Sarawakians want their Governor be styled "Yang DiPertuan Negara"

KUCHING:  With Sarawak preparing to receive its seventh governor later this week, the issue of his rightful title has surfaced.

A Sarawak NGO has called for the reinstatement of the original title for the governor which is ‘Tuan Yang Terutama Yang DiPertuan Negara’ as befitting the head of a country.

Sarawak Association for People’s Aspiration (Sapa) president Lina Soo reminded that Sarawak was an independent nation when it signed the Malaysia Agreement together with Sabah and Singapore.

Rahman Dahlan ugut saman Guan Eng kerana tuduhan sokong bakar Bible

KUALA LUMPUR : Ahli Parlimen Kota Belud, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan akan menyaman Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng selepas menuduhnya menyokong cadangan membakar Bible yang dibuat oleh Perkasa satu ketika dahulu.

Melalui akaun Twitternya @mpkotabelud, Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan itu menjawab posting Setiausaha Agung DAP itu di yang mengaitkannya dengan cadangan pembakaran Bible.

Read facts about "secession"

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU : What is "secession"? The current trending word "secession" or "seceding" is derived from the Latin term secessio, which describes the act of withdrawing from an organisation, union, or a political entity.

World's history, both in olden days and recent, is astoundingly littered with the act of "seceding". In Americas, Europe, Africa, Indias and even nearby Indonesia the act of seceding has been just too common. Many seceding territories or states did succeed but others were crushed, violently.

PBS lacks ‘will’ to change

By Calvin Kabaron

TAMBUNAN : Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), which is said to be Umno’s strongest ally in Sabah, is allegedly losing members to either Umno, PKR or DAP.

Party insiders said memberships in some divisions, especially in constituencies represented by Umno, has dwindled so much that they are unable to reflect a ‘good blend’ of societies within the area.

They described the condition as reflective of a Malay adage: “Hidup segan, mati pun tak mahu”.

Verbal Approval Worthless: Send the RM1 billion allocation – Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “The DPM and the federal government should stop hoodwinking and stop fooling the people of Sabah and Sarawak.   Sabahans and Sarawakians have awoken from their 50 years slumber and demanding Sabah and Sarawak to be treated as equal partners in Malaysia” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the verbal promise of RM1 billion to rebuild dilapidated schools in Sabah and Sarawak.

Pemimpin BN Sabah Perlu Berani – STAR

Kota Kinabalu:“Para pemimpin BN Sabah, sama ada yang telah terpilih atau tidak terpilih sebagai Wakil Rakyat dalam pilihan raya umum lalu digesa lebih berani bersuara berkaitan hak Sabah.   Sudah sampai masanya mereka menyedari bahawa Sabah sebenarnya tidak perlukan Malaya dalam aspek apa pun, dan malah, Malaya sedang amat memerlukan Sabah sekarang.Gesaan ini dibuat oleh Jalibin Paidi, Ketua Penerangan STAR Sabah, sebagai mengulas kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Datuk Donald Mojuntin, Setiausaha Agung UPKO.

Bishop kecam pemimpin dalam Kabinet Sabah kerana membisu

Goh Kay Pheng
NABAWAN : Buat pertama kalinya, seorang bishop Katolik menyertai rakyat bawahan mengecam pemimpin Kristian yang berdiam diri terhadap "ekstremis politik Islam yang mensasarkan penduduk miskin di pedalaman negeri berkenaan untuk diIslamkan."

Bishop Datuk Cornelius Piong dalam ucapannya di hadapan lebih 24,000 etnik Murut berkata, sikap berdiam diri mereka sekarang samalah seperti ketika rejim Ketua Menteri Sabah dulu, Tun Mustapha Harun, yang mengumumkan polisi "satu bahasa, satu budaya, dan satu agama" pada 1 Ogos 1972.

Why No Thorough Investigations on Fake Sabah ICs? - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “Fake Sabahan/Malaysians will continue to appear and haunt West Malaysians as long as the federal government refuses to take the illegal issuance of dubious ICs and MyKads in Sabah seriously” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief commenting on reports of 6 Pakistani taxi drivers being arrested in the Klang Valley with fake ICs impersonating as Sabahans.

Parliamentary Seats are Constitutional Safeguards for Sabah Sarawak – Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:    “Allocation of parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak should not be based solely on population and as though Sabah and Sarawak are equal in status to the States in the Peninsula” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the view that extra seats will not help Sabah and Sarawak or that Sabah and Sarawak are not entitled to extra seats in the new re-delineation exercise due to its lower population.

Datuk Salleh Harus Menyokong Perjuangan Sambil Bertindak Menuntut Hak Sabah - Pemuda STAR

Kota Kinabalu: “Sepatutnya sebagai Tuan Speaker dan pemimpin Umno Sabah kanan dan berada dalam posisi berkuasa, Datuk Dr. Salleh harus menyokong kumpulan-kumpulan yang cuba memberi kesedaran tentang sejarah sebenar Sabah terutama mengingatkan rakyat Malaysia bahawa Sabah adalah salah satu Negara yang menandatangani Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 sambil menuntut sehingga merealisasikan hak-hak Sabah yang terhakis sehingga hari ini” ujar Hasmin Azroy Abdullah, Ketua Wiramuda STAR Sabah, sebagai respon mengenai seruan Datuk Dr. Salleh Tun Said Keruak kepada Pemuda Umno Sabah untuk memberi penjelasan kepada rakyat Sabah mengenai Hak Sabah agar tidak digunakan oleh pihak tertentu dan pembangkang di Sabah secara salah demi mendapatkan keuntungan politik.