Sabah bleeds under Umno hegemony

The happiest political entity in Sabah is destroying the socio-political fabric of the multi-ethnic state.

by Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Can a local Sabah party candidate actually win an election without Umno’s help?

Umno’s one-time formidable partner PBS (along with its spin-offs Upko and PBRS) is no-longer significant on the political front.

In fact, the trio of Umno proxies – PBS, Upko and PBRS – now share the humiliation of being further sidelined by their domineering and condescending peninsular-based master.

Umno is now quite simply the happiest political entity in Sabah.

Such has been the dominance of Umno that for many years not a single Christian Kadazan-Dusun-Murut (KDM) has been appointed to the top seven posts in the Sabah hierarchy.

So much for the “fair” power-sharing formula of the Barisan Nasional (BN). It is a topic that has dominated PBS and Upko’s coffee table conversations of late following the elevation of the State Legislative Assembly Speaker to the post of governor and another Umno member to his former position to replace him in quick succession.

National Human Rights Conference

Who is behind the two new ferry operators for Labuan - Menumbok ?

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU:  Finally Sabah Government relented over the monopoly issue of ferry service plying Labuan - Menumbok route, revealing that two new operators had in fact been offered to carry out the service, alongside long-time player Labuan Ferry Corporation (LFC).

Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan, in announcing this said the two operators could commence its sevices from Friday (January 21, 2011). However they must first accept certain "conditions" the State laid out in the offer, which Pairin refused to disclose as yet, for them to get their landing rights in Menumbok which is under state jurisdiction. Ferry service permit falls under the Federal Transport Ministry.

It appeared that one obvious condition is for all three operators to allow for both human passengers and vehicles on their ferries, something LFC is carrying out now. People closed to the business claimed that the other conditions would have to be to provide for a fair competition among the three operators. 

Lately Pairin had been blamed by Labuan DAP for foot-dragging over the allegedly "inadequate" service of the sole existing operator.
On this, Pairin said: "Such matters need thorough study and we are doing something, we are not neglecting our responsibilities..."
According to Pairin, the state cabinet at its recent weekly meeting decided to allow three operators for the route to create for a more competitive business which eventually satisfy the expectation of all consumers.

A good one.. New usage for plastic bottle caps

Next time  cut off the cap before you throw away the water bottle....use this to keep your food fresh and air-tight...

 

Smart Way Of Keeping Biscuits/Tit-bits Fresh & Crispy

1.  Clean and dry the disposable plastic bottle.

2. Then, cut out the neck of the disposable bottle (refer to  picture) <>3 inches long.                                                       

3. Put left over biscuit/tit-bits in the plastic & insert the plastic bag through the neck of the bottle (refer to picture).Then tighten the cap.

Food remains fresh...The bag is sealed completely... try it out!

Of new Malays and the old Malayans

Written by a Malay

Please read it out to your aged parents or grand parents. They would bless this Malay guy who penned this article and who is the nation's one true hope & saviour with principles, dignity & a role model on justice & fair play !

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's father is one example of an English language teacher from India who came to Malaya and eventually married a Malay woman, resulting in the birth of Dr Mahathir.

Many Indian and Chinese immigrants married in Malaya , sometimes to fellow Indians and Chinese and sometimes to local Malays (that is why many Malays look more Indian and Chinese compared to their Indonesian cousins). And understandably they sired children born in Malaya.

1Malaysia or 1Malay ?

1Malay or 1Malaysia Malay, Chinese and Indian are all Malaysian brothers and sisters.  But BN has screwed Malaysians and Malaysia up.  Malay 1st…. Malaysian 2nd When a Malay, Chinese and Indian, all Malaysians, apply for:- 1) Scholarships, Malays will get it first irrespective of bright Malaysians   2) Entry to the local universities and bestcourses such medicine, dentistry, law, Malays will get it first irrespective of quality. Residential hostels, Matriculation courses, MARA Uni, Malays will get 90% to 100%. (By the way, matriculation exams are internally set by own lecturers - about thousands of straight A’s students in Matriculation compared to the straight A’s STPM which are few. This is “Malay meritocracy vs Malaysian meritocracy”! 3)   Social Welfare, Malays will get it first irrespective of how poor the Malaysian rakyat is

Vatican appoints Protestant to lead science body

 AFP/File – Pope Benedict XVI has named Nobel laureate Werner Arber to head the Vatican's scientific academy, …

– Sat Jan 15, 11:55 am ET

VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI named Saturday Nobel laureate Werner Arber, a Protestant, to head the Vatican's scientific academy, the first time a non-Catholic is heading the centuries-old body.

The 81-year old Swiss microbiologist will succeed Italian Nicola Cabibbo, who died in August, to lead the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican announced in a press release.

The nomination of a non-Catholic head is the first in the history of the academy founded in 1603, according to I.Media, a news agency that specialises in religious information.

Must read.. Of avoiding Cancer from Johns Hopkins University

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins University 

This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. 

Please circulate to all you know; Cancer update 

Johns Hopkins - Cancer News from Johns Hopkins 

No plastic containers in micro 

No water bottles in freezer. 

... DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven a its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese med ical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, ga str itis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and ear nose and throat diseases. 

METHOD OF TREATMENT 

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth , drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water .....interesting 

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal. 

Umno Warlord's palace - sky view

Yes, we have not forgotten !!!

You can see this when you take pencala link from duta!!

TOWARD DAMANSARA PERDANA NEAR ttdi

This is the palace that a warlord builds in Shah Alam.

This palace cost RM24 million, they said.

The warlord says he earns it thro" his businesses.

What businesses and what taxes do you pay?

The tax men and MACC never seem to question him. Why?

Things like these only happen in a failed state.

Warlords also exist only in a failed state.

Selective failure and prosecution are characteristics of a failed state.

SO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS MAN ???  NO FURTHER ACTION ???