Why Allow Singapore Secession If Seditious?

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU :    Sabah opposition lawmaker, Jeffrey Kitingan, has questioned Malaysia's double-standard treatment on calls for Sabah and Sarawak seceeding as seditious when the country allowed Singapore to secede from the Federation in 1965.

“Leaders from Malaya and their Sabah representatives should stop making an excuse of making calls for secession as seditious or against the Constitution to prevent Sabah and Sarawak from leaving the Federation of Malaysia.   Instead of following the Umno BN dictatorial regime, a diplomatic and consultative approach would be a better option to persuade Sabahans and Sarawakians to remain in the Federation” said Kitingan.

100% support Pairin call to replace "lain-lain" in govt forms

By Ezra Haganez

PENAMPANG: Almost everybody in the community of Kadazandusun and Murut supported the call made by Huguan Siou Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan to do away with the "lain-lain" or "others" column in the race section of government forms.

Senior vice president of KDCA (Kadazandusun Cultural Association), George Mijin, said such conclusion could be deduced from feedbacks and an already agitated community as a result of the thoughtless introduction of "bangsa lain-lain" in government forms a couple of years ago, leaving out the ethnic groups in Borneo, retaining only three races - Malay, Chinese and Indian.

Proposed new seven Sabah seats ill-conceived, says politician

By Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU: The recently-announced proposal to create seven more new state constituencies in Sabah to make it 67, will further reduce the Christian-majority seats in the already muslim-dominated State Assembly, claims a leader of a local political party.

Parti Kerjasama Rakyat Sabah (PAKAR) deputy president, Paulus Gani, said as such the exercise is not a noble and clean exercise let alone reflect the true spirit of partnership in the country.

The balance between the major communities is lost, he said, explaining that the last time an exercise by the Federal-controlled SPR to increase the seats from 48 to current 60, the 20-20-8 sharing formula between non-muslim bumiputeras, muslim bumiputras and chinese, was changed to 34-18-8.

Read facts about "secession"

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU : What is "secession"? The current trending word "secession" or "seceding" is derived from the Latin term secessio, which describes the act of withdrawing from an organisation, union, or a political entity.

World's history, both in olden days and recent, is astoundingly littered with the act of "seceding". In Americas, Europe, Africa, Indias and even nearby Indonesia the act of seceding has been just too common. Many seceding territories or states did succeed but others were crushed, violently.

Suria Sabah tidak selamat?

Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU : Selepas kompleks membeli-belah terkemuka Sabah, 1Borneo Hypermall, disyaki menjadi tempat penularan wabak TB bulan lepas dan menyebabkan pengunjung khuatir dengan tahap keselamatan di kompleks membeli belah itu, kini giliran kompleks membeli-belah Suria Sabah pula menjadi kurang selamat untuk dikunjungi.

Bagaimanapun ini bukan wabak tuberkulosis atau TB yang mengancam keselamatan pengunjung tetapi peragut yang juga dipercayai berpunca dari pendatang haram yang semakin berleluasa di kawasan kompleks berkenaan.

Dilaporkan hampir tiap hari ada yang mengadu menjadi atau hampir menjadi mangsa ragut dan gangguan budak-budak malahan orang dewasa Filipina yang berkeliaran mencari mangsa.

What are in Najib's 10-Point Cabinet Decision on "Allah" and Bible?

KOTA KINABALU : In April 2011, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Idris Jala, revealed a 10-point solution to the Bible / Alkitab / Allah controversy. These 10-point solution are :

1. Bibles in all languages can be imported into the country, including Bahasa Malaysia/Indonesia.
2. These Bibles can also be printed locally in Peninsula Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. This is a new development which should be welcomed by the Christian groups.
3. Bibles in indigenous languages of Sabah and Sarawak such as Iban, Kadazan-Dusun and Lun Bawang can also be printed locally and imported.

UBF forgets its carefully selected Dec 16 birthdate !

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU : Thanks to the report carried by an online news portal, freemalaysiatoday, on the failure to observe the third anniversary of much-talk United Borneo Front (UBF) on Dec 16, some in the NGO, quickly issued statement yesterday and said the anniversary was to be held last night, Dec 20, at the NGO's office in Luyang near ere.

UBF chairman, Jeffrey Kitingan, in a statement said UBF in fact carried out 5,000 Borneo tea parties (BTP) programmes within two years of existence (in contrast with FMT report of not less than 800 tea parties).

Komen Najib fasal "Allah" dan lain-lain di Kongres ke-28 PBS

Ezra Haganez 

PENAMPANG : "Jangan main api". Itulah komen Perdana Menteri, Datuk Najib Razak, kepada mereka yang cuba mengeruhkan keadaan berikutan keputusan mahkamah rayuan mengharamkan sebuah majalah Katolik, The Herald, daripada menggunakan nama "Allah" dalam penerbitannya.

"Jika ada yang main isu ini jangan main api sebab api akan membakar dirinya," kata Najib dalam ucapan perasmian mesyuarat agung tahunan kali ke-28 Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) di Hongkod Koisaan dekat sini Isnin lalu (24 Okt 2013).

Water remain a big issue on World Habitat Day in Sabah

By Ezra Haganez

KOTA BELUD : Supply of treated piped water remains one of the biggest issues faced by many Sabahans, 50 years after it freed itself from the clutches of British colonialism and enjoyed "prosperity" within a federation of states called Malaysia.

World Habitat Day at Kg Sumbilingon, Kota Belud

Ezra Haganez

KOTA BELUD : A local NGO, Gindol Initiative for Civil Society Borneo, will host a simple World Habitat Day gathering at a remote kampung in Sabah this Monday, Oct 7, 2013.

Spokesman of the NGO, Kanul Gindol, said the half-an hour observation of the world-wide United Nations' sanctioned day would start at 4pm beneath an old durian tree in the Dusun kampung near here.

"We have invited local leaders like our assemblyman Jeremmy Ukoh Malajad and Sabah's human right and consumer activist Patrick Sindu to deliver relevant messages on that day.

Pencuri Raya pertama mandi darah kena belasah penduduk kampung

Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU : Seorang lelaki yang dikhuatiri rakyat asing tetapi memiliki kad pengenalan Malaysia yang cuba memecah masuk dua buah rumah di Kampung Kopungit dekat sini pada Hari Raya Aidilfitri pertama bermandi darah dibelasah penduduk kampung yang berang dengan tabiat pencuri itu.

Abdul Malik, 36, dari Lorong 12, Kampung Sembulan, di sini, juga terpaksa bermalam di tempat tahanan balai polis Tanjung Aru untuk menunggu pendakwaan.

Why no action on treasonous offenses, asks BOPIM

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: The government must act and enforce the laws on acts of treason going in the country, says the Borneo Plight in Malaysia Foundation (BOPIM).

The President of the UK-based BOPIM, Daniel John Jambun, said in a statement here that acts of treason which have been exposed to the local and international public have brought shame on the government of Malaysia which is now seen as compromising on its own laws.
 

Sarawak movement outlines its schedule of demand for full autonomy

By Ezra Haganez

KUCHING: The Sarawak Sovereignty Movement founded on 3 March 2013 and launched publicly on 17 April 2013 has published its Schedule of Demand For Full Autonomy which sets out Sarawak's historic background and its objectives of asserting Autonomy.

“Autonomy” in one word sums up all the terms and conditions for Sarawak (and Sabah) agreeing to form Malaysia with 3 other independent countries as equal partners being Malaya, Singapore and North Borneo (Sabah) in 1963. 

There is need to increase Christian reps, says Kanul

Kanul Gindol, contesting in Kota Belud parliamentary
under BEBAS platform with a key as it symbol.

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA BELUD : There is a need to increase the number of Christian parliamentarians as the group was currently under-represented, claimed an independent candidate for the Kota Belud parliamentary seat here.

Kanul Gindol, 47, said there could well be less than 10 percent Christian MPs in Malaysia's Parliament, thus this had helped put Christians here vulnerable to exploitations and bullying by the larger blocks.

"A huge majority of the total 222 parliamentary seats in Parliament are already occupied by Muslim MPs as well as the Chinese leaders.

STAR will be the best platform, says ex-principal

By Ezra Haganez

RANAU :  A former secondary school principal from State Reform Party (STAR) is poised to take on veteran Masidi Manjun in Keranaan, Ranau.

Jalibin Paidi, 44, who quit as principal of SMK Entilibon last year is said to have been given the nod as STAR candidate for Keranaan.

STAR Sabah chairman, Jeffrey Kitingan, is scheduled to announce STAR's full list on Thursday (April 18) to coincide with the launching of the party's manifesto in Kota Kinabalu.
 

Tataba Wave emboldens Mahathir and UMNO to strangle the nation

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU : Opposition State Reform Party (STAR) has accused that the Gelombang Tataba promulgated by PBS, UPKO and PBRS is nothing but to propel UMNO's "ketuanan Melayu" over Sabahans.

STAR Sabah deputy chairman, Daniel John Jambun, said Sabahans must realise that the Gelombang Tataba was nothing but the idea of UMNO to empower Mahathir Mohamad to help perpetuate "ketuanan Melayu dan UMNO" to overlord Sabahans.

President of de-registered PASOK joins PKR

By Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU : Former President of now-deregistered PASOK, Cleftus Mojingol, is joining opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).

Mojingol who is currently on a business trip in Taiwan, issued his statement to join PKR through his one-time secretary-general of PASOK, Kanul Gindol, in Kota Kinabalu today. Kanul was also a former PKR Sabah state liaison secretary.

Sabah State Legislative Assembly too dissolved today to pave for hot fight in 60 seats

Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Legislative Assembly also dissolved today, the same day that Parliament was dissolved.

This paved the way for earnest fight in the 60 state constituencies up for grab.

Sabah Chief Minister, Musa Aman, announced the dissolution at 4pm on April 3, four and half hours after Prime Minister, Najib Razak announced in live TV the dissolution of a matured Parliament.

Mana janji "jelapang padi" kamu di Kota Belud?

Oleh Ezra Haganez 

KOTA BELUD : Lima tahun sudah berlalu namun tiada apa yang hebat berlaku kepada "janji-janji dicapati" BN mahu jadikan Kota Belud "jelapang padi" negeri Sabah.

Peguam terkenal, Peter Marajin, yang buat masa ini bersama SAPP, membidas pimpinan BN Kota Belud kerana gagal tunaikan janji itu selepas lima tahun lagi berlalu.

"Pada awal penggal, gerombolan pemimpin BN dari Kota Belud, Sabah dan juga Persekutuan sibuk mencanang kononnya padi sawah akan diperluas, pengairan di perluas dan hasil padi dinaikkan dari 3.5 tan metrik kepada 10 tan metrik sehektar.

Retain Abdul Rahman as KB MP, says PBS Sendelun

Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan

By Ezra Haganez  
KOTA BELUD :   A senior leader of a Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) branch here had appealed to Chief Minister Musa Aman to retain current MP for Kota Belud, Abdul Rahman Dahlan, as Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the area in the coming election.

"On behalf of members and supporters of Kota Belud BN component members especially from PBS Taginambur Jaya branch, i called upon the state leadership to affirm the retention of our current MP as BN candidate here," said Robert Meisin Sendelun in a statement issued in Kota Belud Thursday.