Harris-Yong ‘non-debate’ stormy affair

By Joe Fernandez

If there are any lessons that emerged from a “non-debate”, of sorts, between two former Chief Ministers of Sabah on a cold rainy Fri evening in Kota Kinabalu, it was this: “that ignorance is bliss in matters of law, Parliament and the Constitution and that a little knowledge is dangerous”; that even the best subject matter expert opinion would have little chance against a wall of ignorance acting in perhaps good faith and with little else to go on.

Siapa yang makan cili akan rasa pedasnya!

MASwings crash: Two killed in Kudat

Photo: Credit to 1 Suara Sabah Facebook page

KUDAT: A co-pilot and a passenger were killed in the MASwings Twin Otter plane crash at Kudat airport today, about 190km northeast of Kota Kinabalu.

Co-pilot Marc Joel Bansh, 23, succumbed to injuries after he was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu. Passenger Tan Ah Chai, 69, meanwhile died in the Kudat hospital two hours after the crash.

Water remain a big issue on World Habitat Day in Sabah

By Ezra Haganez

KOTA BELUD : Supply of treated piped water remains one of the biggest issues faced by many Sabahans, 50 years after it freed itself from the clutches of British colonialism and enjoyed "prosperity" within a federation of states called Malaysia.

World Habitat Day at Kg Sumbilingon, Kota Belud

Ezra Haganez

KOTA BELUD : A local NGO, Gindol Initiative for Civil Society Borneo, will host a simple World Habitat Day gathering at a remote kampung in Sabah this Monday, Oct 7, 2013.

Spokesman of the NGO, Kanul Gindol, said the half-an hour observation of the world-wide United Nations' sanctioned day would start at 4pm beneath an old durian tree in the Dusun kampung near here.

"We have invited local leaders like our assemblyman Jeremmy Ukoh Malajad and Sabah's human right and consumer activist Patrick Sindu to deliver relevant messages on that day.

Malaysia Day Joke

Seorang gadis jelita yang mempunyai kelulusan “Ijazah Kewartawanan” dari sebuah universiti  tempatan baru sahaja mendapat pekerjaan sebagai pemberita di sebuah syarikat akhbar tempatan. Dia diberi tugas pertama iaitu menemu-rama seorang petani yang sudah berumur pertengahan abad. Perbualan mereka adalah seperti berikut:

Mahasiswa dihalang hantar memorandum pada TPM

Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Se-Malaysia (GAMIS) Sabah bersama Pro-Mahasiswa pada hari ini telah menghantar memorandum menuntut Pilihanraya Kampus yang adil dan bersih. Memorandum ini diajukan kepada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, YAB Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Hj. Muhyiddin Bin Hj.Mohd  Yassin, yang juga merangkap Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia dalam satu Majlis Ramah Mesra Siswa Siswi beliau.

Antara tuntutan tegas yang dikemukakan dalam memorandum ini adalah seperti berikut:

Empower Sabah Natives, Implement Article 41 Sabah Constitution - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:  “The federal and Sabah governments are trampling the Sabah Constitution and not honouring native rights and privileges by wrongly enforcing bumiputra policies in Sabah” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to announcements by the DPM and Chief Minister on Sabah bumiputra empowerment.

Not all bumiputra are natives although all natives are necessarily bumiputra.  Similarly, not all Malays are natives.  However, non-Muslim bumiputra in Sabah lose everything when the governments divide the Sabah and Sarawak bumiputra into “bumiputra Islam” and “bumiputra bukan Islam” and the former get better treatment and privileges compared to the latter.

Empower Education Under Sabah Ministry of Education - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “In conjunction with the DPM cum Minister of Education’svisit to Sabah, I urge him to return and re-empower the EducationDepartment under Sabah’s own Ministry of Education so as to enable the Sabah government to better manage and plan for Sabah’s education and manpower needs to suit the local circumstances”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, noting that the DPM cum Minister of Education will be attending a briefing on the development of critical projects under the Education Ministry and a special meeting with Sabah Zone Teacher's Training Institutions during his visit here.

A Story in Guangzhou - Knowledge Is Power, Can we think better to Motivate our Staff

Knowledge is Power in whatever you do !   During a robbery in Guangzhou, China, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: "Don't move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you." Everyone in the bank laid down quietly.

The Umno-Sulu Sultanate Connection

Following several political blogs' publication of his business card, UMNO Youth exco member Lokman Noor Adam today admitted his links to the Sulu sultanate, which has been at the centre of the ongoing violence in the east coast of Sabah.

But Lokman defended his designation as "Advisor to The Crown", saying he was elected to the role by "the real Sulu Sultan".