A history of bad luck and tragedy on Friday 13th

Whether you take Friday 13th superstitions at face value or think they are nothing more than urban legends, here are 13 unlucky - and sometimes tragic - events that have occurred on Friday the 13th.

1. The ‘Friday the 13th virus’ infected hundreds of IBM computers across the UK on 13 January, 1989. It wiped out program files and caused considerable anxiety at a time when large-scale computer viruses were a relatively new threat.

Jeffrey: STAR Registration NOT an Issue

“UNITY IS DUTY”

“INI KALILAH”

“STAR’s legitimacy in Sabah is not an issue as it is a national party registered by the Registrar Of Societies (ROS) in Kuala Lumpur and its constitution allows it to open up branches and committees anywhere in Malaysia” says its Sabah Chapter Chairman Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan.

If you ask ROS the wrong question, you can expect to get the wrong answer. It is like asking the ROS whether UMNO Sabah is registered.

U.S. shifts aircraft carriers closer to Iran over nuclear issue

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and that another was on its way to the region, but denied any link to recent tensions with Iran and portrayed the movements as routine.

Hindraf launches global e-Petition against racism

GEORGE TOWN: Hindraf Makkal Sakti has launched a global cyber e-Petition against Malaysia’s perceived racism.

The London-based Hindraf leader P Waythamoorthy said they are targeting some 100,000 people worldwide to be signatories of the petition, which would be forwarded to relevant international bodies and governments, including the US government and the European Parliament.

MAS’ Action Extending Cabotage Policy To Air–Route

By Rubbin Guribah

The Sabah Homestay community came in support of the Malaysian Association and Travel Agents (Matta) Sabah’s concerns over the MAS’ action to abandon Kota Kinabalu for the second time in recent times as its eastern hub for northeast Asia according to Rubbin Guribah, Coordinator of the Melangkap Homestay.

MAS’ action will seriously damage the Sabah homestay and tourism industry and affect the economic viability of many small and medium homestay operators.

It will reduce the number of tourist arrivals in Sabah and it will definitely hurt the Sabah tourism industry and hurt the homestay operators who rely the tourists arrivals.

“PBS, Upko, PBRS – Are you Protecting Sabah’s Rights?

By Edward Linggu

“PBS, Upko, PBRS! Are you protecting Sabah’s Rights? replied Edward Linggu, Campaign Director of UBF in response to the press reports quoting Dompok, Mositun and Kurup on the launching of STAR Sabah.

Obviously, the people does not think so and rallying to support STAR Sabah as can be seen by the more than 60,000 supporters signing up in less than 3 weeks. Perhaps, PBRS may not even have the same number of committed members.

Malaysia court finds Anwar Ibrahim not guilty of sodomy

Anwar had said he was "prepared for the worst"
ahead of the verdict in the Malaysia capital

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomy after a two-year trial.

The ruling came as hundreds of Mr Anwar's supporters waited outside the court in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr Anwar, 64, has consistently denied the charges and called them a government bid to cripple his political ambitions and influence.

Better to Have Good Dreams for Sabahans than Actual Nightmares under BN

By Guandee Kohoi 

“It is better to have good dreams for a better Sabah for Sabahans than to have actual nightmares under BN parties and Sabahans continue to be poorer and poorer and be marginalized by the Federal Government and the State be deprived of our rights and flooded by illegal immigrants with dubious ICs” replied Guandee Kohoi, Secretary, STAR Sabah Chapter, to the statements by leaders of Upko, PBS and PBRS.

‘Don’t be greedy,’ Jeffrey tells Pakatan

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Newly-installed State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chapter chairman Jeffrey Kitingan has warned Pakatan Rakyat today ‘not to be greedy’ and to focus on their challenges in the peninsular.

He also said that it would not be of any good to Sabah if peninsular-based parties are allowed to “dominate and control” Sabah like what Umno is doing.

“Enough is enough. We cannot depend on outsiders to lead us. Let Pakatan Rakyat parties concentrate in Peninsular. They control already four states, why must control Sabah and Sarawak too? Don’t be too greedy.

Jeffrey ‘attracts’ 60,000 to Sabah Star

A staggering 4,000 Sabahans braved the rain to
witness the launch of a new political vehicle,
the Sabah chapter of Star.

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah chapter of Star was launched here today with the announcement that it has managed to gain 60,000 new members in just three weeks.

A crowd of about 4,000 mostly men, received the announcement at an almost packed Hongkod Koisaan Hall in Penampang near here, with a burst of applause.

All ardent supporters of maverick politician Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, they greeted the news as confirmation that their hero would once again be catapulted to new political heights in the up-coming general election.