STAR Fully Committed to United Opposition Against BN

“STAR Sabah is fully committed to the United Borneo Alliance (UBA) and a united opposition including SAPP, USNO and Pakatan Rakyat to oust the current Umno/BN federal and state governments” reiterated Edward Linggu, STAR Sabah Information Chief, in response to the recent press reportsof Richard Jimmy.

STAR Sabah wish to clarify that while we respect Richard’s personal views, the press reports do not represent the official stand of STAR Sabah.  Perhaps, his reports sadly may have caused some confusion and concerns but we are confident that the people are matured enough to understand the real situation.   For the record, he is not a member of our Supreme Council.

Star will work with ‘any’ coalition that wins

By Luke Rintod of FMT

Jeffrey Kitingan has threatened legal action against those
spreading rumours that his party Star is being financed
by Umno to split the opposition vote.

KOTA KINABALU: If politicians and supporters are holding out for a pre-election pact between the State Reform Party (Star) and the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), they best forget it.

Both parties’ words and actions point to it being a lost cause. But leaders on either side are nonetheless keeping alive the ‘line’ that they are working on a deal which opposition supporters in the state and are hopeful of hammering it out in time.

They have been maneuvering for this since the beginning of the year and if nothing else, their periodic shout outs for a deal has proved they are no closer to it since they first indicated they wanted one.

Bankrupts are not allowed to vote?

It appears that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has finally woken up to some of the economic ills facing the man on the street by announcing significant changes in bankruptcy laws. But it maybe too little too late. An entire generation may actually have lost out due again to the Barisan Nasional not having their eyes and ears on the ground.

1997 appears to have been yet another watershed year where Malaysia’s cyclical economic downturn affected its economy adversely. That year then-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad placed the blame exclusively on currency speculators.

MONKEY BUSINESS

 

Once upon a time a man appeared in a village
and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for RM10 each.

Sabah-based parties know Sabah issues better

By Chong Tet Loi
Two-party system is not that fashionable in the world. The number of nations that adhere to it is getting smaller. Even our former colonial suzerain, Britain, which used to have a two-party system for a good long time, now admits a third force in their political interplay

THE need to elaborate further and clarify John Lo’s “Two-party System Will Give Sabah More Muscle” (forum 16.9.12) compels me to continue this lengthy political exchange.