Inside story of Malaysia formation

By : TAN SRI SIMON SIPAUN

I thank the organizers of this Muzakarah Pakar ‘Adil Dan Beramanah Dalam Tadbir-Urus’ for having invited me to share my thoughts on the topic ‘Pembentukan Malaysia dan Pembangunan di Sabah’ or ‘The Formation of Malaysia and Development in Sabah’.

SNAP sticks with Pakatan if it contests in Dayak-majority seats

SNAP is willing to be part of an opposition electoral pact if it is allowed to contest in 27 Dayak-majority seats in the state election.

Its director of operations Paul Kadang said since SNAP was traditionally a Dayak-based party, it expected to contest in the Dayak constituencies.

PKR reaches voters via CDs and DVDs

KUCHING: Sarawak PKR has produced thousands of CDs and DVDs as a means of communicating with voters.

Its chief Baru Bian said the CDs and DVDs included information on the party as well as Pakatan Rakyat’s vision and policies.

Why i won't vote for BN, from a Telang Usan native

By Bali Sungai

Why I won’t vote for BN.

1.       There is NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENT especially in Telang Usan. OK..Ya...ya  ... there are some schools (..but not enough local Orang Asal teachers/head masters...) and clinics (...but no doctors...). The TEACHERS & HEADMASTERS in the long houses are not Orang Asal and do not have the same culture and belief like the Orang Asal.

The British were better, says former Sorob asemblyman

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA BELUD: In another revelation potentially explosive for public debate in Sabah, a former Sorob (now Kadamaian) assemblyman, Ismail Gimbad, too claimed that the British looked after Sabahans even much better than the current ruling leaders, at least on issues pertaining to Native certification and on paddy plantation.

Systematic restriction on Christianity

PETALING JAYA: There has been a systematic restriction on the practice of Christianity in this country, said the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) today.

According to CFM chairman Bishop Ng Moon Hing, both the government and certain segments of society were to be blamed for this.

During a crisis who stays, who leaves?

By now you would have heard of the Fukushima 50. They are the last line of defence for the failed nuclear reactors in Japan. These 50 men working continuously for days have exposed themselves to very high doses of radiation and are risking their lives to prevent a nuclear disaster in Japan. TEPCO the Japan company that owns those reactors asked for more nuclear plant workers to volunteer to this dangerous mission and 130 Japanese were willing to take up what may be a near suicide mission.

SNAP explains itself on Sarawak State Election

By Paul Kadang

KUCHING: SNAP’s recent re-emergence to reclaim its place in the Sarawak political arena has sparked numerous allegations and prejudgements on the motives of the prime movers of the party’s re-vitalisation.

Presumably made with good intentions, these prejudgements have been voiced out in the internet by political observers who seem to hold themselves out as being totally familiar with the current Sarawak political scene.

Sex video: ‘Datuk T’ trio can be protected by law, says Nazri

The Witness Proection Act and Whistleblower
Act can be used to shield the trio involved
in exposing the sex video, according to
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: The “Datuk T” trio, who exposed the sex video involving a man resembling an opposition leader, will be protected under the Witness Protection Act and Whistleblower Act should the authorities feel they have a case.

Siapa pendatang?

Saya amat menyampah apabila sesiapa sahaja merujuk warganegara Malaysia daripada kalangan kaum Cina, kaum India dan “lain-lain” sebagai “pendatang” dan “bangsa asing”.

Ternyata kelompok yang menggunakan istilah berbentuk penghinaan itu tidak tahu membezakan antara “keturunan”, “kaum” dan “bangsa” serta tidak tahu sejarah dan asal-usul masyarakat pelbagai kaum di negara ini.