Hiew's Kg Sayap pledge to gain credit

PBS Vice-President
Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah DAP Adviser, Hiew King Cheu, is another kind of politician who is always on the lookout for any opportunity to get credit for any project undertaken by the Barisan Nasional (BN) Government.

Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Vice-President cum Kadamaian Assemblyman Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan said this following Hiew's pledge to raise the plight of the Kampung Sayap people who, he claimed, were forced to endure a 20km bumpy and dangerous road for so many years.

PBS leader ticks off ‘arrogant’ Rais

Lately Barisan Nasional leaders have been on the receiving
end of Sabah's wrath.

KOTA KINABALU: When the opposition accuses Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders of arrogance, it is expected. But when a fellow BN leader starts doing the same, it means something is really wrong.

Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) deputy president Dr Yee Moh Chai is the latest to describe a federal leader as “arrogant” and “out of touch” with the people.

Najib dikecam guna program rasmi ke Kazakhstan untuk urusan peribadi

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Jun:Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak didakwa menggunakan program pribadi untuk menguruskan perkahwinan anaknya dengan dicampuradukkan dengan program kerajaan semasa ke Kazakhstan sekarang.Tindakan ini disifatkan AJK PAS Pusat, Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad sebagai langkah yang ‘tidak ada kelas langsung’.Kecaman ini dibuat ekoran tindakan Najib menggunakan segala kemudahan kerajaan dan wang rakyat untuk memenuhi keperluan keluarganya di Kazakhstan sekarang.

Review Of The Petroleum Development Act 1974 Long Overdue

By Dr Jeffrey Kitingan

The recent call by the Sabah Oil and Gas Contractors Association to amend the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (“the Petroleum Act”) in order to solve the problem of Sabahans not benefiting from the industry is not only timely but long overdue.

The Lie Detector Clock (malaysian version)

An Indian man died and went to heaven. When he arrived at the heaven Gate, Siva the God said, 'Come on in. I'll show you around. You'll like it here.'

Walking through the gates, the man noticed clocks everywhere. There were grandfather clocks, wall clocks, watches, and clocks in every corner.

Formula Sabah Akhiri Penjajahan Malaya?

Oleh : MUTALIB M.D

FIXED Deposit yang disinonimkan sebagai Pengundi Hantu atau warga Asing yang direkrut sebagai ‘Rakyat Malaysia’ dan didaftarkan sebagai Pemilih Berdaftar bukan lagi Formula penentu kemenangan Barisan Nasional pada pilihanraya umum akan datang.

Kebanyakan ‘Warga Penyu’ iaitu yang mendapat Kad Pengenalan Projek ini telah melahirkan tiga generasi dan kebanyakannya telah berdaftar sebagai pemilih tidak lagi taat kepada BN ekoran kesilapan pemimpin BN di Sabah ‘bagaikan anjing yang menyorok ekor’ kerana ketakutan kehilangan kuasa politik mereka.

Meet Haris Onn, the brother of Hishammuddin Hussein

Photo credit: The Edge

Hishammuddin is reported as saying, “I tell you the truth, I don’t know what my brother is doing,” in response to a report that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald.

So I thought I would help shed some light.

Haris spearheads property developer Impiana Land & Development. Its ground-breaking project was at Taman Raintree in Batu Caves. Subsequently, Impiana developed Serene Kiara in Desa Hatamas and then Serene Kiara Residence, both joint-ventures with the same land-owner on Malay reserve land.

The rape on Borneo forests and its people

By Jack Hewson  

At a mine-site near Sangatta in East Kalimantan, a titanic crater yawns out of the ground, its nadir filled with brown slurry.

Looking across the hinterland from its southern ridge, a dust-scape stretches off towards the horizon, braided by dirt tracks and the giant dump trucks that traverse them. The distant drone of their two-storey engines fills the air. Ten minutes down the road lies another pit, and another.

Is there gold in Kpg Tambatuon?

The secretive way in which the Sabah government is
handling the controversial Kampung Tambatoun dam
has given rise to suspicion that the authorities
may have discovered something 'more precious
and lucrative.'

KOTA BELUD: There may be more to Kampung Tambatuon near here than meets the eye. While the government adamantly pursues its plan to submerge the pretty village under a sea of water by building a controversial dam, rumours has it that the authorities have discovered something else – gold deposits!

‘People-power needed to push for oil royalty hikes’

Sabah could earn as much as RM2.4 billion if the federal
government agrees to make cash payments equivalent to
15% of royalties, says the opposit

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee believes a people-power movement can be an effective way for petroleum-producing states such as Sabah, Sarawak and Terengganu to get more royalty payments for the commodity.

He said such a movement could pressure elected representatives to push for these states to
receive 20% of oil royalties. Currently, the states receive only 5%.