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THE 10th state election is going to be a keenly-contested affair. It pits Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in what will be his final election against a more organised and ambitious Opposition.
Senior Customs officer in graft probe falls to death at MACC building
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior Customs officer being investigated by the MACC for graft involving unpaid taxes is believed to have fallen to his death from the 3rd floor of the MACC Building in Jalan Cochrane on Wednesday morning.
MACC threatened me, says DAP man
KUALA LUMPUR: A DAP municipal councillor told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the death of Teoh Beng Hock that he was threatened and harassed by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com-mission (MACC) officers.
A Japanese boy teaches a lesson in sacrifice
THIS letter, written by Vietnamese immigrant Ha Minh Thanh working in Fukushima as a policeman to a friend in Vietnam. It was posted on the New America Media on March 19.
It was translated by NAM editor Andrew Lam, author of "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres." Shanghai Daily condensed it.
It was translated by NAM editor Andrew Lam, author of "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres." Shanghai Daily condensed it.
BN upbeat despite Taib and bible issues
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| Minister Nazri says the Sarawak CM is innocent of corruption until proven guilty and the Al-Kitab controversy is a non-issue. |
Taib’s cousin going for broke to reclaim Balingian
Family affair: Salleh (left) and MoCS president Francis Siah at Kuching International Airport Tuesday. KUCHING: It will be a battle of the cousins in Balingian, where the Chief Minister is the incumbent.
Datuk Salleh Jafaruddin, former deputy education minister and PBB deputy secretary-general, announced his candidacy against his second cousin Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at Kuching International Airport yesterday.
Chua: Let teaching of Maths and Science in English continue
KUALA LUMPUR: The teaching of Mathematics and Science in English (better known as PPSMI) should be allowed to continue especially in selected urban schools, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
Jeffrey ‘clears’ Pairin on ‘infamous’ PBS pullout
KOTA KINABALU: There are serious gaps in the on-going polemics in Sabah and literature on those responsible for the “infamous” Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) pullout from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) on the eve of general election in 1990 and, subsequently, “making the economy suffer in the process”.
Pakatan promises Sarawak religious freedom, more cash
KUCHING, April 5 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pledged today to form a land reform commission, freedom of religion in any language and RM400 a month for senior citizens if the pact’s three parties of the DAP, PKR and PAS win next week’s Sarawak state election.
Wan Azizah: It's Not Anwar
By Sheridan Mahavera, The Malaysia Insider
KUCHING, April 5 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pledged today to form a land reform commission, freedom of religion in any language and RM400 a month for senior citizens if the pact’s three parties of the DAP, PKR and PAS win next week’s Sarawak state election.
KUCHING, April 5 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pledged today to form a land reform commission, freedom of religion in any language and RM400 a month for senior citizens if the pact’s three parties of the DAP, PKR and PAS win next week’s Sarawak state election.
S’pore rejects drug mule’s death penalty appeal
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| Yong buried his face in his hands after the ruling was announced before being led away by the police. |
17 missing years in Sabah’s history
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is missing a chunk of its history and, according to local historians, there is a lack of research and studies being conducted to rectify this.
Local history experts are of the view that there is still a grey area over how Sabah was developed before it entered into the Federation of Malaysia.
Local history experts are of the view that there is still a grey area over how Sabah was developed before it entered into the Federation of Malaysia.
PKR names its cream of the crop for S’wak polls
KUCHING: Sarawak PKR today announced an assortment of candidates, described by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as the “best” to fight the state BN.
Among the 48 candidates are medical doctors, PhD holders, lawyers, engineers, accountants, businessmen and former senior civil servants.
Among the 48 candidates are medical doctors, PhD holders, lawyers, engineers, accountants, businessmen and former senior civil servants.
Strong quake hits off Indonesia’s main island; residents cheer after tsunami threat passes
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake hit off Indonesia’s main island of Java early Monday, prompting authorities to briefly issue a tsunami warning that sent thousands of residents fleeing to higher ground.
Sabah broadband customers cry foul
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| Broadband providers have removed a popular service which use to give 5-day access for RM10. It's now 2-day access for the same price. |
KOTA KINABALU: Telecommunication companies offering mobile or wireless broadband services here are again being accused of stunting broadband penetration by increasing charges but not the quality of service.
S'wak polls: Taib leaves early while Ba’Kelalan candidate not named
KUCHING: The much-anticipated announcement of the Barisan Nasional's candidate list came with a few surprises the candidate for Ba'Kelalan was not named and Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was not present.
BN drops Taib’s ‘baby’ Sng
KUCHING: When Adenan Satem, special advisor to the Chief Minister, announced the Barisan Nasional candidates for the upcoming state polls yesterday, conspicuously missing were a number of old faces including Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Speaker Asfia Awang Nasar and two assistant ministers Soon Choon Teck and Larry Sng.
SPRM gagal siasat skandal rasuah Taib
Kredibiliti Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) jatuh ke tahap paling rendah apabila dua pegawainya tersasul dalam satu sidang media mengenai kegagalan suruhanjaya itu menyiasat bagaimana Ketua Menteri Sarawak Taib Mahmud menimbun harta kekayaannya.
Obscene booklets of Anwar hit Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Police have been urged to investigate the mass distribution of a booklet called “Mentor 5” that is riddled with lewd wordings and photographs of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in compromising positions.
Green light to import and print the Bible locally in all languages
PETALING JAYA: The Government has decided to allow the Bible in all languages, including Bahasa Malaysia and Indonesia, to be imported into the country.
The Bible can also be printed locally in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak and in indigenous languages such as Iban, Kadazandusun and Lun Bawang.
The Bible can also be printed locally in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak and in indigenous languages such as Iban, Kadazandusun and Lun Bawang.
Don't lie to your kids
One day two very loving parents got into a huge fight, the man called the women a "bit*ch" and the women called the man a "bas**rd".
Their 7-years old son walked in and said "What does bit*ch and bas**rd mean?" and the parents replied "ladies and gentlemen".
Their 7-years old son walked in and said "What does bit*ch and bas**rd mean?" and the parents replied "ladies and gentlemen".
Jeffrey to help Snap regain its glory
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| Sabah's political maverick Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and his supporters will be backing Snap instead of PKR in the Sarawak state polls |
KOTA KINABALU: Former PKR vice-president Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and his supporters are set to throw their support behind Sarawak National Party (Snap) candidates rather than PKR in the Sarawak state election.
They are understood to have held discussions with Snap leaders in Kuching and Miri to build some form of co-operation and a businessman from Kuala Lumpur, a former PKR associate, is said to be helping in the process.
What was the 'greater good' behind the pockets of secretive screening of the sex video allegedly involving Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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| What was the 'greater good' behind the pockets of secretive screening of the sex video allegedly involving Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. |
In my last article, I suggested we don’t waste time proving the authencity of the sex video in court because Anwar Ibrahim and his people will surely rubbish the findings of any court.
Milau Dam to be fully operational by July
“It was expected that it might take up to two years to fill up the dam, but due to the extraordinary volume of rainfall in the past few months in the northern region of Sabah, it only took six months.
What Najib did not do
By Hussein Hamid
I have taken time off my blog since the end of January – two months ago. During this period I have made it my business to distance myself from all things Malaysian especially politics, except for what I read in the media here.
I have taken time off my blog since the end of January – two months ago. During this period I have made it my business to distance myself from all things Malaysian especially politics, except for what I read in the media here.
Love Story..until death do us apart !
MARRIAGE
To those who are married, .. Not married .. and soon to be married
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
To those who are married, .. Not married .. and soon to be married
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Court gave proof of land grabbing, says Bian
KUCHING: A court decision on Tuesday has strengthened the opposition’s argument that the Sarawak government has been allowing big business to encroach on native customary land.
Wacky Science Facts
One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
Newly built Sabah bridge found collapsed
KOTA KINABALU: The underbelly of infrastructure and development work in Sabah has again been exposed as rotten by an opposition team monitoring such work in the state.The latest instance of shoddy work is a recently constructed bridge that no longer serves its purpose a year after its completion, according to a Pakatan Rakyat team which visited the site.
The mother of all scandal
By : LIM KIT SIANG
ON Sunday, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak claimed success in its first annual report of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) particularly in the six pillars or National Key Result Areas (NKRAs).
ON Sunday, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak claimed success in its first annual report of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) particularly in the six pillars or National Key Result Areas (NKRAs).
Old Lady in Court
An old lady charge in court for murder. Here are the conversations..
Defense Attorney:Will you please state your age?
Little Old Lady:
I am 94 years old.
The Wine Tester
The Wine Tester
In an alcohol factory the regular taster died and the director started looking for a new one to hire.
A drunkard with ragged, dirty look came to apply for the position.
In an alcohol factory the regular taster died and the director started looking for a new one to hire.
A drunkard with ragged, dirty look came to apply for the position.
Inside story of Malaysia formation
By : TAN SRI SIMON SIPAUN
I thank the organizers of this Muzakarah Pakar ‘Adil Dan Beramanah Dalam Tadbir-Urus’ for having invited me to share my thoughts on the topic ‘Pembentukan Malaysia dan Pembangunan di Sabah’ or ‘The Formation of Malaysia and Development in Sabah’.
SNAP sticks with Pakatan if it contests in Dayak-majority seats
SNAP is willing to be part of an opposition electoral pact if it is allowed to contest in 27 Dayak-majority seats in the state election.
Its director of operations Paul Kadang said since SNAP was traditionally a Dayak-based party, it expected to contest in the Dayak constituencies.
Its director of operations Paul Kadang said since SNAP was traditionally a Dayak-based party, it expected to contest in the Dayak constituencies.
PKR reaches voters via CDs and DVDs
KUCHING: Sarawak PKR has produced thousands of CDs and DVDs as a means of communicating with voters.
Its chief Baru Bian said the CDs and DVDs included information on the party as well as Pakatan Rakyat’s vision and policies.
Its chief Baru Bian said the CDs and DVDs included information on the party as well as Pakatan Rakyat’s vision and policies.
Why i won't vote for BN, from a Telang Usan native
By Bali Sungai
Why I won’t vote for BN.
1. There is NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENT especially in Telang Usan. OK..Ya...ya ... there are some schools (..but not enough local Orang Asal teachers/head masters...) and clinics (...but no doctors...). The TEACHERS & HEADMASTERS in the long houses are not Orang Asal and do not have the same culture and belief like the Orang Asal.
The British were better, says former Sorob asemblyman
By Ezra Haganez
KOTA BELUD: In another revelation potentially explosive for public debate in Sabah, a former Sorob (now Kadamaian) assemblyman, Ismail Gimbad, too claimed that the British looked after Sabahans even much better than the current ruling leaders, at least on issues pertaining to Native certification and on paddy plantation.
KOTA BELUD: In another revelation potentially explosive for public debate in Sabah, a former Sorob (now Kadamaian) assemblyman, Ismail Gimbad, too claimed that the British looked after Sabahans even much better than the current ruling leaders, at least on issues pertaining to Native certification and on paddy plantation.
Systematic restriction on Christianity
During a crisis who stays, who leaves?
By now you would have heard of the Fukushima 50. They are the last line of defence for the failed nuclear reactors in Japan. These 50 men working continuously for days have exposed themselves to very high doses of radiation and are risking their lives to prevent a nuclear disaster in Japan. TEPCO the Japan company that owns those reactors asked for more nuclear plant workers to volunteer to this dangerous mission and 130 Japanese were willing to take up what may be a near suicide mission.
SNAP explains itself on Sarawak State Election
By Paul Kadang
KUCHING: SNAP’s recent re-emergence to reclaim its place in the Sarawak political arena has sparked numerous allegations and prejudgements on the motives of the prime movers of the party’s re-vitalisation.
Presumably made with good intentions, these prejudgements have been voiced out in the internet by political observers who seem to hold themselves out as being totally familiar with the current Sarawak political scene.
Sex video: ‘Datuk T’ trio can be protected by law, says Nazri
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| The Witness Proection Act and Whistleblower Act can be used to shield the trio involved in exposing the sex video, according to Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. |
Siapa pendatang?
Saya amat menyampah apabila sesiapa sahaja merujuk warganegara Malaysia daripada kalangan kaum Cina, kaum India dan “lain-lain” sebagai “pendatang” dan “bangsa asing”.
Ternyata kelompok yang menggunakan istilah berbentuk penghinaan itu tidak tahu membezakan antara “keturunan”, “kaum” dan “bangsa” serta tidak tahu sejarah dan asal-usul masyarakat pelbagai kaum di negara ini.
Ternyata kelompok yang menggunakan istilah berbentuk penghinaan itu tidak tahu membezakan antara “keturunan”, “kaum” dan “bangsa” serta tidak tahu sejarah dan asal-usul masyarakat pelbagai kaum di negara ini.
Jeffrey wants Malaysia Agreement reviewed
Luke Rintod of FMT
KUNDASANG: United Borneo Front (UBF) leader Jeffrey Kitingan said both the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat political models are out-dated, as far as the 1963 Malaysia Agreement is
concerned.
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| Sabah and Sarawak must seize control of their own destiny and shape their own economic and political model, according to UBF leader Jeffrey Kitingan. |
concerned.
Sabah BN partners play ‘musical chairs’
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| Upko president Bernard Dompok is holding back his views on the appointments of Deputy Chief Minister Dr Yee Moh Chai from PBS and Gerakan gaining state cabinet posts. |
PENAMPANG: Sabah Barisan Nasional component parties are eyeing each other warily following the appointment of a second deputy chief minister from one party and the rapid rise of Gerakan in state politics.
Recollections of Japan
The other day, as I read report after report of the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the horrendous loss of lives, two guys I had encountered some twenty years ago came suddenly to mind.
Preventing Stroke - very informative
PREVENTING STROKE
Three years ago I was struck down by a stroke. Three years later I am still stricken with the malady. In the beginning, I asked doctors about the condition and was told that there is no cure for stroke. . I asked about the symptoms and was told there are no symptoms meaning a stroke will attack a person suddenly, without warning. That is bad news, very bad news.
Sex video surrendered to cops
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have set up a special team under the Criminal Investigation Department at Bukit Aman to investigate a sex video said to involve an opposition politician.Rahim Prepared To Give Statement To Police, Says Aide
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Former Melaka chief minister Tan
Sri Rahim Thamby Chik, one of three people who revealed a sex video
said to involve an opposition politician, is prepared to give a
statement to the police if necessary, his special officer Ghazali
Zainal said Thursday.
Sri Rahim Thamby Chik, one of three people who revealed a sex video
said to involve an opposition politician, is prepared to give a
statement to the police if necessary, his special officer Ghazali
Zainal said Thursday.
Interlok issue: Word pariah is to be dropped
KUALA LUMPUR: The offensive word `pariah' has been dropped from the
literature textbook `Interlok', Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin told the Dewan Rakyat Thursday.
The word was among several other references deemed offensive by the
Indian community which has been excised from the book to be used as
form five Malay literature text.
literature textbook `Interlok', Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin told the Dewan Rakyat Thursday.
The word was among several other references deemed offensive by the
Indian community which has been excised from the book to be used as
form five Malay literature text.
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