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| Pusat Sidang Media <b>Felda Sahabat Lahad Datu</b> Ditutup | melvister <b>...</b> Posted: 14 Apr 2013 04:39 AM PDT Pusat sidang media Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu sudah ditutup pada hari ini 14 april 2013. Pusat tersebut ditutup berikutan operasi Daulat akan berakhir tidak lama lagi.
Pusat media yang sebelum ini beroperasi 24 jam, memberi kemudahan internet, komputer dan pencetakan kepada lebih 100 wartawan dan jurugambar yang membuat liputan sepanjang Operasi Daulat. Pada 13 april 2013, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mengumumkan bahawa Operasi Daulat sejak 5 Mac lepas bagi menangani insiden pencerobohan pengganas dari Filipina di pantai timur Sabah akan berakhir beberapa hari lagi. Najib berkata operasi kepolisan dan ketenteraan untuk menghapuskan pengganas itu akan diteruskan di bawah Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah (ESSCOM). |
| <b>Felda Sahabat</b>, <b>Lahad Datu</b>, armed forces and Monyet King Posted: 01 Mar 2013 07:46 PM PST The on-going stand-off between our armed forces and the Sultan Sulu's so-called army is of great interest to many Malaysians. Why not – after all there is a little war going on in Kg Taduo in Felda Sahabat, an exotic part of the country where a ragtag bunch of clowns are trying to invade and takeover Sabah for their Sultan. I too have a greater interest in the on-going conflict for several reasons. I am quite sure most Malaysians (in fact even most Sabahans) would never in their life have visited Kg. Tanduo in Felda Sahabat 17 which is about an hour drive from Lahad Datu. When I graduated in 1987, one of my first projects was Felda Sahabat. Felda was opening up the Sahabat oil palm scheme, covering over 100,000 hectares of land in the Dent Penisular. The project, which was one of the largest agricultural scheme in the world, was funded by the World Bank then. As a young research assistant, I was sent there for 3 weeks - study the river systems and environmental conditions. It used to take 6 – 8 hours to get from Lahad Datu to the Sahabat area. In 1987- the road was in a very bad condition (it now takes less than 2 hours). I think only about half of the Sahabat scheme was cultivated in 1987. There was land clearing going on as far as the eye could see. The 3 weeks in the Sahabat area in 1987 were pretty daunting to me. Everyone I met was walking with either a parang or a gun. All sorts of strange people everywhere and you had to drive for miles to find petrol or food. I visited many of the coastal areas (including the Sahabat 17 area) although I was advised not to go near the coastline. There were crude watch towers along the coast line – since it was just two years after Lahad Datu was attacked by the pirates in 1985 (the bullet marks on the Standard Chartered Bank building were still there). I learnt quite a bit about the east coast of Sabah then including the movement of people from Philippines to Sabah. The coastal towns on the east coast (e.g. Lahad Datu, Semporna, Kunak, etc) already had large number of illegal immigrants even then. I visited Lahad Datu for the 1st time in 1987 enroute to the Sahabat scheme. The Lahad Datu airport then looked like a bus stop. A smallish building with wooden benches. I became a frequent visitor to Lahad Datu from 1994 to 1996. I was doing my post-graduate research at Danum Valley and Lahad Datu was the gateway town to Danum Valley. (You had to take a 2hour 4WD journey on logging roads to reach Danum Valley). I was never excited about going to Lahad Datu then because it was a cowboy town back then. It was always hot, dirty and dusty with nothing much to do. In 1994 – 1996, there were already many illegal immigrants in that town – it was common to find children begging in the streets. There were of course no mobile phones then. I hated it because all the public phones in Lahad Datu would be broken. The town had good seafood though. I only went back to Lahad Datu once since then. The town has obviously grown – but the still retain many traits of a frontier town. I always had interest in our security forces – because of my family members. Nine (9) (sembilan) of my uncles and cousins have served or are serving in the Malaysian army or the police. Uncles, cousins and second-cousins. Not 1 or 2. But 9. They have all served in the Malaysian forces. Most have retired – two are still serving. I still remember when I was a kid, an army truck will occasionally stop by my house. My uncles would drop by to visit us on their way to whatever Ops they were doing then. My uncle and then later his son, served in the Kor Jurutera and lived for many years at Mindef and also the Army Camp at Kluang. My cousin was the one who introduced me to the cheap beers at the army mess as well as the tambola at the staff club in Mindef. Anyway, those were the good old days. I know there is this wide-spread perception that non-Malays are not interested in joining our armed forces. I cannot speak for others. But as far as my (extended) family is concerned, we have done more than our fair share. Hence my great interest whenever our armed forces are call to action. The above 3 stories explain why I have a great interest in what is going on at Kg Tanduo now. 1. The crisis at Lahad Datu is obviously not yet over. There are still over 100 men in Kg. Tanduo and our armed forces cannot rest until they are dealt with. My thoughts and prayers are with them. 2. The coast line along the east coast of Sabah is very very very very long – over a 1000km and is rather porous. It is a major challenge for the Malaysian security forces to monitor the coastline. |
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