UMNO cannot think clearly

Sometimes I am lost for words when I think about the sheer stupidity and how arrogant the so-called leaders from umno. The Cheras umno now has started a fund to help Utusan Malaysia to defend itself from the defamation suit brought by Teresa Kok.

They even said this: “Teresa has challenged the honour of Malays by suing Utusan Malaysia as it is a newspaper owned by the Malays.

“Challenging the Malays is similar to challenging Umno,” he said in urging other divisions to contribute to the fund.

If there is any act of organized racism, then umno is the leader. They're defending a newspaper who is victimizing an MP.

Let me re-cap the story in case you've missed a couple of daily editions.

1. A resident group sent a memo to a mosque to not use the mosque loudspeakers during the khutbah, and not the azan call.
2. Ex-selangor MB, Khir Toyo blogged about it and said Teresa Kok was the leader of the resident group.
3. Utusan Melayu reported the blog post
4. Teresa was detained under ISA 2 days later, that is detention without trial
5. Police met with mosque officials to investigate (locked people up first then ask for evidence)
6. Teresa was released a day later (proof that she has nothing to do with the memo)
7. Teresa sues Utusan Melayu for publishing the report without due diligence
8. umno says teresa is challenging all malays (WTF??)

Do you see how the government of this country likes to potray others as racist when a CLEAR AND PROVEN RACIST, Ahmad Ismail is allowed to roam free in the country after calling the chinese "passengers" in this country?

ISA is a joke. Police is a joke. umno is a tragedy in our country. God help us all for they are running (or should I say ruining) the country.

this is why we should be an MP

Labuan MP, Yussof Mahal said he is the minister being investigated for abuse of power. he says cannot meh if he wins the tender? he put in the lowest bid mah!

sh*t. i thought MP shouldnt be involved in any big commercial business, especially in securing tenders in your own constituency?

if can ah like this, i'm gonna tell my children to be an MP when they grow up. since the government are giving so much as allowances, you can afford to go in any tender with the lowest amount. extra money mah! no need be so greedy.

Let law take its course, Labuan challenger told
Political agenda behind allegation, says Labuan MP

sad malaysia

With all the happenings in the country, I shake my head in disbelief at the so-called 'defenders of islam/malay/bumiputera'.

First, UiTM - the bumiputera or malay students held their demonstration yesterday. I hope they get a permit for that because as far as I know, it is next to impossible if you would like to show your anger when there are more than 3 of you. Oh wait, they're malays - green light. FRU - keep the firehose in the station.

What are they afraid of? Oh righttt, the chinese and indians will take the top scholarship awards for being the top of the class. we must stop the elite from coming in, because we want to compete only among our idiot selves.

Come on lah, I know what's happening in UiTM. I studied there. non-muslims are "persuaded" to join some ceramah in the mosque. want to fight it out? sure fail your subjects one. so with all these chinese and indians coming in, that means more victims, i mean, more potential new muslims. i betcha didn't think of that huh?

then the issue of Herald catholic newsletter which is only being distributed in the catholic church. for sure one they will have their license not renewed this year as they've printed political contents.

yeah, as if they're asking the congregations to vote for the opposition.

im a christian and as far as i can remember, all prayers done in the churches are that the elected reps will do their job honestly and have the public at the top of their priority. we also pray that the election will be fair. any problem with that?

oh yeahhh.. we are not capable of holding any fair election. ouch.

forum on conversion to islam. all lawyers attending the forum was called pigs in front of their faces - what kind of religion allows that? those people are bringing shame to their own religion.

the forum talks about allowing muslim converts to go back to their old religion if their spouse dies or divorces them. well they say cannot.

so it is better that these muslims eat pork and dont pray 5 times a day - as long as you're a muslim. if i see someone who is the same as religion as me not doing the religious things, i would ask that person to become a pagan so as not to bring shame to my religion.

so apparently this is not so with islam.

Government to get rid of illegals

This is certainly good news for us Sabahans but should've been done long, long time ago.

RM50m allocation to repatriate Sabah illegals

"We have to be determined about this. We cannot, after the launch of the operation, allow this problem to recur in Sabah. "We must regard this as a continuous effort to not only control it, but stop it from recurring," he said at a press conference in Parliament after chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah yesterday.

Massive swoop on illegals in Sabah next month

“This shows that the Government has the political will to resolve the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah. We do not want this problem to recur,” said Najib after chairing a meeting on illegal immigrants with Sabah political leaders, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar and others at Parliament yesterday.

Right, political will after the thought of losing some seats in Sabah, especially from SAPP. Anyway, hopefully they will beef up the borders so they will not enter into Sabah after 2 weeks being deported.

But how many have got their IC through the project ICs only those responsible will know. I wonder if the government wants to persecute those guilty.

Non-Malays are illegal descendants

Sometimes I wonder if our MPs are really sensitive towards their fellow Malaysians or all of them just waiting for the turn to hog the limelight.

After one MP called for the killing an indian rather than the snake, now another one comes with a super idiotic statement. Pasir Salak MP Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman labelled non-Malays in the country as immigrants in his debate in the Dewan Rakyat on the 9th Malaysia Plan mid-term review on Tuesday.

What? He thinks in Malaysia there are only 3 races is it? Malays, Chinese and Indians?

Now he says Malay are the indigenious people here? Yah right.

Just because he's from UMNO (where they don't teach the basic rule of respecting others) doesn't mean we should let it go.

The orang asli tribe should get their blowpipes and spears and chase these dreamers away from THEIR LAND. Just like what we, the Kadazans, Dusuns, Lundayeh, Melanau and the rest to chase away the illegals and power-crazy businessmen from the west malaysia in trying to take over OUR LAND!

Local authorities incompetent

If there was anything that we can learn from yesterday's petrol panic buying that caused hours of traffic jams and petrol wastage by queueing, it was the incompetency of the local authorities!

You can't blame the people, with the thought of the price of petrol going up further, everyone will slit each others' throats just to get the cheaper price.

Blame the traffic police, the radio stations and gas station owners. The SMSes started around noon and saw people lining up at the stations since 2pm, giving the authorities especially the police more than ample time to inform the motorists that those were just rumours. Instead the traffic congestion build up and hit maximum when people got off from work at 5pm.

So traffic jams were everywhere in KK that lasted only until 8pm.

What the authorities should've done.

1. Traffic police should have been stationed on every gas stations and control the traffic flow, while also disseminate the fact that the rumours were untrue. So motorists who still have fuel can turn back and go home. Did anyone see any traffic police yesterday? I for one, didn't see any on my journey, even the newspapers pictures didn't show any presence of the traffic personnel.
2. Radio stations should have broadcast this every 5 minutes, I know the local KK-based did but how many were listening to the Bajau broadcast? The announcement should've been broadcasted by all the major radio stations in the country, Hitz.fm, ERA, LightFM, MyFM and the rest. I think this is a failure to counter such a rumour.
3. Gas station owner should not take advantage of the situation, they should ask their staff to put up manilacard to inform people that those were just rumours and they are not closing for 3 days!

Of course I still blame the people who queue up eventhough they still have petrol in their tanks. Oii - if the SMS says the station will close at 4pm and you are queueing at 6pm, do you still think the SMS is true?

Imagine if there were more serious rumour? Palis-palis but what if there were rumours saying a group of Race-A are beating up Race-B people for no reason at all. They all just wait to collect the bodies?

News: Rumour leads to jams at Sabah kiosks

SAPP MPs Threatened

Two Sabah MPs recalled home after 'threats'

KOTA KINABALU: The two MPs of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) have been recalled home to Sabah for security reasons, said party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

He claimed that the two MPs – Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) and Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) – had been threatened by certain quarters over SAPP’s decision to support a no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister.

The two MPs, who were in Kuala Lumpur to attend the Parliament meeting which began yesterday, were told to return immediately.

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... is Eric Majimbun backtracking from SAPP's endorsement?

Majimbun denies favouring no-confidence motion

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party member of parliament for Sepanggar Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun has denied that he would support a parliamentary motion of no confidence in the prime minister.
"I have lost confidence in the leadership but I never said I would support a vote of no confidence (in the prime minister)," he told the New Straits Times.

Majimbun said his statement issued on Wednesday, when party president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee held a press conference to announce that the SAPP would push for a vote of no confidence in Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, made no mention of supporting such a move.

and ACA wastes no time to question Datuk Yong over his involvement in a 5 million payout when he was Chief Minister.

Gerak Khas Msia : Yong implicated in RM5mil abuse

Wow. Barely a day after Datuk Yong's open defiance of our Prime Minister, today his name was implicated in an on-going court case involving Datuk Kasitah Gadam's corruption trial.

ACA probes Yong over RM5mil payment

Over RM5mil given out on Yong’s instruction, High Court told

I guess that's what happens when you turn your back againts the government, all the invisible cloak over you is gone.

SP : We Support Datuk Yong

It was indeed a bombshell when Datuk Yong called up the press conference yesterday. Eventhough it fell short of SAPP leaving the BN immediately, it still caused some ripples in the state and national political scene.

Mostly BN leaders were trying to distance themselves from Datuk Yong now, most of them would just play it safe and kept quiet.

But what matter is the rakyat, the people of Sabah. Are they fully behind Datuk Yong? From my own personal front, I SUPPORT DATUK YONG! This is the Sabahan Pride that I want to instill in the people of Sabah.

Checking out SAPP's poll on their blog, here are the results so far.

Total votes: 258

Total votes: 6058

Go here to join the polls

Well I know we can't judge by these polls alone but Sabahans are already damn tired of all these "delaying tactics" by BN in solving issues faced by Sabahans EVERYDAY!

More links for your reading:
Yong: Problems remain unsolved
Bold gamble for Sabahans
Hong Kong deal: SAPP and Anwar
Second time Yong pulling out of governing majority
'He does not have support of own party'

Those with balls and those without

Has got the biggest balls.

"“Our MPs will support a vote of no-confidence on the Prime Minister. Whether the motion will be tabled by our party MP or another party’s MP will be decided in due course,” he said on the 101st day of the Barisan government holding 140 of the 222 parliament seats."
Datuk Yong Teck Lee, SAPP President. 18th June 2008
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Has got the smallest balls.
"SAPP deputy president Datuk Raymond Tan said he was confused and embarrassed about the party's move to move a motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister."
Datuk Raymond Tan, also Sabah Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure Minister.
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Balls trying to fit into BN's asshol3

CHIEF Minister Datuk Musa Aman: I deeply regret the party’s action. I do not know what is their actual motive. As a Barisan component, such a move is uncalled for and unprecedented based on the spirit of camaraderie practised by Barisan all this while.

Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh (Kalabakan MP): As a member of Umno and Barisan, I’m sticking with Barisan. We may sound like the opposition but we are just voicing the sentiments of the people. Logically you can’t move a no-confidence motion against the leader of your own party. I think they want to be sacked.

United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation secretary general Datuk Wilfred Tangau: It is their right to take such an action. I can’t speak for the party, but we will be discussing whether to support such a move.”

Backbenchers Club deputy chairman Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (Kinabatangan MP): We know they are frustrated but this is not the way for a Barisan component to act. It goes against the Barisan spirit.

Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (Pensiangan MP): This is an unacceptable act. Why do they need to exert pressure on Pak Lah who has already made known the transition of the nation’s leadership.

Datuk V.K. Liew (Liberal Democractic Party President, Sandakan MP)
“Maybe, it is better for him to leave. This move is as good as calling on the Prime Minister to step down. It is unbecoming. He (Yong) should leave,” he said yesterday.

SAPP's Press Statement

The following is a scan of Datuk Yong Teck Lee's press conference yesterday. Click to see in large version.

Yong Q&A Session

AFTER reading out a two-page statement on why SAPP was making its stand now on a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee fielded questions at a prolonged press conference. The following are excerpts of the Q & A:

Q: Is SAPP alone in its move to table a vote of no-confidence?

Many people including MPs and Barisan component party leaders have expressed similar lost of confidence in the Prime Minister and some quite firmly are calling for a change in Government. But as we all know, there is some distance between having a will and making a stand. Whether we are alone, as far as the issues facing the people and as far as our stand (is concerned), we are not alone. There are many others. Whether they will make the move and declare a stand, that we will see.

Q: Is SAPP still a member of Barisan?

Barisan is no more in Sabah. There is no spirit. Nevertheless, our status of membership in Barisan will be addressed at a supreme council meeting on June 20. In any case, after the elections Sabah MPs Datuk Anifah Aman (Kimanis) Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh (Kalabakan), Datuk Eric Majibun (Sepanggar), Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) and Rosnah Shirlin (Papar) have said that the Barisan had not given due recognition to Sabah. Over the last few months the spirit is no more there. It is only in form. As of today, we are still in.

Q: Do you expect to be sacked from the coalition?

Some people think so. We will make a stand (at the Friday meeting) and bear the consequences.

Q: Do you think SAPP will get support for a vote of no-confidence?

Our MPs will support or move the vote of no-confidence, then if the vote does not carry, he (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) will be Prime Minister, then we will have to look at ways and means to continue our objectives.

Q: What will be the position of SAPP ministers in the Sabah government?

We have a deputy chief minister, an assistant minister and several others like the deputy speaker, board chairman, councillors etc. We believe that all the things we have mentioned are for Sabah...and their service is the prerogative of the state government.

Q: Have you talked to other leaders?

All the signs were there. In my discussions with them, I have impressed on Barisan component leaders and Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman. I have mentioned to them this window of opportunity has come after about 45 years and will not be forever.

Q: How is your relationship with the Prime Minister?

There is nothing personal. I last met (him) in Kuala Lumpur on May 13, it was very cordial. I made it quite clear to him, and just to make sure I wasn’t misunderstood, I said that though there would be no crossovers on May 14 as speculated, we cannot rule out something like that happening in the future. I conveyed this message three times.

Q: Why is SAPP taking this action now?

We want the issues solved but we get the impression the urgency is just not there.

Q: Did you meet the Prime Minister when he visited Sabah on Tuesday?

I understand some people were trying to see whether I could meet the PM. I did not see anything much coming out of it.

Q: Why didn't you make a decision to pull out?

The vote of no-confidence is a parliamentary process while to remain or not (in Barisan) is a political process. We also want to see the national point of view between now and Friday. Our stand today is not just that of our two MPs. It is a party stand.

Q: What sweetener could be offered to SAPP to change its mind?

I worry about delaying tactics until this window of opportunity closes. As far as counter offers are concerned, I remain suspicious of any delaying tactics. We have raised these issues in Parliament and there has been no effective response.

Q: Have you met PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim?

I’ve met him in KL and Hong Kong. I have met other leaders in and outside Barisan, to see what is happening in the country and what are the political dynamics affecting the nation and Sabah.

Q: How do you think the SAPP supreme council will decide on Friday?

I respect my supreme council and cannot speak on their behalf. Each of them will have their own views. We have to study the political dynamics of the situation.

Q: Do you expect others in Sarawak and the peninsula to follow suit?

I expect some of them to agree to what we have done or what we have said. Whether they will make a stand we have to see over the next few days and weeks.

Q: Are you joining Pakatan Rakyat?

We want to recover our autonomy as a party in Sabah. Actions so far by the leadership imply that there is no urgency in resolving Sabah issues. The return of Labuan, petroleum, imbalance in Federal laws, the RM200mil rice subsidy borne by Sabahans. We do not want to be subservient any more. Our aspiration is autonomy. We need to have an understanding with the Federal Government of the day.

Q: What if Barisan has another Prime Minister next week?

If there was a realistic chance of a change within Barisan, it would not go to Parliament. Tengku Razaleigh will tell you that.

AFTER reading out a two-page statement on why SAPP was making its stand now on a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee fielded questions at a prolonged press conference. The following are excerpts of the Q & A:

Q: Is SAPP alone in its move to table a vote of no-confidence?

Many people including MPs and Barisan component party leaders have expressed similar lost of confidence in the Prime Minister and some quite firmly are calling for a change in Government. But as we all know, there is some distance between having a will and making a stand. Whether we are alone, as far as the issues facing the people and as far as our stand (is concerned), we are not alone. There are many others. Whether they will make the move and declare a stand, that we will see.

Q: Is SAPP still a member of Barisan?

Barisan is no more in Sabah. There is no spirit. Nevertheless, our status of membership in Barisan will be addressed at a supreme council meeting on June 20. In any case, after the elections Sabah MPs Datuk Anifah Aman (Kimanis) Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh (Kalabakan), Datuk Eric Majibun (Sepanggar), Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) and Rosnah Shirlin (Papar) have said that the Barisan had not given due recognition to Sabah. Over the last few months the spirit is no more there. It is only in form. As of today, we are still in.

Q: Do you expect to be sacked from the coalition?

Some people think so. We will make a stand (at the Friday meeting) and bear the consequences.

Q: Do you think SAPP will get support for a vote of no-confidence?

Our MPs will support or move the vote of no-confidence, then if the vote does not carry, he (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) will be Prime Minister, then we will have to look at ways and means to continue our objectives.

Q: What will be the position of SAPP ministers in the Sabah government?

We have a deputy chief minister, an assistant minister and several others like the deputy speaker, board chairman, councillors etc. We believe that all the things we have mentioned are for Sabah...and their service is the prerogative of the state government.

Q: Have you talked to other leaders?

All the signs were there. In my discussions with them, I have impressed on Barisan component leaders and Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman. I have mentioned to them this window of opportunity has come after about 45 years and will not be forever.

Q: How is your relationship with the Prime Minister?

There is nothing personal. I last met (him) in Kuala Lumpur on May 13, it was very cordial. I made it quite clear to him, and just to make sure I wasn’t misunderstood, I said that though there would be no crossovers on May 14 as speculated, we cannot rule out something like that happening in the future. I conveyed this message three times.

Q: Why is SAPP taking this action now?

We want the issues solved but we get the impression the urgency is just not there.

Q: Did you meet the Prime Minister when he visited Sabah on Tuesday?

I understand some people were trying to see whether I could meet the PM. I did not see anything much coming out of it.

Q: Why didn't you make a decision to pull out?

The vote of no-confidence is a parliamentary process while to remain or not (in Barisan) is a political process. We also want to see the national point of view between now and Friday. Our stand today is not just that of our two MPs. It is a party stand.

Q: What sweetener could be offered to SAPP to change its mind?

I worry about delaying tactics until this window of opportunity closes. As far as counter offers are concerned, I remain suspicious of any delaying tactics. We have raised these issues in Parliament and there has been no effective response.

Q: Have you met PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim?

I’ve met him in KL and Hong Kong. I have met other leaders in and outside Barisan, to see what is happening in the country and what are the political dynamics affecting the nation and Sabah.

Q: How do you think the SAPP supreme council will decide on Friday?

I respect my supreme council and cannot speak on their behalf. Each of them will have their own views. We have to study the political dynamics of the situation.

Q: Do you expect others in Sarawak and the peninsula to follow suit?

I expect some of them to agree to what we have done or what we have said. Whether they will make a stand we have to see over the next few days and weeks.

Q: Are you joining Pakatan Rakyat?

We want to recover our autonomy as a party in Sabah. Actions so far by the leadership imply that there is no urgency in resolving Sabah issues. The return of Labuan, petroleum, imbalance in Federal laws, the RM200mil rice subsidy borne by Sabahans. We do not want to be subservient any more. Our aspiration is autonomy. We need to have an understanding with the Federal Government of the day.

Q: What if Barisan has another Prime Minister next week?

If there was a realistic chance of a change within Barisan, it would not go to Parliament. Tengku Razaleigh will tell you that.

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ubah gaya hidup? baik ubah kerajaan!

Malaya Response : Sabahans make me sick

Ooo Oooo I got an email! Reading through the contents, it's from a Malaya resident. Typical Malaya politician response, curse, blame, degrades while enjoying the luxury of life paid for by Sabah's oil.

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Subject: Sabahan make me sick
Name: kkkk_umma

Hello Sabah,

You still there ? Good, i thought you guys lost it.

You guys complain alot but do nothing about it. You know what i call it ? Stupidity.

Yes, you are being marginalised. Yes, sabahan are being marginalised by UMNO. Guess who is ruling sabah? By the majority ethnic group in sabah ? Yeah i guess they would have got the majority by now by issuing citizenship to indonesian.. You guys are idiots.

You think federal government doesn't know about your illegal immigrants? Hell yes, in fact they are the one behind it. How do you think the "actual bumiputera" in penisular malaysia is being treated ? Don't you watch tv ? Or has sabah gone bankrupt to afford a tv since you kept you mouth shut ?. Increase the indon population then everyone is bumiputera and nobody can question UMNO. You will be called bumiputeras but i am yet to see a rich penisular "actual bumiputera".

Oh yes i forgot, the imigration department is issuing citizenship without the knowledge of the federal government. Give me a break ! Wake up dude ...

This is just the begining, keep quiet somemore and ....

Your leaders talk about values and loyalty when i read the newspaper but i wonder what loyalty and values is UMNO showing to Sabahans ? Oh yes and you will not defect cuz you got no brains.

Sabah has gone from a rich state to the poorest state in malaysia and everyone seems to looking for an answer to why ? Don't you know ? Or are you too stupid to realise it.

Set up party and join the opposition as a coalition party. Its now or never. You know how its going to be if you stick with BN. Why not try the other guy ? You can't be worse off than this, could you ?

For one time in your life (sabahan politian), do some good for the people that voted you in. Else your children might not have the land that they call home anymore in the near future.

Purist.

Lessons for Malaysians : Sabah NEVER did join Malaysia

This fact is always forgotten by Malaysians and even the younger generation of Sabahans. Heck, most of my young friends don't even know about the existence of the 20-points declaration.

So what am I yapping about Sabah never joined Malaysia, when in fact Sabah is now one of the states in Malaysia?

Well it is because SABAH FORMED MALAYSIA, of course together with Sarawak and Singapore (who made a wise move by moving out a few years later). This was in 1963, before that there was no Malaysia. Nada. Zilch. You guys over there in west Malaysia was known as "Malaya".

Why am I stressing this point now?

Well I'm just tired of the politicians and many people from the west side of Msia looking down on the people from Sarawak and Sabah. Many still think we live in the caves and jungles. The rich people come here and hire illegals to scare the natives of this land.

One fact that the education system failed to stress is that without Sabah and Sarawak, there would be no Malaysia. Yes, without these 2 jungle lands, you guys won't have that KLCC that is featured on every tourism-related poster and achievement flyer bullshit.

Malaysians, change your mindset from this

Malaysia = All Peninsular States > Sabah + Sarawak

to this

Malaysia = All Peninsular States + Sabah + Sarawak

Mmmkay?

But hey, you thought Malaysia is 50 years already? Well for sentimental reason I think the leaders pressed on this fact, just to stress that we're a "mature" country and can be bossy to other smaller countries.

This year, 2008 Malaysia will be celebrating its 45th anniversary, not 51st so just throw the candles away please. This was brought to the attention last year when the Msia westerners was getting pretty excited over the big 5-0 when the people in east were shaking their heads in disbelief. However, the hoohaa being raised in the media over here never mentioned in the west, well because, we're no important people right?

Call me joykiller or negative, but we won't be yapping so much if someone up above in the food chain would acknowledge this fact, instead of just asking us to keep quiet and respect all the celebration.

Bollocks!

anyway, now you know. tell this to your friends, especially Sabahans and Sarawakians! these semenanjung people are not superior, don't let them treat you like monkeys.

Crossovers a real threat, says Dompok

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PUTRAJAYA: Another president of a Sabah Barisan Nasional component party has sounded the alarm bell over the “very real” possibility of crossovers.

United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the frustrations of Sabahans and their representatives in getting the Federal Government to solve their long list of problems are “extremely real” and talk about MPs crossing over to join the Opposition is symptomatic of this frustration.

He said the longstanding issues affecting Sabahans could no longer be “swept under the carpet” and MPs were under a lot of pressure to resolve the people’s problems.

Any decision for Upko to leave the Barisan fold will be made by the party and not by him, Dompok stressed to the press yesterday.

He said that while Upko’s three other MPs had not raised the subject of leaving the party “at the moment,” he admitted: “Their frustrations are real. I think no one can deny it”.

When asked if any of the Upko MPs, including himself, had been approached by the Opposition leaders, Dompok replied: “Not yet as far as I know.

“But if these people (from Pakatan Rakyat) want to talk to me in Parliament, there is no reason why I should not talk to them.”

He said there were still many issues, among them immigration and basic infrastructure, waiting to be resolved in Sabah.

“The people of Sabah have been taken for granted because we are a laidback, easy-going people. The state is thousands of kilometres away from the nation’s capital. As they say, out of sight, out of mind,” he said.

Dompok said constituents in Sabah have always been vocal but failed to grab the media’s attention until “recent changes in the political environment”.

To a question, he said that the majority of the grassroots wanted action and they would not mind if their MPs crossed over as long as their problems were ironed out.

“There are people who condemn crossovers, saying that it is immoral and such. But who are they and why are they taking the moral high ground, when in their previous lives, they too, have done it.

“But if you ask me, I don’t think the Opposition will make the numbers,” he said.

RM4 for rice is not costly lah!

Trader in hospital over costlier rice

TAIPING: A “nasi campur” (mixed rice) seller has been hospitalised following a scuffle with a customer who was unhappy at being “over-charged” for two packs of rice.

Abu Bakar said it all started when the customer's wife was charged RM7 for two packs of the rice.

“The technician’s wife took out an empty pack and filled it with plain rice, four scoops of “sambal petai ikan bilis” and a slice of fish which cost RM4,” he said from his bed at the Taiping Hospital.

“She took another empty pack and filled it with rice and scoops of “rendang kerang” and my wife said it cost RM3.”

RM7 only want to fight? Come over and eat in KK any of the Malay stalls here, minimum price is RM4.50. I think most people from the west of Msia will drop dead and live on the streets with no money.

Sabah for Sabahans

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COMMENT BY FUI K. SOONG

The disenfranchisement and the resentment in Sabah towards federal politics and policies are very real, realities created by the BN administration. The dynamics that are being witnessed today is just a situation ripe to play mind games with.

SABAH for Sabahans” gained its zenith of popularity during the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) rule in the state.

To a puritan federalist it is almost treasonable. But to many proud Sabahans who remember the 1980’s struggles, it was a term that gave rise to a generation of Sabahans whose political consciousness was awoken by a sense of identity that was multi-racial, open and most of all, confident. We stood tall because we had dared challenge the federal regime of the day.

With all the talk of Sabah MPs crossing over to Pakatan Rakyat, and if anyone believes this to be another wave of Sabah defiance, they are dead wrong.

Sabahans still stand in awe when we see the shape of Mount Kinabalu sitting in the blue hues of our state flag. And in reality, the mountain is an awesome sight by itself. “Sabah Maju Jaya” is still sung with great pride by every Sabahan with no exception to any race.

We should be so insulted to be painted as a bunch of shenanigans with no virtue, moral standing or principles.

The disenfranchisement and the resentment towards federal politics and policies thus far, are very real. But these are realities created by the BN rule. The dynamics that we witness today is just a situation ripe to play mind games with.

Sabahans have to live every day of their lives alongside reportedly, two million illegal immigrants compared to one million locals. Their children litter the streets in the cities begging for scraps and odd jobs, unable to attend school, as they have no official papers.

By the day, Kota Kinabalu is looking more like Manila than Malaysia. By any moral standard, how can we allow poverty and human suffering to come to this level – whether or not we choose to recognise them as full citizens is another matter.

Sabah ranked from being the richest state in 1970’s to being the poorest state. Using UNDP’s numbers, Sabah has a poverty rate of 23.0% compared to Wilayah Persekutuan-KL of 1.5%!

In the district of Nabawan, the poverty rate is as high as 70.8%, as 21,568 households live in hardcore poverty. The dropout rate is 50%, twice the national figure and most schools located in the rural areas are equipped with very poor facilities.

Children are so poor that they do not even have soap to clean themselves with. Children attend classes naked because parents sell their free uniforms to feed their families.

In the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the total allocation for Sabah makes up 7.69% compared with 15.06% for the Federal Territories.

These are just hard numbers.

Sabah won 24 out of 25 seats contested. However, it’s still only 25 seats out of the 140 seats garnered by the BN. The lack of representation at ministerial level in truth is limited when both the states combined only represent 1.7 million out of the 10.9 million registered voters.

While Sabah and Sarawak may have held a crucial deciding factor to retain BN’s simple majority in this elections, many of the seats were won due to lack of cohesion among the Opposition parties. The extent of gerrymandering also contributed to no small amount to BN’s wins in the state.

Is this why Sabah representatives often complain that they are not treated with respect in all the political platforms from the Cabinet to grassroots, including those within their parties?

Today, both sides of the political fence paint Anwar Ibrahim in the same breath as how we saw Pairin Kitingan or PBS in the 80’s.

To begin with, Anwar Ibrahim is no Sabahan. In the 90’s, he was Finance Minister and PM-in-waiting “hero-rised” as a leader with international stature but in small-town Sabah, the people saw him as no more than an errand boy for Tun Dr Mahathir.

That said, has there been a credible Sabah leader that has been able to articulate our pain and concerns?

Is it really about more representation in the Cabinet and more royalties? Younger generations of Sabahans, unlike previous decades, are less likely to be anti-Federal.

Many of them have studied in Peninsular Malaysia in both private and public colleges and universities. They know what is like to live in a greater Malaysia beyond their Sabah shores.

Most also know that the 20-point agreement (signed when Sabah joined Malaysia) cannot be practically implemented if we are to finally come to terms with being part of Malaysia.

But what does it mean to be a Sabahan when two-thirds of the population are illegals? If the BN government does not want the situation to be hijacked by the Opposition, this is the first thing it must address – bring back what matters most to Sabah, our land.

The illegal migrant situation has become so bad that we already have a second, if not third generation of Filipinos and Indonesians born in Sabah.

In the name of humanity, I am not sure if we can even morally deport them without causing social mayhem and a localised economic collapse. But we need a definite closure because we need to move on.

“Sabah for Sabahans” conjures a lot of idealism as well as realities for many Sabahans even today but it does not mean we are less proud of who we are and what we still stand for. RESPECT and DIGNITY.

Whoever captures that, gets to rule.

Fui K. Soong is CEO of Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP), a think tank of MCA, an organisation dedicated to research on the removal of barriers and bias in policies that impede Malaysian unity, racial harmony and economic prosperity.

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SAPP will jump ship end of this year?

KUALA LUMPUR: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee has given Barisan Nasional until August to resolve the issues in Sabah.

After August, there will be no guarantee that SAPP members will remain in Barisan, he said.

Source

Storm in Sabah

Day by day - the storms is getting bigger. SMS rumours say tomorrow all the hopping will happen ~ if that's the case then tomorrow is our FREEDOM!

Some news links to The Star.

PKR came a-courting, say Sabah MPs
MP also wants Sabahans in key Cabinet posts
Government not giving enough attention to state, say MPs
Don’t mistake statements for disloyalty

Anifah Speaks His Mind

I was thinking whether to include the whole news article or just a piece, but since New Sabah Times web server is damn super slow, I think many will just close the window before the article loads. So I'm copying the full news (sourced here)

This is Datuk Anifah, one of Sabah's BN MP, speaks his mind about Sabah. If the BN government falls into the opposition because of mass exodus of MPs, don't say we didn't warn ya.

Article will now start.

ANIFAH SPEAKS HIS MIND

KUALA LUMPUR: Kimanis MP Datuk Anifah Aman yesterday raised in Parliament key issues affecting Sabah. And, he said the federal leaders must address these issues seriously. Anifah added that the representation of Sabahans in the federal administration and government-linked companies (GLCs) must be increased to reflect their role at the national level.

By and large, he said Malaysians in Sabah still felt being isolated although they have been in the Malaysian federation for 45 years. Citing Sabah’s insignificant representation in the federal cabinet, he said more Sabahans should be appointed to senior positions in the civil service, GLCs as well as universities.

“Not even a Sabahan is appointed as head of a Malaysian embassy abroad, a secretary-general, director-general, vice chancellor or chief executive of a GLC,” he quipped.

Anifah added that after more than four decades, Malaysians in Sabah could no longer accept the excuse that none of them were qualified to hold important positions at the federal level. “The statement that not many Sabahans are keen to join the federal service too, can’t be accepted. And, there is no reason why Malaysians from Sabah who are qualified could not be appointed on secondment or on contract,” he said. Another issue the Kimanis MP brought up was the planning and management of federal funds and the role of the Sabah Federal Development Department (JPPS).

“The implementation of federal-funded projects must directly involve state planning and implementation agencies,” he said, adding that the functions and roles of JPPPs must be reviewed.

State agencies, he stressed, should be involved in high impact projects like poverty eradication programmes and infrastructure projects. Anifah also said agencies like Petronas, Felda, Felcra which utilised state resources should make fixed payments to the state annually based on a fair formula. He also highlighted the high cost of living and doing business in Sabah.

“The people in Sabah have long been burdened with high prices of goods as compared to other states. “This is due to inefficient logistics and the increase in prices of petrol and diesel which had resulted in higher cost of sea, land and air transportations. “Such a scenario has brought about negative effects to the manufacturing and export sectors,” he said. As such, he proposed that the federal government should scrap the cabotage policy in stages and provide opportunities to Sabah to develop shipping networks with international port operators.

“Also, the shipping licence restrictions should be relaxed for local operators,” he said. Anifah also proposed the creation of Sepanggar Free Zone as identified under the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) with special investment incentives to intensify trade activities.

“A special oil subsidy fund using part of Petronas’ revenue earned in Sabah should be set up to influence the prices of local goods.” And, he also urged the federal government to declare Sandakan as the transshipment hub to boost trade so as to attract international shipping firms. The former deputy federal minister also touched on the provision of scholarships and intake of students by higher learning institutes. “It cannot be denied that education is an effective strategy to eradicate poverty. Sabah’s poverty rate in 2006 was 24 per cent as compared to the national rate of 5.7 per cent.

“In view of the high incidence of poverty, Sabah should be given a quota for scholarships and admissions for Sabah students at the universities. He also said priority in consultancy work and distribution of federal projects in Sabah should be given to local companies. “If no local firms have the required expertise and experience, then companies from outside Sabah could participate on condition they team up with local firms,” he said.

He added that the socio-economic status of the Bumiputeras in Sabah should also be improved. And, Anifah also called for a review of oil royalty for Sabah. The state government, he said, signed an agreement with Petronas on June 14, 1976 to give it full authority to undertake oil exploration and in return, Sabah was given a five per cent oil royalty annually.

But since 2000, several oil and natural gas sites had been discovered off the coast of north-west Sabah and production was estimated at 400-700 million barrels which would Sabah the biggest producer of oil and natural gas in the country. Anifah also asked Petronas to review its project – laying of natural gas pipelines from Sabah to Bintulu – and to expand the Sabah Oil and gas Terminal (SOG) in Kimanis.

He went on saying that a representative from every oil and natural gas producing state should be appointed as a Board member of Petronas and its subsidiary companies.

Meanwhile Anifah also highlighted the illegal immigrant issue, pointing out that it could be not denied that various problems have surfaced as a result of their presence in Sabah.

“This problem must be tackled in a comprehensive manner. We need a better approach,” he said, adding there was also a need to reduce dependence on foreign labour and to provide more job opportunities to the local people.

“I wish to propose that a parliamentary committee be set up to address the matter. MPs and heads of relevant agencies should be appointed to the committee which is answerable to Parliament,” he said.

Towards the end of his speech, Anifah said he believed that the top federal leaders and members of the federal cabinet were prepared to consider the proposals he presented.

Sgor MB meets folks over ROADS, Sabah CM doing nothing over blood

It is good to see that the Selangor MB has met with the residents of Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents over the use over a road leading to their homes.

Read news here.

That's good, however compare that to our beloved State Sabah. Not even one YB or MP stood up for them when their lands are taken from them through corrupted ways.

Compare that to the residents in Sgor! These Sabahans will not have a home to go to while the people over there are fighting over the use of a road that gives them faster route and skipping the toll payment.

What blood am I talking about? Check out this pic!



If blood cannot move any of our elected politicians, then I don't know what will!

WAKE UP SABAHANS!

Who strikes fear into the hearts of Sabahans?

A smallholder in Kunak who made a police report againts a "top ranking senior law enforcement officer" back in April was beaten up a few days ago!

Read the news here.

This is the plight of Sabahans. We've been stepped on, spat on and alienated from the rest of the Malaysian states. My brothers and sisters, remember Sabah DIDN'T JOIN MALAYSIA, we FORMED MALAYSIA with Sarawak. They were known as Malaya back then.

To the politicians in KL, Sabah is only a place to get rich. They came here, raped our natural resources, feed the officers working here (majority also from KL) and leave the natives poor.

Only during election time they come to give RM800 to poor families and back again in 4 years time.

Don't kid me with the police. Even the top boss used the govt chopper to survey his private property.

My heart cries when I read this news. When will someone act and protect our people from the rich?

Sick and tired

I am sick and tired of the feds screwing us over and over again. What's more, our YBs and Ministers just became yes-men to them to protect their business interest in the state.

COME ON PEOPLE! What's wrong with you?

I call upon the spirits of Monsopiad and Mat Salleh to lead us and fight for our land! To drive away the infidels from our land. Join with me!