1962 Brunei rebellion, a British instigation

KUCHING: The United Nations office in Kuala Lumpur struck a cautionary note when activists from Sarawak handed it a Peoples’ Petition which was signed in Miri on Aug 9 by activists in Borneo.

This was disclosed by Lina Soo, the President of Sarawak Association of People’s Aspiration (SAPA), in a statement issued in Kuching after her return.

Monitor those who call to secede

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said yesterday called on the relevant authorities to monitor the activity of certain individuals and groups who are using social media platforms to incite people to separate Sabah from Malaysia.

Salleh, who is also Usukan assemblyman, said such an extreme ideology spread by those quarters via Facebook and Twitter should be monitored and controlled as it was dangerous and could shake the country’s stability and safety.

Why cant we do the same?

The two pictures brought a powerful message to humankind. Yet at the same time they serve to remind us that Malaysia is a very different country, ever diminishing in tolerance to other religions other than Islam. - Editor 

Tun M: Dasar Najib rosakkan hubungan antara kaum

PETALING JAYA: Mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menegaskan bahawa tegurannya terhadap Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak kerana beliau sangat sayang terhadap bangsa dan negara.

Tun Mahathir juga menceritakan yang beliau pernah dipecat oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman dan dipulau oleh Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi serta difitnah oleh orang ramai kerana tiada siapa yang sanggup menegur pemimpin kerajaan.

Malaysian court sends blogger to 6 months jail for criticising king

KUALA LUMPUR: An online technology news portal reporter was fined RM10,000 for posting two Twitter comments insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Effi Nazrel Saharudin, 35, was ordered by Sessions Court judge Zulqarnain Hassan yesterday to serve six months’ jail if he failed to settle the fine.

He paid the fine after the proceedings with his father’s assistance.