Klik Berkuasa Sarawak Lagi Sekali Menghalang Tan Seng Hin dari Masuk ke Miri, Wajah Maharajalela dan Sifat Politik Pemerintah yang Rapuh Terdedah Sepenuhnya

Penerbangan AirAsia AK5013 yang seharusnya berlepas dari Miri ke Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai pada pukul 12:55 tengahari, 15 Febuari 2014 telah ditunda sehingga pukul 3:06 petang. Penundaan ini ekoran daripada klik berkuasa Sarawak yang hendak mengusir Tan Seng Hin keluar dari Miri seawal mungkin mengarahkan pesawat tersebut berpatah balik ke apron dari landasan pelepasan. Pesawat AirAsia AK5013 akhirnya berlepas dua jam lewat dari jadual asal kerana terpaksa menunggu Tan Seng Hin menaiki pesawat. Peristiwa ini kini menjadi topik yang hangat diperbincangkan di kalangan masyarakat Miri mahupun Sarawak.

Syed Mokhtar, anak Dr Mahathir tersenarai antara 10 terkaya di Malaysia

OLEH MD IZWAN
February 19, 2014

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary (gambar) dan anak bekas perdana menteri, Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir tersenarai 10 individu terkaya di Malaysia, menurut majalah perniagaan, Malaysian Business.

Dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini, majalah tersebut menyenaraikan dua individu yang rapat dengan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tersebut masih kekal dalam senarai 'Top 40 Richest Malaysian 2014'.

Sabah Motorists Shortchanged Again? - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “Sabah motorists have been short-changed again.   It is as though Sabah motorists and Sabah is not part of the federation of Malaysia but in another alien county” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief in commenting on RM400 million compensation package for toll operators and concessionaires in 2014 so that there is no toll hike for motorists in the Peninsula.

There is no doubt that the government made a U-turn in deciding against imposing the toll hike due to the objections of the people and the opposition.    It is another bad example of the government failing to fully evaluate and appraise themselves before announcing the toll hike and now have to back down and backtrack on their earlier decision.

Sabah Floods - Well Done CM But More Still Needed - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “The CM has learnt well and done well with visits and overseeing flood relief in Beaufort, Tenom, Keningau and Sook but much more still needs to be done to help the flood victims” commended Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief on Musa’s “turun padang” or “turun banjir” visits to the flood areas.

Obviously, the severe floods were more serious than was originally reported on Thursday and 3 lives appear to be lost to the floods.

First death in custody in 2014, Time to Legislate Anti-Torture Law

The custodial death spree for year 2014 might have just started. The death of 40 years old A. Punniyanathan, the first death in custody case reported in 2014, adds to the list of deaths under police custody in Malaysia.

According to news report, Punniyanathan was found lying naked motionless at the Nibong Tebal police station lockup on 10 Feb 2014. He was arrested on 5 February 2014 and was scheduled to be charged in court for a theft case on 11 February 2014. According to the Officer In Charge of the Police District (OCPD) for Seberang Prai Selatan, Supt Shafien Mamat, he alleged that Punniyanathan was talking to himself and walking around in the cell naked restlessly before he was found dead at around 6.20 in the morning.