Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman chaired the first Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) Advisory Board Meeting, here, today.
The meeting was held at Sri Gaya, the chief minister''s official residence, and it was attended by the board members including National Security director-general Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin, Malaysian Armed Forces chief Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar.
The other board members present were the Malaysian Immigration director-general, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry secretary-general, Royal Customs Department director-general and the Sabah State Secretary.
According to a statement here, four working papers were presented and discussed, with Sabah police commissioner Datuk Ramli Din, commander of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) Datuk Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid, ESSCom chief executive officer Noor Alam Khan Abdul Wahid Khan and Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM) chief executive Datuk Lee Bee Pang briefing on the security level and the public actions taken in the ESSZone.
It said overall, the situation in the ESSZone was safe and under control.
The ESSZone with its secretariat at the National Security Council (NSC) under the Prime Minister''s Department, was established during the NSC meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Jan 10 aimed at strenghthening the existing mechanism.
Among the terms of reference of the board is advising the ESSZone Committee chaired by the Sabah Chief Minister on measures to boost security and public order in the ESSZone.
The board also has a role of advising the committee on how to increase cooperation between the relevant ministries, departments and agencies at the federal and state levels in conducting operations and taking other actions in the ESSZone.
The board can also put forward suggestions and proposals to the Steering Committee which is chaired by the prime minister on additional measures in boosting security and public order in the ESSZone.
"The establishment of the advisory board could strengthen security management in the ESSZone which involves various departments and agencies at the federal and state levels.
"This is to ensure that security threats such as kidnapping for ransom, smuggling, entry of illegal immigrants and a second infiltration by the Sulu Sultanate militants can be prevented or appropriately tackled," the statement said.
The people in Sabah, particularly in its eastern region, were also urged to be responsible as citizens and to be always observant and wary of the threats, and to give their full cooperation to ESSCom by channelling information on such threats. - BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue Apr 18 2017
The people in Sabah, particularly in its eastern region, were also urged to be responsible as citizens and to be always observant and wary of the threats, and to give their full cooperation to ESSCom by channelling information on threats. - Filepic
Leftenan Muda Min Youn satu-satunya penuntut bangsa Cina tamat latihan Komando GGK 2024
Min Youn yang berasal dari Setapak, Kuala Lumpur itu merupakan graduan perakaunan daripada Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).
Seorang maut, nahas dua kereta di Ipoh
Kemalangan melibatkan dua buah kereta iaitu jenis Honda City dan Peugeot.
Play Store kini benarkan muat turun dua aplikasi serentak
Berdasarkan laporan 9to5Google, ciri ini diberikan secara berperingkat kepada pengguna Android bermula dengan peranti\
Che'gu Bard mengaku tidak bersalah dua pertuduhan
Badrul Hisham mengaku tidak bersalah, selepas semua pertuduhan dibaca di hadapan Hakim, Siti Aminah Ghazali.
Tahanan PPA tekad jadikan kemahiran dalam “tirai besi” sebagai mata pencarian
Kehidupan di dalam tirai besi memberikan keinsafan kepada Fifi, Apit dan Bulat.
Ringgit susut berbanding dolar AS pada sesi awal
Pada 9 pagi, ringgit merosot kepada 4.7715/7810 berbanding mata wang Amerika Syarikat (AS) daripada 4.7650/7710 pada Jumaat.
Guna semula bangunan pawagam lama, bangkit suasana klasik
Ia bukan sahaja mampu menarik ramai pelancong tetapi juga mampu memulihara bangunan warisan yang masih elok dan ditatap oleh generasi kini.
Mesyuarat Khas WEF: PM Anwar jumpa 50 pemimpin industri, perniagaan global
PM yakin lebih banyak pelabur bernilai tinggi akan pilih Malaysia sebagai destinasi pelaburan.
Dipaksa bersalin normal, kepala bayi songsang terputus
Bahagian kemaluannya juga terkoyak teruk dan dijahit sebarangan oleh staf Rumah Sakit Banjarmasin.
AWANI Ringkas: Tangani isu ketidaksamaan & marginalisasi
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
Kes saman Ahmad Zahid terhadap Muhyiddin selesai secara baik
Kes saman yang difailkan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi terhadap bekas Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, selesai secara baik di Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini.
GiatMARA Bagan Datuk dinaik taraf sebagai Malaysia-China Institute
Pada peringkat awal, pusat itu akan melatih 2,000 tenaga TVET yang mendapat tajaan latihan ke negara berkenaan.
Tahun Baharu Tamil, Hari Vishu diharap bawa permulaan hidup harmoni - Ahmad Zahid
Ahmad Zahid berkata kedua-dua sambutan itu mempunyai keunikan budaya dan sejarahnya yang tersendiri.
RM57.15 juta untuk tingkat pengeluaran getah asli negara melalui Petara - Zahid
KKDW melalui RISDA memperuntukkan RM57.15 juta sebagai permulaan usaha meningkatkan pengeluaran hasil getah asli negara, melalui program Petara.
TPM, Jemaah Menteri ucap selamat menyambut Nuzul al-Quran
Ahmad Zahid berkata, al-Quran adalah petunjuk dan membimbing manusia ke arah kebaikan dan kebenaran serta meningkatkan keimanan.
KEDA perlu utamakan keberkesanan projek dilaksanakan - Ahmad Zahid
Peruntukan besar yang disalurkan kerajaan Persekutuan kepada Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah (KEDA) harus disusuli dengan keberhasilan dan keberkesanan projek yang dilaksanakan.
Stoking tertera kalimah Allah: Ahmad Zahid minta semua pihak patuhi titah Agong
Ahmad Zahid menegaskan isu tersebut harus diselesaikan dengan sebaiknya supaya tidak timbul sebarang permasalahan, apatah lagi dikaitkan dengan sentimen 3R.
Bukan UMNO runtuhkan Muafakat Nasional - Ahmad Zahid
Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hari ini menegaskan bahawa bukan parti itu yang meruntuhkan Muafakat Nasional (MN).
22 juta umat Islam belanja RM5.4 bilion di bazar Ramadan - Ahmad Zahid
Justeru, Ahmad Zahid mengingatkan kepada umat Islam agar bersederhana ketika berbelanja pada bulan puasa dan mengelak pembaziran.
Presiden UMNO adakan pertemuan tertutup bersama 14 ketua bahagian di Kelantan
Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hari ini mengadakan perjumpaan tertutup bersama 14 Ketua UMNO Bahagian Negeri Kelantan.