PH humanitarian team banned from Lahad Datu

By Julie Alipala

Inquirer Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines—Malaysian authorities have barred the humanitarian team sent by the Philippine government from entering Lahad Datu, stopping the group at Kota Kinabalu, a member of the team told the INQUIRER on Saturday.

“Upon reaching Sabah, the Malaysian authorities didn’t allow us to proceed to Lahad Datu. We were only allowed to stay in [Kota Kinabalu], so we left the place two days ago,” Mayor Nazif Ahmad Abdurahman of Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, told the INQUIRER by phone.

Abdurahman was among local officials from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who were sent by Acting Gov. Mujiv Hataman to meet and talk with Agbimuddin Kiram in Lahad Datu.

Navy ship stopped “Our mission didn’t materialize because of the restrictions imposed by the Malaysian authorities,” Abdurahman said.

He said even the Philippine Navy ship sent to Malaysia to secure all illegally staying Filipinos wanting to come home had been denied entry by the Malaysian border patrol. “The ship just anchored off Sibutu and has been there for five days already,” Abdurahman said. Lt. Gen. Rey Ardo, chief of the military in Western Mindanao, confirmed that the Navy ship was still in Philippine waters as of Saturday. “The Navy boat was not able to get through the Malaysian border,” Ardo, who also has jurisdiction over the Navy in Western Mindanao, said.

Ardo said the military wanted to help Filipinos in Sabah, including those from the group led by Agbimuddin, to come home, but it could not do anything because the ship sent to bring them home could not get through border security. How to cross border He said the military learned that some of Agbimuddin’s followers and those illegally staying in Sabah wanted to return home.

“The problem they are facing now is how to cross the border,” Ardo said. The Malaysian border patrol has restricted movements into and out of Sabah, he said. A government source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the Sabah issue, said he was told the Malaysian authorities would allow Philippine representatives to see Agbimuddin and his followers only after the so-called Sulu royal army had surrendered and laid down arms.

“The problem with the Kirams is that they refuse to surrender,” the source said. Agbimuddin calls

The source said Agbimuddin had called up relatives in Sulu and asked them to help bring home some members of his group. “Among the requests is to provide them security and bring them to Simunul Island,” the source added.

Credit to:  Globalnation.inquirer.net

nota: 

nampaknya kita dan mula menjaga kawasan sempadan kita. terima kasih kepada anggota keselamatan yang bertarung nyawa untuk memastikan kita selamat. doa dipanjatkan kepada yang terkorban amin...

Apa yang penting adalah kita mengkaji sejarah kesultanan Sulu supaya kita memahami dengan jelas isu yang timbul di Lahad Datu Khasnya dan di Sabah amnya.

untuk semua. belajarlah sejarah.....Sejarah amat penting untuk menentukan tindak tanduk kita dan kesan kepada generasi akan datang...

Kronologi Peristiwa di Lahad Datu (sumber BERNAMA)

KUALA LUMPUR: The following is the chronology of events pertaining to the intrusion into Lahad Datu, Sabah by an armed group from southern Philippines

Feb 9 - The group enters Malaysian waters in a boat and begins to gather in stages at Felda Sahabat 17, Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu. Feb 11 - A gang from the group is discovered by a group of local fishermen at night. The fishermen lodge a police report that 100 armed men in army fatigues are putting up in Kampung Tandou.

Feb 12 - The group breaks into smaller groups to enter several locations in the village, namely Sungai Bakau village, village surau and the house of one Ahmad Malandi, also known as Mad Bon.

Feb 14 - Prime Minister Najib Razak says the Malaysian government will try its best, including negotiations, to handle the issue of intrusion before ousting them from the area. Inspector-general of police Ismail Omar says the police identify the group of Filipinos who landed on the shore of Lahad Datu as being linked to the 'Sulu Sultanate' from southern Philippines.

He says the group claims to be the 'Royal Army of the Sulu Sultanate' and they do not want their people of Sulu descent to be sent back to their country of origin.

Ismail says, negotiations with the armed group is still in progress to find the best solution, without bloodshed.

A report quotes a Philippine army personnel, who is a loyal follower of Sulu raja muda, Azzimudie Kiram, as saying the group has come at the invitation of a "Malaysian opposition" to discuss land issues in Sabah.

Feb 16 - Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (centre in photo) confirms the group is not a militant or terrorist group but is in fact, strong supporter of the Sulu Sultanate and stresses the situation in Kampung Tanduo is under control.

The group, which wants to be known as the 'Royal Army of Sulu Sultanate', among others, is also claiming ownership of Sabah and wants the state to be returned as a territory of the Sulu Sultanate, claiming it was seized by the British from the Sulu Government.

Feb 18 - Hishammuddin says the governments of Malaysia and Philippines are working closely to resolve the conflict, through diplomacy and without bloodshed.

Feb 24 - The Philippine government sends a boat under humanitarian mission to ferry the 180 armed personnel, including 30 armed guards, holding up in Lahad Datu, Sabah since Feb 12. Feb 26 - The deadline to expel the group passes but negotiations are still in progress.

Feb 28 - The Malaysian government is urged to negotiate directly with sultan Jamalul Kiram III in Manila to end the conflict of seizing the area in Lahad Datu, Sabah which has prolonged for more than three weeks. The call is made by Jamalul's youngest brother, Agbimuddin Kiram, who stresses that only his brother can order the 180 Royal Army personnel to leave Felda Sahabat 17, Lahad Datu.

March 1 - a shootout breaks out between security forces and a small group of intruders when they try to break a police blockade in Kampung Tanduo, resulting in two police commandos dead and three others injured.

All 12 members of the small group of intruders are killed. - Bernama

JAMBATAN RUNTUH HARIAN METRO 28/3/2013

PUTRAJAYA: Sebuah jambatan menghubungkan laluan dari Aman Putra, Puchong ke Cyberjaya runtuh kira-kira jam 1 petang, hari ini.

Jambatan berkenaan dibina melintasi Lebuh Raya Plus Putrajaya menghubungkan laluan ke Johor Bahru, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), Ipoh, Shah Alam dan Subang Jaya.

Difahamkan, jambatan yang runtuh itu milik Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) dan belum digunakan untuk laluan orang ramai.

Tinjauan di tempat kejadian juga mendapati masalah berkenaan tidak mengganggu perjalanan pengguna lalu-lintas dan tiada kecederaan serta kematian dilaporkan.

Siapa kata pegawai kerajaan tak kreatif ?

Alhamdulilah, selasai kelas untuk kursus Skecthup dan powerplugs. Terima kasih kepada semua yang menjayakan kursus ini. disepanjang kursus saya dapati peserta begitu tekun dengan tugasan dan saya juga terpegun dengan beberapa orang peserta yang begitu kreatif dengan tugasan yang diberi. Jadi..siapa kata pegawai kerjaan tak kreatif?

Tengah membebel wakakaka...

Cuma, sayang sedikit saya tak dapat nak kongsi tugasan yang beri dengan rakan-rakan atas faktor keselamatan. Apapun, sebenarnya kita akan dapat apa yang kita nak jika kita bersungguh-sunguh dan menjadi lagi hebat kalau kita minat dan menyukai apa yang kita buat.

selamat maju jaya buat semua....

HOTS-Highly Oder Thinking Skill

Pagi tadi saya telah menghadiri mesyuarat PIBG sekolah anak saya. Yang menarik perhatian saya apabila pengetua bercakap berkenaan dengan HOTS (Highly Order Thinking Skill). Kurikulum sekolah pada masa ini katanya hendak mewujudkan pemikiran yang kreatif dikalangan pelajar.

Apa yang menarik perhatian saya , sekarang sistem pendidikan kita lebih menekankan keputusan cemerlang dikalangan pelajar dan lebih menjurus kepada menghafal untuk menjawab peperiksaan, maka jadilah pelajar seperti burung kakak tua atau burung tiong yang sangat petah berkata-kata tanpa memahami apa yang diperkatakan.

Teringat saya ketika saya menjawat satu jawatan pengurus di sebuah syarikat swasta. Ketika mencari dan menemuduga calon untuk mengisi kekosongan sesuatu jawatan, saya perhatikan calon yang mempunyai keputusan yang bagus dalam peperiksaan agak sukar untuk menjawab soalan saya yang lebih kepada menyelesaikan sesuatu permasalahan. Bukan calon tersebut tidak bagus tetapi syarikat perlukan seseorang yang berfikiran kreatif dan boleh menghadapi sebarang masalah yang dihadapi.

Apa yang kita perlukan adalah seseorang yang mempunyai pemikiran kreatif dan saya kira dengan sistem pendidikan lama yang kita ada tidak begitu berkesan untuk melahirkan generasi sebegitu. Alhamdulillah, nampaknya ramai yang nak berubah dan sistem pendidikan kita berubah sikit demi sedikit.

Cuma diharapkan janganlah sekadar hangat-hangat taik ayam dan hanya berubah untuk keuntungan politik sahaja. Ibubapa berperanan penting dalam perkembangan otak anak-anak, jangan mengharapkan 100% dari pihak sekolah. Kita adalah acuan kepada anak kita, generasi kita...

Ini hanyalah pandangan peribadi dan sekadar catatan salafian salleh....terima kasih.

Toxic metals may influence autism severity

Adams, JB, M Baral, E Geis, J Mitchell, J Ingram, A Hensley, I Zappia, S Newmark, E Gehn, RA Rubin, K Mitchell, J Bradstreet and JM El-Dahr.2009. The Severity of Autism Associated With Toxic Metal Body Burden and Red Blood Glutathioine Cell. Journal of toxicology doi:10.1155/2009/532640

Synopsis by Michele A. La Merrill, Ph.D.

Children with higher levels of metals – such as lead and antimony – in their urine had more severe autism, suggesting that metal levels in their bodies may contribute to its seriousness.

The severity of a child's autism coincided with the levels of toxic metals excreted in their urine after treatment with a metals removal therapy, finds a study published in the Journal of Toxicology. The higher the levels of lead, antimony and other metals excreted, the more severe was the child's autism. The findings hold true across four independent tools used to assess autism severity.

The results suggest to researchers that these metals may contribute to the degree of autism symptoms in the children. Because these children had autism before the toxic metals were measured, the study does not address whether the metals cause autism or the sources of the metals.

Autism is a severe disorder that impacts social, communicative and behavioral function. It is increasingly diagnosed in young children and affects them for life. While widespread, its cause is not known.

Some researchers have noticed that autism symptoms are similar to symptoms associated with toxic metal poisoning. Because of this, mercury, lead and other metals have been scrutinized for possible links to autism. Yet, even though some human research evidence suggests a relationship between metals and autism, the exact relationship remains a mystery.

Sixty-three children aged 3 to 8 years old participated in the study. The children had no mercury dental fillings and were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Researchers assessed the severity of autism using tools developed to either diagnose the condition or monitor the symptoms.

Measurements of toxic metals were taken from children’s urine before and after children were treated with oral dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). DMSA is a medication approved for infant lead poisoning, though doctors sometimes use it to treat toxic exposure to other metals, like mercury. None of the children in the study had ever been treated with DMSA.

Lead and antimony excreted after the DMSA treatment were consistently associated with autism across the four severity assessment tools used. Mercury, aluminum and tin were associated with some – but not all – of the severity assessment tools. DMSA treatment significantly decreased urinary lead levels, as expected. This therapy also effectively removed a number of other toxic metals from the children, including tin, bismuth, tungsten, thallium, antimony and arsenic.

In these kinds of studies, the level of one type of metal found in a child is related to the level of another type of metal found in the same child. So even though the levels of lead and antimony in this study correlated to autism severity across all four of the assessment tools used, the researchers cannot be sure which of the individual metals measured relate to autism severity in this study. Identifying autism severity in people with only lead or antimony exposure might help to solve this question.

This study raises more questions about the role of toxic metal exposures in the severity of autism spectrum disorder. A larger study that assesses autism severity both before- and after- DMSA treatment, while documenting the effectiveness of DMSA treatment, would lend further credibility to the notion that toxic metals influence autism severity.

This study suggests that DMSA is effective therapy to remove a variety of toxic metals from children. Regulatory agencies could evaluate the treatment and develop appropriate treatment guidelines for DMSA uses.