( ESSZone) scheduled to end on Tuesday( April 26), has been extended until May 10. Sabah Police Commissioner

KOTA KINABALU: Security forces in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone( Esszone) will undertake

KOTA KINABALU: Security forces have launched an exercise dubbed Operasi Maritim Khas Selatan Tawau to comb the area which has been identified as rat trails. Coordinated by the Eastern Sabah Security Command( Esscom), the operation entailed air and maritime surveillance on waters and coastal areas south of the district including at Pulau Sebatik which shares a border with Indonesia. Esscom commander Deputy Comm Hamzah Ahmad said rat trails could be potentially used by smugglers, cross-border crim

KOTA KINABALU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command( Esscom) will conduct an operation to demolish a cluster of huts built in waters off the northern Kudat district. The exercise, dubbed Operasi Gasak Laut, will be carried out on Wednesday. Esscom commander Deputy Comm Hamzah Ahmad said the unoccupied huts, known as “ pondohan ” by locals, were detected in Bogo waters near Pulau Bangkawan.He said an eviction notice had been issued to facilitate the demolition exercise as such structures were a pot

A TOTAL of 813 illegals, believed to be from the Philippines, have been detained under Ops Benteng in Sabah between May 1 last year and Oct 29 this year, says Datuk Jonathan Yasin. The Deputy Home Minister II said the Eastern Sabah Security Command( Esscom) has taken a comprehensive approach to address the issue of illegal immigrants in the east coast waters.“ Integrated security operations through Ops Benteng will be strengthened in addition to the implementation of land and sea operations unde

KOTA KINABALU: Coastal villagers and islanders in Lahad Datu renewed their pledge to safeguard the sovereignty of the state and to not acknowledge any outside claim towards Sabah. Over a thousand of them including community leaders of the district made the pledge during a programme with the Eastern Sabah Security Command( Esscom) on Saturday( May 21). Esscom commander Deputy Comm Hamzah Ahmad said prior to that, participants were given a briefing on the roles of the Esscom and how criminals cont

KOTA KINABALU: The dusk-to-dawn sea curfew in the state has been extended to April 25. The extension of the 6pm to 6am sea curfew was needed in view of the continuous threats from cross-border criminals, including kidnap-for-ransom groups, said Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah. The curfew covered areas up to three nautical miles off Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran. Residents in the areas involved were not allowed to leave their homes during cu

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s dusk to dawn sea curfew which was supposed to have ended Tuesday( July 13) has been extended for another two weeks until July 29. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali( pic) said the extension of the 6pm to 6am sea curfew was needed due to continuous threats from cross-border criminals, including from kidnap-for-ransom groups. The curfew covers areas up to three nautical miles off Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran." There is a

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s dusk to dawn sea curfew will be extended for another two weeks until Feb 24. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said the extension of the 6pm to 6am sea curfew is needed due to continuous threats from cross-border criminals, including from kidnap-for-ransom groups. The curfew covers areas up to three nautical miles off Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran.“ There is a need to continue the curfew in these waters to prevent the e

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s ongoing dusk-to-dawn sea curfew has been extended for 14 days to June 24. Sabah police commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said people who reside in the areas covered by the curfew are required to stay at home from 6pm to 6am, while outsiders are not allowed to enter the curfew zones. The curfew covers areas up to three nautical miles off Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran. Idris said the curfew was extended because of lingering threats fr