Malanjum should be made next Chief Judge of Malaysia

Chin Teck Ming

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) supreme council member Chin Tek Ming supported the call for Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Richard Malanjun to be made the next Chief Judge of Malaysia.

“I fully support this proposal because Sabah never given a chance to be appointed as Chief Justice since 1963. It is high time for the federal government to show Malaysia particularly Sabah that Sabahan also can hold that position,” said Chin who is also PBS Luyang division chief.

Before this, he said Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail became the first Sabahan to hold the position of the Attorney-General of Malaysia from 2002 to 2015.

According to Chin who is also a practising lawyer that status of the Chief Judge of Malaya and Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak are actually of equal standing under the Federal Constitution which is number three in the rung.

“I think it is high time we correct the standing because the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak was put as number four in the rung,” called Chin.

“If the federal government recognises and respect the significance of Sabah and Sarawak as being the equal partners in the formation of Malaysia.

“I think it is high time for the people from this Bornean states to helm the highest position in the apex court of Malaysia,” suggested Chin.

Chin was concurring with the suggestions made by two prominent retired judges who vouched for Malanjun suitability for the post of Malaysian Chief Justice following its incumbent Tun Arifin Zakaria’s retirement next March.

Retired Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said in the context of the Malaysian spirit he is looking forward for Malanjun to be appointed to the topmost post as he had the seniority and qualities required to occupy the position.

Retired Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram noted West Malaysian Ismail Khan and Lee Hun Hoe had served as Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak before and now is time to have East Malaysian as Chief Justice.-AG

Kem Waja diri tingkat keyakinan dan kepimpinan pelajar

Fatimah (tiga dari kanan) menerima cenderamata daripada Samsiah sambil
diperhatikan oleh guru-guru penasihat di majlis itu

KOTA KINABALU: Program Kem Waja Diri Unit Beruniform dapat meningkatkan keyakinan diri pelajar dan ilmu kepimpinan dalam organisasi, kata Naib Ketua UMNO Bahagian Kota Kinabalu, Datuk Fatimah Shara Ahmad Noor.

Katanya, program itu juga dapat membantu para pelajar membina jati diri dan berdikari mengurus diri.

“Program ini juga memberi latihan stamina diri  dan fizikal pelajar di dalam menempuh cabaran hidup melalui aktiviti yang diadakan”, katanya.

Fatimah yang juga Yang di-Pertua Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru-Guru (PIBG) Maktab Sabah berkata demikian pada majlis penutupan Kem Waja Diri Unit Beruniform Sesi 2016 sekolah itu, semalam.

Turut hadir di majlis itu ialah Penolong Kanan Pentadbiran Maktab Sabah, Puan Samsiah Almalek, Penolong Kanan Kokurikulum, Encik Abdul Jaid Paki dan Kem Komandan Kem Waja Diri, Cik Surilla Stimol.

Katanya, pelajar merupakan aset negara yang akan menerajui kepimpinan masa hadapan perlu memanfaatkan segala ilmu dan kemahiran yang diperolehi sepanjang menyertai Kem Waja Diri.

Beliau berharap peserta kem itu akan membawa perubahan
kepada setiap unit yang mereka terajui menerusi ilmu kepimpinan dalam organisasi yang telah mereka pelajari.

“Manfaatkan setiap ilmu dan kemahiran yang dipelajari demi kepentingan dan kemajuan unit beruniform pimpinan mereka”, tegasnya.

Fatimah juga berharap peserta kem itu akan menjadi pelajar dan anak yang membanggakan ibu-bapa, warga sekolah, agama, bangsa dan negara.

“Untuk  berjaya dalam kehidupan, para pelajar perlu berusaha gigih dan menuntut ilmu pendidikan setinggi yang boleh disamping disiplin diri dan moral yang tinggi”, katanya.-AG

Fresh pesticide-free highland vegetables at Bornion

Some of the vegetables available

MOST of us are health conscious and wants to consume good fresh food untainted by herbicide and pesticide. We think longingly of the olden days when manure was very natural to say the least. However it later became easier to just buy the fertilizers and spread them over our vegetable patches.

We have since learned that the best vegetables and potatoes are not necessarily the largest and the juiciest but those that are grown naturally, not sprayed by pesticides or fertilised by chemical-based fertilisers. 

Those of us who wants to consume  Chemical free vegetables and potatoes can now purchase them  from  a farmer's store located at Lot 15, Ground Floor at Bornion Centre, Luyang.

The store which opened officially for business on Oct 27 welcomes consumers daily from 7am to 4pm, except on Wednesday.

Spokesman for the store, Norazman Jamdin said the vegetables are acquired from contract farmers who apply organic farming in their agricultural endeavors.

The farmers who cultivate their farms on the highland of Bundu Tuhan utilize high-nutrient organic fertilizer produced by Glomus Ecology, which is odorless and pathogen-free, he stressed.

According to him, they supply the outlet three times a week depending on market demand.

Norazman Jamdin

He shared that vegetable prices are very affordable as compared to other similar products in the market, adding that there are more than ten types of vegetables on sale as well as a few variety of highland rice.

The outlet which can accommodate up to 15 people at any one time hopes to promote awareness on the goodness of organic food to consumers while supporting a healthy eating lifestyle, he added.

He said the site was chosen for its conducive and convenient position for shoppers.

Also available in the shop are Glomus Ecology natural fertilizers which are sold in user friendly packs.

This means that consumers do not only have a choice of vegetables in the store but acquire the fertilizer for their own use. They can even start their own vegetable patch in their backyard. With the Glomus products they can hope to enjoy luscious vegetables from their own garden. -AG.

Yahya rasmi Seminar ICT MAFI

Yahya (bersongkok) melancarkan Sistem ICT yang dibangunkan oleh MAFI sambil diperhatikan oleh Ahmad Awang Hashim (dua dari kanan) dan Mingu (kanan) di majlis itu.  

KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah merasmikan Seminar ICT 2016 Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Makanan Sabah (MAFI) dan jabatan sert agensi dibawahnya di Dewan Serbaguna Wisma Pertanian Sabah Kota Kinabalu, hari ini.
Seminar sehari itu adalah anjuran bersama MAFI dan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Komputer Negeri Sabah.
Turut hadir ialah Pengerusi Lembaga Industri Getah Negeri Sabah (LIGS) Datuk Rubin Balang, Pengerusi Ko-Nelayan, Datuk Haji Mijul Unaini, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian, Encik Ahmad Awang Hashim, Pengerah Jabatan Perkhidmatan Komputer Negeri, Dr Haji Mingu Haji Jumaan, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap MAFI, Encik KZulkifli Harrith dan ketua-ketua jabatan serta agensi dibawah MAFI.
Yahya yang juga Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Makanan Negeri turut melancarkan sistem ICT yang dibangunkan oleh MAFI di majlis itu.-AG

Magahauthon Eco Run 2016 Matunggong

Stanley Donal

KOTA KINABALU: Persatuan Olahraga Matunggong (POM) dengan kerjasama Persatuan Momogun Rungus Sabah (SAMORA) akan menganjurkan Larian 15km-Magahauthon 2016-Eco Run pada 23 Oktober 2016 ini di perkarangan Puruvan Square, Matunggong.

Pengerusi Pelaksana Magahauthon 2016- Eco Run, Stanley Donal berkata, peserta larian akan dilepaskan oleh Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Matunggong, YB Dato’ Jelani Hamdan yang juga Presiden SAMORA bermula jam 6 pagi.

Katanya, Larian ini agak berbeza dengan larian-larian yang lain kerana akan merentasi perkampungan, hutan dan Gunung Gumantong.

“Larian ini lebih bersifat 'Eco Run'. Bermula dari Puruvan Square-Kg Sumangkap-Gumantong dan kembali semula ke Puruvan Square sejauh 15 km”, katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini, hari ini.

Stanley berkata, Larian itu terbahagi kepada kategori lelaki dan wanita terbuka (mens & women open) dan kategori veteran lelaki dan wanita (veteren men & women) yang masing-masing menawarkan hadiah berupa wang tunai, sijil, gong dan medal gong.

Katanya, johan ke empat kategori itu akan menerima RM 600.00, sijil, gong dan medal gong. Naib johan menerima RM400, sijil dan medal gong. Tempat ketiga akan menerima RM200, sijil dan medal gong. Hadiah turut diberikan kepada pemenang tempat keempat iaitu RM100, sijil dan medal gong. Manakala tempat kelima hingga ke sepuluh menerima RM50, sijil dan medal gong.

Bagi kategori pelajar (lelaki), johan akan menerima wang tunai RM400, sijil dan gong serta medal gong. Naib johan akan menerima RM200, sijil dan medal gong. Tempat ketiga (RM100, sijil dan medal gong), tempat keempat RM50 dan kelima hingga ke sepuluh RM30 berserta sijil dan medal gong.

“Setiap finisher akan diberi sijil dan juga medal gong”, jelasnya.

Menurut Stanley, yuran penyertaan bagi kategori dewasa/veteren ialah RM60 (termasuk baju T (tshirt) dan kategori kanak-kanak/pelajar sekolah pula RM40 (termasuk baju T).

Bagi peminat larian dan orang ramai yang berminat menyertai larian itu boleh menghubungi Stanley Donal ditalian -014 8555 844.-AG

Kojohanan Futsal Pemadam Kebangsaan Pemadam Sabah muncul tempat ke-3

Nurdin (kiri) bersama pasukan futsal lelaki Pemadam Sabah yang menang tempat ketiga Kejohanan Futsal Terbuka UTM-PEMADAM di Johor, semalam.

KOTA KINABALU: Pasukan Futsal Lelaki dan Perempuan Pemadam Sabah berjaya memenangi tempat ketiga dalam Kejohanan Futsal Terbuka UTM-Pemadam yang diadakan di Indahpura Sports City KulaiJaya, Johor.

Pasukan futsal lelaki Pemadam Sabah berjaya menewaskan Alanis FC  dari Johor pada pertandingan akhir semalam untuk memenangi tempat ketiga. Johan dan naib johan masing-masing dimemangi oleh ZM FT dari Kuala Lumpur dan Tampoi FC dari Johor

ZM menerima hadiah wang tunai RM2,500 dan medal. Tampoi FC dan Pemadam Sabah masing-masing menerima hadiah wang tunai RM1000 dan RM750 serta medal.

Sementara dalam kategori wanita, pasukan futsal Pemadam Sabah berjaya menewaskan pasukan Southern Champ dari Johor dalam perlawanan akhir untuk memenangi hadiah wang tunai RM400 dan medal.

Sementara Johan dan Naib Johan masing-masing disandang oleh Pemadam Kuala Lumpur dan pasukan PFT dari Selangor. Johan menerima hadiah wang tunai RM1,500 dan medal manakala Naib Johan menerima RM800 dan medal.

Pengerusi Biro Pendidikan Pencegahan Dadah di IPT & Kelab PEMADAM Kebangsaan, Prof.Datuk Dr.Mohd.Tajudin Haji Ninggal telah menyampaikan hadiah kepada para pemenang.

Pengurus pasukan Futsal Pemadam Sabah, Encik Nurdin Ujud berkata, pemain Sabah telah menunjukkan aksi yang baik untuk memenangi tempat ketiga dalam kedua-dua kategori kejohanan itu.

“Memandangkan kejohanan ini adalah terbuka maka ianya disertai banyak pasukan yang memang hebat-hebat. Untuk kategori lelaki sahaja sebanyak 48 pasukan mengambil bahagian manakala kategori wanita disertai oleh 24 pasukan”, katanya.

Kontinjen Futsal Pemadam Sabah diwakili oleh Haji Ag Abdul Ghani Pg Haji Yusof (Ketua Kontinjen), Hassan Mahali (Timbalan Ketua Kontinjen), Nurdin Ujud (Pengurus), Razali Alijoh (fisioterapi lelaki), Sarinah Sarman (fisioterapi perempuan), Jimran Hajaran (perubatan), Matdin Amoi (keselamatan), Muhammad Arshad Masulin (jurulatih lelaki) dan Petronella Douny (jurulatih perempuan).

Manakala pemain lelaki terdiri daripada Ag Matzleinsah Addy Aharun, Razali Isiak, Isninddin Ryo Laretto, Marwin Kadir, Haslan Harun, Shazree Ruhif Samail, Adrian Adjeran. Sementara pemain perempuan terdiri daripada Haindee Mosroh, Pedrolia Martin Sikayun, Marcia Munchin, Asma Junaidi, Ji Fedalliah Claritta Jaimin, Nurshahkila Abdul Rahman dan Zaffeka Zakaria.

Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Eksekutif Pemadam Negeri Sabah, Puan Jossie Ansilmus @ Aisyah Abdullah.-AG

29th Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon

The winners of the event left to right-John, Wincentbert,
Safrey, Sandi, Viola and Tahira

KOTA KINABALU: The 29th Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon held at the Kinabalu Park in Kundasang Ranau, saw participation from 18 countries, with the bulk being from Malaysia at 91 participants.

The rest were from Singapore, four, three each from the United States, the Philippines and Hong Kong. There were two each from Brunei, France, Japan and Kenya, while one participant  from each of the countries Australia, Finland, Britain, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan and Tunisia. 

Malaysia won the Elite Men category with locals Safrey Sumping, who clocked in at at 2.21.33 closely followed by Wincentbert Latius 2.22.58. Kenyan John Kipkorir Rutto of Kenya closed in at 2.28.23.

Meanwhile in the Women Elite Category, Sandi Menchi Catlona Abahan of the Philippines won the

race at 2.58.48, followed by Kenyan Viola Jepchirchir Kimeli at 3.11.42. Malaysian Tahira Najmunisaa Muhamad came third at 3.22.22.

The event was flagged off by the Minister of Tourism , Culture and Environment Datuk Masidi Manjun flagged off the event.

The track for this year's race was set at 26km but because of bad weather, the participants were only

required to complete 20km. The weather had not been fine since the previous day and the night before the run, strong wind persisted until almost dawn.-AG

Yahya menerima kunjung AJK Pelaksana Pesta Kubis

KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin (duduk, tengah) telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Ahli Jawatankuasa Pelaksana Pesta Kubis Sabah 2016 di pejabatnya di Wisma Pertanian Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, hari ini.
Kunjungan itu diketuai oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa itu, Encik Wasry Tarijin (duduk, 2 dari kiri) Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Politik Yahya, Encik Ewon Benedick (duduk, kiri).
Yahya yang juga Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Makanan Negeri telah diberi taklimat mengenai sambutan Pesta Kubis yang akan diadakan pada awal bulan Disember 2016 oleh Wasry dan jawatankuasanya.
Yahya turut mencadangkan agar Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Malaysia dijemput bagi merasmikan Pesta Kubis Sabah 2016.-AG

Baby Boomers foster friendship while celebrating their golden years

Some of the revellers during the event

KOTA KINABALU: The Social Media, Whatsapp and other mode of communications are the main form of communications for most people in this days and age.
In fact, it has a positive impact for people who have been separated from their friends and families through the years.
It has not only enable them to become closer, but also enabled them to foster friendship and rapport among them. Some of them who have been friends in their childhood years had rekindled their friendship.
Through this communications, some 40 baby boomers celebrated life and living recently by coming together in their best traditional dress. The event organised by a group of childhood friends from Kampung Bambangan Inanam, aimed to foster friendship and rapport among the group of people while ensuring that language and tradition would not be forgotten.
 The group of people who were in contact through the social media, Whatsapp, also hoped to produce excerpts of their memories growing up in the village, in a book, so that the next generation would understand the life of their elders who had to undergo swift changes in lifestyle with the onset of 'civilisation' after World War II. They enjoyed similar experiences as most of them attended the same primary school, St Catherine Inanam and secondary school, Lok Yuk Secondary School Likas.

Some of the gentlemen who attended the birthday bash

Six of the revelers, who were born in 1958 and turned 58 years old this year celebrated their unique situation with a cake cutting ceremony. 
Later that evening, lucky draws and presentation of gifts to best dressed in both traditional and creative traditional costume were held. -AG

Better WiFi access at KKIA, thanks to Sunner

Fatimah (right) receiving a memento from a
Sunner Executive Gary Chia

KOTA KINABALU: Being an avid traveller, I love to land in new airports as they always have their own identity. It is also because I am very happy to land on Terra firma.
However, every time I land on an airport I like to contact my friends and family, just to tell them that I reached my destination and that I am  safe and fine. I take it for granted that they might want to know.
However I am often disappointed at airports as the WiFi are not always good. SMS are not always conducive too as it is very expensive to send them, even in the nearest country like Singapore.
Travellers to Sabah via Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) are assured that they will not have a problem as the Sunner Group have installed their Sunner WiFi Hotspot there.
It is a free based WiFi solution that will help indoor venues, to provide their visitors will immediate WiFi hotspot service.
Entrepreneur Datuk Fatimah Shara Ahmad Noor, who launched the services commented that this facility is very helpful and will ensure that travellers can contact their loved ones, or call for services as soon as they land at the airport, without any problems.
She also commended the company for their innovative ideas in ensuring that the needs of travellers and the general public as a whole are met.
Lets hope all airports have this services in future.- AG

Tamu Besar to be held in Kota Belud

Colourful Bajau Horsemen- Pic Sabah Tourism

KOTA KINABALU: The Tamu or traditional market is one of the people's unique culture seen in Sabah. This event held every ten days or weekly, depending on the districts, is where the Kadazandusun people come together to sell their farm produce.
Their farm produce in the olden days would usually be vegetables garnered from the jungle and rice as well as rattan and resins.
Nowadays some of those produce can still be acquired including yams, potatoes, maize, riverine fish and vegetables, among many others. However in the tamu ground more items are being sold such as plastic wares, clothes, shoes, kitchen utensils and even livestock such as chicken and ducklings. In some places like Kota Belud, they even sell cows and buffaloes.
Speaking of Kota Belud, on Oct 22 to 23, a tamu besar will be held there, which actually means Grand Tamu. This annual event is the biggest traditional tamu in the State,
It is an event not to be missed as there will be several events such as buffalo race,  the Sarempak queen beauty pageant and the parade of pony riders comprised of the Bajaus, proudly known as the Cowboys of the East.
If you want to watch all these interesting and colourful activities, while doing your marketing, you should come early.
So make time that weekend to get a glimpse of the people's way of life. -AG

MasWing taja anak yatim

KOTA KINABALU: Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid (empat dari kiri) menyaksikan penyerahan tiket tajaan daripada Pemangku Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif MASWings, Encik Aminuddin Zakaria (tiga dari kiri) kepada Pengarah Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) Sabah, Haji Samin Ongki (empat dari kanan) bagi Program Penerbangan Prihatin YADIM-MASwings 2016 di pejabat syarikat penerbangan itu di Kota Kinabalu.

MasWing menaja seramai 40 orang peserta terdiri daripada anak-anak yatim daripada rumah-rumah anak yatim terpilih bagi program penerbangan daripada Kota Kinabalu ke Miri bermula esok.

Jainab berkata, Kerajaan Negeri menyambut baik program penerbangan prihatin itu selaras dengan tanggungjawab sosial korporat (CSR) MASwings untuk rakyat Sabah khususnya golongan yang kurang bernasib baik.-AG