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By Burak S. Sem
Each year, thousands of rural families (especially the dayaks) are forcibly displaced by so call “government development projects”, whether by timber companies, dams, roads, oil palm plantations and quarries. While such projects can bring enormous benefits to society, they also impose costs, which are often borne by its poorest and most marginalized rural folks. As one famous author wrote in his book he points out, “for millions of people around the world—development has cost them their homes, their livelihoods, their health, their rights and even their very lives.” Impoverishment and disempowerment often become their lot, with particularly harsh consequences for women and children.
Stop the contradicting statements
"Everyone knows that Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman is mistaken to talk of Merdeka 54 years. As we all know, Musa as an Umno man, must follow the Umno stand that Malaysia is 54 years old.
SAPP welcomes Anwar on "PR-SAPP can negotiate"
Kota Kinabalu: 5 September 2011, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) welcomes Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim's land mark statement that Pakatan can negotiate with SAPP and SAPP need not join the Pakatan Rakyat in achieving a one to one fight against the BN. As de facto leader of PKR and PR, Anwar has re-set the button on the relationship between SAPP and Pakatan to the same positive footing that SAPP had with Pakatan in 2008.
Faith under Attack
The rising tension between Christians and Muslims in Malaysia is a cause for concern. We know for sure that the faith never professes war against other religions or believers but rather the human misinterpretation of the holy texts.
While Muslims continue to express concern (and to some extent, disgust) on the alleged proselytization of Muslims, Christians have been less vocal as details are still hazy. Would you call that wisdom or tolerance? Or have the churches relegated the responsibility to speak on behalf of the Christian community to politicians?
Unfortunately, the silence of churches and Christian community leaders has given room for political voices to speak on their behalf. This does not mean that individuals like MP Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua is not qualified to express his opinion but the situation have somewhat grown into a political debate among political parties. Isn’t religion supposed to be above politics? Should it be discussed on an apolitical platform or debated over mass media based on political affiliation.
Noticed even PAS is unable to take a stand on the proselytizsation issue, even after the meeting with a church committee? Didn’t anyone realized the hero of Christianity in Malaysia MP Teresa Kok has been conspicuously silent and muted since the JAIS raid on Damansara Uptown Methodist Church (DUMC) on 3 August? PAS could not issue an official stand on this and some of their members are also in the same group calling for strong government action against the alleged perpetrators who are converting Muslims to Christianity.
For all they stand for, DAP is unable to unite for Christians and all MCA ever said was JAIS was wrong. Neither one is better than the other.
So what are we dealing with here?
1. Muslims in this country cannot accept proselytization. Before we jump to conclusion that they are dreaming up the issue, let’s ask ourselves and our friends, is there truth in the alleged cases? Do we really know if certain evangelical church has not done so? Isolated cases could still blow the situation out of proportion.
2. When church leaders speak with other religious leaders, we see peace process. When politicians debate with politicians (and getting the press involved – TV1, Utusan, Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider), then religion becomes the battleground for votes!
3. We hate government controlled media for playing up the apostasy issue, but we must also check if Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider are overdoing their effort to carry DAP’s Tony Pua’s view on this.
4. Issues relating to religion in a multiracial country need to be resolved through consultation, discussion and mutual understanding among religious leaders. Politicians from both sides should be facilitators and bipartisan - NOT fueling arguments.
5. The Christian community is very upset and angry silently, but allows politicians like Tony Pua to fuel the anger of Muslims further while churches keep quiet.
Is our faith under attack? Are we allowing it or are we just not bothered to protect our faith ourselves? Let’s not let our emotions have the best of us. At the end of the day, we are answerable to only our maker and we don’t really have to win in this debate. Neither do the other side. It’s just a matter of perception.
Politicians, please step aside. It’s time to resolve the problem, not kill religion for the sake of winning public relations brownie points!
Get the points by walking the talk and serve the community that elected you!
Wajib baca - Apa yang disampaikan oleh Mat Sabu
Oleh Yusoff Hassan
Pejuang negara yang dimaksudkan adalah mereka yang bertugas dengan anjing penjajah British semasa Tanah Melayu kembali dikuasai oleh mereka setelah Jepun menyerah kalah akibat serangan bom atom di Hiroshima dan Nagasaki pada 6 dan 9 Ogos 1945.
Mereka terbunuh akibat serangan sekumpulan Komunis yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan negara pada ketika itu dan diketuai oleh Muhammad Indera.
Sedikit fakta untuk dikongsi bersama.
Serangan ke atas Balai Polis Bukit Kepong telah berlaku pada 23 Februari 1950 iaitu tujuh tahun sebelum negara kita mencapai kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos 1957.
Pejuang negara yang dimaksudkan adalah mereka yang bertugas dengan anjing penjajah British semasa Tanah Melayu kembali dikuasai oleh mereka setelah Jepun menyerah kalah akibat serangan bom atom di Hiroshima dan Nagasaki pada 6 dan 9 Ogos 1945.
Mereka terbunuh akibat serangan sekumpulan Komunis yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan negara pada ketika itu dan diketuai oleh Muhammad Indera.
Sedikit fakta untuk dikongsi bersama.
Serangan ke atas Balai Polis Bukit Kepong telah berlaku pada 23 Februari 1950 iaitu tujuh tahun sebelum negara kita mencapai kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos 1957.
Stop lying about history of Malaysia's Formation- Dr. Jeffrey
By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government should stop lying about the history of Malaysia and restate correctly the facts of history to stop the confusion.
KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government should stop lying about the history of Malaysia and restate correctly the facts of history to stop the confusion.
Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, the Chairman of the United Borneo Front (UBF) made this call at a Borneo Tea Party organized by Sikinor Gunu at Kg. Malangang, Kiulu, on 01 September 2011. “This continuous lying is an affront to the founding fathers of Malaysia and a gross injustice to Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.
Bullshit!!
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.
Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.
Memang Sah Perjanjian Malaysia ‘Batal’
Saudara Pengarang,
ATAS permintaan Ketua-Ketua Kerajaan Malaysia, Indonesia dan Filipina melalui Joint Statement di Manila pada 5 Ogos 1963, Setiausaha PBB (U Thant) telah menghantar wakil untuk meninjau sambutan rakyat North Borneo terhadap Gagasan Malaysia pada 12 Ogos 1963.
Ringkasan laporan PBB seperti berikut:
1. UNKO - tidak bersetuju;
2. PASOK - tidak bersetuju;
3. USNO - bersetuju;
4. Parti Demokratik - tidak bersetuju;
5. Parti Liberal - tidak bersetuju;
6. Parti United - tidak bersetuju.
Jelas, kesemua parti politik yang ada ketika itu tidak bersetuju menyertai Gagasan Malaysia, kecuali USNO. Kenapa Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 masih diteruskan, sedangkan pindaan yang dibuat ke atas Perjanjian itu pada 28 Ogos 1963 hanya berkaitan Singapura?
Salam Hormat,
JOSEPH WILFRED
Kajian Populariti Najib
Oleh : KRISTY INUS
BEBERAPA pemimpin Sabah hari ini mempersoalkan ketepatan sebuah kaji selidik yang menunjukkan tahap populariti atau puas hati rakyat terhadap kepimpinan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak telah merosot.
Mereka berkata populariti di kalangan rakyat lebih meningkat daripada sebelum ini dan beliau dilihat sebagai pemimpin berjiwa rakyat.
Mereka berkata populariti di kalangan rakyat lebih meningkat daripada sebelum ini dan beliau dilihat sebagai pemimpin berjiwa rakyat.
Sit and do nothing
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.
Mahkamah Australia halang pelarian dihantar ke M’sia
Mahkamah Tinggi Australia memutuskan bahawa perjanjian pertukaran pemohon suaka antara kerajaan Australia dan Malaysia adalah menyalahi undang-undang.
Mahkamah dengan anggota penuh itu mengumumkan keputusan bahawa dasar itu menyalahi undang-undang pada tengah hari Rabu, demikian menurut laporan Australian Associated Press.
Mahkamah dengan anggota penuh itu mengumumkan keputusan bahawa dasar itu menyalahi undang-undang pada tengah hari Rabu, demikian menurut laporan Australian Associated Press.
Wikileaks: Anwar may be convicted ‘at all cost’
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be convicted for sodomy – his second in 10 years – based on the assessment that he is a threat to Umno’s continued rule at least until the next general election.
The leaked US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks stated that Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Umno elites may decide that the political cost of prosecuting Anwar are “acceptable” and pursue the matter aggressively inside and outside court.
The leaked US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks stated that Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Umno elites may decide that the political cost of prosecuting Anwar are “acceptable” and pursue the matter aggressively inside and outside court.
Wikileaks: Kabel Amerika papar Taib sangat korup
Jabatan Negara Amerika Syarikat diberitahu dalam sebuah kabel sulit bahawa Ketua Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dan kerabatnya dipercayai menerima peratusan tertentu habuan daripada kebanyakan kontrak komersial utama – termasuk dari sektor pembalakan – yang diagihkan di negeri itu.
Malaysia is 48 years old, not 54
‘Malaysia has only existed since 1963. To claim our nation is 54 is to ignore the role Sabah and Sarawak have played in its formation.’
Rosmah at Altantuya murder 'implausible'
The diplomatic cable was dispatched by the United States embassy in Kuala Lumpur two weeks after controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin pledged in a statutory declaration that Rosmah was at the scene of the October 2006 murder of the Mongolian woman.
Worse than murtad is political apostasy
THE MICAH MANDATE
Political apostasy is the reason for the country’s ‘moral crisis’ in governance as reports of electoral roll anomalies and threats of violence take centre stage.
Meanwhile many letter-writers and others have said allegations of religious apostasy are a ploy to detract from the more serious problem of potential electoral fraud.
Political backsliding from the original Merdeka plan began in 1969 when Tunku Abdul Rahman was deposed in a coup, as described in Kua Kia Soong’s enlightening book, ‘May 13’.
Political apostasy is the reason for the country’s ‘moral crisis’ in governance as reports of electoral roll anomalies and threats of violence take centre stage.
Meanwhile many letter-writers and others have said allegations of religious apostasy are a ploy to detract from the more serious problem of potential electoral fraud.
Political backsliding from the original Merdeka plan began in 1969 when Tunku Abdul Rahman was deposed in a coup, as described in Kua Kia Soong’s enlightening book, ‘May 13’.
Psalm 129
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Give Karl Marx a Chance to Save the World Economy: George Magnus
MCA founder’s granddaughter lauds Guan Eng’s policies in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Lim Guan Eng received praise from an unexpected source today when the granddaughter of the MCA’s first president and daughter of the country’s longest-serving finance minister said the Penang chief minister should be given his due for the state’s prudent management of public funds.
Setiausaha Politik Nurul Izzah menulis fasal Mat Sabu dan komunis
Oleh Fahmi Fadzil
KUALA LUMPUR: Baru-baru ini kita baca tentang usaha pihak Utusan serta media lain milik Umno untuk memburukkan nama Timbalan Presiden PAS, Tuan Haji Mohamad Sabu (Mat Sabu), dengan mengatakan kononnya beliau penyokong komunis yang telah menyerang Bukit Kepong pada tahun 1950.
Ramai cybertroopers, blog-blog dan media arus perdana milik Umno yang cuba menyerang Mat Sabu ata isu ini, langsung mengatakan beliau seorang “pengganas” dan “pengkhianat”, bahawa beliau menghina pejuang negara, lupa sejarah dan macam-macam lagi.
KUALA LUMPUR: Baru-baru ini kita baca tentang usaha pihak Utusan serta media lain milik Umno untuk memburukkan nama Timbalan Presiden PAS, Tuan Haji Mohamad Sabu (Mat Sabu), dengan mengatakan kononnya beliau penyokong komunis yang telah menyerang Bukit Kepong pada tahun 1950.
Ramai cybertroopers, blog-blog dan media arus perdana milik Umno yang cuba menyerang Mat Sabu ata isu ini, langsung mengatakan beliau seorang “pengganas” dan “pengkhianat”, bahawa beliau menghina pejuang negara, lupa sejarah dan macam-macam lagi.
EXXONMOBIL Scandal Starring Mirzan Mahathir
By JO & M.Nathan
I am so utterly disgusted with the BN government for its inability to engage Esso Malaysia for the rakyat. I am further disgusted with the hypocrisy of Mahathir Mohamad on the one hand using Ibrahim Ali to stoke up the Malay sentiments' anti-drinking, anti-everything for his return to power, while on the other using his son Mirzan to buy Esso Malaysia using San Miguel's beer drinking money. Worse still, he is exploiting the tax incentives reserved for us the rakyat, the unimportant Malaysians.
Was the Pope in Rome a traitor?
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Master Secretary, His Holiness is considering a ruling that will say that heretical monarchs can be justly defied by their subjects, and that such a defiance, even to armed rebellion, is no sin.
Cecil leaned back in his padded chair and reread the letter, making sure that he had made no error in the double translation, out of code and then out of Latin. It was a message of such enormity that he could not believe it, even when it was in plain English before him.
Gloomy Raya for many Sabah Muslims
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| Sabah's rich government with its Cabinet 'full of bloated leaders' should have done something to address the state's poverty issues. |
KOTA KINABALU: Thousands of Muslims in oil and resource rich Sabah will greet Hari Raya today without clean drinking water, electricity, telephones and proper roads.
According to PKR, gloom permeates the state which houses Malaysia’s poorest of the poor.
Describing the pathetic conditions in Sabah, PKR vice president Tian Chua claimed he has seen poverty in many rural areas as well as on the fringe of many towns in the state.
Orang Asli vow to protest if gov’t takes land
The Orang Asli community will once again descend on Putrajaya in force if the government insists on going ahead with dividing up their native customary lands.
Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Villages Network (JKOASM) coordinator Tijah Yok Chopil said that while Orang Asli are peaceful people, they have no choice if the government remains adamant.
“Honestly, even if it carries high risk, we will go down to Putrajaya, Parliament or the Orang Asli Development Deparment (JAKOA). This is not a threat, but our livelihood is pressed and we have no other choice.
Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Villages Network (JKOASM) coordinator Tijah Yok Chopil said that while Orang Asli are peaceful people, they have no choice if the government remains adamant.
“Honestly, even if it carries high risk, we will go down to Putrajaya, Parliament or the Orang Asli Development Deparment (JAKOA). This is not a threat, but our livelihood is pressed and we have no other choice.
Teliti dulu konteks ucapan Muhamad Sabu, kata Parti Sosialis
Oleh S. Arutchelvan
PSM berpendirian bahawa apa yang tertulis dalam Utusan Malaysia bukanlah isu sebenar dan konteks sebenar apa yang telah diceramahkan oleh Muhammad Sabu – Timbalan Presiden PAS mengenai isu Bukit kepong dan Kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu..
PSM berpendirian sebegini kerana semasa penahanan Ahli PSM pada bulan Julai lalu dan kemudiannya penahanan mereka dibawah EO, Utusan Malaysia dan PDRM juga membuat pelbagai tohmahan dan cerita palsu seperti ada senjata dalam bas, PSM mahu mencetuskan perang keatas yang Dipertuan Agung, mahu menghidupkan PKM, ada agen luar negara dan sebagainya. Ajaran yang PSM belajar adalah Utusan Malaysia kebal bercakap bohong dan tidak ada apa yang boleh dilakukan. Begitu juga ada ahli PERKASA dan orang UMNO seperti Ezam yang boleh membuat ugutan berunsur jenayah tetapi mereka kebal dan tiada tindakan diambil terhadap mereka.
The Rakyat Must Know Of This Sewage Politics.
By Tony PuaBased on the evidence of rampant cheating on the electoral rolls, the 13th General Election will be the dirtiest election in Malaysia's history.
The rumours have been swirling intensely for the past few months that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is registering foreign workers and permanent residents as voters for the coming general election. Various parties have given eye-witness accounts of vans from the National Registration Departments (NRD) heading to remote areas to conduct discreet registration exercises.
Pakatan Rakyat Leaders & Murtads Group?
TO ALL PAKATAN RAKYAT LEADERS,
If you did not willingly join the Facebook group, “Murtads in Malaysia and Singapore”, why did you not remove yourself from the group earlier?
Come on! We are Facebook users too. Whenever you are added to a group, you get an email alerting you of your new affiliation. It’s the same with friends adding you. You know everything that happens to your Facebook account because the site will generate an email to let you know!!
Genie Of The Lamp
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the administration clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.
Najib’s Downfall – Thanks to the First Lady
Three members of EO6 were the guests of honours at the forum organized by Balakong Pakatan Rakyat, last Friday. Comrade Saraswathy, Letchumanan and Sugumaran took turn to thank the people of Balakong for their contribution and support in the EO6 campaign. All 3 speakers echoed that taking over Putra Jaya is possible, not because it’s close to Balakong but because the people – the rakyat no longer fear the UMNO oppressors. The comrades declared their full support for Pakatan Rakyat to take over the reign from Barisan Nasional.
Is Sabah Independence In Malaysia?
By : JOHN STEPHEN DIONYSIUS
AS we went thru our normal life, Sabah is about to celebrate Independence Day on August 31 and will be celebrating a Malaysia Day falls on September 16 and the question now where does Sabah go from here.
As a Malaysian youth in Sabah, I am very much obliged to share and would like to bring the people of Sabah back to an early days of Malaysia and ask whether Sabah is really a true Independence state in Malaysia after been 48 years since the colonization from the British.
I would like to give a scenario here:
People had asked me whether Sabah JOINED or FORMED Malaysia? I told them that there will be no Malaysia without the inclusion of Sabah and Sarawak. Does Malaysia exist on 31st August 1957? The answer is NO. Malaysia only exists on the 16th September 1963 when Sabah and Sarawak together with Malaya to form MALAYSIA.
Stupidity that stinks to heaven
Extract of the TBH Coroner's inquiry between Malaysian Prosecutor and the forensic expert from Thailand.
Abdul Razak representing the Public Prosecutor's Office
Dr. Porntip Rojanasunand Thai pathologist.
Abdul Razak representing the Public Prosecutor's Office
Dr. Porntip Rojanasunand Thai pathologist.
ABDUL RAZAK: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep,he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
PORNTIP: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
Illegal immigrants in Sabah: A numbers game
The recent figures seem to show that the population of illegal immigrants in Sabah has not only increased, but no action has been taken to stem the tide.
Free Malaysia Today
KOTA KINABALU: Ask Sabahans if they believe the census and official figures given by the government on the number of illegal immigrants residing in the state after the recent registration exercise and they will laugh and roll their eyes.
They are not the only ones. Even illegal immigrants in the state will tell you the figures given by the Immigration Department are way off the mark.
Focus must shift to East Malaysia, says Dr Jeffrey
TUARAN: The United Borneo Front sees the Federal Government development priority as committing “gross injustice” for Sabah and Sarawak, hence it must shift its focus most of its development funds to the Borneo states as soon as possible.
In a speech at a UBF Tea Party in Kg. Telibong here last week, UBF’s Chairman, Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, pointed out what he calls the great anomaly in development allocation in the country in which the federal government collects RM15 to RM18 billion in taxes from Sabah per year, not yet including the 5 percent Sabah is supposed to get as royalty for its oil.
86 years old joke
The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86-year-old said ,”Things are great and I’ve never felt better. I now have a 20 yr-old bride who is pregnant with my child.”
“So what do you think about that Doc ?”
The doctor considered his question for a minute and then began to tell a story. “I have an older friend, much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season.”
“So what do you think about that Doc ?”
The doctor considered his question for a minute and then began to tell a story. “I have an older friend, much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season.”
I would hold the election after Raya
Yes, if I were Najib, I would hold the general election after Hari Raya. If not, then this would be the last Hari Raya with him as Prime Minister. If not, then next Hari Raya we would be visiting either Anwar or Muhyiddin Yassin at Putrajaya.
THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy 2 trial is going just like Sodomy 1.
Anwar’s team of lawyers are smarter than the prosecutors. They have managed to turn the trial into political grandstanding.
The issue is no longer whether Anwar did or did not commit the act of sodomy. The issue is whether the prosecution can prove that he did so. So they are fighting on technicalities. And the technicalities appear focused on the matter of fabrication of evidence.
That was what happened in the Sodomy 1 trial. And that is what is also happening in the Sodomy 2 trial.
Left to Die
By age 34, Nasir Siddiki, a successful businessman, had made his first million, but money meant nothing to him on his deathbed. Diagnosed with the worst case of shingles ever admitted to Toronto General Hospital, his immune system shut down and doctors left him to die.The next morning I woke in a sterile room on the eighth floor of the hospital, my skin burning as though someone had doused me in gasoline and lit a match. I felt on fire from the inside out.
Sabah a training ground for new recruits
Its Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun said this is still continue to be practised by the federal government, using the excuse that the state lack of people qualified for filling the available federal posts, despite the fact that there are too many qualified Sabahans for the purpose.
Naked Wife
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.
Why Demolish Kk State Library Building?
THE PROPOSED demolition of the KK central state library had become a big issue among the people here in Kota Kinabalu City. It has attracted many complaints, views and objections. There are people who insisted that the 35 years old State Library is to be preserved, upgraded, repaired and fully renovated to cater for the people, and this is especially that the building can be classified as a heritage building with historical value.
FBI Pressured to Stop Backing Malaysian Potentate
Western NGOs are increasing the pressure on the United States’ federal police for its ties with Malaysian potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), one of South-East Asia’s longest-serving and most corrupt politicians
BASEL, SWITZERLAND/SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 25, 2011 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund and the San-Francisco-based Borneo Project are calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cut ties with Wallysons Inc., a US company controlled by the Malaysian Taib family.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND/SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 25, 2011 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund and the San-Francisco-based Borneo Project are calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cut ties with Wallysons Inc., a US company controlled by the Malaysian Taib family.
Hanya kerana minta dimasakkan nasi, Nenek mati dicincang oleh cucunya di Tenom, Sabah
Hanya kerana meminta dimasakkan nasi, seorang nenek mati dalam keadaan tragik apabila dicincang seluruh tubuh oleh cucunya di rumahnya di Kampung Melalap di sini, kelmarin.
Ketika kejadian, hanya mangsa, Dayu Rawang, 77, dan cucu perempuannya yang berusia 27 tahun itu berada di rumah kerana anggota keluarga lain menghadiri majlis berikutan kematian jiran di rumah berhampiran.
Menurut sumber, sebaik bapa suspek yang mahu dikenali Abdul Hamid, 47, pulang ke rumah bersama seorang lagi anak berusia 15 tahun kira-kira jam 10 malam, dia curiga kerana panggilannya tidak bersahut.
Abdul Hamid masuk ke rumah dan menuju dapur dan terkejut apabila melihat jenazah ibunya, Dayu Rawang, terbujur dalam keadaan ngeri dengan berlumuran darah.
Dia bertambah terkejut apabila melihat suspek yang juga anak perempuannya berada di sisi mayat warga emas berkenaan sambil memegang pisau.
Ketika kejadian, hanya mangsa, Dayu Rawang, 77, dan cucu perempuannya yang berusia 27 tahun itu berada di rumah kerana anggota keluarga lain menghadiri majlis berikutan kematian jiran di rumah berhampiran.
Menurut sumber, sebaik bapa suspek yang mahu dikenali Abdul Hamid, 47, pulang ke rumah bersama seorang lagi anak berusia 15 tahun kira-kira jam 10 malam, dia curiga kerana panggilannya tidak bersahut.
Abdul Hamid masuk ke rumah dan menuju dapur dan terkejut apabila melihat jenazah ibunya, Dayu Rawang, terbujur dalam keadaan ngeri dengan berlumuran darah.
Dia bertambah terkejut apabila melihat suspek yang juga anak perempuannya berada di sisi mayat warga emas berkenaan sambil memegang pisau.
Dr Asri: Kita mudah salahkan gereja, dakwa mereka punca segala masalah
Sehubungan itu jelas Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (gambar), pihak terbabit sering meletakkan kesalahan ke atas pihak gereja dalam usaha ingin melepaskan diri.
“Jika kita ingin melepaskan diri, mudah sahaja, kita letakkan kesalahan ini kesemua di pihak gereja. Kita tuduh merekalah punca segalanya.
Malaysia Independence House In Dilemma
DATUK Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, the head of the United Borneo Front (UBF) called upon the State Government to protect lands in Sabah and Native Customary Rights (NCR) and to not only stop further alienation of lands to non-Sabahan natives but also to stop taking over native lands for whatever excuses.
Dr. Jeffrey had supported the reasons put forward by the Sedomon family through Nilakrisna James, UBF co-founder and granddaughter of OKK Sedomon Bin OKK Gunsanad, who had voiced the Sedomon family’s objection to the proposed takeover of the Sedomon ancestral home in Bingkor to be converted into a Warisan Budaya by the Jabatan Muzium Sabah.
Reflections of Marina Mahathir on Christians-bashing Malaysia
Muslim leaders in Malaysia have been aping the Arabs although they don't as they do since our so-called independence.
Look at how long some of our Prime/Chief ministers have been serving and how corrupted most of them are. Look at how they repress the people of other Faiths while holding up to the world that religious freedom is enshrined in the Malaysian constitution.Look at how even now with the tsunami-changing events in the Middle East they are still so petty minded that they have to stamp the Bible, which is the holy book of Christians, with their officious, senseless "chops". How would they react if we ask the authorities to stamp the Koran to the effect that it's meant only for Muslims?
Look at how long some of our Prime/Chief ministers have been serving and how corrupted most of them are. Look at how they repress the people of other Faiths while holding up to the world that religious freedom is enshrined in the Malaysian constitution.Look at how even now with the tsunami-changing events in the Middle East they are still so petty minded that they have to stamp the Bible, which is the holy book of Christians, with their officious, senseless "chops". How would they react if we ask the authorities to stamp the Koran to the effect that it's meant only for Muslims?
Implications of Sarawak election on Sabah
In view of the super confidence of DAP that only they can bring change to Sabah, we wish to share with the public our party analysis of the DAP performance in the April Sarawak state elections and its implications on the coming general elections. SAPP had sent five teams to lend moral support to Pakatan and to learn about the Sarawak elections.
Sarawak DAP conducted a superb campaign, tapping into the widespread unhappiness among the urban Chinese whose discontent with the Taib Mahmud government has been simmering ever since 2006 over the urban land leases renewal issue. Other than national issues, the community generally found it difficult to do business due to monopolistic policies.
Sarawak DAP conducted a superb campaign, tapping into the widespread unhappiness among the urban Chinese whose discontent with the Taib Mahmud government has been simmering ever since 2006 over the urban land leases renewal issue. Other than national issues, the community generally found it difficult to do business due to monopolistic policies.
Government must consult all stakeholders, especially Orang Asli, on proposed Orang Asli land titles policy
By Lim Chee Wee, President of Malaysian Bar
The Malaysian Bar is dismayed with the recent announcement by the Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (“JAKOA”) in relation to the finalisation of the proposed Orang Asli land titles policy. Grievances in reaction to this announcement voiced by various members of the Orang Asli community to the Malaysian Bar suggest that the Government has once again not engaged in prior consultation with Orang Asli and failed to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of affected Orang Asli in finalising the policy. Malaysia has committed to do so in the pledges it has made in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 (“UNDRIP”).
Armed Forces chief warns staff: It is treachery to expose votes cheating
In a rare public statement issued on Thursday, Zulkifeli also rebuked "irresponsible parties" for implicating the armed forces and its personnel in corrupt voting procedures.
Saturday D-Day for four Tans in presidential contest
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| Singaporeans will vote for a new president on Saturday, a largely ceremonial post. |
SINGAPORE: Singapore, which left Malaysia in 1965 to become an independent nation, goes to the polls on Saturday to elect its new president, a largely ceremonial post.
In the most hotly contested ever presidential polls since the office became an elected post 18 years ago, four Tans are crisscrossing this tiny country, considered to be the region’s financial hub, canvassing for support.
S’pore shuns workers from Sabah, Sarawak
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| Misbehaving Sabahans and Sarawakians irk strict Singapore government. |
SINGAPORE: Employers in Singapore are shunning unskilled Sabahans and Sarawakians applying for work in the city-state mainly because they are causing problems in the republic.
Unrestrained drinking, frequent fightings in public places and other activities have been cited as the reason for the downturn in demand for workers from these two states.
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