The latest kidnapping incident in Sabah prompted one politician to offer a cash reward to slap Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi while the latter's deputy feels it is better to close down resorts on remote islands.
Former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee promised RM500 to those who slap the home minister over the security breach, which saw a Chinese national and Filipino resort worker taken hostage by armed men.
Apart from this, the SAPP president also offered a RM1,000 to any MP who would move a motion in Parliament to slash the salaries of the home minister (right), defence minister and rural development minister.
"This to show the anger of Sabahans over the repeated failures of the federal government to fulfill its constitutional duty to protect Sabah and its people," he added.
Previously, Zahid was embroiled in a "slap controversy" after he declared in February there was nothing wrong when a coalition of right wing NGOs offered a bounty to slap an opposition MP.
Meanwhile, Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar suggested closing down resorts on remote islands due to security risks.
"If it were up to me, I would say these resorts on small, isolated islands should be closed. No one can guarantee the safety of these places when they are situated far off the coast.
"The police and military can't be there all the time," he was quoted as saying by The Star.
Otherwise, Wan Junaidi said resort operators must consider beefing up their own security.
'Don't blame Esscom'
On Wednesday night, seven gunmen on a speed boat entered Singamata Adventures and Reef Resort on an island off the coast of Semporna and abducted the two women.
The hostages, Chinese tourist Gao Huayun, 29 and Filipino worker Marcy Dayawan @ Mimi, 40, are believed to have been taken back to the Philippines.
Manila suspects the incursion to be perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf group and has instructed its military to hunt for the kidnappers in southern Philippines.
Wan Junaidi (left) said the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) which was set up after last year’s incursion in Lahad Datu by Filipino militants should not be blamed for the latest security breach, lamenting that some resorts were not cooperating.
"Esscom should also meet these operators to consider other aspects of security.
"In the last case, the resort even denied police access to their premises or help with the investigation," he told The Star.
The last kidnapping happened in December 2013 when a group from the Philippines murdered a Taiwanese tourist and kidnapped his wife from the Pom-Pom Island off the coast of Semporna.
Meanwhile, China said it has not received any demands from the abductors but asked Malaysia to do its utmost to rescue its citizen.
"We request the Malaysian government to do its best to rescue and save our national," China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang Huikang was quoted as saying by Bernama.
He added that the incident was an isolated and will not have any adverse effect on the arrival of Chinese tourists to Malaysia.
Former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee promised RM500 to those who slap the home minister over the security breach, which saw a Chinese national and Filipino resort worker taken hostage by armed men.
Apart from this, the SAPP president also offered a RM1,000 to any MP who would move a motion in Parliament to slash the salaries of the home minister (right), defence minister and rural development minister."This to show the anger of Sabahans over the repeated failures of the federal government to fulfill its constitutional duty to protect Sabah and its people," he added.
Previously, Zahid was embroiled in a "slap controversy" after he declared in February there was nothing wrong when a coalition of right wing NGOs offered a bounty to slap an opposition MP.
Meanwhile, Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar suggested closing down resorts on remote islands due to security risks.
"If it were up to me, I would say these resorts on small, isolated islands should be closed. No one can guarantee the safety of these places when they are situated far off the coast.
"The police and military can't be there all the time," he was quoted as saying by The Star.
Otherwise, Wan Junaidi said resort operators must consider beefing up their own security.
'Don't blame Esscom'
On Wednesday night, seven gunmen on a speed boat entered Singamata Adventures and Reef Resort on an island off the coast of Semporna and abducted the two women.
The hostages, Chinese tourist Gao Huayun, 29 and Filipino worker Marcy Dayawan @ Mimi, 40, are believed to have been taken back to the Philippines.
Manila suspects the incursion to be perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf group and has instructed its military to hunt for the kidnappers in southern Philippines.
Wan Junaidi (left) said the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) which was set up after last year’s incursion in Lahad Datu by Filipino militants should not be blamed for the latest security breach, lamenting that some resorts were not cooperating."Esscom should also meet these operators to consider other aspects of security.
"In the last case, the resort even denied police access to their premises or help with the investigation," he told The Star.
The last kidnapping happened in December 2013 when a group from the Philippines murdered a Taiwanese tourist and kidnapped his wife from the Pom-Pom Island off the coast of Semporna.
Meanwhile, China said it has not received any demands from the abductors but asked Malaysia to do its utmost to rescue its citizen.
"We request the Malaysian government to do its best to rescue and save our national," China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang Huikang was quoted as saying by Bernama.
He added that the incident was an isolated and will not have any adverse effect on the arrival of Chinese tourists to Malaysia.
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