WHY 'KIRAM' IS DREAMING

Why 'Sultan' is dreaming

Kota Kinabalu 27/03/2013: Sabah was free from any claim when it achieved independence through the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, according to former State Archives Director, Datuk Datu Tigabelas Datu Zainal Abidin.

He said independence was achieved through five charters which made Sabah free from any claim either from the Sultan of Sulu, Sultan of Brunei or the British which once called North Borneo their own, i.e. British North Borneo.

He said this during his talk titled "Sulu's Claim on Sabah: True Facts" in conjunction with the Ops Daulat Security Briefing organised by the Information Department at Wisma Dang Bandang, Tuesday.

• The first charter, he said, was when the Sultan of Brunei made an agreement with Alfred Dent and Baron de Overbeck on Dec. 29, 1877 followed by
• the second charter when Sultan of Sulu made an agreement with Alfred Dent and Baron de Overbeck on Jan. 22, 1878.
• "The third charter was when the British gave the North Borneo Chartered Company the power to administer Sabah on Nov 1, 1881, followed by
• the fourth charter on July 9, 1963, when we signed an agreement to join with Sarawak, Singapore and the Malay Federation to be free from colonisation.
• "The fifth charter is when the United Nations announced that the majority of Sabah and Sarawak wanted to be part of the Federation of Malaysia," he said.

SULU CLAIM – A SAD, TRAGIC LIE

Sulu claim – A sad, tragic lie

Raymond Tombung

Sabah became the vision of the last gold coin that could win back the possibility of rising again, getting back the worth of a name: the venerable House of Kiram.

23/03/2013: The Sabah claim will continue to be raised by the Phlippines and Sulu as it is powerful and emotive international issue which many leaders from Manila will find convenient to bleed for political mileage. And the many “sultans” in Sulu will continue to cast their hungry eyes at Sabah, considered to be “the last gold coin” and aspire, albeit hopelessly, to try and achieve the impossible.

But Malaysians, especially Sabahans, should be able to give a cogent argument on the issue of this claim and in favour of Sabah.

AS DEMAND FALLS, PENANG PLANTS CUT JOBS AND PRODUCTION

As demand falls, Penang plants cut jobs and production

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 13 ―  Falling global demand has forced Penang factories to freeze hiring, cut production and implement four-day weeks, even as analysts predicted Malaysia’s economy grew slower in the third quarter.

The Malaysian Insider understands that factories in Penang, the country’s main electronics manufacturing hub, have stopped hiring, and are not even replacing those who have retired or resigned.

Many plants have also reduced output to cut costs.

"AGREEING TO THE CONDITION WILL MEAN INDIRECT FEDERALISATION OF STATE LAND,"

Red tape traced to Rais' Ministry

Kota Kinabalu 9/11/2012: The red tape that is hampering Sabah's efforts in getting World Heritage Site status for the Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon and Danum Valley is on the part of the Federal Ministry of Culture, Arts and Information headed by Datuk Seri Yais Yatim.

Daily Express understands that while Sabah is trying very hard to push for the status, the Director General of the Heritage Council under the Ministry had declared she would only endorse it if the State is agreeable to placing these Sabah environment icons under their administration and management upon listing.

Sources in the know said that the State Government vehemently opposed the suggestion because this would be going against the Malaysia Agreement, in particular the stipulation that land is a state matter and one that is very sensitive.

"Agreeing to the condition will mean indirect federalisation of State land,"

1,028 TERMASUK PENGURUS HILANG KERJA

1,028 termasuk pengurus hilang kerja

SEBAHAGIAN pekerja kilang Sanmina-SCI Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. mengadakan perhimpunan aman di hadapan kilang itu di Kuching semalam.

KUCHING 1/11/2012- Seramai 1,028 pekerja kilang pembuatan komponen elektronik, Sanmina-SCI Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd., di sini hilang punca pendapatan selepas diberi notis pemberhentian kerja 24 jam secara berperingkat-peringkat bermula petang kelmarin.

Kesemua pekerja yang majoritinya terdiri daripada pekerja bumiputera merangkumi jawatan pengurus, jurutera, penyelia, juruteknik dan operator ditamatkan perkhidmatan selewat-lewatnya semalam.

MALAYSIA’S CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SHAKEN BY UNCERTAIN GLOBAL ECONOMY, SURVEY SHOWS

Malaysia’s consumer confidence shaken by uncertain global economy, survey shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Consumers in Malaysia are less optimistic this quarter, their confidence rattled by a belief that demand and investments may not be as resilient due to the slowing economy in Europe, North America and China, according to the latest global online consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a global provider of information into what consumers watch and buy.

Malaysia’s consumer confidence fell six points in the index to 105 in the third quarter of 2012 from 111 three months ago, despite seeing its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing by 5.4 per cent in the second quarter of the year and inflation at its slowest pace in September.

BN LANCAR ‘SKIM JUAL NEGARA’?

BN lancar ‘skim jual negara’

Sebuah NGO mendedahkan kes terbaru yang menunjukkan warga asing diberi kelayakan mengundi - satu pengkhianatan besar terhadap kedaulatan negara.

PETALING JAYA 1/10/2012: Sebuah NGO, Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) mendakwa kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) sedang melancarkan skim menjual negara dengan memberi kad pengenalan (MyKad) kepada warga asing secara berleluasa dan tidak terkawal.

“Isu pemberian Mykad kepada warga asing merupakan satu isu yang sangat serius ketika ada warga sendiri yang masih tidak diberi kad pengenalan kerana birokrasi melampau.

“Percayalah lambat laun warga negara sendiri terpaksa merempat di bumi bertuah ini,”

BUDGET 2013 SHOWDOWN: BN VS PAKATAN

Budget 2013 showdown: BN vs Pakatan

SEPT 29 — Now that both Budget 2013 from the ruling coalition and the shadow budget from the opposition have been presented, let’s take a look at how the two budgets stack up against one another.

This is the last budget before the general election and the stakes are high. Barisan Nasional (BN) has had a lot of experience in crafting budgets and surprised no one when it dished out cash and other goodies, particularly to the younger generation who are a significant chunk of the newly registered electorate and are an unknown quantity in terms of their voting inclinations.

WOMEN ISSUES OVERLOOKED DUE TO LOW POLITICAL PRESENCE, ANALYSTS SAY

Women issues overlooked due to low political presence, analysts say

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The lack of female participation in Malaysian politics has likely caused the years of neglect over issues of concern to women although the gender makes up half the country’s 13 million-strong electorate, analysts have said.

According to statistics from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, only 10.4 per cent of the country’s 222 federal lawmakers and eight per cent of the 576 assemblymen in state assemblies nationwide are women.

File photo of women at a political party gathering. Women make up a ‘big block of votes’, being ‘half of the voters of every constituency’.

PUTRAJAYA DARED TO FORM RCI ON PROGRESS IN SABAH, SARAWAK

Putrajaya dared to form RCI on progress in Sabah, Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — A royal commission of inquiry (RCI) is needed to see if Sabah and Sarawak’s “dreams and aspirations” in forming Malaysia with Malaya 49 years ago has been “fulfilled or betrayed”, Lim Kit Siang said today.

The DAP parliamentary leader called for all MPs from Sabah and Sarawak to give their unanimous support when he proposes such an RCI in the next Parliamentary sitting.

“The people of Sarawak and Sabah were promised progress and development, at least to the level achieved by the Peninsula states,”

TUN MUSTAPHA TERBILANG TETAPI TERBUANG?

TUN MUSTAPHA TERBILANG TETAPI TERBUANG?

September 10, 2012: TUN DATU Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun dilahirkan pada 31 Julai 1918 di Kampung Limau-Limauan, Kudat. Nama asalnya ialah Datu Badiozaman, ditukarkan kerana sering sakit semasa kecil.

Tun Datu Haji Mustapha juga mempunyai nama timangan yang dikenali sebagai Jaman. Bapa Tun Mustapha ialah Datu Harun bin Datu Nasaruddin dan ibunya ialah Norani Hj. Abdul Rahim. Beliau merupakan anak keempat dari Sembilan orang adik-beradik yang terdiri daripada enam orang perempuan dan tiga orang lelaki yang masing-masing bernama Dayang Lana, Dayang Hjh. Bidari, Dayang Siti Sarah (Dayang Pindau), Dayang Hjh. Harum, Datu Muhammad, Dayang Tahiran, Datu Hj. Aliuddin dan Dayang Hjh. Hadijah.

SEPT 16 SIGNIFICANT IN EAST MALAYSIA

Sept 16 significant in East Malaysia

LABUAN September 16, 2012: Malaysia Day on September 16, is significant for the people of Sabah and Labuan, as Labuan was once under Sabah when Sabah agreed to form Malaysia together with Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya.

Director of Labuan Corporation Art, Culture and Tourism Department Mahathir Abdul Hamid said September 16 is a big day in East Malaysia as it was when we agreed to evolve our independent land to form a new country.

“From my point of view, September 16 is only truly celebrated here in East Malaysia. We are not sure in West Malaysia as they focus to celebrate National Day on August 31, annually.

“In Sabah, including Labuan, August 31 is also an important date for us as we gained independence on August 31, 1963 from the British.

SEPT 16 HISTORICAL AND IMPORTANT DAY (2)

Sept 16 historical and important day

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia Day which falls on September 16 annually is gaining recognition and is now a national public holiday but not many are aware of the significance of the date.

It was in 1963 when Malaysia was ‘born’ with Sabah, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore coming together to form a country called ‘Malaysia’.

SEPT 16 HISTORICAL AND IMPORTANT DAY (1)

Sept 16 historical and important day

KOTA KINABALU September 12, 2012: Malaysia Day which falls on September 16 annually is gaining recognition and is now a national public holiday but not many are aware of the significance of the date.

It was in 1963 when Malaysia was ‘born’ with Sabah, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore coming together to form a country called ‘Malaysia’.

To Sabahans, this is a very important date in its history and many, including its leaders, have always stressed that the historical fact be accurate.

BEKAS IGP: 'CUBAAN MERDEKA KALI KEDUA?'

Bekas IGP: 'Cubaan merdeka kali kedua?'

Rahim (kanan) bersama Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah ketika ditemui pada majlis Sambutan Hari Raya Aidilfi tri di IPK Selangor, semalam.

SHAH ALAM – Bekas Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Rahim Noor menggambarkan seolah-olah wujud satu gerakan yang mahu memerdekakan negara buat kali kedua.

M’SIA, CHINA CONCUR TERRITORIAL DISPUTES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA BE RESOLVED PEACEFULLY

M’sia, China concur territorial disputes in South China Sea be resolved peacefully

KOTA KINABALU August 13, 2012: Malaysia and China agreed that any territorial dispute or conflict in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully via discussions.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said both countries stressed the importance of diplomacy, especially countries involved, to engage in dialogues to resolve issues, so as to ensure peace in the region.

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.

MAIDS AND THE NEW MIDDLE-CLASS REALITY

Maids and the new middle-class reality

About 300,000 Indonesian women worked here as maids before Indonesia enforced an embargo some three years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Speak to any middle-class family and other than the shrinking value of the ringgit, chances are they will complain about how it seems harder and harder to get a maid these days.

First-time parents Khalid Ismail and his wife Noreen are a typical example. “We tried to get a maid but the agency told us to be patient... it’s not like we had a choice, Indonesia has not been sending us maids,” said Noreen, 34, who works as a lecturer in a local university.

PENGANALISIS AKUI KEBANGKITAN ANAK MUDA MODERAT DALAM POLITIK

Penganalisis akui kebangkitan anak muda moderat dalam politik

Dr Mohd Azizuddin

SHAH ALAM - Kebangkitan golongan muda dalam politik dilihat satu perubahan baik dan menjadi trend untuk memilih pemimpin-pemimpin bagi membawa perubahan secara menyeluruh dengan menerapkan politik baru yang lebih mencerminkan ciri-ciri Islam.

Penganalisis politik, Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sanim dari Universiti Utara Malaysia melihat kebangkitan golangan muda moderat yang lebih Islamik menjadi satu trend kepada arena politik di Malaysia.

IN SABAH, A NEW POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TAKES SHAPE

In Sabah, a new political landscape takes shape

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — A new political future may dawn in Malaysia soon as two senior Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders, chafing at Putrajaya’s bit, move to launch their own parties aligned to the rival Pakatan Rakyat (PR) faction today in the run-up to key national polls.

Umno’s Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin (picture)and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation’s (UPKO) Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing will be launching two new political fronts Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPS) and Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS) in Beaufort and Tuaran respectively later today, PKR-run news portal Keadilan Daily reported last night.