PRESENTING
.....Sabah Energy Corporation Chief Executive Officer Dato' Harun Ismail (left)
presenting a mock cheque worth RM7.5 million to Datuk Pengiran Hassanel,
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance(right) witnessed by Chief
Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman ( center).
SABAH Energy Corporation Sdn
Bhd (SEC) has delivered a gross dividend payment of RM7.5 million to the Sabah
State Government for the financial year ending 31 December 2012.
The company's full year
earnings continues to surpass expectations with a cumulative gross payment to
the state totaling RM 86.17 million since 1992.
Musa, who is also Sabah
Finance Minister, praised the SEC for their excellent performance and reminded
the state agency to maintain the good record and continue carrying out their
duties to the best of their abilities.
"We expect our agencies
to be prudent in their spending as well as strive to maintain greater
efficiency, transparency and accountability,"he said.
During the presentation,
Dato' Harun said the SEC and its group of companies registered record profits
of RM112 million for the 2012 financial year, a marked increase from RM 69
million in 2011. Even at the department level, SEC raked RM 37 million, while
Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd (ASB), an oil and gas service industry, collected a
record achievement of RM 68 million.
Dato' Harun also announced a
dividend reinvestment plan to fuel the development of Sabah's natural gas
industry as a viable, economical, and cleaner alternative energy source to
cater to a wider market of industries operating in Greater Kota Kinabalu. With
the recent launching of the "Virtual Pipeline Project" in July 2012
by the Sabah Chief Minister, Dato' Harun said, the SEC is keen to develop
market prospects for compressed natural gas especially for industrial use.
Meanwhile, ASB is looking to
expand its capacity to support the development Oil and Gas industry in Sabah
and Labuan. The State Government-affiliated company has ventured into supplying
marine vessels, and plans are currently underway to increase berthing
facilities at Labuan. (Insight Sabah)
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Lahad Datu, Datuk Mohd Yusof Apdal, berkata kerajaan sentiasa memberikan perhatian serius dalam usaha memupuk perpaduan dan semangat muhibah rakyat di Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteMenurut beliau, jika dahulu Pesta Kaamatan hanya diraikan oleh masyarakat Sabah, namun ia kini turut dirayakan oleh seluruh rakyat Malaysia pada setiap tahun.
ReplyDelete“Perayaan Pesta Kaamatan merupakan salah satu platform terbaik untuk menyatupadukan rakyat di negara ini yang terdiri daripada pelbagai latarbelakang agama dan kaum.
ReplyDelete“Sabah merupakan contoh terbaik dalam menterjemahkan konsep perpaduan kerana meskipun rakyat negeri ini datang daripada lebih 30 etnik dan latar belakang agama berbeza, namun rakyatnya sentiasa hidup dalam suasana keadaan harmoni,” katanya.
Yusof berkata, keterbukaan sifat masyarakat Malaysia menyaksikan Pesta Kaamatan kini bukanlah sesuatu yang asing bagi masyarakat di negara ini.
ReplyDelete“Pesta Kaamatan sinonim dengan masyarakat Kadazandusun dan Murut di Sabah, tetapi kini masyarakat lain termasuk di Semenanjung turut berkongsi merayakannya. Inilah ciri-ciri unik yang terdapat pada rakyat Malaysia yang kita banggakan.
“Usaha ini membuktikan bahawa kerajaan sentiasa peka dengan aspirasi setiap suku kaum dengan menyediakan peluang kepada mereka ke arah membentuk identiti nasional,” katanya.
ReplyDeletemoga Sabah energy akan terus berkembang.
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