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PULAU PINANG 27 Sept. - Polis akan mendapatkan kerjasama daripada Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (SKMM) untuk menyekat penyebaran gambar separuh bogel yang dikatakan mirip seorang anggota polis wanita...



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KUALA LUMPUR - A red alert has been raised in Sabah following an open declaration of support for the Islamic State (IS) movement by Isnilon Hapilon - one of the most wanted terrorists with up to RM16mil (S$6.3 million) bounty on his head.



The 48-year-old Abu Sayyaf leader, along with masked men, posted a video of themselves on YouTube in July but intelligence sources said it gained momentum on social media last month.



Sources said pro-IS and jihadist websites in Bahasa Malaysia were being watched following this new development.



In the video, which appeared to be shot in the jungles of southern Philippines, the IS movement's symbolic black flag is depicted in the opening scene.



In the six-minute clip, Hapilon is seen wearing a black gown, linking his arms with his men, some of whom wore masks.



Speaking mostly in Arabic and in his native dialect of Yakan, they swore allegiance to IS and its head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the form of baiah or oath of loyalty.



The video clip provided security agencies with the most updated photograph of Isnilon, who appears to have gained weight after previous photographs showed him to be a much thinner person with reports that he had suffered a stroke at one point.



It is believed that the video was meant to inspire support for the IS movement, especially in South-East Asia.



The video was soon followed by Jemaah Islamiah (JI) spritual leader and founder of its reincarnation, Jemaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT), Abu Bakar Baasyir calling on his followers to join IS.



It is learnt that Abu Bakar had gathered high-ranking JAT leaders and family members at the Pasir Putih prison in Indo­nesia before ordering them to support the IS.



Wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investiga­tion as well as security agencies in Malay­sia, Isnilon is said to be responsible for a raid on Pom Pom island in Semporna on Nov 15, 2013.



"He and his men are dangerous and their main business is kidnapping, which is carried out to finance their terror activities.



"He and his men have beheaded an American kidnap victim," said a regional intelligence analyst.



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NGOs aim 300,000 signatures for submission to UN



KOTA KINABALU - Two NGOs, Sarawak Association for Peoples Aspirations (Sapa) and United Borneo Front(UBF) in Sabah - are collaborating to collect 300,000 signatures for the Sabah, Sarawak petition. for self-determination for submission to the United Nations (UN).



The campaign which kicked off on Aug 9 is said to have received over-whelming support from the people but still lacks support from elected representative in both states.



"So far, only three leaders have signed the petition. One elected representative is worth more because he or she represents his or her constituency.It could mean their signatures are worth 100,000 signatures!



"Therefore,it is imperative that our politicians from both sides of the divide unite in support of the cause as their signature would carry more weight," said Sapa President Lina Soo after delivering her presentation at the Malaysia at Crossroad forum here, Thursday.



The forum which entered its second day was grganised by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) think tank the Progressive Institute of Public Policy Analysis(PIPPA)

and attended by more than 200 people.



Soo said the association had been travelling all over Sarawak to collect signatures

in order for the petition to be submitted to the UN in New York in six months time.



The campaign in Sabah will be spearheaded by UBF which reported that the campaign is doing well in Sabah. "Other than going to the districts, we have even put a counter for the petition every weekend in Gaya Street for people to sign. People are signing it," said UBF Chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan who is also Bingkor Assemblyman.



The petition is an effort to revisit the original petition for self-determination submitted 52 years ago by Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo political parties to the UN and was then accepted for hearing in mid-December 1962.



The delegation, however, was forced to abandon their journey to.the UN due to the outbreak of the Brunei Uprising on Dec.8,1962.



Meanwhile, during her presentation, Soo repudiated claims that Sarawakians at the time consented to the Malaysia project. "At the time, there were strong objections to the idea even at the grassroots level.



More than 5,000 people gathered and lined up the road in Miri to show their opposition to the Malaysia idea.



"Along the Rajang river, flags and banners,expressing the people's dismay about Malaysia, were raised with the hope that the UN Commission charged to gather opinion of the people, would see them," she said.



Unfortunately, the movement, which was backed by the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), was accused of being communist-motivated and crushed by the British.



During that time, she said, the people wanted the Brooke family to come back and govern Sarawak and eventually grant them independence.



"Declassified documents in London revealed that the heir to the dynasty, at that time, was blocked from leaving London and returning to Sarawak This as how the British played us.



"And this is why we are planning to sue the British Government because of breach of trusteeship They colonised us and left us just like that. It was irresponsible and they must be held liable for violating our rights.



"Because of their irresponsibility and their collusion with Malaya, we have become the victims of Malaya's greed," she said.



By Tracy Patrick



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