KOTA KINABALU, May 16, 2014: A Forward Operation Base (FOB) initiative involving a structure built with a specific height at the sea surface to monitor enemies' movement in Sabah's waters, would be one of the security strengthening measures introduced at the east coast. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said this was one of the additional steps to strengthen security in Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (Esszone) ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13, 2014: AirAsia Bhd will pilot the International Criminal Police Organisation's (INTERPOL) I-Checkit system as part of ongoing efforts to enhance international travel security. In a statement, the airlines said the system would screen the passports of all its prospective passengers against the world police body's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database. "Once implemented later t ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13, 2014: Inspector- General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said he has raised the recent kidnappings of foreigners in Sabah, at the 34th Asean Chiefs of Police Conference which started in Manila, Philippines yesterday. "The issue was raised in the context of handling cross-border crimes. The Malaysian police works closely with its Asean counterparts. I have discussed the kidnappings i ...

KOTA KINABALU, May 5, 2014: The Sabah government has pledged to take drastic measures to enhance security in its east coast, including limiting the movement of vessels, imposing curfews at sea, setting up more forward bases and hastening the deployment of manpower and assets. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said these would be implemented immediately following the latest abduction at Pulau Baik by armed ...

KOTA KINABALU, Mar 18, 2014: The Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) Sabah Branch may be just three months old but it has already got down to brass tacks on security concerns in Sabah. Among the issues was exposing illegal cyber gambling activities in premises around sub-urban areas in the city, which subsequently led to the permanent closure of such premises. They also lodged a police report followi ...