Sabah Govt Should Celebrate 50th Independence Day on 31 August - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu:“Sabah should celebrate and commemorate its independence on 31st August as it marked the day Sabah was freed from the yoke of Colonialism and became an independent and free Nation”, said Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of the Borneo Heritage Foundation (BHF).

For Sabahans and Sarawakians, their Independence is even more significant than Malaysia Day because its signifies self-rule and would have been theirs even if Malaysia did not materialize.

Show Urgency not Patch-work Solution to Diesel Problem - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “The Federal and Sabah governmentsmust find long-term solutions to the diesel shortage problems in Sabah so that it does not recur again and stop providing piece-meal patch-work solutions”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to the request for an additional 8 million litres of diesel to Sabah’s normal July quota of 74 million litresby the Domestic Trade, Cooperative, and Consumerism Ministry (MDTCC) Sabah office.

First and foremost, the diesel shortage is chronic and crippling may factories and interrupting the daily lives of many Sabahans and may even have jeopardized the lives of some.

Recognize Sabah as Nation for Better Security, Development - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “PM Najib must do more for Sabah and Sarawak and recognize both entities as nations in Malaysia and not just do piece-meal patching to resolve long standing security, development and welfare issues.  Just like patching up the pot-holes of the roads in Sabah, it will not be sustainable and will not resolve the problems in Sabah”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to the PM’s focus on the three aspects announced over the weekend in Kota Kinabalu.

Explain ‘slow’ Pan Borneo highway

TAWAU: A Sabah state assembly representative has called on the federal government to stop giving excuses and to expedite the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway.

The construction of the 2,239 km highway spanning from Sematan Serudong Sarawak to Sabah, is being carried out in stages, starting from 2011 to 2025.

Bekalan diesel semakin meruncing

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KOTA KINABALU: Kira-kira tiga minggu lalu, FMT telah menyiarkan keluhan beberapa aktivis Sabah mengenai ketiadaan bekalan diesel di ibu negeri, namun hari ini keadaan semakin meruncing sehingga kabinet negeri Sabah pun naik rungsing.

Semakin ramai pengguna kenderaan diesel di sekitar bandaraya ibu negeri mengeluh dan marah atas ketiadaan bekalan diesel di seluruh kawasan.

Students ‘forced’ to eat meals in toilet area

PETALING JAYA: The Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Pristana in Sungai Buloh has come under fire from netizens after a parent posted photos on Facebook of non-Muslim students having their meals in the school’s shower area, next door to the toilets.

It shows students eating food on makeshift tables and benches placed in the shower area, ostensibly a decision made by school because of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Pengundi Kristian Kota Belud kecewa dengan Rahman Dahlan

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KOTA BELUD : Ahli Parlimen Kota Belud,  Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, yang menyokong seruan Presiden Perkasa, Datuk Ibrahim Ali untuk membakar Al-Kitab (Bible versi Bahasa Indonesia) yang mengandungi perkataan “Allah” dikecam hebat di kalangan penduduk Sabah.

Para pengundi Kota Belud dari kalangan Kristian dalam senyap membidas kenyataannya kelmarin sebagai kurang ajar dan biadap serta “kacang lupakan kulit” terhadap sokongan masyarakat Kristian di Kota Belud.

Rahman launches broadside against DAP MP

PETALING JAYA: Housing and Local Government Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan went on Twitter tirade against DAP MP Tony Pua today over reports that the former had defended Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali on the Malay bible-burning remark.

“YB ( Pua) , your ignorance of the issue is understandable but I must say your daily ritual to please your boss Lim Guan Eng is legendary,” said Rahman in his tweet.

Recently, Rahman had defended Ibrahim’s calls last year to burn Malay-language Bibles that contained the word “Allah’ in it.

Commemoration of Sarawak Independence Recalls Loss of Country's Sovereignty

The planned Borneo Heritage Foundation's activities to commemorate Sarawak independence day on 22 July 2013 is a welcome step forward in the long march for Sarawak independence.

The question is: Was this real independence or was it only a brief illusion?

Sarawak was an independent kingdom ruled by the English Brooke family from 1841 to 1941. Its statehood and identity as a sovereign country was first recognised by the USA in 1850 and then Britain in 1863, long before Malaya's independence in 1957.

Tidak adil dakwa Alvin-Vivian di bawah Akta Hasutan

"Ini kerana orang Islam yang ingin bakar Bible dan menghina anutan orang Hindu tidak didakwa
sehingga kini," kata MP PAS Sepang.

PETALING JAYA: Ahli parlimen PAS kawasan Sepang, Mohamed Hanipa Maidin meminta kerajaan tidak mendakwa pasangan Alvin Tan, 25, dan Vivian Lee, 24  di bawah Akta Hasutan kerana akta itu telah banyak menzalimi rakyat negara ini.

Jika mereka didakwa di bawah Akta Hasutan kerana menghina Islam tidakkah pasangan remaja ini juga akan merasa bahawa ada diskriminasi dan ketidakadilan ke atas mereka, kata beliau.