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.

S’pore rejects drug mule’s death penalty appeal

Yong buried his face in his hands after the ruling was
announced before being led away by the police.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s highest court on Monday affirmed a death sentence imposed on a Malaysian youth convicted of drug trafficking, which could pave the way for his execution by hanging.

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.

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.

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

Luke Rintod of FMT

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.