Urgent measures needed to magically transform Sembulan into a clean inhabitants

Sembulan is located not far from the heart of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, but it's very dirty and littered with tons of rubbish.!!


This picture is true and not rubbish!!!

As reported by the Daily Express.

Kampung Sembulan - a part water village about a kilometre from Kota Kinabalu city - has been likened to a patient under intensive care in hospital by Kota Kinabalu Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir.

"Please don't be offended by my remarks. Kg Sembulan was selected to become the first 5K village due to its negative reputation in terms of cleanliness," he said.

Madingkir said he wished to see a cleaner environment there and urged villagers to transform themselves and their perceptions about cleanliness.

He was speaking at launch of making it a 5K village during a ceremony held at Dewan Muhibbah, Sembulan Tengah, on Saturday, 17th March 2012.

The location of the village also had a bearing on the tourism industry, more so with the 5 stars Sutera Harbour Resort, Ming Garden and Oriental Hotel situated nearby.

Apart from that, the location is also near the city centre and is connected to main roads.

"Thankfully, there is a zinc wall boarding the village along the way. Can you imagine if it wasn't there?" said Madingkir.

The filth can be easily be spotted and this is enough to give a lasting negative image of the city and Sabah in general. However, he had faith that the culture of blindly throwing rubbish all over the place can be transformed through proper awareness and a proper system.

The habit of throwing rubbish outside the window or directly into the open water without thinking twice should be abandoned, he said.

Among efforts to bring this about included a gotong royong on March 15, 2012 with house-to-house visits to deliver messages and also a walk known as "Perjalanan Kesedaran".

Explaining the 5Ks which stand for Cleanliness, Beautification, Security, Orderliness and Harmony/Prosperity, Madingkir said villagers must tackle the first K which is Kebersihan (Cleanliness).

"When there is cleanliness, there will be beauty and when there is beauty there will be security, orderliness and harmony/prosperity.

Basically, when there is cleanliness, the rest will just follow."

Meanwhile, two buy back centres at Kampung Sembulan Tengah and Kampung Sembulan Lama were also launched. Rubbish that can be recycled will be bought by recycling companies in an effort to give awareness that rubbish also has value.

"With this approach, villagers will have a new perception towards rubbish and will lead them to abstain themselves from throwing it all over the place. Hopefully, with this effort, they will recognise the value and collect rubbish before sending it to the buy back centres," said Madingkir.

New rubbish traps would also be affixed at every stilt house to set boundaries which will prevent their rubbish from getting into their neighbour's area.

This according to Madingkir, creates a sense of belonging and hoped will bring forth a sense of responsibility to clean their own housing lot.

Sembulan Tengah's Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) Chairman, Ajim Wahid said a few of the previous rubbish traps had been damaged, so new ones are expected to be built by villagers to continue efforts towards seeing a cleaner village.

Tragedi 6 Jun 1976, kekal dalam lipatan sejarah Sabah

Ketua Menteri Sabah, Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens yang terkorban dalam nahas udara paling buruk dalam sejarah Sabah pada 6 Jun 1976.


Orang ramai berusaha mengeluarkan mayat 11 mangsa nahas pesawat Nomad yang terhempas di perairan Sembulan pada 6 Jun 1976 bersamaan hari Ahad. Ketua Menteri Sabah ketika itu Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens bersama 10 yang lain termasuk 3 menteri kabinet terkorban dalam nahas udara paling buruk dalam sejarah Sabah.










Tajuk akhbar Daily Express pada 7 Jun 1976, Isnin, yang mengemparkan dunia. Hampir separuh anggota menteri kabinet Sabah, termasuk Ketua Menteri Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens, 3 menteri kabinet dan seorang pembantu menteri, terkorban dalam nahas itu. Gambar diambil dari http://sikmading.blogspot.com



Tugu peringatan memorial peristiwa sedih negeri Sabah itu yang didirikan di Sembulan, kini kawasan perumahan dikenali Grace Ville. Pada 6 Jun setiap tahun, upacara memorial diadakan di sini oleh kaum keluarga mangsa nahas kapal terbang itu.


Hari ini 6 Jun 2011, genap 35 tahun lalu, pada 6 Jun 1976, berlaku satu peristiwa di Sembulan, Kota KInabalu yang menggemparkan Sabah dan juga dunia.

Ketua Menteri Sabah ketika itu Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens yang juga Huguan Siou Pertama dan 10 yang lain termasuk 3 menteri kabinet dan seorang pembantu menteri, terkorban dalam nahas udara dikenali Double Six Tragedy di Sembulan dekat Kota Kinabalu.

Pesawat malang yang dinaiki jenis Nomad buatan Australia, milik Sabah Air...

Kejadian berlaku ketika Tun Fuad baru berusia 56 tahun dan baru 53 hari menjadi Ketua Menteri Sabah selepas parti Berjaya yang ditubuhkan pada 15 Julai 1975 menang 28 daripada 48 kerusi DUN Sabah pada pilihanraya negeri April 1976. Tragedi yang amat menyedihkan...

Turut terkorban, menteri Kabinet Sabah, Datuk Peter Mojuntin, Datuk Salleh Sulong, Datuk Chong Thian Vun.

Mereka yang terkorban dalam nahas udara pesawat Nomad milik Sabah Air pada 6 Jun 1976 di Kota Kinabalu.

1. Ketua Menteri Sabah, Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens
2. Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan Sabah, Datuk Peter Mojuntin
3. Menteri Perhubungan dan Kerjaraya Sabah, Datuk Chong Thian Vun
4. Menteri Kewangan Sabah, Datuk Salleh Sulong
5. Pembantu Menteri kepada Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Darius Binion
6. Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Kewangan, Wahid Andu
7. Pengarah Unit Perancang Ekonomi Negeri, Syed Hussein Wafa
8. Setiausaha Sulit kepada Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Ishak Atan
9. Pengawal peribadi kepada Tun Fuad, Kopral Mohd Said
10. Juruterbang, Gandhi J Nathan
11. Anak kepada Tun Fuad Stephens, Johari

Turut sepatutnya berada dalam pesawat Nomad yang malang itu ialah Menteri Kewangan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah dan Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Datuk Abdul Rahman Yaakob. Namun pada saat akhir, mereka dilaporkan berpindah ke sebuah lagi pesawat Nomad untuk lawatan ke Pulau Banggi, Kudat atas permintaan Datuk Harris Mohd Salleh.

Punca sebenar nahas???? samada masalah teknikal, mekanikal, cuaca, kecuaian manusia atau faktor lain, telahpun disiasat dan masih menjadi misteri sehingga ke hari ini.

Kejadian berlaku hari Ahad ketika pesawat dalam penerbangan balik ke KK dari Labuan... sepatutnya pada Isnin, 7 Jun 1976, Tun Fuad mewakili Sabah menanda tangani perjanjian dengan Petronas bagi royalti 5% bagi hasil minyak dan gas Sabah yang dicarigali oleh Petronas di perairan Sabah.

Jika Tragedi ni tidak berlaku, tidak mustahil Sabah masih diperintah oleh kerajaan Berjaya dan autonomi, royalti, perjanjian 20 perkara, serta aspek lain yang berkaitan dengan kepentingan Sabah, terpelihara baik, terikat kemas dan terpateri dengan kukuh...

Semoga roh kesemua 11 mangsa nahas udara itu bersemadi dengan aman dan dicucuri rahmat.