Why Demolish Kk State Library Building?

By : DAP MEDIA

THE PROPOSED demolition of the KK central state library had become a big issue among the people here in Kota Kinabalu City. It has attracted many complaints, views and objections. There are people who insisted that the 35 years old State Library is to be preserved, upgraded, repaired and fully renovated to cater for the people, and this is especially that the building can be classified as a heritage building with historical value.

FBI Pressured to Stop Backing Malaysian Potentate

Western NGOs are increasing the pressure on the United States’ federal police for its ties with Malaysian potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), one of South-East Asia’s longest-serving and most corrupt politicians

BASEL, SWITZERLAND/SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 25, 2011 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund and the San-Francisco-based Borneo Project are calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cut ties with Wallysons Inc., a US company controlled by the Malaysian Taib family.

Hanya kerana minta dimasakkan nasi, Nenek mati dicincang oleh cucunya di Tenom, Sabah

Hanya kerana meminta dimasakkan nasi, seorang nenek mati dalam keadaan tragik apabila dicincang seluruh tubuh oleh cucunya di rumahnya di Kampung Melalap di sini, kelmarin.

Ketika kejadian, hanya mangsa, Dayu Rawang, 77, dan cucu perempuannya yang berusia 27 tahun itu berada di rumah kerana anggota keluarga lain menghadiri majlis berikutan kematian jiran di rumah berhampiran.

Menurut sumber, sebaik bapa suspek yang mahu dikenali Abdul Hamid, 47, pulang ke rumah bersama seorang lagi anak berusia 15 tahun kira-kira jam 10 malam, dia curiga kerana panggilannya tidak bersahut.

Abdul Hamid masuk ke rumah dan menuju dapur dan terkejut apabila melihat jenazah ibunya, Dayu Rawang, terbujur dalam keadaan ngeri dengan berlumuran darah.
Dia bertambah terkejut apabila melihat suspek yang juga anak perempuannya berada di sisi mayat warga emas berkenaan sambil memegang pisau.

Dr Asri: Kita mudah salahkan gereja, dakwa mereka punca segala masalah

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Ogos — Pemimpin parti politik dan bukan politik Islam tidak wajar dengan mudah menyalahkan pihak gereja jika menghulurkan bantuan kepada Muslim memerlukan bantuan jika mereka sendiri gagal menjaga kebajikan pihak terbabit, kata bekas mufti Perlis.

Sehubungan itu jelas Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (gambar), pihak terbabit sering meletakkan kesalahan ke atas pihak gereja dalam usaha ingin melepaskan diri.

“Jika kita ingin melepaskan diri, mudah sahaja, kita letakkan kesalahan ini kesemua di pihak gereja. Kita tuduh merekalah punca segalanya.

Malaysia Independence House In Dilemma

By : UBF MEDIA
 DATUK Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, the head of the United Borneo Front (UBF) called upon the State Government to protect lands in Sabah and Native Customary Rights (NCR) and to not only stop further alienation of lands to non-Sabahan natives but also to stop taking over native lands for whatever excuses.

Dr. Jeffrey had supported the reasons put forward by the Sedomon family through Nilakrisna James, UBF co-founder and granddaughter of OKK Sedomon Bin OKK Gunsanad, who had voiced the Sedomon family’s objection to the proposed takeover of the Sedomon ancestral home in Bingkor to be converted into a Warisan Budaya by the Jabatan Muzium Sabah.