KOTA KINABALU: Three guides have been suspended from work until end of May, allegedly for flying the flag of a political party on Mount Kinabalu. Kinabalu Park manager Yassin Miki said this was because they had brought political elements into the workplace by their act. Photographs of a mountain guide posing with the Warisan flag and the letter of suspension have since gone viral, with many questioning the suspension, saying that it was breach of democratic rights. Sabah Parks director Dr Jamili Nais supported the action taken, saying that it was not done because the guides supported an opposition party, but because they failed to differentiate between work and politics. "As the head of this organisation, I fully support to move to suspend these three mountain guides because they have brought in political sentiments to work," he said.

Source: The Star March 24, 2018 10:30 UTC