<figure id="attachment_3085777" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3085777" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3085777 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/254083fb-abang-johari-openg-fmt-160625.webp" alt="abang johari openg" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3085777" class="wp-caption-text">Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg said the establishment of the state&#8217;s security and enforcement unit was not aimed at taking over security powers from the federal government.</figcaption></figure>
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is ready to offer scholarships to the state&#8217;s youth who are interested in pursuing a career in security to further their studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK.
Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg said the move was part of the state government&#8217;s efforts to develop the talents of its young people to meet security needs.
&#8220;At least they will have the discipline&#8230; discipline and also new security theories. It&#8217;s not that we want to establish our own army but it&#8217;s a matter of talent training. They can then work with the police, with the army or work with us at UKPS (Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit),&#8221; he said.
Speaking at the Sarawak Command Net (SCNET) launching ceremony in conjunction with the eighth anniversary celebration of UKPS here, he said the establishment of UKPS was not aimed at taking over security powers from the federal government but rather to complement the state&#8217;s needs.
“Security powers are under the federal government. We are only helping where we can so that we feel safe with the coordination that exists between security agencies under the federal government,” he said.
Abang Johari said Sarawak has a long coastal area and this presents a challenge to security agencies under the federal government and it needs the assistance of the state government.
He said the state also has many rivers that are not under the control of federal enforcement agencies and this matter was addressed through the establishment of the Sarawak Coast Guard which was established in 2019.
“Our work now is to help make Sarawak a peaceful and prosperous place,” he said.
According to him, the launch of SCNET is an initial step for Sarawak to form a more sophisticated security communication network as part of the initiative to defend the state’s security.
“We can work with relevant parties for the sake of Malaysia&#8217;s sovereignty&#8230; This is what is important. The sovereignty of Malaysia,” he added.

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