MY VIEWS OF BERSIH4 OF SABAH AT LIKAS BAY KOTA KINABALU

Kota Kinabalu. Sabah Bersih movement have proven in the past to have shown no record of rioting or causing public nuisance in town. A random interview with the participants felt that the total closing of the coastal Likas Bay road was unjustified, perhaps just to put the blame on them for the traffic jam elsewhere, when the organisers insisted on using the jogging tracks for their walk, even the word "march" was forbidden.

The overnight event on the first day was more like a camping event complete with sunset viewing and sumazau event. Some participant even said the presence of the police van on the road near the camp provided a secure feeling, who knows the Abu Sayaff kidnappers just might come from the sea.

One anonymous constable engaged in a friendly chat said he is amazed with Sabahans who came from all corners of the state to one location and makes new friends amongst themselves. They can be heard talking about issues and problems faced today. There was definitely no signs of rioting or anger.

With the beautiful sunset, more than a dozen tried to clean up the beach but found it difficult with the ugly plastic waste imbedded in the sand. Some said it was brought by the waves from the slum houses of Pulau Gaya.

Early on Sunday morning, only about 300 was left for the walk to the town and they asked why does it need a helicopter above to monitor them when there are more police on the grounds. They said the cost of the operating the helicopter is around RM8000 per hour. This may be offset by the amount collected from the parking fines, said a lady in the first photo.

 

 

 Unlucky participants car getting a parking ticket record by a lady with a handphone

 

 Just a weekend walk on the beach for this group

  The police demarcation tape is to prevent people from falling into the drain

 Sunset camping by the beach with patriotic flags

 Trying to clean the beach from rubbish

 Totally empty road on Sunday BECAUSE the cops have blocked the roads at all entrance.

 Lone police helicopter flying above watching over nothing

 The Bersih walk into the town

Just admiring the historical first Sabah flag

 

PENAMPANG POLYCLINIC AND LPPKN LAUNCH HEALTH EDUCATION AND CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS

9 AUGUST 2015

 Dr Rosila with doctors and nurses at the launching

Public attendance with majority senior citizens of Penampang

PENAMPANG. Only one-third of women have undergone pap smear test for cervical cancer while the rest are too busy, shy or too many hindrance for them to go to the clinics. Dr Rosila Binti Yahaya, the district Health Officer said this when launching a health education project for cervical cancer awareness at multipurpose hall, Donggongon Library. When the children and the husband are sick, the women are there to look after them and sometimes they forget to look after their own health, she added. She therefore urged all the womenfolk to look after their health first, only then they will be able to take care of their families. Pap smear test should ideally be carried out every three years, she said.

 

The Saturday morning event also included health talk by a specialist doctor on breast cancer and breast self-exam and other health screening test such as glucose and cholesterol level, body mass index and blood pressure were provided free. The public response was good as the small hall was almost full while a team of senior citizen came to support with a bamboo gong band.

 

The event was jointly organised by the Penampang Polyclinic and the National Population & Family Development Board while staff from  QE Hospital accepted blood donations.

 

Also giving their performance was a choir from the Penampang Community College students with their group photo outside the library.

 

Names please guys.

 

 

and their videos are here:

 

 

KG KITUAU WON 1 MALAYSIA PROSPEROUS VILLAGE AWARD FOR PENAMPANG DISTRICT IN 2015

1st August 2015

Merdeka Launch for Penampang: From Left:
Lindiana Chia ( KEMAS), Moira David (JKKK member Kg Kituau), District Officer Luvita Koisun and Felicia Lojinga (JKKK Chair Kg Kituau)

Cheque Presentation: From Left:
KEMAS, Kg Kibunut, Kg Kituau, Kg Babagon, District Officer and JKKK member Kg Kituau.


Original text as sent to MSM.

PENAMPANG. Kg Kituau has won the 1Malaysia Prosperous Village Award (ADS1M) which will represent Penampang District at the state level award presentation. Village chairperson of the Security and Development Committee (JKKK) Felicia Lojinga informed that her committee consist of four ladies and two males where women power and commitment maybe the secrets of their success. They meet regularly at an average of once a month or more when needed and formed sub-committees with a total of 27 active members. She believed her village scored points under the aspects of education/training and patriotism/independence. We also conduct tuitions for the students and our administration is carried out complete with a village profile, she added.

 

The presentation of the award coinciding with the launching of the Merdeka festivities for the district was officiated by the District Officer Luvita Koisun at the community hall of nearby Kg Limbanak because Kg Kituau does not have their own hall yet.

In her speech, Koisun advised the village to submit their request for the hall and other needs for next year budget planning. She reminded all JKKKs to submit their village profile to her office which is necessary for development planning for the district but not all villages have learnt to prepare the profile. She also spoke in Kadazan reminding the villagers to continue using the native language in their homes and not relegating the language into the history books.

 

Kg Kituau earned cash prize of RM5000 as the champion for the Penampang ADS1M while runner ups Kg Babagon and Kg Kibunut won RM4000 and RM3000 respectively.

 

Attending the function included Native Chief Woritus Paulus and village chiefs from adjacent villages while opposition MP Darrel Leiking briefly attended to give moral support for the function.

Two radio star singers from Kg Kituau, Cathy Woritus and Diana Clevon Monjuil entertained the crowd with their top ten popular songs.

Cathy and Diana