SABAH TO GET NEW CONSTITUENCIES NEXT YEAR

Sabah to get new constituencies next year

Several constituencies in the west coast of the state is to be carved up due to rapid population growth.

PAPAR 23/12/2012: Sabah is set to get several new electoral constituencies when the re-delineation exercise takes place next year.

Deputy State Speaker Johnny Mositun said he had met several high-ranking Election Commission officers here and in Kuala Lumpur and they had informed him that many constituencies on the west coast of the state would be carved up due to rapid population growth.

“I have been given to understand that Sabah will get some additional constituencies,”

WARGASING PEMBAWA UTAMA WABAK TIBI DI SABAH - ROSNAH

Wabak tibi di Sabah tinggi

KUALA LUMPUR 6 Dis. - Kementerian Kesihatan akan meningkatkan usaha pengesanan penyakit tibi dalam kalangan warga asing yang didapati menjadi pembawa utama penyakit itu di Sabah.

Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (gambar) berkata, setakat sembilan bulan pertama tahun ini, jumlah kes tibi yang dilaporkan di negeri itu adalah sebanyak 3,275 kes.

Menurut beliau, penularan kes tibi di Sabah dikesan sejak 2005 iaitu sebanyak 3,395, bertambah kepada 3,728 kes (2010) dan terus meningkat kepada 3,794 kes pada 2011.

"Pertambahan kes tibi ini juga disebabkan aktiviti pengesanan kes yang cukup agresif sejak kebelakangan ini,"

EIGHT OF THE 20 POLICE DISTRICTS IN SABAH ARE CURRENTLY HEADED BY SABAH-BORN POLICE OFFICERS

Almost half of OCPDs in Sabah are locals

Kota Kinabalu 28/11/2012: Eight of the 20 police districts in Sabah are currently headed by Sabah-born police officers, according to Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Haji Yusop.

He said three of them are heading Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau Police Districts each with the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), while the rest are in Keningau, Kinabatangan, Papar, Semporna and Sipitang each with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).

In terms of ethnic background, he said two of them are Dusun, while another two Kadazan, two Malays, one Murut and a Bajau.

SABAH MP’S POLITICAL FATE HANGS ON RURAL ROADS

Sabah MP’s political fate hangs on rural roads

8/11/2012: Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) today urged the Rural and Regional Ministry to build roads in his rural constituency, fearing that his constituents may be swayed by opposition promises to do so if they win.

“The opposition is coming to my constituency and saying that BN has failed to build the roads after 55 years and that they will do so if they win.

“Help convince me (that these roads will be built) so I can convince my voters,”

CHIA LINK WILL NOT COST BN, UNLIKE NFC SCANDAL?

Chia link will not cost BN, unlike NFC scandal, says Nazri

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz denied today that allegations of his son’s link to Sabah timber trader Michael Chia would cost Barisan Nasional (BN) politically like the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal.

Nazri was defending himself against allegations of conflict of interest in his alleged defence of Sabah timber trader Micheal Chia. — File pic

“It doesn’t bother me at all. That (NFC case) is husband and wife...what he does, he doesn’t tell me.

“It is different from husband and wife,”

NAZRI: MICHAEL CHIA NEVER ARRESTED IN HK WITH SABAH UMNO CASH

Nazri: Michael Chia never arrested in HK with Sabah Umno cash

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 ― Putrajaya revealed today that businessman Michael Chia was never caught in Hong Kong holding large sums of Singapore currency as reported, in the latest twist to the saga over a RM40 million political donation for Sabah Umno.

“According to MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission), Chia was never arrested in Hong Kong... that is the MACC’s answer.

“And (Hong Kong’s) ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) never caught Michael Chia,”

NAZRI: MUSA AMAN CLEARED OF CORRUPTION BY MACC

Nazri: Musa Aman cleared of corruption by MACC

KUALA LUMPUR 11/10/2012: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has cleared Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and timber trade “deal maker” Michael Chia of allegation of corruption involving timber licences, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday.

“The Attorney-General's (AG) Chambers had studied and examined the evidence from the MACC and found that there was no element of corruption in the case.

“The funds were actually contributions made to the Sabah Umno liaison body and not for the personal use of the Chief Minister,”

NAZRI TO REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM BUMBURING

Nazri to reply to questions from Bumburing

KOTA KINABALU 8/10/2012: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz will be replying to all the questions posed by Tuaran member of parliament Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Bumburing on October 22.

“I have noted the Tuaran member of parliament’s many questions as to the cause of the extraordinary increase in Sabah population. I believe that we have time during the debate and I promise to answer all the questions Yang Berhormat has raised on the 22nd,” Nazri was quoted as saying in the parliamentary sitting’s Hansard.

“ADA UBI ADA BATAS, ADA BUDI BOLEH BALAS” – SIRINGAN GUBAT

MP BN beri bayangan: 'Ada ubi, ada batas'

2/10/2012: Seorang MP Sabah memberi bayangan bahawa sokongan kepada kerajaan pemerintah bergantung kepada cara kerajaan mengambil maklum dan bertindak ke atas masalah pembangunan di negeri Malaysia Timur itu.

"Ada ubi ada batas, ada budi boleh balas," kata Siringan Gubat (BN-Ranau) dalam ucapannya ketika membahaskan Rang Undang-undang Perbekalan 2013 di Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

Beliau menambah, pantunnya itu ada kena mengena dengan pilihan raya umum akan datang.

‘THE PRESENCE OF 889,770 LEGAL & ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS IN SABAH IS NOT A THREAT …’ – NAZRI AZIZ

Nazri: Large number of foreigners in Sabah not a threat

KUALA LUMPUR 2/10/2012: The presence of 889,770 legal and illegal foreigners in Sabah is not a threat to the country or the state's security and order, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

He said that while national population growth was 2.5% annually, the growth in Sabah was higher.

"The population growth rate is higher in Sabah compared to Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia for several reasons, including the presence of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries," he said in response to a question by Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing (Tuaran) on whether the presence of 800,000 foreigners in Sabah posed a threat to national safety and security.

FIVE ROAD PROJECTS IN SABAH TO BE DONE BY YEAR-END

Five road projects in Sabah to be done by year-end

2/10/2012: FIVE small high-impact projects being implemented along Jalan Kota Kinabalu to Sindumin, Sabah, are expected to be completed by year-end, the house was told yesterday.

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Yong Khoon Seng said the projects involved resurfacing of roads, building overtaking lanes, raising the road levels and upgrading accident-prone spots.

"The government is committed and gives priority to improving the road system and developing infrastructure in Sabah," he said in reply to Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh (BN-Kalabakan), who had asked when Jalan Kota Kinabalu/Beaufort to Sindumin would be upgraded to a dual carriageway.

FUNDS DOWN FOR RURAL SABAH, S’WAK SCHOOLS

Funds down for rural Sabah, S’wak schools

Has education in rural schools improved so much that it warranted a cut in allocation from RM424 million in 2012 to RM98 million in 2013?

KUCHING 1/10/2012: While state Barisan Nasional leaders have described the over RM251 million federal budget announced by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as “very balanced”, Sarawak opposition leaders are saying it’s “terribly horrible”.

Pointing out a shocking drop in funding for education allocation in rural areas, DAP secretary Chong Chieng Jen said: “The government is setting its priorities all wrong.

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.

RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERUBATAN TRADISIONAL DILULUS

Rang Undang-Undang Perubatan Tradisional dilulus

KUALA LUMPUR 26 Sept. - Rang Undang-Undang Perubatan Tradisional dan Komplementari 2012 bertujuan memastikan kualiti dan keselamatan pesakit yang menggunakan rawatan alternatif tersebut terjamin, diluluskan Dewan Rakyat.

Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai berkata, semua pengamal perubatan tradisional dan komplementari selepas ini perlu berdaftar dengan Majlis Perubatan Tradisional dan Komplementari yang dipengerusikan Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan.

“THE [FEDERAL] GOVERNMENT HAS NO INTENTION TO REVIEW THE PETROLEUM PRODUCT PAYMENT TO THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THAT OF SABAH AND SARAWAK,” - NAJIB

No increase in oil royalty

KUALA LUMPUR September 25, 2012: The federal government does not intend to increase the royalty payments to the various oil-producing states.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak confirmed this in Parliament in a written response to a query by PAS-Rantau Panjang MP Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff over the matter.

“The [federal] government has no intention to review the petroleum product payment to the state governments, including that of Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.

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’.

'UNDANG-UNDANG LOMPAT PARTI HARUS DIGUBAL'

'Undang-undang lompat parti harus digubal'

SHAH ALAM 31/7/2012- Kerajaan harus mempertimbangkan penggubalan undang-undang lompat parti atau kod etika untuk ahli politik bagi memastikan wakil rakyat yang keluar parti perlu mengosongkan kerusi yang dimenangi sama ada Ahli Parlimen atau Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) secara automatik.

Penganalisis Politik, Prof Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff berkata, sudah menjadi trend masa kini ahli politik keluar parti, tetapi memilih untuk kekal sebagai wakil rakyat.

‘SABAHANS WAITING FOR RCI TO BE SET UP’

‘Sabahans waiting for RCI to be set up’

KOTA KINABALU July 14, 2012: Sabahans are eagerly waiting for the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to resolve the longstanding issue of illegal immigrants/project IC in the state.

“But it has been five months since the federal cabinet agreed to set up the RCI and we have yet to see any concrete action towards this,” said Senator Datuk Paul Kong Sing Chu said.

PROBE RM565 MILLION SAPULUT-KALABAKAN ROAD PROJECT CALL

Probe RM565 million Sapulut-Kalabakan road project call

KOTA KINABALU July 13, 2012: The Federal Government has been urged to investigate and find out the reasons for the shoddy work on the RM565 million Sapulut-Kalabakan road project.

When the project was completed, the 179km road should have been sealed but instead, it was still a gravel road, prompting the Federal Government had to spend another RM270 million to have the stretch sealed, he said.

“What is even more worrying is the rumours that four elected representatives benefited from the contract,” he said when debating the Supplementary Supply Bill at Dewan Negara recently.

SENATOR: WHO ARE THESE ‘OTHER’ CIVIL SERVANTS?

Senator: Who are these ‘other’ civil servants?

KOTA KINABALU July 12, 2012: Senator Datuk Paul Kong Sing Chu is perplexed as to why there is a group of civil servants listed under the ‘Lain Lain/Tiada Maklumat’ category.

He was also astonished to note that this group makes up 20 per cent of 1.31 million federal civil servants throughout the country.