Sabah should get a higher oil royalty

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 25, 2011: The State government should continue to demand for a higher petroleum royalty from the Federal government, said Luyang State Assemblywoman, Melanie Chia.

Speaking at the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday while debating on the State Budget 2012, Chia fervently asserted that this was only appropriate and fair to the people of Sabah, in view of Sabah's significant contribution to the nation's coffer.

SAPP wants assurance on indelible ink

KOTA KINABALU: The president of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee wanted the assurance that indelible ink to be used in the next general election would not be easily wiped clean.

The Election Commission had initially planned to use indelible ink, purchased at a cost of RM2.4 million for the 2008 general elections but backed out at the last minute citing public order and security issues.

Shafie, Dari Putrajaya Ke Isa?

Oleh : NUR EHSAN MOHD ZAKI

KEHADIRAN 600 Perwakilan dan lebih 2,000 pemerhati UMNO Sabah di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putera akan memberi impak yang cukup besar kepada Naib Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Haji Apdal yang menjadi fokus utama perwakilan sejak Ketua Audit Negara membentangkan laporannya di Parlimen pada 24 November 2011.

Walaupun laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2010 hanya menimbulkan isu remeh dan kecuaian akauntabiliti banyak Kementerian dan Jabatan, namun isu MARA dan Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah (KKLW), terutama dalam Projek NKRA Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar (BELB) menjadi isu prima yang dicanang begitu hebat, bukan sahaja oleh Wakil Pembangkang, malah oleh pemimpin UMNO.

The Man that Serves Najib Tun Razak

Until 2 weeks ago, 98% Malaysians were under the apprehension that precious resources of this country is being wasted on subsidy.

The main man behind the dissemination of this information is the esteem CEO of PEMANDU (equivalent to a Minister without a Portfolio in the Cabinet), Mr Idris Jala.

The evil of a racist political party

By Dr Chong Eng Leong

Datuk Chairman, thank you for allowing me, on behalf of Parti Keadilan Rakyat Sabah, to take part in this hearing. My specific area concerns the Electoral Rolls.

1          Introduction

Datuk Chairman and YB-YB, Sabah is in a precarious situation, as far as the non-qualified names (phantom voters) on Sabah electoral rolls are concerned. Precarious because it concerns Sabah’s sovereignty within Malaysia. No Sabah no Malaysia. Save Sabah save Malaysia.

Sabah's water tariff highest: Wong

People of Sabah paying the highest
water rate in Malaysia.

By Chris Maskilone (Daily Express 23/11/2011)

DAP Sri Tanjung Assemblyman Jimmy Wong said despite not complying with the water management standards Sabah’s water tariff is the highest in the country.

He claimed the State Government had failed to take any action to rectify issues mentioned in the Water Audit Report in 2008.

“The people have the right to have access to clean water, literally. Raw water quality is bad. Water treatment plants in Sabah are not equipped with tools, lab and qualified personnel.

Tubuh SSD atau kembalikan Kuasa Imigresen kepada Sabah

Oleh : MUTALIB M.D

KERAJAAN Persekutuan disaran menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Di Raja (SSD) atau mengembalikan kuasa Imigresen kepada Ketua Menteri Sabah bagi menangani ibu kepada segala masalah di Sabah iaitu Pendatang Asing Tanpa Izin (PATI).

Ahli Parlimen Malaysia (Tuaran) Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing membuat saranan berkenaan dalam pertemuan khas dengan Sabahkini.net di sebuah hotel di Kuala Lumpur sebentar tadi mengesahkan beliau telah menerima jawapan daripada Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) pada jam 6 petang kelmarin, 23 November, 2011.

Musa ‘reluctant’ to fight for Sabahans

The lack of 'political will' to resolve the cabotage policy
will see Sabahans plunge deeper into poverty.

By Luke Rintod of FMT

 KOTA KINABALU: A well-known consumer activist has criticised the Sabah government for lacking the courage to strike a deal with the federal government to bring down the prices of goods, especially food items, in the state.

“This is a long overdue issue. The state government has done nothing to alleviate the sky-rocketing prices of food items in Sabah,” said Patrick Sindu.

‘Lack of will’ reason for unresolved land woes

By Luke Rintod of FMT
The Sabah government, which has unfettered control over jurisdiction on land, should work out 'negotiated solutions' in all land-grab issues.

KOTA KINABALU: Globe-trotting Danish environmental consultant, Brigitte Feiring, who was commissioned to evaluate the effectiveness of Pacos’ land rights and natural resource management programmes among natives, has listed two reasons why land-grab issues are yet to be resolved in Sabah.

According to Feiring, the two reasons are a “lack of will” and “capacity problem”.

Stop sending Ustaz to Sarawak schools’

Dayaks in Sarawak must resist an alleged attempt to convert
their children and take away their rights.

KUCHING: A simmering issue over the alleged conversion to Islam of Dayak students and pre-schoolers in Sarawak is set to explode in the Umno-led Barisan Nasional’s face .

Responding to the latest allegations that there was an attempt to impart Islamic teaching and practices to non-Muslim children in some Kemas and government pre-schools in the rural areas, the state’s largest Dayak organisation has demanded an immediate stop to such covert activities.

Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) which has well over 100,000 members are demanding that the Taib Mahmud-led state administration intervene and arrest the situation or face public wrath.