Esscom boosts agriculture too - Ongkili

Kota Marudu member of parliament cum Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) implementation would strengthened the security hence resulting in an increase in confidence and ease of doing business. He said the expansion of agricultural activities would result in the towns, which provide farm supplies, getting...

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385 campaign materials in KK removed – Mayor

Political parties are warned not to nail their election materials on trees and at locations that could endanger the safety of the public or motorists. Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir said City Hall had on Tuesday taken down 385 election materials of a political party at Gaya Street and Tanjung Lipat that did not comply with the requirements, but he declined to reveal the party. “What...

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Save Fuel, Simply

Follow these simple tips to save on CO2 emissions and fuel. Every gallon of gasoline burned produces 19 pounds of carbon dioxide (25 pounds when you count the energy that went into making and distributing it), so every gallon really does make a difference. We live in an impatient world, so we know it can be painful. But obeying the speed limit saves gas. So does maintaining a...

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CM: Exploit oil and gas but mind the environment

There is an air of excitement in Sabah’s oil and gas industry as the State takes an increasing role in the development of this highly lucrative resource. As large oil companies such as PETRONAS, Shell and Murphy Oil plan their business strtegy to make the most of Sabah’s oil and gas, the State Government is losing no time in developing the infrastructure and industrial facilities required...

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Pygmy elephants’ death due to ‘toxic poisoning’ - SWD

Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has confirmed that the death of the 14 Bornean pygmy elephants in Gunung Rara earlier this year was due to toxic poisoning.However, SWD director Datuk Dr Laurentius Ambu said it was still yet unknown what type of toxin was responsible for the deaths and whether it was administered deliberately or accidentally consumed by the elephants. On allegations that the...

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UMS aims to become a ‘Low Carbon City’

In line with the government’s aspiration to reduce the carbon footprint by 40 per cent in 2020, more than 60 per cent of the land area in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is made up of landscaping plants and natural forests to allow for the natural absorption of carbon.UMS vice chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohd Harun Abdullah said the carbon absorption process would make UMS to be known as...

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Joe, the orphaned pygmy elephant calf is doing well

It has been three months since Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) sad discovery at Gunung Rara where 14 pygmy elephants were found dead – one of which was Joe’s mother.The elephant calf, who has since been given nicknamed ‘Joe’ by his caretakers, is healthy and well. All thanks to the love and care of staff and his preferred caretaker, Augustine David.Augustine said Joe is active and naughty. He...

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Public urges “No Plastic Bags Everyday” campaign

  ‘No Plastic Bag on Monday Campaign’ was launched in June 2010 with the aim to reduce plastic bag usage in the city. Not long after that, it has been extended to three days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. The campaign had attracted many participants and a total of RM267,090.86 has been collected by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall through the sale of plastic bags to shoppers since...

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We must reduce, reuse, recycle

A FEW weeks ago I took two of my nephews fishing. One was 14 years old and the other 15. Sad to say, the fish were not biting. So, to keep them from feeling bored, I started telling them about the days when I used to follow my father fishing.   I told them about how clear and clean the sea was. You could hardly see rubbish floating on the surface. But now, whenever there is a change...

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Sam: Speed up probe into death of elephants

KOTA KINABALU: Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Sam) is concerned over the slow progress of investigation into the death of the 14 pygmy elephants at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Sabah in late January. Until today, no results or findings have been released. The authorities have yet to determine whether they were poisoned deliberately, said Sam president S M Mohd Idris. “How long...

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Saving sea turtles from extinction

SEMPORNA: The younger generation need to be educated on the importance of maintaining the sea turtle population in the waters around Sipadan and Mabul islands off the Sabah coast. Dr Pushpa Palaniappan, a senior lecturer of Borneo Marine Research Institute, University Malaysia Sabah, who expressed this opinion, said while the communities along the coastal regions were beginning to understand...

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Praise for Sabah’s forestry policy growing popular

  HATS OFF: Short-term unsustainable logging is out and long-term management is in.   SABAH is fast becoming a trailblazer in sustainable forest management.   This is evident from the numerous accolades, notably from the United Nations, World Wildlife Fund  Malaysia, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Prince Charles Charity, for the success of its...

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Deramakot Forest Reserve, the certified well-managed forest

Deramakot Forest Reserve is the first natural tropical rainforest in South East East Asia managed in accordance with good forestry practices.  It was audited by SGS - Forestry Malaysia and certified in September 1997 as complying with the requirements of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators (MC&I) for Natural Forest Management (NFM) and the Forest Stewardship Council'sTM (FSCTM)...

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Sabah makes it to the world records book

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah has made it into the World Guinness Book of Records, thanks to the world record feat of Astro Kasih, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Astro.  The feat was achieved by more than 139 local and international volunteers who completed 168 hours of consecutive diving in the "Longest Underwater Clean-up" off Tunku Abdul Rahman Park from April 16 to 13.  In...

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Go for Greener Malaysia

To preserve the country's natural resources promised that it will enact a stricter and updated laws to prevent illegal logging activities in important and strategic conservation areas To undertake preservation and reforestation programmes, and enhance education programmes to inculcate appreciation of the environment To give financial incentives to commercial and private premises...

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Mushrooms Could Be Used To Curb Greenhouse Gases

A new study called Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forests has suggested that mushrooms might be a key to natural carbon sequestration. Mushrooms are capable of removing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and safely storing it in forests – even after the trees die. Northern hemisphere forests are a critical component...

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Managing Sabah’s rich biodiversity through SaBC

Sabah is strengthening the management, conservation, protection and regulations of its rich biological resources through the establishment of the Sabah Biodiversity Enactment (SBE) 2000. The SBE, gazetted in 2000 and enforced in May 2002, shall be the guiding framework with Sabah Biodiversity Council (SBC) and Sabah Biodiversity Centre (SaBC) as government strategies in enhancing the...

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Danum Valley Conservation Area

Photo: awesomepics-forever.blogspot.com The Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) covers 43,800 hectares and comprises almost entirely lowland dipterocarp forest. DVCA represents the largest expanse of pristine forest of this type remaining in Sabah.  Lying on the eastern flank of DVCA is the 30,000 hectare Innoprise-FACE Foundation Rainforest Rehabilitation...

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Kasi Beach Clean-Up Project at Tanjung Lipat Beach

Photo: Borneo Post Kasi (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has organised the Kasi Beach Clean-Up Project as part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as well as a family day for the staff of the company.100 participants turned up to clean up Tanjung Lipat Beach, from 7.30am to noon on Saturday and managed to fill 250 bags of trash.Among the participants were members of Sabah Warriors’...

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140 volunteer divers aim Guinness World Record

Photo: astroawani.com About 140 divers are attempting to create a world record for the longest underwater clean-up programme organised by Astro Kasih under its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, Beautiful Malaysia.This programme was officiated on Saturday by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman together with Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun at Gaya Island.Also...

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Indonesia, Malaysia Agree to Save Last 100 Sumatran Rhinos

Sumatran rhinos (Photo by Dedi Candra / Yayasan Badak Indonesia)   The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia today agreed for the first time to collaborate on saving the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhino, the smallest and last form of the two-horned rhino in Asia that has lived on the planet for 20 million years. The last wild populations of Sumatran rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, ...

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Aluminum recycling facts

A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days. That’s closed loop recycling at its finest  Used aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled ., but other types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components, storm window frames, and lawn furniture can also be recycled Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run...

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Tree plantation to against deforestation

To maintain proper ecological balance and to against deforestation, we should carry out tree plantation. The activity of tree plantation is known as reforestation or afforestation, depending on whether the area being planted has or has not recently been forested. Tree plantation is mainly established for soil protection. Tree planting is carried out in many different parts of the world...

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Mayor: Factories and work sites must be kept neat and tidy too

Photo: Insight Sabah In his bid to make Kota Kinabalu City cleaner, Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir urged those involved in the industrial sector including developers, manufacturers and suppliers to work together with the City Hall to keep their compound and premises neat and tidy. Abidin, who spoke at the launching of the International Property Expo (IPEX) 2013 at the Sabah Trade Centre on Thursday,...

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