Sabah BN confident of retaining Kota Belud seats

The State BN says judging from the progress the party
has brought and the sentiments of the people, it can
keep all three and one parliamentary seats.

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA BELUD: Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident of retaining all four seats in the Kota Belud area in the coming general election.

The four seats are the three state constituencies of Tempasuk, Usukan and Kadamaian, and the sole parliamentary seat of Kota Belud. They are currently held by Sabah Umno and its strongest ally Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).

Chief Minister Musa Aman, who was here for the BN Hari Raya open house celebration on Saturday, said he was happy to see the show of support here led by state Umno deputy chief, Salleh Said Keruak, who is also Umno divisional head for Kota Belud.

September 16th Is Historic But A “Black Day” For Sabah/Sarawak: STAR

“September 16th could have been more than a historic day for Malaysia had the Malaysia Agreement, 1963, the promises, assurances and undertakings by the senior partner to the Federation had been fulfilled but, alas, this was not the case, thus making September 16th as a Black Day for Sabah and Sarawak” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of STAR Sabah in response to the various comments on Malaysia Day.

Sabah’s founding fathers of Malaysia had great hopes of and expectations for Malaysia.  They were even prepared to sacrifice Sabah’s new found independence in favour of a new federation in the hope that this partnership would bring far more (than) benefits, in terms of security, economic prosperity and development without compromising too much of their rights as a sovereign nation.

Drop the charges, PSM tells Gani

PSM questions the AG's rationale in pursuing criminal
charges against residents of Green Cow in
Cameron Highlands over a civil matter

PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) wants Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail to drop criminal charges against residents of Green Cow, a farming area, in Cameron Highlands.

PSM Cameron Highlands secretary general B Suresh Kumar and four residents – S Nagarajan, S Thanabalan, S Marappan and S Ravindran were charged for wrongful restrain of a developer.

Suresh, Nagarajan and Thanabalan were charged under section 341 of the Penal Code in June last year for stopping Ng Yeet Ng from clearing their farms for development.

The full report by Bruno Manser Fund on Taib family's RM45 billion fortune

Taib family’s illicit assets estimated at over 20 billion US dollars

Bruno Manser Fund has released new report on the business interests and the personal wealth of Sarawak Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud, and his family members

(BRUSSELS, BELGIUM) A new report released by the Bruno Manser Fund puts the illicit assets of Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), the long-term Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, at over 20 billion US dollars. Taib Mahmud himself, the “godfather” of the Taib family business empire, has been rated at USD 15 billion, making him Malaysia’s richest man. The report entitled “The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons from Sarawak, Malaysia” was released in Brussels on the occasion of a visit of the Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Bernard Dompok, to the European Commission.

Suaram lodges police report against minister

Kow Gah Chie 12:34PM Sep 20, 2012

The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been accused of interfering with the investigation and prosecution of the business arm of human rights watchdog Suaram.

In a police report lodged today, Suaram coordinator R Thevarajan said Ismail had claimed that those behind Suara Inisiatif Sdn Bhd will be charged even though the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) were still carrying out investigation.