Unite or fall, Jeffrey tells Sabahans

KOTA KINABALU: The leader of the rights movement United Borneo Front (UBF), Jeffrey Kitingan, has called on Sabahans to unite to regain their position in the country.

“The old saying, ‘United we stand, divided we fall’ is the premise by which we have lost our autonomy. To regain our position as equals, we must unite and put our differences aside,” he said in a New Year message.

“We must unite under the Borneo Agenda which we will push together as a growing team before the next general election. This is the last chance we’ll have to make this known to the federal powers.”

He was speaking at the Tambunan Village Resort Centre (TVRC) in Tambunan on Thursday, in conjunction with the launch of UBF’s roadshows as part of its commitment to educate the masses on the Borneo Agenda and its many demands.

Jeffrey said that the old political model used since 1963 based on the premise that political parties must only fall within clear racial lines was no longer relevant to the present society.

Malaysian Murali and wife Guzal (Uzbek) disappears into thin air. No action taken even after six police reports were made. Are underworld and police involved?

Murali who has a fish pond and a antic car dealer was married to Guzal from Uzbekistan for more then six years and have two children, Shanthi age 5, and Tamilchelvi, age 3.  

Guzal who is in MLM does her business around Bukit Bintang. While doing her MLM business she meet a lady from Uzbekistan who said that she was tricked into coming here and forced to work as prostitute. Guzal helped the girl and took her to the Uzbekistan Embassy, and later she returned to Uzbekistan. 

A lady named Shalo @ Julian, a Tajik who runs a salon at Bukit Bintang was not happy with Guzal for helping the girl to runaway and Shalo suspects Guzal and her husband Murali informed the police that her salon has drugs. Shalo called Guzal many times and threatened to kill Guzal and her family. Fearing the Shalo’s threats against her and her family, Guzal made a police report on 14/3/2010 at Jalan Bandar Police station. Four days later she made another police report that she is in danger and she wants police to take action. 

Beaten and robbed by cops over expired road tax, the story from the victim's mouth

Hard to believe that in this present days and time....this can still happen in Malaysia...Black Sheep must be curled to protect the rest of the good men in the force.

Very very SAD indeed that we have such cops in the police force!!!

Beaten and robbed by cops over expired road tax

S Pathmawathy
Dec 24, 10
7:08pm

For being frank with the police, 34-year-old Chia Buang Hing was detained for five days and beaten up until he vomited blood.

The businessman, who is frame-maker, narrated the "horrific" incident today, saying that the police bashed him up, threatened and robbed him of RM13,000 in cash he was carrying - all for the expired road tax of his wife's car that he was driving. 

Chia's nightmare began about 11pm on Dec 18, as he was driving from his house in Tropicana to Kota Damansara, where traffic police had set up roadblocks. 

Having spotted the expired road tax, one of the police officers asked for his driver's licence and identification card. 

It was then, he said, that the officer spotted stacks of RM50 notes, totalling RM7,000, sticking out of his pocket and demanded that he hand them over.

Must Read ! A daring DAP rep, shown in "hansard" of Sarawak Assembly sittings 4.11.2010 touching on CM's family's wealth etc

A very daring speech by Violet Yong of DAP in Sarawak DUN. She got guts and we need people like her. These issues have never been raised by any of the BN ADUNs.

 

Apparently this has been deleted from the Hansard, claimed by Violet

This is the first time that the Govt has ever tampered with the Hansard.

Dewan Speech delivered on 4.11.2010 touching on CM's family's wealth and Sarawak Report

Attending DUN is always considered one of a vital duty for me as a people’s representative. This is the time when I would forward the grievances of the people to the Government. It has always been a challenge for us few in the Opposition to tell the unfair policies, point out the wrongs of the government and to ask for the people’s needs as we are the minority.

When I read out my text of speech in the Dewan last Thursday i.e. 4.11.2010, it was not smooth sailing. I was interrupted many times by the Speaker, Bawang Assan ADUN Wong Soon Koh and Pelagus ADUN Larry S’ng in particular when I touched on the nerves’ issues on the wealth of Chief Minister’s family members. But I told myself, the truth has to be told for the people’s sake.

I have the feeling that the BN state government is so scared that the truth be known to the people, the Hansard for my speech recorded on 4.11.2010 is still not furnished to all members until today.

Below is my text of speech I read in the Dewan on Thursday and the occasion interruption which I wanted to share with all Sarawakians.

I have to bring to your attention the seriousness of the grabbing of land in Sarawak by you-all-know-who.

Don't rely on peninsular leaders to fight for Sabah, Sarawak

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA BELUD: A prominent local lawyer here has urged Sabahans and Sarawakians not to rely on peninsular leaders to fight for their rights.

"Sabahans and Sarawakians should regroup in their respective state-based political parties and ally themselves to whichever groups that accommodate their demands," said Peter Marajin, who stood as an independent candidate in the 2008 election and garnered over 1,700 votes.

"We in Sabah and Sarawak should not rely on them to support our wishes and demands even if those are our state rights.

"They will fight for their own rights. We cannot expect those in peninsula to fight for us in Sabah and Sarawak," he told a group of leaders at Mayang Sari Hall here yesterday. He was speaking on the current and future political scenario in Malaysia and also on the newly-formed United Borneo Front (UBF).

A good read... 6 cancer-fighting superfoods

By Leslie Barrie

To reduce your risk of cancer, look no further than your fridge. "All the studies on cancer and nutrition point to eating plant-based foods for their phytonutrients and other special compounds," says Richard Béliveau, PhD, chair in the prevention and treatment of cancer at the University of Québec at Montreal and author of Foods to Fight Cancer.

Aim for five to nine daily servings of all kinds of fruits and vegetables—especially these six superstars.

Broccoli
All cruciferous veggies (think cauliflower, cabbage, kale) contain cancer-fighting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body's protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals, says Jed Fahey, ScD. A recent University of Michigan study on mice found that sulforaphane also targets cancer stem cells—those that aid in tumor growth.

Helps fight: breast, liver, lung, prostate, skin, stomach, and bladder cancers

Your Rx: The more broccoli, the better, research suggests—so add it wherever you can, from salads to omelets to the top of your pizza.

"Sabah crack down on murtads" tramples on Malaysian Ageement 1963 !

By Vox Populi
JESSELTON aka Kota Kinabalu, Sabah:The recent Malaysiakini report 'Sabah to Crack Down on Apostates' is one more of those steps that aim to completely erode the Malaysia Agreement of 1963.

The report stated that Sabah will open a Faith Rehabilitation Centre next year to enforce anti-apostasy laws. This is very saddening and even more saddening is that the statement was made on Christmas Day. A very beautiful Christmas gift indeed for Sabahans.

Section 64 of Title VI in the Malaysia Agreement says that the establishment or maintenance of Muslim institutions in Sabah should have the consent of the governor. This means that such an act should first be passed in the state assembly. Section 65 of title VI meanwhile says that Article 11(4) of the federal constitution which allows for states to prohibit the propagation on non-Islamic religions to Muslims shall not apply to Sabah.

If propagating non-Muslim faiths to Muslims is permissible in Sabah, then there is no reason why a Muslim person cannot convert out.

A very good read...On reaping what we sow

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on 

CBS Sunday  Morning  Commentary.

My confession: 

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish.  

And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those 

beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.  I don't feel threatened.  

I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees. 

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me.  

I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto.  

In fact, I kind of like it.  It shows that we are all brothers and sisters 

celebrating this happy time of year. 

Most Malaysians against 100-storey project, poll shows

Najib had raised Warisan Merdeka in his Budget speech, before distancing himself from the project. — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The majority of voters in peninsular Malaysia are against the proposed construction of the 100-storey Warisan Merdeka project, a recent survey by the independent Merdeka Center has revealed.

The survey, conducted between November 30 and December 11, found that 65 per cent of those polled disagreed with the construction of what would be the tallest building in the country.

Opposition to the project was uniform across all three major communities.

Sixty per cent of Malay voters polled disagreed with the project while 76 per cent of Chinese opposed its construction. Among Indians, 58 per cent were against it.

The findings suggest that a recent online protest on the Facebook social networking site was a fair reflection of public opposition to the project.

Mahmud Abbas joins crowds at Bethlehem Christmas Eve Mass

By Sara Hussein Sara Hussein – Fri Dec 24, 6:41 pm ET

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – The Middle East's senior Catholic cleric called for peace and reconciliation in a traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass before thousands in the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
"During this Christmas season, may the sound of the bells of our churches drown the noise of weapons in our wounded Middle East," Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal told an audience that included Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

Pilgrims from around the world gathered in St. Catherine's Church on Bethlehem's Manger Square to hear the traditional address in the city where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born.

As peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians remain stalled, Twal offered a vision of a better, more peaceful future.

"Our hope for Christmas is that Jerusalem not only becomes the capital of two nations, but also a model for the world, of harmony and coexistence of the three monotheistic religions."