Pushed To ‘War’ – Ibans Threaten Traditional Combat Against The Curse Of Sarawak’s Cruel Evictions

Save our longhouse! The people of Ulu Niah demonstrating against today's eviction deadline from WTK who had given the 2 weeks notice.

To tell people they must give up their ancestral homes: to bulldoze whole longhouse communities and insist these families move elsewhere without fair cause or compensation, seems an inconceivable thing to allow.

Yet in Sarawak it is happening everywhere and often, just in the same way that native lands are being taken and sold from under the feet of the rightful owners.

Treason? No! T’reason why she has stepped forward to lead BERSIH is to selflessly serve the people

I had a chat over coffee with Ambiga last week.

In the course of our conversation, I asked her if, during the Walk for Justice in September 2007 where about 3,000 others and I joined her in Putrajaya to walk from the Palace of Justice to the PM’s department to demand a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the VK Lingam video scandal, she had for even a moment thought she would, 5 years on, lead a quarter of a million citizens on the streets of Kuala Lumpur to demand for free and fair elections?

Pairin’s magic touch

From left: Musa Aman, Najib Razak and Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

When the Huguan Siou speaks, the prime minister listens

Joseph Pairin Kitingan (left) and Najib Razak

It could be his magic touch or charisma. But by his quiet and gentle persuasion, Joseph Pairin Kitingan gets things done for Sabah’s indigenous Kadazandusuns and Muruts who make up about a fifth of the 3.2m people who include Malays, ethnic Chinese and Indians. Most importantly, he has the ear of Najib Razak, the prime minister.

Civil Litigation: Sabah phenomenon

Letter To The Editor

Dear Sir,

Not a day goes by without the newspapers in Sabah carrying pictures of grinning lawyers standing next to their Clients.

This is a scam by lawyers who “lose” 90 per cent of their cases except where they are photographed grinning ear to ear outside the courthouse with their Clients.

Jahid, Herbert and Rahman to jointly launch Kadamaian Youth Rally Friday

KOTA BELUD :  A big gathering called Kadamaian Youth Rally (Himpunan Belia Kedamaian) is being held in conjunction with a Tadau Kaamatan at Kampung Piasau Community Hall this Friday.

It would be jointly launched by Kadamaian Assemblyman Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan who is also State Comunity Development and Consumer Affairs Assistant Minister, Datuk Jahid Jahim, PBS Youth Head who is also Youth and Sports Assistant Minister, and Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, the MP for Kota Belud. .