BN ruling Sabah another 5 years is not main issue

By Joe Fernandez

(Part 1) Critics in Peninsular Malaysia miss the forest for the trees when they complain that "Barisan must be laughing at these fringe parties" in Sabah. Obviously, they are referring to the "inability" of the opposition parties to forge an electoral pact to take on the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) one-to-one come the 13th General Election.

The issue is not whether the BN, in the absence of opposition unity, continues to rule Sabah for a further five years.

That doesn't mean that the BN in Sabah will surely "fall" if the opposition can get their act together.

Tiada Pengundi Hantu ? Baca rencana dibawah dan fikirkanlah

Comment by Ong Kian Ming
Malaysiakini.com, 17. May 2012

I have been asked many questions with regard to the 3.1 million potential non-resident voters which I first highlighted at a press conference together with members of the Bersih steering committee on April 23. I subsequently wrote about this issue in greater detail here.


In response to these questions, I would like to make the following points:

1. That not all 3.1 million of these potential non-resident voters are dubious voters.

2. There are many reasons why voters are not registered in the same constituency indicated by their IC address.

3. That one of the reasons is because of politicians registering their supporters in their respective constituencies even though these voters do not and have never lived in these constituencies.

Najib sparks demand for Sabah banana

Saba banana fritters

By Nurhafizah Yusof
Pictures by Ille Tugimin
Sabah’s ubiquitous banana is aptly named Saba. But it did not find favour with the people on the peninsula until Najib Razak, the prime minister, had a taste of it. Now demands for Sabah banana or Pisang Sabah in Malay have outstripped supply, according to Yahya Hussin, a deputy chief minister who heads the ministry of agriculture and food industry.

Saba is a hybrid of the genera Musa acuminata and balbisiana of the Cavendish group. Thus it has a mild tangy Cavendish taste. It stands out from other bananas because of its angular sides. It is between 8 and 13 cm long, about the length of a ballpoint pen, and looks rather stubby with a girth of between 2.5 and 5.5 cm. As a plantain, it is usually used to make fritters, chips and cakes.

Sebastian Chew

Christians not wrong if Perkasa's allegations true

By Joe Fernandez

Perkasa's latest allegations on the Christians, given undeserved space by malaysiakini, are going viral on the net.

This is the first time that a Muslim, Ibrahim Ali, has threatened to launch a Crusade -- Perang Salib or War of the Cross -- against Christians. So far, all Crusades in world history have been launched by Christians against Muslim occupation of the Holy Land.

If Perkasa wants to fight for the Cross, Christians would no doubt welcome it.

Zahida Tolak Semua Dakwaan Noorazman

Oleh : REGINA LEE

PETALING JAYA: Pelakon yang dikaitkan mempunyai hubungan dengan seorang menteri kabinet, Zahida Rafik sekali lagi menafikan mempunyai hubungan dengan VIP tersebut seperti mana dakwaan pemandunya, Noor Azman Azemi (tonton VIDEOKLIP).

Zahida turut menegaskan bahawa dia tidak pernah mengenali Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal selain menganggap Noor Azman sebagai seorang pembohong.

“Jadi dia (Noor Azman) menganggap saya sangat kaya? Saya tak kenal Datuk Seri (Shafie). Adakah dia (Noor Azman) menyebut saya mempunyai hubungan dengan Datuk Seri?