State Cultural Board. Apart from R&D activities, Dr Adham
said Mosti had also set up a Technology So- He added that Elaborating further, Fadillah said at-
Also present were Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department lutions Operations Room recently as a the phenomenon had also affected the tracting workers from one sector to the
(Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman proactive measure in addressing food se- construction sector as its workers had other was a competition in the market,
Ghazali and Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Assistant Minis- curity issues in the country. moved to the plantation sector. occurring not only in Sarawak but na-
ter Flovia Ng. tionwide.
“Through this operations room, the The impact of the shortage of con-
Juma’ani’s visit to Sabah started on June 8. supply chain in the ecosystem will be con- struction workers can be seen when sev- “Thus, there are some companies that
Apart from Kota Kinabalu, she also visited Kundasang with her delegation. nected between key players such as entre- eral construction projects have been de- use head-hunters for recruitment. The re-
Picture shows Juma’ani (seated, fourth left), Norlidah (seated, centre), Juliah preneurs, industry and academics to help layed in completion, including the Pan spective industries must find ways to of-
(seated, fourth right) and the delegation during the dinner. address current issues in the country im- Borneo Highway project. fer better benefits to retain their work-
mediately,” he said. ers,” he said.
Baby dumping: Student held “(Palm oil price is good now) and
Meanwhile, Mosti Secretary-General they (palm oil industry players) are will- On Thursday, Fadillah said when the
Datuk Zainal Abidin Abu Hassan said the ing to pay any fee to hire workers, and Covid-19 pandemic hit, many workers in-
operations room had also identified the one of the victims is the construction sec- volved in the Pan Borneo Sarawak project
use of artificial intelligence (AI), Internet tor. returned to their countries of origin.
of Things (IoT), biotechnology and nan-
otechnology to resolve food security issues “The construction sector (makes pay- He said this resulted in contractors for
in the short, medium and long term. ments to workers) based on market value the highway project now working with
and skill level of the workers,” he told re- only 70 per cent of the workforce com-
He said Mosti would hold engagement porters after participating in the Jelajah pared to the capacity during pre-pan-
sessions with breeders’ associations and demic. – Bernama
farmers as well as technology companies
to gather input to help address food secu-
rity issues. – Bernama

ARAU: Police have arrested a higher learning institution (IPT) student in connection Syndicate cheating foreign workers busted
with a baby dumping case near Taman Seri Wang. The baby, believed to be a newborn,
was found in a black plastic bag in front of a stall. PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department recently foiled the nent resident card holder (MyPR).
activities of a syndicate that used registered companies al- He also stressed that the department has never appointed
Perlis contingent Criminal Investigation Department Director ACP Wari Kiew said legedly involved in the Labour Recalibration (RTK) pro-
police received a call from a member of the public on the discovery of the baby with gramme to cheat foreign workers. any individual or agency in the affairs of the RTK
its umbilical cord intact at about 9.10am. programme.
Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Seri
“The initial investigation found that the Perlis Social Welfare Department (JKM) Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the department conducted raids “The syndicate used the construction company as a front
also received a call from a woman (suspect) who said a baby had been abandoned near in Jalan Lumut in Kuala Lumpur and Pandan Cahaya in Am- and as an illegal employment agency to collect about RM2
the area. pang on June 8 and nabbed six individuals, aged 38 to 52, in- million in profit in the RTK programme based on the RM3,500
cluding the mastermind, a Bangladeshi, who is also a perma- and RM4,200 fees charged for each of the 488 passports seized
“The woman also left her contact number after being persuaded to do so by the de- in the raids,” he said in a press conference. – Bernama
partment,” he said, adding the baby was reported to be healthy and in stable condi-
tion.

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Tambunan DID

building ready

by next year

Johan Aziz omy, especially paddy,” he said during the ited space in the District Office building. He said the other components were two Jeffrey
groundbreaking ceremony for the DID Meanwhile, DID District Engineer, Ir. Dr semi-detached house blocks for staff, five with DID
TAMBUNAN: The new building of the Dis- new building, recently. parking spaces, one parking space for the and other
trict Irrigation and Drainage Department Michael Tay explained that the site area of disabled (OKU) and two parking spaces for officials
(DID) worth RM1.8 million is expected to Jeffrey, who is also State Agriculture the office building is 1.991 acres and the motorcycles. after the
be completed by September 2023, said and Fisheries Minister and Tambunan As- area of the building to be built is 4,000 ground-
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey semblyman, said with the new office square feet. “Land levelling work started in March breaking
Kitingan here. building, people who came to deal with ceremony.
the office were more comfortable to meet
He said with the new office that pro- with officials on drainage and related is- this year and the project implementation
vides space for more officers will give com- sues. period is 18 months,” he said.
fort to them to plan and monitor existing
projects in the district. Earlier, the Director of the State Irriga- Also present at the event were District
tion and Drainage Department, Waily Officer Sobitun Makajil, Deputy Director of
“We hope the irrigation and drainage Harim said the department all this while Operations, Van Kong and Deputy Director
system in the district can be upgraded for had been occupying a narrow and very lim- of Development, Ir. Siraja Bashora.
the development of agriculture and econ-

Reconsider having Special Sitting for Anti-Hop Law, PM urged Govt told

KOTA KINABALU: Parti ter is of great Public Interest. laying the tabling by another two weeks is can easily instruct his cabinet ministers to address
Warisan Deputy Presi- “In fact, the PSSC under the chairman- indeed a weak excuse as I am certain such and deputy ministers to cease all travel for
dent Datuk Darell Leik- costs had already been tabulated when the this extremely important Anti Hop Bill and rising cost of
ing (pic) hopes the Prime ship of Dato Sri Wan Junaidi had com- Prime Minister suggested for a special sit- allot one whole week for the debate of the
Minister will reconsider pleted its task and were eager to have the ting of parliament to table the Anti Hop same (first week of July 2022). cooking oil
having a Special Sitting special sitting for the first week of July 2022 Law.
and make the Anti-Hop to table, debate and vote on the Anti Hop “The cost of freezing the travels by the Ahmad Apong
Law exclusive from the Bill,” said the Penampang MP in a state- “Imagine the cost to the nation when Cabinet Ministers may also save the coffers
coming Parliament’s scheduled sitting. ment, here, Thursday. there are “cross overs” being exercised be- of the Government. BEAUFORT: Pertubuhan
fore the Anti Hop Law is gazetted if Rumpun Etnik Sabah
“It is unfortunate that the Prime Minster “On the question of cost spent if a spe- passed,” said Darell who is also Moyog As- “I believe there is still time for the Prime (Presbah) President
as a Member of the Parliamentary Special cial sitting is held, I am bemused that such semblyman. Minister to reconsider his decision and Yahya Ahmad (pic)
Select Committee (PSSC) on Anti Hop Law Special Sitting had been mentioned on sev- have a Special Sitting and make this Anti wants the government
has not exercised his powers under the eral occasion by the Prime Minister when “As for overseas visit by parliamentari- Hop Law exclusive from the coming Parlia- to address the rising cost
Standing Orders to set a date of a special assuring the Parliamentarians and Public ans or ministers, I believe the Prime Minis- ment’s scheduled sitting and show the of products, particularly
sitting to pass the Anti Hop Law as the mat- that the Anti Hop Law will be tabled. ter if he considered the Anti Hop Law as public that their interest is paramount,” he the price of cooking oil.
important as he had previously stated, he said.
“To now state that cost is a reason for de- “The Plantation Industries and Com-
modities Minister recently said the coun-
DAP not try’s palm oil export revenue jumped 40
per cent to RM102 billion in 2021 com-
sincere: parted to RM73 billion in 2020.

Warisan “She also said that destinations that
import Malaysian palm oil include China,
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah The the Netherlands, Turkey, Pakistan and the
(Warisan) stressed on the importance of meeting Philippines.
sincerity when discussing cooperation to held on
face the 15th General Election (GE15). Thursday. “But why can’t the government’s re-
sources be used to meet the people’s
Responding to statements by the Dem- Ministry holds briefing for publishing editors needs in a circumstance where people in
ocratic Action Party (DAP), Warisan Infor- our country are facing increased prices of
mation Chief Datuk Awang Ahmad Sah Sa- KOTA KINABALU: The Ministry of Home Norhanita Stephen on technology and express their ideas. items, including cooking oil?” Yahya said.
hari said their call to work together is not Affairs’ Sabah Enforcement and Control The aim was to establish a network of
sincere. Division (PKK) briefed Editors and publi- grasp of contemporary concerns and ethics “The government’s price control for its
cation permit holders on the guidelines cooperation between the Ministry’s PKK citizens is intended to meet the people’s
“We were amused that DAP has re- and regulations to ensure public safety in conveying information to the public. and publishing industry participants in food demands, particularly in light of un-
sorted to playing with semantics as a form and order, recently. accordance with technology advance- foreseen global issues.
of defence. It also saw users discuss their thoughts ments as well as national policies and di-
The Bicara Permit Penerbitan PKK rections in order to achieve Wawasan Ke- “It is the government’s responsibility
“When the party’s Secretary-General, Sabah meeting took place at the Sabah makmuran Bersama 2030. to meet people’s requirements and to
Anthony Loke stated it is the party’s ‘stand’ Federal Government Complex on Thurs- take steps to minimise various bureau-
to defend the three parliamentary seats it day and conducted by Puan Norhanita The other goal is to offer information cratic supply bottlenecks that should not
won in Sabah, isn’t that already laying binti Kayat from Putrajaya. and clarify the role and responsibilities of burden people,” he said.
down a condition?” Awang Ahmad said in the Ministry’s PKK in directly regulating
a statement Thursday. The goal, according to Sabah PKK and enforcing the Printing Presses and “Why should they be proud of their
Deputy Director Stephen Bakum, was to Publications Act in the publishing busi- revenue and exalt themselves while the
Loke had earlier denied any conditions strengthen publishing permit holders’ ness. people are being squeezed by exorbitant
were set to work with Warisan in the up- living costs?” he asked.
coming GE15. PM congratulates World No.1 tower runner Soh
He said that just the cost of cooking oil
Awang Ahmad also called out Luyang KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Soh climbed is a significant burden on people’s every-
Assemblyman Phoong Jin Zhe for accusing Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob congratulated the One day costs, and that this should not have
Warisan President Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie national tower running champion Soh World happened.
Apdal of being a hypocrite. Wai Ching who reaffirmed his status as Trade
world number one after topping the Centre “It’s understandable that people are
“There are several instances of DAP’s ‘Tunnel to Towers Climb NYC’ competi- building astonished by the skyrocketing prices of
hypocrisy that need to be highlighted. One tion in New York, on Saturday. in 12 flour, sago, and other staple foods. Some
of the most glaring is their refusal to im- minutes food items appear to be in short supply as
plement Sabah’s 40pc revenue share for- In a post on his Facebook page, Is- and 46 well,” he added.
mula when Lim Guan Eng was the Finance mail Sabri said the Keluarga Malaysia seconds.
Minister. Now they have filed a legal action (Malaysian family) was very proud of (Pic: Soh Khairy gets
to seek a declaration that the share for- Soh’s achievements and hoped he
mula still applies. would continue to maintain the mo- Wai Ching / invitation
mentum of success. Instagram)
“What a horrible timing. Why now from
when they’re in the opposition and the “Congratulations to Soh Wai Ching
elections are drawing near? Is it because for reaffirming his world number one Harvard
the MOU it signed with Ismail Sabri’s Gov- status!
ernment is reaching its expiry?” he PUTRAJAYA: Health Minister Khairy Ja-
quizzed. “Keluarga Malaysia ... do emulate the maluddin has been invited by Harvard
success that has been carved by our University, United States to attend the
Awang Ahmad said there were other family member as an inspiration to Harvard Ministerial Leadership Pro-
examples of DAP’s failure to honour its jointly build success and raise gramme from June 12 to 15.
promises to the people not just in Sabah Malaysia’s name on the world stage,” he
but the whole country. said. The Health Ministry (MOH) in a state-
ment Friday said the Harvard Ministerial
“Our struggle is to bring good for the The 27-year-old Soh won climbing Leadership programme is organised un-
rakyat (people) irrespective of race and re- 2,226 steps and 104 floors of the One der special invitation and Khairy is one of
ligion. We want progress for the country World Trade Centre building in 12 min- the 12 ministers from various countries
and this struggle is guided by principles. utes and 46 seconds. chosen to participate the global level
Where are your principles when your programme.
deeds fail to show that?” said the Petagas Prophet remarks: 140 NGOs want India to apologise
Assemblyman. All 12 ministers selected are those in-
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 140 non-gov- ment, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party Muhammad Najhan Shahir said the volved in the portfolio of health, educa-
Blood ernmental organisations (NGOs) Friday (BJP), to impose stern action against the NGOs supported the efforts and firm ac- tion and human development.
handed over a memorandum to the Indian two party leaders who issued statements tion of the Malaysian government which
donation High Commission in Malaysia protesting insulting the Prophet Muhammad. had summoned India’s High Commis- MOH said the programme emphasises
against the derogatory remarks about the sioner to Malaysia on Tuesday to convey the aspect of leadership as well as focus
campaign Prophet Muhammad by spokespersons of “The Indian government especially the the country’s total repudiation over this on interactive and practise sharing of
India’s ruling party. BJP needs to apologise to all Muslims incident. Malaysia is among the countries participants through case study discus-
PAPAR: The Papar Malaysian Red Crescent around the world especially in India and that joined the chorus of condemnation sions and their respective experience in
Society (BSMM) will be one of 18 Sabah Majlis Amal Islami Malaysia (MAIM) promise not to repeat it in the future,” he against the BJP officials over their blasphe- human development and economic
branches to hold a blood-donation drive chairman Muhammad Najhan Shahir told a press conference after handing over mous remarks as international outrage progress.
in conjunction with World Blood Donor’s Halim who led representatives of the the memorandum to an official at the high grows over the issue.
Day. NGOs, said they urged the Indian govern- commission here. “The invitation to the Health Minister
to join the programme which is organ-
The programme will be held at the De- ised each year, is a recognition of the
wan Masyarakat Papar on today (June 11) country especially the Malaysian Health
from 8.30am to 4pm, according to Papar Ministry,” said MOH.
BSMM Chairperson Rujinah Ajok.
The programme is also among the
Donors will receive petrol vouchers, best platform to learn and analyse the ex-
goodie bags, a certificate, and the oppor- perience of other countries which can be
tunity to enter a special lucky draw. made as reference apart from the oppor-
tunity for Malaysia to share its success
The Evergreen Unlimited Country Band and experience in managing the Covid-
will perform country and golden oldies 19 pandemic, said MOH.
tunes for those in attendance at the event.

For more information contact Rujinah
at 013-8391825 or Datuk Ladislaus Maluda
(019 8814038).

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Assaulting cousin:

Woman fails bid

Cynthia D Baga Notes of Proceedings and further elabo- fully understood by the appellant and Smoke billowing near the scene of the fire incident.
rated by the Deputy Public Prosecutor there was no language problem since the
KOTA KINABALU: A 35-year-old woman (DPP) in the written submissions that the service of interpreter was provided to her. Two former agri office
failed in her appeal against the 10 months’ appellant (Rozana) was also informed of
jail and fine of RM2,000 or two months’ her right to get a counsel and she replied On Feb 9, this year, the Magistrate’s
jail for causing hurt to her cousin with an that she understood and had no intention Court had imposed the sentence to Rozana
aluminium rod. to get a counsel. after she pleaded guilty to assaulting one
Elsharinah Elvis Maidin, 25, by using the
High Court Judicial Commissioner She added that the process of taking aluminium rod at 9.30am on May 6, 2021
Amelati Parnell had dismissed Rozana her plea and sentencing of the appellant at a house in Taman Wawasan Mahandoi,
Awang’s appeal against the sentence and was in accordance with the law and the Penampang.
affirmed the sentence imposed by the notes of evidences showed that the Magis-
Magistrate’s Court. trate had ensured that the plea of guilty The offence, under Section 324 of the
taken from appellant was valid. Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 10
In making the decision, Amelati said years, or with fine, or with whipping, or
having considered the record of appeal The court also said that the charge was with any two of such punishments, on
and submissions by both parties, she was conviction.
of the view that the Magistrate had com-
plied with the principle of sentencing in The court also ordered the bail sum of
considering public interest as per most RM8,000 to be refunded.
important and the sentence meted out by
the Magistrate’s Court was appropriate. DPP Afiq Agus appeared for the prose-
cution while counsel Korventt Wheezar E.
She said it was clearly shown in the Jomiji defended Rozana.

Hurting mum: Jobless man charged units razed in Tamparuli

Jo Ann Mool 326A of the same Code, provides and im- cause injury to his parents. R. Gonzales “The firefighters immediately put
prisonment for up to two years, on convic- However, no plea was recorded from out the fire which took 27 minutes be-
KOTA KINABALU: A 37-year-old jobless tion. TUARAN: Two units that used to be the fore it was brought under control,” he
man was charged with causing hurt to his Abdul Khalid Wajib after the charge was Tamparuli agricultural office quarters said, adding that one fire engine and
mother. The court set June 15 for mention read to him. near the suspension bridge, here, were one utility vehicle of the Emergency
Nicholos’ case to record his plea and re- destroyed in a fire last Thursday. Services Assistance Unit (EMRS) were
Nicholos Joseph Green appeared before leased on bail of RM1,500 in two local Abdul Kahlid allegedly threatened to used in the operation.
Court Registrar Rita Kunsoi to face the sureties pending the date. cause hurt to his parents namely, Wajib In the 4.15pm incident, there was no
charge against him on Friday. Kurais, 72, and Jumatiah Aminulla, 70, that report of injury or casualty. According to Abdul Qawie, the pub-
Nicholos was also charged with taking he will stab them with a knife. lic noticed the fire at the premises be-
However, no plea was taken from drugs and for the case, there was no plea Tuaran District Fire and Rescue Sta- fore the firefighters were called and
Nicholos after the charge was read to him. recorded. The offence allegedly took place at tion (BBP) Chief Abdul Qawie Abdul rushed to the scene located 10 kilome-
7.30am on June 6 this year at a house in Gapar said they received an emergency tres away.
Nicholos is accused of causing injury to For the drug case, Nicholos was offered Telipok Settlement Scheme at Phase 2 in call at 4.20pm and seven firefighters
his mother, Natasha Kimberly Apin who bail of RM1,000 and the sureties could be Jalan Lowo Monduo, Telipok. were deployed to the location. “The cause of the incident as well as
suffered bruises on her left palm, left thigh the same with his first case. the estimated loss is still under investi-
and both ears, at 1.30pm on April 28 this His case would be mentioned on July 14 “It was understood the quarters had gation,” he said adding that the opera-
year at a house in Kg Imbahan Ketiau, Pu- The court set July 19 for e-review pend- this year for plea and the court offered bail long been unoccupied and no victims tion ended at 5.34pm.
tatan. ing the chemist’s report. Abdul Kahlid of RM1,500 in two local were trapped after the we conducted an
sureties. Inspector Navind Kumar Vijayan on-site inspection.
The offence, under Section 323 of the In another case, a 40-year-old unem- appeared for the prosecution.
Penal Code and read together with Section ployed was charged with threatening to

Deaths of UTP continues to rise in QS World University Rankings

OKU couple: KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Teknologi as a world-class institution committed to tives to move towards Net Zero Carbon University Rankings 2022, ranked 95th in

Suspected Petronas (UTP) continues to rise signifi- excellence in teaching and learning, re- Emission (NZCE) as one of our key areas in THE Asia University Rankings 2022 and

cantly in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) search and student experience. our quest towards sustainable global ranked 60th for THE Emerging Economies

drunk driver’s World University Rankings 2023 by jump- “This has been made possible due to prominence,” he added. University Rankings 2022.
remand extended ing 53 spots to 361st from its previous po- the unwavering support from Petronas He said UTP is consistently being As for the local rankings and ratings,
sition of 414th. and our collaborators, relentless efforts of
the university’s leadership and manage- ranked and progressing steadily in the Mohamed Ibrahim said UTP has retained
UTP Vice-Chancellor Prof Ts Dr Mo- ment team, the outstanding works of our world and nation rankings and ratings its six-star rating (the highest perform-
hamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib said the namely the QS, Times Higher Education ance level) in MyRA for its research devel-

MELAKA: The remand order against a mo- rankings placed the university in the top distinguished faculty members and the (THE), Malaysia Research Assessment Rat- opment and commercialisation pro-
torist suspected to be drunk and who al- 26 per cent of universities in the world. hard work of our students,” he said in a ing System (MyRA) and Rating System for gramme.
legedly caused the death of persons with statement Friday. Malaysian Higher Education (Setara).
disabilities (PwD) couple in a crash in He said UTP’s performance in the rank- In addition, the university has achieved
Jalan Serkam Pantai in Merlimau, Jasin, on ings is driven by citations, faculty/student Mohamed Ibrahim said UTP will con- In the QS Asia World University Rank- a six-star or outstanding status in SETARA
June 5, was extended for another three ratio, and international faculty which re- tinue to lead for excellence in academic, ings, UTP is ranked 72nd while in the QS for its teaching, research and services.
days. flects the university’s strong reputation research and students’ experience to gen- World University Rankings by Subject
globally in terms of academic excellence, erate global ready and responsible citi- 2022, UTP is ranked 159th for Engineering With UTP’s consistent achievements in
Jasin district police chief Deputy Supt research outputs, and high impact publi- zens. and Technology subject areas. both national and international rankings
Mispani Hamdan said an extension re- cations. and ratings, he said it has reaffirmed its
mand order against the 24-year-old sus- “As for research and innovation, we will He said UTP’s other notable successes position as the number one private univer-
“This is a testimony to UTP’s dedication support Petronas’ energy transition initia- include being ranked 119th at THE Young sity in the nation.

pect was issued by the Melaka Magistrate’s Zakri named foundation fellow of Int’l Science Council Awareness
Court assistant registrar Ahmad Shakib Is-
mail.

“The remand period has been extended KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Industry-Gov- Lubchenco from the White House Office ciation to ISC for the recognition which he drive on Coral

from tomorrow to June 13 to enable fur- ernment Group for High Technology of Science and Technology Policy. described as a great honour not only for

ther investigations to be carried out in ac- (Might) joint chairman Tan Sri Zakri Ab- The fellowship shall be the highest ho- him but also the country. Triangle Day

cordance with Section 44 (1) of the Road dul Hamid again made headlines when he nour awarded to individual scientists by “To keep us abreast of scientific and

Transport Act (APJ) 1987 after the four-day was named as one of the 66 foundation the ISC, the statement read. technological advances, one needs to keep

remand period against the suspect ended fellows of the International Science Coun- It recognises individuals who have an company with the best. Furthermore, KUALA LUMPUR: To celebrate Coral Trian-
today. cil (ISC). exceptional track record in more than one Malaysia must remain committed to inter- gle Day, Mary Kay, a global sustainability
of the following domains: promoting sci- national collaboration and be proactive in advocate, sheds light on the efforts being
“We are also still waiting for the results In a statement Friday, Might said the ence for the global good internationally; science diplomacy,” he said. made to preserve the health of this region
of the chemical report which is expected announcement was made by ISC presi- providing broad scientific leadership (in which is vital to the overall health of our
to be obtained next week,” he said when dent Sir Peter Gluckman at the inaugural the international or regional arena); pro- Zakri, currently the fifth holder of the world.
contacted. ceremony which was held in Paris Thurs- moting the global voice for science; devel- Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International
day. oping major scientific initiatives and Studies at the Institute of Strategic and In- The Coral Triangle, home to over 120
In the 7.45am incident on June 5, three structures, and scientific accomplish- ternational Studies Malaysia, is a former million people, is a vital source of food and
motorcycles and a car driven by a 24-year- Zakri, who is also a Senior Fellow of the ments. science adviser to the Prime Minister and biodiversity for the planet.
old man were involved in the collision. Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), is member of the Scientific Advisory Board
was the sole Founding Fellow from The ISC is a non-governmental organi- to the-then United Nations Secretary-Gen- The waters of Indonesia, Malaysia,
The suspect, who is believed to be driv- Malaysia and Asean, it said. sation with a unique global membership eral Ban Ki-moon. Papua New Guinea, the Philippines,
ing while intoxicated, crashed into a mo- that brings together over 200 interna- Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste are by
torcycle ridden by Ezuddin Mohammad, Others in this coveted list include tional scientific unions and associations In welcoming this latest accolade, far, the most diverse and productive
50, and Surayah Muhamat, 48. renowned American economist Jeffrey as well as national and regional scientific Might president and chief executive offi- ecosystems in the ocean, therefore making
Sachs, president of the World Academy of organisations including academies and cer Datuk Dr Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman com- them commonly known as the rainforest
Both victims died at the scene due to se- Sciences Mohamed H. Hassan, Royal Sci- research councils. plimented Zakri’s lifelong dedication in of the sea.
vere injuries to the head and body. entific Society of Jordan president promoting international scientific collab-
Princess Sumaya El Hassan, Nobel laureate Meanwhile, Zakri expressed his appre- oration. – Bernama “The Coral Triangle has the highest
Another motorcyclist, Ya’akob Mo- from Taiwan Yuan T. Lee and Jane coral diversity in the world. Almost 80 per
hamad, 57, also sustained minor injuries. –
Bernama

cent of the world’s coral species are found

King and Queen attend Trooping the Colours ceremony there. Fifteen coral species are endemic to
the region, which means they aren’t found
anywhere else on the planet,” said Dr Eliz-

PUTRAJAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al- The royal couple at the ceremony in Putrajaya. Trooping the Colours is a demonstra- abeth Mcleod, who leads on reef conserva-
Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa tion of respect, honour and ceremonial tion for The Nature Conservancy.
Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong by the commanding officer of the 18th tempo. pledge of allegiance by the three services
Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment, Lt Five colours were paraded at the cere- of the armed forces to the King and coun- “This area is also home to the highest
Iskandariah Friday attended the Trooping Col Mohd Fadzly Mohd Yasin. try. diversity of coral reef fishes in the world,
the Colours at Dataran Pahlawan Negara mony, namely those of the Royal Malay including 37 per cent of the world’s coral
here. Then, the MAF central band led the Regiment, Royal Ranger Regiment, Royal The ceremony ended with three hails reef fish species, and 56 per cent of the
Trooping the Colours of the Yang di-Per- Armoured Corps, Royal Malaysian Navy of Daulat Tuanku by the guard-of-honour. coral reef fishes in the Indo-Pacific region.
Their Majesties arrived at 8.30am. The tuan Agong in slow- and quick-march and Royal Malaysian Air Force. This was followed by a recitation of the Our partnership with funders like Mary
Negaraku national anthem was played by doa (prayers) by MAF director-general of Kay enables TNC and our local partners to
the combined Malaysian Armed Forces religious corp Maj-Gen Mohd Rashidi Bu- restore and protect this critical coral reef
(MAF) central band under the command jai. region.”
of Maj (DOM) Muhamad Nor Azizan
Yahya. Al-Sultan Abdullah then took the royal Recognising the importance of this
salute again as the five MAF aircraft per- valuable ecosystem and its vast biodiver-
Then, five MAF aircraft bearing the formed another flypast. Their Majesties sity, the six countries that make up the
Jalur Gemilang national flag as well as the left at 9.30 am. Coral Triangle joined together to focus on
flags of the MAF, Royal Malaysian Air the preservation of the area.
Force (RMAF), Royal Malaysian Navy The ceremony was also attended by
(RMN) and Army performed a flypast Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri According to a statement, The Nature
overhead, led by Maj Nazrul Nizam Ismail Yaakob and his wife Datin Seri Muhaini Conservancy, with support from Mary Kay,
of the RMAF 10th Squadron. Zainal Abidin. has created regional-level conservation
initiatives that have a significant impact
Simultaneously, a 21-gun salute was Also present were Defence Minister on the territory.
fired by the 41st Battery, Royal Artillery Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Regiment, led by Lt Col Mohd Asri Che and Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Af- For more than two decades, TNC has es-
Wil. fendi Buang. tablished strong country programmes in
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the
Al-Sultan Abdullah inspected a guard- The ceremony is the last of six events Solomon Islands while also growing
of-honour mounted by 57 officers and 847 held in conjunction with the Yang di-Per- trusted partnerships with local communi-
personnel from the three MAF wings led tuan Agong’s official birthday on Monday ties, businesses, and governments. –
(June 6). – Bernama Bernama

6 Local YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 dailyexpress

Harris first to use Bahasa in Assembly

DAILY EXPRESS the Sabah Chinese Association (SCA) for Usno at the time the people were go-

APRIL 10 President by the biggest majority in the ing to the polls. On investigation, the per-

1965: Finance Minis- first seven results known so far. – 1,496 son was found to be an Umno member

ter Harris Mohd Salleh Peter, who polled 1,219 votes, was ap- from West Malaysia. Elections Commis-

assured in the State As- pointed as an interim Chief Minister sion sources also said the were investigat-

sembly that the Govern- while Usno’s Tun Mustapha and Upko’s ing charges of corruption in this first elec-

ment would do every- Dato Stephens engaged in rivalry. tions but details were not available.

thing possible to encourage native partic- (Stephens was appointed first Chief Min- Upko President Dato Donald Stephens

ipation in commerce and industry. What ister, while Mustapha was appointed first said the initial results showed that “ the

was more significant in his message was Governor, respectively, upon Sabah’s ad- racial campaign carried out by the Usno-

that he delivered it in Malay, becoming mission into Malaysia in 1963. Mustapha SCA clique against his Party was not

the first person to use the national lan- suddenly decided to quit his TYT post working according to plan”.

guage in the Assembly’s history. later, urged Prime Minister Tunku Abdul

Rahman to pave the way for elections and Demo of fishing methods using new

Tunku holds out hope for Alliance of his desire to contest). technology

win in Sabah polls Altogether three State Ministers losts 1963: Fisheries Officer Chin Phui Kong

1967: Prime Minister Tunku Abdul their seats in the first day’s results. The boarded the department’s new trawler,

Rahman expressed hope in Kuala Lumpur others were Usno Minister for Social Wel- the Kahansanan, with half dozen local

that the Sabah Alliance comprising Usno, fare Dato Mohd Yassin who lost in a fishermen to witness a demonstration of

Yakub at the donation handing over ceremony. Upko, SCA and Sabah Indian Congress straight fight to Upko’s Tingkalor Lam- modern fishing methods. The echo
will win the elections “despite the differ- pag and Minister for Natural Resourses sounder on the vessel detected several

RM650k to upgrade ence between the Parties”. He said the de- Thomas Jayasuria of Upko who lost to shoals of fish off Sepanggar Bay and a
feats of the Chief Minister and other two SCA’s Lee Vui Min in five-concerned fight. terylene net was winched down as the
Ministers in initial results did not mean trawling gears worked. A half pickul of
the Alliance was out of favour. He also Two days later, Upko Sec-Gen Peter silvery fish was hauled up 20 minutes
Mojuntin, described by Usno’s Tun

Sabah school hoped Malaysia and Indonesia would be Mustapha as a “political teenegar” beat later. Chin remarked that the 50 katis of
able to normalise relations after the elec- Alex Ng (Usno) by 4,819 votes for the fish should fetch 30-40 sen per kati at the
tions in Sabah and Sarawak. The full Moyog seat. Alex was also chairman of market. Chin noted that the average catch
Sabah elections results are expected to be the Sabah Electricity Board (SEB) and the of local fishermen in their small sampans

known by the end of the month, while margin was the largest following Chief was about two pickuls per month, some-

science labs: Yakub Szrawak is tentatively expected to go to Minister Peter Lo’s fall earlier. The battle thing the trawler would be able to scoop
the polls before the end of the year. In for bumiputra votes was fought hardest up in one morning. He suggested that the
both the States the main issue will be in Penampang (Moyog), an Upko strong- fishermen pool their recourses to acquire
their desire to remain within the Federa- hold, where Usno promised electricity for such a vessel so that they could increase

tion. the villagers if it won. their profits by fishing more, farther and

Lagatah Toyos pected. There were 15,000 attendees in to- APRIL 9 Polling went with little or no trouble in shifts all day. The fishermen had one
tal in the three districts involved, namely 1967: An Independent candidate Yap despite heated campaigning during the problem – raising the $22,000 to buy such
TAWAU: A total of RM650,000 has been al- Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau. Pak Leong caused the biggest upset in last four weeks. An unconfirmed report a vessel. Chin said the Kahansanan would
located to upgrade science laboratories in Sabah’s first State elections by ousting said a clash occurred between political be available for charter for three months
secondary schools and to set up a science “This shows that the children’s interest Chief Minister Peter Lo in a straight fight opponents in Kampung Drahau in Tan- at a time with fishermen only paying run-
and innovation corner in primary schools in the field of astronomy is very high and for the Elopura constituency. jung Aru. In Beaufort a police report was ning cost such as fuel and giving the Gov-
this year. with this we decided to extend the tour Yap polled 2,715 votes beating Peter, lodged by Upko member of Parliament ernment 30 per cent of their catch.
programme to the West Coast,” he added. Stanley Ho that a person was canvassing
Science, Technology and Innovation
(KSTI) Minister Datuk Yakub Khan said the He is confident that the cooperation
allocation will benefit 32 schools through- between the National Planetarium and

out Sabah as part of the Ministry’s initia- KSTI will be able to provide education and

70 volunteers to act as Ministry’s ‘health agents’tive to create a conducive science learning awareness to parents on the importance of
environment. astronomy.

On Wednesday, the ministry presented “In the future, we hope to produce Ibrahim Tabir
a portion of the funds to four schools dur- Sabahan astronomers,” he said.
ing the closing ceremony of the Sabah East KUNAK: A total of 70 MyChampion volun-
Coast Astronomical Tour. Yakub hoped that the programme, in teers here will act as health agents in the
the form of astronomy education and cul- field to help the Government and
The four schools are SMK Kinabutan II ture, could be continued as a vehicle to Malaysian Health Ministry (MOH) transi-
Tawau, SMK Kunak, SMK Kabogan II Sem- stimulate interest in astronomy among tion into enter the endemic phase and sup-
porna and SMK Bukit Garam II, Kinabatan- the younger generation. port health and community empower-
gan. ment initiatives
From a tourism perspective, Yakub said
On the astronomical tour, Yakub said it establishing star-gazing spots in Sabah Kunak Community Development
is expected to continue on Sabah’s West with night skies free of light pollution can Leader, Hussin Mohd Rais, said the volun-
Coast in July or August, after seeing an en- be utilised for astronomy tourism, as it teers’ involvement marks the highest
couraging response on the East Coast. provides a unique experience for tourists benchmark in efforts to strengthen My-
and astronomy lovers in Malaysia. Champion’s role in the community and co-
“The response we received was unex-

Missing man found safe ordinate the health services under one
platform.

“I look forward to the existence of My-

Patimang Abdul Ghani emergency call at 9.59am on Thursday. Champion as a volunteer entity in cultivat- Hussin launching the MyChampion programme in Kunak.
ing healthy living and environmental sus-
“A team led by Jakri Bahar hurried to tainability that supports health well-being ership Course & Launch of MyChampion
KOTA MARUDU: An elderly man who went the area immediately after receiving the Also present were Senior Principal As-
call,” he said.
missing from his farm in Kg Mangkaluah across various ministries, agencies, private Kunak district level held at the Community sistant Director (Health Promotion), Ab.
on Wednesday was found safe in a neigh- He said based on information obtained institutions and non-governmental organ- Hall here, Sunday. Razak Md Noh from the State Health De-
bouring village in Kg Bambangan on from villagers, the elderly man’s absence isations (NGOs). partment and Kunak District Health De-
Thursday. was only noticed at 4.30pm on Wednes- MyChampion consists of Community partment Officer Dr Izaidi Salman Yazid.
day. “We always support in strengthening Behavioural Impact (Combi) volunteers,
Tungang Ingong, 80, disappeared from cooperation and strive to get the commit- Komuniti Sihat Perkasa Negara (Kospen), Hussin said, as “frontliners” in their re-
his farm and was discovered the next day ment of all strategic partners and volun- Health Clinic Advisory Panel (PPKK), Am- spective areas, MyChampion volunteers
The operation was completed around teers to protect the community from the bassador Know Your Medicine, Dental also play a role in assisting relevant agen-
by villagers from another village.
Kota Marudu Fire and Rescue Station 12.20pm on Thursday, and the old man threat of the virus.”
Chief Rony Sikawan said they received an was safely returned to his family. icons and volunteers of strategic cies in implementing and monitoring stan-

He said this when officiating the Lead- partners/related agencies. dard operating procedures (SOPs) compli-

ance.

How pandemic crisis brings out the best in M’sians They also issue advice and warning to
ensure the community continues to adhere
to the new norms.
He said with the Covid-19 pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 crisis has and give them food. While in Madinah, tivities. ing with a Master of Business Administra- coming to pass, moving into the endemic

demonstrated that the worst situations the prophet made it his practice to help Launched in 2004, PLKN was a three- tion with my friends,“ he said. phase demands every member of society to

tend to bring out the best in people and the poor from the Ansar and Muhajirin month programme meant to train 17- Kevin in relating the incident to come together as a ‘whole-of-nation’ in an

the organisations to which they belong. people,” he told Bernama recently. year-olds and above drafted from around Bernama recently, said he left home in Se- effort to catalyse a change in mentality and

The pandemic, which is now in its Mohd Afifi said helping others is a fun- the country to foster patriotism and unity berang Jaya with his parents at 6.30am health behaviours.

third year, has highlighted the good in damental aspect of Islam, since the teach- in a multiracial environment. but did not expect such a severe conges- “It is hoped that the knowledge sharing

Malaysians regardless of their diverse ing itself promotes peace. It was halted for a year in 2015 due to tion due to a fatal accident that occurred and dialogue sessions that have been held

backgrounds. “Helping buoys the helper, not just the budget cuts in the government and rein- on the bridge. for three days will yield lasting results as

In the middle of last year, Malaysians recipient. Just experience the simple grat- troduced in 2016 as PLKN 2.0 with only Kevin, who made it in time for the cer- well as produce a generation that is sensi-

banded together to help those in need as ification of contributing to the life of an- about 20,000 trainees a year before being emony, later said that both his parents tive to healthcare,” he said.

reflected in the white flag or ‘Bendera other human being,” he added. abolished in August 2018. who continued driving in the jam, also Sandakan

Putih’ campaign, which underscores how “It would be difficult for a nation to This programme aims to enhance the managed to arrive at the university in

Malaysians will go the extra mile to help achieve stability if the people do not spirit of patriotism and love the nation time to see him receive his scroll.

each other. show empathy during trying times. Prime among the younger generation, foster na- Earlier in the morning, a photo of boy’s next-

Malaysia went into a nationwide lock- Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob tional unity and national integration, de- Kevin, smartly-dressed in a suit and

down for all social and economic sectors has often stressed on the importance of velop positive character through applica- clutching his graduation robe while stick- of-kin sought

from June 1 to June 14, 2021 to rein in a living in harmony...for long-term stabil- tion of good values, promote the spirit of ing out his thumb to hitch a ride, went vi-

surge of Covid-19 infections. ity, the people should stay united regard- volunteerism among the youth, and pro- ral on social media.

Last year’s December floods also drew less of their backgrounds,” said Mohd duce a young generation with strong While Kevin did not know the motor- Mardinah Jikur
a swift outpouring of support from vari- Afifi. physical and mental as well as high self- cylist, he was grateful that a good Samar-
ous parties such as non-governmental or- esteem. itan was willing to help him. SANDAKAN: The San-
ganisations, corporations and individuals One of the side effects of staying in- dakan Welfare Services
to unite in the spirit of “Keluarga doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic  and The programme required participants “As soon as I arrived in USM, I thanked Office is seeking the
Malaysia” (Malaysian Family) in reaching enforcement of the movement control or- to spend three months in remote pur- the Malay man for willing to help me.  public’s help in locat-
out to ease the burden of the victims. der (MCO) since March last year has been pose-built camps.   Rakan Muda, which ing the family or rela-
the surge in the use of gadgets and screen was launched in 1994,  aims to motivate “Without his help, I may not have been tives of Shazrayyan
In Islam, helping each other is a funda- time among youths. youths aged between 15 to 25 to build up able to get on stage today (May 24). Haiqal (pic) who is
mental aspect of the faith as the noble act positive attitudes in an attempt to encour- now 14-years-old.
itself, is stated in the holy Quran, said  Di- As a result, not many youths have been age them to pursue their dreams by pro- “The man’s act of selflessness will al-
rector of the Malaysian Islamic Dakwah involved in physical activities such as vol- viding them with new skills and knowl- ways remain etched in my memory,” District Welfare Of-
Foundation (Yadim), Penang, Mohd Afifi unteer work. To this, Mohd Afifi said to- edge.  noted Kevin. ficer Rodin Suri Arif said the boy’s mother
Ruslan. day’s younger generation should be given handed the child over to a man in April
direct exposure to volunteering or chari- Meanwhile, in a true Keluarga Malaysia “Indeed, Keluarga Malaysia tran- 2008.
He said the word ‘Ta’awun’ in the Ara- table work. spirit, a “mysterious” motorcyclist saved scends religious and racial boundaries.
bic language means helping one another. the day for Universiti Sains Malaysia The good values and the acts of helping “According to the man, on April 9,
In the Quran, Allah (swt) says: “Help one “Programmes such as Rakan Muda, (USM) graduate R.Kevin, 28, by giving the others should be practised by all levels 2008, a woman named Norsiah Hiya (the
another in acts of piety and righteous- Rakan Masjid and the National Service latter a ride to his convocation ceremony. of society regardless of  religion,” he boy’s mother) surrendered the infant to
ness.” Training Programme (PLKN) should be re- said. him at the Pasir Putih housing area in
vived as their benefits far outweigh the Kevin, who was stuck in a congestion Taman Melanta Block G Lot 61, here, when
According to Mohd Afifi,  when drawbacks.  on the Penang Bridge on May 24 resorted According to social activist Tan Sri Lee the child was only four months old,” he
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) migrated to to hitching a ride from the motorcyclist to Lam Thye,  Malaysia is not short of unsung said.
Madinah with his closest companion and “Similarly, NGOs should also rope in take him to the university for his gradua- heroes, many of whom willingly and self-
adviser Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq, he the young into their programmes and al- tion. lessly step forward to help the needy and The mother left the child’s clothes,
showed compassion and kindness to the low them to be involved in social work,” less fortunate without expecting anything medical card and birth certificate with the
needy. he said, noting that youth participation The congestion on the bridge was the in return. man and never returned for the boy de-
in social activities is rather lacklustre. result of a fatal accident.   spite many attempts to contact her.
“The prophet did not ask his followers Meanwhile, the spirit of Keluarga
to carry out their missionary work upon Should the PLKN be revived, he said, “I was excited and grateful that there Malaysia will be promoted among partic- Those with information have been
arrival in Madinah, but instead instructed the government can draw up a Keluarga were many people out there who were ipants of the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga urged to contact the officer-in-charge
them to ‘spread the salam’ to the people Malaysia volunteerism module to incul- willing to come to my aid and take me to Malaysia (AKM) programme to be held at Nurhafiza Abdul Rahman at 089-668494
cate youth interest towards charitable ac- USM to celebrate my success of graduat- the Terengganu Sports Complex in in or 089-667821.
Kuala Nerus starting Thursday till June 4.

dailyexpress YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 Local 7

Starving homeless kitten rescued in Kolombong

Elephants Dr.Roslee bin Haji Abbas
keepers leaving
hands-on about HElping Animals Rescue Team (Heart)
proper foot care
ASEVEN-week-old abandoned kit-
and general ten, who was extremely weak and
elephant care. thin, was recently found in a
derelict warehouse in Kolombong,

Inanam.

She was incredibly

thin and weighed

much less than she

should have for a

Caring for jumbos seven-week-old cat.
in captivity in
Sabah centres Abandoned cat

problem had wors-

“We Are The ened over the past
Animals’ years because owners
refused to neuter/spay
Voice” – Heart their cats. This caused

a flurry of unwanted litters, causing

owners to abandon them.

A member of the public had discov-

ered the frail and emaciated calico feline

and immediately called us (Heart), and

we did not hesitate to help despite our

financial burden with the vet clinic. had two broken legs and a traumatic In despair, we ask for help yet again.
eye injury. On the top of being anaemic, You guys have walked many walks to-
We will always be there for them (the Precious had diarrhoea (really bad one) wards happy endings with us, hope you
that kept on dehydrating her, which is will join us on this one for Precious, too.
KOTA KINABALU: Borneo Wildlife Preser- elephant feet health of those in captivity animals), no matter how challenging really not great. She’s not in good shape, The estimated bill for Precious’ treat-
vation (BWP), a US and France-based with the assistance of elephant specialist, but as every single innocent fur kid, she ment would be RM1,800, there are more
non-profit organisation collaborated Robert Scholz (with over 25 years experi- the road. deserves for us to try! bills to come, but the ultimate goal is
with Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT) ence) from BWP. This included cutting one happy and healthy Precious.
and Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) out cracks, triming their nails and deter- The calico cat was found wandering Enucleation in Precious’ ruptured
in improving animal husbandry and foot mining. If there were any abscesses which eye was necessary because it had been We thank you in advance for your
care for elephants in captivity. needed to be treated. aimlessly in the scorching sun on June badly damaged, as it caused unmanage- “generosity and kindness” in donating
able pain. After this surgery, Precious towards Precious’ medical expenses.
The training provided by BWP was As the largest land animal in Borneo, 4. The starving cat was believed to have will no longer be feeling any pain in her
carried out at three SWD rescue centres- the Bornean elephants can weigh up to 4- eye. The veterinarian put the cause of If you would like to help to pay for
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (LKWP), Sepilok 5 tons and spend much of their time been there all weekend. When we got eye injury down to prior abuse. He sus- Precious’ expenses and others please
Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre standing up, which is why foot care is es- pects that her eye was stabbed by a send your money to:
(SOURC), and Bornean Elephant Sanctu- pecially important in captivity as these there, she was very still and subdued. sharp object, which caused an eye rup-
ary (BES). For the veterinarians, elephant animals are not able to get the same ex- ture. She had undergone successful sur- CIMB BANK BERHAD
keepers and elephant-related staff ercise as they would in the wild where Despite the ordeal she has suffered, the gery to remove her eye and tolerated it Account no.
learned hands-on about proper foot care they would naturally grind down their well. We will consult with the veterinar- 70 3762569 4
and the ongoing general elephant care. nails. cat, now named Precious, is a sweet and ians to address her two broken legs, ROSLI @ ROSLEE BIN ABBAS
which were also caused by suspected DONATE - PRECIOUS
BWP also included preparation and This is just the first step in an ongoing trusting animal. abuse. Precious is one of the lucky ones. We receive NO government funding
the making of enrichment toys for the professional educational programme She is away from her abuser(s) and is and rely on the support and kindness
elephants in captive care at the three fa- that BWP will be doing with the local vets The sad thing is that if the owner had now surrounded by love and care from from our community, private donations
cilities. and rangers of Sabah. Next would be an the Heart team. For now we are just and charity bazaar to complete our mis-
expert elephant veterinarian seminar. approached us for help then we would happy that she is safe now and getting sion. Heart does not euthanise animals
The exercise aimed at checks on all the veterinary care that she needs plus to make space to house others. We are a
have taken this poor kitten into our lots of TLC. no-kill animal welfare group and work
to preserve life whenever possible.
care, as we always make space for des- Precious will need to be at the clinic We rely on donations from people
for at least another week – she needs to like you who are willing to spend their
perate cases, and then the poor kitty be stabilised before she is allowed to be hard-earned money to help animals in
discharged. dire need.
would not have been left outside in dan- And every ringgit helps! Thank you
Precious will eventually be put up for in advance for your generous, big and
ger. If the cat had wandered out of the adoption, once she has undergone “ex- small (and no donation is too small).
tensive medical treatment” and received Please support us!
derelict warehouse there is a very busy the care she needs. Have a heart. Donate.

and dangerous road that runs past the

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We have a thousand things on our

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rescues to think about… but we are a re-

alist and know that another rescue will

only make things harder, but all our

problems are nothing compared to the

pain this kitty is in.

We put her in the car and could liter-

ally see that ticks have been eating her

alive for some time.

The cat was taken immediately to the

vet because of the scorching tempera-

tures. It was there that the severity of

her injuries were discovered. The cat

New deal for strays in Turkey

Juhar with Goh and others. Shirley Khong

Less foreign teams for IN Turkey, a Muslim majority country, there is a deep respect for
stray dogs
Dragon Boat Race July 1
Whilst, of course, there are those who do not like dogs but
KOTA KINABALU: The 7th International “This is because there are many more because of the country’s policy, those who do not like dogs re- It was not until 1998 when animal lovers staged a huge
Dragon Boat Race will take place at Likas countries that are not yet open or there are spect the laws protest to these cruel and inhumane killings of dogs before the
Bay from July 1-3. many restrictions so it may not be very government realised that poisoning was not the way to go! Be-
suitable for their team to come. In a survey conducted by the government only 34pc of the cause of the demos and public pressure and the easy access to
Federation of Chinese Associations population see stray animals as dangerous internet the government was pressured for a law to protect the
Sabah (FCAS) President, Tan Sri TC Goh “Some countries like China still practise whilst 45pc of them do not find them a strays.
said although the number of foreign quarantine for 28 days so it may not be threat at all! This survey also revealed that
teams had decreased due to the con- very appropriate for their team to partici- stray animals, namely stray dogs, do not at- Many artistes, musicians and popular people started to talk
straints of Standard Operating Procedures pate in this competition,” he said. tack and nearly 62pc of the population said about the abuse the poor animals suffered, the Turkish govern-
(SOP) in their respective countries, he a resounding no when asked if they had ment passed a law requiring local government to rehabilitate
called on Sabahans to continue to support Goh said the annual event organised by ever been attacked by a stray dog. 45pc of street animals rather than kill them. It required street animals
and enliven the competition. the FCAS received very encouraging local the survey participants said these strays to be sterilised vaccinated and returned to where they were
participation. should be allowed to continue to live where found. Today municipal around the country scan the districts
After paying a courtesy call on the Head searching for animals in need of neutering. They are tranquil-
of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at Istana “I am thankful that this year the com- they are now, whilst 39pc said they should be taken to shelters lised with a blowpipe and treated medically and before they are
Seri Kinabalu on Wednesday, Goh said the petition can be held after two years of not Many people believe that hunger and the actions of the hu- released back, they are planted with a yellow digital chip so that
participation of international teams is ex- being able to host this competition due to each animal is traceable and it’s medical data is accessible
pected to decrease due to the Covid-19 the Covid-19 pandemic. mans drive strays to be aggressive.
pandemic that occurred in their respective The most practical solution to the strays problems would be Because of the government’s attitude towards strays and
countries. “The participants who took part in this through media too, the mentality of the people have also
competition also consisted of bumiputera. TNVR (Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return) as this would mean the changed towards strays. Celebrities in Turkey also express a new
“Although the registration for this com- dog would be healthy and will not be able to reproduce. It is the fondness for street animals, thus encouraging the adoption of
petition has not yet closed, the participa- “The participation from local teams same reason as the majority of the other countries. strays.
tion from other countries is still lacking from all over the country is very encourag-
due to the constraints of the SOP in their ing. It is expected that more than 100 Strays are created by humans; humans who buy a dog be- In Turkey there is great love and respect for strays now. In a
respective countries. teams will participate after two years of cause it is cute at the time but as they grow the “newness” wears video that went viral worldwide it showed an imam petting cats
not being able to hold the competition,” off and so it is time to dump. Or they do not bother to neuter in a mosque, a tram stopping to allow a stray cat to finish drink-
he said. and when the numbers are too big to handle again, it is time to ing water from the ground and a shopping mall letting dogs
dump! sleep inside after it closed, blankets and all, out of the snow and
M’sian mums kept waiting for cold!
These poor strays find it a struggle to survive at the begin-
Children’s citizenship by JPN ning with no food, water or care they were given at the begin- This is a huge step forward but because of the government’s
ning. But survive they have to and though it is a struggle, these strong support it is working
PUTRAJAYA: A group of Malaysian moth- She was later told that the application’s poor dogs survive the hardship created by man! However, every
ers were left dejected after the national status could only be checked after six dog is born to live with humans. Ahmet Kemal Senoolat, a lawyer, president of the Animal
registration department (JPN) told them months from the application’s date. Rights Federation said, “To dump dog/s in a remote area these
they have to keep waiting for their chil- If its behaviour deteriorates it is because of environment, ie dogs would only become wilder and more aggressive posing
dren’s citizenship application to be ap- “Two weeks ago when I was here, they ill-treatment from its owner; no care or attention to its medical greater risks to the nearby communities therefore it is not a so-
proved. told me upfront that they would accept needs etc Again, human caused reasons. Dogs and cats lives lit- lution to simply dump anywhere.”
my documents due to the court order, but erally depend on us humans so please be kind to them! It is not
The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that they were not going to process it,” she so difficult to be kind is it? The love of street animals have become so much a part of the
last September that children born to said. national psyche that it brings people together. Not only the
Malaysian mothers are entitled to auto- In Turkey the Animal Protection Law says it is imperative to people but it has unites political parties also!
matic citizenship. Putrajaya had appealed Another mother, who only wanted to TNR all stray and return to where it was captured. All strays after
to overturn the ruling and the outcome be known by her first name Rachel, said TNR are registered and tagged. Malaysia politicians should try doing something real and re-
will be announced on June 22. that the JPN officers’ response after the alistic like Turkey so the country can progress and see a huge
High Court order was “arbitrary and non- All young, orphaned and weakened strays are also to be improvement instead of the same old empty words, time after
A mother who wanted to be known as committal”. treated, TNR’d and registered time promises after promises.
Esther was among those from the Family
Frontiers advocacy group who were at “They told all the mothers the same After 15 years, life for the stray dogs on Turkey is now much
JPN’s headquarters here to enquire about thing, even if you come back after six more humane for them.
their children’s citizenship application to- months, it doesn’t mean that you will get
day. anything,” she said. Their President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocates that stray
dogs should be placed in shelters for their health and safety and
She said she filed the application in “It’s ridiculous because based on the also for the health and safety of the public. “All strays should be
early March, but her request to speak to High Court order, our kids should already in a clean, healthy environment for their sake,” Erdogan had
the relevant officer in charge over the de- be citizens. It’s disappointing.” said, and urged all municipal councils to work quickly toward
lay was refused. She added that she was re- this end. After 15 years of legislative changes, local initiatives
peatedly told that her application was She said she struggled to explain to her and grass roots activism, life has finally become more humane
“still in the process”. son why he does not have Malaysian citi- for the strays in Turkey.
zenship, unlike his younger brother who
was born in Malaysia. – FMT In Turkey’s urban areas, strays can now get services from the
local government: shelter, regular feedings, sterilisation and
medical checks by trained vets. There was a time when the mu-
nicipal councils poisoned hundreds of dogs in the late 90s and
early 2000s. These poor dogs not only died the most horrific
painful inhumane death but it was also a health hazard.

These poisons would seep into the earth and water, and hu-
mans on the streets would come in contact with it unknow-
ingly!

8 Philippines and Indonesia YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 dailyexpress

Protests against Minimum pay
in Zambo to

China ‘swarming’ rise by P35
in disputed reef
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Department of La-
MANILA: The Philippines has protested ply with its obligations under interna- Sherman (left) meets with president-elect Ferdinand Marcos bor and Employment announced that
the “illegal” presence of over a hundred tional law, cease and desist from display- Jr (right) during their meeting in Makati, Metro Manila. daily minimum wages in Region IX or
Chinese boats around a disputed reef in ing illegal and irresponsible behaviour, Zamboanga Peninsula are set to increase.
the flashpoint South China Sea, describing avoid further escalating tensions at sea Marcos Jr free to visit US
it as a source of regional instability, the and immediately withdraw all of its vessels In a statement, the DOLE said the Re-
government said. from Philippine maritime zones.” MANILA: As head of state, President-elect of cooperation, including health, energy, gional Tripartite Wages and Productivity
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is automatically free and defense and security, among others. Board (RTWPB IX issued Wage Order No.
Authorities spotted the boats around The department did not disclose to visit the United States, a ranking official RlX-21.
the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef in whether there had been a Chinese govern- said. Sherman was the first high-ranking
April – a year after a similar “swarming” in- ment response and whether the boats foreign government official to personally The wage order granted a minimum
cident caused a diplomatic row – but the were still in the area. In a media roundtable, Deputy Secre- meet Marcos after he was proclaimed wage increase of P35 for both non-agricul-
foreign office waited till Thursday to dis- tary of State Wendy Sherman, said: “This president-elect. tural and agricultural workers.
close it had launched a formal complaint China’s embassy in Manila did not re- is not something that needs to be dis-
with the Chinese embassy in Manila. spond to requests for comment. cussed. The fact is that when you’re head On their bilateral meet, Sherman, said: This could bring the new daily mini-
of state, you have (diplomatic) immunity “We had a very positive and productive mum wage rate in the Zamboanga Penin-
Manila and Beijing have long been The foreign department said 210 Chi- in all circumstances and are welcome to meeting about the broad range of issues sula to P351 from P316 for workers in non-
locked in a dispute over parts of the South nese vessels ‘swarmed’ around Whitsun the United States in your official role.” important to the bilateral relationship agricultural enterprises and retail estab-
China Sea, almost all of which China in- from March 7 last year, lingering in the between our countries – including peo- lishments employing 31 workers or more.
sists it has exclusive rights to, rejecting a area for weeks. Had Marcos been the president at the ple-to-people ties, clean energy, food se-
2016 international tribunal ruling that its time Washington DC held the US-Associ- curity, inclusive economic development, Meanwhile, workers in establishments
historical claims were without basis. Beijing said the vessels were fishing ation of Southeast Asian Nations Special reducing barriers to trade and invest- employing 10 to 30 workers shall received
boats sheltering from bad weather, but Summit last May, Sherman added: “He ment, and maintaining freedom of navi- an adjusted daily minimum wage rate of
“The lingering unauthorised presence Manila rejected the explanation, saying would have been there.” gation in the South China Sea and up- P338 from P303.
of Chinese fishing and maritime vessels is there was no storm in the area at the time. holding the rules-based international or-
not only illegal, but is also a source of in- The statement came when she was der.” For workers in the agriculture sector
stability in the region,” the Department of Manila said it has filed more than 300 asked about the president-elect’s con- and retail and service establishments em-
Foreign Affairs said. diplomatic protests over Chinese actions tempt judgement in the US. “President Biden looks forward to ploying less than 10 workers, the P35 wage
in the disputed waters over the past six working with President-elect Marcos and increase shall be given in two tranches –
“The Philippines calls on China to com- years. Sherman said President Joseph Biden his administration when they take office P20 upon the effectivity of the order and
looks forward to working with Marcos in the next few weeks,” she added. – PNA P15 effective October 1, 2022, bringing
The PAL Express PR 2487 flight Last month, the foreign office said it and his administration on a range of areas their daily wages to P323 upon the order’s
upon arriving at the Sanga-sanga had summoned a senior official of the Chi- effectivity and ultimately at P338 come Oc-
nese embassy on April 13 to protest the ha- tober.
Airport in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. rassment of a Taiwan marine research ves-
(Pic: Ferdinandh Cabrera) sel with Filipino scientists on board by a The Region IX wage board issued Wage
Chinese coast guard ship. Order No. RlX-DW-3 granting P500
Maiden Cotabato– monthly wage increase for domestic work-
It also filed a separate protest last ers bringing the new monthly minimum
Tawi-Tawi flight month over China’s annual practice of de- wage rate in the region to P4,000 for char-
claring a fishing ban over areas beyond tered cities and first-class municipalities
TAWI-TAWI: The inaugural Cotabato – its “legitimate maritime entitlements”. – and P3,500 for other municipalities.
Tawi-Tawi flight touched down at the AFP
Sanga-Sanga Airport here at 8:51 a.m. Around 30,513 workers in private estab-
Thursday, welcomed by a water salute and New Bill provides six months maternity leave lishments and 18,984 domestic workers
locals optimistic of the economic and are expected to benefit from the minimum
tourism opportunities the twice weekly JAKARTA: The Mother and Child Welfare public spaces. The House Legislative Body approved wage increases, according to the DOLE.
flight will bring to this island-province. Bill regulates the obligation of companies The bill includes “adding the right of the results of the bill harmonization for
to provide six months maternity leave for further discussion with the government. The previous wage orders for workers
Philippine Airlines flight PR 2487 took working mothers, according to House of mothers to get special treatment and fa- in private establishments and for domes-
off from the Awang Airport in Datu Odin Representatives Legislative Body Deputy cilities in public infrastructure,” he said. The approval was obtained after listen- tic workers took effect on July 30, 2018
Sinsuat, Maguindanao, also known as Speaker Abdul Wahid. ing to the opinions and views of the fac- and November 22, 2019, respectively, it
Cotabato Airport, at 7:53 a.m. Wahid also said that a mother has the tions in the Legislative body. said.
“(The bill) regulates maternity leave ob- right to receive an education in taking
Before the A-320 commercial plane ligations of at least six months and a rest care of babies, parenting, and child One of the important points highlighted The DOLE said that the RTWP IX com-
could taxi, Bangsamoro Interim Chief Min- period of 1.5 months, or in accordance with growth and development. in the bill is the change in maternity leave prised of representatives from the govern-
ister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim ad- the statement letter (issued by) obstetri- period, which was previously regulated in ment, management, and labor sectors,
dressed the passengers, with others who cians or midwives, if (working mothers) ex- Moreover, the Mother and Child Wel- Law no.13 of 2003 from only three months conducted a consultation on April 4, 2022
are not familiar with his voice mistaking perience a miscarriage,” Wahid explained fare Bill stipulates children’s right to ob- to six months, plus 1.5 months of resting pe- in Zamboanga City and public hearings on
him as the pilot. at the plenary meeting on the Harmoniza- tain exclusive breastfeeding and knowl- riod, the meeting highlighted. April 25, 2022 in Ipil, on April 26, 2022 in
tion of the Mother and Child Welfare Bill. edge of having faith values. Pagadian City, on April 27, 2022 in Dipolog
“[This flight] signals [the end] of the He stressed that a mother has the right to The bill also regulates paid leave for City, and on May 4, 2022 in Zamboanga
long-time challenge of connectivity of receive special treatment and facilities in “Adding children’s right to exclusively mothers, so when they are taking care of City.
Tawi-Tawi with the (Bangsamoro) main- receive breast milk and the faith in God their newborn baby they can still receive
land and other parts of the country,” he Almighty according to their (respective) income. – Antara News “The issued wage orders were reviewed
said over the plane’s public address system. religion and beliefs,” Wahid said. and affirmed by the National Wages and
Productivity Commission. The said wage
“I wish you a pleasant and a blessed Swiss cops recover orders shall take effect after 15 days from
flight,” he added. their publication in a newspaper of gen-
body of Indonesian eral circulation in the region,” the Labor
The historic inaugural flight from the Department said. – GMA News
Cotabato Airport to the Sanga-Sanga Air- governor’s son
port came three years after the creation of 459 newly-trained
the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Refugees from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake which hit Mamuju District, JAKARTA: Swiss police have announced a
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in January West Sulawesi Province. (Pic: Antara/HO-Social Affairs Ministry/uyu) tragic end to the search for West Java’s soldiers join
2019. Governor Ridwan Kamil’s eldest son, who
Ministry sends assistance for was reported missing on May 26. ‘terrorist hunt’
The BARMM was established following earthquake victims in Mamuju
the ratification of Republic Act 11054, pop- The body of Emmeril Khan Mumtadz, SULU: A total of 459 newly-trained sol-
ularly known as the Bangsamoro Organic JAKARTA: The Social Affairs Ministry has beds, 12 multi-purpose tents, 25 family 22, was found in the overflow basin of the diers have been deployed in Sulu to join
Law (BOL). – MindaNews sent hundreds of food packages and mat- tents, as well as 100 mattresses. Engehalde weir in Bern at 6.50am on the government’s campaign to run after
tresses as assistance for the victims of the June 8. terror groups in the province.
Japan donates 5.8 magnitude earthquake which struck There were also 500 baby cloth pack-
Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Province ages, 200 adult cloth packages, 100 family An autopsy confirmed his identity and Maj. Gen, Ignatius Patrimonio, com-
Php198 million on Wednesday (June 8) at 2:32 p.m. Cen- kits packages, 100 kidsware packages, 100 the cause of death was drowning, said In- mander of the 11th Infantry Division and
tral Indonesian Standard Time. kitchen utensil packages, as well as 500 donesian Ambassador to Switzerland Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu, said the sol-
worth of medical sanitary pad packages. Muliaman D. Hadad in a live press con- diers were trained for six months in ba-
The earthquake struck at coordinates ference. sic soldiery and war fighting.
equipment to 2.77 degrees south latitude and 118.56 de- Meanwhile, logistics aid from Nipo-
grees east longitude. towe Central Warehouse comprised 1,000 During a morning swim in the Aare They are composed of 418 male and 41
BARMM ready-to-eat food packages, 800 chil- River, Emmeril was believed to have been female soldiers, including what the 48
“We work quickly, thus the residents dren’s food packages, 500 ready-to-eat swept by a sudden surge of the river cur- Tausug soldiers. Tausug are natives of
COTABATO: The Japanese government has can receive the aid immediately,” Social side dish packages, 500 blankets, 100 rent, while his sister and a friend were Sulu and are known to be fierce warriors.
donated medical equipment worth JP¥580 Minister Tri Rismaharini said in a state- mattresses, 200 adult clothes, 50 folding saved by other swimmers.
million or approximately P198 million to ment received here on Thursday. beds, 20 multi-purpose tents, 100 family In his speech, Patrimonio congratu-
the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in tents, as well as 100 mattresses. It took 12 days for authorities to find lated the graduating candidate soldiers
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a bid to She announced that the Mamuju Dis- Emmeril’s body, who is in Switzerland’s of their sacrifices and perseverance in
help enhance the quality of health services trict emergency response unit (Tagana) Furthermore, there are 500 baby capital to pursue a master’s degree pro- surpassing the training.
in the region. personnel were immediately dispatched clothes packages, 100 family kits pack- gramme. – Bernama
to reduce the impacts of the disaster, in ages, 100 kidsware packages, 100 kitchen He also urged the new graduates to
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko collaboration with the local residents. utensil packages, 500 sanitary pad pack- Indo needs Rp28t value their sacrifices and always serve
Koshikawa said the donations, which in- ages, two portable toilets, as well as one the Filipino people with utmost profes-
clude dialysis machines and ICU beds, The personnel helped in recording the generator unit. to achieve net sionalism.
would be distributed to ten hospitals in impact of the disaster, distributing logis-
the region. tics assistance, and evacuating the sur- The minister has also said that her energy transition “Your training prepared you as pro-
vivors, especially the vulnerable. party has established a public kitchen fessional soldiers ready to perform vari-
“Japan grants health equipment to which is able to provide 700 food pack- JAKARTA: Indonesia needs Rp28,233 tril- ous tasks both in peace time and war
BARMM worth 500M yen! Dialysis ma- The assistance was sent on Wednesday ages per day. lion in investment to achieve the net en- time under extreme conditions. For the
chines, ICU beds, and more will go to ten from the Eastern Regional Warehouse, ergy transition target by 2060 or earlier, next few days, you will be deployed in
hospitals in the region,” Kashikawa said on Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, “On Thursday morning, additional Finance Ministry policy analyst Joko Tri your respective units and be part of our
Twitter. and the Nipotowe Central Warehouse, tents have been set up. Meanwhile, Haryanto said. peace and security campaign,” said Pat-
Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province. around 1,100 people have taken refuge in rimonio.
“These will improve quality health serv- Manakarra Stadium,” she added. “The total (investment) needs (to
ices and ensure chances of leading health- The assistance sent from the Eastern achieve) net zero emissions (NZE) in “As public servants, we expect a disci-
ier, comfortable, and fulfilled lives for the Regional Warehouse included 1,000 Furthermore, the Social Affairs Min- 2060 to reach almost seven times as plined, dedicated, and passionate sol-
people of Bangsamoro,” he said. ready-to-eat food packages, 800 chil- istry has deployed a Psychosocial Support much as (the investment needs) for diers. I urge you to be the the best soldier
dren’s food packages, 1,000 ready-to-eat Service (LDP) team to help the victims NDC (Nationally Determined Contribu- the Alakdan Training School have pro-
This is not the first time the country side dish packages, 500 blankets, 100 overcome the psychological impacts due tion) in 2030. In total, (the investment) duced,” he added. – Manila Bulletin
provided assistance to the Muslim region. mattresses, 100 adult clothes, 100 folding to the disaster. – Antara News needs will reach Rp28,233 trillion,” he
said in a webinar, themed “The Chal- Gunman kills
In April, the BARMM Ministry of Health lenge of the Electricity Sector in Energy
also received sea ambulances and other Transition”. losing mayoral
medical equipment from the Japanese
government and the International Organ- Meanwhile, the total investment bet in Basilan
ization for Migration. – GMA News needs for NDC, a climate action plan to
cut emissions and adapt to climate im- BASILAN: A still unidentified gunman
pacts, are projected to reach Rp3,779 shot in Lamitan City a man who ran for
trillion in 2030, he said. mayor in a Basilan town on Thursday after-
noon (June 9) .
To that end, the government needs
funding support through investment Police identified the victim as Ujud Uju-
from downstream, midstream and up- ran, who lost in the mayoral race in the
stream sectors to achieve the NZE target town of Akbar in last month’s elections.
in 2060, he noted. – Antara News
The gun attack was the first docu-
mented post-election shooting in Lamitan
City.

Ujuran was rushed to the hospital but
died while being treated in the emergency
room.

Police said they were investigating the
incident, and trying to figure out if the at-
tack was election-related or not. – Rap-
pler.com

WORLD dailyexpress 9

YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 1 1, 2022

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Shots fired, three injured in Hong Kong triad clash

HONG KONG: A machete-wielding gang Weapons are displayed that were used and taken though AFP was unable to trace the Of the two remaining men, one 25-
attacked a rival group in one of Hong as police evidence in a gang clash in Hong Kong. footage’s exact origin. year-old was undergoing surgery on Fri-
Kong’s busiest nightlife districts in the day afternoon due to a gunshot wound to
early hours of Friday, with the clash leav- though no details were given on the searched a Lexus with its side and front The video shows a line of vehicles stop- the abdomen and a 30-year-old was
ing one man with a gunshot wound and shooter’s identity. crumpled in for evidence. ping at a traffic junction, when assailants wounded in the head.
two others injured, police said. brandishing machete-like knives spring
Earlier in the day, a section of the road A dashcam video, whose location, out of a car that appears to be the Lexus One 9mm bullet which may have been
Dramatic dashcam footage, showing near the popular Lan Kwai Fong area was timestamp and events match police de- left at the scene on Friday, and start at- fired from a semi-automatic pistol, one
men armed with knives jumping out of a cordoned off by armed officers, as they scriptions of the clash, emerged Friday, tacking an adjacent white car. bullet casing and nine knives were found
car and attacking a nearby vehicle before at the scene, according to police.
abruptly turning and fleeing, has been As the men begin the assault, a black
widely circulated. van positioned behind the white car rams Superintendent Ho said police were
into the attackers’ car, hitting at least two trying to recover the firearm used, but
Senior superintendent Tony Ho said of the assailants before speeding away added that the public should not be
the incident was a case of “retaliation” be- from the scene. alarmed over “a single, isolated incident”,
tween two organised crime groups— pointing out that gun crimes in Hong
known as triads—over the splitting of Several other men with knives run into Kong remain rare.
profits from criminal activities such as frame, but after pressing on with the at-
drug trade and illegal gambling. tack for a few seconds, most of the perpe- A couple of hours after the attack, po-
trators abruptly turn around and flee the lice found the burnt-out wreckage of a car
“The incident was instigated by two scene. in the rural area of Pat Heung, which is
triad groups, they have been at each oth- suspected to have belonged to the gang
ers’ throats for quite some time,” Ho told Police received reports of the clash at under attack.
reporters, adding that four men had been 2:40 am local time (1840 GMT) and ar-
arrested. rived at the scene to find six men, all be- Hong Kong’s triads trace their origins
longing to the group that started the at- to 19th-century Chinese fraternal organisa-
Three cars belonging to one gang were tack. tions.
waiting at a traffic light when they were
attacked by at least eight assailants, Ho Officers arrested three of them, aged While they have little of the power of
said, but the ambush was quickly repelled. between 23 and 42, for attempted wound- their heydays in the 1970-90s, they remain
ing and possession of offensive weapons, present in the city, especially when it
At least two shots were fired against and also arrested a 36-year-old after he comes to extortion and smuggling rack-
the instigators, the superintendent added, was taken to hospital with a leg injury. ets. – AFP

Italian chopper China, US lock horns over disputes
missing with

seven on board SINGAPORE: The US and Chinese defence US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (front centre) with his defence frame, threaten or pressure China”.
ministers held their first face-to-face counterparts on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. China’s expansive claims in the South
ROME: The search for a helicopter which talks in Singapore Friday, as the super-
disappeared in Italy with seven people on powers lock horns over security disputes force if necessary. whether or not it would intervene has China Sea have also stoked tensions with
board intensified Friday after the weather ranging from Taiwan to contested waters. Tensions have been stoked by the not changed. Washington.
improved, a spokesman for the Alpine res-
cue service told AFP. The relationship between the two ramp-up in Chinese aircraft incursions The two sides have also been at logger- Beijing claims almost all of the re-
countries has deteriorated due to myriad into the island’s air defence identifica- heads over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, source-rich sea, through which trillions
The helicopter was carrying a pilot and issues in recent years. As well as Taiwan tion zone (ADIZ). with Washington accusing Beijing of pro- of dollars in shipping trade passes annu-
six passengers—four Lebanese nationals and the South China Sea, they have viding tacit support for Moscow. ally, with competing claims from Brunei,
and two Turks, according to Italian media clashed over cybersecurity and human US President Joe Biden, during a visit Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and
reports. It went missing in a sparsely pop- rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. to Japan last month, appeared to break China has called for talks to end the Vietnam.
ulated mountainous area in northern Italy decades of US policy when, in response to war, but has stopped short of condemn-
Thursday, but bad weather hampered the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met a question, he said Washington would ing Russia’s actions and has repeatedly Austin arrived in Singapore late
first attempts to find it. his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on defend Taiwan militarily if it is attacked criticised American arms donations to Thursday, and held a series of meetings
the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue by China. Ukraine. with his counterparts on Friday.
Seven helicopters from the air force, po- summit, which brings together security
lice and medical rescue services were officials from around the world, for The White House has since insisted its In their April phone call, Wei told At a meeting with Southeast Asian de-
combing the area Friday. around an hour. policy of “strategic ambiguity” over Austin not to use the invasion to “smear, fence ministers, he spoke about Wash-
ington’s “strategy in maintaining an
“It is not easy, if a helicopter falls Austin is the latest senior US official to open, inclusive and rules-based regional
amongst trees, in this season the branches visit Asia as Washington seeks to shift its security environment”, according to a
close over it and it is complicated to see it foreign policy focus back to the region statement from the Singapore govern-
from the sky,” the spokesman said. – AFP from the Ukraine war. ment.

Greek shipowners, Wei told reporters the talks were “hon- His comments were a veiled reference
est and sincere” and went “smoothly”. to countering China’s increasing as-
EU’s top fleet, Austin tweeted they had “discussed (US- sertiveness in the region.
China) defense relations, as well as global
slam climate plan and regional security issues”. Wei meanwhile visited Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and the
ATHENS: Greek shipowners, the sector’s The pair had previously only held dis- pair reaffirmed their countries’ “long-
leaders in Europe, criticised the EU’s green- cussions on the phone in April. standing, warm and friendly bilateral de-
house gas emissions plan on Friday as a fence relations”, according to a statement
threat to the competitiveness of the bloc’s Further details on the talks were not from Singapore officials.
fleet and called for global rules instead. released. But a major issue on the agenda
may have been Taiwan, a self-ruled, dem- Austin will deliver a speech at the fo-
The EU’s “Fit for 55” package aims to re- ocratic island that lives under the con- rum on Saturday, followed by Wei on
duce net greenhouse gas emissions by at stant threat of invasion by China. Sunday. The summit runs from June 10 to
least 55 percent by 2030. 12 and is taking place for the first time
Beijing views the island as its territory since 2019 after twice being postponed
The head of the Union of Greek and has vowed to one day seize it, by due to the Covid-19 pandemic. – AFP
Shipowners, Melina Travlos, said the pro-
posals would “strike at the competitiveness US not planning Japan elected to UN Security Council La Nina climate cycle
of European shipping” by increasing oper-
ating costs. on Russian talks UNITED NATIONS, United States: Japan other countries for two-year stints, five of could last into 2023
was among five countries elected Thurs- which are announced each year.
“We insist solutions must be interna- WASHINGTON: The United States is cur- day to hold a non-permanent seat on the GENEVA: The weather phenomenon La
tional and under the auspices of the Inter- rently not planning to participate in an- United Nations Security Council for 2023 Japan, Switzerland, Mozambique, Nina, which has affected global tempera-
national Maritime Organization,” Travlos other round of strategic stability dialogue and 2024. Malta and Ecuador were voted in by the tures and worsened drought and flooding,
told reporters on the closing day of the with Russia and calls on Moscow to pursue UN General Assembly in a secret ballot. will likely continue for months, and possi-
Posidonia exhibition, Greece’s premier a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine con- Switzerland, Mozambique, Malta and bly even into 2023, the UN warned Friday.
shipping fair. flict, a State Department spokesperson Ecuador will also take up two-year posi- Out of the assembly’s 193 members,
told Sputnik. tions from January 1 next year. Japan obtained 184 votes. La Nina refers to the large-scale cooling
According to UGS figures, Greek of surface temperatures in the central and
shipowners control almost 21 percent of the “Following Russia’s unprovoked and The five will succeed India, Norway, Deputy foreign minister Odawara eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, occur-
world’s tonnage and 59 percent of the EU brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, Kenya, Mexico and Ireland. The Council is Kiyoshi said Tokyo’s priorities would be ring every two to seven years.
fleet. we suspended the Strategic Stability Dia- made up of 15 members, five of whom are “security, including energy and food.”
logue engagements and are not planning permanent: the United States, Russia, The UN’s World Meteorological Organ-
“We should be careful on how we handle another session,” the spokesperson said. China, France and Britain. Mozambique was elected to the Coun- ization (WMO) said there was a 70 percent
European shipping,” Travlos said. “Russia needs to choose diplomacy over cil for the first time in its history with 192 chance that the protracted La Nina event—
war and aggression.” The other ten positions are filled by votes. Switzerland won 187, Malta 185 and which has held the globe in its clutches al-
“The (shipbuilding) industry in Europe, Ecuador 190. – AFP most uninterrupted since September 2020
which used to be very strong, has left,” she Russian Ambassador in Washington — will continue until at least August.
said. “It left because Europe essentially Anatoly Antonov said in earlier remarks France pushes EU to share asylum seekers
chased it out ... at this rate, shipping will that the United States and Russia currently “Some long-lead predictions even sug-
also leave for the East.” do not conduct a dialogue on the strategic LUXEMBOURG: France on Friday sought to push the EU towards a long-stalled asylum pact gest that it might persist into 2023,” it said
stability and called the situation “wrong” with a plan to relocate some 10,000 asylum seekers to willing member states—and for un- in a statement.
The EU’s climate plan was dealt a setback as the “world expects concrete actions” willing ones to pay up instead.
this week when the European Parliament from the US and Russia. If it does, this would be only the third
voted against a key part of the legislation, The proposition, presented in the final weeks of France’s turn holding the European so-called triple-dip La Nina—meaning the
its carbon trading system. – AFP Antonov said he is unaware of any un- Union presidency, aims to unblock the thorny file with an incremental approach. Instead phenomenon is present during three con-
official dialogue between Moscow and of attempting to bulldoze through opposition by several, mostly eastern, EU member states secutive northern hemisphere winters—on
Ten cops killed Washington. – Bernama to an overhaul of the bloc’s asylum rules, the plan calls for a “voluntary solidarity mecha- record since 1950, WMO said. – AFP
nism” on a 12-month test basis, according to a French document seen by AFP.
in Burkina Faso
Swathes of Shanghai to be returned to lockdown
OUAGADOUGOU: Suspected jihadists killed
around 10 police overnight in an attack in SHANGHAI: Shanghai will impose fresh home to more than eight million people. A health residents in Shanghai.
northern Burkina Faso near the border with lockdowns on residents in several city dis- The mass testing, announced in a series worker “I have an ominous feeling,” wrote one
Niger, security sources said on Friday. tricts this weekend during a mass testing gets a swab
drive, officials said Friday, as President Xi of notices released locally on Thursday sample user on China’s Weibo social media plat-
“An outlying gendarmerie post in Jinping called for China to stick “unswerv- and Friday, comes less than two weeks af- from a man form. Another wrote that fences had
Seytenga in Seno province was targeted by ingly” to its strict zero-Covid strategy. ter Shanghai began stumbling out of a to be tested started to be put up dividing their residen-
terrorists last night,” a source said. gruelling lockdown marked by food short- for Covid- tial community into two large areas,
China is the last major economy still ages and scattered protests. 19 at a adding that they saw panic-buying of rice
“About 10 gendarmes (died), four were pursuing a policy of stamping out all out- nucleic and oil at the neighbourhood supermar-
wounded and there was major material breaks, wielding snap lockdowns, mass acid testing ket.
damage,” the source said, adding that the testing and mandatory quarantines. station in
toll was provisional. Beijing. Chinese leaders have attempted to
But the strategy has come under thread the needle between crushing the
Another security source confirmed the heightened scrutiny after the fast-spread- Despite loosening many restrictions af- virus and limiting the damage of lock-
attack, the latest in a string of bloody as- ing Omicron variant triggered sweeping ter finally containing China’s worst out- downs, with President Xi on Thursday call-
saults in the landlocked Sahel state. restrictions in major cities such as Shang- break in two years, skittish authorities ing for “efficiently coordinating Covid-19
hai and Beijing, hammering the world’s have continued to impose a shifting mo- prevention and control with economic
The source added that the security forces second-biggest economy. saic of curbs to guard against a resurgence. and social development”.
had routed the assailants in a counter-at-
tack and were now combing the area. In Shanghai, at least 15 of the city’s 16 The announcement of mass testing But he said China’s “dynamic zero-
districts—totalling more than 23 million prompted fears of a backslide from weary Covid approach must be unswervingly up-
“Several (men) were still missing” as of people—said they would conduct PCR held”, according to state news agency Xin-
Friday morning, the second source said. tests on residents in the coming days, hua.
while six areas said they would impose
One of the poorest countries in the lockdowns during the testing drive. Experts predict that China will struggle
world, Burkina Faso has been gripped by a to meet its economic growth target of
nearly seven-year-old insurgency launched The districts that will impose some around 5.5 percent this year as virus lock-
by jihadists crossing from neighbouring lockdowns—Minhang, Yangpu, Putuo, downs force business shutdowns and snarl
Mali. – AFP Fengxian, Qingpu and Changning—are supply chains.– AFP

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Ukraine hits Russian targets as fighting rages

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine: Ukraine said Fri- A man walks past a burning college after a strike called the sentence “a sham judgment, Foreign fighters
day it had launched new air strikes on in Lysychansk, eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. with absolutely no legitimacy”, while a
Russian positions in the captured south- spokesman for Prime Minister Boris John- sentenced
ern region of Kherson as President which is located just across a river from left their address at home,” Lyubov son said the sentence contravenes prisoner
Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Kyiv’s forces Severodonetsk, spoke to AFP about the Akatyeva, 65, said. rights under the Geneva Convention. to death by
were “holding on” in the east of the coun- stark choices the war has forced on them:
try. either stay and brave the shelling, or flee Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has Western countries have provided pro-Russians
and abandon their homes. said around 100 Ukrainian soldiers were weapons and aid to Ukraine since the Feb-
Ukraine is trying to carry out a counter- being killed every day in frontline fighting ruary 24 invasion, while some people from PRO-RUSSIAN REBELS sentenced to
attack in Kherson, one of the first areas to Yevhen Zhyryada, 39, said the only way and as many as 500 wounded. abroad have joined the fight against Russ- death two British fighters and a Moroc-
be taken by Russia after the February 24 in- to access water is by heading to a water dis- ian forces. can who were captured while fighting
vasion, as Kyiv’s troops struggle in the east- tribution site in the town. ‘Take back and strengthen’ - for Ukraine, as a Ukrainian governor
ern Donbas region. Western countries meanwhile reacted Kyiv has meanwhile appealed for more called for Western arms on Thursday to
“We have to go there under shelling, with outrage after pro-Russian rebels in weapons from the West. win the battle for a crucial eastern city
Russian President Vladimir Putin and under fire,” he said. “This is how we the east sentenced one Moroccan and two (pic).
meanwhile compared his current actions survive.” British fighters to death on Thursday after The leaders of nine central and eastern
to Peter the Great’s against Sweden 300 they were captured while fighting for European countries were meeting Friday The death sentences come as
years ago, saying the tsar “wasn’t taking But others have chosen to pack up their Ukraine. in Bucharest to plead for a strengthening Moscow concentrates its firepower on
anything, he was taking it back”. belongings and get as far away from the Separatist authorities in the Donetsk re- of the eastern flank of NATO, ahead of a the strategic industrial hub of
fighting as possible. gion of the Donbas ordered the death major summit in Madrid at the end of Severodonetsk, where Ukrainian Presi-
Zelensky said in his evening address on penalty for Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and June. dent Volodymyr Zelensky said forces are
Thursday that several “cities in Donbas, “Life made me leave. The constant Saadun Brahim, Russian media reported. “holding on” amid fierce fighting that
which the occupiers now consider key tar- shelling. And also my grandson. My grand- Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Romania will insist that Russia be de- he earlier said could determine the fate
gets, are holding on”. son pleaded with me: ‘Grandma, come to fined as a “threat to NATO”, indicated Pres- of the entire Donbas area.
us.’ Only it’s not clear for me where to go, I ident Klaus Iohannis before the opening of
He added that Ukrainian forces have this meeting, organised jointly with his Separatist authorities in the Donetsk
made positive strides in the Zaporizhzhia Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and also region of the Donbas ordered the death
and Kharkiv regions outside Donbas, and bringing together the heads of state of penalty for Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner
are in the process of “liberating our land”. Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithua- and Saadun Brahim after they were ac-
nia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. cused of acting as mercenaries for Kyiv,
Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Fri- Russian media reported.
day it had struck Russian military posi- Russia has repeatedly warned the West
tions in Kherson, which is just north of the against getting involved, with some offi- Britain said it was “deeply con-
Crimean peninsula that was annexed by cials warning of the risk of nuclear war. cerned” by the sentences.
Russia in 2014, and among the first regions
seized by Russia in February. Putin, who has said that what Russia “Under the Geneva Convention, pris-
calls its special military operation is meant oners of war are entitled to combatant
“Our aircraft carried out a series of to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, appeared to com- immunity,” said a spokesman for Prime
strikes on enemy bases, places of accumu- pare himself to Peter the Great’s 18th cen- Minister Boris Johnson.
lation of equipment and personnel, and tury war against Sweden, in remarks on
field depots around five different settle- Thursday. Britons Aslin and Pinner surrendered
ments in the Kherson region,” it said in a in April in Mariupol, the southern port
statement. After visiting an exhibition in Moscow city that was captured by Russian troops
dedicated to the 350th birthday of the tsar, after a weeks-long siege. They later ap-
Moscow’s authorities in occupied Kher- Putin said “you get the impression that by peared on Russian TV calling on John-
son have floated holding a referendum on fighting Sweden he was grabbing some- son to negotiate their release.
integrating with Russia, mirroring a con- thing. He wasn’t taking anything, he was
troversial vote in Crimea in 2014, and have taking it back”. Brahim surrendered in March in the
announced the Russian ruble would now eastern town of Volnovakha.
be used in the region. In an apparent reference to Ukraine,
Putin added: “It is our responsibility also During a trial that lasted three days,
The fiercest fighting remains around to take back and strengthen.” – AFP the men pleaded guilty to committing
the eastern industrial city of “actions aimed at seizing power and
Severodonetsk, a battle that Zelensky has Italy to kill 1,000 pigs in swine fever outbreak overthrowing the constitutional order
said is pivotal for the fate of the Donbas re- of the Donetsk People’s Republic”, Russ-
gion. ROME: A thousand pigs will be slaugh- coltura. In Italy, it has been endemic on the is- ian news agency Interfax said.
tered after two cases of swine fever were The two case of African swine fever de- land of Sardinia since first appearing in
Local governor Sergiy Gaiday said on detected on a farm in Rome’s Lazio region, 1978. A lawyer representing one of them
Friday that Russian forces had destroyed a officials said Friday, spurring fears of a tected in Lazio are the first among farmed told the TASS news agency that they
major sports centre, adding: “One of the blow to the country’s pork industry. pigs in Italy. Before that, cases were de- In western Europe, the virus was re- would appeal. – AFP
symbols of Severodonetsk was destroyed. tected in wild boar in January in northern ported in Belgium in 2018, prompting
The Ice Palace burned down.” “We have to slaughter all the pigs in the Italy, then in the Lazio region. China to ban all imports of Belgian pork. Ex-janitor
contaminated area very quickly,” Angelo
Pro-Russian separatists have held part Ferrari, tasked with managing the crisis, African swine fever (ASF) does not af- After Germany confirmed its first case accused of serial
of the Donbas region since 2014 and it is told AGI news agency. fect humans but is contagious and fatal for in a dead wild boar in 2020, China, Japan
now the focus of Moscow’s offensive after pigs and their wild relatives and an out- and South Korea, alongside Brazil and Ar- rapes goes on trial
its forces were repelled from Kyiv weeks The local health agency estimated break is potentially devastating for the gentina, also suspended German pork im-
into the invasion. 1,000 pigs would have to be culled to stem pork industry, experts say. ports. LILLE, France: A former janitor accused of
the spread, he said. dozens of rapes and sexual assaults in
People in the town of Lysychansk, A 2018 outbreak in China—the world’s Italy’s main agricultural association France and Belgium over several decades
“The sooner we act decisively and inci- largest pork producer—caused millions of Coldiretti called on the government last will go on trial in France on Friday, after ad-
Norway scraps sively, the greater our hope that the com- pigs to be slaughtered to stop the spread. month for the “rapid culling” of boars mitting to a spate of assaults.
mercial damage will be reduced,” he said. throughout the country to help stop the
deal for NH90 The disease has existed in Africa for spread of the disease. Dino Scala, known as the “Rapist of the
Italy, with about 8.9 million pigs, is the decades. In a December 3 report on the Sambre”—after the river near several towns
military choppers seventh biggest pork producer in the Eu- virus, the World Organisation for Animal Images of boar walking through resi- along the France-Belgium border where he
ropean Union, representing an eight-bil- Health (OIE) said ASF had been reported dential areas of Rome and feeding at over- operated—was arrested in 2018 in northern
OSLO: Norway cancelled a contract Friday lion-euro ($9.1 billion) industry, according in 32 countries in five world regions since flowing rubbish bins regularly do the France.
for 14 NH90 military transport helicopters to the agricultural association Confagri- January 2020. rounds on social media networks. – AFP
from a European consortium that includes He confessed to around 40 rapes and as-
Airbus, citing delivery delays and spare Finland to build Currently, the Nordic country’s bor- A man holds a saults he attributed to uncontrollable
parts woes (pic). ders are secured primarily with light sign reading “compulsions”.
fences on border wooden fences, used to stop livestock
The Norwegian government said that from wandering to the wrong side. “murders The youngest victim was 13, the oldest
despite signing the contract with NH In- with Russia leave 48, and most were attacked the same way—
dustries more than 20 years ago, only eight Crossing the border from places other surprised on deserted streets in the early
of the 13 aircraft that have been delivered HELSINKI: Shaken by Russia’s invasion of than through official border crossing Ukraine” hours of winter, strangled and dragged
were fully operative. Ukraine, Finland is rushing to beef up se- points is already prohibited. during a into nearby bushes or trees.
curity on its border with Russia in order protest in
Norway will return the helicopters and to protect itself from hybrid threats, the “What we are aiming to build now is front of the Scala, now 61, is a former janitor at an
will demand a refund of five billion kroner interior ministry said Friday. a sturdy fence with a real barrier effect,” Russian em- industrial site who was also head of a local
($530 million), Defence Minister Bjorn Ar- said Sanna Palo, director of the Finnish bassy in football club, and was described as well-in-
ild Gram told reporters at a press confer- Fearing that Moscow could use mi- border guards’ legal division. Mariehamn, tegrated and sociable by locals in his town
ence. grants to exert political pressure, Aland, of Pont-sur-Sambre after his arrest.
Helsinki plans legislative amendments Finland.
“Regrettably we have reached the con- that would facilitate the construction of “He has confessed freely since the begin-
clusion that no matter how many hours sturdier fences on its 1,300-kilometre “In all likelihood, the fence will not ning” and wants “to explain himself and
our technicians work, and how many parts (800-mile) eastern border with Russia. cover the entire eastern border, but will answer the questions,” his lawyer Margaux
we order, it will never make the NH90 ca- be targeted at locations considered to be Mathieu said.
pable of meeting the requirements of the “The aim of the proposed law is to im- the most important”, Palo said.
Norwegian Armed Forces,” he said. prove the operational capacity of the He is charged with 17 accounts of rape,
border guard in responding to the hy- In the event of large-scale migration, 12 attempted rapes and 27 sexual assaults
The consortium that builds the NH90 brid threats,” Anne Ihanus, a senior ad- the government’s proposal would also or attempts—for 56 victims in total, though
includes Airbus Helicopters, Italy’s viser at the interior ministry, told AFP. make it possible to concentrate asylum investigators suspect there were other vic-
Leonardo and the Netherland’s Fokker. seekers at specific border crossings. tims who did not come forward to police.
“The war in Ukraine has contributed
“NH Industries considers this termina- to the urgency of the matter,” Ihanus The amendments are scheduled to “They hope to finally put what hap-
tion to be legally groundless,” the group said. enter into force “as soon as possible.” – pened to them behind them, have the be-
said in a statement. AFP ginning of an explanation, and be heard
and understood,” a lawyer for three of his
It said it was “extremely disappointed Syria halts Damascus flights after Israeli strikes accusers, Caty Richard, said.
by the decision ... and refutes the allega-
tions being made against the NH90 as well DAMASCUS: Syria on Friday halted flights The Syrian Observatory for Human ers. Police sought the suspect in November
as against the company.” to and from Damascus airport, the trans- Rights said the Israeli raids hit arms de- While Israel rarely comments on indi- 1996, when a 28-year-old woman said she
port ministry said, after Israeli air strikes pots near Damascus airport belonging to was raped alongside a motorway near
The cancellation is yet another setback damaged a runway, according to sources the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbol- vidual strikes, it has acknowledged carry- Maubeuge. Investigators found the at-
for the NH90 after the Australian army in (pic). lah, as well as other Iran-backed groups. ing out hundreds of them. tacker’s DNA at the scene but found no
December retired its helicopters early in matches in police databases.
favour of Black Hawks made by US manu- The ministry said the “suspension of The Britain-based war monitor, which The Israeli military says the strikes are
facturer Sikorsky. incoming and outgoing flights through relies on a wide network of sources across necessary to prevent its arch foe Iran from Other similar attacks followed, with
Damascus International Airport” was due Syria, said that at least three such posi- gaining a foothold on its doorstep. more than 15 alleged victims over two
The Norwegian military said that in ad- to technical disruptions, but an airport tions were hit, leaving a number of peo- years.
dition to the delivery delays, it had experi- employee told AFP that the dawn strikes ple wounded. The conflict in Syria started with the
enced problems with reliability, mainte- by Israel had “affected” the facility. brutal repression of peaceful protests and Despite increased patrols, the assailant
nance and availability issues with spare Since civil war broke out in Syria in escalated to pull in foreign powers and was never found and the case was closed in
parts. “We had to postpone all flights for at 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of global jihadists. 2003.
least 48 hours and some flights have been air strikes against its neighbour, target-
It said its fleet had only managed to fly rerouted through Aleppo airport,” the ing government troops as well as allied The war has killed nearly half a million But three years later a new series of as-
about 700 hours annually, far from the airport employee said on condition of Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fight- people and forced around half of the saults in Belgium relaunched the inquiry,
3,900 flight hours required. anonymity because he is not authorised country’s pre-war population from their and police began to suspect that other ear-
to speak on the issue. homes. – AFP lier cases in the area might be linked to the
The aircraft had been intended for use same man.
by the coast guard and anti-submarine An official at an Arab airline who also
warfare. spoke on the condition of anonymity said It was only in February 2018, when a
separately that an airport landing strip teenager was assault in Erquelinnes, Bel-
“NH Industries was not offered the pos- had been hit during the Israeli assault—a gium, that video surveillance cameras
sibility to discuss the latest proposal made development the pro-government news- spotted a Peugeot car at the scene, and
to improve the availability of the NH90 in paper Al-Watan also reported. Scala was arrested a few weeks later. – AFP
Norway and to address the specific Norwe-
gian requirements”, the company said. Syrian state media had reported the Is-
raeli strikes on southern Damascus, say-
The Norwegian government said it ing a volley of missiles were fired from
would soon begin the process of identify- the occupied Golan Heights at around
ing an alternative maritime helicopter. – 4:20 am (0120 GMT).
AFP
Syrian air defences intercepted most of
the missiles, but those that reached their
target left at least one civilian wounded
and caused material damage, said the of-
ficial news agency SANA.

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Biden faces discord at Americas summit Three shot

LOS ANGELES: US President Joe Biden best way to promote democracy.” pressure campaign against Cuba a “crime with a declaration on migration, a hot- dead in
(pic) faced open criticism Thursday at an “Being the host country of the summit against humanity.” button issue in the United States, despite
Americas summit, along with complaints the snub of the summit by Mexican Presi- Maryland
about foreign pressure by Brazil’s far- doesn’t grant the ability to impose a right Prime Minister John Briceno also ques- dent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
right leader, as he sought progress on is- of admission on member countries of the tioned whether Biden would follow WASHINGTON: At least three people were
sues from migration to climate change. continent,” Fernandez said. through financially on lofty promises. Biden met for the first time in Los An- killed after a gunman opened fire Thurs-
geles with Brazilian President Jair Bol- day at a manufacturing facility in the US
Biden is welcoming leaders from Biden heard even more direct criticism “We know that money is not the prob- sonaro, an ally of former president Don- state of Maryland, according to the Wash-
across the hemisphere in Los Angeles in a from one of the hemisphere’s smallest na- lem. In less than three months, two coun- ald Trump, who has questioned the legit- ington County Sheriff’s Office.
choreographed bid to show that democ- tions Belize, whose representatives told tries in this hemisphere committed $55 imacy of elections both in his country and
racy can work, amid rapid inroads by him it was “inexcusable” not to invite all billion to Ukraine,” he said, referring to in Brazil. Deputies responded to the shooting at
China in a region long seen by Washing- countries and called the half-century US the United States and Canada. Columbia Machine Inc. in the town of
ton as its turf. Biden steered clear of fireworks in his Smithsburg at approximately 2.30 pm
Biden, who applauded politely and public appearance with Bolsonaro and Eastern Time (1830GMT), Anadolu Agency
But just after Biden made his pitch at greeted each leader, returned to the saluted Brazil for making “real sacrifices” reported the office said in a statement.
the Summit of the Americas, he heard an podium to insist his agenda was on track. to protect the Amazon.
earful over his decision to exclude the left- “Units immediately responded and lo-
ist leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and “Notwithstanding some of the dis- “I think the rest of the world should be cated four victims, three of which were de-
Venezuela on the grounds that they are agreements relating to participation, on able to help you preserve as much as you ceased at the scene and one who was criti-
autocrats—a decision that already trig- the substantive matters, what I heard was can,” Biden said. cally injured,” it said.
gered a boycott by Mexico’s president. almost unity and uniformity,” Biden said.
Bolsonaro has horrified environmen- It said the suspect fled the scene prior
Argentina’s center-left president, Al- Biden said the United States would talists by championing agribusinesses to law enforcement’s arrival.
berto Fernandez, who was persuaded to raise specifics on how the hemisphere can that have cut down the rainforest, a cru-
attend by Biden, said that dialogue “is the do better together on improving public cial “sink” for carbon emissions that are “The description (of the suspect) was
health and clean energy. heating up the planet. – AFP quickly released to additional respond-
ing units and the suspect’s vehicle was en-
Biden plans to close the summit Friday countered by Maryland State Police in the
area of Maplesville Road and Mount
Trump at heart of ‘attempted coup’ Aetna Road, (and) gunshots were ex-
changed between the suspect and the
WASHINGTON: A congressional panel in- he added. Trump is public hearings were uppermost in his trooper. Both were injured and trans-
vestigating last year’s mob assault on the The panel’s carefully produced presen- seen on a mind Thursday as he fired off a largely ported for medical treatment,” the state-
US Capitol laid out its case Thursday that false tirade on his social media platform, ment added.
Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen tation made use of testimony given be- screen defending the insurrection as “the great-
election were at the heart of what hind closed doors by some of Trump’s during a est movement in the history of our Coun- The shooting came in the wake of a se-
amounted to an “attempted coup” to re- most senior and trusted advisors, includ- House Select try to Make America Great Again.” ries of mass shootings that have shocked
main in power. ing former attorney general Bill Barr and Committee, and angered Americans and the country’s
Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide, Jared Following the hearing, he lashed out leadership. – Bernama
In a prime-time presentation of its Kushner. in the again on Truth Social, accusing the com-
findings from a year-long probe, the spe- Cannon mittee of bias and doubling down on his US duo
cial committee sought to persuade a di- The panel aims to demonstrate that the House Office election fraud claims.
vided country of the existence of a deep- violence was part of a broader—and ongo- Building. trapped in
rooted and ongoing plot—orchestrated by ing—drive by Trump and his inner circle “The Unselect Committee of political
the former president—to overturn the re- to illegitimately cling to or regain power, HACKS refuses to play any of the many chocolate
sult of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden. tearing up the Constitution and more positive witnesses and statements,” he
than two centuries of peaceful transitions wrote. tank
“President Trump summoned the mob, from one administration to the next.
assembled the mob and lit the flame of The case the committee wants to make rescued
this attack,” the Republican vice chair- Thursday’s session and five subsequent is that Trump laid the groundwork for the
woman of the panel, Liz Cheney, said in hearings over the coming weeks will focus insurrection through months of lies about WASHINGTON: Two workers were rescued
her opening remarks at the first in a series on Trump’s role in the multi-pronged ef- fraud in an election described by his own after getting trapped in a large tank of
of hotly anticipated summer hearings. fort to return him to the Oval Office by administration as the most secure ever. chocolate in Lancaster County, Pennsylva-
disenfranchising millions of voters. nia, United States on Thursday.
Minutes earlier, Democratic committee His White House is accused of in-
chief Bennie Thompson accused Trump of Trump has defiantly dismissed the volvement in several potentially ille- They got trapped in the tank at the
being “at the center of this conspiracy.” probe as a baseless “witch hunt”—but the gal schemes to aid the effort, includ- Mars Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown,
ing a plot to seize voting machines United Press International (UPI) reported,
“January 6 was the culmination of an and another to appoint fake “alterna- citing emergency crews.
attempted coup—a brazen attempt, as one tive electors” from swing states who
rioter put it shortly after January 6 — to would ignore the will of their voters The borough has a population of ap-
overthrow the government. The violence and hand victory to Trump. proximately 11,600 and is located about
was no accident,” he said. 29km southeast of Harrisburg. WHP-TV in
The series of hearings will differ from Harrisburg reported the two people fell
Rioters acted “at the encouragement of Trump’s two impeachments in that he will into the tank, which was waist-deep with
the president of the United States,” to not be represented in the room as he is chocolate.
march on Congress and block the formal not on trial—except perhaps in the court
transfer of power by lawmakers to Biden, of public opinion. – AFP The two were not badly hurt at the time
they were taken to the hospital, according
Self-isolation for Brazilian cops find blood on suspect’s boat to Penn Live. Crews were called to the plant
at around 2 pm after the workers became
monkeypox RIO DE JANEIRO: Traces of blood have “We want the UK authorities to put The Brazilian trapped.
been found on the boat of a suspect ar- pressure on the Brazilian government,” authorities
infections:UK rested in connection with the disappear- she added, before she and other family said they are Mars Wrigley didn’t immediately com-
ance of a British journalist and a Brazilian members were received by the ambassa- hopeful of ment on the situation. – Bernama
LONDON: People who have been diag- indigenous expert in the Amazon, author- dor. finding the
nosed with monkeypox in the UK were ad- ities said Thursday, as calls grew to inten- New twist into
vised by health authorities on Thursday to sify the search. “We want to carry on with the search. pair alive but
self-isolate at home to prevent further We want to find out what is happening to do not exclude South African
transmission across communities. Dom Phillips, 57, a regular contributor them and we want anyone responsible for any outcome.
to The Guardian newspaper, and Bruno any criminal act to be brought to justice. Parliament fire
On Thursday, the UK Health Security Pereira, 41, a specialist in indigenous peo- We want a persistent deep and open inves- Bolsonaro, who was attending the
Agency (UKHSA) issued further guidance ples, were reported missing on Sunday af- tigation,” she added. Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, CAPE TOWN: Zandile Christmas Mafe, the
to those infected with the disease to stay at ter they ventured into the middle of the said Thursday: “Let’s pray to God that they suspect accused of setting fire to South
home for a period of time. Those diag- Amazon rainforest. She blamed the Brazilian authorities are still alive.” Africa’s parliament in January, intended
nosed with the infection should meet spe- for delaying the search but said they “all to intimidate President Cyril Ramaphosa
cific criteria before ending their self-isola- “Traces of blood were found on the have hope” that the pair will be found. But, he added, “With each day that into resignation by his “terrorist activity,”
tion, Anadolu Agency reported. boat of Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41,” passes, those chances fade.” reported Xinhua based on an indictment
Brazil police said in a statement, adding “He is a great writer and journalist. He released on Thursday (pic).
“Self-isolation is an important measure that the suspect known as “Pelado” was ar- is a caring man. He cares about the envi- He had drawn criticism in past days for
for protecting others from monkeypox,” rested on Tuesday. ronment. He loves Brazil,” Phillips said of appearing to blame the missing men, say- The case was transferred to the high
Dr. Susan Hopkins, chief medical advisor her brother. ing they had undertaken an “unadvisable court in Cape Town for a pre-trial confer-
at the UKHSA, was quoted as saying in the “The material collected is on its way to adventure.” ence on Aug. 12, 2022, after a public pros-
statement. Manaus,” the capital of the Amazonas “He’s a great guy and we love him with ecutor handed over the indictment to
state, for expert analysis, the statement all our heart.” Phillips and Pereira went missing in Mafe during his brief appearance in Cape
“Staying at home and doing all we can added. the Javari Valley in Amazonas state, lo- Town Magistrate’s Court.
to avoid close contact with other people in Paul Sherwood, Phillips’ brother-in- cated in the west of the Amazon basin,
the household will prevent the spread of It was accompanied by images of inves- law, told AFP the family had “been assured near Peru. The indictment charged the 49-year-
this virus,” Hopkins added. tigators taking photos of what appeared that everything has been done that can be old with housebreaking with intent to
to be a small bloodstain on a blue tarp in- done.” Witnesses said they saw the suspect commit arson; and arson, terrorism, and
Noting that some people have a hard side a motorboat with peeling paint. speeding by in a boat going in the same theft.
during self-isolation, she underlined that direction as Phillips and Pereira when
it was “important that people ask for sup- The statement is a grim twist in the on- they were last seen. Police said the man Mafe was also accused of intending to
port if needed.” going search for the two men, whose fate had been arrested for carrying unlicensed disrupt Ramaphosa’s annual State of the
remains unknown. caliber ammunition and drugs. Nation Address, which eventually took
Individuals infected with monkeypox place in the historic City Hall of Cape
have been advised to sleep and eat in a The Brazilian authorities said they are The remote region is experiencing an Town, after the chamber of the National
room separate from those of their family hopeful of finding the pair alive but do escalation in armed violence due to the Assembly, the lower house, was com-
and friends and to use separate bathrooms not exclude any outcome, including that presence of miners, gold diggers, poach- pletely destroyed by the fire.
in order to limit household and commu- of homicide, in a region where trafficking ers and drug traffickers. – AFP
nal transmissions, it added. is rife. Mafe’s move aimed to “advance the ac-
cused’s individual political and/or ideo-
If, however, the use of separate rooms is High-profile personalities and environ- logical and/or philosophical motives, ob-
not possible, then individuals should mental and human rights groups have ral- jectives, causes or undertakings,” the in-
avoid physical contact and observe social lied to the cause, urging President Jair Bol- dictment said.
distancing of three steps, or one meter sonaro to step up the search.
(3.28 feet), away from household mem- The parliament fire starting on the
bers. “Where is Dom Phillips? Where is morning of Jan. 2 lasted more than 70
Bruno Pereira?” asked the journalist’s sis- hours, severely damaging the National
Those diagnosed with the infection ter, Sian Phillips, in a statement to the Assembly building, and causing exten-
should avoid close contact with young media during a gathering of around 30 sive damage to the century-old Old As-
children, pregnant women, and those peo- people in front of Brazil’s embassy in sembly building that houses the Na-
ple with weakened immune systems. London. tional Council of Provinces, the upper
house.
As of June 7, the UKHSA has recorded 18 Greece blasts Turkish claims in Aegean Sea
additional cases of the disease in England According to the public prosecutor,
with one being recorded in Scotland. This ATHENS: Greece on Thursday published a ish revisionism in order to upend the status Facing re-election next year amid ram- Mafe sprinkled petrol over items like
brings the total number of confirmed series of historical maps looking to refute quo, violating international law... and pant inflation, Turkish President Recep cardboard boxes, paper and office chairs
cases in the UK to 321, Anadolu Agency re- Turkish accusations that Athens is violat- threatening peace, security and stability in Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly attacked and used them to set alight the Old As-
ported. ing peace treaties that followed World War our region”, it said. Greece over the islands and has said he sembly, before lighting bits of paper with
I and World War II (pic). would no longer meet Greek leaders. matches to set fire to the National Assem-
The government has advised people The two uneasy NATO neighbours have bly. – Bernama
who have been in contact with those af- Turkish authorities say the Greeks have long feuded over maritime borders and en- “Come to your senses,” Erdogan said on
fected and have shown symptoms of the stationed troops on Aegean islands in vio- ergy exploration rights in disputed parts of Thursday in another shot at Greece.
virus, which includes a rash with blisters, lation of the peace treaties that followed the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.
to contact a sexual health clinic. the two 20th century conflicts. “You should disarm the islands. I am not
According to Athens, Ankara began “il- joking,” he said.
Though the risk of monkeypox to the Athens counters that the troops are sta- legal” oil exploration in the northern
general public remains low as the virus is tioned in response to the presence of Turk- Aegean back in 1973. Later in a tweet posted in Greek, Erdo-
transmitted through close physical con- ish military units, aircraft and landing craft gan increased the threatening rhetoric:
tact and does not spread easily, the UKHSA on the opposite coast, in addition to “We warn Greece once again to be careful,
has urged people to remain cautious. Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974. to steer clear of dreams, rhetoric and ac-
tions that may lead to results it will regret,
According to data released by the The Greek foreign ministry published as was the case a century ago”.
agency, over half of cases recorded in Eng- maps going back to 1923 which it said de-
land were found in men who identified as pict “in a vivid and irrefutable way the In 1922 thousands of ethnic Greeks in
homosexual or bisexual. Of the 190 cases Turkish illegal unilateral actions and Smyrna, now Izmir in western Turkey, were
recorded from May 6 to 31, 111 cases were claims”. massacred while fleeing victorious Turkish
males who identified as homosexual or bi- forces who took the city at the end of a
sexual. – Bernama The maps “document the extent of Turk- three-year war with Greece. – AFP

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YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022

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MoF confident public, private Agriculture boost

sector will drive sustainability

KUALA LUMPUR: The Min- you that these efforts will not only allow the private sector,” he said. Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Datuk Seri Dr. Ronald Kiandee
istry of Finance (MoF) is your companies to be more responsible, To support longer-term ESG-based as- (standing centre) witnessed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) inked between
confident that both the but will also protect your company’s inter- Idea Company Sdn Bhd and Hoogendoorn Growth Management, formalising a
public and private sectors ests in creating value by mitigating poten- pirations, Tengku Zafrul said the govern- partnership agreement that will proliferate the use of smart precision farming
will play their respective tial environmental and regulatory risks,” ment has planned broad-based strategies technologies for more sustainable practices and approaches in the Malaysian
roles and contribute to the he said in his closing remarks at the and measures, including strengthening agricultural sector.
success of Malaysia’s sus- launch of Khazanah Sustainability Frame- sustainability-related financing and in-
tainability efforts and goals moving for- work and Targets here Friday. vestments, which complements the UN The MoA signing between Managing Director of Idea Company Sdn Bhd
ward. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Zachary Aman (seated left) and Wierd Vonk representing Hoogendoorn, was
Tengku Zafrul said the government’s coordinating initiatives and programmes also witnessed by Deputy Ambassador and Head of Economic Section of the
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri position for 2023 remains firm in terms of that incorporate ESG elements. Kingdom of the Netherlands to Malaysia Eva Oskam (standing left) during the
Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pic) said it is encourag- enabling the implementation of ESG-fo- ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday.
ing to see government-linked companies cused development projects and pro- “The MoF’s second main strategy is to
(GLCs) embrace the sustainability agenda grammes. empower small and medium enterprises “The MoA signifies a unique collaboration between a home-grown Malaysian
by incorporating environmental, social (SMEs) in the area of ESG. Given the impor- entity with a Dutch technology partner at a time when Malaysia is on a journey
and governance (ESG) into their core Tengku Zafrul said the ministry has out- tance of the sector to the economy, devel- to revolutionise its agriculture industry through technological and digital trans-
strategies and embedding it throughout lined a few key priorities in the recently oping the capacity of our SMEs is a key formation,” said Zachary.
their operations and corporate social re- announced Budget 2023 Pre-Budget State- building block to achieving our ESG aspi-
sponsibility (CSR) initiatives. ment, including Malaysia’s strategic tran- rations and our net-zero goal by 2050. “This partnership allows Idea Company to provide greater access to modern
sition from the current recovery phase to technologies for smart farming, thanks to this milestone collaboration with
“This is really walking the talk on lead- longer-term reforms. “The third main strategy is to institu- Hoogendoorn, an innovative proprietor of process automation systems in
ership in ESG and sustainability. These tionalise ESG measures. One notable exam- greenhouse horticulture,” he added.
GLCs contribute to the mainstreaming of These, he said, include facilitating bet- ple is the establishment of the Malaysia
ESG by serving as role models, catalysing ter income opportunities and improved Sustainable Development Goals Trust Fund
change within their respective ecosystems, holistic wellbeing in order to achieve Kelu- (MySDG Fund) earlier this year in collabo-
and encouraging the rest of Corporate arga Malaysia’s vision of a more inclusive ration with the United Nations,” he said.
Malaysia to consider how they behave and and sustainable development.
how their actions affect the communities With an initial contribution of RM20
and environment in which they operate. “While these are promising founda- million, he said this major funding collab-
tions, it cannot be done in isolation. Last- oration demonstrates strong commitment
“To other corporates out there, and as ing and sustainable reforms can only be to incorporating SDG principles into
the chief executive officer (CEO) of a re- achieved by uniting the entire nation be- Malaysia’s national development plans
gional banking group before, I can assure hind a common sustainability vision, with and policies, while also being transparent
participation from all parties, including on the fund’s utilisation. –Bernama
Khazanah eyes
Mosti offers startups grants up to RM600k
sustainable biz
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Science, The MYStartup Programme consists of Big Idea Food Competition
KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd
has launched its sustainability framework Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has several programmes, among them are the
and medium-term targets to guide the na-
tion’s sovereign wealth fund and its key in- launched its second MYStartup Accelerator MYHackathon 2022, MYStartup Hackathon,
vestee companies to deliver sustainable
value by integrating Environmental, Social Programme, offering grants up to MYStartup Pre-Accelerator, MYStartup Ac- now open to 6 Asia countries
and Governance (ESG) considerations into
their core businesses. RM600,000 to 10 out of the 33 startups celerator, MYStartup Internship and MYS-

Managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal companies involved in the programme. tartup Mentorship.
Wan Zahir said sustainability is a core part
of its Advancing Malaysia strategy intro- Initiated by Mosti and powered by its “Soon, we will launch our MYHackathon KUALA LUMPUR: Big Idea Ventures (BIV), “We are incredibly excited to be pio-
duced earlier this year, under the pillar of agency Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, the MYS- programme for this year. The initiative is the global leader in early-stage invest- neering the first competition dedicated to
Creating a Sustainable Future. tartup Accelerator Programme inspires aimed to improve the delivery of key public ments in the alternative protein sector, an- plant-based innovation in Asia,” said An-
early-stage startups while offering guid- services to the rakyat,” Vanhaecke said. nounced that the Big Idea Food Competi- drew D. Ive, Founder and Managing Gen-
“To execute a coherent response to sus- ance and coaching in implementing busi- tion (BIFC) is now open to six countries eral Partner of Big Idea Ventures, in a state-
tainability, we will adopt an all-of-Khaz- ness strategies, and access to market and He also noted that the MYStartup Accel- throughout Asia, in partnership with In- ment.
anah approach – covering all aspects of funding. erator Programme is part of the larger MYS- forma Markets.
how it behaves as a responsible investor, as tartup strategy initiated by Mosti, which “With the Big Idea Ventures Food Com-
a sustainable organisation, and as a good Cradle Fund acting group chief execu- aims to create global successful Malaysian BIFC, an initiative focused on building petition we will not only discover great
corporate citizen. tive officer Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke startups. new entrepreneurial ecosystems, identify- new alternative protein talents and com-
said by end of this year, 10 startup compa- ing world-class talent and investing in the panies but we will also bring more aware-
“This means that sustainability is em- nies will be chosen to receive grants and an This effort is also in tandem with Mosti’s future of food entrepreneurs across Asia, ness than ever to the space.”
bedded into everything that we do, from additional RM250,000 funding from po- target of creating 5,000 startups and pro- will bring together corporates, food lead-
how we manage our investments, to how tential partners. ducing five “unicorn” status companies by ers, experts and investors working in the All entrepreneurs and startups creating
we operate as a firm, and how we support 2025. alternative protein sector across the re- plant-based products in the participating
and contribute to the societal develop- “The MYStartup Accelerator Programme gion. countries are invited to register for the
ment objectives of the nation,” he said in was launched in February this year and un- “The programme provides access to 18 challenge. – Bernama
his speech at the launch of the Khazanah der the programme, we have various capac- investors, who themselves are proven
Sustainability Framework and Targets: In- startup founders, and will further guide the
vesting in a Sustainable Transition 2022
here, Friday. ity building initiatives for startup compa- participants throughout their market ex- Manufacturing sales reach RM147.9b

The Sustainability Framework intro- nies. pansion and scaling up journeys,” he said.
duced by Khazanah is designed to be ho-
listic, anchored on the three main pillars “The first being the MYStartup Pre-Ac- Startups will also be assigned to a men-
of ESG and focuses on issues which most
impact the organisation and its portfolio celerator Programme, which we kicked off tor from a specially curated pool of interna- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufactur- Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd
from a business materiality point of view. last month, and this is our second pro- tional and local key industry players, suc- ing sales grew 13.2 per cent to RM147.9 bil- Uzir Mahidin said the growth in sales
gramme,” he told Bernama at the second cessful start-up founders and prime in- lion compared to the same month in 2021, value for April 2022 was driven predomi-
Amirul Feisal said Khazanah’s aspira- MYStartup Accelerator Programme launch, vestors to whom they can reach out to. – said the Department of Statistics Malaysia nantly by the electrical and electronics
tion is to play a leading role in shaping an here, Friday. Bernama (DoSM). products subsector (21.9 per cent), partic-
equitable and responsible transition to-
wards a sustainable future for Malaysia. ularly in the computer, electronic and op-

As the country’s sovereign wealth fund, GDP to grow to 7.2pc, according to ICAEW forecast tical products industries.
he said it is pivotal for Khazanah to ensure “The expansion was also attributed to
that its actions support and encourage a the food, beverages and tobacco products
responsible transition towards a more re- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s gross domes- expected to have a GDP growth of between one or two years,” he added. subsector (14.9 per cent), supported by
silient and inclusive economy. tic product (GDP) is forecast to grow to 7.2 1.0 per cent and 1.5 per cent lower this year Rafizi believed the Asean region missed food products manufacturing, as well as
per cent in 2022, driven in part by a recov- than otherwise,” said ICAEW in a state- the petroleum, chemical, rubber and plas-
He also pointed out that due to the ering tourism sector which is projected to ment Friday. out on the opportunity to promote digital tic products subsector (6.7 per cent),
complex and diverse nature of companies recover to more than 30 per cent of pre- awareness created by the pandemic and mainly in the making of coke and refined
in its portfolio, Khazanah will take a col- pandemic levels in 2022 and top the Asean Meanwhile, Southeast Asia is facing a will subsequently lack an integral building petroleum products,” he said in a state-
laborative approach to work with its in- region with more than 70 per cent sector severe manpower crunch as a result of the block in digitisation, namely reskilling. ment Friday.
vestee companies to shift towards a more recovery anticipated in 2023. pandemic and for decades, Malaysia has
sustainable business model, ensuring that benefited from cheap foreign labour and He pointed out that there was a mis- Sales value for export-oriented indus-
these companies remain competitive and The Institute of Chartered Accountants currently, two of the most impacted indus- match between how institutions and even tries accounted for 72.4 per cent of total
resilient amid challenges, as well as en- in England and Wales (ICAEW) said tries are retail and commodities. the job market were dealing with sales value, recording an increase of 14.5
abling them to take advantage of sectors Malaysia is cushioned from the rising oil reskilling and although there was demand per cent, while domestic-oriented indus-
and themes benefiting from ESG tail- prices resulting from the Russia-Ukraine ICAEW Fellow Chartered accountant for tech related jobs in Malaysia, it is also tries posted an increment of 10.0 per cent
winds. –Bernama war as it is a net oil exporter along with liq- Rafizi Ramli said Malaysia has no choice getting increasingly difficult to get access in April 2022 versus the same month in
but to find out how to use technology, dig- to those talents and reskilling.

uefied natural gas (LNG), which means italisation and optimisation to move away “For example, demand for software en- 2021. The growth in the sales value for ex-

higher export revenues for Malaysia. from that reliance on foreign manpower gineers is definitely on the rise. However, port-oriented industries parallels the

The fuel subsidies implemented by the and automate more. at least in Malaysia, Singapore and Indone- trend in the external trade exports with

government also helps to keep consumer “Although retail is evolving quickly due sia, there is a shortage in supply. favourable price factors.
petrol prices in check and on top of its to market demand, more traditional in- “These three countries need to figure On a month-on-month comparison, ex-
food protectionist measures, the impact of dustries like commodities require a lot of
higher commodity and oil prices on innovation, for example research and de- out how to balance this because in the case port-oriented and domestic-oriented in-
Malaysia is negative, it added. velopment into robotics and logistics. of Malaysia for example, supply cannot dustries grew 2.6 per cent and 1.6 per cent,
keep up with demand. A lot of investments respectively. Total employees in the man-
“However, due to its lockdown meas- “Hopefully what we have learnt during which could have come to this region will ufacturing sector in April 2022 was 2.29
ures last year from the Delta variant and the pandemic will close market hurdles be going to China or India if we don’t ad- million, a rise of 2.5 per cent versus 2.23
high dependency on exports to China, it is and we will see better adoption in the next dress this issue,” he opined. –Bernama million in April 2021. – Bernama

bursa closing report Bursa ends week on weaker note Services Index was 0.71 of-a-point easier
at 193.33.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended ment bonds, ahead of the consumer came in within the forecast of 6.4 per Among the heavyweights, Maybank
the week on a weaker note while break- price index (CPI) data Friday, as investors cent. dipped five sen to RM8.75, Public Bank The Main Market volume decreased to
ing the 1,500 psychological level Friday, were expecting high US inflation print. fell four sen to RM4.53, and CIMB slid 1.35 billion shares worth RM1.47 billion
dragged down by persistent selling “We believe the market undertone three sen to RM5.04. against 1.66 billion shares worth RM1.70
across the board, in tandem with the Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president will remain cautious amid the weak billion on Thursday.
downbeat performance of regional of equity research Thong Pak Leng told global performance although bargain Petronas Chemicals added six sen to
peers, a dealer said. Bernama that key regional indices were hunting may prevail. RM9.70 and IHH Healthcare put on five Warrants turnover swelled to 400.01
mostly negative except for Chinese sen to RM6.45. million units valued at RM65.98 million
At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa stocks as investors remained wary of the “We also reckon that recent sell- versus 300.45 million units valued at
Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closed 15.76 potential of more interest rate hike by downs would provide opportunities for Of the actives, LGMS improved four RM55.52 million Thursday.
points or 1.04 per cent lower at 1,493.95 the Federal Reserve (Fed). investors to accumulate stocks at attrac- sen to 75.5 sen, MQ Technology inched
from Thursday’s close of 1,509.71. tive levels given their cheap valuations. down half-a-sen to five sen, Top Glove The ACE Market volume dwindled to
“Investors expect the Fed to raise its As such, we anticipate the index to trend lost nine sen to RM1.13, while both Bor- 509.05 million shares worth RM158.21
The benchmark index opened 4.03 key interest rate next week by half of a within the 1,490 to 1,510 range for next neo Oil and MNC Wireless were flat at 2.5 million from 923.57 million shares worth
points weaker at 1,505.68, which was its percentage point, the second straight in- week, with immediate support at 1,475 sen and 1.5 sen, respectively. RM302.22 million previously.
day’s high, and hit a low 1,493.32 in the crease of double the usual hike, with a and resistance at 1,520,” he added.
morning session. third to hit in July. On the index board, the FBM Emas In- Consumer products and services coun-
Regionally, Singapore’s Straits Times dex was 108.03 points lower at 10,733.65, ters accounted for 196.74 million shares
On the broader market, losers “The US CPI is expected to sustain Index shed 0.91 per cent to 3,180.42, the FBM Emas Shariah Index slipped traded on the Main Market, industrial
thumped gainers 667 to 254, while 400 above eight per cent consecutively for Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 1.49 per cent to 111.51 points to 10,997.24, the FBM 70 de- products and services (431.19 million),
counters were unchanged, 953 untraded, the third month and this will keep the 27,824.29, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng eased clined 112.61 points to 13,113.58, the FBM construction (44.64 million), technology
and 22 others suspended. odds of a prolonged hawkish stance by 0.29 per cent to 21,806.18, and South Ko- ACE shed 35.58 points to 5,134.36 and the (100.97 million), SPAC (nil), financial
the Fed higher,” he shared. rea’s KOSPI decreased 1.13 per cent to FBMT 100 Index decreased 105.15 points services (44.42 million), property (125.91
Total turnover decreased to 2.26 bil- 2,595.87. to 10,429.35. million), plantation (46.12 million), REITs
lion units worth RM1.69 billion com- Meanwhile, Thong noted that China’s (5.04 million), closed/fund (34,000), en-
pared with 2.88 billion units worth National Bureau of Statistics has re- However, China’s SSE Composite In- Sector-wise, the Financial Services In- ergy (183.55 million), healthcare (86.09
RM2.06 billion on Thursday. ported the annual inflation at 2.1 per dex rose 1.42 per cent to 3,284.83 while dex dropped 101.58 points to 16,420.13, million), telecommunications and media
cent, slightly below estimates of 2.2 per the Shenzhen Component gained 1.90 the Plantation Index lost 68.72 points to (38.66 million), transportation and logis-
A dealer said Bursa Malaysia was in cent, while the producer price index per cent to 12,035.15. 7,596.65 and the Industrial Products and tics (25.17 million), and utilities (22.08
the red for the whole trading session, in million). –Bernama
sync with regional peers which took a
cue from the overnight steep fall of the
United States (US) stocks and govern-

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S Korea truck driver strike disrupts key industries

SEOUL: Thousands of South Korean truck the fallout by mobilising alternative trans- cusations that his “hostile” policy towards Workers of the Freight Solidarity Union hold a rally in
drivers staged a fourth day of strikes Fri- port,” the ministry added. workers was fuelling the tensions. front of the Kia Motors production plant in Gwangju.
day, causing widespread disruption and
straining already-tight supply chains in an About 7,800 truckers are involved in On the campaign trail, Yoon—a politi-
early test for new President Yoon Suk-yeol. the action, it said, representing about 35 cal novice—had vowed to deal “strictly”
percent of members in the Cargo Truckers with labour disputes and indicated he was
The drivers stopped work Tuesday and Solidarity Union. more pro-business on issues such as mini-
have disrupted ports and factories in Asia’s mum working hours.
fourth-largest economy as they protest The truckers say they are “desperate”
against the ending of a minimum wage due to sharp rises in fuel costs—with infla- The Korean Confederation of Trade
guarantee and rising costs. tion in South Korea at its highest level in Unions said Yoon’s administration had
over a decade according to official data last “pushed truckers to the strike by ignoring
“There have been disruptions in auto, month. their desperate pleas”.
cement, and steel production,” the Min-
istry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport The strike is the first major industrial ac- His government had worsened the dis-
said in a statement Friday. tion under conservative president Yoon, pute by “warning (of a) no-mercy princi-
who took office last month. ple in its repression of labour rights”,
South Korea is the world’s largest mem- added the union—an umbrella group for
ory chip exporter and home to global chip It has triggered concerns about the im- truckers.
powerhouse Samsung Electronics, as well pact on global supply chains, already
as large car companies including Kia and strained by prolonged Covid-19 lockdowns Police said earlier Friday that they had
Hyundai Motors. in China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. arrested about 30 striking truckers since
the start of the walkout Tuesday, the Yon-
“The government is trying to minimise Yoon said Friday the government “re- hap news agency reported. – AFP
mains neutral” on the strike, rejecting ac-

UK banks are no longer Seoul urges Jakarta to speed
up ratification of trade deal

too big to fail, says BoE SEOUL: South Korea on Friday asked In- US$19.28 billion in 2021. South Korea’s in-
donesia to quickly ratify their trade deal as vestment in the Southeast Asian country
they seek to strengthen cooperation on more than doubled on-year to US$2.42 bil-
supply chains and other economic issues, lion last year, according to the ministry.
reported Yonhap news agency.
In March, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor

South Korea’s National Assembly en- Co said it will produce the IONIQ 5 all-elec-

dorsed the Comprehensive Economic Part- tric model in its first manufacturing plant

LONDON: Britain’s biggest banks are no Following the financial global crisis preparations for resolution under the Re- nership Agreement (CEPA) in June last in Indonesia. Hyundai Motor completed
year, which is meant to eliminate tariffs on the 150,000 unit-a-year plant in the Delta-
longer “too big to fail” in any future finan- more than a decade ago, the UK taxpayer solvability Assessment Framework.
RAF “is a core part of the UK’s response products being traded with Indonesia. mas industrial complex near Cikarang, 40
cial shocks, with shareholders rather than pumped £137 billion ($171 billion) into the CEPA is equivalent to a free trade agree- kilometres east of Jakarta, in December.
ment but focuses on a broader scope of In a major investment, Hyundai is
taxpayers ready to bear the cost, the Bank country’s banks, while also being able to to the global financial crisis, and demon- economic cooperation.
of England said Friday. benefit from significant BoE support. strates how the UK has overcome the prob- working with LG Energy Solution Ltd,
lem of ‘too big to fail’”, said Dave Ramsden, South Korea’s First Vice Industry Minis- South Korea’s leading electric vehicle bat-
Following a major review of eight The government also took control of deputy governor for markets and banking ter Jang Young Jin made his case for quick tery maker, to build a battery cell factory
lenders—including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Royal Bank of Scotland—rebranded as at the BoE. ratification of the trade deal to ensure in Karawang, Indonesia, with a target to
and NatWest—the BoE concluded “that if NatWest ahead of its recent return to the
a major UK bank failed today it could do private sector. “The UK authorities have developed a companies of both sides can enjoy sub- start production in 2024.
stantial benefits of the deal. Jang and Sambuaga also reached a con-
so safely: remaining open and continuing Despite the bailouts, “the disruption to resolution regime that successfully re-
to provide vital banking services to the the financial system contributed to the UK duces risks to depositors and the financial Jang made the remarks in a meeting sensus on expanding trade and invest-
economy. and global recession that followed. We system and better protects the UK’s public with his Indonesian counterpart, Jerry ment and cooperating on supply chains.
cannot forget these lessons”, the BoE funds.” Sambuaga, who was in Seoul as the head
“Shareholders and investors, not tax- added Friday. of an Indonesian trade delegation to a The two countries are founding mem-
payers, will be first in line to bear the costs, The other four banks assessed were Na- bers of the Indo-Pacific Economic Frame-
overcoming the ‘too big to fail’ problem,” The central bank was publishing its first tionwide, Santander UK, Standard Char-
food fair in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, work, a US-led economic initiative meant
the central bank added. assessment of the eight major UK banks’ tered and Virgin Money UK. –AFP
according to the Ministry of Trade, Indus- to improve supply chain resilience and set

More bad news Dark outlook for British pound try and Energy. rules for the digital economy, clean en-

Trade between South Korea and In- ergy, and decarbonisation, among other

for wheat stocks LONDON: A toxic cocktail of sluggish spending. donesia jumped 39 per cent on-year to things. –Bernama
from Argentina growth and high inflation, plus Brexit and Oil and gas demand has surged as
fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, is US consumers unlikely to
set to weigh on the pound in the coming economies emerge from pandemic lock-
downs, while supplies have been hit by the

BUENOS AIRES: With wheat prices sky- months, economists warned. invasion of Ukraine by major producer get respite from inflation

Since the start of the year, sterling has Russia.
rocketing due to Russia’s invasion of fallen by more than seven percent against
Britain’s annual inflation rate stands at
Ukraine, major producer Argentina faces the dollar, which is benefiting from rises in nine percent, a 40-year high, while the WASHINGTON: The torrid pace of US infla-
its “worst planting scenario in 12 years” of US interest rates. The Labour Department was set to re-

the crucial grain, a major trade forum said. Bank of England is forecasting the UK tion may have eased slightly in May, but lease the May consumer price index (CPI)

The pound has also fallen by 1.7 percent economy to contract at the end of the year. prices have remained high to the detri- data on Friday, which analysts expect will
The Rosario Board of Trade said the area against the euro since the beginning of
planted with wheat in Argentina for the 2022. The Bank of England’s next rate decision ment of Americans’ wallets, sending Pres- show a slightly higher monthly increase

2022-23 season would be a lower-than-ex- is due June 16 when it is expected to take its ident Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve than in the prior month, but potentially

pected 6.2 million hectares. This comes despite the Bank of England main borrowing cost above one percent. racing to help. saw a modest slowdown in the torrid an-

having raised UK borrowing costs four “Hiking rates against a sharply slowing Consumer prices in the world’s largest nual pace.
This was 700,000 hectares smaller than times this year to fight inflation. By con- economy is never a good look for any cur- economy have soared by the fastest pace in
US consumer prices jumped 8.3 percent
the preceding season, which yielded a trast, the European Central Bank is waiting rency,” said Bank of America currency more than four decades, with gas prices at in the 12 months ending in April, and
record harvest of 23 million tons of wheat. until July to raise its key interest rates for strategist, Kamal Sharma.
Argentina was the world’s eighth- the first time in more than a decade. the pump hitting new records daily amid though economists say the rate probably

biggest wheat producer in 2021-22, accord- The pound has dropped to around $1.25 the fallout from Russia’s invasion of peaked in March at 8.5 percent, it is likely

BoE rate rises have “been insufficient to compared with $1.40 before the 2016 vote Ukraine as well as ongoing supply chain to remain high for months to come, some-
ing to figures from the United States De- offset the headwinds weighing on the in favour of Brexit, or Britain’s departure challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. thing the White House has acknowledged.
partment of Agriculture.
pound”, said Rabobank analyst Jane Foley. from the European Union. Biden, whose popularity has taken a hit “We estimate the 12-month change in
And according to the UN’s Food and
“Concerns about growth have been cen- After the UK entered its first pandemic as prices surge, has made fighting inflation overall CPI eased only slightly” to 8.2 per-
Agriculture Organization (FAO), it was the tral to the poor performance of the lockdown in March 2020, sterling sank to his top domestic priority, but is finding he cent, said Rubeela Farooqi of High Fre-
seventh-largest exporter in 2021, behind pound,” she said.
Ukraine in sixth place. $1.14, the lowest level since 1985. has few tools to directly impact prices. quency Economics.

Fears of recession in the UK and else- And the pound took a knock this week “Inflation is the bane of our existence,” Sam Stovall of CFRA expects the rate
This year, Argentina faces “a very com- where are gaining momentum as soaring after embattled British Prime Minister Biden acknowledged in an interview slow to 8.1 percent but warned further de-
plex planting scenario” for wheat due to inflation—fuelled by rocketing energy Boris Johnson faced a vote of no confidence Wednesday with late-night television host clines are likely to be “glacial.”
three successive years of drought caused prices—hits investment and consumer from his own Conservative MPs. – AFP
by the La Nina weather phenomenon, said Jimmy Kimmel. However, a consensus forecast sees the
rate holding steady at the 8.3 percent the

the board. Recover accelerates with $100m investment pace seen April.
Last week, the FAO said wheat prices
Biden has tried to hammer home his
were up 5.6 percent in May from a month optimistic message about the economic

earlier, and were 56.2 percent higher than KUALA LUMPUR: Recover™, a leading ma- generation family steward and CEO of Re- fibre reduces the carbon and water inten- progress in the wake of the pandemic, in-
a year ago. terials science company and producer of cover. sity of the apparel supply chain, address- cluding rapid GDP growth and record job
sustainable, premium recycled cotton fi- ing the apparel sector’s contribution to creation, while pressing Congress to take
This was the result of Russia’s war on bre and cotton fibre blends, announced it Meanwhile, Letitia Webster, Managing one of the world’s largest sources of envi- action to lower costs on specific products,
Ukraine as well as an export ban an- has closed a new US$100 million minority Director and Chief Sustainability Officer ronmental degradation. and go after firms such as shipping com-
nounced by India—the eighth-largest equity capital investment led by the Sus- of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Di- panies that are taking advantage of lim-
wheat exporter in 2021. The hottest March tainable Investing business within Gold- vision said: “We’re excited to invest in Re- Recover estimates that the new invest- ited competition to impose steep price
on record hit Indian harvests hard. man Sachs Asset Management (Goldman cover’s growth to accelerate scaled pro- ment places Recover on a path to increase hikes.
Sachs). (US$1 = RM4.397) duction and the continued development its production to over 350,000 metric
Ukraine’s wheat harvest is expected to of its technologies.” tonnes of recycled cotton fibre per year by “We have the fastest-growing economy
fall by 40 percent this season, according to According to a statement, Goldman 2026, saving up to five trillion litres of wa- in the world,” he said. “That’s allowed us at
the Ukrainian Grain Association. Sachs is investing alongside majority As part of the transaction, Webster will ter annually—equivalent to the drinking least to stay on top of and a little bit ahead
shareholder STORY3 Capital Partners. join the Board of Directors of Recover. water consumed by over 4.5 billion peo- of what’s happening around the world.”
The war has also disrupted deliveries of ple each year—and allowing for signifi-
agricultural products from the country, fu- “Recover is helping create a sustain- Recover will use the investment to ac- cant reductions of carbon emissions, en- The United States has come roaring
elling concerns of a global food crisis. –AFP able future by solving a colossal environ- celerate its global expansion and produc- ergy and land use relative to conventional back from the economic damage inflicted
mental issue and we are overjoyed to tion capacity, allowing more rapid adop- cotton fibre, based on industry research. by the Covid-19 pandemic, helped by bar-
China factory partner with Goldman Sachs to accelerate tion of sustainability initiatives by lead- –Bernama gain borrowing costs and massive govern-
our growth,” said Alfredo Ferre, fourth- ing brands and retailers. ment stimulus measures. – AFP
inflation eases
Recover’s proprietary recycled cotton

BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation foreign closing report Markets extend global sell-off on inflation, rate hike fears
dropped to its lowest in a year in May, offi-
cial data showed Friday, while consumer HONG KONG: Markets extended a global The ECB became the latest to join the by half a point for at least three more “It seems reductions in global growth
prices were stable despite Covid-linked sell-off Friday after the European Central tightening campaign, announcing Thurs- meetings before January. forecasts will become a steady theme over
transport disruptions. Bank laid the groundwork to join others day the end of its bond-buying pro- the next few months and that should
in a programme of interest rate hikes, gramme and signalling it will hike rates Other commentators also suggested complicate how much more tightening
The producer price index (PPI) — meas- while attention turned to the release of several times this year. that traders were looking for signs infla- we see from central banks.”
uring the cost of goods at the factory gate— key US inflation data. tion may be close to its highs.
rose 6.4 percent on-year, National Bureau It also sharply upgraded its inflation Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul, Sin-
of Statistics (NBS) figures showed, in line After a largely positive start to the forecasts for this year and next while low- “The big question is whether inflation gapore, Taipei, Mumbai, Bangkok,
with analyst expectations. week, Asian investors tracked their US ering the economic growth outlook. has peaked or not,” said Matthew Simp- Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were all
and European colleagues in selling up as son of StoneX Financial. down.
The figure was down from an 8.0 per- they contemplate higher borrowing costs Focus was turned to the release of US
cent rise in April and the lowest since April and surging prices, which many fear consumer price figures later Friday, with “Inflation may have softened to a de- London, Paris and Frankfurt were also
last year, according to official data. could lead to a recession. a strong reading likely to give the Federal gree in April, but traders really want to lower in early trade.
Reserve more room to be aggressive. see further evidence that inflation is
“Regions and departments efficiently Adding to the unease was news that of- pointing lower to call ‘peak inflation’ with However, data showing Chinese pro-
coordinated epidemic prevention and con- ficials in China had once again locked “A robust May... print will probably confidence. ducer price inflation eased last month to
trol in May... ensuring smooth and stable down millions of people for Covid testing prompt (policymakers) to hint at a 50 ba- its lowest level in more than a year pro-
supply chains in key industrial areas,” NBS due to another flare-up in cases, dealing sis point hike for the September meeting,” “Besides, one single month of data vided some cheer and gave officials a little
senior statistician Dong Lijuan said. a blow to hopes for an economic reopen- said SPI Asset Management’s Stephen doesn’t define a trend.” room to unveil fresh stimulus measures
ing. Innes. for the beleaguered economy.
International crude oil prices fluctuated And OANDA’s Edward Moya said the
upwards, however, driving up costs in re- Still, the move helped push down oil “The tone will remain hawkish and the darkening outlook could provide an ar- That helped Shanghai brush off the
lated industries, Dong said. prices—a key driver of global inflation— tough talk on inflation will continue.” gument for the Fed to apply the brakes to targeted lockdowns and buck the re-
owing to concerns about the impact on hiking later in the year. gional trend to rally more than one per-
China’s consumer price index (CPI), a demand. However, he added that “the signifi- cent.
key gauge of retail inflation, rose 2.1 percent cant upward revisions to core inflation “Warning signs about the economy are
on-year in May, the same level as last month With prices rising at a decades-high projections are close to ending. Risk mar- emerging as weekly jobless claims are On currency markets the euro contin-
and just below analyst expectations. pace, central banks have been forced to kets could take solace if one or two partic- starting to rise, China’s Covid situation ued to struggle against the dollar after the
withdraw the vast financial support meas- ipants shift to seeing the inflation out- will prove troublesome for supply chains ECB flagged a quarter-point hike, while
Domestic prices of flour, grain products ures put in place to combat the impact of look is more balanced”. over the next couple of quarters, and as the yen remained around two-decade
and vegetable oil rose “due to high interna- the pandemic that helped fuel a rally inflationary pressures broaden and show lows to the greenback. –AFP
tional grain prices”, but Dong said con- across markets to record or multi-year Expectations are that the Fed will hike no sign of easing.
sumer prices remained stable overall, with highs.
fresh vegetable costs falling while logistics
problems eased. – AFP

14 Business YOUR LOC AL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 dailyexpress

n 10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS GST to be
improved
TURNOVER hIgh LOW L/dONE UP/dOWN
(UNITS) (SEN) (SEN)
COUNTER (SEN) (SEN)
3.0 2.0
bORNOIL 134,484,900 29.5 21.0 2.5 UNCh SAhAM AMANAh SAbAh
hSI-hA8 72,369,000 80.5 70.0 22.0 UNCh (MANAgER’S PRICES fOR JUNE 9)
LgMS 71,097,800 5.5 4.5 75.5 +4.0
MQTECh 64,622,800 2.0 1.5 5.0 -0.5 bUyINg: 0.2914
MNC 59,048,900 122.0 112.0 1.5 UNCh SELLINg: 0.2914
TOPgLOV 52,015,300 36.5 35.5 113.0 -9.0 NAV: 0.2914
WIdAd 40,067,700 5.0 4.5 36.0 UNCh
SAPNRg 37,344,600 5.5 4.5 5.0 +0.5 if revived n gold prices
TEChNAx 36,161,700 39.5 30.5 5.0 -0.5
hSI-CQW 35,250,600 37.5 -2.0 ThE physical price of gold as at 5pm stood at
RM252.51 per gramme, down 14 sen from
RM252.65 at 5pm Thursday. – bernama

n bURSA SCOREbOARd KUALA LUMPUR: The Goods and Services the economic recovery post-Covid-19 crisis
Tax (GST) will be improved in terms of the is on a stable and solid track,” he added.
UP dOWN UNChANgEd TRAdEd efficiency of its reimbursement process, n CLOSINg INdICES
35 85 56 176 business compliance level as well as overall On Budget 2023, Tengku Zafrul said it
CONSUMER PROd & SERV 50 122 68 240 administration if the Government decides will, among others, focus on facilitating fbMEMAS 10,733.60 (-108.00)
INd-PROd & SERVICES 8 25 29 62 to reintroduce the tax. full employment and re-employment and (-15.76)
CONSTRUCTION 13 32 7 52 social protection for those who are self- fbMKLCI 1,493.95 (-6.64)
TEChNOLOgy 0 0 0 0 Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri employed and working in the informal (-0.71)
SPAC 3 24 6 33 Zafrul Abdul Aziz said improvements will sector. CONSUMER PROdUCTS 572.49 (-1.14)
fINANCIAL SERVICES 26 36 38 100 also be made to prevent any confusion in (-101.50)
PROPERTy 5 25 5 35 the classification of taxable versus non-tax- It will also give specific focus on the em- INdUSTRIAL PROdUCTS 193.33 (-17.61)
PLANTATION 0 11 6 17 able goods and to enhance the skills of ployment and re-employment of seg- (-6.44)
REIT 0 1 0 1 government officials. ments, including the unemployed gradu- CONSTRUCTION 159.58 (-45.86)
CLOSEd ENd fUNd 5 19 9 33 ates, women who left the labour force, per- (-12.95)
ENERgy 2 12 1 15 “Any new taxation system also needs to sons with disabilities, and long-term un- fINANCIAL SERVICES 16,420.10 (-1.59)
hEALTh CARE 1 8 5 14 be approved by Parliament and, if we take employed. (-68.72)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS/MEdIA 3 18 11 32 into consideration the requirement for ENERgy 783.67 (-111.50)
TRANSPORTATION & LOgISTICS 0 9 3 12 public engagement as well as improve- The Minister said focus will also be (-35.58)
UTILITIES 69 168 72 309 ments to the existing system, it is doubtful given on skills upgrading and reskilling TELECOMMUNICATIONS 574.62 (-0.81)
STRCWARR 32 65 82 179 that the GST could be implemented this programmes, raising productivity through
ACE-MKT 1 1 1 3 year,” he said in the 98th Laporan Kewan- economic activity digitalisation and ensur- hEALTh CARE 1,811.24
bONd&LOAN 0 6 0 6 gan Rakyat (LKR) released Friday. ing the people receive fair wages, including
ETf 1 0 1 2 through a minimum wage review. TRANSPORTATION 843.29
LEAP-MKT Tengku Zafrul noted that the national
667 400 1,321 revenue collection as a percentage of gross “Interventions are also required to en- PROPERTy 668.31
domestic product (GDP) last year was rela- sure basic food security in order to curb the
tively low at 15.1 per cent compared with surging prices of basic necessities, and to PLANTATION 7,596.65
other countries in the region such as Sin- ensure government resources are spent on
gapore, Thailand and the Philippines. Tax those who need them through targeted fbMShA 10,997.20
revenue, meanwhile, stood at 11.2 per cent subsidies.
of GDP. fbMACE 5,134.36
“In summary, Budget 2023 will continue
Hence, he said, the Government needs to support economic growth and focus on TEChNOLOgy 67.76
to make efforts to broaden its revenue base reforms to improve the rakyat’s wellbeing,
254 in order to distribute it in a more meaning- income and social protection as well as the
ful manner via development programmes competitiveness of Malaysian businesses
n bURSA dERIVATIVES ExChANgE that will benefit all of Keluarga Malaysia and the move up the value chain. n INTERbANK RATES
(Malaysian Family).
KUALA LUMPUR COMPOSITE INdEx fUTURES “It will also strengthen the Govern- KUALA LUMPUR INTERbANK
CONTRACT CLOSINg: JUNE 10 “However, before the Government in- ment’s fiscal position and the nation’s re- OffER RATES: JUNE 10
troduces any new tax, it must ensure that silience to withstand future shocks,” he
CONTRACT VOLUME OPEN OPEN hIgh LOW LAST SETTLE added.-Bernama 1M 2M 3M 6M 9M 12M
2.15 2.24 2.27 2.43 - 2.53
MONThS INTEREST TRAdEd PRC
hIbOR (hK$)
JUN-22 8,230 38,829 1506.0 1506.0 1488.0 1490.5 1490.5 1M 0.26911
JUL-22 216 447 1505.5 1505.5 1489.0 1492.0 1492.0 2M 0.54357
SEP-22 65 561 1497.0 1497.0 1481.0 1483.0 1482.5 3M 0.92000
dEC-22 15 87 1495.5 1495.5 1484.5 1484.5 1484.5 6M 1.64482
12M 2.54488
3-MONTh KLIbOR fUTURES CLOSINg: JUNE 10 Pakistan textile industry risks

MONTh OPEN hIgh LOW SETTLE VOL OPEN
PRICE
- 97.23 POSITION unravelling to energy crisis
- 97.23
JUN-22 -- - 97.23 -- n RINggIT WATCh
JULy-22 -- - 97.23
AUg-22 -- - 97.23 -- LAHORE (Pakistan): Pakistan’s ThE ringgit has surpassed the RM4.40-level
SEP-22 -- - 97.23 against the US dollar at the end of a week’s
dEC-22 -- - 97.23 -- textile exports are set to dra- trading as investors flee to safe haven assets in-
MAR-22 -- - 97.23 cluding the greenback amid a signal by the Eu-
JUN-22 -- - 97.23 -- matically dip as the sector is ropean Central bank (ECb) to hike interest rates
SEP-23 -- - 97.23 next month, said an analyst.
dEC-23 -- - 97.23 -- hobbled by a nationwide en-
MAR-23 -- - 97.23 The reasons for ECb’s decision to hike the
JUN-23 -- - 97.23 -- ergy crisis forcing daily power interest rates, the first since 2011, was to tackle
SEP-23 -- - 97.23 slowing economic growth in the European eco-
dEC-24 -- - 97.23 cuts on factories, with an in- nomic bloc as well as to cool soaring inflation,
MAR-24 -- - 97.23 he added.
JUN-24 -- - 97.23 -- dustry leader warning about
SEP-24 -- - 97.23 At 6pm, the local currency depreciated to
MAR-25 -- - 97.23 -- “a state of emergency” for the 4.4000/4030 against the US dollar from Thurs-
JUN-25 -- - 97.23 day’s close of 4.3920/3940.
SEP-25 -- - 97.23 -- manufacturing hub.
dEC-25 -- - 97.23 bank Islam Malaysia bhd chief economist
MAR-26 -- The South Asian nation is in Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ECb’s
JUN-26 -- decision on Thursday has lent more support to
-- the midst of a dire economic the US dollar and the United States’ (US) con-
sumers price index for May is also expected to
-- crisis, with runaway inflation, stay elevated at around 8.3 per cent based on
consensus estimates.
-- a depleted rupee and dwin-
“With that mind, the US dollar would re-
-- dling foreign exchange re- main bullish as the fed is expected to go ahead
with their aggressive monetary tightening bias
-- serves hampering energy im- With daily power cuts forced on factories due next week,” he told bernama.
ports. to an energy crisis in Pakistan, the nation’s
-- textile exports are set to dramatically dip Meanwhile, the ringgit was traded higher
Meanwhile a heatwave has against a basket of major currencies.
-- caused a surge in electricity
The local note rose against the british pound
-- demand, leaving a shortfall of over 7,000 scheduled” outages disrupt the textile sup- to 5.4784/4822 from Thursday’s close of
5.4992/5017 and strengthened against the Singa-
megawatts—one-fifth of Pakistan’s genera- ply chain, which is “causing millions of ru- pore dollar to 3.1856/1880 from 3.1939/1956
Thurday.
-- tion capacity—on some days this month, pees of losses”.
It appreciated against the Japanese yen to
-- according to government figures. “Should the power cuts persist there 3.2870/2895 from 3.2896/2914 and went up
against the euro to 4.6618/6650 from
-- The energy shortage has hit Pakistan’s could be a decline of more than 20 percent 4.7060/7082. – bernama

vital textile industry, which supplies every- in exports,” warned Sheikh Luqman Amin

-- thing from denim to bed linen towards of the Pakistan Readymade Garments Man-

-- markets in the US and Europe, and ac- ufacturers and Exporters Association.

counts for 60 percent of the country’s ex- Larger factories tend to have independ-

TOTAL OPEN INTEREST : NIL CTRS TOTAL TURNOVER : NIL LOTS ports. ent power plants, leaving small- and

“The textile industry is in a state of medium-sized factories in cities such as La-

bURSA MALAySIA dERIVATIVES ExChANgE: JUNE 10 emergency,” Qasim Malik, the vice presi- hore, Faisalabad and Sialkot most exposed.
ThE CRUdE PALM OIL fUTURES CLOSINg (ALL PRCS ARE IN RM/MT)
dent of the Chamber of Commerce in the Owners have complained of power cuts

manufacturing hub of Sialkot, told AFP. of eight to 12 hours on a daily basis and

dEL OPEN hIgh LOW LAST VOLUME OPEN With authorities forced to ration the face the dilemma of lower production or
MONTh (RM) (RM) (RM)
(RM) POSIITON power supply with staggered blackouts, installing generators powered by petrol,

Malik said the “unannounced and un- which is also sharply rising in cost. – AFP

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SEP
OCT 6157 6277 5900 5940 28,057 80,310 dAILy dEALER PURChASE PRICE Of COCOA
NOV bEANS QUOTEd by ThE MALAySIAN COCOA
dEC 6025 6125 5748 5785 17,475 60,746 SELLINg bUyINg bUyINg
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fEb 4.4665
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3.2290 3.0580 3.0420
5923 6017 5646 5669 7,376 30,721 hIgh LOW hIgh LOW hIgh LOW hIgh LOW 1 US dollar 3.5110 3.1360 3.1280
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5913 5974 5650 5658 4442 17,343 1 brunei dollar 2.8620 4.5960 4.5760
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Asteroid samples contain 'clues to origin of life’

T OKYO: Asteroid dust collected by a amino acids is important, because Ryugu been heated above 100 degrees Celsius Samples of
Japanese space probe contains or- has not been exposed to the Earth’s bios- (210 degrees Fahrenheit). soil from the
ganic material that shows some of phere, like meteorites, and as such their
the building blocks of life on Earth may detection proves that at least some of the Another study published in the US- asteroid
have been formed in space, scientists said building blocks of life on Earth could based journal “Science” said the material Ryugu,
Friday. have been formed in space environ- has “a chemical composition that more inside C
ments,” the study said. closely resembles the Sun’s photosphere compart-
Pristine material from the asteroid than other natural samples”. ment of the
Ryugu was brought back to Earth in 2020 The team said they found 23 different capsule
after a six-year mission to the celestial types of amino acid while examining the Kensei Kobayashi, an astrobiology ex- collected
body around 300 million kilometres sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa-2 pert and professor emeritus at Yokohama by the
away. probe in 2019. National University, hailed the discovery. Hayabusa-2
space probe,
But scientists are only just beginning The dust and rocks were stirred up “Scientists have been questioning how at JAXA
to discover its secrets in the first studies when the fridge-sized spacecraft fired an organic matter – including amino acids – Sagamihara
on small portions of the 5.4 grams (0.2 “impactor” into the asteroid. was created or where it came from, and Campus in
ounces) of dust and dark, tiny rocks. the fact that amino acids were discovered Sagamihara.
“The Ryugu sample has the most prim- in the sample offers a reason to think that
In one paper published Friday, a group itive characteristics of any natural sample amino acids were brought to Earth from
of researchers led by Okayama University available to mankind, including mete- outer space,” he told AFP.
in western Japan said they had discovered orites,” the Japan Aerospace Exploration
“amino acids and other organic matter Agency (JAXA) said in a statement. Another mainstream theory about the
that could give clues to the origin of life origin of amino acids is that they were
on Earth”. It is believed that part of the material created in Earth’s primitive atmosphere
was created about five million years after through lightning strikes, for example,
“The discovery of protein-forming the birth of the solar system and has not after Earth cooled down. – AFP

Andrews ‘gobsmacked’ by Hollywood Depp, Beck to release album on July 15

award, six decades after ‘Mary Poppins’ NEW YORK: Fresh off his highly publicised, ice Cooper and Joe Perry.
controversial defamation suit, actor “It’s an extraordinary honor to play and
LOS ANGELES: Nearly 60 years after Five of the actors who played the Von Andrews accepts the AFI Life Achieve- Johnny Depp is set to release an album
preaching virtues of patience and modesty Trapp children – a wealthy Austrian family with English rocker Jeff Beck on July 15, a write music with Jeff, one of the true greats
as Mary Poppins and governess Maria, Julie in need of governess Maria’s singing les- ment Award onstage during the 48th An- statement released Thursday said. and someone I am now privileged enough
Andrews declared herself “gobsmacked” sons, and help in evading the Nazis – at- to call my brother,” Depp said in the state-
to have her career honoured at a glitzy tended Thursday’s ceremony, along with nual AFI Life Achievement Award. The 13-track record entitled “18” is ment.
Hollywood gala. four of Andrews’ real-life offspring. largely comprised of covers, the statement
award – billed as “the highest honor for a from Depp and Beck said, with music from Beck is currently on tour in Europe with
“I didn’t know or think that it would Andrews went on to star in a number of career in film – in 2020 and again in 2021, artists including the Beach Boys, Marvin Depp as a special guest.
ever come,” the 86-year-old told AFP on films during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, but the gala was postponed both times Gaye and the Velvet Underground.
the red carpet before receiving the Ameri- with some racy – even topless – scenes, due to the pandemic. Last week, Depp won $15 million in a
can Film Institute’s life achievement award which shocked audiences more used to But it will also include two songs the 59- defamation suit against his former partner
in Los Angeles, bestowed upon one silver her straight-laced characters. “When they asked me even two-and-a- year-old Depp penned: “This is a Song for Amber Heard, who was awarded $2 mil-
screen legend each year. half years ago – and Covid is what kept us Miss Hedy Lamarr,” and “Sad Mother- lion.
In 2000 she was made a Dame by from doing it then – I was gobsmacked,” fuckin’ Parade.”
“But it’s just as well, because you can’t Queen Elizabeth II for services to acting she said. – AFP The jury found that Heard, 36, defamed
go around expecting awards and things and entertainment. The duo met in 2016, bonding “over Depp in describing herself as a “public fig-
like that.” cars and guitars” before Beck, 77, said he ure representing domestic abuse” in a
Following a personal disaster when her began to appreciate “Depp’s serious song- 2018 op-ed published in The Washington
In fact, Andrews won the Oscar for best vocal chords were damaged in an opera- writing skills and ear for music.” Post, though she did not identify the actor
actress with her very first big-screen role - tion, Andrews revived her career with “The by name. Depp held he suffered reputa-
- 1964’s “Mary Poppins” – having rapidly Princess Diaries” (2001) and its sequel in They began working on the LP in 2019. tional damage following its publication.
progressed from child singer touring 2004. “When Johnny and I started playing to-
British music halls, to Broadway starlet gether, it really ignited our youthful spirit Heard received $2 million in damages
spotted by Walt Disney. Her voiceover work as Queen Lillian in and creativity,” Beck said. “We would joke because the jury found that one of Depp’s
the “Shrek” animated film series, Gru’s about how we felt 18 again, so that just be- lawyers had defamed her.
A year after playing the magical and mother in the “Despicable Me” franchise, came the album title too.”
squeaky-clean nanny, and still in her twen- and Lady Whistledown in the hugely pop- It’s far from Depp’s first foray into mu- The bombastic six-week trial gained
ties, Andrews sealed a permanent place ular Netflix series “Bridgerton” earned her sic: the actor for more than a decade has widespread attention not least because it
among Tinseltown’s elite with “The Sound a new generation of young fans. recorded and toured with the Hollywood was televised and livestreamed, with clips
of Music.” Vampires, a supergroup he started with Al- making their way to social media as Heard
Andrews was due to receive the AFI became a target of online vitriol and
mockery. – AFP

UK court hears latest Harry libel suit against newspaper

LONDON: A libel UK government over his security arrange- refusal to allow him to pay for police pro-
lawsuit brought ments when he is in Britain. tection himself, arguing the decision
by Prince Harry means he cannot return home safely.
(pic) against one Harry, 37, and his wife Meghan Markle,
of Britain’s biggest 40, live in California after stepping down The government has dismissed the of-
newspaper groups from royal duties in 2019, which caused fer to pay for police protection as “irrele-
had its first court them to lose their UK taxpayer-paid pro- vant,” writing to the court earlier this year
date Thursday in tection. that personal “security by the police is not
the latest legal ac- available on a privately financed basis”.
tion taken by the The prince’s lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke,
US-based royal. told the High Court in a written submis- The cases come after the royal couple
sion that the February article was “defam- launched legal action in recent years
The Duke of atory” because it suggested Harry had against a number of publications, alleging
Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers – “lied” and “improperly and cynically” tried invasion of privacy.
which publishes the Daily Mail, Mail on to manipulate public opinion over the is-
Sunday and MailOnline – over an article al- sue. Markle won a long-running case
leging he had sought to keep a request for against Associated Newspapers last year
British police protection under wraps. Associated Newspapers’ legal team is over the publication of a letter she wrote
disputing that there was “any meaning to her estranged father.
The lawsuit relates to coverage in the defamatory” of him in its coverage.
Mail on Sunday and online of a separate Judge Matthew Nicklin, who is hearing
court challenge he is pursuing against the In the legal claim against the govern- the new libel claim, will rule on a number
ment, the duke has appealed to the High of preliminary issues that he is consider-
Court for a review of the interior ministry’s ing following Thursday’s hearing. – AFP

Grammys add

new categories

Spears’ ex-husband Alexander attempted to crash the singer’s wedding at NEW YORK: The 2023 Grammy Awards will
her home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Inset, Spears and Asghari. (Pic: TMZ) feature new honors including for the
year’s best video game soundtrack and
Ex-husband crashes Britney’s Songwriter of the Year, the Recording
Academy said.
secret wedding: Reports
In the year’s most significant change,
LOS ANGELES: Pop princess Britney ported. AFP was not immediately able to the Songwriter of the Year prize will not be Test your logic skills with the Su Do Ku puzzle. The rules are simple: each of the smaller grids
Spears’ wedding was interrupted when confirm the report. open to performing or producing artists, should contain the number 1 to 9, and in the large grid each row and column should contain the
her ex-husband gatecrashed the party, but rather focus on working songwriters
US media reported. Spears’ wedding to Asghari was not who often receive little recognition for number 1 to 9. These puzzle vary in difficulty and this is an easy one.
widely trailed, with news of the nuptials their contributions, and have lobbied for
Spears and her partner Sam Asghari appearing on specialist publications years for such a tweak to the prestigious (Solution below) QUOTABLE QUOTES
were readying to wed at her luxury pad only hours earlier. music awards.
near Los Angeles when the proceedings solution ‘Aim for the
were interrupted, Variety and other The couple said last month that the Artists will also be able to submit their
trade media said. surprise pregnancy they had announced work for Best Alternative Music Perform- moon. If you
only weeks before had ended in a mis- ance, Best Americana Performance and
Jason Alexander, a childhood friend carriage. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, a field miss, you may
to whom the 40-year-old singer was very that will now be separate from the always
briefly married in 2004, crashed the sun- That news came five months after a eccentric audiobook category. hit a star’
soaked event, sparking a police re- Los Angeles judge dissolved a conserva-
sponse. torship long overseen by Spears’s father The Recording Academy will also give – W. Clement Stone
– an arrangement the singer said had out a special merit award, chosen by a des-
Alexander apparently livestreamed prevented her from having a contracep- ignated committee, for Best Song For So-
his invasion on Instagram, with footage tive IUD removed despite her desire for cial Change, which seeks to celebrate
showing him telling a security guard he more children. tracks that “contain lyrical content that ad-
had been invited. dresses a timely social issue and promotes
She is already mother to two teen understanding, peacebuilding and empa-
“Where’s Britney?” he can be heard sons, Sean and Jayden, with her ex-hus- thy.”
saying. band Kevin Federline.
The changes follow several years of
Later as he walks into a pink tent fes- Asghari and Spears met in 2016 when Grammy category reworks as the academy
tooned with flowers, he identifies him- they co-starred in a music video for her attempts to quell criticism that its award
self and says: “So here’s the inside scoop, single “Slumber Party.” picks are not inclusive and don’t reflect
guys, on the bullshit wedding.” evolutions in the music industry.
After announcing their engagement
Entertainment website TMZ said a late last year, Spears has since started re- “We’re so excited to honor these diverse
physical confrontation ensued and the ferring to her 28-year-old partner as her communities of music creators through
police were called. “husband.” the newly established awards and amend-
ments, and to continue cultivating an en-
Ventura County Sheriff ’s Office said At the time Spears announced she vironment that inspires change, progress
officers were called to investigate re- was pregnant, Asghari said in a separate and collaboration,” said Harvey Mason Jr.,
ports of someone trespassing and found Instagram post that “fatherhood is the academy’s CEO, in a statement.
that Alexander had an outstanding war- something i have always looked forward
rant against him from another jurisdic- to and i don’t take lightly. It is the most In 2020, the Los Angeles-based institu-
tion, so they arrested him, Variety re- important job i will ever do.” – AFP tion made a number of category name
swaps, including changing the controver-
sial “urban contemporary” to “progressive
R&B.” – AFP

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Zophobas morio darkling beetles – whose ‘Superworms’ aries Mar 20 - april 19
larvae are known as "superworms".
eat and survive ONLY days ago, you’d have fought to keep
POPEYE arrangements you fought for unchanged. Yet
on polystyrene you’re becoming increasingly aware that recent
BLONDIE developments aren’t just forcing everybody to
W ASHINGTON: Packing material, rethink plans. The more you learn about the op-
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN disposable cutlery, CD cases: tions currently coming your way, the clearer it
Polystyrene is among the most is they’re far better than anything you’d have
crossword common forms of plastic, but recycling it imagined possible.
alternate endings isn’t easy and the vast majority ends up in
landfills or finds its way to the oceans taurus apr 20 - May 20
where it threatens marine life.
YOU try to be easygoing about others’ quirks
Scientists at Australia’s University of and, especially, the increasingly odd behaviour
Queensland have now discovered that su- of certain tricky individuals. Some suggest you
perworms – the larvae of Zophobas morio discuss your concerns frankly. Not only would
darkling beetles – are eager to dine on the that be wise, the odds are good the subject will
substance, and their gut enzymes could come up naturally. The trick? Ensuring those
hold the key to higher recycling rates. discussions focus on the issues in question.

Chris Rinke, who led a study that was geMini May 21 - Jun 20
published in the journal Microbial Ge-
nomics, told AFP previous reports had NOBODY would blame you for sidestepping cer-
shown that tiny waxworms and meal- tain increasingly tricky issues. However, aren’t
worms (which are also beetle larvae) had just unlikely to vanish, the longer you put off
a good track record when it came to eat- discussing them, the more confused you’ll be.
ing plastic, “so we hypothesized that the The secret? Join with others in exploring the ori-
much larger superworms can eat even gin and potential solution for these. You’ll be
more.” amazed what you learn.

Superworms grow up to two inches cancer June 21 - Jul 21
(five centimeters) and are bred as a food
source for reptiles and birds, or even for THE last thing you want is to upset anybody.
humans in countries such as Thailand Actually, that’s the problem. Certain manipula-
and Mexico. tive individuals are counting on your reluctance
to stand your ground, so are making increas-
Rinke and his team fed superworms ingly unfair demands. The secret? Do what they
different diets over a three week period, most fear. Stand up to them, with a firm, and
with some given polystyrene foam, com- uncompromising ‘no’. You’ll be glad you did.
monly known as styrofoam, some bran,
and others not fed at all. leo Jul 22 - aug 22

“We confirmed that superworms can RECENTLY you’ve spent a lot of time juggling
survive on a sole polystyrene diet, and various obligations, some longstanding, others
even gain a small amount of weight – more recent. This is nothing new. Exciting as re-
compared to a starvation control group – cent activities, passions or even sudden newal-
which suggests that the worms can gain liances are, you tend to forget to edit out the old
energy from eating polystyrene,” he said. ones, so end up being overwhelmed. It’s time
for a few farewells, and soon.
Although the polystyrene-reared su-
perworms completed their life cycle, be- Virgo aug 23 - sep 22
coming pupae and then fully developed
adult beetles, tests revealed a loss of mi- THE last thing you want is to upset anybody.
crobial diversity in their guts and poten- However, recent developments are forcing you
tial pathogens. to reorganise existing plans. And that, in turn,
means altering a range of joint arrangements.
These findings suggested that while The fact is, as a Virgo, this worries you. How-
the bugs can survive on polystyrene, it is ever, others not only won’t mind, they’ll be ex-
not a nutritious diet and impacts their cited about the options these changes intro-
health. duce.

Next, the team used a technique called libra sep 23 - oct 22
metagenomics to analyse the microbial
gut community and find which gene-en- TRUE, you can be very sociable. But you tend
coded enzymes were involved in degrad- to base most of life’s decisions on your own
ing the plastic. views, feelings or priorities and nothing else.
That’s especially the case now. Still, talking
One way to put the findings to use things over with others will make them feel
would be to provide superworms with they’re involved, which is important now but
food waste or agricultural bioproducts to could soon be essential.
consume alongside polystyrene.
scorpio oct 23 - nov 21
“This could be a way to improve the
health of the worms and to deal with the IF you’re feeling a bit downbeat, if not despair-
large amount of food waste in Western ing of future plan that regard something or
countries,” said Rinke. somebody you care about, it’s no surprise. Sud-
den changes have thrown arrangements and,
But while breeding more worms for as a result, your options into disarray. Resist the
this purpose is possible, he envisages an- temptation to retreat and reflect. Discuss these
other route: creating recycling plants that frankly, and the sooner, the better.
mimic what the larvae do, which is to first
shred the plastic in their mouths then di- sagitarius nov 22 - dec 20
gest it through bacterial enzymes.
YOU don’t think of yourself as stubborn. And,
“Ultimately, we want to take the super- most of the time, you’re not. However, recent
worms out of the equation,” he said, and events are forcing you to alter certain longstand-
he now plans more research aimed at ing habits and, worse, discuss changes you
finding the most efficient enzymes, then long ago decided were unsuitable. Back then,
enhancing them further through enzyme they were. But times have changed and so have
engineering. you. Make those changes. You won’t regret it.

The breakdown products from that re- capricorn dec 21 - Jan 19
action could then be fed to other mi-
crobes to create high-value compounds, AGES ago you promised to give somebody a
such as bioplastics, in what he hopes hand with a very tricky situation. While you as-
would become an economically viable sumed that would be that, they’ve continued to
“upcycling” approach. – AFP expect your assistance, often with matters they
could deal with themselves. The problem? They’re
ACROSS 25. *Play cooperatively 56. French denial superb at manipulating you. The solution? Learn
1. Apple tablet 27. Apt job for Joe? 57. Bachelor’s final words to say a firm, and non-negotiable, ‘no’.
5. Hard tennis shot 30. Asthma trigger 58. Jackrabbit, e.g.
10. Palindromic alternative to a 31. *What your patience may gradu- 59. Investigative piece by Ida B. Wells aquarius Jan 20 - feb 17
Game Boy ally do 62. In need, or two words that can
13. “Sad” color 33. Con artist’s assistant follow both parts of each starred ONLY days ago you’d have battled to keep cer-
14. Cinnabon’s smell, e.g. 37. Projectile path clue’s answer tain longstanding arrangements going as they
15. Beehive State natives 38. Drain problems 65. Chatted on Slack, say are. Yet recent discussions and the alternatives
17. Smidge 41. “I never saw your text,” perhaps 66. Strange-sounding lake they’ve brought to light have made it clear you’ve
18. *Retaliate 42. Goes up and down and up ... 67. Insults during a roast far more options than you thought. For now, fo-
20. Rushes, like a castle 45. *Event for Trixie Mattel or RuPaul 68. Jack or Jill cus on exploration. Decisions? They can, and
22. Dos + uno 48. After the penultimate 69. The 30th, for June should, wait until you’re better informed.
23. Word after “UV” or “X-“ 51. Cold country known for hot springs 70 .Ore analysis
24. “___: Vegas” (CBS show) 52. *Heels-over-head stunt 71. Gleeful look pisces feb 18 - Mar 19

DOWN 49. Poem unit THE idealistic side of your nature isn’t just
1. Nile wader 50. Time machine on “Doctor Who” charming, your convictions about the possibility
2. It may thicken ... or be full of holes 52. ___-and-seek of dramas working out gives others hope. Be
3. Rome under Augustus, e.g. 53. Love a lot aware, however, that by no means indicates
4. Outdated letter opener 54. Lose-lose you should get involved in their plans or those
5. Fresh talk 55. Ultrabright colors dramas. Ideally, in fact, you’ll focus on your
6. “Rocky III” actor 59. Crafty website own plans and, equally, life’s joys.
7. Vital artery 60. Prefix for “final”
8. Mocking looks 61. Biblical utopia Birthday Today
9. Olajuwon nicknamed “the Dream” 63. “The Simpsons” neighbor
10. Place to order ale 64. U.S. school in Athens The influence of the link between Venus and
11. Bart or Ringo Uranus on your birthday chart can be
12. Nut in a pie solution to today’s crossword summed up in the phrase ‘happy circum-
16. “The ___ the limit!” stances’. These can range from very per-
19. These, in Havana sonal matters that suddenly change and, in
21. Victoria Falls spray doing so, bring thrilling options your way
25. Follow surreptitiously but, equally, it’s about changes in the world
26. “How frustrating!” around you that are uniquely beneficial to
27. NYC theater district you. The secret? Waste no time trying to
28. Bubbly British chocolate bar guess how to make the best of these. Dive
29. Potent part of pot in, knowing every action you take and each
32. Silent agreement day will add to your knowledge and, even
34. Member of Congress’s “Squad” more, make it clearer the form those bene-
35. Cecil or Simba fits will take.
36. Obscene
39. Many a city street layout
40. Word after “egg” or before “fly”
43. Passe
44. ___ Fierce (onetime Beyonce alter ego)
46. Group after boomers
47. Like ski trails that aren’t flat

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088-246479 air, manhole sumbat & lain- by HELEN JINGULI for a certified copy of NT. 213143894 in the LAND ORDINANCE CAP. 68 Jubaidah will prove its
lain. district of PENAMPANG on the ground that HELEN JINGULI is LAND ENQUIRY NO. 21 OF 2017 worth in Class 6, Race 1
016-8325040 016-8323479 the registered owner thereof and that the issue document of title over 1000 meters.
E-mail: [email protected] 0167111158/ 0163061778 has been lost. BETWEEN
Rahmat “on 11.05.2022, at about 0800hrs in Kampung Gunsing Pe- Jubaidah looks poised
----------------------- nampang 89507 Penampang Sabah, I realized that my land title, to lead its rivals on a
PEMANDU PERIBADI IN THE HIGH COURT IN Title number 213143894 had been lost in my saving” merry chase and should
Bumiputra, lengkap divaksin, SABAH AND SARAWAK In accordance with the provisions of Section 120 of the Land Or- have no problem winning
umur 50 tahun kebawah. dinance, notice is hereby given that, unless within ONE (1) the race this Sunday.
RM1,300.00. Sila whaattap AT KOTA KINABALU month of the date of publication of this notice good cause be
nombor dibawah: 0168238301 PETITION NO. shown to the Collector of Land Revenue for refusing this appli- Looking very fit and in
----------------------- cation, the certified copy applied for will, subject to the provisions great form plus reliable
Lorry Driver (GDL Lesen) & BKI-32NCvC-84/4-2022 of the said section, be issued. jockey Fazrey astride,
Cashier. (Penampang) IN THE ESTATE OF Dated at Penampang this 08 June, 2022 Jubaidah should start as an
WONG SING KHAW early favourite.
010-821-5979 - DECEASED [DIANA @ DYMPHANA STEPHEN TUNING]
----------------------- Assistant Collector Land Revenue, Penampang Meanwhile the HKJC
JAWATAN KOSONG PUBLIC NOTICE Pick 6 C/F will be
1) Furniture Showroom Sales Per- All persons having claim MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD (3813-K) RM13,240.00 on Sunday
son on the estate of WONG ... CHARGEE (12/06/2022)
2) Interior Draft Person SING KHAW [NRIC NO.
3) Pemandu Lori - GDL, D/E 630328-12-5082 / AND Good luck and happy
Lokasi: Batu 6, Jalan Putatan, H0446387] - De- racing to all punters.
Petagas ceased, who died testate CHONG KHEN VUI (NRIC NO. 650504-12-5267)
Sila hubungi: 016-8338215 at Kota Kinabalu, ... CHARGOR
----------------------- Sabah, on the 30th day
JAWATAN KOSONG of August 2021 are re- PROCLAMATION OF SALE
quired to submit their
(Area Kinarut) claims in writing to the PURSUANT to an Order for Re-auction by the Assistant
- Driver - Lorry (GDL) undersigned within three Collector of Land Revenue, Kota Marudu (“ACLR”), made
(Lelaki) 3 Orang (3) months of the date on the application of the Chargee and dated the 25th April
- Pembantu Kilang dan Lorry hereof, after which the 2019, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under-mentioned
(Lelaki) 2 orang estate will be distributed land will be sold by public auction on Tuesday, the 14th
among the persons enti- day of June, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kota Marudu
H/P: 016-5858624 tled thereto subject to Assistant Collector of Land Revenue’s office, Kota Marudu.
lawful claims received on
VACANCY or before that date. DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND/SUBLEASE REFERRED TO:-

KOLOMBONG AREA Dated the 8th day of Land Title No. : CL225325002
June 2022
* Counter Sales (Must Tenure : 99 years commencing from 01 January
MESSRS WONG YAPP
Know Spare Parts) CHUNG & CO 2003 and expiring on 01 December

(Female / Male) Advocates for the Ex- 2101 (i.e. unexpired terms of about 80
ecutrix
* Store Keeper years)
WONG KUI JIN
(Male/Female) A817, 8th Floor, Area : 195.1 square metres (Approximately
Wisma Merdeka,
* Motor Man (Must Have 2,100 square feet)
Phase 1,
B2 & D Driving License) Jalan Tun Razak, Description : One (1) unit of double-storey semi-
88000 Kota Kinabalu,
(Male Only) detached house of permanent
Sabah
Age 18 - 35 Years Old constructions identified as “LOT NO.
P O Box 14361, 88850
Please Call: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah E86, TAMAN T & G, PHASE III”

088-424626 / 425626 / Tel: 088 235111 District : District of Kota Marudu
(5 lines)
427626 Reserve Price : RM234,000.00
Fax: 088 237535
(9.00am to 5.00pm only)

All interested bidders are required to register with the
auctioneer appointed by the Assistant Collector of Land
Revenue Kota Marudu who shall submit the following:
(1) An amount equivalent to 25% of the Reserve Price;
(2) Board of Directors’ Resolution and Written Authorisation

where the bidder is a company bidding through an
authorised person.
(3) Written authorisation where the bidder is acting as a
proxy.

A deposit of 25% of the Reserved Price to be paid by
CASHIER’S ORDER or by BANK DRAFT to Messrs. Fernandez
& Co., as agent for the Assistant Collector of Land Revenue
Kota Marudu immediately after the fall of the hammer and
the balance of the purchase price shall be paid WITHIN
NINETY (90) days from the date of auction. Failure to pay
the balance as stipulated above will result in FORFEITURE
of the deposit, time being of the essence.

The auction and all bidders shall be SUBJECT TO the
Conditions Of Sale, details of which may be obtained
from:

1. Messrs. Fernandez & Co.,
Advocates & Solicitors
No. 143, Jalan Tangki, Dezsons Building,
Karamunsing, 88100 Kota Kinabalu.
Tel : 088-222 450 / 088-221 585 / Fax : 088-538386

2. Messrs. Nyen Nyen Auctioneer,
P O Box 10005
88800 Kota Kinabalu
Tel No. : 019-8725077

3. ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF LAND REVENUE
DISTRICT LAND OFFICE KOTA MARUDU.
TEL : 088-663770

THE Proclamation of Sale is APPROVED by the ASSISTANT
COLLECTOR OF LAND REVENUE KOTA MARUDU, SABAH

18 Sport YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11 2022 dailyexpress

NOTIS MALAYSIA Murray to face
IN THE SESSIONS COURT
Dimaklumkan bahawa Mulai IN SABAH AND SARAWAK

01/05/2022, Encik Pang Kin Bong (I/C AT KOTA KINABALU
SUIT NO.
No. 870930-12-5117) bukan lagi Tsitsipas in first
BKI-B52NCvC-48/5-2022
pekerja syarikat kami. Oleh itu, dia tidak (SC6)

mempunyai kuasa untuk melakukan se- BETWEEN
ALLIANCE BANK
barang transaksi dan memungut bayaran MALAYSIA BERHAD
[Co. Registration No.
bagi pihak syarikat kami. 198201008390 (88103-W])]

WMM VENTURES SDN. BHD. - PLAINTIFF quarter-final
Tel: 088 222 322 AND

BORNEO IBS CONSTRUC- STUTTGART: Andy Murray reached his Murray Tsitsipas
TION PLT first quarter-final in six months on Thurs-
day as the unseeded Briton defeated Playing on a wild card, Tsitsipas man-
[LLP0012504LGN] Alexander Bublik 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) at the aged only four aces against nine for world
- 1ST DEFENDANT Stuttgart grass court tournament. number 200 Stricker but broke the 19-
CHONG LOK VUN year-old twice.
Murray won the opening set against
[NRIC NO. his Kazakh opponent but had to come “My game is built for grass courts, I can
830126-12-5689] from 5-2 down in the second to clinch the 100 per cent have good results on this sur-
- 2ND DEFENDANT win. face,” Tsitsipas said. “But it might take a
ROSTINE BINTI PUNGGING bit of time.
The former world number one said his
[NRIC NO. confidence is improving after defeating “I want to get the most out of my game
851023-12-5902] Bublik in one and three-quarter hours. and push it to the limit.”
- 3RD DEFENDANT
“It’s nice to be back at this stage,” said The 23-year-old, who has lost in the
ADVERTISEMENT Murray who will take on top seed Stefanos first round in three of four Wimbledon
PURSUANT TO COURT OR- Tsitsipas for a place in the semi-finals. appearances, said Murray will be a tough
opponent on the German grass courts.
DER “This was a solid win and I’ll try and
To: BORNEO IBS CON- push through to the semis. “Andy is one of the best grass players.
STRUCTION PLT CHONG He’s been out injured but he’s been get-
“When I was down in the second set it ting some good wins against some of my
LOK VUN was frustrating, I was thinking of what I peers,” the Greek said.
ROSTINE BINTI PUNGGING could do differently.
“His game is absolutely there, he’s one
All of Taman Emas Jaya, “He hit some great shots - but some of the favourites here.
Lorong Emas Jaya 1, Lot 8, that you wouldn’t teach. The multiple
drop shots were unexpected.” “He’s had a lot of grass battles and a lot
House No. 50, of good wins.”
Pekan Menggatal, 88450 Murray’s last appearance in the quar-
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, ter-finals was in January when he reached Nick Kyrgios needed almost two hours
the final in Sydney. to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia
Malaysia 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-3 in chilly evening temper-
TAKE NOTICE that an action A win over Tsitsipas on Friday would atures after another rain delay. – AFP
has been commenced against push the 35-year-old closer to a return to
you in the Sessions Court at the top 50 for the first time in more than
Kota Kinabalu under Suit No. four years.
BKI-B52NCvC-48/5-2022
(SC6) by Alliance Bank Tsitsipas schooled Switzerland’s for-
Malaysia Berhad in which the mer French Open champion Dominic
Plaintiff’s claim is for the sum Stricker 6-3, 6-4 in a match interrupted by
of RM338,880.88 together rain with the Greek up a set and 2-0.
with Agreed interest thereon at
the rate of 4.00% per annum World number five Tsitsipas won his
above the Base Lending Rate only previous match with Murray last Au-
(currently at 5.42% per an- gust in the US Open first round in a five-
num) together with default in- set duel.
terest rate of 1.00% per an-
num above the prescribed rate Semenya sixth
from the 7th April 2022 until the
date of full settlement of the in African 5000m
said outstanding sum and
RM3,067.00 costs and that it
has been ordered that service
of the Writ in the said action on
you be effected by this adver-
tisement.
If you desire to defend the said
action you must within 14 days
from the date of publication of
this advertisement, inclusive of
the day of such publication,
enter an appearance at the
Registry of the Sessions Court
at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. In
default of such appearance,
Judgment In Default of Ap-
pearance may be entered
against you.
Dated the 11th day of June

2022

Signed, SAINT PIERRE, (Mauritius): South
Alex Pang & Co., Africa’s double Olympic 800m cham-
Solicitors for the Plaintiff, pion Caster Semenya (pic) finished just
Lot 1-4, 2nd Floor, Block A, sixth in the 5,000m at the African cham-
Damai Plaza, Phase 1, pionships on Thursday, missing the
Jalan Damai 88300 Kota qualifying time for next month’s world
Kinabalu, Sabah champs in Eugene.
Tel: 088 218100
In her first international race for
South Africa since the 2018 Common-
wealth Games where she won the 800
and 1500m, Semenya clocked 16min
03.24sec, well off the 15:10.00 mark re-
quired for selection for the Eugene worlds.

Semenya has just five weeks before the July 15-24 worlds in
which to try to get the qualifying time. Her personal best is 15:31.50,
set in April this year.

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won the race in the Cote d’Or National
Sports Complex in St Pierre, Mauritius, in 15:00.82 ahead of Be-
layneh Azale of Ethiopia.

Semenya, a three-time world champion over 800m, was forced
to make the switch from her favoured distance to the longer event
due to gender eligibility rules that required her to take testosterone-
reducing drugs to compete in races between 400m to a mile.

World Athletics bar women athletes with high testosterone lev-
els from competing in shorter races because the governing body
says the hormone increases muscle mass and oxygen uptake.

Semenya, who became a world champion at 18 years of age in
Berlin in 2009, has made several unsuccessful legal attempts to
overturn the ruling.

In a bid to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, she even dropped
down to the 200m, but was unsuccessful in her attempts to qualify.

Elsewhere on the Mauritius track, Ferdinand Omanyala was
crowned the new African men’s 100m champion, beating defend-
ing champion Akani Simbine of South Africa in a photo-finish. –
AFP

RETURN THANKS

ALLEN LEONG VUI VUN

Born: 10th January 1991 Age: 32 years

We, the family of the late allen leong Vui Vun, who passed away peacefully at the
General Hospital, Keningau at 03.50pm on 30th May , 2022. His remains was cremated
on 4th June 2022 and the ashes was interred at Guang Ji Temple Columbarium,
Keningau, would like to express our most sincere and heartfelt thanks, gratitude and
deepest appreciation to:
All uncles, aunties, cousins, relatives and friends and all who had given their helping
hands whom we are unable to mention individually for their prayer, support, words of
comfort, donations, assistance, condolences and attendance during our recent bereavement.

“ Thank You Very Much And May God Bless You All “

Sadly Missed And Always Remembered By:

grandfather: LEONG CHEE SOON @ AWAK LEONG (D)
grandmother: LEE SU MOI (D)

father: LEONG ON VUI
Mother: LEE MIE NA

siblings : in-laws:
BRYAN LEONG VUI SIUNG CHEN KAH YEE
CEDRIC LEONG VUI HUNG

uncles/aunties: spouses:
LEONG ON PIN (D) KOMIAH UJIH
LEONG ON KHEN CECILIA CHIN NYET PING
LEONG ON MIN
LEONG FUI KHUN PANG SUI FOH
LEONG SUI YUN DANIUS DUSUN
LEONG FUI LIND CHRISTOPHER MARCUS (D)

cousins:
ALFRAID LEONG, ADRIAN LEONG, BRANDON CYRIL LEONG
CALVIN DARREN LEONG, LEONG MEI FONG (D), LEONG LEH FONG

LEONG YEN FONG, LEONG YEE FONG
PANG VUI CHUNG, LOUIS SIMON MARCUS, KEVIN CHARLES MARCUS

PANG YEAN TING, PANG FUI SAN, JENNIFER LYN
IVY CLARE, KRISTY LYNCLARE

dailyexpress YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 19

RETURN THANKS

We, the family of

THE LATE MR CHONG LAP FOOK

@ AARON AFFANDY CHONG

wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your love, thoughtfulness, support,
condolences, donations, prayers, flowers and presence during our recent loss.

Doctors, Nurses, Staff & Cyril Ubud Johari Yong & Family Mr & Mrs Anthony Yeh Roderic Fung @ Ah Tien & Family
Management of Hospital Keningau Dabius Wong John Gajit Mr & Mrs Basal Bullah Roger Mool
Dally Dawat Johnny Wong Mr & Mrs Cayus Kimin Romanus Joannes
Ambulance Hospital Tambunan David Benedict Johnny Yong Mr & Mrs Donny Bullah Ronald Chong
Rev. Fr. Lazorous Uhin David Chong Kok Shung Joseph Yong Mr & Mrs Francis Kitingan Rose Jaikul
David Lini Kitingan Juinah Juin Mr & Mrs Isaac Bumburing Rose Talaji
(Diocese of Keningau) Diana Serol Julani Yobou Mr & Mrs James Jaikoh Roseleen Lee & Family
Rev. Fr. Rudolf Joannes Dionysia Kitingan & Family Julia Ambau Mr & Mrs Joe Kitingan Rosie Amir
Donysius Family Julia Linda Angkangon Mr & Mrs Joe Stanley Rossie Lee Onong
(Kosmos St. Theresa, Tambunan) Doris Edwin Bakri Julimah Anggula Mr & Mrs Justin Alip Roy G
Rev. Fr. Francis Dakun Doris U Julita Yong Mr & Mrs Leijus Kitingan Rudy Idai
Dr. Davin Dixon Kitingan & Family Julius Burugu & Family Mr & Mrs Lister Fung Ruhani Ambun
(St. Peter’s College, Kuching) Dr. Dianie & Cyndie Kitingan Kai Fung Thien & Family Mr & Mrs Mark Natesan Ryandell Joe Kitingan
LOM St. Theresa, Tambunan Dr. Jufilin Majilis & Family Kedai Yun Lee Mr & Mrs Nicholas Fung Saib Sabayoi (Bingkor Lama)
KKD St. Joannes Baptista, Dr. Susan Pudin Kelab Sukan & Rekreasi PNS Mr & Mrs Patrick P Saldivilla Wences
Easter Tom & Sylvester Banting Keluarga Jasni Jaila Mr & Mrs Redzuan Sapong Sandoh S
Kg Pomotodon Edius Peter Kendra Kenny Yong Mr & Mrs Saverinus Kitingan Selevester @ Beleter Mawat
Prayer Groups Edward I Eki Tirik Kenneth Jayaraman & Family Mr & Mrs Terence Walter Lyen Sheila & Ebie
DSP Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan Elizabeth Francis Kevin James Padasian Mr & Mrs Thomas Logijin Sheila Kitingan & Doddy
Datuk Radin Malleh & Family Elizabeth Jaikul Khadizah Midon Mr & Mrs Tony Benson Ewan Shirley Minadu Adok
Datuk Lawrence Gimbang Elizabeth Jumin & Family Khan Natesan Mr. Wong T Shonna Natesan
Datuk Daniel Kinsik Elot Poul Khong Kam Seng Naiti Koris Simon Ingging
Datuk Jake Jikulin Nointin Elvina Yong Kinjon Dani Naitilin Sikin Sin Wong Restaurant & Family
Datin Felicia Jaikul Eyone Kinsik KLC Nancy Koris Sitah Radin
Aaron Kitingan Eric & Judith KMC Geoffrey Yong Nansi Tundau Family SM St. Francis Convent Class of ‘91
Abel Hillary Adrian Fung Khim Yung Kosh Natesan Nelson J (Bayas) Staf Perpustakaan Tambunan
Abin Lee Florence Vivien Jumpita Kristin Bittie Nelson Jiun Stella Kinsik
Aileen Chong & Family Fook Hing Loong Kumat Chong & Family Nelson V Kitingan Steve Albourne Leo
Aileen Yong Freddie Jude Julani Laina Danil Nenek Natesan, Sheila & Charlton Students of SM St. Martin, Tambunan
Albert A. Yong Fredmond Ajap Laiwon Dalus Ng Fah Sunih Joed Adok
Alex & Jovinia Chong Fresca Rain Larry N Ng See Boon Syanita Binti Ahmad
Alfonso Fung Fung Mee Vui Lee Wui Kuin & Family Nicholas Elmer Taini J
Alice Masagal Fung Siew Yong Lesie A Nicasius & Family Tambunan Chinese-Sino Community
Alphonsus Fung T. Chung & Family Leslie Sami @ Less Nicholas V Alliun Tangah Inging
Andreas Bob Fung Tee Ing Lidwina Parantis Niuk Sallih Terence Yong Kok Khen
Ann @ Debra Jude Fung Tze Shiang Lily Benjamin Norah Anggang Theresa Yong SY
Anna Jaikul Geoffrey Chong Lily Chan Nur Shafiqah Janneth Julani Thien Fen Khong
Antonia Soni Gerald Chong Lily Usim Oboi Ambrose Undadi Apak
Ah Peng Germanus @ Atus Amir Lina Jiun OKK Philip P Kitingan & Family Ursula Dalus
Apoh Yong Gilbert Chong Linus Migang & Family Oliver J Mandasa Utah Sangkui
Ariba Radin Godfrey Tuging Lisa Radin Onong Dallus Valerie Anthia Joseph
Arthur & Amy Grace Voon Liza Jipin Pairin Lius Valmond Chin & Family
Arthur & Sylvia Gulum Gabriel Liza O Patrick Sebangkit & Family Vera Jane Raymond
Arthur Kelly Labansing Helen Abubung Liza Utoh Patrisha Philip Kitingan Vera Joyce Justin
Ayung Ambun Henry Yong @ Ah Ken Lo Shun Fook Paul Chiong Veronica Mangai
Bapak Siprie Hermes Amir Lucia G Paula Domian Victor Thomas
Belle Betsy Chong Idai Bin Tundau (Bingkor) Lunah Damianus PNS Cawangan Nabawan Waidie Family
Belta Siambun Imelda Julius Lydia Justin Philip Ubud Walitus Waidie
Benjamin Tom Ivy Primus Malito G Pius Amir Walter Julius
Bibie Tirik Jaimus Awot Management & Staff of State Library Primus Ansibil Welhima Ambaragang
Borneo Jaya Ent. Tambunan / Keningau Jairim Jamileh (PNS-HQ) Prudent Samuel Wilver Patrus
Bridget Geoffrey Jasmine Natesan Marciana Talaji Queenera Francis Kitingan Wong En Min
Caroline Peter Gunsanad Jason Fung & Family Mark Maluda & Bahagian BRP Randdy Raymond Wong Shuk Fun
Casuria Jaya Emas Martah Jiun Ranie Kitingan Yang Kok Shyang @ Collin
Catherine Chong & Safwan Mustafah Jayne Justine Mary Goretti Chong Raymond Anggan Yong Fui Kin
Catherine Jaikul & Family Jeanie Fung Gut Lan Mary Wong Kui Lan Raymond Jubirin Yong Kok Chin
Chai Ambun Jellfer Fung & Family Maturin Untomon Raymond Sarus Liew Yong Kok Liang
Chang Family Jennifer Jinu Max & Easther Donysius Razali Rashid Yong Kok Tan
Chong Kai Chee Jerinah Ajun Gundorong Max Roy Dylan Sandy RED TEAM Yong Lai Sim
Chong Kai Liang & Family Jerry Anggula Maxson Yong Restoran Tambunan Yong Mei Lan (Alai)
Chong Kai Loi & Family Jimmy Sim Mia Ambrose Richard Allai Yong Moi Liau
Chong Vui Fah Jipilin Goyopong Modestus Taguah Richard Julani Yong Ngun Tse
Christina Kuilian Joanna Kitingan Momoi Yong Robin Chin Yong Nyuk Len (Nsen) – KK
Cindy Wong Joe Abie Mr & Mrs Adrian Yong Rockey Jerome & Family Zainal Rashid
Cipilin Kuibin Zhulan
Claudine Deborah Marcus
Clay Yong & Family
Collin D. Kitingan
Crispin Kitingan

Our sincere appreciation and gratitude to 3M Dalungan Undertaker and the pallbearers. Last but not least, thank you to all relatives, friends and acquaintances who came from far and near to comfort and
support us, or to provide assistance in many ways. Your kindness and presence meant a lot to our family.

DEEPLY MISSED BUT ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY,

BELOVED WIFE: ANITA PHILIP P KITINGAN

CHILDREN:
ANEESHA AFFANDY CHONG AND AYKHAL AFFANDY CHONG

PARENTS: PARENTS IN-LAW: NIECES/SPOUSE
Chong Kai Sui @ Asui - Father (D) OKK Philip P Kitingan Carrielyn Charles Chong / Chozerizal Bin Zakarnain
Dahi Bte Lattek - Mother (D) Magdalena @ Aning Sokuboh Catherine Charles Chong / Safwan Mustafah
Aavie Ng
SIBLINGS / SPOUSE SIS-IN-LAW & BRO-IN-LAW/ SPOUSE Belinda Ng
Charles Chong Lap Thai (D) / Winnie Law Easther/Max Donysius Camelly Ng
Jaclyn Chong Ngit Ngo / Kim Siong Kawi Judith / Eric Sabala Kellvina Kim Siong
Jessica Chong Ngit Yung / Ng See Boon Sylvia / Arthur Manggala
Saverinus / Shirley Unis NEPHEW: Derrick Ng
Patricia
GRANDCHILDREN
Carreno Castilo Chozerizal
Mohd Hardy Chozerizal
Cardeesha Chozerizal

ANNOUNCEMENT

The 40th Day Memorial Prayer will be held on 11th June (Saturday), 11am, at their residence. All relatives and friends are welcome.

Semenya 20
sixth in
African
5000m

YOUR LOCAL VOICE I SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022

PGA Tour bans LIV Golf rebels in bitter power struggle

ST ALBANS, (United Kingdom): The US “But they can’t demand the same PGA any other eligibility category. quests were rejected by the US-based PGA ments with no cuts, “shotgun starts” and
PGA Tour slapped a ban on players who Tour membership benefits, considera- On the course, Mickelson and Johnson Tour, partly because there was a clash with a team element.
are competing in the rebel Saudi-funded tions, opportunities and platform as you. the Canadian Open.
LIV Golf series on Thursday — just 30 min- That expectation disrespects you, our fans both carded one-under-par 69s to trail Players have faced tough questions
utes after the inaugural event teed off out- and our partners.” leader Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters Monahan warned any players who took over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record
side London. champion, by four shots. part in future LIV Golf events would face and have been accused of greed in chasing
The banned players include six-time the same fate, with multiple reports that the huge rewards on offer.
The richest tournament in the sport’s major champion Mickelson and former Mickelson said he was “not going to US stars Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick
history — with a purse of $25 million — got world number one Johnson. discuss publicly” PGA Tour matters but Reed plan to sign up. Mickelson did not dispel rumours he
under way at the Centurion Club in St Al- McDowell said the situation was not was receiving a fee of $200 million to com-
bans after a trumpet fanfare. LIV Golf called the PGA’s action “vindic- healthy for the sport. Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, pete, while Johnson is reportedly getting
tive”, saying it “deepens the divide be- currently playing in Toronto, said Mona- $150 million.
As LIV Golf chief executive Greg Nor- tween the Tour and its members”. “We’re here because we believe we’re han had simply enforced membership
man looked on, Phil Mickelson and independent contractors... we should be regulations and had “done the right Mickelson, who had not played since
Dustin Johnson began their rounds on the The dispute could be heading for the allowed to compete and play where we thing”. the publication of comments in February
first hole during a “shotgun start”, in courtroom if any of the 17 players named want to all over the world,” he said. in which he criticised the PGA Tour and
which all players start at the same time on by the PGA, 10 of whom had already re- The DP World Tour, formerly the Euro- LIV Golf ’s Saudi backers, was grilled by re-
different holes. signed their Tour membership, pursue a Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter plans to ap- pean Tour, has yet to react over its players. porters on the eve of the tournament.
legal challenge. peal against the ban after carding a 75 at
But the action was quickly overshad- the 54-hole event — LIV is 54 in Roman nu- The United States Golf Association said The 51-year-old American insisted he
owed by a PGA Tour memo to its members The golfers who had already resigned merals. earlier this week that LIV players would be did not “condone human rights viola-
informing them that those competing included Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Louis able to play in next week’s US Open. tions”, adding that golf could be a force
without releases at the event had been Oosthuizen and Graeme McDowell. “It makes no sense,” he said. “Having for good.
suspended. two tour cards and the ability to play golf The eight LIV tournaments this year,
That group of players will be removed all over the world, what’s wrong with bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign But Amnesty International renewed its
“These players have made their choice from the FedEx Cup points list following that?” wealth fund, are worth an eye-watering call for players to speak out about “human
for their own financial-based reasons,” the end of this week’s Canadian Open and combined $255 million. rights abuses” in Saudi Arabia, rather than
wrote Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. will not be able to compete on the Tour as Players asked for releases to compete in being “willing stooges of Saudi sports-
non-members via a sponsor exemption or the LIV event in England — one of eight Organisers have pledged to “super- washing”. – AFP
scheduled for this year — but their re- charge” golf, offering 54-hole tourna-

Kim: Defeat

to Bahrain

not an option

PETALING JAYA: which puts Malaysia far behind in 154th place The Kinabalu Jaguar FC players doing their routine run on Thursday.
Malaysia have to go compared to 89th for Bahrain but it would
for a win or draw not mean anything on the pitch tomorrow Kinabalu Jaguar confident of beating immigration
against Bahrain in night.
their next crucial test GL Oh moment and I am sure this will also moti- “The players must keep their focus be-
in the 2023 Asian Cup “We shouldn’t be afraid of the opponents’ vate them to get another win to maintain cause Immigration FC are definitely out to
Qualifiers. ranking, we want to show them our KOTA KINABALU: Kinabalu Jaguar FC are their position, especially playing at home. disappoint us especially with the arrival of
Malaysian mental strength, the fighting aiming to continue their winning run several players on loan from Super League
The two options spirit...we want to give pride to Malaysian against Immigration FC in the second “The roar from the stadium crowd will teams including Sabah FC, KL City FC and
were given by the na- football fans, that’s our focus at the mo- round of their M3 Group A match at Likas certainly boost the players’ spirit and we Melaka United,” he added.
tional head coach ment,” he said. Stadium Saturday afternoon (today). are urging the fans to come in large num-
Kim Pan Gon (pic) to his players ahead of the bers to give their support to the team,” he Meanwhile, KJFC executive chairman
clash against favourites Bahrain in the sec- For the record, the last meeting between Team manager Adzhar Mohamad is said on Friday. Dato Verdon Bahanda, currently away in
ond match of their Group E campaign at the the two teams in May last year saw Bahrain confident that the players will deliver the London, is confident the players will get
National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, tonight (Sat- beat Malaysia 2-0 who were then under the goods following their 6-0 thrashing of Ul- At the same time, he also called on the the maximum points.
urday). guidance of former head coach Tan Cheng timate FC last week. players to keep their focus and not to be
Hoe. too confident. “I believe the players are in the right
Pan Gon said Malaysia respect Bahrain as “Our players are improving in every frame of mind for the match. It is very im-
one of the great teams in Asia which had an Malaysia and Bahrain now share three match and their confidence is also high “We cannot underestimate Immigra- portant to maintain their momentum and
impressive run in recent years including the points at the top of Group E after winning following the last three victories. tion FC even though we are on a winning win at home,” he said.
success in making an appearance in the final their respective opening matches against run and with the home ground advantage.
round of the World Cup Qualifiers. Turkmenistan 3-1 and Bangladesh 2-0 at the “We are also leading the table at the
National Stadium, on Wednesday.
However, he said Harimau Malaya are Russian champ accuses IOC chief of creating new war
ready to face their opponents and have their Only the group champions and top five
own way of trying to succeed in their mis- runners-up will qualify for the finals of the PARIS: Russian Olympic high jump cham- Fans love athletes for the show they put on, “I suspect that you will not have the
sion, and do not rule out the possibility of 2023 Asian Cup with Malaysia’s last appear- pion Mariya Lasitskene on Thursday ac- not for their nationality,” Lasitskene wrote courage or the dignity to put an end to the
springing a surprise on Bahrain led by Helio ance in the prestigious tournament in 2007 cused IOC president Thomas Bach of hav- in an open letter published on Instagram sanctions against Russian athletes.”
Sousa. when co-hosting, but for more than 40 years ing created a “new war” by recommending in both English and Russian.
the national squad has failed to advance on Russian athletes be banned from interna- In recent years, Lasitskene has been an
“One point or three points, we definitely merit since the 1980 edition in Kuwait. tional competition. “In high jump, my main competitors outspoken critic of her own national
need at least one point. We will use our strat- are Ukrainians. I wouldn’t know how to sporting bodies mired in scandal.
egy and tactics to get a point because it is Meanwhile, when asked about his predic- Following the invasion of Ukraine in look them in the eye, or what to say to
very important. We must be very strong tion of another Group E clash between February, the International Olympic Com- them. They and their families are experi- She and her track and field teammates
against Bahrain,” he said at a pre-match Bangladesh and Turkmenistan tomorrow, mittee had recommended a ban on Russ- encing what no human being should have were banned from taking part in the 2016
press conference here, Friday. Pan Gon said he would support Bangladesh ian and Belarusian athletes, a request fol- to experience. Olympics in Rio when Russia was pun-
and hoped they would get a positive result. lowed by most federations. ished for its state-backed doping.
“I believe it will be a very tough game in “Your decision did not stop the war but
terms of their (Bahrain) qualities and expe- In the meantime, Pan Gon said the pres- “You say you made this decision for our gave birth to a new one, around and inside Russia’s football team was kicked out of
rience. But I can say that we are ready. We re- ence of former Football Association of safety but it’s not true. Russian tennis play- sport, which is impossible to contain.” the World Cup this year due to the inva-
spect our opponents but still we want to go Malaysia (FAM) president and Johor Darul ers who play around the world prove it. sion while Russian tennis players have
our own way to fight, they are strong but we Ta’zim (JDT) owner Tunku Ismail Sultan The three-time world champion added: been banned from Wimbledon. – AFP
are no easy team as well, all our players are Ibrahim at the stadium today (Saturday)
strong, mentality they are ready,” he added. would motivate the national team.

The 53-year-old South Korean coach also “Our players here I understand they like
took into consideration the world rankings him (Tunku Ismail) very much,” he said. –
Bernama

Salah-less Egypt suffer shock

Afcon loss to Ethiopia

The participants in a group picture. JOHANNESBURG: Egypt sorely missed dium.
injured captain Mohamed Salah as they Coach Ehab Galal has only been in
Sandakan Laugi Golfers take Championship slumped to a shock 2-0 defeat by
Ethiopia on Thursday in 2023 Africa Cup charge of Egypt for two matches after
Mardinah Jikur ior Category, with Muktar coming in sec- this year’s event. of Nations (Afcon) qualifying. Portuguese Carlos Queiroz could not
ond and Mustarin coming in third. The competition was also held to bring agree terms for an extension of his con-
SANDAKAN: The Sandakan Laugi Golfers A strain ruled out the prolific Liver- tract.
won the overall 12th Laugi Golf Champi- Mohd Khairul took first place in the VIP together the Bugis community from all pool scorer after he defied his club last
onship 2022, which was held at the San- category, followed by Capt. Ang Jen Tang around Malaysia in order to strengthen Sunday and played in a victory over Galal, who left Cairo club Pyramids
dakan Golf and Country Club, Sunday. and President Henry Chu. friendships. Guinea despite not being fully fit. to take over the Pharaohs, will now
come under intense pressure as a year
Labuk Assemblyman cum Rural Develop- Tawau, Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Due to their hectic work schedules, Egypt lacked several other injured filled with disappointments for Egypt
ment Assistant Minister Samad Jambri also Malaya, and Sandakan each sent teams to commitments, and responsibilities, the or- first choices, but were still expected to continues.
attended and officiated the tournament. compete. ganisers said it was difficult for everyone secure maximum Group D points in
to get together. neutral Malawi against opponents 108 They lost the last Cup of Nations final
Safarrudin Abidin (78), Anuar Arifin The team managers are Iswan Sonteng places lower in the world rankings. to Senegal on penalties in February and
(80), and Julaydi Mattuju (81) were the (Sandakan), Ibrahim Lanja (Tawau), Dr. They can meet at least twice a year one month later suffered a similar fate
champions in the Gross category. Mustapa Abd Talib (Kota Kinabalu), Sam- thanks to the tournament. But the quick Ethiopian forwards re- against the same team in a play-off to
sul Baddu (Lahad Datu) and Abd Samat peatedly troubled a slow Egyptian de- decide who went to the 2022 World Cup
Busran Nordin (63), Zaim Naufal (67), Salinri Lang (Malaya). The organisers also expressed gratitude fence in the opening half and goals in Qatar.
and Jamil Mohd Sapi (69) were the win- to the Sandakan Golf and Country Club’s from Dawa Hotessa and captain Sheme-
ners of the Nett Category. The annual event is held on a rotating administration for their support through- les Bekele gave them a two-goal half- Egypt needed 87 minutes to score the
basis. Sandakan has been chosen to host out the competition. time advantage. goal that beat Guinea in the opening
Bakri Wakal took first place in the Sen- round of 2023 Cup of Nations qualifying
Egypt had more possession in the and the loss to Ethiopia left them bot-
second half on a pitch badly cut up in tom of the table.
places due to torrential pre-match rain.
The only consolation for Galal and
Ethiopia were forced to play in Li- his squad is that the other teams in the
longwe because, like 16 other countries section — Ethiopia, Malawi and Guinea
competing in qualifying, they do not — have also won and lost so each side
have an international-standard sta- has three points. – AFP

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WAKTU SOLAT

Terlalu Subuh Zohor Asar Maghrib Isyak
bergantung
dana KK/Pantai Barat 4.49 12.19 3.45 6.31 7.47
k’jaan
punca ga- Sandakan Timur 4.42 12.11 3.37 6.23 7.39
gal:
Finas Sandakan Barat 4.46 12.15 3.41 6.27 7.42
>6
Tawau Timur 4.39 12.08 3.34 6.20 7.35

Tawau Barat 4.44 12.12 3.38 6.22 7.37

Kudat 4.43 12.15 3.41 6.29 7.45

Cuepacs gesa segera laksana O&G kunci untuk Pedalaman Atas 4.47 12.17 3.43 6.28 7.44
gaji minimum baharu RM1,800 > 2 pertumbuhan Sabah > 3
Niat ‘dekati’ Tina undang padah > 5 Pedalaman Bawah 4.51 12.20 3.46 6.31 7.47

SST: Sabah komited laksana hak

Larry Ralon syarikat kekal bertanggungjawab dan minyak yang dikeluarkan oleh RML di

KOTA KINABALU: mempunyai kewajipan berterusan un- Lapangan Minyak Kinabalu — kargo

Menteri Kewangan tuk membuat pembayaran bagi jumlah RML pertama yang dijual daripada LCOT

Negeri Kedua, Datuk tertunggak SST, termasuk penalti,” sejak Hibiscus menyelesaikan pemerole-

Seri Masidi Manjun katanya. han syarikat induk RML Fortuna Interna-

berkata Kerajaan Masidi berkata Kerajaan Negeri tional Petroleum Corp pada Januari

Negeri Sabah kekal Sabah berhak untuk mengambil se- 2022.

komited sepenuhnya barang tindakan yang difikirkan perlu “Minyak mentah yang dihasilkan dari

dalam melaksanakan semua hak per- dalam kuasa dan bidang kuasa Negeri. Lapangan Minyak Kinabalu

lembagaan dan perundangannya untuk Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd dalam satu dikumpulkan di luar pesisir dan di-

mendapatkan semula Cukai Jualan kenyataan baru-baru ini berkata anak angkut melalui saluran paip dasar laut

Negeri (SST) yang terhutang bagi pen- syarikatnya Repsol Oil & Gas M Ltd ke Platform Samarang, dan kemudian

jualan produk petroleum daripada ke- (RML) telah memberhentikan pemba- ke LCOT, yang terletak di wilayah

dua-dua Repsol Oil & Gas M Ltd (Repsol) yaran Cukai Jualan Negeri (SST) yang persekutuan Labuan.

dan SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd (SEAH) dikenakan oleh Sabah, selepas rayuan- “Tiada pemprosesan minyak mentah

mengikut Enakmen Cukai Jualan nya terhadap penguatkuasaan cukai itu RML [ke dalam produk lain] berlaku

Negeri, 1988. tidak dilayan oleh Menteri Kewangan sama ada di Platform Samarang atau

Beliau berkata demikian ketika dite- Sabah. LCOT,” kata Hibiscus.

mui selepas merasmikan penutupan RML, yang mempunyai kontrak Ia menambah bahawa minyak men-

Persidangan dan Pameran Minyak & Gas perkongsian pengeluaran (PSC) di La- tah RML dipunggah dan dijual melalui

Sabah (SOGCE) di Pusat Konvensyen An- pangan Minyak Kinabalu, telah mem- kapal tangki minyak mentah melalui

tarabangsa Sabah (SICC) di sini Jumaat. buat pembayaran SST sejak 2020 “di operasi pengangkatan di LCOT Single HAJIJI menyampaikan hadiah penghargaan kepada Mantan Naib

Beliau diminta mengulas kenyataan bawah bantahan”, kata Hibiscus. Buoy Mooring (SBM), yang terletak 5km Presiden Gred Kuasa-Kuasa Tempatan Dan Badan-Badan Berkanun,

Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad baru-baru Anak syarikat lain, SEA Hibiscus Sdn luar pesisir dari kemudahan LCOT. Haji Mohd Hamidi Saleh sempena persaraannya, pada majlis itu.

ini berhubung keengganannya mem- Bhd, yang merupakan pemegang dan “Adalah penting untuk mengambil

buat pembayaran Cukai Jualan Negeri pengendali PSC Pemulihan Minyak perhatian bahawa di bawah terma kon-

(SST) oleh anak syarikat milik penuh- Dipertingkat Sabah Utara 2011, tidak trak perkongsian pengeluaran Kina- Penjawat awam diminta bantu

nya, Repsol dan SEAH. membayar SST kepada Negeri sama balu, hak milik kepada hak minyak

Dalam satu kenyataan yang dikelu- sekali, tambah kumpulan itu dalam mentah RML hanya berpindah kepada laksana pembangunan di Sabah

arkan kemudian, Masidi berkata untuk pemfailan bursa. RML selepas penghantaran di tempat

rekod, kedua-dua Repsol dan SEAH Hibiscus berkata RML berhujah pada eksport (iaitu SBM),” tambahnya.

telah memohon kepada Kementerian September 2020 bahawa ia menjual hak Hibiscus berkata pemberhentian

Kewangan dan kemudiannya diberi minyak mentahnya dari Medan Minyak pembayaran SST di bawah bantahan KOTA KINABALU: Penjawat awam di Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
lesen yang diperlukan sebagai “orang Kinabalu di kemudahan Terminal (dalam kes RML) dan tidak membayar negeri ini diminta bersama-sama mem- Yaakob pada bulan Mac untuk
kena cukai” menurut Peraturan Cukai Minyak Mentah Labuan (LCOT) ‘di luar SST (dalam kes SEA Hibiscus) boleh bantu melaksanakan pembangunan di meningkatkan gaji minimum daripada
Sabah khususnya pelan pembangunan RM1,200 kepada RM1,500 mulai 1 Mei
Jualan Negeri, 1999. kedaulatan dan bidang kuasa Negeri menyebabkan pihak berkuasa negeri Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) yang di- lalu, amat dialu-alukan oleh kerajaan
“Oleh itu, Kerajaan Negeri secara Sabah’ dan oleh itu tidak sepatutnya mengambil tindakan. lancar Mac tahun lalu. negeri.
membayar SST.
mutlak menyangkal asas keengganan “Kemungkinan tindakan sedemikian Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji “Peningkatan gaji minimum ini me-
Repsol dan SEAH untuk membuat pem- Memandangkan RML tidak mener- boleh menyebabkan gangguan kepada Noor, berkata sokongan dan kerjasama mang ditunggu-tunggu semua oleh
bayaran SST dan telah pun menuntut ima sebarang jawapan kepada rayuan- operasi kumpulan itu. penjawat awam adalah penting dalam rakyat yang terkesan akibat pandemik
pembayaran yang sama. nya selama 20 bulan sejak itu, Hibiscus memastikan semua pelan pembangunan Covid-19, khususnya melibatkan golon-
berkata lembaganya telah memutuskan Bagaimanapun, selepas pertimban- yang direncanakan kerajaan khusus di gan pekerja berpendapatan rendah.
“Terdapat perbincangan tanpa prej- untuk menghentikan pembayaran SST, gan sewajarnya dan teliti mengenai ke- Sabah berjalan lancar demi manfaat
udis antara wakil-wakil parti berhubung bermula daripada penarikan minyak dudukan itu atas dasar niat baik, lem- rakyat. “Walaupun kenaikan gaji hanya dike-
isu ini. mentah yang dilakukan pada 24 Mei. baga percaya bahawa keputusannya nakan kepada perniagaan di sektor
adalah munasabah, wajar dan demi ke- “Sebenarnya, masih banyak yang perlu swasta yang mempunyai lima pekerja
“Bagaimanapun, perkara itu kini Ini merujuk kepada 350,236 tong pentingan terbaik syarikat,” tambahnya. kita lakukan. Saya gembira walaupun atau lebih, tetapi majikan yang mempun-
menemui jalan buntu dan kedua-dua

menghadapi cabaran akibat pandemik yai kurang daripada lima pekerja perlu

Hukuman mati mandatori dimansuh Kes baharu Covid-19, ekonomi Sabah kekal berdaya membayar gaji minimum 1,500 ringgit
tahan. Ekonomi negeri berada di lan- mulai 1 Januari 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR: Ker- amat signifikan bagi memastikan pin- naik 30 dasan yang betul dan ada tanda-tanda
ajaan bersetuju me- daan akta-akta yang berkaitan pemulihan. “Kenaikan gaji minimum ini membuk-
mansuhkan huku- mengambil kira prinsip kekadaran dan peratus tikan keprihatinan kerajaan terhadap be-
man mati mandatori keperlembagaan mana-mana cadangan “Di bawah pelaksanaan pelan pem- banan yang ditanggung rakyat, terutama
di negara ini dengan kepada kerajaan nanti. KOTA KINABALU: Kes baharu Covid- bangunan Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya, selepas pandemik Covid-19,” katanya.
hukuman gantian ter- 19 di Sabah melonjak hampir 30 per- Sabah mencatatkan pendapatan RM
takluk kepada budi Kerajaan juga katanya akan turut atus kepada 87 pada Jumaat 5.449 bilion pada 2021, tertinggi dalam Mengenai majlis itu, Hajiji berkata
bicara mahkamah, mengkaji kebolehlaksanaan berkaitan berbanding 67 pada hari sebelum- rekod. Pada separuh pertama 2021, Sabah majlis itu amat bermakna kerana ia
kata Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri hala tuju sistem keadilan jenayah di ne- nya, menandakan trend menaik menarik RM4.4 bilion pelaburan asing, menggabungkan tiga perayaan berbeza
(Parlimen dan Undang-undang) Datuk gara ini, antaranya seperti pewujudan dalam tempoh lima hari lepas. ketiga tertinggi selepas Kedah dan Selan- yang diraikan pelbagai bangsa serta
Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. prosedur prapenghukuman, penubuh- gor. agama di negara ini, tetapi ada per-
an Majlis Penghukuman dan pemban- Jurucakap Covid-19 Sabah Datuk samaannya iaitu boleh menjadi wadah
Wan Junaidi dalam kenyataan pada gunan Garis Panduan Penghukuman. Seri Masidi Manjun berkata pen- “Pelaburan utama dalam pembuatan, untuk memupuk perpaduan serta ker-
Jumaat berkata keputusan itu dicapai ingkatan kes berkemungkinan dise- pelancongan dan pertanian ini dijangka jasama erat dalam kalangan rakyat.
susulan pembentangan Laporan Kajian Turut akan dikaji ialah penubuhan babkan sambutan perayaan bulan mewujudkan hampir 10,000 pekerjaan.
Hukuman Gantian Terhadap Hukuman Suruhanjaya Pembaharuan Undang-Un- Mei yang masih disambut ramai Kami juga menjangkakan bahawa pem- “Majlis seperti ini sentiasa mengin-
Mati Mandatori oleh beliau pada dang, pembaharuan institusi kepen- orang pada masa ini. bukaan sempadan negara pada 1 April gatkan kita bahawa perpaduan dalam ke-
mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri pada 8 Jun jaraan dan pelaksanaan hukuman lalu, akan memulihkan semula sektor pelbagaian yang telah membolehkan kita
lepas. berdasarkan prinsip keadilan restoratif. “Walaupun peningkatan kes har- pelancongan Sabah,” katanya ketika hidup bersama secara harmoni dan
ian diramalkan lebih awal berikutan merasmikan Majlis Sambutan Perayaan menghormati serta menerima antara
“Kerajaan juga secara prinsipnya “Keputusan berkaitan perkara ini me- orang ramai menyambut Aidilfitri Solidariti Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Pesta Kaa- satu sama lain. Jangan biarkan perbezaan
menerima dan mengambil maklum nunjukkan keutamaan kerajaan dan Kaamatan sepanjang Mei, kesan matan dan Pesta Gawai di sini malam meruntuhkan perpaduan yang telah kita
syor-syor Jawatankuasa Khas Hukuman memastikan hak semua pihak terpeli- sambutan itu ‘melimpah’ sehingga Khamis lepas. semai dan bina sejak turun-temurun.
Gantian Terhadap Hukuman Mati hara dan terjamin sekali gus mencer- Jun.
Mandatori yang dijelaskan melalui lapo- minkan ketelusan barisan kepimpinan Turut hadir ialah Presiden Cuepacs, “Saya yakin program seperti ini dapat
ran kajian itu,” katanya. negara ini dalam menambah baik sis- “Kelonggaran dalam aktiviti sosial Dato’ Adnan Mat. mengeratkan lagi perhubungan di antara
tem keadilan jenayah negara yang serba juga merupakan faktor yang semua kaum di negara kita. Untuk men-
Jawatankuasa itu diketuai bekas Ketua dinamik,” katanya. menyumbang kepada peningkatan Sehubungan itu Ketua Menteri jadi sebuah organisasi yang terbilang,
Hakim Negara Tun Richard Malanjum jumlah jangkitan baharu. berharap semua penjawat awam terus kunci utama ialah kerjasama dan bersatu
dan dianggotai pakar bidang perundan- Beliau berkata kerajaan turut mer- memperkukuh semangat perpaduan, tidak kira pangkat, bangsa, agama dan fa-
gan seperti bekas Hakim Besar Malaya, akamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan “Dengan mengambil kira per- kekitaan dan setiakawan kerana pemban- haman politik. Semoga komitmen yang
bekas Peguam Cara Negara, pengamal atas komitmen diberikan Jawatankuasa ayaan dan cuti sekolah yang sedang gunan sukar direalisasi tanpa sokongan, padu semua pihak tanpa mengira bangsa
undang-undang, pensyarah undang-un- Khas Hukuman Gantian Terhadap berlangsung, Jabatan Kesihatan komitmen serta kerjasama penjawat dan agama akan dapat menjadi peng-
dang daripada Institusi Pengajian Awam Hukuman Mati Mandatori dalam peng- Negeri meramalkan jumlah kes har- awam. gerak bagi mempercepatkan kejayaan
terkemuka dan pakar kajian jenayah. hasilan laporan kajian berkenaan yang ian hanya akan stabil pada penghu- negara.
menjadi asas kepada perubahan sistem jung Jun,” katanya dalam satu keny- Dalam pada itu Hajiji berkata kerajaan
Beliau berkata Jemaah Menteri juga keadilan jenayah negara yang lebih sis- ataan, Jumaat. sentiasa prihatin dengan kebajikan pen- “Saya juga berharap semangat perpad-
bersetuju agar penelitian dan kajian tematik dan efektif. – Bernama jawat awam dan berusaha memenuhi uan ini dibawa bersama-sama oleh se-
lanjut dilaksanakan berkaitan cadangan keperluan golongan itu bagi mem- mua penjawat awam ketika menjalankan
bolehkan mereka selesa melaksanakan tugas tanpa menjadikan perbezaan
tugas. agama, bangsa dan budaya sebagai peng-
halang,” katanya.
Justeru katanya, pengumuman oleh

hukuman gantian terhadap 11 kesala-

han yang membawa hukuman mati Sabah catat 4,604 kes HFMD sejak awal tahun
mandatori, satu kesalahan di bawah

Seksyen 39B Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952

(Akta 234) dan 22 kesalahan yang mem- KOTA KINABALU: Sabah merekodkan Tawau dengan 715 kes, Sandakan (615), HFMD di Sabah masih terkawal. 27.17 peratus,” katanya. Beliau juga berkata,
bawa hukuman mati tetapi dengan budi 4,604 kes penyakit tangan, kaki dan mu- Papar (470), Lahad Datu (428) dan Kota Sementara itu, berdasarkan peman- sesi dialog awam dengan taska masih di-
bicara mahkamah. lut (HFMD) sejak awal tahun sehingga 4 Belud (399). jalankan dari semasa ke semasa.
tauan Jabatan, kes HFMD di Sabah mula
Wan Junaidi berkata kajian lanjut itu Jun lalu, kata Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri
akan dilaksanakan dengan kerjasama Datuk Dr Rose Nani Mudin. “Setakat ini, tiada kes kematian akibat menunjukkan penurunan pada minggu “Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri ingin

HFMD dilaporkan di negeri ini,” katanya epidemiologi ke-22 (29 Mei-4 Jun) mengingatkan agar pemantauan dilak-

Jabatan Peguam Negara, Bahagian Hal Daripada jumlah itu, Rose Nani dalam satu kenyataan, Khamis lalu. berbanding minggu sebelumnya. sanakan di pintu masuk tadika atau pra

Ehwal Undang-undang, Jabatan Per- berkata, 4,224 kes 91 peratus melibatkan “Jangkitan yang dilaporkan ke- “Pada minggu epidemiologi ke-22, sekolah serta pusat jagaan dan pembela-

dana Menteri serta lain-lain kementer- kanak-kanak berumur 6 tahun ke bawah. banyakannya berlaku di rumah Negeri melaporkan sebanyak 528 kes HFMD jaran bagi mengesan kanak-kanak yang
Lima daerah yang melaporkan kes persendirian atau pusat pendidikan berbanding 725 kes pada minggu epidemi- mengalami gejala penyakit berjangkit
ian atau jabatan berkepentingan.
Beliau berkata tindakan itu adalah terkumpul tertinggi di negeri ini ialah awal.” Untuk tujuan ini, katanya, wabak ologi ke-21. Ini adalah penurunan sebanyak termasuk HFMD.

2 Tempatan SUARA TEMPATAN ANDA I SABTU, 11 JUN, 2022 harianekspres

Cadangan tambah penerbangan Singapura ke Tawau, S’kan

TAWAU: Kementerian fin (gambar) berkata penerbangan terus di Sandakan dan banyak lagi.
Pelancongan, Kebu- ke Lapangan Terbang Tawau dan San- “Kementerian Pelancongan, Kebu-
dayaan dan Alam Sek- dakan akan membantu merancakkan
itar Sabah akan semula sektor pelancongan Sabah. Be- dayaan dan Alam Sekitar Sabah sedang
mengemukakan liau berkata satu pertemuan bersama berusaha menarik penyertaan syarikat
cadangan kepada Menteri Kanan Singapura (Kementerian penerbangan Singapura untuk melu-
syarikat penerbangan Ehwal Luar dan Kementerian Pembangu- askan penerbangannya,” katanya.
Singapura dalam tem- nan Negara) Sim Ann telah diadakan se-
poh terdekat bagi malam. Beliau berkata pihaknya menerusi
menambah laluan ke bandar ini dan Lembaga Pelancongan Sabah kini men-
Sandakan. Menterinya Datuk Jafry Arif- “Laluan penerbangan ini akan memu- jalankan perniagaan ke perniagaan
dahkan pelancong luar untuk datang ke (B2B) dan perniagaan ke pengguna
DAP tidak destinasi pelancongan yang menarik (B2C) dalam meningkatkan usaha pro-
seperti Pulau Sipadan di Semporna, mosi pelancongan bagi menarik lebih
Pusat Pemuliharaan Orang Utan Sepilok ramai pelancong antarabangsa datang
ke Sabah.

ikhlas: Warisan J-Kom penghubung

KOTA KINABALU:

Pelawaan DAP untuk kerajaan-rakyat: Bung

bekerjasama dengan

Parti Warisan

(Warisan) bagi meng-

hadapi Pilihan Raya KOTA KINABALU: Siddiq Kamunri ,Pengarah Bahagian Sum-

Umum Ke-15 (PRU15) Timbalan Ketua ber Manusia Arfizan Ramli ,Ketua Unit Per-

telah dibuat secara Menteri Datuk Seri hubungan Awam Siti Mahmudah Sudi-

tidak ikhlas, kata Ketua Penerangan Bung Moktar Radin man dan Pegawai Khas Ketua pengaraj

Warisan Datuk Awang Ahmad Sah Sahari (gambar) yakin Ja- /Pengarah Pendidikan J-Kom Zulkifli Oth-

(gambar). batan Komunikasi Ko- man.

Dalam kenyataannya Khamis lalu, Ahli muniti (J-Kom) dapat Menurut Bung, yang juga Menteri Kerja

Parlimen Petagas itu berkata dalam meng- memainkan peranan Raya, kaedah yang digunakan J-Kom ialah

ADNAN (tengah) dan anggota Cuepacs berhimpun hadapi PRU15, keikhlasan adalah suatu serta fungsinya seba- dengan cara membangunkan komuniti,
menuntut kenaikan gaji minimum RM1,800.
yang penting bagi Warisan, dalam me- gai jambatan yang khususnya di peringkat akar umbi, yang
Cuepacs gesa
jalinkan sebarang kerjasama. menjadi nadi perhubungan antara kera- mengamalkan budaya ilmu, berkemahi-

Beliau berpandangan ia suatu yang jaan dan rakyat. ran digital dan menghayati makna dan

agak melucukan, apabila Setiausaha Katanya ini sesuai dengan matlamat J- fokus patriotisme dengan menggunakan

Agung parti itu Anthony Loke Siew Fook Kom bagi mewujudkan komunikasi dua pendekatan ‘penghakupayaan komuniti’.

menyatakan bahawa DAP akan memperta- hala antara kerajaan dan rakyat iaitu bagi “Selain menyalurkan maklumat dari-

hankan tiga kerusi Parlimen yang mereka menyampaikan maklumat kerajaan yang pada kerajaan kepada rakyat, kita juga

segera laksana menang di Sabah. tepat, sahih dan bijaksana kepada rakyat, berharap J-Kom dapat menyampaikan

“...bukankah itu sudah meletakkan satu selain mendengar suara dan maklum maklumat dari akar umbi mengenai isu

syarat (untuk kerjasama itu),” katanya. balas daripada rakyat. semasa terutamanya dalam aspek pem-

Rabu lalu, Loke dilaporkan sebagai “Di zaman kemajuan teknologi mak- bangunan dan kebajikan rakyat,” tambah

berkata kerjasama dengan Warisan untuk lumat ini kita tidak dapat lari dari pelba- Bung.

gaji minimum PRU15 berkemungkinan tidak berlaku, gai isu dan proganda yang dimainkan Beliau juga memaklumkan,

kerana tidak mendapat sambutan dari- oleh pihak tidak bertanggungjawab di berdasarkan taklimat ringkas yang disam-

pada parti itu dan menyatakan untuk bek- media sosial, portal dan media dalam tal- paikan Ketua Pengarah semasa per-

erjasama, keikhlasan diperlukan daripada ian lain yang sengaja memutarbelitkan jumpaan tersebut, fungsi J-Kom berbeza

kedua-dua pihak. fakta. Jika tidak dibendung, ia boleh mem- dengan Jabatan Penerangan (JaPEN).

baharu RM1,800 Loke juga menafikan bahawa beliau pengaruhi pemikiran rakyat,” katanya se- Katanya, fungsi J-Kom juga tidak

angkuh apabila menyatakan bahawa DAP lepas menerima kunjungan hormat rom- bertindah dengan agensi lain di bawah

mahu mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen bongan J-Kom pusat di pejabat beliau, Ju- KKMM seperti Pertubuhan Berita Nasional

mereka pada PRU15, iaitu Kota Kinabalu, maat. Malaysia (Bernama), Radio Televisyen

Tenom dan Sandakan. Rombongan yang diketuai oleh Ketua Malaysia (RTM) dan Perbadanan Kema-

Sementara itu, Awang Ahmad turut Pengaraj J-Kom Dato Dr Zuraidi Ishak itu juan Filem Nasional Malaysia (Finas) yang

Wu Vui Tek Covid-19 sejak dua tahun lalu, jadi ke- menemplak Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri turut disertai oleh Timbalan Ketua Pen- mempunyai kumpulan sasar, pendekatan
naikan itu sekurang-kurangnya memberi
KOTA KINABALU: Kongres Kesatuan keselesaan kepada mereka. (ADUN) Luyang Phoong Jin Zhe kerana garah (Komunkasi komuniti Dr Al Azharri program dan aktiviti berbeza.
Pekerja-Pekerja Dalam Perkhidmatan
Awam (Cuepacs) menggesa kerajaan Beliau berharap kerajaan akan melihat menuduh Presiden Warisan Datuk Seri
melaksanakan gaji minimum baharu secara serius keadaan sektor awam kerana
RM1,800 sebulan secepat mungkin. mereka berdepan beban yang berat untuk Mohd Shafie Apdal sebagai seorang yang MUSIM HAJI 1443H
menangani kenaikan harga barang.
Presidennya, Datuk Adnan Mat ketika hipokrit.
membuat gesaan itu berkata kenaikan gaji Dalam pertemuan itu, beliau berkata
itu amat diperlukan berikutan kenaikan Cuepacs turut menggariskan pelan jangka “Ada beberapa contoh sikap hipokrit
harga barang baru-baru ini yang memberi panjang untuk dikemukakan kepada ker-
tekanan besar kepada sektor awam. ajaan untuk dilaksanakan. DAP yang perlu ditonjolkan. Satu yang Kumpulan pertama jemaah

Adalah penting bagi kerajaan melak- “Kami telah menghasilkan sistem im- paling ketara ialah keengganan mereka
sanakan gaji minimum baharu dengan buhan baharu memandangkan sistem im-
segera daripada RM1,200 kepada RM1,800 buhan sekarang sudah pun berusia 20 untuk melaksanakan tuntutan Sabah ke Malaysia di Makkah disambut
sebulan sekarang, katanya. tahun dan tidak lagi berkesan, sesuai dan
relevan,” katanya. atas 40 peratus hasil yang dikutip kerajaan
Dengan berbuat demikian, ia akan
bertindak sebagai pemangkin kepada sek- Dalam sistem baharu yang dicadan- Persekutuan pada ketika (Pengerusi DAP)
tor swasta dan pihak lain untuk gkan itu, beliau berkata beberapa penam-
mengikutinya, katanya kepada media se- bahbaikan telah dilakukan terhadap gaji Lim Guang Eng menjadi Menteri Kewan- taburan bunga, dijamu manisan
lepas perhimpunan mendesak kenaikan minimum, kenaikan tahunan bagi melon-
gaji dan menurunkan harga barang di se- jakkan kenaikan pangkat dan gred 19 seba- gan.
buah hotel di sini Khamis lalu. gai jawatan minimum bagi sektor awam.
“Kini mereka telah memfailkan tin-
Gesaan yang dibuat oleh Cuepacs itu Menjawab soalan, beliau berkata tiada
adalah antara keputusan yang telah anti vaksin daripada kalangan 1.62 juta dakan undang-undang bagi mendap- MAKKAH: Disambut dengan taburan akan diberi layanan istimewa oleh
mereka persetujui semasa mesyuarat yang penjawat awam dalam sektor awam di bunga mawar, alunan doa dan dihidan- Syarikat Tewafah Asia Tenggara dengan
diadakan di sini. seluruh negara. atkan pengisytiharaan bahawa formula gkan dengan pelbagai jenis manisan hidangan nasi beriani bersama pelbagai
serta air zam-zam. minuman.
Menurut Adnan, jumlah gaji minimum Beliau berkata semua penjawat awam itu masih terpakai. Satu waktu yang amat
yang dituntut Cuepacs adalah munasabah telah menerima vaksin Covid-19 kecuali Ia merupakan momen yang akan Lebih istimewa, makanan tersebut
kerana kerajaan telah menetapkan sasaran 1.82 peratus yang tidak mendapat suntikan tidak sesuai. Kenapa sekarang ini ketika menjadi kenangan manis buat kumpu- akan dihantar terus ke bilik masing-
untuk mencapai negara berpendapatan kerana faktor kesihatan. lan pertama jemaah haji Malaysia yang masing bagi membolehkan jemaah
tinggi menjelang 2025 di bawah Rancan- mereka menjadi pembangkang dan pili- tiba di Makkah malam Khamis dan berehat seketika sebelum mengerjakan
gan Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK-12). Mereka telah memaklumkan perkara diberikan sambutan meriah di bangu- umrah, kira-kira dua jam selepas
itu kepada ketua masing-masing dan han raya semakin hampir?,” katanya. nan Abraj Al Janadriyah yang meru- ketibaan.
Oleh itu, adalah logik bahawa kerajaan keadaan kesihatan mereka disahkan oleh pakan ibu pejabat Lembaga Tabung Haji
perlu menaikkan gaji minimum bagi men- doktor, katanya. Awang Ahmad berkata terdapat juga (TH) serta hotel penginapan jemaah di Sementara itu, Pengerusi Syarikat
capai sasaran tersebut, katanya. Tanah Suci. Tewafah Asia Tenggara Adnan Husin Ab-
Turut hadir Timbalan Presiden Cuepacs contoh lain kegagalan DAP melaksanakan dullah Mandura berkata pihaknya sen-
Tambahan pula, beliau berkata sektor merangkap pengerusi jawatankuasa skim Ketua Rombongan Haji Malaysia tiasa bekerjasama rapat dengan kera-
awam telah banyak terjejas oleh pandemik gaji/perkhidmatan Aminuddin Awang. janji mereka kepada rakyat, bukan sahaja Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rah- jaan Malaysia dan kedatangan jemaah
man berkata ketibaan seramai 295 je- haji kali ini sangat istimewa setelah ter-
di Sabah tetapi kepada seluruh negara. maah itu disambut meriah, bukan sa- tunda hampir dua tahun akibat pan-
haja oleh pihak pengurusan Lembaga demik.
Rabu lalu, Phoong yang juga Seti- TH tetapi juga Syarikat Tewafah Asia
Tenggara yang terlibat secara langsung Katanya, bagi memastikan jemaah
ausaha DAP Sabah, menyelar Mohd Shafie dalam pergerakan jemaah haji Malaysia. Malaysia dapat melaksanakan ibadah
dengan sempurna, pihaknya akan
Apdal kerana menuduh parti itu angkuh “Kesemua jemaah ini merupakan menyediakan pelbagai keperluan serta
kumpulan pertama yang bergerak dari mengatur persiapan dengan lebih ter-
ketika berunding kemungkinan beker- Madinah dan mereka yang bertolak susun.
kira-kira pukul 2 petang tadi (waktu
jasama untuk PRU15, dengan menuduh Arab Saudi), selamat tiba pada pukul 10 “Kita berusaha memberi perkhid-
malam. matan terbaik untuk jemaah haji
presiden Warisan itu sebagai hipokrit. Malaysia dan menjaga hubungan baik
“Alhamdulillah jemaah haji disam- dengan TH...Insya-Allah kita akan sedi-
Pada 3 Jun, 13 wakil rakyat Sabah dari but baik dengan aturan dan persediaan akan perkhidmatan kepada jemaah haji
yang dibuat oleh TH dan Syarikat ke arah untuk mendapatkan haji yang
Pakatan Harapan memfailkan tindakan Tewafah Asia Tenggara. Ia menunjukkan mabrur.
kerjasama baik antara kedua-dua pihak
undang-undang untuk mendapatkan dalam menyantuni tetamu Allah pada “Pihak syarikat dan semua petugas
tahun ini,” katanya kepada pemberita di akan bekerja keras memberi perkhid-
pengisytiharaan mengenai 40 peratus sini. matan terbaik pada tahun ini setelah
terhenti akibat wabak Covid-19...pihak
hasil hak Sabah yang diperoleh kerajaan Datuk Seri Syed Saleh berkata setiap kami mengalu-alukan kedatangan dan
jemaah yang baru tiba di Makkah, sama berdoa supaya jemaah peroleh haji yang
Persekutuan dari Sabah setiap tahun. – ada pada waktu siang ataupun malam, diterima Allah,” katanya. – Bernama

Bernama

Roti canai dijangka 50 sen lebih mahal

Hayati Dzulkifli Abdul Baree Abdul Kadir dul Baree berkata mereka akan tahu hanya
selepas dua hingga tiga bulan.
KOTA KINABALU: Majoriti lebih 1,000 meningkat secara beransur-ansur
restoran India-Muslim di Sabah dijangka Harga roti telur juga akan naik 50 sen
menaikkan harga roti canai – sarapan bermula Mac tetapi kenaikan itu lebih daripada RM2.50 kepada RM3 manakala 2,700 jemaah M’sia tiba di Madinah
kegemaran Malaysia sepanjang masa – se- peminum Teh Tarik perlu mengeluarkan
hingga 50 sen berikutan kenaikan teruk pada bulan lepas apabila ia RM2.50.
berterusan harga tepung sejak kebelakan-
gan ini. meningkat kira-kira 40 peratus. Telur gred B telah melonjak daripada
RM9.90 sedulang kepada RM15.90 man-
Difahamkan ada yang sudah berbuat “Kami biasanya membeli tepung akala harga susu manis dalam tin setiap MAKKAH: Seramai 2,700 jemaah haji rasa syukur setelah menunggu dua
demikian dan pelaksanaan gaji minimum karton juga meningkat daripada RM118 Malaysia telah tiba di Madinah menerusi tahun untuk menjejakkan kaki ke Tanah
RM1,500 berkuat kuasa 1 Mei turut men- berkualiti seperti jenama Rama-Rama dan kepada RM140 bulan ini. 10 penerbangan sejak 4 Jun lepas. Suci Makkah.
jadi faktor.
harganya RM53 setiap 25kg beberapa bu- Tambahan pula, Abdul Baree berkata Ketua Rombongan Haji Malaysia Muhammad Haziq Azri, 17, berkata
Oleh itu, peminat tegar perlu memba- bahan mentah termasuk sayur-sayuran, Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rah- dia berpeluang menjejakkan kaki buat
yar RM2 setiap roti canai. Ini berbeza den- lan lalu. Kini ia meningkat kepada RM72 ayam, daging lembu dan minyak masak man berkata kesemua mereka sudah pertama kali ke Makkah bersama bapa,
gan harga di Kuala Lumpur yang hanya juga meningkat lebih 10 peratus. mula bergerak ke Makkah secara berper- ibu dan kakaknya.
meningkat antara 20 dan 50 sen. Per- iaitu hampir 40 peratus,” katanya kepada ingkat menerusi pengurusan Lembaga
bezaan itu dipercayai disebabkan oleh kos Beliau berkata anggota DPMS merayu Tabung Haji (TH). “Alhamdulillah dapat sampai ke
penghantaran. Harian Ekspres. kerajaan mencari jalan membantu mereka Makkah, timbul perasaan tak sabar nak
termasuk memberi subsidi untuk bahan Beliau berkata setakat malam melihat Kaabah. Tak terungkap rasa
Presiden Persatuan Pengusaha Abdul Baree berkata pemilik tidak mentah masakan mereka termasuk Khamis lepas seramai 295 jemaah telah gembira bila sampai ke sini,” katanya.
Restoran Muslim Malaysia (Presma) Datuk tepung. selamat tiba di Makkah dan mereka
Jawahar Ali Taib Khan berkata, pada masa menaikkan harga apabila harga tepung merupakan jemaah haji pertama Nazarudin Komari, 40-an pula
ini kesemua 4,500 ahli yang memiliki Presiden Dewan Perniagaan dan menerusi penerbangan KT01 dari berkata keletihan perjalanan selama
9,000 restoran di seluruh negara masih naik pada Mac tetapi mengekalkannya Perindustrian India Muslim Sabah (DP- Malaysia ke Madinah. enam jam bagaikan tidak terasa setelah
mengekalkan harga lama antara RM1.20 PIMS) Abdul Kadir Faruk berkata sebaha- sampai ke Makkah, apatah lagi apabila
dan RM1.70. pada RM1.50 setiap hidangan dengan gian 700 ahli dewan itu juga akan Difahamkan kesemua jemaah akan pergerakan jemaah disusun dengan
menaikkan harga roti canai bulan ini se- ditempatkan di tiga lokasi pengina- baik oleh petugas TH.
Beliau berkata, kenaikan itu juga dise- menyerap kos. banyak 50 sen atas sebab yang sama. pan iaitu di bangunan Abraj Al
babkan minyak masak, kacang dhal Janadriyah, Qasr Al Janadriyah dan Menurut Nazarudin, beliau bukan sa-
(lentil) dan marjerin yang kosnya lebih “Namun, apabila terdapat peningkatan “Percayalah, kenaikan 50 sen ini tidak Land Premium. haja terharu dengan usaha dilakukan pi-
tinggi. tinggi dan tidak menguntungkan, namun hak TH malah bersyukur kerana semua
yang tinggi pada bulan lepas, kami tidak kami menetapkan harga pada RM2. Sementara itu, rata-rata jemaah haji jemaah selamat tiba untuk meneruskan
Presiden Dewan Perniagaan Muslim yang ditemui pemberita meluahkan ibadah umrah pertama. – Bernama
Sabah (DPMS) Abdul Baree bin Habeeb mempunyai pilihan.” “Mereka juga terpaksa menanggung
berkata: kos yang tinggi untuk membeli susu ma-
Beliau berkata ahli menjual roti canai nis dalam tin yang juga meningkat dari-
“Kita mempunyai kira-kira 2,000 pada RM96 sekotak (48 tin) kepada RM128
restoran Mamak di Sabah dan mereka di kawasan luar bandar juga telah sekotak yang sangat tinggi selain mereka
mula merasai tekanan apabila harga juga perlu membayar gaji bulanan pekerja
tepung naik sejak Mac tahun ini. menaikkannya daripada RM1.30 kepada sebanyak RM1,500.

“Harga tepung bagi setiap 25kg RM1.70 atau RM1.80. Lihat muka 3

“Sebab lain ialah pelaksanaan gaji

minimum RM1,500 bermula 1 Mei,”

katanya.

Mengenai sama ada harga baharu RM2

itu boleh mengurangkan kos operasi, Ab-

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O&G kunci untuk pertumbuhan Sabah Kerajaan tambah
baik GST jika

David Thien DR JOACHIM menerima cenderahati daripada Dolly pada majlis itu. diperkenal semula

KOTA KINABALU: Kejayaan rancangan kan lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan. di Sabah masih berpotensi besar. sektor minyak dan gas sejak beberapa bu- KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan
pembangunan Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) Beliau berkata, pembangunan pelabu- Beliau berkata Petronas dan Per- lan lalu, termasuk menandatangani Per- akan menambah baik dari
bergantung secara substansial kepada janjian Kerjasama Komersial (CCA) antara aspek kecekapan proses
pertumbuhan industri sumber minyak ran bernilai lebih RM20 bilion di Taman badanan Kemajuan Minyak dan Gas Sabah Kerajaan Negeri dan Petronas untuk bayaran balik jika Cukai
dan gas (O&G) Sabah, yang penting untuk Perindustrian Minyak dan Gas Sipitang (SOGDC) akan membina projek LNG meningkatkan perkongsian hasil untuk Barang dan Perkhidmatan
meningkatkan peluang pekerjaan berpen- (Sogip) akan mewujudkan limpahan Petronas Sabah bernilai RM8.8 bilion di Sabah dan untuk memastikan penyertaan (GST) diperkenalkan sem-
dapatan tinggi dan menarik pelaburan be- ekonomi yang bukan sahaja Sogip yang digelar sebagai ZLNG. lebih besar Sabah dalam minyak dan sek- ula, kata Menteri Kewan-
sar untuk meningkatkan Sabah. perkem- meningkatkan ekonomi Negeri dan Sipi- tor gas. gan Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Ab-
bangan ekonomi. tang malah memberi manfaat besar Azmir Zamri, ketua penerokaan sum- dul Aziz (gambar).
kepada daerah sekitar, khususnya Beau- ber huluan Petronas bagi Malaysia Petro- Pelancaran Pelan Induk Gas Sabah
Perkara itu ditegaskan oleh Timbalan fort, Tenom dan Papar. leum Management, dalam ucapannya, 2026-2040 akan menjadi rujukan bagi ke- Beliau berkata langkah itu bagi menge-
Ketua Menteri merangkap Menteri Pem- berkata: dua-dua Sabah dan Petronas sebagai pan- lakkan kekeliruan dalam pengkelasan
bangunan Perindustrian Datuk Dr Sementara itu, pengerusi penganjur duan bagi pembangunan gas asli selanjut- barang yang bercukai dengan tidak
Joachim Gunsalam, yang merasmikan Per- majlis Dolly Jimayol daripada Midas “ZLNG akan mengembangkan kapasiti nya di Sabah. bercukai, peningkatan tahap kemahiran
sidangan dan Pameran Minyak & Gas Events Management berkata industri O&G untuk pengewangan gas Sabah.” pegawai kerajaan, tahap pematuhan peni-
Sabah ke-9 2022 di Pusat Konvensyen An- aga dan tadbir urus keseluruhan GST.
tarabangsa Sabah, di sini, Khamis. Terdapat banyak pembangunan dalam
“Sebarang sistem percukaian baharu
Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, juga perlu diluluskan di parlimen dan jika
dalam ucapannya, menegaskan bahawa: diambil kira keperluan libat urus bersama
rakyat serta untuk menambah baik sistem
“Kerajaan Negeri, melalui agensi dan sedia ada, tidak mungkin GST akan dilak-
syarikat berkaitan kerajaan (GLC) seperti sanakan pada tahun ini,” katanya
Sabah Oil and Gas Development Corpora- menerusi Laporan Kewangan Rakyat (LKR)
tion, Sabah International Petroleum, ke-98 yang dikeluarkan, pada Jumaat.
Sabah Energy Corporation dan SMJ Petro-
leum S/B, berusaha mencipta nilai yang Selain itu, beliau berkata kerajaan
lebih besar daripada sumber O&G Negeri perlu meneliti usaha untuk meluaskan
untuk merealisasikan aspirasi ekonomi.” asas hasil supaya ia dapat diagihkan den-
gan lebih bermakna melalui program
Dr Joachim berkata tema pameran itu, pembangunan yang bermanfaat untuk
“Merangsang Pelaburan, Memacu seluruh Keluarga Malaysia.
Perindustrian Minyak dan Gas di Sabah”,
amat sesuai, dan sejajar dengan SMJ yang Katanya, jumlah kutipan hasil negara
bertujuan menarik lebih banyak pelabu- mencatatkan 15.1 peratus daripada Kelu-
ran, asing dan domestik, bagi mewujud- aran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) pada
2021 dan ia agak rendah berbanding kuti-
UMS bakal tandatangani MoU dengan universiti Turkiye pan hasil negara lain.

Jordan Jacob gadakan kerjasama strategik dan penca- gurusan tertingginya yang diketuai oleh dan pada masa yang sama menjalin Sementara itu, hasil cukai negara men-
paian di peringkat global. naib canselor, Datuk Dr Taufiq Yap Yun hubungan rangkaian dengan ahli yang catatkan 11.2 peratus daripada KDNK.
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Hin. mengambil bahagian,” katanya.
Sabah (UMS) akan menandatangani be- “Penandatanganan MoU yang di- “Walaupun buat masa ini Malaysia
berapa Memorandum Persefahaman jangka ini akan menjadi puncak ker- “Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia, Februari lalu, duta Turkiye ke mendapat manfaat daripada peningkatan
dengan institut pengajian tinggi (IPT) jasama kami, dan sekali lagi mencipta se- Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad juga di- Malaysia, Dr Merve Safa Kavakci melawat harga komoditi global, hasil berkaitan ko-
Turkiye tidak lama lagi. jarah untuk UMS di mata dunia,” katanya jangka hadir dan menyaksikan acara itu,” UMS dan membincangkan potensi ker- moditi tidak mampan kerana bergantung
baru-baru ini. kata Prof Ho. jasama termasuk dalam penyelidikan kepada pergerakan harga pasaran global,”
Pengarah Pusat Pengantarabangsaan marin, kata Prof Ho. katanya.
dan Penglibatan Global UMS, Prof Dr Ho Prof Ho berkata inisiatif ini juga se- Ahli Matematik dan pakar ekonomi
Chong Mun berkata ini adalah sebaha- laras dengan pelan strategik UMS yang itu berkata sebelum ini, UMS telah pun Beliau berkata UMS sedang, dan Menurut Tengku Zafrul, ia tidak
gian daripada usaha universiti itu untuk menggariskan penglibatan global dalam bekerjasama dengan Turkiye dalam pel- sedang mendapatkan ahli akademik dan mampu menampung sepenuhnya pen-
menjadi universiti inovatif peringkat an- Bidang Keputusan Utama ketiga. bagai bidang termasuk satu pada 2017 di pakar pelbagai bidang daripada Institut ingkatan perbelanjaan yang diperlukan
tarabangsa. mana siswazah dihantar ke Turkiye Pengajian Tinggi Turkiye, khususnya Uni- untuk kesejahteraan rakyat.
Mengenai pemeteraian MoU itu, be- melalui program pertukaran. versiti Canciri Karatekin.
Beliau berkata matlamatnya adalah liau berkata UMS berkemungkinan besar “Oleh itu, kerajaan perlu meneroka
untuk mencapainya dengan men- akan menandatangani perjanjian den- “Kemudian pada 2019, UMS menyertai “Pada masa ini, dua pegawai pentad- sumber hasil yang stabil dan lebih meluas
gan sekurang-kurangnya dua hingga Sidang Kemuncak Pendidikan Tinggi biran dan tiga pelajar UMS sedang men- seperti cukai kepenggunaan.
Kerajaan perlu tiga universiti di Turki. Delegasi dari UMS Eurasia (EURIE 2019) di Istanbul, dengan jalani program di negara ini juga,”
akan diwakili beberapa pimpinan pen- peluang untuk mempromosikan UMS katanya. “Namun begitu, sebelum kerajaan
tegas isu memperkenalkan apa-apa cukai baharu,
Perlu semak semula kadar tambang bas henti-henti kita perlu memastikan pemulihan
pencerobohan China ekonomi pasca krisis Covid-19 sudah men-
Winnie Kasmir jangkau 13 tahun dan tidak ada sebarang agar pengusaha bas mini tidak men- capai landasan yang stabil dan kukuh,”
KUALA LUMPUR: Kera- perubahan. galami kerugian dan dan mengurangkan katanya.
jaan perlu menangani isu SANDAKAN: Kadar jadual kadar tambang bas yang telah dikenakan
pencerobohan China di tambang bas henti-henti “Turut difahamkan bahawa pengusaha semasa PKP kerana penumpang bas juga Mengulas mengenai Bajet 2023, Tengku
ruang udara dan perairan yang menjadi keluhan bas masih lagi mengenakan kadar tam- mengeluh dengan tambang bas yang ma- Zafrul berkata tumpuan khas akan
Malaysia di Laut China Se- dalam kalangan pen- bang bas yang ditetapkan semasa Perin- hal dikenakan. diberikan kepada memudah cara segmen
latan dengan lebih tegas gusaha bas di daerah ini tah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP). Harga ini pekerjaan atau pekerjaan semula teruta-
kerana ia jelas mencabul harus diberi perhatian se- juga mendapat keluhan daripada Bantuan subsidi daripada pihak kera- manya siswazah menganggur, wanita
kedaulatan negara. wajarnya oleh Menteri penumpang disebabkan harga yang agak jaan juga dikatakan tidak membantu ke- yang meninggalkan pasaran kerja, orang
Pengangkutan Malaysia dan Lembaga Pe- mahal. banyakan pengusaha bas kerana hanya kurang upaya dan penganggur jangka
“Malah ketika ini ia bukan saja men- lesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan (LPKP). tiga peratus sahaja dikhabarkan diberikan masa panjang.
cabul kedaulatan, tetapi turut menje- “Kadar tambang bas yang masih lagi kepada pengusaha bas di Sandakan.
jaskan rakyat kita, khasnya nelayan teruta- Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) digunapakai oleh pengusaha bas kini san- Selain itu, katanya tumpuan juga akan
manya di Sarawak apabila aktiviti Elopura, Calvin Chong (gambar) berkata, gat tidak berbaloi sekiranya diband- “Terdapat kira-kira 518 buah bas henti- diberikan kepada program peningkatan
perikanan terganggu dengan kehadiran kadar jadual tambang itu yang sehingga ingkan dengan kos sara hidup pada masa henti di Sabah dan Sandakan namun kemahiran dan pemahiran semula,
kapal peronda China. kini masih lagi mengikut kadar jadual kini. hanya tiga peratus pengusaha bas sahaja meningkatkan produktiviti menerusi dig-
tambang pada 2009 merupakan isu yang yang menerima bantuan subsidi Agensi italisasi aktiviti ekonomi dan memastikan
“Lebih mengecewakan dan menge- berpanjangan. “Pengerusi LPKP harus bertindak den- Pengangkutan Awam Darat (APAD). gaji yang wajar dalam kalangan rakyat ter-
jutkan apabila segelintir nelayan di Miri, gan cepat agar tidak ada pengusaha bas masuk menerusi semakan gaji minimum.
Sarawak berdepan dengan masalah pem- Calvin berkata isu kadar jadual tam- yang berhenti daripada menjalankan per- “Ini merupakan hal yang tidak adil
bulian oleh pengawal laut China selain bang bas ini bukanlah isu yang baharu niagaan bas henti-henti dan akan men- bagi pengusaha bas henti-henti yang lain “Tidak dilupakan intervensi-intervensi
dakwaan nelayan haram mengambil se- dan beliau juga telah menerima aduan gakibatkan pengusaha bas dan kerana mereka juga mengenakan kadar yang diperlukan bagi memastikan jami-
hingga ada golongan teraniaya,” kata Ahli daripada pihak sama mengenai isu sama, penumpang bas susah dan bas juga akan tambang bas sama yang ditetapkan pada nan makanan asas untuk mengurangkan
Parlimen Julau, Larry Sng Wei Shien (gam- namun tidak ada tindakan tegas yang di- semakin berkurangan,” ujar Calvin di sini. 2009 lagi,” tambahnya lagi. kenaikan ketara harga barang keperluan
bar). ambil oleh pihak berwajib. dan memastikan sumber kerajaan di-
Calvin juga meminta agar Pengerusi Calvin juga meminta agar bantuan belanjakan kepada mereka yang memer-
Presiden Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) “Kadar jadual tambang bas sedia ada LPKP menyemak semula perangkaan jad- subsidi untuk pengusaha bas diberikan lukan menerusi subsidi bersasar.
itu berkata, kerajaan perlu bertegas dan masih lagi mengikut kadar jadual tam- ual tambang bas yang baharu secara adil dan sama rata agar pengusaha
tidak sesekali berkompromi dalam bang bas yang dikuatkuasakan pada berdasarkan perkembangan semasa kos bas tidak mengalami kesusahan dan tidak “Bajet 2023 akan terus menyokong per-
perkara yang mencabul kedaulatan ne- 2009. Jadual tambang bas ini sudah men- sara hidup yang kini semakin meningkat berhenti daripada bekerja. tumbuhan ekonomi dan memberi
gara kerana pendekatan itu sahaja yang tumpuan kepada pelaksanaan pemba-
mampu memberi peringatan kepada yang Kereta rempuh kaunter stesen minyak, pejalan kaki haruan untuk meningkatkan kesejahter-
lain. aan rakyat, pendapatan dan perlindungan
Lagatah Toyos tersebut meluncur laju dan merempuh TANGKAP la- sosial serta menambah baik daya saing
“Saya kecewa sebenarnya, bagaimana dinding kaunter bangunan stesen minyak yar perniagaan dan rantaian nilai di samping
isu ini dipandang begitu remeh? Kerajaan TAWAU: Gara-gara pemandu wanita yang dan terlanggar seorang wanita dari arah video memperkukuh kedudukan fiskal kerajaan
perlu bertegas, jangan diam sahaja. Jan- dikatakan tersilap menekan pedal minyak, belakang yang kebetulan berada di dan daya tahan negara dalam mendepani
gan biar orang luar masuk, ceroboh kemu- sebuah Proton Exora merempuh dinding kaunter pembayaran. kejadian kejutan pada masa hadapan,” tambahnya.
dian beri alasan tidak masuk akal. sebuah stesen minyak di Jalan Sin Onn, tersebut. – Bernama
lalu melanggar seorang wanita sekitar jam “Akibat kemalangan tersebut, dinding
“Saya beri contoh nelayan-nelayan kita 9.30 pagi Ahad lepas. bangunan di bahagian kaunter pemba- tayar hadapan sebelah kiri turut pecah. Hina Nabi: 140
yang begitu sengsara kerana pencabulan yaran mengalami keretakan, manakala pe- Jasmin berkata, polis masih
dan pencerobohan ini. Perikanan adalah Insiden itu mula tular pada Khamis jalan kaki itu mengalami luka di bahagian NGO serah
sumber kehidupan nelayan kita, andainya apabila rakaman video berdurasi 30 saat kaki sebelah kanan,” katanya, menambah meneruskan siasatan di bawah Seksyen 43
masalah berlarutan adakah kita akan dikongsi di platform media sosial. pemandu tersebut tidak cedera. (1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987. memorandum kepada
berdepan pula isu bekalan laut kelak?
Ketua Polis Daerah Tawau, ACP Jasmin Proton Exora itu pula, katanya, men- Susulan itu, beliau menasihatkan Kedutaan India
“Ada juga dakwaan nelayan haram dari Hussin berkata, pihaknya menerima mak- galami kerosakan bampar hadapan dan orang ramai agar tidak membuat se-
China mengambil kesempatan melakukan luman kemalangan itu pada jam 9.35 pagi barang spekulasi berkaitan kes bagi men- KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Dakwah Is-
aktiviti perikanan di kawasan pertikaian membabitkan pemandu, 54, dan seorang gelakkan kekeliruan dan kegusaran lamiah Malaysia (YADIM) dan Majlis Amal
Kepulauan Spratley sekali gus menje- pelanggan wanita, 52, di stesen minyak masyarakat serta mengganggu siasatan Islami Malaysia (MAIM) mewakili 140
jaskan nelayan tempatan yang hilang tersebut. polis. badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) menghantar
mata pencarian. memorandum bantahan kepada Kedu-
Menurutnya, ketika kejadian, pemandu Masyarakat juga diminta untuk tidak taan India di Jalan Pahang di sini,
“Saya juga sedar isu ini sedang di- bukan warganegara dan tidak memiliki sesekali menularkan maklumat tidak berhubung isu penghinaan Nabi Muham-
hadapi oleh nelayan di negara jiran juga, lesen memandu itu hendak menuju ke Kg sahih kepada umum. mad SAW.
jadi kita perlu bawa perkara ini kepada Muhibbah Bal dari Kg Ranggu.
perhatian Pertubuhan Bangsa Bangsa Pengerusi MAIM Muhammad Najhan
Bersatu (PBB) bagi menangani perkara “Pemandu singgah di stesen minyak Shahir Halim berkata memorandum itu
ini,” katanya. tersebut untuk mengisi minyak dan apa- dihantar untuk memohon kerajaan India
bila selesai, pemandu menghidupkan en- khasnya Parti Bharatiya Janata (BJP) men-
Untuk makluman, sebelum ini ada la- jin keretanya dan menekan pedal minyak genakan tindakan tegas melucutkan
poran mendedahkan sejak 2021 pesawat yang disangka pedal brek. jawatan dalam parti atau kerajaan ter-
pejuang ‘halimunan’ China, J-20 didakwa hadap dua pemimpin parti itu yang men-
berlegar di ruang udara Laut China Timur “Tindakan itu menyebabkan kereta geluarkan kenyataan menghina Nabi
dan Laut China Selatan untuk melakukan Muhammad SAW.
rondaan dan latihan rutin. Kerajaan digesa beri sedikit subsidi barang kawalan
“Kami kesal dan dukacita terhadap
Dalam pada itu, Larry turut menyoal Dari muka 2 menyebabkan kos operasi harian mereka tepung gandum bersubsidi, pengeluaran kenyataan pemimpin BJP India, Nupur
adakah ancaman di Laut China Selatan ini “Malah minyak masak yang biasa meningkat secara sewenang-wenangnya. terpaksa dikurangkan berikutan kenaikan Sharma yang didakwa membuat keny-
akan melemahkan sebarang usaha dalam mereka beli untuk 5kg telah meningkat harga di peringkat global. ataan menghina dalam debat televisyen
membantu dan membangunkan ekonomi daripada RM18 kepada RM29.70 bulan ini,” “Kami tiada pilihan selain menyalurkan dan juga Naveen Jindal atas komennya di
nelayan di Sabah dan Sarawak. kata Abdul Kadir. kos yang semakin meningkat kepada “Dari segi bekalan, ia tidak media sosial terhadap Nabi Muhammad.
DPPIMS merayu kepada kerajaan untuk pelanggan mereka. Jika tiada apa yang di- terjejas...hanya kenaikan harga, dise-
“Kita perlu siap siaga dalam berdepan memberikan sedikit subsidi ke atas lakukan untuk membantu meringankan babkan konflik Ukraine-Rusia dan kos “Kerajaan India khasnya Parti BJP perlu
dengan situasi seperti ini. barangan keperluan kawalan yang boleh beban kewangan kami, kami bimbang pengangkutan yang meningkat men- memohon maaf kepada seluruh umat Is-
mereka beli untuk restoran mereka kerana dengan nasib ahli kami yang mengenda- dadak. lam di serata dunia khasnya di India atas
“Malaysia tidak bersendirian dalam mereka tidak layak membeli barangan likan restoran Mamak. penghinaan ini dan berjanji tidak akan
pertikaian ini. Filipina, Vietnam dan kawalan bersubsidi itu. “Bagi tepung bersubsidi pula. Tepung mengulangi pada masa akan datang,”
Brunei semuanya telah mempertikaikan Abdul Kadir berkata ahli bimbang Timbalan Menteri KPDNHEP Datuk gandum khas untuk kegunaan B40, pen- katanya pada sidang media selepas meny-
secara rasmi dalam konflik Laut China Se- trend kenaikan harga akhirnya boleh Rosol Wahid berkata bekalan tepung gan- gurangan itu tidak menjejaskan peniaga erahkan memorandum berkenaan. –
latan. Adalah jelas pendirian negara-ne- dum di negara ini stabil dan mencukupi. yang membuat roti canai, kuih dan seba- Bernama
gara Asean terhadap tindakan tidak gainya,” kata Rosol.
berintegriti seperti ini,” ujarnya. Beliau berkata bagaimanapun, bagi

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Sebabkan kecederaan: Wanita gagal rayuan Lelaki didakwa
Cynthia D Baga wajar. adalah mengikutnya, justeru perayu

KOTA KINABALU: Seorang wanita beru- Dia berkata ia jelas ditunjukkan telah memahami apa dan akibat pen-

sia 35 tahun gagal dalam rayuannya ter- dalam Nota Prosiding dan huraian lan- gakuannya. cederakan ibu
hadap hukuman penjara 10 bulan dan jut oleh Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (DPP) Pada 9 Feb tahun ini, Mahkamah Ma-
denda RM2,000 atau penjara dua bulan dalam hujahan bertulis bahawa perayu
kerana menyebabkan kecederaan ter- (Rozana) juga dimaklumkan mengenai jistret menjatuhkan hukuman itu ter-
hadap Rozana selepas dia mengaku

hadap sepupunya dengan menggu- haknya untuk mendapatkan peguam bersalah menyerang Elsharinah Elvis
dan dia menjawab faham dan tiada Maidin, 25, dengan menggunakan
nakan batang aluminium.
Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman Mahkamah mahu mendapatkan khidmat peguam. batang aluminium itu pada pukul 9.30 Jo Ann Mool
Dia seterusnya berkata bahawa proses pagi 6 Mei 2021 di sebuah rumah di KOTA KINABALU: Seorang penganggur
Tinggi Amelati Parnell menolak rayuan
Rozana Awang terhadap hukuman itu membuat pengakuan dan menjatuhkan Taman Wawasan Mahandoi, Penampang. lelaki berusia 37 tahun didakwa menye-
dan mengesahkan hukuman yang di- hukuman terhadap perayu adalah Kesalahan di bawah Seksyen 324 Ka- babkan kecederaan kepada ibunya.
mengikut undang-undang dan nota nun Keseksaan itu membawa hukuman
jatuhkan oleh Mahkamah Majistret. Nicholos Joseph Green hadir di hada-
Dalam membuat keputusan itu, Ame- keterangan menunjukkan bahawa Ma- penjara sehingga 10 tahun, atau dengan pan Pendaftar Mahkamah Rita Kunsoi,
lati berkata, selepas mempertim- jistret telah mengambil langkah sewa- denda, atau dengan sebatan, atau mana- untuk menghadapi pertuduhan ter- e-semakan laporan kimia.
bangkan rekod rayuan dan hujahan oleh jarnya untuk memastikan pengakuan mana dua daripada hukuman itu, jika hadapnya pada Jumaat. Dalam kes lain, seorang penganggur

kedua-dua pihak, dia berpendapat Ma- bersalah yang diambil daripada perayu sabit kesalahan. Bagaimanapun, tiada pengakuan di- berusia 40 tahun didakwa mengugut un-
jistret telah mematuhi prinsip men- adalah sah. Mahkamah turut memerintahkan ambil daripada Nicholos selepas per- tuk menyebabkan kecederaan kepada ibu
Mahkamah juga mengatakan per- wang ikat jamin RM8,000 dikembalikan. tuduhan dibacakan kepadanya. bapanya.
jatuhkan hukuman dengan mempertim-
bangkan kepentingan awam sebagai tuduhan itu difahami sepenuhnya oleh Pendakwaan dijalankan oleh DPP Bagaimanapun, tiada pengakuan di-
Nicholos didakwa menyebabkan ke-
perkara terpenting dan hukuman yang perayu dan tiada masalah bahasa me- Afiq Agus manakala peguam Korventt cederaan kepada ibunya, Natasha Kim- rekodkan daripada Abdul Khalid Wajib
dijatuhkan oleh Mahkamah Majistret mandangkan perkhidmatan jurubahasa Wheezar E. Jomiji mewakili Rozana. berly Apin yang mengalami lebam di selepas pertuduhan dibacakan
tapak tangan kiri, paha kiri dan kedua- kepadanya.
Abdul Kahlid didakwa mengugut akan
Rumah Bonda fail saman, mohon premis dibuka semula dua telinga, pada pukul 1.30 tengah hari
28 April tahun ini di sebuah rumah di Kg mencederakan ibu bapanya iaitu Wajib
Kurais, 72, dan Jumatiah Aminulla, 70, ba-
Imbahan Ketiau, Putatan.
Kesalahan mengikut Seksyen 323 Ka- hawa dia akan menikam mereka dengan
KUALA LUMPUR: Pertubuhan Kebajikan memohon perintah agar plaintif boleh tahui bahawa rumah perlindungan terse-
Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur yang dike- menggunakan premis berkenaan bagi but sedang dalam proses permohonan nun Keseksaan itu dibaca bersama pisau.
Kesalahan itu didakwa berlaku pada
nali sebagai Rumah Bonda, memfailkan maksud lain selain daripada pusat jagaan, pendaftaran. Seksyen 326A Kanun sama dan mempe-
“Pada 20 April 2022, Rumah Bonda runtukkan hukuman penjara sehingga pukul 7.30 pagi 6 Jun tahun ini di sebuah
saman terhadap Jabatan Kebajikan selain memohon kos dan relif lain yang rumah di Skim Penempatan Telipok di

Masyarakat Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala sesuai oleh mahkamah. telah menerima notis tawaran kompaun dua tahun, jika sabit kesalahan.
Mahkamah menetapkan 15 Jun depan Fasa 2 di Jalan Lowo Monduo, Telipok.
Lumpur (JKM WPKL), bagi memohon per- Berdasarkan afidavit sokongan yang di- berjumlah RM5,000 daripada JKM WPKL Kesnya akan disebut pada 14 Julai

intah supaya rumah perlindungan itu failkan bersama saman itu, Siti Bainun mengikut Peraturan-Peraturan Pusat Ja- untuk sebutan kes Nicholos bagi
berkata beliau telah menerima Notis Lak gaan 1994 (Pengkompaunan Kesalahan), merekodkan pengakuannya, dan dia tahun ini untuk pengakuan dan
dibuka semula.
Saman pemula itu difailkan Rumah daripada JKM WPKL, yang memaklumkan di bawah Seksyen 21A dan Seksyen 24 Akta dilepaskan dengan ikat jamin RM1,500 mahkamah menawarkan Abdul Kahlid
Bonda melalui pengerusinya Siti Bainun bahawa Rumah Bonda di Taman Setapak Pusat Jagaan 1993 dan Rumah Bonda telah dengan dua penjamin tempatan, semen- ikat jamin RM1,500 dengan dua pen-
jamin tempatan.
Ahd Razali selaku plaintif, melalui Tetuan akan ditutup mengikut Seksyen 16(1) Akta membuat bayaran penuh kompaun itu tara menunggu tarikh tersebut.
Inspektor Navind Kumar Vijayan hadir
Asiah Abd Jalil Law Chambers di Pusat Jagaan 1993. pada 25 April 2022,” katanya menerusi afi- Nicholos juga didakwa mengambil
dadah dan bagi kes itu, tiada pengakuan untuk pendakwaan.
Mahkamah Majistret di sini pada 7 Jun Dakwa Siti Bainun, tindakan lak yang davit sokongan.

lalu, dengan menamakan Pengarah JKM dibuat pada 12 Julai 2021 atas alasan Menurut Siti Bainun, beliau kecewa direkodkan daripadanya. Gagal jelaskan

WPKL sebagai defendan. Rumah Bonda tidak berdaftar di bawah apabila dimaklumkan oleh Pegawai Pen- Bagi kes dadah ini, Nicholos

Dalam saman itu, plaintif memohon Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993 adalah tidak adil, guatkuasa JKM WPKL bahawa, Rumah ditawarkan ikat jamin RM1,000 dan pen-

perintah supaya defendan menanggalkan tidak mengikut prinsip pentadbiran dan Bonda hanya boleh dibuka melalui satu jamin boleh orang sama bagi kes perta- wang dalam
‘Lak’ yang telah dibuat pada 12 Julai 2021 undang-undang administratif yang wajar, perintah mahkamah walaupun kompaun manya.

ke atas premis itu di Taman Setapak, dan memandangkan JKM WPKL telah menge- telah dijelaskan sepenuhnya. – Bernama Mahkamah menetapkan 19 Julai untuk

akaun: 10 lelaki
Kolej Universiti Yayasan Sabah tawar biasiswa RM3j untuk pelajar B40 didenda RM1,000
KOTA KINABALU: Kolej Universiti Yayasan sarjana muda yang diiktiraf oleh Agensi hingga 3 petang kecuali di Kota Kinabalu

Sabah (KUYS) menawarkan biasiswa Kelayakan Malaysia (MQA). (kampus KUYS di Sembulan), yang dijad- KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Majistret

bernilai RM3 juta kepada 100 pelajar per- Dr Junaenah berkata KUYS akan men- ualkan bermula dari 9 pagi sehingga 4 Ampang di sini menjatuhkan denda

tama dalam kategori B40 yang mendaftar gadakan sesi temuduga terbuka bagi petang. RM1,000 setiap seorang kepada 10 lelaki

untuk pengambilan Julai 2022. pengambilan Julai dan September di Antara program diploma yang kerana gagal memberikan penjelasan

Pemangku Naib Cancelor KUYS Prof Dr lokasi terpilih untuk pelajar-pelajar lep- ditawarkan adalah bidang Pengurusan mengenai wang berjumlah RM3.14 juta

Junaenah Sulehan berkata  pelajar yang asan SPM dan STPM yang ingin melan- Perhotelan, Pengurusan Pelancongan, Per- milik seorang guru swasta lelaki, dalam

layak bakal menerima tajaan yuran penga- jutkan pelajaran mereka. akaunan, Pengurusan Perniagaan, Penga- akaun bank mereka.

jian dan asrama serta elaun.   Menurutnya, bagi tujuan tersebut pa- jian Media, Animasi, Seni Skrin serta Seni Majistret Normaizan Rahim men-

Ditubuhkan pada 2014, KUYS yang sukan Komunikasi Korporat dan Pe- Visual dan Reka Bentuk. jatuhkan hukuman ke atas kontraktor Mo-

merupakan sebuah anak syarikat milik masaran KUYS akan berada di beberapa KUYS juga menawarkan program hamad Saifuddin Ismail, 29; pemandu lori

penuh Kumpulan Yayasan Sabah kini lokasi di seluruh Sabah. ijazah sarjana muda, antara lain dalam Mohammad Anas Kamarudin, 31; pen-

menawarkan program diploma dan ijazah Sesi temuduga terbuka akan bermula Pengurusan Hospitaliti dan Pelancongan, gawal keselamatan Muhammad Ariff Ah-

di MB Hotel Tawau pada 14 Jun, diikuti De- Pengurusan dan Pemuliharaan Sumber mad Tajuddin, 29; juruteknik Muhamad

DVS digesa cari wan Sipadan, Majlis Daerah Semporna Lestari, Pengajian Pembangunan dengan Helmi Ahmad, 39; nelayan Mohd Syukur
pada 16 Jun, Harbour Mall Sandakan (18- Komunikasi Media, Pentadbiran Pernia- Maula Muhamad Desa, 32, selepas mereka

penyelesaian 19 Jun), Dewan Masyarakat Kota Marudu gaan dan Perakaunan. mengaku bersalah terhadap pertuduhan
itu.
(21 Jun), Pisompuruan Square Tambunan Mereka yang berminat boleh
Turut mengaku bersalah atas per-
(23 Jun), Dewan PKS Keningau (25 Jun), De- menghubungi Morsede Mohamad pada

berkesan isu wan Pa’ Musa Beaufort (28 Jun) dan KUYS talian 011-26169717, Arbot Maakut di 014- tuduhan tersebut pengawal keselamatan
Mohd Hafiz Kamis, 38; peniaga Muham-
Sembulan (30 Jun). 6605627 atau Pejabat Perhubungan Pelajar

Kesemua sesi bermula dari 9 pagi pada talian 017-7050173 / 088-511173. mad Ikhwan Iswandy Ramli, 38; kerja kam-

anjing liar Presbah gesa kerajaan tangani kenaikan harga barang pung Mohd Nizam Mat Jasat, 51; penyelia
tapak pembinaan Khairul Mizan Mo-
BEAUFORT: Jawatankuasa Kesihatan Ahmad Apong masuk China, Belanda, Turki, Pakistan dan mumkan pelbagai birokrasi bekalan yang hamad Johari, 31; dan kontraktor S.Vik-
Awam Majlis Daerah Beaufort (MDB) Filipina. tidak sepatutnya membebankan rakyat,” neswaran, 29.
menggesa Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veteri- BEAUFORT: Presiden katanya.
nar (DVS) membantu mencari penyelesa- Pertubuhan Rumpun “Tetapi kenapa sumber kerajaan tidak Mahkamah turut memerintahkan kese-
ian berkesan bagi membendung isu an- Etnik Sabah (Presbah) boleh digunakan untuk menampung “Kenapa mereka perlu berbangga den- mua tertuduh menjalani hukuman pen-
jing liar yang berkeliaran di daerah ini. Yahya Ahmad (gam- keperluan rakyat dalam keadaan rakyat di gan hasil dan meninggi diri sedangkan jara tiga bulan sekiranya gagal membayar
bar) mahu kerajaan negara kita berdepan dengan kenaikan rakyat dihimpit kos sara hidup yang ter- denda itu.
Pengerusinya Yahya Ahmad berkata menangani kenaikan harga barangan, termasuk minyak lalu tinggi?,” katanya.
majlis mempunyai kuasa terhad terhadap harga barang, khusus- masak?” kata Yahya. Mengikut pertuduhan, kesemua lelaki
kawalan anjing liar yang boleh men- nya harga minyak masak. Beliau berkata, kos minyak masak sa- itu masing-masing didakwa tidak dapat
datangkan bahaya kepada masyarakat. “Kawalan harga kerajaan untuk rakyat- haja sudah menjadi beban yang besar memberikan penjelasan yang memuaskan
“Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan nya adalah bertujuan untuk memenuhi pada kos harian rakyat, dan ini tidak sep- bagaimana memperoleh wang keselu-
“Kita tidak boleh sekadar mengejar dan Komoditi baru-baru ini berkata, hasil ek- permintaan makanan rakyat, khususnya atutnya berlaku. ruhannya berjumlah RM3.14 juta milik se-
mematikan anjing untuk mengurangkan sport minyak sawit negara melonjak 40 dalam menghadapi isu global yang tidak orang guru swasta berusia 31 tahun, antara
bilangan mereka kerana ia melanggar un- peratus kepada RM102 bilion pada 2021 dijangka. “Memang difahami bahawa rakyat 2 Feb hingga 4 April lalu.
dang-undang. berbanding RM73 bilion pada 2020. terkejut dengan kenaikan harga tepung,
“Ia tanggungjawab kerajaan untuk sagu, dan makanan ruji lain. Beberapa ba- Kesemua kejadian itu didakwa di-
“Sebab itu MDB mahu Jabatan Veteri- “Beliau juga berkata destinasi yang menampung keperluan rakyat dan han makanan juga kelihatan kekurangan lakukan di dua bank di Ampang,
nar memainkan peranan berkesan dalam mengimport minyak sawit Malaysia ter- mengambil langkah untuk memini- bekalan,” tambahnya. mengikut Seksyen 29 (1) Akta Kesalahan
membantu kami mencari penyelesaian. Kecil 1955 (Akta 336) yang memperun-
Kita tidak mahu isu ini berpanjangan ker- Bekas kuarters pejabat pertanian Tamparuli terbakar tukkan hukuman denda maksimum
ana ia akan terus membiak dan bertam- RM1,000 atau penjara maksimum setahun
bah banyak. R. Gonzales kenderan utiliti Unit Bantuan Perkhid- KEADAAN semasa kebakaran itu. atau kedua-duanya sekali.
matan Kecemasan (EMRS) digunakan
“Sudah tiba masanya untuk Jabatan TUARAN: Dua unit bekas kuarters pejabat pada operasi terbabit. Pendakwaan dibuat mengikut Seksyen
Veterinar bertanggungjawab terhadap isu pertanian Tamparuli berhampiran jam- 29 (1) Akta Kesalahan Kecil 1955 (Akta 336)
ini kerana mereka mempunyai penge- batan gantung Tamparuli di sini, musnah “Difahamkan, kuarters itu sudah lama yang memperuntukkan hukuman denda
tahuan yang lebih baik mengenai perkara dalam kebakaran pada Khamis lalu. tidak berpenghuni dan tiada mangsa ter- maksimum RM1,000 atau penjara maksi-
itu,” katanya. perangkap selepas pasukan bomba men- mum setahun atau kedua-duanya sekali.
Dalam kejadian jam 4.15 petang itu, jalankan pemeriksaan di lokasi.
Yahya mencadangkan Jabatan Veteri- seluruh ruangan struktur jenis tidak kekal Berdasarkan fakta kes, pengadu
nar bekerjasama dengan badan bukan terbabit musnah 100 peratus, namun “Pasukan bomba segera menjalankan (mangsa) telah menerima panggilan tele-
kerajaan (NGO) seperti Persatuan Pence- tiada mangsa dilaporkan cedera atau operasi pemadaman yang mengambil fon daripada seorang lelaki yang mem-
gahan Kekejaman Terhadap Haiwan mengalami kemalangan jiwa. masa selama 27 minit sehingga api ber- perkenalkan diri sebagai Ketua Pegawai
(SPCA) untuk mewujudkan satu lagi paun jaya dikawal,” katanya. Operasi cukai dari Lembaga Hasil Dalam
anjing di daerah itu. Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Negeri (LHDN) yang menyatakan pen-
(BBP) Daerah Tuaran, Abdul Qawie Abdul Menurut Abdul Qawie, kebakaran awal gadu mempunyai tunggakan cukai selama
“Kami telah meminta Jabatan Veterinar Gapar    berkata,  pihaknya menerima disedari orang awam sebelum pasukan 15 bulan berjumlah RM17,600.76 atas
untuk menyediakan kertas cadangan den- panggilan kecemasan jam 4.20 petang bomba dihubungi. Syarikat Trillion Star Enterprise, yang
gan segera mengikut garis panduan yang dan seramai tujuh anggota dikerah ke didaftarkan atas nama pengadu.
kami cadangkan, cara mereka bentuk lokasi yang terletak 10 kilometer dari “Punca kejadian serta anggaran keru-
paun haiwan dan penjagaan anjing, an- balai. gian masih dalam siasatan,” katanya, Apabila pengadu menafikan hal terse-
tara lain. menambah operasi ditamatkan pada jam but, panggilan telah disambungkan
Katanya, sebuah jentera dan sebuah 5.34 petang. kepada seorang lagi lelaki yang mem-
“Kami juga telah meminta jabatan un- perkenalkan diri sebagai Inspektor Faisal
tuk mencari mana-mana NGO atau pengu- Malaysia kesan dua sub varian Omicron Amir dan Ketua Operasi Polis Kedah,
rus yang sanggup mengendalikan paun bernama Datuk Rizal yang mana mereka
anjing dan menjalankan aktiviti tangka- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia telah mengesan Khamis berkata Malaysia telah memas- mengenai berkomunikasi tetapi ia berkai- mendakwa pengadu terlibat dengan je-
pan dan kawalan dengan sewajarnya,” dua kes BA.5 dan satu BA.2.12.1, yang meru- tikan perancangan yang disediakan Ke- tan untuk membuat orang ramai men- nayah penggubahan wang haram dengan
katanya. pakan sub varian Omicron. menterian Kesihatan bagi orang ramai gubah tingkah laku mereka, menye- menggunakan akaun Public Bank Berhad
memutuskan untuk sama ada mereka di- suaikan tingkah laku mereka lebih dari- milik pengadu.
Tambahnya, paun anjing sedia ada di Menteri Kesihatan Khairy Jamaluddin vaksin atau tidak (untuk Covid-19), adalah pada Covid-19, sains tingkah laku sebe-
Kg Gana, Papar telah mencapai kapasiti berkata ini merupakan kali pertama varian semudah mungkin. narnya adalah barisan pertahanan per- Pengadu telah mengikut arahan suspek
penuh sebanyak 200 ekor dan menang- itu dikesan dalam negara. tama untuk penjagaan kesihatan awam. dan bertindak membuka akaun baharu
gung kos penyelenggaraan yang sangat “Kementerian Kesihatan tahu bahawa serta menyerahkan maklumat perbankan
tinggi. Mereka tidak lagi menerima anjing “Kedua-dua telah dikategorikan oleh akan ada keraguan (dalam mendapatkan “Jika anda boleh membuat orang berke- kepada suspek dan hasil siasatan menda-
liar. WHO (Organisasi Kesihatan dunia) seba- vaksin Covid-19). Permudahkan (vaksinasi) lakuan berbeza untuk mempunyai tabiat pati wang milik pengadu telah dima-
gai VOC-LUM (jenis di bawah pemerhat- untuk mereka (rakyat Malaysia), buat ia menjaga kesihatan, untuk pergi mendap- sukkan ke dalam akaun bank milik kese-
“Majlis juga telah membuat keputusan ian) di bawah varian Omicron. Setakat ini, boleh difahami, terjemahkannya kepada atkan  vaksinasi mereka, maka ini akan mua tertuduh.
untuk menyediakan beberapa ekar tanah faktor risiko kekal sama,” katanya dalam seberapa banyak dialek yang mungkin, da- memperkuatkan semua perkara dalam sis-
sebagai ruang untuk membina paun an- ciapannya, Khamis. patkan petugas kesihatan pergi ke komu- tem penjagaan kesihatan,” katanya. Khairy Semasa hujahan rayuan, peguam dari
jing,” kata Yahya. niti yang terpinggir jauh di pedalaman un- menjawab soalan mengenai bagaimana Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan
Kedua-dua varian telah dilaporan seba- tuk membawa vaksin kepada mereka,” Malaysia menggunakan sains tingkah laku Mohd Faiz Fahmy Abdul Razak yang
Beliau berkata majlis bersetuju mem- gai versi untuk lebih mudah berjangkit katanya. dalam kempen vaksinasi Covid-19. – mewakili kesemua tertuduh memohon
beri tempoh sebulan kepada jabatan vet- berbanding virus asal SARS-CoV-2. Bernama hukuman denda yang minimum tanpa pe-
erinar untuk melengkapkan kertas cadan- Khairy berkata perkara itu bukan sahaja menjaraan ke atas kesemua anak guam-
gan mereka dan membentangkannya Sementara itu, Khairy dalam video yang nya atas alasan mereka perlu menang-
dalam mesyuarat akan datang untuk dimuat naik dalam Twitter WHO pada gung keluarga. – Bernama
dimuktamadkan. – AA

harianekspres SUARA TEMPATAN ANDA I SABTU, 11 JUN, 2022 Dunia 5

4.8 juta rakyat Ukraine berdaftar sebagai pelarian di Eropah Sepanyol mulakan

AMMAN: Hampir lima juta rakyat Ukraine sebagai pelarian di 44 negara Eropah sejak SEORANG wanita warga Ukraine dengan dua anaknya melintas vaksinasi cacar
didaftarkan sebagai pelarian di seluruh 24 Feb. Lebih ramai yang akan mening- sempadan Slovakia-Ukraine di Ubla. – Gambar AFP
Eropah sejak Rusia melancarkan operasi ke- galkan negara itu, dengan data UNHCR me- monyet bagi
tenteraannya kurang empat bulan lalu, kata nunjukkan rekod lintas sempadan keluar
Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Pertubuhan Bangsa- Ukraine mencecah lebih 7.3 juta orang pada kontak rapat
Bangsa Bersatu bagi Pelarian (UNHCR) 7 Jun.
Khamis. MADRID: Sepanyol akan mula memberi
2.3 juta lagi pergerakkan kembali ke ne- vaksin kepada kontak rapat kes cacar
“Perang Ukraine menyebabkan satu dari- gara itu didaftarkan, menurut data itu. monyet selepas lebih 242 orang disahkan
pada krisis pelarian terbesar di dunia,” lapor positif virus itu sejak 19 Mei, kata Ke-
Agensi Berita Jordan (Petra) memetik UN- Pegawai PBB berkata beberapa orang menterian Kesihatan pada Khamis.
HCR. berulang-alik atas pelbagai sebab, termasuk
melawat keluarga, memeriksa harta benda Disebabkan kekurangan bekalan
Kemas kini portal data agensi mengenai mereka, membantu orang lain melarikan vaksin, hanya mereka yang pernah
situasi Ukraine menunjukkan bahawa se- diri, atau kembali ke pekerjaan mereka. – berhubung rapat atau mempunyai risiko
jumlah 4,816,923 warga Ukraine didaftarkan Bernama tinggi menghidap penyakit serius boleh
mendapatkan vaksin, menurut kementer-
Askar upahan Lebih 150,000 daftar mohon ian itu dalam satu kenyataan.
asing Ukraine
Memetik laporan Reuters, kira-kira 200
dihukum mati kebenaran tanam ganja vaksin Imvanex Bavarian Nordic tiba di
Sepanyol pada Isnin dan kerajaan sedang
TLYSYCHANSK, UKRAINE: Pemberontak BANGKOK: Lebih 150,000 orang mendaf- memahami titik perubahan ini dan berg- Syarikat dan petani individu juga menunggu untuk membeli lebih banyak
pro-Rusia menjatuhi hukuman mati kepada tar untuk memohon kebenaran erak ke hadapan bersama-sama,” katanya. dibenarkan untuk mengusahakan tana- di bawah skim pembelian vaksin Kesat-
dua rakyat Britain dan seorang warga menanam ganja melalui Pentadbiran man di ladang dan kebun. uan Eropah (EU).
Maghribi yang ditawan ketika berjuang un- Makanan dan Dadah (FDA) Thailand. Mulai Khamis, menanam serta mem-
tuk Ukraine. perdagangkan produk ganja dan rami di Ketua Setiausaha Pentadbiran Lebih 1,200 kes cacar monyet disahkan
Bangkok Post melaporkan, ini selepas Thailand bukan lagi satu jenayah selepas Makanan dan Ubat-ubatan Thailand Dr di sekitar 30 negara yang mana penyakit
Media Rusia melaporkan, pihak negara ini membenarkan orang ramai peraturan yang menyahklasifikasikannya Paisarn Dunkum memberi amaran ba- itu tidak endemik, kebanyakannya di
berkuasa pemisah di wilayah Donetsk, iaitu menanam pokok ganja di kediaman mas- sebagai narkotik berkuat kuasa. hawa sijil itu boleh dibatalkan serta- Eropah.
sebahagian daripada Donbas yang menjadi ing-masing, Khamis lepas. merta jika penanam gagal mematuhi per-
rebutan, menjatuhkan hukuman mati ke Ia sekali gus menjadikan Thailand ne- aturan. Jumlah kes jangkitan di Sepanyol
atas Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner dan Setiausaha Agung FDA, Dr Paisarn gara Asia pertama menghapuskan ganja meningkat sebanyak sembilan kes pada
Saaudun Brahim selepas mereka dituduh Dunkum, berkata peraturan itu membe- daripada senarai narkotiknya. “Orang ramai boleh memohon untuk Khamis.
bertindak sebagai askar upahan untuk Kyiv. narkan orang ramai menanam ganja se- menanam ganja bagi kegunaan isi rumah
lepas mendaftar dengan FDA melalui Bagaimanapun, penggunaan mari- sahaja. Untuk kegunaan bukan isi rumah, Sementara itu AFP melaporkan, Ke-
Ketika perbicaraan selama tiga hari, ter- plookganja.fda.moph.go.th dan aplikasi juana yang juga dikenali sebagai ganja ia memerlukan kebenaran rasmi,” menterian Kesihatan Brazil mengesahkan
tuduh mengaku bersalah melakukan tin- PlookGanja di telefon mudah alih. dan kanabis, secara rekreasi masih di- katanya. kes pertama cacar monyet membabitkan
dakan yang bertujuan untuk merampas haramkan. seorang lelaki berusia 41 tahun yang telah
kuasa dan menggulingkan perintah per- Beliau berkata, selain daripada syarat Sebanyak 1,000 pokok ganja juga mengembara ke Eropah.
lembagaan Republik Rakyat Donetsk,” pendaftaran dalam talian, penanam tidak Penggunaan ekstrak ganja tidak boleh diedarkan secara percuma kepada pen-
menurut agensi berita Rusia, Interfax. perlu mendapatkan kebenaran untuk melebihi 0.2 peratus tetrahydrocannabi- duduk di Buriram, mulai Jumaat. Cacar monyet adalah penyakit yang
mengusahakan tanaman terbabit. nol (THC), dan jika melebihi, ia dianggap jarang berlaku secara amnya terhad
Susulan itu, Perdana Menteri Britain, melanggar undang-undang. Timbalan Perdana Menteri dan kepada Afrika barat dan tengah. Ia berkai-
Boris Johnson menyatakan kebimbangan Menteri Kesihatan, Anutin Charnvi- Menteri Kesihatan Awam Anutin Charnvi- tan tetapi kurang teruk berbanding cacar,
mengenai hukuman itu kerana di bawah rakul, sebelum ini yang menerajui usaha Khamis lalu, aplikasi itu dimuat turun rakul berkata pemberian percuma itu menyebabkan antaranya gejala ruam yang
Konvensyen Geneva, tawanan perang menghalalkan penanaman ganja dan lebih 50,000 kali dan lebih 150,000 merupakan permulaan kempen pengagi- merebak, demam dan menggigil.
berhak mendapat imuniti tempur. rami buatan sendiri untuk membolehkan menyelesaikan proses pendaftaran. han sejuta tumbuhan ganja di seluruh ne-
petani menambah pendapatan mereka. gara bagi menggalakkan orang ramai Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO)
Kedua-dua warga Britain itu menyerah FDA mengeluarkan sijil elektronik un- menanam tumbuhan itu di rumah untuk merekodkan hampir 1,000 kes penyakit
diri pada April di Mariupol, bandar “Ini menandakan babak baharu dalam tuk pemohon yang berjaya mendaftar. kegunaan memasak dan perubatan. – itu di 29 negara di mana ia bukan en-
pelabuhan selatan yang ditawan oleh ten- sejarah ganja di Thailand. Agensi demik. Kebanyakannya dikesan di
tera Rusia selepas pengepungan selama Selepas mendaftar, orang ramai boleh Britain, Kanada, Jerman, Portugal dan
berminggu-minggu dan muncul di TV Ru- “Adalah penting bagi kami untuk menanam dan menggunakan ganja un- Sepanyol.
sia menyeru Johnson untuk rundingan tuk tujuan perubatan dan komersial.
pembebasan, manakala Brahim menyerah Orang Brazil pertama yang dijangkiti
diri pada Mac di bandar timur Volnovakha. Dua pekerja terperangkap dalam tangki coklat telah pergi ke Sepanyol dan Portugal,
kata Kementerian Kesihatan dalam satu
Hukuman itu dilakukan ketika seorang WASHINGTON: Dua pekerja kilang coklat lapor United Press International (UPI), eraan serius ketika dibawa ke hospital, kenyataan.
gabenor Ukraine meminta bantuan senjata berjaya diselamatkan selepas ter- memetik petugas kecemasan. menurut Penn Live.
dari Barat bagi memenangi pertempuran perangkap dalam sebuah tangki coklat di Dia dimasukkan ke hospital untuk
sebuah bandar penting di timur. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amerika WHP-TV di Harrisburg melaporkan ke- Petugas kecemasan dipanggil ke kilang rawatan dan berada dalam keadaan baik,
Syarikat pada Khamis. dua-dua pekerja itu terjatuh ke dalam itu kira-kira jam 2 petang selepas pekerja katanya, sambil menambah kontak rap-
Sebaliknya, Moscow berulang kali mem- tangki yang mengandungi coklat separas itu terperangkap. atnya sedang dalam pemerhatian.
beri amaran kepada Barat supaya tidak Mereka terperangkap di dalam tangki pinggang.
terbabit dalam konflik dan kini di kilang Mars Wrigley di Elizabethtown, Tiada ulasan daripada Mars Wrigley Brazil ialah negara Amerika Latin
menyasarkan pusat latihan Ukraine untuk Kedua-duanya tidak mengalami keced- mengenai insiden itu. – Bernama ketiga yang merekodkan kes cacar
askar upahan asing di wilayah Zhytomyr, monyet selepas Argentina dan Mexico.
barat Kyiv. – AFP
Setakat ini, WHO berkata tiada kema-
tian dilaporkan di negara di mana cacar
monyet bukan endemik. – Reuters/AFP

Indonesia mahu kekal
UU Penciptaan Pekerjaan

JAKARTA: Parlimen Indonesia akan mem- menyemak semula lebih 70 undang-un- perkataan, malah peruntukan dalam un- TANGKAP layar video yang tular di media sosial.
ulakan perbahasan baharu mengenai un- dang berkaitan dan mendapat pujian dang-undang ini masih boleh diubah.
dang-undang utama yang bertujuan men- pelabur asing kerana memperkemas per- Niat ‘dekati’ Tina undang padah
gubah iklim pelaburan di negara itu, aturan perniagaan di ekonomi terbesar “Ini adalah ruang politik, kita tidak
dalam masa terdekat. Asia Tenggara terkenal dengan kerenah tahu sama ada kumpulan (parti) politik JAKARTA: Tindakan seorang pengunjung Tina mempunyai kawalan mudah ke
birokrasi yang menyusahkan. mempunyai pemahaman yang sama zoo yang melompat masuk ke tempat ku- atas Hasanal dan mengangkat kakinya
Kerajaan masih bertegas mahu seperti dulu. Mungkin suasana sudah rungan orang utan mengundang padah lebih tinggi, malah dipercayai cuba meng-
meneruskannya dengan pindaan, bagi Bagaimanapun, ia turut mencetuskan berubah, kita tidak tahu,” katanya dalam apabila haiwan itu tiba-tiba ‘naik angin’ gigitnya menerusi palang.
mematuhi keputusan mahkamah sebelum bantahan di seluruh negara daripada satu temu bual. dan menarik bajunya.
ini yang mendapati cara undang-undang pekerja, pelajar dan kumpulan pencinta Pengurus zoo, Desrizal mengecam tin-
itu diluluskan adalah salah, kata seorang alam, yang mengatakan undang-undang Parlimen pada bulan lalu, mengubah Rakaman kejadian petang Isnin lalu itu dakan remaja itu dan memberitahu media
ahli Parlimen kanan. itu menghakis perlindungan terhadap hak undang-undang yang mengawal cara tular baru-baru ini. tempatan, pelawat melompat ke tempat
buruh dan alam sekitar. enakmen diluluskan, termasuk menen- kurungan orang utan untuk mengambil
Mahkamah Perlembagaan pada tahun tukan apa yang dimaksudkan dengan pe- Hasanal Arifin, 19, berkata, dia hanya video tanpa kebenaran pegawai.
lalu memutuskan kelulusan Undang-un- Kesatuan berkenaan sedang bersiap se- rundingan awam, satu langkah yang disi- masuk ke tempat itu untuk mengabadikan
dang (UU) Penciptaan Pekerjaan yang dia pada bulan ini untuk mengadakan fatkan penganalisis bertujuan memu- videonya di Zoo Kasang Kulim di Riau. “Pelawat itu melanggar peraturan den-
menjadi kebanggaan Presiden Joko protes besar-besaran, bertujuan cuba dahkan kerajaan mematuhi keputusan itu. gan melompat ke atas pagar dan menen-
Widodo (Jokowi) itu adalah ‘cacat’. menekan pihak berkuasa memenuhi tun- Portal Metro UK melaporkan, dang orang utan.
tutan mereka. Sejak campur tangan mahkamah, be- bagaimanapun orang utan itu yang diper-
Ini kerana perundingan awam yang di- berapa kesatuan sekerja dan penggubal cayai dipanggil Tina mempunyai idea lain. “Ini sangat berbahaya dan melanggar
lakukan adalah terhad dan mahkamah Supratman Andi Agtas, yang mengetuai undang-undang menekan Parlimen untuk peraturan.
mengarahkan penggubal undang-undang badan perundangan Parlimen, berkata mengubah beberapa perubahan di bawah Rakaman yang menakjubkan menun-
memulakan semula proses untuk melu- pindaan boleh dibuat sebaik saja Parlimen Undang-undang Penciptaan Pekerjaan. jukkan Tina menghulurkan lengannya “Sila ambil serius peraturan,” katanya,
luskannya dalam tempoh dua tahun. menyemak semula undang-undang itu yang panjang melalui sangkar dan men- menambah pihaknya telah pun menegur
dan menegaskan, proses itu akan dilak- Beberapa elemen undang-undang yang cengkam baju-T remaja malang itu. lelaki itu.
Jika ia tidak dilakukan, undang-undang sanakan dengan teliti serta pandangan paling kontroversi termasuk pemotongan
itu akan dianggap tidak mematuhi Per- orang ramai akan didengari. gaji, pemberhentian mandatori dan ke- Tina menggunakan baju lelaki itu un- Hasanal kemudiannya memohon maaf
lembagaan. longgaran peraturan mengenai kajian ke- tuk menariknya lebih dekat sebelum men- atas kelakuannya dan menyatakan keke-
“Kami akan membincangkan kandun- san alam sekitar untuk projek tertentu. – gapit kakinya. salan. – Agensi
Diluluskan pada 2020, ia yang dipang- gannya, satu demi satu, perkataan demi Reuters
gil undang-undang ‘omnibus’, yang
Mayat anak lelaki
Udang galah jadi mas kahwin
Gabenor Jawa
PETRUS YOGYAKARTA: Selain cincin perak, “Saya terkejut pada mulanya selepas
dengan Barat ditemui udang galah turut menjadi mas kahwin diminta menjadi saksi. Saya gembira
sebahagian dalam acara pernikahan membabitkan kerana acara ini berjalan dengan baik,”
rampasan JAKARTA: Polis Switzer- enam pasangan pengantin di kawasan katanya.
dadah itu. land mengumumkan Pantai Krakal, Tunjungsari, Gu-
penemuan mayat anak nungkidul, baru-baru ini. Dalam pada itu, Ketua Froum Taaruf
BNN lupus 308kg dadah lelaki sulung Gabenor Indonesia, Ryan Budi Nuryanto berkata,
Jawa Barat Ridwan Lapor Kompas.com, proses pernikahan acara pernikahan melibatkan enam
JAKARTA: Badan Narkotik Kebangsaan (BNN) permintaan 300,000 penagih, manakala per- Kamil, yang dilapor di- tersebut dimulakan dengan tarian nir- mempelai itu bertepatan dengan Hari
Indonesia pada Khamis memusnahkan ham- mintaan untuk pil ekstasi iaitu Happy Five hanyutkan arus sungai boyo dan gambyong. Laut Sedunia.
pir 308 kilogram dadah jenis metamfetamin masih tinggi. pada 26 Mei.
dan 29,482 pil ekstasi yang dirampas pada Difahamkan, pasangan pengantin tu- Selain laut, katanya, udang galah
Mac dan Mei tahun ini. Oleh itu, pihak berkuasa menggalakkan Mayat Emmeril Khan Mumtadz, 22 rut menaiki jip semasa datang ke lokasi goreng dihadirkan sebagai simbol
masyarakat untuk terus bekerjasama (gambar), ditemukan dalam zon limpa- tersebut. peringatan sekali gus menjadi mahar
Jumlah dadah yang dirampas itu hasil pe- memerangi dadah. han empangan Engehalde di Bern pada bagi setiap pasangan.
nahanan 13 suspek di Aceh, Medan, Jakarta 6.50 pagi, 8 Jun. Timbalan Bupati Gunungkidul, Heri
Utara dan Tangerang Selatan, menurut agensi Majlis pelupusan dadah itu diadakan pada Susanto turut hadir ke upacara yang Dwi Retno Ayuningsih yang bernikah
itu dalam satu kenyataan. Khamis sempena Hari Antarabangsa Menen- Hasil bedah siasat mengesahkan iden- penuh kelainan itu. dengan Agus Widodo melahirkan
tang Penyalahgunaan Dadah, juga dikenali titi dan punca kematiannya lemas, kata keterujaan kerana menjadi antara
Ketua BNN Petrus Reinhard Golose berkata sebagai Hari Dadah Sedunia, yang disambut Duta Besar Indonesia ke Switzerland Mu- Katanya, acara itu boleh dijadikan se- pasangan pengantin yang diraikan
dadah yang dirampas itu boleh memenuhi pada 26 Jun setiap tahun. – Bernama liaman D. Hadad dalam satu sidang media bagai bentuk promosi pelancongan dan dalam majlis yang penuh keunikan. –
secara langsung. menunjukkan kawasan Gunungkidul Agensi
adalah selamat dan selesa dikunjungi.
Emmeril dipercayai dihanyutkan arus
sungai secara tiba-tiba semasa berenang
pada waktu pagi di Sungai Aare, manakala
kakak dan rakannya diselamatkan oleh
perenang lain. – Bernama

6 Hiburan SUARA TEMPATAN ANDA I SABTU, 11 JUN, 2022 harianekspres

Terlalu bergantung dana KETUA Pegawai Eksekutif Finas, Prof Dr Md Nasir Ibrahim

k’jaan punca gagal: Finas

PERGANTUNGAN sepenuhnya ter- pemasaran ada had. Jadi, dalam hal ini, katanya sambil menambah Finas Bulan lalu, Finas menyerahkan Insen- fileman melalui strategi galakan dan in-
hadap bantuan kewangan kerajaan mereka jelas kenapa permohonan dito- mengambil inisiatif menganjurkan sesi tif Tayangan Filem Cereka (ITFC) 2.0 sentif kepada pemain industri.
menjadi antara punca syarikat pro- lak,” katanya kepada BH Online selepas dialog awam bersama penggerak indus- kepada 10 syarikat produksi mem-
duksi gagal mencapai sekurang-ku- sesi dialog awam bersama penggiat in- tri bagi mendapatkan maklum balas dan babitkan kos berjumlah RM392,461.60. Melalui Finas, kerajaan dilapor mem-
rangnya 70 peratus markah dalam peni- dustri kreatif Sabah di Teater Tun Ham- mendengar permasalahan mereka. peruntukkan RM1 juta untuk penyerahan
laian permohonan mendapatkan dana dan, Yayasan Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Pada majlis penyampaian ITFC 2.0, 10 insentif berkenaan.
agihan Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Na- Sabah, baru-baru ini. Md Nasir berkata, Finas mahu memas- syarikat produksi terpilih bagi fasa suku
sional Malaysia (Finas) bagi meng- tikan dana yang diagihkan digunakan se- pertama 2022. Sesuai dengan pembukaan semula in-
hasilkan kandungan. Md Nasir berkata, isu agihan dana ker- cara maksimum dengan menghasilkan dustri kreatif, 10 filem cereka layak
ajaan bagi penghasilan kandungan produk atau filem bermutu. Penyerahan dilakukan Md Nasir menerima serahan ITFC 2.0 dengan jum-
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Finas, Prof Dr banyak dibangkitkan dalam sesi dialog, kepada syarikat produksi yang berjaya lah keseluruhan RM392,461.40 bagi suku
Md Nasir Ibrahim, berkata penerbit perlu bukan sahaja penerbit di Semenanjung “Maksudnya, kita hendak dana itu di- menerbitkan 10 filem cereka yang di- pertama 2022.
membuktikan adanya sumber kewangan Malaysia, malah Sabah dan Sarawak. gunakan untuk menghasilkan filem tayangkan di bawah Skim Wajib Tayang,
kukuh setiap kali memohon dana kera- berkualiti. Pada masa sama, kita juga di Pawagam Mini P Ramlee, Finas, Hulu Sebanyak RM25 juta diperuntukkan
jaan untuk sektor industri kreatif. “Perkara dibangkitkan (agihan dana mahu syarikat produksi ada sumber ke- Kelang. bagi membantu pembikin filem
untuk penghasilan filem) dalam sesi dia- wangan sendiri untuk menampung kos menerusi ITFC yang dikawal selia Finas
“Melalui pengalaman saya dan log awam sebenarnya dibangkitkan agar tidak tersekat di tengah jalan,” Langkah itu adalah usaha dan inisiatif bagi tempoh lima tahun iaitu 2021
mengikut data yang ada, kegagalan un- banyak pihak. katanya. berterusan kerajaan melalui Finas dalam hingga 2025 menerusi Rancangan
tuk menyiapkan filem adalah disebabkan membantu pembangunan industri per- Malaysia Ke-12 (RMK-12). – BH Online
kebergantungan 100 peratus kepada “Jadi, sebenarnya, perkara dibangk- Selain isu dana, Md Nasir berkata,
dana Finas (dalam membiayai penerbi- itkan saya sedia maklum dari awal lagi. penggerak industri juga membangkitkan
tan kandungan). Setiap persoalan diketengahkan sebe- soal ‘rate card’ atau panduan sebut harga
narnya ada yang sudah saya laksanakan untuk tenaga kerja yang terbabit dalam
“Jadi, apa yang berlaku adalah mereka dan akan saya lakukan. produksi filem.
(penerbit) tiada sumber kewangan lebih
untuk mengendalikan kerja produksi ter- “Mereka (pembuat filem) ada yang “Kita sudah meminta kerjasama Per-
masuk dalam aspek promosi yang baik. tidak berpuas hati dalam aspek pemba- satuan Pekerja Profesional Filem
hagian dana dan apabila mereka memo- Malaysia (Profima) untuk menjadi koor-
“Akibatnya, kita dapati mereka (pemo- hon dana, tiba-tiba ditolak. dinator dan berbincang bersama persat-
hon dana) sekadar bergantung kepada uan lain bagi menetapkan kadar mini-
dana lain termasuk yang diperuntukkan “Itu semua sudah dijelaskan kenapa mum dan maksimum pekerja seni.
bagi membiayai kos pemasaran. permohonan ditolak. Selalunya, pemo-
hon tidak mencapai markah diperlukan “Ini merangkumi pelakon, kru dan se-
“Ini yang kita mahu elak kerana dana iaitu sekurang-kurangnya 70 peratus,” bagainya,” katanya.

Enam suapan rahsia Ceria PopStar Xtra

Adibah turun 18kg ketengah konsep gaming

PENYANYI Adibah Noor, 52, berjaya burger, saya cari gerai yang buat daging IMEJ baharu Adibah yang mendapat SALURAN nombor satu kanak-kanak di JOHAN diberi peranan menduduki
menurunkan berat badan sebanyak 18 burger sendiri, bukan daripada dalam reaksi netizen di akaun Instagramnya. Malaysia, Astro Ceria kembali menghiasi
kilogram (kg) dengan mengamalkan pe- plastik sudah siap. hari minggu penonton dengan program kerusi juri tetap bersama Mas Idayu.
makanan sihat dalam tempoh dua bulan televisyen realiti bakat nyanyian, Ceria
lalu. “Kalau dahulu, nasi lemak saya makan PopStar Xtra. undang sebagai juri tetap di samping ke-
tiga bungkus. Sekarang, cuma satu munculan nama-nama hebat sebagai
“Ya, berat badan turun 18kg berikutan bungkus sahaja,” katanya. Mula bersiaran pada 29 Jun ini setiap juri jemputan yang digelar sebagai
pemakanan sihat yang diamalkan sejak Rabu pukul 9 malam, Ceria PopStar Xtra Xvengers.
bulan puasa lalu. Terdahulu, Adibah berkongsi gambar akan membuatkan penonton serta
terkini dalam laman Instagram, mener- penggemar setia teruja dengan penam- Sementara tugas guru vokal pula di-
“Saya tidak mengambil gula dan ima pelbagai maklum balas netizen yang bahbaikan elemen-elemen baharu yang galas oleh Azrin Noor, manakala naib
mengehadkan enam suapan sahaja setiap terkejut dengan imej baharu itu. diketengahkan berbanding format asal- juara All Together Now Malaysia musim
kali makan. nya. pertama, Zaidy diberi tanggungjawab se-
Bagaimanapun, penyanyi lagu Terlalu bagai guru tarian.
“Saya merasakan sudah tiba masanya Istimewa bersyukur, gambar itu mampu Berkonsepkan gaming, rancangan
saya menjaga kesihatan kerana sudah memberikan inspirasi kepada orang ra- tersebut akan menampilkan bakat-bakat Bukan hanya menampilkan bakat-
berusia, itu sahaja,” katanya kepada BH mai untuk mengamalkan pemakanan si- cilik tanah air yang menjanjikan persem- bakat peserta, program Ceria PopStar
Online. hat. bahan hebat dengan kebolehan nyanyian Xtra turut membawakan satu karakter
serta kreativiti masing-masing. misteri dikenali sebagai C-X yang juga
Berkongsi amalan pemakanan, Adibah “Alhamdulillah. Nasihat saya, boleh tu- bertindak selaku juri misteri dan identiti
atau nama sebenarnya, Adibah Noor runkan berat badan tanpa perlu makan Ceria PopStar Xtra merupakan titik sebenarnya hanya akan didedahkan
Mohd Omar berkata, dia menjauhkan pil atau jus kurus. permulaan bagi bakat-bakat cilik yang pada minggu ketujuh program tersebut
minuman bergula dan makanan diproses. bertanding menggapai cita-cita menjadi bersiaran.
“Tetapi, kena kuatkan semangat dan pelapis industri seni pada masa akan
“Saya mencari makanan dimasak segar banyak sabar. Nak gemuk ambil masa, datang. Pesona identiti misteri itu tidak akan
dan tak makan makanan diproses atau nak kurus pun begitu, bukan boleh diketahui kerana C-X tidak akan muncul
dalam tin. berlaku sekelip mata,” katanya. Tambah menarik, rancangan tersebut bersama para juri yang lain, melainkan
– BH Online merupakan program pertandingan hanya suaranya akan didengari bersama
“Misalnya, jika saya mahu makan nyanyian kanak-kanak pertama yang paparan animasi pada skrin.
perlu melalui uji bakat secara dalam tal-
Aishah AF7 tak malu jual produk penapis air ian di aplikasi TikTok. Antara kelebihan C-X ialah dia mem-
punyai imuniti untuk menyelamatkan
“KALAU hanya nak orang. Bila jual ada yang ingat lagi. “Saya nak sangat menyanyi. Saya Seramai 10 peserta dipilih menyertai peserta daripada tersingkir yang hanya
harapkan pendap- Ada juga beli sebab percaya kepada sayang dan takkan tinggalkan dunia uji bakat tertutup yang diadakan di Hotel boleh digunakan sekali pada musim ini.
atan dari kerjaya saya. nyanyian. Azam saya, nak ada satu atau Tenera, Bangi, Selangor pada 26 Mac lalu. – Kosmo! Online
seni mata-mata, tak dua lagu menjadi malar segar sampai
makan saya.” Itu “Selama setahun iaitu pada 2019 orang tahu inilah Aishah AF7 dulu. Semua peserta yang disenarai pendek
kata penyanyi yang saya buat sepenuh masa. Sekarang saya akan dilatih oleh barisan selebriti
juga bekas peserta buat secara separuh masa. Tidak di- “Sebelum ini saya ada dua single berpengalaman dari segi vokal, tarian
Akademi Fantasia 7 nafikan, ramai tanya tak ada tawaran tapi tidak berjaya memperkenalkan dan juga reka bentuk set persembahan
(AF7), Aishah kerja ke sampai kena jual barang? Saya diri dan vokal saya. Pendek kata orang mereka.
(gambar) yang turut menjalankan jawab, bukan tak ada ‘job’ tapi nak belum kenal saya.
kerja sambilan menjual produk pe- cuba benda lain. Juara Ceria PopStar Xtra akan mem-
napis air sejak 2019. “Saya nak orang kenal saya dengan bawa pulang hadiah bernilai RM20,000,
“Mereka tak tahu orang yang buat nyanyian. Sebelum ini kalau buat sementara kedudukan naib juara pula se-
Aishah, 31, atau nama sebenarnya kerja jual produk ini sebenarnya boleh persembahan pun saya menyanyikan banyak RM10,000 dan RM5,000 bagi
Siti Aishah Bujang berkata, dia tidak menjana pendapatan sampingan. Di- lagu orang. Nak membuat kemunculan tempat ketiga.
malu untuk memilih kerjaya itu akui, apabila saya buat kerja ini, ia san- semula dengan lagu tak tahu lagi,”
walaupun ada ketika menerima sindi- gat membantu dari segi kewangan,” katanya. Peserta yang mengumpul bintang pal-
ran sinis daripada segelintir pihak. katanya kepada Harian Metro. ing banyak akan memenangi Star Award
Aishah yang berasal dari Kuching, dengan hadiah wang tunai bernilai
“Saya jual produk itu sebab ia ter- Bagaimanapun, Aishah yang kini ak- Sarawak dan tersingkir pada minggu RM3,000.
bukti berjaya, jadi tak salah saya buat. tif menjadi pengacara dan terbaharu keenam program AF7.
Dalam masa sama ia menguji kebole- mengacarakan program Infiniteen Ceria PopStar Xtra menampilkan pen-
han saya menjual barang, bercakap, musim kelima yang ditayangkan di TV AF7 melahirkan ramai penyanyi gacara, pelakon, pelawak dan pengarah
meyakinkan dan berdepan dengan Okey RTM berkata, dia tidak pernah terkenal tanah air selain juaranya iaitu versatil iaitu Nabil Ahmad kembali men-
berhasrat untuk berhenti menyanyi. Hafiz Suip, Akim Ahmad dan Zizi Ki- gendalikan program tersebut bersama
rana. – Harian Metro pengacara dan penyanyi serba boleh, Elly
Mazlein.

Malah Johan dan Mas Idayu pula di-

Bekas suami buat kecoh di majlis kahwin Britney Spears Bimbang berat

BEKAS suami Britney Spears, Jason Alexander POLIS menahan bekas suami Britney Spears iaitu Ja- BRITNEY dan kekasih Asghari melangsungkan badan naik
(terbaring) cuba merempuh majlis perkahwinan son Alexander selepas membuat kecoh di majlis
perkahwinan penyanyi terbabit dengan ahli pernia- perkahwinan pada Jumaat. AKTRES jelita Lee
penyanyi itu di Thousand Oaks, Calif. gaan, Sam Asghari yang berlangsung di kediaman- Se-young (gambar)
nya, di Los Angeles, Jumaat. Hanya abangnya, Bryan Spears yang mendapat baru-baru ini
jemputan ke majlis berkenaan, manakala ibu bapa mendedahkan ke-
Alexander yang juga suami pertama Spears dila- dan adiknya, Jamie Spears tidak diundang berikutan bimbangan
porkan menceroboh dan memasuki rumahnya kemelut yang tercetus dalam hubungan mereka. berhubung ke-
ketika upacara sedang berlangsung. naikan berat
Ini adalah perkahwinan ketiga penyanyi terbabit. badannya sebanyak
Insiden berkenaan yang turut disiarkan secara Terdahulu, Spears dan Asghari bertunang se- 8 kilogram (kg) se-
maya membuatkan ramai peminat terkejut dan belum mengumumkan dia hamil pada April lalu. belum ini.
bimbang. Perkahwinan keduanya adalah bersama Kevin
Federline pada 2004. Hasil perkahwinan itu, mereka Katanya, berat badannya mula naik
Dalam kejadian itu, Alexander dilihat turut dikurniakan dua anak lelaki iaitu Preston, 16, dan ketika sibuk menjalani penggambaran
bertengkar dengan kakitangan bertugas di majlis Jayden James, 15. – Agensi bagi drama bersiri popular lakonannya,
itu yang memintanya beredar. The Red Sleeve sebelum ini.

Pihak polis yang dihubungi dan berkejar ke Pun begitu, para peminat menyatakan
lokasi itu berjaya menahan Alexander sebelum dia bahawa kenaikan berat badannya itu
menjadikan situasi lebih teruk. langsung tidak memberi apa-apa kesan
terhadap bentuk badannya yang masih
Menerusi foto tersebar, Alexander dilihat turut kelihatan langsing sampai ke hari ini.
terbaring sewaktu ditahan.
“Saya tak tahu bahagian mana yang
Peguam Spears, Mathew Rosengart berkata, pi- naik 8kg itu. Macam sama saja tak ada
haknya akan memastikan Alexander dijatuhkan perubahan pun.
hukuman setimpal disebabkan insiden terbabit.
“Dia tetap nampak langsing dan
“Saya ingin berterima kasih kepada pihak polis menawan. Kalau naik 10kg sekali pun dia
yang bertindak pantas dan melakukan kerja se- tetap cantik di mata kami semua,” komen
baiknya. Saya bekerjasama dengan pihak berkuasa peminat.
memastikan dia akan didakwa mengikut undang-
undang,” katanya. Dalam perkembangan lain, Se-young
kini sibuk dengan penggambaran drama
Spears dan Asghari melangsungkan perkah- terbaru, The Law Cafe dan beberapa
winan hari ini secara tertutup dengan dihadiri lebih naskhah lain. – Agensi
100 ahli keluarga dan rakan terdekat.

harianekspres SUARA TEMPATAN ANDA I SABTU, 11 JUN, 2022 Rencana 7

Kg Buayan berpotensi

sebagai hab organik Sabah

Jinni Juanis ‘live’ dalam Facebook di bawah tag dijual dengan harga lebih tinggi. Ini
‘Jalan-jalan Cari Bosing’ menggunakan boleh menguntungkan petani dan pada
KAMPUNG media sosial untuk menyampaikan masa yang sama pembeli boleh mendap-
Buayan, salah mesejnya tentang pemeliharaan alam atkan manfaat dengan mengambil
satu daripada sekitar dan sentiasa membantu pen- makanan yang sihat.
10 perkampungan duduk kampung yang kesusahan. Bosing
adalah tupai dalam bahasa Kadazan. “Menjual sayur-sayuran organik tidak
hutan di sepanjang sukar kerana orang ramai sudah tahu
Buayan dan kampung sekitarnya manfaatnya kepada tubuh. Ia senang di-
Laluan Garam Ban- amat dekat dengan hatinya dan melihat jual lebih-lebih lagi, Buayan terletak
banyak potensi untuk membangun kam- berhampiran dengan pasar tradisional
jaran Crocker, bakal pung itu melalui pertanian, memandan- Tamu Donggongon yang terkenal di Pe-
gkan lebih 90 peratus daripada kira-kira nampang.
menjadi hab organik 300 penduduknya adalah petani.
“Di Donggongon juga ada banyak
Sabah dengan wujud- Joseph Menurutnya, dia memilih Kampung kedai dan pasar raya yang sudi menyedi-
Buayan yang terletak jauh di dalam akan ruang untuk menjual makanan or-
nya Ladang Organik hutan Banjaran Crocker untuk melak- ganik ini. Kami sudah membuat kaji se-
sanakan projek itu kerana ia sesuai dan lidik,” katanya penuh yakin.
bersepadu yang sudah mengenal pasti kaya dengan tanah subur mengandungi
bahan galian. Menurut Joe, sudah lama penduduk
kira-kira 20 petani sebagai perintis pro- di Buayan menggunakan kaedah
Hutan di sana masih utuh kerana ia penanaman tradisional yang tidak
jek itu. belum dieksploitasi untuk kegiatan menggunakan baja kimia untuk menda-
seperti penanaman tanaman komersial patkan hasil. Mereka menanam padi
Kampung hutan lain yang terletak di kayu balak dan kelapa sawit. Ladang or- basah dan kering untuk kegunaan
ganik bersepadu sesuai di Buayan bagi sendiri menggunakan cara tradisional.
laluan garam itu ialah Terian, Longko- mengekalkan persekitaran semula Mereka tidak menggunakan racun per-
jadinya dan tidak mencemar hutan osak atau penyembur racun rumpai.
gungan, Kalanggaan, Kionop, Pongob- berkenaan. PADI organik hasil petani Kg Buayan
Penduduk di sana katanya, sudah lama
onon, Tiku, Babagon Laut, Timpayasa Buayan terletak kira-kira 20 kilometer menghasilkan beras organik. Mereka juga
di bahagian timur Daerah Penampang di mula mengusahakan tanaman lain
dan Pataan. tengah-tengah Taman Banjaran Crocker. seperti halia, serai dan cili menggunakan
Ia pernah menjadi denai garam yang kaedah yang sama. Antara tanaman yang
Projek itu telah mengenal pasti tiga terkenal digunakan penduduk dari Tam- berdaya maju untuk dimasukkan dalam
bunan untuk ke Penampang. Kawasan senarai projek penanaman bersepadu or-
tanaman utama sebagai tumpuan tanahnya terbentang di sepanjang sun- ganik ini termasuk Kopi Buayan.
gai Papar.
ladang organik iaitu padi bukit, kopi “Kami mahu memperkenalkan ‘Kopi
Kata Joseph, pihaknya sudah men- Buayan’ secara besar-besaran selepas se-
dan ikan eksotik spesies Pelian atau Em- gatur pertemuan dengan penduduk orang penduduk kampung berjaya
kampung untuk melibatkan mereka memasarkan kopi yang ditanam di kam-
parau. Tanaman lain yang turut akan dalam pertanian bersepadu berskala ke- pung itu dan ia (kopi) itu semakin popu-
cil, sederhana dan besar dan telah men- lar di Penampang. Kami mahu men-
diusahakan secara organik ialah sayur- genal pasti sekurang-kurangnya 20 pen- jadikannya sebagai kopi nombor satu di
duduk yang berpotensi sebagai perintis Borneo dan dalam wilayah BIMP-EAGA.
sayuran liar atau dipanggil ‘sayur kam- untuk memulakan projek itu.
“Kami mahu mewujudkan satu pa-
pung’ seperti avocado, takob-akob dan “Selepas projek bermula, kami akan sukan dan melengkapkan mereka den-
cuba mendapatkan bantuan kewangan gan pengetahuan tentang kopi supaya
halia. daripada pelbagai jabatan kerajaan, apabila ia siap, kami boleh
agensi, syarikat dan juga entiti swasta meningkatkan pengeluaran dan
Pemimpin unit pembangunan untuk membantu mereka,” katanya men- memasarkannya di bawah nama - Kopi
gakui bahawa orang ramai kini lebih Buayan,” katanya.
masyarakat Moyog Joseph Suleiman mementingkan kesihatan dan mereka
tidak kisah membayar lebih untuk men- Secara tradisi, penduduk Buayan
berkata, projek ladang organik dapatkan makanan yang bebas daripada adalah petani dan pemburu. Mereka
bahan kimia. serba boleh ketika berada dalam hutan
bersepadu itu adalah hasil ideanya se- dan di sungai. Mereka mahir mencari
Justeru, beliau berharap kerajaan sayuran kampung dan ikan dalam sun-
lepas melihat kaedah tradisional digu- akan dapat membantu menjayakan pro- gai. Dengan pengetahuan semula jadi
jek itu kerana makanan organik boleh tentang hutan digabungkan dengan ko-
nakan petani di kampung itu untuk

menghasilkan makanan organik yang

sangat mampan.

Semakin ramai orang sedar dengan

pemakanan sihat dan mereka tahu sayu-

ran organik adalah baik untuk tubuh Ikan Pelian harga mahal. Kopi produk usahawan Kg Buayan.

kerana ia bebas daripada bahan kimia muniti yang bersatu padu, Joseph yakin, yang lazat iaitu ‘terubuk’, sudah tiba
mereka boleh menjadi petani berjaya masa kita juga ada ikan masin ‘pelian.’
dan racun serangga. jika diberi latihan dan kemahiran yang Ikan ini yang lazat dimasak dengan apa
berkaitan. sahaja cara masakan, boleh dijual den-
Projek itu katanya, ibarat ‘membunuh gan harga yang lumayan,” tambahnya.
Tumpuan lain dalam projek
dua burung dengan satu batu’ iaitu ia bersepadu itu ialah penternakan ikan Harga ikan pelian yang dikenali seba-
pelian dan emparau, yang terkenal gai ‘emas bernyawa’ di negeri ini jika di-
dapat membantu kerajaan menyediakan dalam sungai di Buayan. jual boleh mencecah di antara RM60
hingga RM120 untuk satu kilogram.
makanan yang mencukupi untuk pen- Beliau berkata, mereka perlu
menubuhkan pasukan untuk men- Menurut Joseph, jika berjaya, pa-
duduk di negeri ini berikutan kemungki- jalankan kajian bagaimana Buayan sukannya akan mengembangkan projek
boleh menjadi pengeluar terbesar ikan itu ke kampung hutan lain yang
nan berlaku krisis makanan pada masa pelian itu. Selain daripada ikan itu berdekatan. Kampung Buayan dihuni
sendiri, spesies itu juga boleh dijadikan oleh kira-kira 300 orang yang ke-
akan datang dan ia juga memberi pelu- produk nilai tambah seperti ikan masin. banyakannya terdiri daripada etnik
KadazanDusun.
ang kepada petani di sana untuk men- “Jika Sarawak ada ikan masin mereka

jadi usahawan.

“Saya suka pergi ke hutan. Itulah tem-

pat terbaik untuk mencari sayur-sayuran

yang bersih dan bebas daripada bahan

kimia selain dapat memburu tupai,”

katanya berseloroh.

Ahli politik ini yang suka membuat

Sukan

Sukan Komanwel: Seirama campuran prospek pingat baharu untuk M’sia

KUALA LUMPUR: Kem terjun negara Datuk Leong Mun Yee berkata Malaysia “Datuk Pandelela Rinong mempunyai jukkan aksi yang baik, saya percaya kami Yee berkata kejohanan itu  merupakan
berpeluang meraih pingat menerusi dua akan meletakkan harapan pada dua peluang untuk bertanding dalam 10m boleh menyumbang pingat,” katanya medan pemanas badan untuk anak
acara baharu dalam Sukan Komanwel gandingan dalam 3m papan anjal seri- platform serirama campuran namun ia kepada Bernama ketika dihubungi pada buahnya sebelum beraksi di Pusat Aku-
iaitu 3 meter (m) papan anjal seirama rama campuran iaitu menerusi Gabriel bergantung pada keadaan fizikalnya me- Jumaat. atik Sandwell di Birmingham.
campuran dan 10m platform seirama Gilbert Daim-Nur Dhabitah Sabri mandangkan beliau akan bertanding
campuran. dan Muhammad Syafiq Puteh-Wendy Ng dalam dua acara iaitu 10m platform Sementara itu, Mun Yee berkata pa- Beliau berharap mereka akan terus
Yan Yee untuk membawa pulang pingat.  wanita dan 10m platform serirama sukan negara sedang membuat persedi- konsisten bermula sekarang sehinggalah
Kedua-dua acara tersebut akan dian- wanita. aan bagi menghadapi Kejohanan Aku- menamatkan saingan dengan kemenan-
jurkan buat pertama kali pada temasya Bagaimanapun, Mun Yee berkata pi- atik Dunia di Budapest, Hungary, pada 18 gan di Hungary dan England kelak.
itu di Birmingham, England bulan de- hak kejurulatihan belum memutuskan “Semua negara yang menyertai dua Jun hingga 3 Julai ini. 
pan. penerjun yang akan bertanding dalam acara baharu ini berpeluang memenangi Sukan Komanwel 2022 akan bermula
10m platform serirama campuran. pingat, bagi kami jika penerjun menun- Walaupun tidak menawarkan tempat pada 28 Julai hingga 8 Ogos ini. –
Pembantu jurulatih kebangsaan untuk Sukan Olimpik 2024 di Paris, Mun Bernama

bola sepaK – aksi Kelayakan piala negara-negara afrika 2023 Salah Pemain

Mesir tewas Terbaik PFA
tanpa Salah
ANKARA: Bintang Liverpool dari Mesir,
JOHANNESBURG: Mesir nyata mersai keti- Galal, yang meninggalkan kelab Ka- PENYERANG Sierra Leone Jonathan Morsay (kiri) dikejar oleh pemain Mohamed Salah memenangi anugerah Pe-
adaan kapten, Mohamed Salah yang ced- herah Pyramids untuk mengambil alih tu- pertahanan Nigeria Calvin Bassey (kanan) semasa aksi kelayakan Kumpulan main Terbaik Persatuan Pemain Bola
era selepas negara itu mengalami kekala- gas selaku jurulatih Mesir, kini berdepan Sepak Profesional (PFA) 2022 pada
han mengejut 0-2 kepada Ethiopia dalam tugas sukar pada musim yang penuh keke- A Piala Negara-Negara Afrika 2023 di Abuja, Jumaat. – Foto AFP Khamis.
kelayakan Piala Negara-Negara Afrika (Af- cewaan untuk negara itu.
con) 2023, Jumaat. tenis – terbuka stuttgart “Salah membawa pulang Anugerah Pe-
Mereka tewas pada perlawanan akhir main Terbaik PFA,” kata PFA di laman se-
Kekejangan otot menyebabkan penjar- Piala Negara-Negara Senegal menerusi pe- Murray mara ke suku akhir sawangnya, menambah anugerah itu di-
ing prolifik Liverpool itu tidak dapat be- nentuan sepakan penalti pada Februari menangi buat kali kedua dalam ker-
raksi tetapi tetap bermain ketika melakar lalu dan sebulan kemudian mengalami pertama selepas enam bulan jayanya.
kemenangan ke atas Guinea sebelum itu nasib sama menentang pasukan yang
walaupun tidak cergas sepenuhnya. sama dalam playoff untuk menentukan STUTTGART: Andy Murray mara ke suku “Ini adalah kemenangan yang bagus Menjadi pemain Liverpool sejak 2017,
pasukan yang layak ke Piala Dunia 2022 di akhir pertamanya dalam tempoh enam dan saya akan cuba mara ke separuh akhir. Salah sebelum ini memenangi anugerah
Mesir tidak dapat menggunakan beber- Qatar. bulan pada Jumaat ketika pemain bukan Pemain Terbaik PFA 2018, menurut Agensi
apa pemain utama lain namun tetap di- pilihan dari Britain itu menewaskan “Apabila saya ketinggalan pada set ke- Anadolu.
jangka masih mampu memperoleh mata Mesir memerlukan 87 minit untuk Alexander Bublik 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) di kejo- dua ia mengecewakan, saya memikirkan
maksimum dalam aksi Kumpulan D di menjaringkan gol yang menewaskan hanan gelanggang rumput Stuttgart. apa yang saya boleh lakukan untuk men- Kelabnya Liverpool turut memberi
Malawi menentang lawan yang men- Guinea pada pusingan pembukaan ke- gubahnya. penghormatan kepada pemain berusia 29
duduki ranking ke-108 dunia. layakan Piala Negara-Negara 2023 dan Murray memenangi set pembukaan tahun itu di atas anugerah itu.
kekalahan kepada Ethiopia menyebabkan menentang lawan dari Kazakhstan itu “Dia melakukan beberapa hantaran
Bagaimanapun, serangan pantas mereka berada di tangga tercorot. Guinea tetapi dipaksa berusaha keras untuk hebat – dan beberapa hantaran yang “Pemain Terbaik PFA...Tahniah, Mo-
Ethiopia berjaya mengucar-ngacirkan meraih kemenangan lewat permainan un- bangkit daripada ketinggalan 5-2 pada set sukar. Beberapa hantaran yang dibuatnya hamed Salah,” ciap penyokong pasukan
benteng pertahanan Mesir dan dua gol tuk menewaskan Malawi 1-0 di Conakry kedua sebelum meraih kemenangan. memang tidak dapat dijangka.” The Reds di Twitter.
menerusi Dawa Hotessa dan kapten, dengan Naby Keita, rakan sepasukan Salah
Shemeles Bekele pada babak masa per- di Liverpool, menjaringkan gol pada masa Bekas pemain nombor satu dunia itu Penampilan terakhir Murray di suku “Memenangi trofi merupakan satu
tama memberikan kemenangan kepada tambahan. berkata keyakinannya semakin pulih se- akhir adalah pada Januari lepas apabila penghormatan, sama ada secara individu
Ethiopia. Mesir mempunyai lebih banyak lepas menewaskan Bublik untuk tempoh dia mara ke final di Sydney. atau kolektif, dan anugerah ini sangat be-
penguasaan bola pada separuh masa ke- Nigeria menamatkan lima perlawanan hampir satu jam setengah. sar, saya sangat gembira dan berbangga
dua di permukaan padang yang teruk ak- tanpa kemenangan dengan bangkit me- Kemenangan ke atas Tsitsipas hari ini dengannya.  Apatah lagi diundi oleh pe-
ibat hujan lebat sebelum perlawanan. newaskan Sierra Leone 2-1 dalam aksi “Seronok dapat kembali ke peringkat (Sabtu) akan menaikkan ranking pemain main.  Ia membuktikan bahawa anda telah
Kumpulan A yang berlangsung secara ter- ini,” kata Murray yang akan menentang berusia 35 tahun itu lebih dekat untuk berusaha gigih dan meilhat hasilnya,” ia
Ethiopia terpaksa beraksi di Lilongwe tutup di Abuja susulan masalah pilihan utama Stefanos Tsitsipas dalam kembali ke kelompok 50 teratas buat kali memetik Salah.
kerana seperti 16 negara lain yang ber- penyokong pada aksi play-off Piala Dunia perebutan tempat ke separuh akhir. pertama dalam tempoh lebih empat
saing dalam pusingan kelayakan, mereka menentang Ghana. tahun. – AFP Salah menjaringkan 23 gol dalam 35 pe-
tidak mempunyai stadium bertaraf an- nampilan Liga Perdana Inggeris pada
tarabangsa. Semua gol hadir papada babak per- musim 2021-22, dengan Liverpool men-
tama dengan Jonathan Morsay membuka duduki tempat kedua.
Jurulatih Mesir, Ehab Galal baru mem- jaringan untuk Seirra Leone, sebelum Alex
bimbing Mesir dua perlawanan selepas Iwobi menyamakan kedudukan dan Vic- Manchester City dinobatkan sebagai
pengendali dari Portugal, Carlos Queiroz tor Osimhen menjaringkan gol kemenan- juara 2022 selepas mereka meraih 93
tidak bersetuju dengan syarat lanjutan gan untuk Nigeria pada minit ke-41. – AFP mata dalam 38 perlawanan. Saingan ter-
kontraknya. dekat mereka, Liverpool, mengumpul 92
mata.

Sementara itu, pemain tengah Inggeris
Manchester City, Phil Foden, 22, meme-
nangi anugerah Pemain Muda Terbaik PFA
buat kali kedua berturut-turut.

Foden, yang sebelum ini merangkul
anugerah itu pada 2021, menjaringkan
sembilan gol dalam 28 perlawanan Liga
Perdana untuk membantu Man City meme-
nangi kejuaraan liga 2022. – Bernama

SUKAN harianekspres Mesir 8
tewas
SUARA TEMPATAN ANDA I SABTU, 11 JUN, 2022 tanpa
Salah

BOLA SEPAK – Kelayakan Piala Asia 2023

Hanya

menang atau

seri: Pan Gon JUHAR (tengah) bergambar bersama Goh (kelima dari kiri) Wong (keempat dari kiri) dan
pemimpin-pemimpin FCAS yang lain, semasa kunjungan hormat di Istana Negeri, pada Khamis.

Perlumbaan Perahu Naga A’bangsa FCAS dapat restu TYT

PETALING JAYA: Hanya menang atau seri. PAN Gon pada media praperlawanan GL Oh berterusan beliau terhadap acara kebu- nik lain di negeri ini termasuk pelajar
Itulah dua pilihan diberikan Ketua Ju- dayaan yang dianjurkan oleh masyarakat Universiti Malaysia Sabah serta beberapa
pada Jumaat. – fotoBERNAMA KOTA KINABALU: Yang Dipertua Negeri Cina peserta dari Semenanjung Malaysia ter-
rulatih Skuad Kebangsaan Kim Pan Gon Tun Juhar Mahirrudin memberikan restu masuk pasukan perahu naga teratas dari
kepada anak buahnya menjelang perte- tahun lepas Bahrain menundukkan untuk Perlumbaan Perahu Naga Antara- “Saya ingin merakamkan ucapan ter- Pulau Pinang,” katanya.
muan Harimau Malaya dengan pasukan Malaysia yang ketika itu di bawah bimbin- bangsa FCAS 2022/Ke-7, yang bakal di- ima kasih kepada Yang Dipertua Negeri
pilihan Bahrain dalam perlawanan kedua gan bekas Ketua Jurulatih Tan Cheng Hoe, adakan di sini bulan depan. Sabah atas sikap terbuka dan prihatin be- Sementara itu, Datuk Susan Wong
Kumpulan E Kelayakan Piala Asia 2023 di 2-0. liau terhadap rakyat, sentiasa meng- berkata Perlumbaan Perahu Naga Antara-
Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil di sini malam Beliau memuji dan mengiktiraf sum- galakkan dan mempromosikan pemban- bangsa FCAS ke-7 akan diadakan dari 1-3
ini (Sabtu). Malaysia dan Bahrain kini berkongsi bangan besar acara sukan kebudayaan gunan budaya pelbagai etnik di Sabah, Julai di Tanjung Lipat di sini.
tiga mata di kedudukan teratas Kumpulan tahunan itu, ke arah menggalakkan per- selaras dengan konsep “Keluarga
Pan Gon berkata Malaysia menghor- E selepas masing-masing menewaskan paduan negara, sukan kebudayaan dan Malaysia” yang dilaungkan Perdana Menurutnya, pesta pantai akan di-
mati Bahrain sebagai sebuah pasukan Turkmenistan 3-1 dan Bangladesh 2-0 di pelancongan. Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. adakan pada sebelah malam pada hari
hebat di Asia dengan aksi yang men- Stadium Nasional, Rabu lepas.  pertama untuk mengalu-alukan peserta.
gagumkan beberapa tahun ini termasuk Beliau berkata demikian semasa kun- “Kami di FCAS sememangnya sangat
kejayaan dalam membuat penampilan Hanya juara dan lima naib juara teratas jungan hormat delegasi Gabungan Per- bertuah kerana mendapat pengiktirafan Pusingan awal perlumbaan perahu itu
dalam pusingan akhir Kelayakan Piala kumpulan akan layak ke final Piala Asia satuan Cina Sabah (FCAS) diketuai Presi- dan sokongan beliau selama ini, yang akan bermula pada sebelah pagi 2 Julai
Dunia. 2023 dengan kemunculan terakhir dennya, Tan Sri T.C Goh, di Istana Negeri penting untuk memastikan kejayaan diikuti larian matahari terbenam yang ju-
Malaysia dalam kejohanan berprestij itu pada Khamis. acara sukan kebudayaan tahunan ini, se- lung kali dianjurkan oleh sayap belia
Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata skuad pada 2007 selaku tuan rumah bersama lain menjadikannya popular dalam FCAS pada sebelah petang.
Harimau Malaya sedia untuk berhadapan tetapi lebih 40 tahun skuad kebangsaan Pertemuan itu dihadiri oleh timbalan kalangan rakyat pelbagai kaum,” kata
lawan mereka dan mempunyai cara gagal untuk mara secara merit sejak edisi presiden FCAS merangkap pengerusi Goh dalam kenyataan pada Jumaat. Perlumbaan akhir perahu naga dan
tersendiri untuk menjayakan misinya se- 1980 di Kuwait. penganjur Datuk Susan Wong, naib pres- penyampaian hadiah akan diadakan
lain tidak menolak kemungkinan iden Datuk Chua Soon Ping, Kapitan Fung Tambahnya, walaupun kurang penyer- pada pagi 3 Julai manakala pertandingan
melakukan kejutan ke atas Bahrain yang Sementara itu ketika ditanya mengenai Chun Fatt, Kapitan Lim Vun Chan, Ng taan asing tahun ini sudah dijangka membungkus ladu nasi bagi menan-
dibimbing Helio Sousa. ramalan beliau mengenai satu lagi perte- Young Wah, David Chan Chun Ket, benda- berikutan sekatan sempadan dari negara dakan sambutan tahunan Pesta Ladu
muan antara Bangladesh dan Turk- hari agung Datuk Yong Soo Pin dan Ben- lain serta prosedur ujian Covid-19 rumit akan diadakan pada sebelah petang.
“Satu mata atau tiga mata, macam menistan hari ini, Pan Gon berkata beliau dahari agung Chen Ee Sheng bagi mem- di Imigresen, sambutan peserta tempatan
mana sekalipun kami perlukan mata. akan menyokong Bangladesh dan bincangkan perkembangan program amat menggalakkan. Beliau berkata Ketua Menteri Datuk
Kami akan menggunakan strategi dan tak- berharap mereka akan mendapat keputu- acara tersebut. Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor telah dijemput
tik kami untuk memperoleh satu mata san positif. “Sambutan daripada pasukan tem- untuk merasmikan perlumbaan perahu
kerana ia sangat penting. Kami perlu men- Goh yang juga Presiden Gabungan patan melebihi jangkaan kami. Selain pe- naga, manakala Menteri Belia dan
jadi  amat kuat ketika berhadapan Pada masa sama, Pan Gon berkata ke- Persatuan Cina Malaysia (Huazong) serta berbangsa Cina, kami turut mener- Sukan Datuk Ellron Angin dijangka
Bahrain,” katanya dalam sidang media hadiran bekas Presiden Persatuan Bo- menyampaikan cenderahati kepada ima penyertaan daripada kumpulan et- akan melepaskan larian matahari terbe-
praperlawanan di sini, Jumaat. lasepak Malaysia (FAM) dan pemilik Johor Juhar sebagai menghargai sokongan nam.
Darul Ta’zim (JDT) Tunku Ismail  Sultan
“Saya percaya ia akan menjadi per- Ibrahim di stadium esok akan mem- Bahrain akui bakal hadapi perlawanan sukar
lawanan yang sukar berdasarkan pengala- berikan semangat kepada pasukan ne-
man dan kualiti Bahrain. Saya boleh gara.  SUBANG JAYA: Bahrain menyedari bakal dah kemampuan anak didik Kim Pan itu dan kami melakukan persediaan ter-
katakan kami sudah bersedia. Kami meng- berhadapan  perlawanan sukar menen- Gon. baik untuk meraih kemenangan.
hormati lawan tetapi kami masih mahu “Pemain kami di sini difahamkan tang Malaysia pada aksi Kelayakan Piala
bertarung dengan cara kami, mereka mereka amat menyukai beliau (Tunku Is- Asia 2023 malam ini, meskipun pasukan Katanya darjah kesukaran turut dipen- “Pasukan kami berada pada ranking
adalah kuat tetapi kami bukannya sebuah mail),” katanya. – Bernama itu berada pada kedudukan dunia lebih garuhi kelebihan pasukan negara yang lebih tinggi tetapi secara teorinya mereka
pasukan yang mudah mengalah, pemain tinggi berbanding pasukan negara. beraksi di laman sendiri dan mendapat (Malaysia) adalah pasukan yang
kami juga kuat, dari segi mental mereka sokongan padu penyokong sekali gus kuat...Mereka mempunyai kelebihan
juga kuat,” katanya. Ketua Jurulatih Bahrain Helio Sousa menjadikan aksi di Stadium Nasional di bermain di tempat sendiri. Persekitaran
mengakui skuad Harimau Malaya adalah Bukit Jalil akan menjadi sengit. ini yang mencetuskan para penyokong
Jurulatih berusia 53 tahun dari Korea sebuah pasukan yang berkualiti justeru yang hebat dan membantu melonjakkan
Selatan itu juga menganggap kedudukan pasukan kendaliannya yang diberi “Pasukan Malaysia kini jauh lebih kuat Malaysia untuk menjadi lebih kuat,”
ranking dunia Malaysia jauh di tangga ke- jolokan ‘Dilmun’s Warriors’ perlu lebih berbanding sebelum ini dan mempunyai katanya pada sidang media praper-
154 berbanding Bahrain di kedudukan ke- berwaspada dan tidak memandang ren- pemain berkualiti serta berada pada ke- lawanan di sini, Jumaat. – Bernama
89 tidak bermakna di atas padang. dudukan di atas dan kami sedar perkara

“Kami tidak sepatutnya takut dengan BADMINTON – Masters Indonesia Buatlah pilihan bijak demi masa
ranking pasukan lawan, kami mahu me-
nunjukkan mereka kekuatan mental pe- Ginting sekat depan olahraga negara – Mumtaz
main Malaysia, semangat juang …  kami
mahu membanggakan peminat bola hasrat Zii Jia ke KUALA LUMPUR: Perwakilan Kesatuan mengharumkan nama negara dalam mana-
sepak Malaysia, ini fokus kami sekarang,” Olahraga Malaysia (KOM) diseru agar mem- mana kejohanan mahupun temasya sukan
katanya. separuh akhir buat pilihan yang tepat dalam menentukan antarabangsa.
presiden baharu badan induk sukan itu
Untuk rekod, dalam pertemuan  ter- KUALA LUMPUR: Impian jaguh perseoran- bagi penggal 2022/2025 pada Mesyuarat “Semestinya, tak boleh dapat 100 peratus
akhir antara kedua-dua pasukan Mei gan lelaki negara Lee Zii Jia mencatatkan Agung Tahunan (AGM) 12 Jun ini. yang bagus namun, presiden perlu ada
kemenangan hatrik dalam kejohanan dis- hubungan baik dengan persatuan di per-
ertainya sejak bulan lepas terkubur, se- Timbalan Presiden KOM Datuk Mumtaz ingkat negeri selain dihormati di peringkat
lepas tersingkir  di peringkat suku Jaafar berkata amat penting bagi perwaki- antarabangsa seperti Olahraga Dunia,”
akhir  Kejohanan Badminton Masters In- lan membuat penilaian bijak bagi menen- katanya kepada Bernama.
donesia, pada Jumaat. tukan hala tuju serta masa depan olahraga
negara yang lebih baik. Perebutan kerusi nombor satu di KOM
Berlangsung di Stadium Istora Senayan, akan menyaksikan saingan antara penyan-
Jakarta, kemaraan Zii Jia disekat apabila Selain berkaliber, legenda olahraga ne- dang, Datuk SM Muthu dan Menteri
tewas di tangan pemain perseorangan In- gara itu berkata presiden baharu perlu Wilayah Persekutuan Datuk Seri Shahidan
donesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-18, mempunyai komunikasi dua hala yang baik Kassim yang juga Presiden Persatuan
16-21, 15-21, dalam perlawanan selama 69 bersama ahli KOM demi kebaikan badan in- Olahraga Perlis (POAPs).
minit. duk itu.
Muthu menjadi Presiden KOM sejak 2019
Set pertama, Zii Jia selaku pilihan kelima Mumtaz berkata presiden juga perlu manakala Shahidan sebelum ini pernah
kejohanan  bermula garang  mendahului memastikan atlet kekal berdisiplin tinggi memegang tampuk kepimpinan badan in-
lima mata di depan dengan Ginting cuba agar mereka kekal fokus dalam usaha duk itu dari 2006 hingga 2012.– Bernama
mengejar mata, sebelum kemenangan
menjadi milik negara 21-18. Liga Negara-Negara UEFA

Di set kedua, permainan serba tidak Gol Cancelo, Guedes bantu
menjadi juara Kejohanan Badminton Asia
PEMAIN Kinabalu Jaguar FC melakukan larian rutin mereka pada Khamis. 2022 dan Terbuka Thailand 2022 itu mula Portugal benam Republik Czech
terpamer, sebelum Ginting menggunakan
KJFC sasar teruskan rentak kemenangan peluang sebaiknya untuk menang 16-21 LISBON: Portugal menjaringkan dua gol mereka. Kemenangan itu bermakna Por-
bagi mengheret perlawanan ke set penen- dalam tempoh lima minit untuk me- tugal kini mempunyai kelebihan dua
KOTA KINABALU: Kinabalu Jaguar FC ramai memberikan sokongan kepada pa- tuan. newaskan Republik Czech 2-0 pada Ju- mata berbanding Sepanyol selepas meraih
(KJFC) menyasarkan untuk meneruskan sukan,” katanya pada Jumaat. maat sekali gus mempunyai kelebihan dua kemenangan dan satu seri daripada
rentak kemenangan menentang Imigre- Asakan bertali arus dilancarkan Gint- dua mata di tangga teratas Kumpulan A2 tiga aksi pembukaan.
sen FC pada pusingan kedua aksi Kumpu- Pada masa sama, beliau turut menyeru ing  yang bagaikan ‘dirasuk’ selepas kempen Liga Negara-Negara.
lan A dalam saingan M3 di Stadium Likas, pemain supaya kekal fokus dan tidak ter- menerima sokongan padu penyokong Republik Czech yang memulakan per-
petang ini (Sabtu). lalu yakin. tuan rumah, ternyata membuahkan hasil Joao Cancelo dan Goncalo Guedes mas- lawanan dengan kutipan mata sama kini
sehingga menyaksikan  Zii Jia  banyak ing-masing menjaringkan gol minit ke-33 tercicir ke tangga ketiga, selepas Sepanyol
Pengurus pasukan, Adzhar Mohamad “Kami tidak boleh memandang ren- membuat hantaran luar gelanggang se- dan ke-38 di Lisbon untuk Portugal menewakan Switzerland 1-0 di Geneva. –
yakin anak buahnya akan dapat mereal- dah Imigresen FC walaupun kami dalam belum tewas 15-21 di set penentuan. meneruskan permulaan cemerlang AFP
isasikan kemenangan selepas membe- rentak kemenangan dan mempunyai
lasah Ultimate FC 6-0 minggu lepas. kelebihan beraksi di tempat sendiri. Sementara itu, beregu utama wanita Sarabia cetus kemenangan sulung Sepanyol
negara Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah berjaya
“Para pemain menunjukkan pen- “Pemain mesti kekal fokus mereka ker- melangkah ke peringkat separuh akhir, se- GENEVA: Sepanyol merakam kemenangan Switzerland, sementara itu, tewas buat
ingkatan dalam setiap perlawanan dan ana Imigresen FC pastinya mahu menge- lepas dengan mudah menewaskan beregu pertama dalam kempen Liga Negara-Ne- kali ketiga berturut-turut selepas diatasi
keyakinan mereka juga bertambah cewakan kami terutamanya dengan ke- Thailand  Jongkolphan Kititharakul- gara UEFA menerusi jaringan awal Pablo Republik Czech 2-1 dan dibelasah Portugal
berikutan tiga kemenangan berturut-tu- datangan beberapa pemain secara pinja- Rawinda Prajongjai dengan kemenangan Sarabia ketika menewaskan Switzerland 1- 4-0 dengan Cristiano Ronaldo meledak
rut. man daripada pasukan Liga Super terma- straight set 21-11, 21-16. 0. dua kali.
suk Sabah FC, KL City FC dan Melaka
“Kami juga mendahului carta buat United,” tambahnya. Pearly-Thinaah akan membuat perhi- Sarabia memanfaatkan kesilapan perta- Ia adalah kekalahan pertama mereka di
masa ini dan saya pasti ini juga akan tungan menentang pilihan ketujuh dari hanan Switzerland untuk meletakkan laman sendiri dalam saingan kompetitif
mendorong mereka untuk meraih satu Sementara itu, pengerusi eksekutif Indonesia, Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva skuad kendalian Luis Enrique itu di depan sejak lapan tahun lalu, membabitkan 23
lagi kemenangan bagi mengekalkan ke- KJFC Dato; Verdon Bahanda, yang kini be- Ramadhanti yang mengejutkan pilihan dalam aksi di Geneva. perlawanan tanpa sebarang kekalahan.
dudukan ini, khususnya bermain di rada di London, yakin pemain akan kedua dari Korea Selatan, Lee So Hee-Shin
laman sendiri. mengumpul mata maksimum. Seung Chan 15-21 21-16 21-16. Kemenangan itu hadir selepas mereka Sepanyol berada di tangga kedua
diikat 1-1 di laman sendiri oleh Portugal Kumpulan A2, dua mata di belakang Portu-
“Sokongan daripada penonton di sta- “Saya percaya pemain memiliki set Manakala hasrat beregu lelaki utama dan memerlukan gol minit terakhir untuk gal manakala Switzerland di tangga ter-
dium sudah tentu akan meningkatkan minda yang tepat untuk perlawanan ini. negara, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik untuk seri 2-2 di Republik Czech hujung minggu corot, empat mata di belakang Republik
lagi semangat pemain dan kami Ia amat penting untuk mengekalkan mo- memburu kejuaraan sulung musnah se- lalu. Czech.
menggesa penyokong datang beramai- mentum mereka dan menang di tempat lepas tewas di tangan beregu China, Liang
sendiri,” katanya. – GL Oh Wei Keng-Wang Chang 21-16, 13-21, 17-21. –
Bernama