Published on: Sunday, May 09, 2010

Keningau: Police arrested two men, including a 17-year-old boy, and confiscated a bakakuk and a machete in separate drunken incidents here, recently.

Acting on a tip-off, police made the first on a 28-year-old local fisherman at the Keningau Hospital car park, on May 6.

"The man had had an argument with his girlfriend and was seen holding a bakakuk before police nabbed him. He was drunk at that time," District Police Chief DSP Zahari Mohamed said.

On the same day, police with help from the public apprehended a 17-year-old boy for assaulting another student with a machete at Giat Mara Centre here.

"The suspect was a former trainee in the centre and he had been drinking before going to the centre to meet with the management.

"However, the victim approached the suspect and had asked him to leave the premises considering his unstable condition. Instead the suspect went to his car and returned with a machete," Zahari said.

The suspect assaulted the victim but was apprehended by other students before handing him over to police. The victim sustained minor injures on his hand and face.

In another case, a 38-year-old husband was arrested for pouring hot water and for beating his wife, on May 5.

Zahari said, the man returned home after a drinking session and had asked his wife to cook instant noodles for him. He then became aggressive and poured the hot water and beat her up when she took a long time to cook.

Another two drunken men were arrested the same day after causing disturbance by yelling and upsetting peace around Kg Bingkor and a supermarket in the town, he said.

Source:

Bakakuk and machete seized from man, boy. Daily Express. Retrieved 10 May, 2010 from World Wide Web: http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=72304.html.

19th March, 2010

KENINGAU: Pembekalan air kepada 7,000 pengguna di daerah ini masih mencukupi, jelas Jabatan Air Keningau. “Kita masih mampu mencatu kira-kira 42MLD sehari, dan ia masih jauh mencukupi,” jelas jurucakap jabatan itu – Dennis Ugau.

Mengakui bahawa musim kemarau mengakibatkan kuantiti air di dua tadahan – Bunsit dan Kg. Keningau, Dennis memberitahu, jabatannya telah menyediakan beberapa pelan tindakan, sekiranya kemerau terus berpanjangan.

Beliau bagaimanapun menasihatkan pengguna supaya lebih berhemah, dan mengamalkan budaya berjimat-cermat mengenai penggunaan air.

“Mengelak daripada membazir air, salah satu daripada langkah penjimatan,” tambahnya.

Wartawan meninjau lokasi tadahan di Kg. Keningau, dan mendapati pembekal air iaitu Sungai Kg. Keningau didapati hampir kering, namun jabatan itu mempunyai kaedah sendiri untuk memastikan bekalan air bersih kepada pengguna tidak terputus.

Tadahan air di Bunsit Bingkor masih beroperasi seperti biasa.

Sementara itu, Pegawai Daerah Keningau Amat Mohd Yusof berkata, beberapa langkah telah disusun untuk memastikan penduduk kampong yang menghadapi masalah kekurangan air, dapat diatasi dengan segera.

“Pejabat saya sedang bertungkus-lumus untuk menangani masalah ini,” jelasnya.

Beberapa minggu ini banyak laporan dan aduan daripada penduduk yang menghadapi masalah kekurangan air .

Menjawab satu soalan, pegawai daerah itu turut menasihatkan penduduk supaya mengambil langkah berjaga-jaga, sepanjang musim kemarau ini

Sumber:

Bekalan air kepada 7,000 pengguna di Keningau masih cukup. New Sabah Times. Retrieved Marc 20, 2010 from World Wide Web: http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/36969.html