Will banks recognise strata titles for longhouses?

By Joseph Tawie

KUCHING: The latest move by the state government to issue two longhouse with strata titles has brought on many unanswered questions, key among them is whether or not the commercial banks will recognise these ‘titles’ for loans and mortages and if this latest exercise was yet another political bid to mislead natives into an “illusory” sense of security.

A senior native customary right (NCR) lawyer here, Baru Bian said Housing Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg’s bid to issue strata titles for longhouses was also in contradiction with the statement made by the Land and Survey Department.

Bagi juga bonus kepada pesara JKKK dan Ketua Kampung

Oleh Peter Palalun Lagadan
KOTA BELUD: Selaku salah seorang bekas Ketua Kampung di Kadamaian dan mewakili suara ramai pesara Pengerusi JKKK dan Ketua Kampung yang mungkin berjumlah lebih seribu orang, saya mencadangkan kepada kerajaan negeri supaya mempertimbang memberi sekurang-kurangnya bonus kepada para pesara seperti kami.

Semua pesara lain telah mendapat pelbagai habuan dan bantuan dari kerajaan bagi mengenang jasa mereka tetapi apakah jasa dan perkhidmatan kami sebagai bekas Ketua Kampung dan Pengerusi JKKK langsung tidak bermakna sudah kepada kerajaan.

Malaysia Day's Janji Tak DiTepati Rakyat DiBohongi

What a East Malaysian think on the eve of Merdeka

 

 

In the past 55 years and more, they have made us poorer still

 

After more than 50 years of "Janji tak diTepati, Rakyat selalu diBohongi", Iet us say goodbye to UMNO BN. Is this coming GE 13 (PRU 13) the end of BN in Sabah? Sabahans must realise that they have replaced the white men imperialist's colonialism with brown skin UMNOputras.

 

 

Jeffrey: Land disputes leading to violence

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The Sabah government is yet to fully respond to the
people’s grievances on NCR land grabs.

PINANGAH: State Reform Party (STAR) has warned that the increasing number of land disputes in Sabah is showing signs of turning ugly and may eventually lead to violence if the government continues to turn a blind eye on them.

In his speech at a land rights demonstration here recently, Sabah STAR chairman Jeffrey Kitingan expressed his disappointment that the state government has been neglecting the people despite the fact that the problem has been happening for many years.

Anwar: Expect more surprises from Sabah

By Luke Rintod of FMT

TUARAN: Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim today asked Sabahans to save Sabah and Malaysia by voting out the Umno-led Barisan Nasional at the coming general election.

“I know what I’m talking about. I have been a finance minister for eight years and during my tenure it was “pay, pay” unlike under the current one which is just “debt, debt”,” he said alleging the BN has it wrong everywhere in its governance.

Value of Lajim, Bumburing exit debatable

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: As Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing and Lajim Ukin prepare to render their speeches for their respective functions today,  political analysts here have a mix reading of their decision to leave the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition for the opposition.

It is debatable whether their withdrawal is an act of  betrayal of people’s mandate or a vote of no confidence on their former bosses.

For the record, today, July 29, the two Sabah BN parliamentarians are ‘officially’ set to throw their support for Pakatan Rakyat, witnessed by its leader Anwar Ibrahim.

PM, DPM should explain KK hospital delay

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: If there is one building that almost every Sabahan can easily identify with, it is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Kota Kinabalu.

The iconic QEH was originally built at the 1.5th mile Penampang Road in 1957 by the British. This was the time when Sabah was still known as British North Borneo. It was then just a cluster of single and double storey blocks.

In 1981, an important addition to QEH, a RM20 million eight-storey block was completed.

Interesting Facts About Religions

The facts about religions, whether you are a believer or not that is a secondary matter, the following facts have some sensible things, which all literate persons must admit. Please read with an open mind.  I mean no disrespect to any particular religion.

 

Make it a clean cut from BN

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STAR's Sabah Information Chief, Edward Linggu

KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional MP Wilfred Bumburing’s speech today potentially to announce his exit from his party Upko and the ruling coalition will be closely monitored by Kadazandusun leaders in the opposition.

Said State Reform Party (STAR) information chief Edward Linggu: “We trust that he will also leave behind all his government posts to show his sincerity as the people will view him with suspicion if he leaves with one leg still inside the BN state government.”

STAR hails Harris statement on ‘false’ police reports

STAR's Sabah Deputy Chairman, Daniel John Jambun

KOTA KINABALU: The State Reform Party (STAR) has welcomed former Sabah Chief Minister Harris Salleh’s statement in the local media on sat that the Police should bring to Court those who lodge “false” police reports on the issuance of MyKads and other Malaysian personal documents and throw the book at them.

“The police should take Harris’s statement seriously,” said Star deputy chairman Daniel John Jambun. “It’s a bit of a mystery on why the Police continue to ignore reports on the alleged issuance of Malaysian personal documents to illegal immigrants and other foreigners.”