Human conflict and not the end of crocodiles in Sarawak

Crocodile attack again, but not the fault of this animal.

While crocodiles in River Seblak may miss culling step canceled at the last moment, about 1,000 villagers Empelam in Kabong, about 60 kilometers from here, still fear for their safety.

Since 2007 this village was hit by fears following the deadly attack on two villagers and an increasing number of crocodiles in the river.

In fact, since the villagers feel musty and try to avoid any activity on the river that flows in their backyard and it's affecting the daily lives and their income.

"The river is full of crocodiles, including some that can reach the size of a 20-foot," said village chief John Jok, 64 years.

When met at his residence, John, a former civil servant, said in June is the month especially dangerous because the female crocodile began to act aggressively as they spawn season.


"So June of each year, I would advise repeatedly to the residents avoid fishing in the River," he said.

The first victim of reptiles in the village is under attack Thursday Achong in August 2007 and the second is Mankay Goheh victims last May.

He said the body was found Thursday in Nyiar River, about 13 kilometers from the village, while the corpses Mankay undiscovered until now.

Although humans rarely eaten by a crocodile, when the tide in the afternoon reptiles often pounce owned poultry population is under the house, explained Johan.

"I'm afraid to think what would happen if a large crocodiles also hit home stilts in the process," he said.

Johan said, the livelihoods of 28 villagers who depend their livelihood from the river affected by the threat of crocodiles.

"The river is famous for shrimp galahnya Seblak can reach RM40 per kg. If easy money, they can catch up to 50 kg," he said, adding that because of the threat of crocodiles, most of them do not dare to go to the river.

Johan said he got to know the review carried out by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) estimates that there are at least 306 crocodiles in the river from Roban to Sessang.

"We do not know what else to do. We can not shoot them because they are a protected species. Moreover, we are not interested in killing him because some of us believe that this reptile is vindictive.

"I doubt that the local people ready to kill him. Moreover to kill a large crocodile, you need a powerful weapon other than a normal shotgun," he said.


Another option is to engage a specialist or "shaman" to evict reptile, but now is difficult to consider this option because they impose costs can reach up to RM5, 000 or more.

Culling operations for a week, the first of its kind in the area, actually proposed in the third week in July involving the military, the police, RELA, Fire and Rescue Department, sub-district office Roban and locals.

However, this operation is canceled at the last minute due to lack of resources and difficulties in identifying violent crocodiles.

District Police Chief DSP Saratok Lien Phai Lee said the initial plan was to hunt up to 60 crocodiles, which is not less than 2.5 meters and a potential threat to humans.

Meanwhile, general manager Wilfred Landong SFC said the corporation is considering commercial logging activities to get the skin and alligator meat in an effort to control the numbers.

He said the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 which protects reptiles should be amended to allow commercial logging from time to time.

He said in 1961, Sarawak exported 7.245 kg Skin worth RM148, 000, while in 1970 it exported 692 kg worth RM13, 000.

"Based on our surveys done since 1995, the population of crocodiles (crocodylus porosus) in rivers has increased significantly.

"The occurrence of attacks on humans also increase with the number," he said.

Wilfred show that these reptiles commonly found in the 22 river basins in the state and SFC are monitoring the five major rivers in particular Batang Sadong, Batang Lupar, Sungai Sarawak (Left and Right), Batang Saribas and Batang Samarahan.

He said these rivers witnessed most human-crocodile conflict with 42 human deaths were reported from 1980 to 2009.

"Stem Lupar most saw crocodiles attack with 16 deaths followed the Sarawak River with five deaths and four Saribas River," he said.

The country still lacks caliber coach.

Football development at the grassroots level is still at a weak level of coaching in this country was still failing to produce a lot of players capable of playing competitive abroad.

That view of sports figures, Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Kim, who admitted most coaches are not able to create their own style of play but rather imitate any way other teams play.

Safee Sali talented players.

For him, if the country still do not have the caliber of coaches, as long as the dream of fans to see more player jersey overseas clubs may just fancies.

If we want to see more of our players play abroad, we need to educate our coaches prior indirectly it can produce more high quality players.

Is Not, most coaches I've seen in this country about doing research to develop his own team and players. They like to find an easy way to follow any style of football games, "he said when contacted yesterday.


For example, he said, the position of the left wing and the right to be taken from their own running speed.

I used to be a football coach at the school at one time and I took them fast in the 100 meter run to play in the position.

Then, the players, I will help sharpen their skills and it has proved to be much help to the team victory when competing as hard to control their opponent's defense. This is one example of what I mean every coach should do the study, "he said.

Clear Khay Kim, a Concerted efforts should be done to improve the quality of coaching in this country that still the status quo as well as increase the quality of the Malaysia League competition indirectly improve the performance of football players in the country.

Style football game in the country is still poor quality, something must be done.

If performance is getting better players in the local league, I think there just may help them attract the attention of clubs abroad and can get success if through a selection of tests offered, "he said.

Do not look lonely gay priest issue

Gay clergy people of Malaysia (Ngeo Boon Lin) for reception

Action gay priests, Ngeo Boon Lin held a reception in the capital, recently should not 'look at these' authority because it can cause a negative culture is widely spread in this country. 

Reverend Ouyang Wen Feng (L) and his partner Phineas Newborn III smile during their wedding ceremony in Manhattan’s Wedding Garden in 2011 in New York. The gay Malaysian pastor said Monday he had held a wedding banquet with his American partner despite earlier outrage by conservatives in the Muslim-majority country opposed to their union.

President of the Young Thinkers Youth Association (PPM) Malaysia, Mohd. Naizamohideen Rafiq said, the action is not possible as an example to other gay people organizing the same event if no action authorities.

 "If there is no provision in the law, authorities must act firmly against gay couples who organized the event. 

"If there are weaknesses in the law, it should be revised so that amendments can be done to enable the implementation of more stringent penalties against any effort to introduce the inverted culture," he said at a press conference on the issue here today.


Banquet guests ushered to their seats at a Chinese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur had found small, heart-shaped chocolates wrapped in Chinese-language notes that translated into "God loves gays."

Two guests serenaded each other with Lionel Richie and Diana Ross' duet "Endless Love," while a transgender entertainer tearfully praised Ngeo and Newborn for reminding everyone that "there is only one sexual orientation: love."

One guest, Eric Goh, said gay Malaysians "need to come out in bigger numbers and we need to have more straight people support us."

Ngeo made his trip back to Malaysia a month after Prime Minister Najib Razak said in in a speech that gay, lesbian and transsexual behavior was part of a "deviant culture" that should "not have any place in this country."

Najib's statement marked a reiteration of the government's stance and did not trigger new concerns. But for gay Malaysians, especially Muslims, it nevertheless meant that the door to public self-expression remained slammed shut.

Most gay Malaysians live free from direct harassment by authorities, and a law that prescribes 20-year prison sentences for sodomy, even consensual, is rarely enforced. The most prominent person charged under that law was Anwar Ibrahim, an opposition leader acquitted this year of sodomizing a male former aide in what he claimed was a politically motivated case.

"I understand the sensitivities. I'm not demanding for gay marriage to be allowed now in Malaysia," Ngeo said, adding that his advice to gay Malaysians was to "keep going and be creative."

Selling fake degrees: Three former USM students detained

Police are still a few more behind the effect of sales activity on the website

Three former students of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was arrested by police yesterday for allegedly was behind the sale of fake degrees through the website. In operation at 8 that night, each of two women and a man within the 20-year-old was arrested after the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to lodge a complaint in relation to that activity.

The user navigate a website that provided the syndicate.

The three were detained on remand until next Tuesday.

Police did not rule out the possibility of some other member of the group involved in activities of selling degrees through this website.

It is understood that the syndicate members to sell fake degrees and offered through the website with prices up to RM5, 000.

Target victims

Their target is the students who do not have to work hard study and the public who want a degree easily without having to sit for the examination or to attend classes.

Source claimed that, following the USM report early last month, police formed a special team and retaining intelligence work led to three suspects.

"During the raid, police seized several computers used set of the group to carry out their fraudulent activities," he said.

Meanwhile, the Northeast district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Gan Kong Meng, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.

Previously, the USM report after detecting activities of the syndicate that attempts to offer a degree through the website with the touch of RM5, 000.

Among the degrees offered by the syndicate to the buyer was a Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in various fields of study that supposedly offered the participating universities.

Family of seven panic, equipment damaged due to over voltage

Incident that occurred over voltages on Sunday in the village of Island caused seven hundred families have been forced to bear the loss of almost RM20, 000 when they are damaged electrical equipment. 

Excess voltage occurs at about 2.30 pm when residents in seven homes involved are using, causing electrical washing machines, televisions, fans and other electrical fire damaged.

Zawiyah is losing almost RM4, 000 when the machine
wash and LCD TVs damaged.

A resident, Zawiyah Mohd Yaacob, 37, said he became aware of the excess voltage when the television suddenly smoke after the switch is pressed. "I do not know because there have been cases over voltages has recently returned from business in Kota Bharu. 

"When you get home to hit the switch because they want to watch a television program, but others happen because of the newly purchased LCD televisions and smoke all of a sudden," he said. 

He said the panic by what happened, he continued to close the main switch. He said the event would also cause excess voltage basuhnya machine is damaged, losses estimated to be about RM4, 000. For Norhayati Zakaria, 46, he also became victims when excess voltage electrical equipment is damaged.
"Luckily, no casualties occurred, but only on television and fan will be damaged," he said. He said the incident was discovered her husband, Mohd Fauzi Mustapha suddenly when the fan rotates with speed. "It was panic for a moment and then television is out of fire, quickly shut the main switch," he said. He said the incident was very frightened and willing to sit overnight while the electricity supply restored by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) after that.
Norhayati claimed he suffered losses of about RM1, 000. To me Esah Mamat, 43, said at first she thought that because of power failure television screen suddenly became dark. "Not satisfied with what happened, but I installed lamp lights another birthday for lasting explode. 

"I continue to close the main switch and wait until night to use the power again. 

"I have lost about RM3, 000 when the new television defective fire," he said. 

Meanwhile, the TNB when contacted The Star to inform the incident occurred over voltages is not due to routine maintenance of electricity supply. 

"Initial investigation revealed that the cause due to the power pole in the village involved coconut falls," he said.

16 farmers lost RM300, 000 dead fish poisoning

A farmer, Ismail Abdullah (left) with his son, Mohd. Noradlisyam collect dead fish in their possession and was believed to have poisoned the village Bilok, Banggu, KotaBharu, yesterday.

A total of 16 fish farmers in cages in the village Bilok Banggu, near here lost about RM300, 000 due to their dead pet fish believed to be poisoned.

More painful, the incident involving the fish cages along the 500 meters and houses over 220,000 catfish and tilapia has resulted in farmers involved in the lurch.

According to the Fish Breeders Association chairman of the village, Raja Zakaria Raja Abdullah, the incident was discovered by some farmers about 9 pm yesterday whenout to eat fish.

He said all the operators were surprised that the caged fish suddenly jumped up and die.

"Some farmers take immediate action to open the gate material is believed tone utralize poison.

"The action quickly they managed to save the dozens of other cages, the cagesbelonging to 16 farmers unfortunately failed to be saved," he told reporters here today.

Raja Zakaria believes that the incident caused by arson after seeing how the fish wasdead.

He said the fish are mostly aged between eight and 10 months and is expected to be marketed in the month of Ramadan around the state and Terengganu.

Clearly Raja Zakaria, he was made ​​a police report at the Police Station Binjai, near here this afternoon and the Department of Fisheries also has come to take samples of fish and water for chemical testing.

Meanwhile, a farmer, Wan Jusoh Wan Shafie, 45, claimed that the incident was the first time occurred during the breeding activity begins in the village since 11 years ago.

He said the fish farming activity is the primary source of income and the incidentcaused him to lose almost RM20, 000.

"This incident has really shocked us. We should be able to enjoy the results in the month of Ramadan, but everything else was destroyed in a blink of an eye, "he said.

JAIS has fallen in the Selangor to investigate allegations

Muslims must be more careful.

Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) is still in the process of the allegation are the elements to convert Muslims in the state, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. 

He said, MAIS and JAIS will be called in due course, to explain the progress of the investigation they had conducted on the issue. 

"We will look at all of the information received in order to give confidence to Muslims and non-Muslims that the process is carried out fairly and transparently," he told reporters after officiating the Selangor Baitulmal Convention 2012 here today. 

Asked whether he would receive information from the former Selangor exco member Datuk Dr. Hasan Ali, including a video clip allegedly apostate activity has, Abdul Khalid said the investigation on the issue fully submitted to the MAIS and JAIS. 

"I just received the information and investigation conducted by the MAIS and JAIS," he said. 

Selangor government on February 22 last, requesting that JAIS and JAIS investigate alleged activities in the state of apostasy Hasan following claims and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the matter. 

Hasan claimed that the effort to convert Muslims based on solar energy Bible, robed Christian missionaries entered the mosque and the holy water to drink and bathe. 

Comment on the matter later, Abdul Khalid reportedly said that Hasan claims without proof of the existence of strong to cause discomfort in a plural society in the state. - BERNAMA

Fixed pass against Valentines Day celebration - Hadi Awang

Still insist pass Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, monitor and act if there are any parties that promote the celebration of Valentines Day that stance despite opposition from its allies, the DAP. 

Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the party would not retract the comment stand because it is a responsibility as Muslims and it has nothing to do with those who profess other religions. 

He said other religions the right and liberty to celebrate Valentines Day, but the response at all not allowed in Islam. 

"We did not pull the stand, the rights and duties of religion, free relationship can Muslims to? (Of course) and that can not stand Pass. 

"The non-Muslims, the right of him (to celebrate) we (Muslims) can not be tampered with," he said at the launching ceremony at the College of Educators National Integration and Islamic scholars in Kampung Delek Right, here today. 

Present, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Education, Higher Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Halimah Ali. 

Abdul Hadi comment on media reports about the fact DAP Chairman, Karpal Singh, who did not agree with the position passes against Valentines Day celebration on 14 February. 

Karpal said Pas stance is contrary to the principles of human rights and freedom as practiced in a democratic country like Malaysia. 

On 7 February, a pro-opposition news portal quoted the Deputy Leader of the House Youth Pass, Nik Abduh Nik Aziz as saying, urging his government launched a campaign against Valentines Day celebration on the grounds that it promotes immorality. 

Following that, the House of Youth Pass on February 10 and sent a memorandum objected to any activity to promote Valentines Day to the Minister of Information, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim, who submitted to the Secretary-paper, Norazli Noh. 

Abdul Hadi is seen disappointed with the stance Karpal tried to divert attention to the difference between PAS and DAP to accuse UMNO as failing to be the best model to educate and save the faith of Muslims in this country. 

"UMNO failed to show the model as Muslims, would UMNO become a model, not only in the moral problem but a problem of education, governance and corruption," he said.

25 Premises Ordered To Date Not Recognized HALAL Logo

Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has held 126 enforcement operations throughout the country halal certification and operation over the 25 food premises ordered to disconnect the halal logo displayed on their premises. 

This logo is actually recognized.

Senior Assistant Director of Jakim Halal Hub Division, Hakimah Mohd. Yusof said the 25 premises ordered to do so by the use of halal logo is not recognized Jakim. 

According to him, as in force January 1 last, only the halal logo issued by Jakim can be used and recognized throughout the country. 

At the same time, he said, all the existing halal certificates revoked on the night of December 31 and all parties must submit a new application to a single producer of Jakim for display at their premises. 

"The decision was in line with the enforcement of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 (APD 2011) and Halal certification is approved by Parliament on July 11 to replace the Trade Descriptions Act 1972. 

"For this halal logo, Jakim has effect from 1 January, means that after that date there was no other than Jakim's halal logo can be used, especially in food premises and restaurants," he told Utusan Malaysia here today. 

According Hakimah, remember not to apply the premises of Jakim's halal certification will be cited for the RM250, 000 or three years in prison for the company or both. 

For individuals, the fines amounting to RM100, 000 or three years imprisonment or both. 

In addition, he said, over 126 operations across the country, 25 premises found guilty only directed not disconnect the halal logo is recognized as the first three months of this year Jakim only provide information and education act. 

"Currently, we are still in the process of educating on the importance of food premises operators to apply for Jakim halal certificate and told them about the new law. However, after three months, if they continue to persist legal action as provided in the APD 2011 will be. 

"I also want to urge owners of food premises to make the application immediately to obtain halal certification, if they choose the last minute, it will cause delays because we need to make a specific study to approve any application," he said.