Ongkili, who is also Member of Parliament for Kota Marudu said, raising operational standards for monitoring and intelligence should be done immediately because it is necessary to protect the safety of citizens.
"Otherwise it will affect people's confidence in our security system, and the ability to handle foreign terrorists, including all the elements that affect the security of the state and the public," he told reporters after a media briefing Celebration Harvest Festival celebration at the state level here.
Last night, a man and a local woman abducted by armed men from a reputable seafood restaurant in Sandakan, along Bokhara, Pasir Putih, about three km from the city.
In the incident at 7:26 pm on Thursday, the Thien Nyuk Fun, 50 of Taman Mawar, Sibuga Road, Sandakan and a consultant from Kuala Lumpur, Then Bernard, 39, was kidnapped in Ocean King restaurant by four men dressed in camouflage fatigues speed boat.
Disappointed with this latest kidnapping, Ongkili said the government was making every effort includes the creation of the Special Security Area East Coast of Sabah (Esscom) and supply it with assets to ensure the safety of people is guaranteed, but kidnapping is still valid and now "happening before your eyes."
"I think there is something wrong. (So) we have to upgrade a large scale (standard operation) in surveillance and intelligence. I believe Esscom have the ability to do it, but the system needs to be improved.
This is to regain the confidence of the people, especially in the tourism industry, "said Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water that.
Asked whether the curfew should be carried out on land, Ongkili said: "I think it's not practical. (We) simply (need) more surveillance, more security forces on active duty so that foreigners are afraid (to invade)," he said.
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