Value of Lajim, Bumburing exit debatable

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: As Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing and Lajim Ukin prepare to render their speeches for their respective functions today,  political analysts here have a mix reading of their decision to leave the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition for the opposition.

It is debatable whether their withdrawal is an act of  betrayal of people’s mandate or a vote of no confidence on their former bosses.

For the record, today, July 29, the two Sabah BN parliamentarians are ‘officially’ set to throw their support for Pakatan Rakyat, witnessed by its leader Anwar Ibrahim.

PM, DPM should explain KK hospital delay

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: If there is one building that almost every Sabahan can easily identify with, it is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Kota Kinabalu.

The iconic QEH was originally built at the 1.5th mile Penampang Road in 1957 by the British. This was the time when Sabah was still known as British North Borneo. It was then just a cluster of single and double storey blocks.

In 1981, an important addition to QEH, a RM20 million eight-storey block was completed.

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Make it a clean cut from BN

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STAR's Sabah Information Chief, Edward Linggu

KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional MP Wilfred Bumburing’s speech today potentially to announce his exit from his party Upko and the ruling coalition will be closely monitored by Kadazandusun leaders in the opposition.

Said State Reform Party (STAR) information chief Edward Linggu: “We trust that he will also leave behind all his government posts to show his sincerity as the people will view him with suspicion if he leaves with one leg still inside the BN state government.”

STAR hails Harris statement on ‘false’ police reports

STAR's Sabah Deputy Chairman, Daniel John Jambun

KOTA KINABALU: The State Reform Party (STAR) has welcomed former Sabah Chief Minister Harris Salleh’s statement in the local media on sat that the Police should bring to Court those who lodge “false” police reports on the issuance of MyKads and other Malaysian personal documents and throw the book at them.

“The police should take Harris’s statement seriously,” said Star deputy chairman Daniel John Jambun. “It’s a bit of a mystery on why the Police continue to ignore reports on the alleged issuance of Malaysian personal documents to illegal immigrants and other foreigners.”