MORATORIUM ON EXPANDING OIL PALM PLANTATIONS PROPOSED

Moratorium on expanding oil palm plantations proposed

KOTA KINABALU 9/11/2012: A suggestion to impose a moratorium on further expansion of oil palm plantations within the Heart of Borneo (HoB) was recently heard during the HoB International Conference.

“It is the idea of one of the (discussion) groups and it is a joint suggestion to the government that had a lot of support,” said Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) executive director Datuk Dr Junaidi Payne who was also a facilitator.

He added that the suggestion was made after hearing the Agriculture Department stating that 90 percent of Sabah’s agriculture land was occupied by oil palm, and only 10 percent were rice and other crops.

“There is a body of thinking that Sabah has enough oil palm now.

JACLYN VICTOR TIADA NIAT SEBAR KRISTIAN MENERUSI LAGU

Jaclyn Victor Tiada Niat Sebar Kristian Menerusi Lagu

Jac menjalankan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang penganut Kristian dengan menyanyikan lagu 'Harapan Bangsa'.

PETALING JAYA 20/10/2012: Penyanyi Jaclyn Victor menganggap lagu Harapan Bangsa yang dinyanyikannya adalah salah satu bentuk sumbangan dan tanggungjawab untuk agamanya iaitu Kristian.

Jaclyn atau nama sebenarnya Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor, 33, berkata, dia menyanyikan lagu itu dalam Bahasa Malaysia bukan bertujuan untuk menyebarkan agama berkenaan tetapi dikhususkan kepada penganut Kristian di Sabah dan Sarawak.

"Saya hanya menjalankan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang penganut Kristian dengan menyanyikan lagu berkenaan kepada orang Kristian di Sabah dan Sarawak. Kebanyakan mereka di dua negeri itu lebih faham Bahasa Malaysia.

"Dan sebagai sebuah negara yang mengamalkan kebebasan beragama, isu tersebut tidak seharusnya dipertikaikan,"

PEACE DEAL TO STEM ILLEGALS FLOW

Peace deal to stem illegals flow

Kota Kinabalu 9/10/2012: The State Government has welcomed the announcement of a framework agreement for peace between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman said the much awaited initiative would pave the way for peace, according the Bangsamoro their civil rights, a new way of life and prospect for a better future.

"This is indeed a historic moment and a dawn of a new era for the Bangsamoro. It is a reflection of the commitment towards ending decades of violence and give the Bangsamoro people a chance to live and work on their own land in peace,"he said.

85,200 SABAHANS JOBLESS LAST YEAR

85,200 Sabahans jobless last year – Pang

KOTA KINABALU September 26, 2012: Sabah recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent, with around 85,200 unemployed citizens in Sabah last year.

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin said the percentage of unemployment was relatively low and had not increased despite an increase in population.

The percentage was higher than the national level at three per cent,

THE POLITICAL TREND IS WORRYING

The political trend is worrying

2012-09-10: The disturbances triggered by the "Janji Demokrasi" rally have stimulated people to think and I hope that everyone has been inspired, or the political situation will deteriorate.

Part-time model Ong Xin Yi and college student Muhammad Ammar A Rahman had indeed misconducted during the rally. Meanwhile, it is also facts that the police should not have handcuffed Ong when she surrendered herself and the police is having a double standard on law enforcement. What is actually causing young people to get lost, as well as a law enforcement agency to lose its professional standard?

TANDA PUTERA: DISHONEST OR TRUTHFUL RECONSTRUCTION?

Tanda Putera: Dishonest or truthful reconstruction?

It invites suspicion that Tanda Putera is just one step short of a propaganda exercise to subtly cast Lim Kit Siang as a hateful, anti-Malay figure.

August 7, 2012: The Tanda Putera filmmakers are marketing their movie as an educational product on the claim that the events they have depicted are based on established truth.

“My team and I did a lot of research, such as studying documented materials and photographs, to make sure the scenes were backed by historical facts,” its producer-director Shuhaimi Baba told the New Straits Times on Aug 4.

One scene in Tanda Putera is reportedly of Lim Kit Siang urinating at the flagpole (in the compound of) the Selangor Menteri Besar’s residence while at the same time shouting a racial slur.

Lim Kit Siang has said that this was a downright lie and dangerous falsehood in an Aug 4 statement.

INTENSIFIED CHECKS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – NAVY

Intensified checks for illegal immigrants – Navy

SEPANGGAR May 3, 2012: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is intensifying its operation around the east coast of Sabah as the area has been identified as the main entrance for illegal immigrants into the country.

Sabah Navy Regional Two commander Rear Admiral Mohd Rosland Omar said among the hot spot areas identified were Sandakan, Tawau and Semporna.

“We will continue to intensify our operations to ensure the security level of Sabah waters is achieved,” he said, adding that there are about 2,800 navy officers and personnel in Sabah with 2,000 based at the Sepanggar Naval Base.

POLIS YAKIN BERKAS SUSPEK BELASAH WARTAWAN DALAM PERHIMPUNAN HIJAU

Polis Yakin Berkas Suspek Belasah Wartawan Dalam Perhimpunan Hijau

GEORGE TOWN, 27 Feb (Bernama) -- Polis yakin dapat memberkas suspek yang dikatakan membelasah dua wartawan ketika membuat liputan Perhimpunan Hijau 2.0 di Padang Kota Lama di sini semalam.

Pemangku Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut, Supt Ahmad Bakhtiar Kassim berkata hasil risikan dan bukti bergambar yang disiarkan oleh media cetak dan elektronik, polis percaya dapat memberkas suspek dalam tempoh terdekat.

"Namun kita masih mengumpul bukti bagi melengkapkan kertas siasatan untuk membolehkan suspek ditangkap dengan kadar segera,"

POLIS KL BENARKAN PERHIMPUNAN SECARA AMAN OLEH PENYOKONG ANWAR

Polis Benarkan Penyokong Anwar Berhimpun Di Tempat Letak Kereta Mahkamah

KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Jan (Bernama) -- Polis Kuala Lumpur membenarkan penyokong ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengadakan perhimpunan di tempat letak kereta di luar perkarangan Kompleks Mahkamah, Jalan Duta, di sini pada Isnin depan.

HUTANG ALONG DARI RM1,000 JADI RM100,000 DALAM SETAHUN

Mula-mula bantu, kemudian diburu

KUALA LUMPUR 2 Jan. - Pelbagai cara digunakan oleh ah long untuk menjerat mangsa, termasuk menggunakan sistem kutu yang menjadi pilihan oleh kebanyakan daripada golongan berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana untuk mendapatkan wang terkumpul.

Itu yang berlaku kepada Jihan (bukan nama sebenar) apabila terjebak meminjam daripada ah long untuk melunaskan bayaran bulanan kutu.

Sebelum ini, pendapatan Jihan mampu mencecah RM300 sehari hasil keuntungan berniaga nasi lemak di ibu kota dan ditambah dengan pendapatan suaminya RM2,000 selaku pemandu di salah sebuah kedutaan asing, pendapatan seisi rumah itu amat mencukupi untuk menampung kehidupan mereka tiga beranak.

KPWKM PERUNTUKAN RM215 JUTA KEPADA SABAH TAHUN HADAPAN - SHAHRIZAT

Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita Peruntuk RM215 Juta Kepada Sabah Tahun Depan

KOTA KINABALU, 30 Dis (Bernama) -- Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat akan membelanjakan sekitar RM215 juta tahun depan untuk membantu golongan yang memerlukan terutama warga emas di Sabah.

RISING FOOD PRICES BECAUSE OF MISPLACED PRIORITIES?

Misplaced priorities and rising food prices

Sarawak has vast tracts of land which are ironically being turned into oil palm plantations even as the state becomes heavily dependent on food imports.

KUCHING Dec 26, 2011:  Malaysia’s cost of living has risen steeply. Most basic food like rice, flour, cooking oil, sugar prices has shot up.

In Sarawak, we have land but are totally dependent on the importation of rice (Sarawak imports 70% of its rice consumption). Even fruits are imported from Australia and New Zealand.

COOL IT!

Perkasa : Christians no right to question Article 153

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — Malay rights group Perkasa reminded today that Article 153 helped keep the country peaceful and that it should not be questioned after a Christian leader said it should be inclusive of all groups.

ONE OF ‘SULU SULTAN’ JAILED FOR BURNING SABAH FLAG

One of 'Sulu Sultans' off to jail

Tawau Nov 04: The High Court rejected, Thursday, an application by a man against his eight months' imprisonment and fine of RM10,000 imposed by the Lahad Datu Magistrate's Court for illegal gathering and showing disrespect for Sabah's flag.

PERANGKAP TIKUS …. SIAPA YANG KENA?

Sepasang suami dan istri petani pulang kerumah setelah berbelanja. Ketika mereka membuka barang belanjaan, seekor tikur memperhatikan dengan seksama sambil menggumam "hmmm...makanan apa lagi yang dibawa mereka dari pasar??"

Ternyata, salah satu yang dibeli oleh petani ini adalah Perangkap Tikus. Sang tikus kaget bukan kepalang.

HISTORY : WE CANNOT HIDE THE TRUTH

Factual gaps and biases

September 25, 2011 : THOSE of a certain generation may be familiar with Gurchan Singh, the “Lion of Malaya”.

One of the most famous Malayan freedom fighters during the Japanese Occupation, Gurchan wrote and secretly distributed a newspaper to rally people during the dangerous times.

According to local historian Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi, Gurchan's wartime exploits were contained in a textbook, Heroes of Malaya, which was widely used in Malayan schools in the 1950s.

“Our first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was among those who grieved at Gurchan's death in 1965 and personally offered condolences to his family,” he says.

“SEX STRIKE” FOR WORLD PEACE?

'Sex strike' success in Philippine village: UNHCR

Women in the southern Philippines brought peace to their strife-torn village by threatening to withhold sex if their men kept fighting, the UN refugee agency reported Friday.

The "sex strike" in rural Dado village on the often lawless southern island of Mindanao in July helped end tensions and bring some prosperity to the 102 families living there, said UNHCR national officer Rico Salcedo.

"The area is in a town which is subject to conflict, family feuds, land disputes. The idea came personally from the women,"

LESEN PUSAT JUDI “JACKPOT” PERLU DIKAJI SEMULA & HAPUSKAN CAJ PERKHIDMATAN 6% TELCO - AZIZAH

BEAUFORT 13 Sept. – Pengeluaran lesen judi perlu dikaji semula kerana kewujudan pusat judi yang tumbuh bak cendawan di negeri ini membimbangkan banyak pihak.

Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Sabah, Datuk Azizah Mohd. Dun berkata, kerajaan negeri perlu mengkaji semula pengeluaran lesen judi tersebut kerana ia banyak memberi implikasi buruk.

Katanya, perjudian mesin slot menyebabkan orang ramai leka berjudi dan melupakan tugas kepada keluarga, sekali gus menyebabkan banyak berlaku masalah sosial seperti keruntuhan moral dan institusi keluarga.

TARIKH LIHAT ANAK BULAN SYAWAL DITETAP PADA HARI ISNIN 29HB. OGOS

Tarikh lihat anak bulan Syawal ditetap pada 29 Ogos

KUALA LUMPUR 23 Ogos — Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja hari ini mengumumkan sebanyak 30 tempat ditetapkan untuk melihat anak bulan Syawal pada 29 Ogos ini bagi menentukan tarikh Aidilfitri tahun ini.

Majlis Raja-Raja juga mempersetujui bahawa cara menetapkan tarikh Aidilfitri adalah berdasarkan rukyah dan hisab dan pengisytiharan tarikh akan diumumkan pada malam Isnin itu menerusi radio dan televisyen.

SHOULD SABAH BE GETTING 50% OIL ROYALTIES & AT LEAST A 12.5% STAKE IN PETRONAS AS A CONTRIBUTING STAKEHOLDER IN THE WEALTH OF THE PETRONAS GROUP?

BHF: Re-examine and re-think strategies on oil and gas resources

KOTA KINABALU 9th August, 2011: The recent announcement by PETRONAS of two new gas finds off Sabah is a god-sent opportunity for the present government and its leaders to revisit the much-discussed loss of Sabah’s oil and gas resources and increment of petroleum royalties, said Borneo Heritage Foundation (BHF).

Its Chairman, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said given this new development, the State Government needs to re-examine and re-think its strategies on the oil and gas resources located in Sabah and its territorial waters.