Monthly Archives: September 2011

Australia’s Kevin Rudd alerts Attorney General over Taib family activities

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

bmf@bmf.ch Dear friends,Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to briefly update you on the latest developments on the Bruno Manser Fund’s international Stop Timber Corrupting campaign: – Australia’s Foreign Minister and former Primer Minister, Kevin Rudd, has replied to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Manser Fund, Corruption, Sarawak Report, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite, The Taib family

Pakatan and hudud: A consensus that wasn’t

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

By Tarani Palani PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat may have formally reached a consensus on the hudud issue, but the dust is far from settling, with PAS and DAP adamantly sticking to their opposite views. After a lengthy meeting on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, PAS, Religion

Minimum wage by year-end

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

PUTRAJAYA – The Government hopes to announce the minimum wage for workers before year-end, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said here. He said the newly set-up National Wages Consultative Council (NWCC) was entrusted to come out with recommendations … Continue reading →

Posted in Special Interest

Masing is ignorant, slams PKR’s See

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie A Sarawak opposition leader has slammed the state Land Development Minister James Masing for his callous call to landowners not to renege on their agreement with Boustead Holding and Land Development Custody Authority or Pelita. State PKR … Continue reading →

Posted in PKR Updates, Sarawak

Hudud held back by lack of consensus

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR: PAS’ hudud dreams in Kelantan remained just that today after Pakatan Rakyat agreed that it has to have a consensus among all three partners – PAS, PKR and DAP – for the Islamic law to be implemented. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, Religion

Canberra challenged to probe Ta Ann’s investment in Tasmania

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Sarawak Report The leader of the Australian Green Party, Senator Bob Brown, has invited the Editor of Sarawak Report to Hobart, in order to speak about corruption in Sarawak this week. The senator is a representative from Tasmania, where the Taib-linked … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Manser Fund, Sarawak Report, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite, The Taib family

Gawai ‘gift’ that never came

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Angry participants of Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) in Lundu are rueing the day they re-elected Barisan Nasional because the government has failed to keep promises made during its campaign. Native landowners in Lundu … Continue reading →

Posted in Sarawak BN, Special Interest

New ministry, seven new faces in Sarawak cabinet reshuffle

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

KUCHING: The state cabinet reshuffle that will take effect on Friday will see a new ministry being created, five ministries renamed and seven new faces including a woman to be appointed as assistant minister Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said … Continue reading →

Posted in Sarawak BN, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite | 1 Comment

Umno Youth: Abolish Section 15 of UUCA

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

The Umno Youth today called on the government to repeal Section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971 which prohibits students from any activities that can be construed as expressing support, sympathy or opposition to any political … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Education, UMNO

Rosmah, a pinch of salt on an open wound

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

By Wong Choon Mei Malaysia’s First Lady Rosmah Mansor is back in the news. And this time, her flamboyant image is getting the ordinary Malaysian workers all hot under the collar. While they sweat, she sings. While they toil, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Rosmah Mansor

Can Sarawak have an army?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

By Wong Chin Huat My view on Kelantan’s hudud law is just the same like mine on the hypothetical Sarawak army. Sarawakians make great soldiers. The Royal Ranger Regiment even uses Iban warrior Rentap’s famous line “Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban” … Continue reading →

Posted in Sarawak, Special Interest

Bishop wants ‘iron-clad’ guarantee on hudud

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

By RK Anand PETALING JAYA: The opposition bloc of diameterically opposed ideologies is grappling with the controversy surrounding the proposal to implement hudud in Kelantan – an issue, which political observers warned, could sever Pakatan Rakyat’s support, especially among non-Muslims. … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion

UN report praising Sarawak is pure fiction

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

By Jeswan Kaur In a surprising move, the United Nations say it is pleased with Sarawak for overcoming various socio-economic challenges in the past decade. Nothing could be further from the truth. Abuse of human rights and environmental damage in … Continue reading →

Posted in Sarawak, Special Interest, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite

‘Sad day if Jabu is CM’

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Sarawak opposition’s chief whip Wong Ho Leng believes that Barisan Nasional’s lead ally will split before the next state election. Wong thinks there will be chaos and a mad scramble within Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s Pesaka … Continue reading →

Posted in PBB, Sarawak, Taib Mahmud aka The Termite

What will replace the ISA?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

By Sim Kwang Yang PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced on the eve of Malaysia Day that the Internal Security Act (ISA) and Emergency Ordinance would be repealed. These pieces of legislation have been part of Malaysian political … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Najib Abdul Razak, Special Interest

‘Anwar, hudud bad for Pakatan’

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Patrick Lee PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat is breaking apart over the hudud law issue and there is nothing that its leader Anwar Ibrahim can do about it, Kita president Zaid Ibrahim said. “The opposition is woefully fractured, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, KITA - People's Welfare Party, Pakatan Rakyat

Let’s give Najib a chance to carry out his reforms

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Paul Sir I THOUGHT the article titled ‘Najib’s Sept 16 fiasco: Glamour announcement but no real change’ published recently in an online news portal was a bit unfair. Why must we always pour cold water on any plans initiated … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, MoCS (Sarawak), Najib Abdul Razak

Hiccup at TGA, not end of SNAP

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING:  Just out from an eight year political turmoil, Sarawak National Party is hit by yet another ‘crisis’ that forced the party’s highest decision-making body, the central executive committee (CEC), to postpone its triennial general assembly (TGA) … Continue reading →

Posted in SNAP | 1 Comment

Najib goes pedalling for ‘votes’

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Athi Shankar GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak today took part in a charity bicycle ride despite undergoing a knee injury a month ago. Accompanied by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Najib Abdul Razak

Hudud law and our common political future

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Sim Kwang Yang COMMENT The debate over whether to implement hudud law in Malaysia resurfaced again recently, with controversial remarks made by the leading lights of the DAP and PAS. This is a longstanding topic of great importance among … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Special Interest | 1 Comment

Dr M ticks off MCA chief over hudud threat

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Umno has never issued any statement that it would implement hudud law. Hence, his disappointment with the statement of MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lok on his Twitter page that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, UMNO

SNAP should reject merger with DAP

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

By Joseph Tawie KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (SNAP) should reject merger with the DAP because of major differences between the two parties, SNAP deputy president Kebing Wan said. Addressing the joint opening of the Youth and women triennial general assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in SNAP

MCA leader breaks ranks on Mat Sabu issue

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

MCA vice-president Gan Ping Sieu warned that the charge against PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu may reflect badly on the government and its proposed reforms. “Resorting to the courts may shed a negative light on the government. “It also allows … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Court case, PAS

Bishop: Kelantan can implement hudud if they so desire

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

By Terence Netto The reignited debate over the implementation of hudud law in Kelantan has drawn a nuanced response from what at first glance would be considered an unexpected quarter. Catholic Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing, in remarks made … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion

1M’sia Megasale to woo voters

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

By Mariam Mokhtar Is the ISA repeal another whitewash, a vote buying exercise for the upcoming general elections or a ploy to boost flagging ratings for our beleaguered Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak? Perhaps it is all of the above. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Najib Abdul Razak