THE smiles on their faces says it all; tragically made “war refugees” in their own land, hundreds of people who were forced to evacuate or flee their homes in the wake of the war on the Sulu raiders, found that there were those who cared and came to their aid with food supplies and other daily necessities.
People from Tanduo, Tanjung Batu and Tanjung Labian, the three most “hot spots” following the siege of Tanduo by Sulu raiders had been forced to flee their houses from the raiders. Others in nearby villages were told to move to safer ground as security forces pursued the fleeing raiders.
They were houses at Dewan Embara Budi and Fajar, both in the Felda Sahabat area.
Apart from food aid by the National Security Council, Sabah Progressive Party, led by its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee also donated foodstuffs, in particular milk powder.
In all it was estimated that some 4,500 people had been affected by the stand-off.
Pasti masih ramai yang trauma dengan kejadian yang berlaku.
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ReplyDeleteLike many other eastern Sabah towns gripped by the fear of attacks from armed intruders for the past three weeks, life is limping back to normalcy in this springboard town to the diving havens of Sipadan and Mabul.
ReplyDeleteRumours of shootings and sightings of armed Sulu intruders in military fatigue have waned and police have launched Ops Tayang to convince the public that they were in full control of the situation.
ReplyDeleteSemporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu and Kinabatangan towns saw large crowds attending Friday prayers although schools and some shops remained closed in certain areas.
ReplyDeleteSandbags and roadblocks manned by heavily armed police and General Operations Forces were seen along the road from Lahad Datu to Semporna, about 130km away.
ReplyDeleteNear a roadblock leading to Semporna town at about 10am, three men – one in handcuffs – were detained from a car as they attempted to pass through.
ReplyDeleteA Semporna police official said they were detained for screening but declined to say if they were sympathisers of the so-called Sulu royal army or had any link to Saturday night’s shooting at Simunul water village where six police personnel and six gunmen were killed.
ReplyDeletePolice have detained scores of suspected local sympathisers of the Sulu gunmen over the past week. Among them were several uniformed personnel, relatives of the self-proclaimed Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and a local politician.
ReplyDeleteTour operators in Semporna, who were previously on edge with shops pulling down their shutters at the slightest hint of trouble, said some of them were resuming their trips to Mabul and Sipadan diving havens.
ReplyDelete“Don’t panic, don’t believe in rumours but go to the police for updates,” said Semporna OCPD Deputy Supt Mohd Firdaus Francis Abdullah, adding that Ops Tayang was aimed at assuring the people that the situation was under control and they could go about their daily routine
ReplyDeleteIn Kunak, about 70km away where talk of the presence of Sulu armed men led to the closures of the shops last week, saw coffeeshops filled with the usual crowd although several shops remained closed.
ReplyDeleteBusinesses in Lahad Datu town and Felda townships in several Sahabat schemes outside the red zone where Ops Daulat is centred were also coming back although caution is still in the air.
ReplyDeleteMalaysian maritime, marine police and naval boats were on alert in Sabah waters to prevent any intrusion by sea.
ReplyDeleteFifty schools in Lahad Datu and Semporna, which were temporarily closed following the intrusion of Sulu gunmen, would be reopened on Monday, said Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi.
ReplyDeleteAny decision to extend the closure would depend on advice and security information issued by the National Security Council (NSC), he said.
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