Monthly Archives: December 2010

Pakatan’s 100-day plan almost silent on Sabah, Sarawak

Posted on December 31, 2010 by mocsarawak

By Joe Fernandez COMMENT There is nothing particularly exciting for Sabah and Sarawak in Pakatan Rakyat’s 100-day reform plan, hailed as a Complete Makeover for Malaysia, a National Recovery Plan, a Malaysia Revival Programme or any other such platitudinous expression … Continue reading →

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To keep up, change NGOs must

Posted on December 30, 2010 by mocsarawak

By Josie M Fernandez We live in very challenging times. The ongoing economic crisis has been described as the worst since the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s. The Welfare State is under attack. Austerity drives through various … Continue reading →

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Sarawak’s Caesar will eventually fall

Posted on December 30, 2010 by mocsarawak

‘Let man be fair and just: do not steal land that belongs to those people. They, like we, have the right to live and earn their livelihood.’ The people of Sarawak and Sabah, I believe, are waking up, and they … Continue reading →

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The real fixed deposit of BN – the illegal immigrants

Posted on December 30, 2010 by mocsarawak

The United PasokMomogun KadazanDusunMurut Organisation (Upko), a member of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), fears that illegal immigrants in Sabah with MyKads issued via the backdoor – meaning Putrajaya – will one day demand a referendum on the state being … Continue reading →

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Dewan Speech delivered on 4.11.2010 touching on CM’s family’s wealth and Sarawak Report

Posted on December 30, 2010 by mocsarawak

Attending DUN is always considered one of a vital duty for me as a people’s representative. This is the time when I would forward the grievances of the people to the Government. It has always been a challenge for us … Continue reading →

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Softening up students to Islam with History syllabus

Posted on December 29, 2010 by mocsarawak

By CPI Whose history is the government pushing on our students and to what effect? On Oct 23, Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that History will be made a must-pass subject for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia beginning 2013. This puts … Continue reading →

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‘Don’t rely on peninsular leaders to fight for Sabah, Sarawak’

Posted on December 29, 2010 by mocsarawak

By Luke Rintod KOTA BELUD – A prominent lawyer here has urged Sabahans and Sarawakians not to rely on peninsular leaders to fight for their rights. “Sabahans and Sarawakians should regroup in their respective state-based political parties and ally themselves … Continue reading →

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Pak Lah, was your minister a rapist?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by mocsarawak

By Patrick Lee PETALING JAYA: Pakatan MPs have demanded an investigation over claims that a minister had raped his Indonesian maid. The rape case was supposedly covered up by former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2007. It was allegedly … Continue reading →

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Wake up, Sarawakians: Development is not reward but your rights

Posted on December 28, 2010 by mocsarawak

Karim Raslan Travelling through Sarawak has prompted me to think about the fundamental paradoxes that lie at the heart of governance in Malaysia. While they’re at their most pronounced in Sarawak, the themes and challenges are pretty much uniform wherever … Continue reading →

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The battle for Taib’s affections

Posted on December 27, 2010 by mocsarawak

By Mariam Mokhtar COMMENT Sunday lunch with the rest of the family in the Taib household is never going to be the same again. Sarawak Chief Minister, 74-year-old Taib Mahmud has taken a new young bride from Jordan and at … Continue reading →

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