Musa Lancar Program Semarak Bersama Esscom

SANDAKAN – Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman hari ini melancarkan Program Semarak Bersama ESSCOM dan portal ESSCOM Times yang bertujuan menyemarakkan lagi semangat patriotik dan setia kepada negara.

Beliau berkata pewujudan Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah (Esscom) dan Zon Selamat Timur Sabah (Esszone) ternyata berjaya mengembalikan keyakinan rakyat terhadap keupayaan kerajaan dalam mempertahankan keselamatan rakyat dan kedaulatan negara.

“Pada awal tahun ini, kita dikejutkan dengan peristiwa berdarah di Lahad Datu dan Semporna yang merupakan satu catatan sejarah hitam di negara ini.

“Tragedi ini memberikan pengajaran berharga tentang betapa pentingnya kesatuan dan patriotisme rakyat untuk mempertahankan kedaulatan negara,” katanya ketika berucap pada majlis itu yang berlangsung di Dewan Masyarakat Sandakan.

Turut hadir Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sabah Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman, Ketua Pengarah Esscom Datuk Mohammad Mentek dan Pesuruhjaya Polis Sabah Datuk Wira Hamza Taib.

Sehubungan itu, Musa berkata rakyat negeri ini amat berterima kasih kepada kerajaan pusat khasnya Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak yang segera mewujudkan Esscom dan Esszone susulan insiden pencerobohan di Tanduo, Lahad Datu.

Katanya kerajaan komited untuk menjayakan pelaksanaan Esscom yang merupakan agensi yang menyelaras pelbagai pasukan keselamatan dan pertahanan dalam menjaga keselamatan di kawasan Esszone.

Musa berkata ini termasuk menyediakan peruntukan kewangan untuk pembangunan infrastruktur dan aset serta sumber manusia dan kemudahan lain yang diperlukan dan dalam Bajet 2014 kerajaan persekutuan memperuntukkan RM75 juta untuk Esscom.

Ini jelas membuktikan kesungguhan kerajaan untuk menjaga kedaulatan dan keselamatan rakyat Sabah selain mengukuhkan operasi Esscom, katanya.

Pada masa yang sama, Ketua Menteri berkata kerajaan juga telah bersetuju untuk membina lima lagi kem batalion pasukan keselamatan yang akan ditempatkan di Esszone seperti yang telah diumumkan sebelum ini oleh Perdana Menteri.

Musa turut mengucapkan tahniah kepada pihak pengurusan Esscom yang berjaya menerbitkan edisi khas Buletin ESSCOM dan mewujudkan Portal berita ESSCOM Times yang memuatkan maklumat sahih dan terkini berkaitan Esscom khususnya soal-soal keselamatan di Esszone.

Beliau berharap penerbitan Buletin ESSCOM dan pewujudan portal berita ESSCOM Times, rakyat akan mendapat maklumat yang sahih dan tepat berhubung keadaan keselamatan di samping berpeluang mengikuti perkembangan terkini Esscom dari semasa ke semasa.

“Di samping itu, portal ini juga akan dapat membantu menangkis serta memberi penjelasan terhadap isu-isu keselamatan yang sering dimanipulasi oleh pihak-pihak tertentu bagi menimbulkan rasa takut dan tidak selesa dalam kalangan rakyat,” katanya.

Portal ESSCOM Times boleh dilayari di www.esscom.gov.my

Bercakap kepada pemberita kemudian, Musa berkata Sabah berada dalam keadaan terkawal dengannya anggota pelbagai agensi yang sentiasa bersedia menjaga dan melindungi keselamatan rakyat. - Bernama

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Sabah Umno must unite under Musa

Penampang Umno said it is a non-issue should there be two leaders from the State contesting for the three Vice President posts in the October party elections.

Penampang Umno Chief Datuk John Ambrose said, Wednesday, what is important was that all the 25 Umno divisions in Sabah throw their undivided support behind Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman should he decided to vie for it.

"This is to send a strong signal that Sabah is united in wanting Musa to win one of the VP post.

Incumbent Vice President Datuk Shafie Apdal has already confirmed he would be defending his post.

But Ambrose said: 

"The question of having two leaders, Musa and Shafie, vying for the VP posts is a non-issue as in past Umno elections, we have witnessed three leaders from Johor going for the VP posts.

He is confident Musa has the total backing from all Sabah Umno divisions should he decide to go for it. 

Musa is the boss and in any field one is in, you will always want your boss to do well and in this case, is to ensure Musa move up from his Supreme Council seat to the Vice President's seat.

"But should Musa decide not to join the !P race, we in Penampang Umno will fully respect his decision.

Nevertheless, we in Penampang Umno would like to see him go up the party hierarchy.

Ambrose believes that political transformation is taking place in the party and hoped that Musa would be part of the transformation by winning a VP seat.

"Musa has a good proven track record as the Sabah Umno Liasion Chairman, State BN Chairman as well as Chief Minister cum Finance Minister.

His leadership qualities showed that he can contribute immensely towards the party if elected one of the VPs," he said.

Ambrose said Sabah played a vital role in ensuring BN returned to power in Putrajaya and Musa's contributions are second to none.

"The battle during the recent election was heated and tough but Musa took it on like a brave general and led the State BN to victory," said Ambrose\

Source: Kinabalu Today

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Tema Maal Hijrah perlu dihayati: Musa

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata, sambutan Maal Hijrah pada tahun ini yang bertemakan ‘Wasatiyyah Tonggak Kesatuan Ummah’ perlu dihayati dengan memfokuskan kepada usaha memantapkan perpaduan dan penyatuan ummah dengan pendekatan sederhana yang relevan dan sesuai dengan tuntutan semasa terutamanya dalam konteks masyarakat majmuk di Malaysia.

Katanya, pemantapan ukhuwah dan kesatuan ummah akan menyumbang kekuatan ummah yang boleh menunjangi pembangunan sesebuah negara.

“Apa yang pasti, kejayaan membangunkan sesebuah negara yang memiliki pelbagai bangsa dan agama seperti negara kita memerlukan penyertaan dan komitmen daripada seluruh lapisan rakyat,” kata Musa dalam ucapannya di Majlis Perhimpunan Sambutan Maal Hijrah Peringkat Negeri 1434H/2012M, di Wisma Muis, di sini, kelmarin.

Katanya, hal ini bagi menjamin perkongsian manfaat pembangunan dinikmati secara saksama oleh semua bangsa dan agama, sekaligus mengelakkan berlakunya perbalahan yang boleh meruntuhkan benteng perpaduan di kalangan masyarakat majmuk.

“Sesuai dengan gagasan ‘1Malaysia’ yang telah diperkenalkan oleh Y.A.B Perdana Menteri dan menjadi amalan dan tradisi kita di Sabah selama ini, ia menyediakan ruang untuk seluruh rakyat, tanpa mengira kaum dan agama, menyumbang dan berbakti untuk kesejahteraan, dan kemakmuran negara,” katanya.

Gagasan ini juga berupaya membentuk kesepakatan dan semangat keharmonian bagi memantapkan lagi perpaduan rakyat, katanya.

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Sabah government hands over RM30.9 Million to schools, non-muslim religious bodies

The Sabah government on Friday handed over funds totalling RM30.9 million to 140 non-Islamic religious bodies and 266 schools including Chinese independent and mission schools in the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the religious bodies including churches, Chinese temples and other non-Muslim places of worship will collectively receive a sum of RM18 million while schools have been allocated RM12.9 million.

“Of the above sum, non-Islamic religious organisation in the West Coast, Kudat and interior regions will receive RM14.5 million while similar bodies in Sandakan and Tawau are allocated RM3.6 million.

Schools in the West Coast, Kudat and interior regions will get RM9.2 million and those allocated in Sandakan and Tawau will receive a sum of RM3.8 million,” he said at the presentation of cheques to the schools and religious bodies at the State Assembly building, here.

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1.3 JUTA HEKTAR KAWASAN DI SABAH DILINDUNGI: KM

Kerajaan Negeri komited meneruskan amalan terbaik pengurusan dan pemuliharaan hutan di negeri ini melalui kerjasama erat dengan rakan kongsi dalam Heart of Borneo (HoB).

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata, Heart of Borneo atau Nadi Borneo bertujuan memelihara dan mengurus ekosistem rentas sempadan membabitkan tiga negara Asean iaitu Malaysia, Indonesia dan Brunei Darussalam meliputi kawasan kira-kira 22 juta hektar.

Beliau berkata, Borneo adalah pulau ketiga terbesar di dunia yang kaya dengan biodiversity. Oleh itu saya berharap inisiatif HoB dapat menyokong usaha pemuliharaan hutan di negeri ini.

“Pelaksanaan inisiatif ini mengambil kira sensitiviti dan budaya tempatan dan berpegang teguh kepada dasar dan undang-undang sedia ada.

“Saya gembira melihat inisiatif HoB telah memupuk hubungan baik di kalangan agensi kerajaan dan rakan kongsi seperti Tabung Hidupan Liar Sedunia (WWF) Malaysia, Sime Darby Bhd, Majlis Minyak Sawit Malaysia, HSBC, New Forests Asia (Singapore) Pte.Ltd dan organisasi bukan kerajan seperti Land Environment Animal People (LEAP),” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian dalam teks ucapannya pada majlis pelancaran Persidangan Antarabangsa “Heart of Borneo+5 and Beyond: Shaping And Nurturing Sabah’s Future Together”, di Magellan Sutera Resort, di sini, kelmarin.

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Give blood to save lives - Musa

Donate blood. This is the call Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman made to all Sabahans at a blood donation drive yesterday.

"I urge everyone to come forward and donate blood. By donating blood, even once in our lifetime, we may have saved someone's life without realising it," he said.

The blood donation drive held at Centre Point in Kota Kinabalu yesterday is a collaborative initiative between the Barisan National (BN) Sabah Youth Movement and the UMNO Sabah Puteri wing, which brought together more than 200 members of the public to donate blood. The blood donation drive will run for six months in 42 locations covering 25 UMNO divisions.

With the theme "A Drop of Blood Means a Lot," the campaign hopes to assist the Ministry of Health in collecting 2000 pints of blood by the end of 2012. The campaign also aims to increase awareness among Sabahans on the importance of donating blood.

According to Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin, the Ministry hopes to achieve a ratio of 50 blood donors to every 1000 population, as compared to the current situation at 22 blood donors to every 1000 population.

According to Rosnah, the numbers are rising. There were 62, 643 blood donors in 2010 as compared  to 66, 231 in 2011, an increase of 3588 donors.

However, she said that there are times when reserve in the blood bank runs dangerously low because  fewer donors come forward to give their blood, especially during the festive season, school holidays, and public holidays.

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RM300 mln for youth development in 2013

The Sabah Government has set aside RM300 million in the 2013 state budget for implementation of various youth development programmes.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said state ministries which received funds from the allocation included Youth and Sports, Resource Development and Information Technology, and Agriculture and Food Industry.

“The allocation is aimed at helping youths progress through training and acquiring skills, among others,” he said at a blood donation campaign organised by the Barisan Nasional (BN) Sabah Youth and Umno Sabah Puteri at Palm Square, Centre Point here yesterday.

Musa hoped youths in Sabah would not let themselves be hoodwinked by the opposition which claimed to fight for their interests but were actually, trying to score political mileage.

Meanwhile, the blood donation campaign themed, ‘A Drop of Blood means a Lot’, would be held for four months in 25 Umno divisions.

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Musa: Women play role in Sabah’s progress

The State government is committed through the implementation of various initiatives to ensure that women continue to play an important role.

Among the initiatives are enhancing the support system as well as providing training and facilities to enable more women to contribute towards boosting the economy of Sabah and the country.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said this at the launch of the State-level Women’s Day celebration here last night.

Musa, who is also Finance Minister, added that women played a role in the progress of the State.

“In fact, they have a strong influence on the economy, social and politics of a country. As such the Women’s Day celebration annually is a form of recognition and appreciation of the contributions by all women, especially Sabah,” Musa said.

He said the theme “Wanita Pencetus Ekonomi Baru” clearly reflected the high hopes of the government on women’s capability to contribute to the national economy and to make Malaysia a high-income nation by 2020.

“Today, the ability of women in helming government departments and corporate firms show they too are capable of carrying important tasks if given the opportunity.

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K'jaan negeri terus sokong DBP jayakan pelbagai program

Kerajaan negeri akan terus memberikan sokongan dan kerjasama jitu kepada Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) bagi menjayakan pelbagai program demi memartabatkan bahasa dan sastera di negeri ini.

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata, ini selaras dengan tema sambutan Bulan Bahasa Kebangsaan iaitu “1Bahasa, 1Bangsa, 1Negara”.

“Dalam konteks sambutan Bulan Bahasa Kebangsaan ini, saya yakin ia merupakan satu pendekatan yang signifikan untuk terus menyemarakkan rasa kecintaan dan kemegahan rakyat Malaysia khususnya golongan muda terhadap bahasa kebangsaan.

“Semangat cinta akan bahasa kebangsaan perlu disemai secara kreatif dan terus-menerus agar rakyat sentiasa memartabatkan bahasa Melayu sebagai unsur penting dalam pembentukan tamadun bangsa Malaysia,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika melancarkan Bulan Bahasa Kebangsaan 2012 peringkat Negeri dan Pelepasan Konvoi Kembara Bahasa, di Wisma Innoprise, di sini, kelmarin.

Turut hadir, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Panglima Yahya Hussin, Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar Datuk Masidi Manjun, Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun, Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri merangkap Pengerusi Sambutan Bulan Kebangsaan Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman, Ketua Pengarah DBP Dr.Awang Sariyan dan Pengarah DBP Cawangan Sabah Jamaluddin Mohd Sulong.

Musa berkata, kerajaan negeri juga sentiasa mengalu-alukan pelbagai usaha dan inisiatif DBP dalam memartabatkan bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa kebangsaan, sekaligus menjadikannya sebagai citra bangsa Malaysia yang mempunyai jati diri dan kekuatan sendiri.

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Surveyors should play key role in Sabah’s development – Musa

Surveyors should play a key role in the construction industry and in the development of Sabah.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said this in his speech for the 30th Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) Sabah Branch annual dinner at Magellan Sutera Harbour Resort on Sunday.

Musa said these professionals were vital to the property and construction sectors as they identified land, calculated the cost of construction, made appraisals of developments and analysed the viability of projects.

“I am pleased that professionals from the surveying field have continued to play a positive role in Sabah’s construction and property development sectors.

“I believed they will continue to uphold the high standards of their profession to develop and move the local property and construction industry to greater heights,” he said at the dinner cum charity fund-raising event.

His speech was read by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yee Moh Chai.

Musa added that the government was aware of the efforts from professional institutions and associations, including RISM, to improve the state’s economy, and was grateful to their contribution.

RISM Sabah too, he said, could play a contributing role in the development of Sabah and through its understanding and support of government policies and programmes.

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LIGS UNTUNG LEBIH RM40 JUTA

Lembaga Industri Getah Sabah (LIGS) berjaya menjana keuntungan melebihi RM40 juta pada tahun lalu dan dijangka akan terus meningkat menjelang hujung tahun ini, kata Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin.

Beliau yang juga Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Makanan berkata, dalam dua tahun yang lalu LIGS menghadapi masalah kewangan yang kritikal akibat kerugian beratus juta ringgit berpunca daripada kepimpinan yang tidak mantap dan perancangan yang tidak strategik sehingga LIGS berhutang dengan pekebun-pekebun kecil getah dan agen-agen getah.

Bagaimanapun dengan tindakan tegas kerajaan menyusun semula kepimpinan Lembaga Pengarah dan pengurusan LIGS serta bantuan kewangan berjumlah RM60 juta, LIGS kini telah pulih semula dan berada dilandaskan yang betul.

“Kerajaan negeri khususnya Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman mengambil perhatian serius ke atas perjalanan LIGS dan ingin melihat LIGS menjadi agensi kerajaan yang berwibawa dan menjadi pemangkin kepada peningkatan taraf hidup para pekebun kecil getah khususnya dan kemajuan industri getah di negeri ini amnya.

“Oleh itu, antara perkara penting untuk memastikan sesebuah agensi itu berada di landasan yang betul ialah perlu ada kepimpinan yang mantap dan berwibawa di peringkat Lembaga Pengarah.

“Selain itu pengurusan yang cekap dan berintegriti tinggi juga merupakan pra-syarat bagi sesebuah agensi dapat beroperasi secara berdaya maju dan pengurusan atasan yang ada sekarang telah membuktikan bahawa mereka mampu mengendali pengurusan LIGS secara cekap dan berdaya untung,” katanya.

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Musa wants MAB to explain KK airport blackout fiasco

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has directed Malaysia Airports Bhd (MAB) to explain to the state cabinet the runway lights fiasco that rocked KK International Airport (KKIA) for two days.

“The cabinet is expecting a full report from MAB and the measures to be taken to ensure that it doesn't happen again,” Musa said in a statement yesterday.

Musa said the blackout of the runway lights on Thursday should never have happened at KKIA, which is the country's second busiest airport.

“And the problem should not have taken so long to fix. It inconvenienced thousands and may possibly have affected Sabah's image as a tourist destination,” he added.

Some 6,000 passengers in 51 flights were affected by flight cancellations, diversions and delays. MAB managed to overcome the problem at about 10pm on Friday after a sub-contractor replaced damaged cables on one of the two runways. The runway light problem was widely blamed on the much delayed upgrading of the airport's facilities, including the runway extension.

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NCR DIUTAMAKAN: MUSA

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman menegaskan Hak Tanah Adat Anak Negeri (NCR) adalah keutamaan dan prioriti kerajaan negeri.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, kerajaan sentiasa terbuka menerima teguran dan cadangan yang membina untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan bagi mening- katkan tahap pemeliharaan dan perlindungan NCR dan hak pemilikan tanah oleh anak negeri Sabah.

“Isu NCR tidak seharusnya diputar-belit kerana ia menyentuh kepentingan orang asal, sebaliknya setiap pihak harus memberikan sokongan bagi memastikan isu-isu berkaitan NCR dapat diselesaikan dengan baik demi menjaga kepentingan dan hak asasi orang asal negeri Sabah,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menjawab soalan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Kawasan Kunak Datuk Nilwan Kabang, pada sesi soal jawab, persidangan dewan undangan negeri di Dewan Undangan Negeri, di sini, kelmarin.

Musa berkata, bagi memastikan lebih ramai orang asal mempunyai tanah, kerajaan negeri telah mengambil inisiatif untuk menukarkan rizab hutan kepada tanah kerajaan.

“Saya secara peribadi akan memastikan prinsip menjaga, memelihara dan melindungi kepentingan hak-hak orang asal, akan sentiasa didahulukan.

“Oleh itu saya berharap, tidak ada lagi pihak yang akan memanipulasikan perkara berkaitan NCR, sebaliknya bekerjasama membantu menyelesaikan apa-apa sahaja perkara berkaitan NCR demi kepentingan dan hak-hak orang asal negeri Sabah.

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No discrimination in giving out titles

Issues relating to the rights of the natives in Sabah have always been given attention, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

He also gave an assurance that the government would not undermine the rights of natives to own land in the state.

He was allaying fears of the government sidelining claims for Native Customary Rights land and that it was being discriminative in the issuing of titles to indigenous people.

"The state is administered by natives, too, and to protect as well as to preserve the rights of the indigenous communities will always be our priority.

"Instead of manipulating the NCR issue, everyone should cooperate and help ensure the rights of the indigenous people are protected," he said.

Musa was replying to a question by Datuk Nilwan Kabang (BN-Kunak), who asked if the government still recognised the NCR claims by the indigenous communities.

In the last 15 years, the Land and Survey Department received 615 claims for NCR land involving 1,164 people throughout the state.

Of the total, 207 cases were given recognition, 70 cases were dropped while 338 were still being investigated, Musa said.

He also said of the 348,652 land titles issued by the department until last year, 55 per cent of 190,452 were native titles issued to indigenous owners.

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TURUN PADANG BAGI PASTIKAN BAJET CAPAI SASARAN: MUSA

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman mengarahkan Majlis Tindakan Negeri Sabah (MTNS) supaya kerap turun padang bagi memantau perlaksanaan pembangunan negeri agar sasaran Bajet 2013 yang baru dibentangkan menepati matlamatnya.

Katanya, bajet besar sebanyak RM4.088 bilion itu adalah bajet untuk rakyat menikmati tranformasi kehidupan baharu yang sedang dipacu oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional.

Belaiu berkata demikian pada sidang media ringkasnya selepas menghadiri Majlis Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat di Zon Daerah Mengundi Sungai Kayu pada Ahad yang dihadiri hampir 500 ahli Umno dan penyokong BN Libaran.

Menurut Ketua Menteri, kerajaan amat teliti dalam merancang pembangunan negeri supaya semua peringkat dan golongan rakyat sama ada di bandar dan luar bandar dapat dibangunkan secara realistik dan holistik.

“Kerajaan bukan sembarangan membelanjakan wang rakyat,kita sudah kaji secara teliti bagaimana untuk membangunkan negeri dan rakyat kita sebab itu belanjawan kerajaan negeri untuk 2013 adalah yang terbesar untuk kepentingan rakyat keseluruhannya,” kata Musa.

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K'jaan Pusat ada rancangan besar untuk Sabah: Najib

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, kerajaan pusat mempunyai rancangan besar untuk rakyat Sabah.

Sehubungan itu beliau meminta rakyat di negeri ini supaya terus memberikan sokongan padu kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN).

“Teruskan usaha kita, sokonglah kerajaan BN kerana kita mempunyai rancangan yang besar untuk rakyat Sabah dan rakyat Malaysia secara keseluruhannya.

“Seandainya kita mendapat mandat dan sokongan padu, kita akan berusaha lebih gigih lagi. Saya dan Musa (Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Hj. Aman) dan rakan-rakan dalam kerajaan BN di Sabah, kami semua akan bekerja lebih kuat lagi untuk memajukan lagi negeri Sabah yang begitu besar potensinya,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menyampaikan ucapan ringkas sempena program tinjauan mesra di Pekan Kundasang, di sini, kelmarin.

Turut mengiringi ialah Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman; Timbalan Ketua Menteri; Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan; Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Karanaan, Datuk Masidi Manjun; Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar Datuk Dr. Ewon Ebin; Ahli Parlimen Ranau, Datuk Siringan Gubat dan Adun Kundasang, Datuk Joachim Gunsalam.

Mengenai tinjauan itu, Najib yang juga Pengerusi BN berkata, beliau amat gembira melihat sambutan dan sokongan padu yang ditunjukkan penduduk Kundasang.

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Sabahans grateful to have Najib as PM

Sabahans are grateful for having Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as Prime Minister of Malaysia, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

He said Sabahans recognised Najib’s exemplary leadership, commitment and sincerity in addressing issues faced by the people.

More importantly, he added, his ability and readiness to listen to the grouses and wants of the people in the State are appreciated.

“In his every visit, in all divisions anywhere in Sabah, the reception is always warm. People from all races throng to show their support and tens of thousands gather just to welcome him.

“Why? Because we are very grateful to have a prime minister who is truly a people’s leader and very concerned towards our welfare and interests,” he said in his welcoming remarks at the ‘Jelajah Janji Ditepati Sabah’ launched by Najib yesterday.

Musa said the recently tabled 2013 Budget was another proof of Najib’s commitment to bring development to Sabah and improve the living quality of its people.

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Promising future in Kudat

Loud applause rang out at the sports complex in this idyllic northern coastal town each time Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pledged to carry out a project or an upgrade for Kudat.

Tens of thousands who turned up for the launch of the state-level Janji Ditepati programme cheered when the Prime Minister made the pledges.

Kudat MP Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman were all smiles with the package pledged by Najib, which breached the RM1bil mark.

Among the crowd, Rungus villager Rumpian Uliah was excited and shouted with pleasure when Najib touched on the study being carried out on a RM800mil coastal highway from Tuaran linking Kota Belud to Kota Marudu to Kudat town.

“Ba, bagun kan tu (Isn't that just great?),” he said with a toothy grin as others around him nodded in approval.

Najib said the Government would study the implementation of the project first before proceeding as he felt that it was beneficial to the people, adding that the highway would open up more opportunities for the people.

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Sabah sees brighter future for the Bangsamoro

The peace deal between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has been long awaited with Sabah hoping to see a brighter future for the Bangsamoro people.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the pact would pave the way for peace for the Bangsamoro people and would herald a better future.

The Sabah Government welcomes the announcement of a framework agreement for peace between the Philippine Government and the MILF, Musa said in a statement.

“This is an historic moment and a dawn of a new era for the Bangsamoro. It is a reflection of the commitment towards ending decades of violence and allowing the Bangsamoro people to live and work on their own land in peace,” he said.

Musa, who is also the state securi-ty chairman, congratulated President Benigno Aquino and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for their commitment to the peace deal.

“As a close neighbour of the Philippines, Sabah is proud that Malaysia played a role in facilitating the talks. We look forward to seeing the objectives of this deal achieved,” he said.

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Focus on food security: CM

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and its partners have been urged to continue focusing on nutrition within the overall food production and food security debate, in assisting the Government ensure every Malaysian, especially children, have access to nutritious and quality food.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who made the call, said this is vital in achieving the objective of creating a society that is healthy, knowledgeable and able to contribute to Malaysia's growth.

"Nutrition, especially among children, is crucial.

The Government wants to ensure that every citizen, especially our children, has access to nutritious and quality food in order to create a society that is healthy, knowledgeable and able to contribute to Malaysia's growth," he said when officiating the International Conference on Food Science and Nutrition 2012, the first of its kind to be held in Sabah.

Sabah has tremendous potential in not just its people but also the sustainable use of natural resources, including wild edible food items, most of which are still unknown to science, said Musa, adding that the State Government in partnership with the Federal Government through the various agencies has been involved in various relevant and timely development programmes aimed at improving livelihoods.

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