Recognize Sabah as Nation for Better Security, Development - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “PM Najib must do more for Sabah and Sarawak and recognize both entities as nations in Malaysia and not just do piece-meal patching to resolve long standing security, development and welfare issues.  Just like patching up the pot-holes of the roads in Sabah, it will not be sustainable and will not resolve the problems in Sabah”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to the PM’s focus on the three aspects announced over the weekend in Kota Kinabalu.

Explain ‘slow’ Pan Borneo highway

TAWAU: A Sabah state assembly representative has called on the federal government to stop giving excuses and to expedite the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway.

The construction of the 2,239 km highway spanning from Sematan Serudong Sarawak to Sabah, is being carried out in stages, starting from 2011 to 2025.

Bekalan diesel semakin meruncing

Oleh Kevin Ivan

KOTA KINABALU: Kira-kira tiga minggu lalu, FMT telah menyiarkan keluhan beberapa aktivis Sabah mengenai ketiadaan bekalan diesel di ibu negeri, namun hari ini keadaan semakin meruncing sehingga kabinet negeri Sabah pun naik rungsing.

Semakin ramai pengguna kenderaan diesel di sekitar bandaraya ibu negeri mengeluh dan marah atas ketiadaan bekalan diesel di seluruh kawasan.

Students ‘forced’ to eat meals in toilet area

PETALING JAYA: The Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Pristana in Sungai Buloh has come under fire from netizens after a parent posted photos on Facebook of non-Muslim students having their meals in the school’s shower area, next door to the toilets.

It shows students eating food on makeshift tables and benches placed in the shower area, ostensibly a decision made by school because of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Pengundi Kristian Kota Belud kecewa dengan Rahman Dahlan

Kevin Ivan

KOTA BELUD : Ahli Parlimen Kota Belud,  Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, yang menyokong seruan Presiden Perkasa, Datuk Ibrahim Ali untuk membakar Al-Kitab (Bible versi Bahasa Indonesia) yang mengandungi perkataan “Allah” dikecam hebat di kalangan penduduk Sabah.

Para pengundi Kota Belud dari kalangan Kristian dalam senyap membidas kenyataannya kelmarin sebagai kurang ajar dan biadap serta “kacang lupakan kulit” terhadap sokongan masyarakat Kristian di Kota Belud.