Fond recollections of former Sabah forester 07 Jul 2021 / 09:07 H.
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Rahim Ismail is probably one of the few Malaysian politicians who have a sound knowledge of forestry matters and are passionate about forest conservation, having served 22 years with the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD).
Even after joining Umno in 1991 and participating actively in politics, this former state Agriculture and Food Industry minister (2002 to 2007) continued his engagement with forestry affairs by taking part in forest management workshops organised by SFD in collaboration with Malaysian and international forestry agencies.
Rahim, 71, who is still active in politics, was a circle forest officer (equivalent to regional forest officer) at SFD Kota Kinabalu before he left in 1991.
SANDAKAN: Three crew members of tugboat are missing after their vessel capsized in choppy waters off Sandakan on Sabah s east coast.
A fourth crew member of the tugboat managed to safe himself by swimming to a nearby coastline following the incident that occurred in waters around the Kuala Kinabatangan river mouth near Sandakan at about 4am on Wednesday (Jan 13).
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sandakan director Kapt Zaiunuddin Mohd Zuki said that a search and rescue operation was immediately launched after the tugboat owner alerted Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) Kota Kinabalu at 4pm on Wednesday.
He said the tugboat registered as Ever Winner was pulling the empty barge (Ever Eternity) when they were caught in rough seas and bad weather before the boat apparently capsized.