Con man on the prowl in Keningau

KENINGAU : Today May 10, Keningau Star received reports from two local women vegetables sellers at the weekly tamu being conned into giving money to a man who claimed he was arranging government aids for kampong folks.

These two women told us the smartly-dress man claimed to represent one “Farida” from Wanita UMNO and was to identify needy folks of cash money of RM1,500 and other aids from the government in the form of building materials for their houses.

Pairin needs Najib’s ‘direct’ endorsement

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who had been to Sabah twice this year, is coming again to this state most likely at the end of this month to help steady “paramount chief” Joseph Pairin Kitingan and his under threat Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).

Najib will travel to Tambunan and Keningau. Security protocol is already busy preparing for the “important one-day trip”, party insiders claim is at the request of the ageing and embattled Pairin, the long-serving Huguan Siou of the Kadazandusuns in Sabah.

Government Urged Do An Announcement Seriously On Rci Formation

By: Mail Mathew

TENOM: Vice Head of the State Reform Party (Star) Tenom parliamentary Gosibin Yosundang @ Bernard (pictured) that the government is serious to do an announcement on the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants (PTI) in Sabah as information detailing right on the issue.

He said people should be informed accurately on the progress of RCI by the government from time to time but any announcement relating to the issue should it not be done-pull push nets.

Malaysia in 5th place for illicit financial flows from developing countries over the decade ending 2009

The Developing World lost US$903 billion in illicit outflows in 2009, despite the massive financial crisis which rocked the global economy in late 2008. The capital outflows stem from crime, corruption, tax evasion, and other illicit activity.

 

The report finds that the the vast majority of the drop from US$1.55 trillion to US$903 billion was due to a decrease in volumes of international trade, foreign direct invest, and new external loans, rather than any government action. From 2000 to 2009, developing countries lost US$8.44 trillion to illicit outflows.

 

Star respond to PKR man accusation

KENINGAU : Well PKR now sounds more like its brother UMNO. Star never make any unrealistic promises to the people of Sabah in contrast to what Risham Mail of PKR had accused us.

It is our duty to tell the people the real history about Malaysia formation and how we were once an independent country, eventually reduced to just one of the 12 states in Malaysia.