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By Luke Rintod of FMT
LONDON: Some Sabah activists are now toying with the idea of setting up a radio station like Radio Free Sarawak for Sabah.
Leaders of CigMa or Common Interest Group Malaysia, who are currently on a European tour, also want a London-based online website.
Sabahans are said to be exploring the possibility of working with Sarawak Report (SR) owner, Clare Rewcastle-Brown, and Radio Free Sarawak (RFS), beamed from London to longhouses in Sarawak.
CigMa president, Daniel John Jambun, said there was a proposal to provide for an alternative media for Sabah, similar to what its neighbor Sarawak had.
The hard-hitting SR and the shortwave RFS broadcast have been quite a hit in Sarawak, prompting demands for short-wave radio in several towns, especially during the recently concluded state election.
Jambun said CigMa fully supported the move as “it is a part of our intention to educate Sabahans on many issues, especially on matters that have a impact on native life and well-being”.
“We believe in freedom of expression and so having news portals and radio broadcasts from abroad will definitely help the people of Sabah to have a more balanced report on what is going on in their state,” he told FMT here.
However, it is learnt that the news portal and radio station may not materialize any time soon as the proposed projects, especially the daily shortwave radio broadcasts, would need substantial funding.
The Sabah radio, when it materializes, would be anchored by a multi-lingual presenter like Peter John Jaban or “Apai orang utan”. RFS broadcasts in three languages ((English, Iban and Bahasa Malaysia), two hours daily from 6pm to 8pm.
Leaders of CigMa or Common Interest Group Malaysia, who are currently on a European tour, also want a London-based online website.
Sabahans are said to be exploring the possibility of working with Sarawak Report (SR) owner, Clare Rewcastle-Brown, and Radio Free Sarawak (RFS), beamed from London to longhouses in Sarawak.
CigMa president, Daniel John Jambun, said there was a proposal to provide for an alternative media for Sabah, similar to what its neighbor Sarawak had.
The hard-hitting SR and the shortwave RFS broadcast have been quite a hit in Sarawak, prompting demands for short-wave radio in several towns, especially during the recently concluded state election.
Jambun said CigMa fully supported the move as “it is a part of our intention to educate Sabahans on many issues, especially on matters that have a impact on native life and well-being”.
“We believe in freedom of expression and so having news portals and radio broadcasts from abroad will definitely help the people of Sabah to have a more balanced report on what is going on in their state,” he told FMT here.
However, it is learnt that the news portal and radio station may not materialize any time soon as the proposed projects, especially the daily shortwave radio broadcasts, would need substantial funding.
The Sabah radio, when it materializes, would be anchored by a multi-lingual presenter like Peter John Jaban or “Apai orang utan”. RFS broadcasts in three languages ((English, Iban and Bahasa Malaysia), two hours daily from 6pm to 8pm.
Ini cadangan yg menarik.. kita kehausan laporan dan analisis isu-isu smasa yg lebih menyebelahi kebaikan untuk rakyat Sabah dan Borneo amnya.. CigMa please help make it a reality for us..
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