Michael Chia sentenced to jail, caning for cheating

KOTA KINABALU: Businessman Micheal Chia who was involved in a RM2.5mil attempted cheating case 10 years ago has been sentenced to a year's jail plus one stroke of the rotan.

Sandakan Sessions Court judge Elsie Primus when delivering the sentence on Wednesday said that Chia was found guilty of attempted cheating and had failed to raise reasonable doubt in his case.

Islam not a religion but way of life, says Kuwaiti writer

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 — Islam has been misunderstood to be a “religion” when it is really a way of life that preaches freedom for all, including non-Muslims, Kuwaiti author and Islamic motivational speaker Dr Tareq Al-Suwaidan said last night.

The self-described “moderate Islamist”, whose television shows draw millions of viewers on satellite networks in the Middle East, also said Islam’s goal is to create a civil state that administers justice that does not discriminate against a person’s skin colour, gender, or creed.

Sarawakians want their Governor be styled "Yang DiPertuan Negara"

KUCHING:  With Sarawak preparing to receive its seventh governor later this week, the issue of his rightful title has surfaced.

A Sarawak NGO has called for the reinstatement of the original title for the governor which is ‘Tuan Yang Terutama Yang DiPertuan Negara’ as befitting the head of a country.

Sarawak Association for People’s Aspiration (Sapa) president Lina Soo reminded that Sarawak was an independent nation when it signed the Malaysia Agreement together with Sabah and Singapore.

Rahman Dahlan ugut saman Guan Eng kerana tuduhan sokong bakar Bible

KUALA LUMPUR : Ahli Parlimen Kota Belud, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan akan menyaman Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng selepas menuduhnya menyokong cadangan membakar Bible yang dibuat oleh Perkasa satu ketika dahulu.

Melalui akaun Twitternya @mpkotabelud, Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan itu menjawab posting Setiausaha Agung DAP itu di yang mengaitkannya dengan cadangan pembakaran Bible.

Read facts about "secession"

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU : What is "secession"? The current trending word "secession" or "seceding" is derived from the Latin term secessio, which describes the act of withdrawing from an organisation, union, or a political entity.

World's history, both in olden days and recent, is astoundingly littered with the act of "seceding". In Americas, Europe, Africa, Indias and even nearby Indonesia the act of seceding has been just too common. Many seceding territories or states did succeed but others were crushed, violently.