SARAWAKIANS INCREASINGLY OPEN TO SECEDING

By borneoasean reports / 7 hours ago

KUCHING: A straw poll of 100 individuals revealed that 72% of Sarawak folk felt that leaving the federation was the best option, with only 14% in Sabah agreeing.

The straw poll also revealed that 43% of them believed that the best way for Sabah and Sarawak to solve their problems was to leave Malaysia and go at it alone.

Secession is considered treason under Malaysian law.

The poll indicated that deep feelings of mistrust and disenchantment still exist between the peninsula Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak half a century after the federation was formed on September 16, 1963.

Netanyahu: Hamas wants ‘telegenically dead Palestinians’ to seek the world's sympathy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Aviv, July 11, 2014
(photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Sunday that Hamas was callously making use of Palestinian casualties for the sake of the visual impact in television images and called on the international community to intervene and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.

In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Netanyahu accused Hamas of a cynical disregard for human life.

NOT KNOWING WHY WE DISAGREE

Now, why did Emperor Constantine who was not even a Christian take so much trouble to interfere in Christianity and decide what form Christianity should take? In fact, it was Constantine who called for the Conference and who took charge of the proceedings.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Malaysian politics used to be very much about race. That was bad. But now it has gotten even worse. Now Malaysian politics is about religion. And if you think racial politics is bad you have seen nothing yet. Religious politics is many more times worse and history can testify to this.

Sabah Should Formalize Setting Up Homeland Security - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “The Sabah and Federal governments should consider setting up a full-fledged Sabah Homeland Security Ministry as a long term security mechanism instead of relying on an ad-hoc piecemeal arrangement reacting only to  events such as kidnappings and foreign intrusion as and when they occur” said Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of Star Sabah, who is also the assemblyman for Bingkor.

Papers of "Krisis perkataan Allah • Hak berperlembagaan • Kebebasan beragama" forum

Attached papers written by Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi, Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy, specially for "Krisis perkataan Allah • Hak berperlembagaan • Kebebasan beragama" forum jointly organised by Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee and Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional (LPN) PAS Johor held on 4 May 2014 at Auditorium JOTIC, JB. The said papers are: 

1. Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Hj Shad Saleem Faruqi ~ The Kalimah Allah Issue – The Peninsular Malaysian Perspective

2. Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan ~ Allah is for All - A Sabah Perspective

3. Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa ~ Kalimah Allah dan Hujahan

4. Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy ~The Ambiguity of Federal Constitution and Reluctance of Judiciary to Protect Religious Freedom of Minorities

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