Archive for July, 2010

By: JOE FERNANDEZ FORMER Sabah Chief Minister, Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat wants to leave the fate of the aborted Mazu, Goddess of the Sea statue in Kudat in the hands of the people. The million ringgit question whether the erection of statue will still go ahead lies unanswered. “Let the people decide whether they [...]

DAILY EXPREES Wednesday, 28th July, 2010 Masidi: Perm Sec not under MACC probe Barnard Yaang Kota Kinabalu: State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun denied that his Permanent Secretary was hauled in by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) for questioning recently. He said he has no knowledge of the so-called MACC probe [...]

Chief Minister of Sarawak Taib Mahmud is in UK to promote ‘Green Development’ in Sarawak. During this visit he will give a lecture in University of Oxford at the Said Business School, Park End Street, Oxford at 9.30 am Monday 26th July 2010 My contact in Oxford said that Professor Andrew Hamilton, the august Vice-Chancellor [...]

The crusade against corruption seems to be gathering momentum in Sabah. The latest to be roped in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is Datuk Suzannah Liaw a Senior Civil Servant. Datuk Suzannah Liaw is the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and she is been investigated for graft. So, another [...]

Money is the lifeblood of politics and we know it takes money to win elections. The dash for cash is a fair test for political victory and Pakatan Rakyat is going for it. Pakatan Rakyat is putting its fundraising wheels in motion in readiness for its “post-general election victory” when it takes over the federal [...]

PRESS STATEMENT I have just been informed that my house in Kuala Lumpur has been broken into and the main item targeted and removed is my laptop. I am flying back immediately from London to attend to this incident. It is very revealing that this is the second incident targeted at my house proximate to [...]

We the citizens of Singapore, residents in Singapore and concerned individuals from the international community humbly put forward our plea of clemency for Yong Vui Kong, a Malaysian who has been sentenced to death by the High Court of Singapore for trafficking 47 grammes of heroin. Yong was 19 years old at the time of [...]

Well, it looks like a done deal. In a deal struck between Premier Najib Tun Razak and Musa Aman during his recent visit to the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, Billionaire Musa Aman has reluctantly agreed to step down as Chief Minister of Sabah come this October. The deal is like this. Musa Aman will be [...]

Yong Vui Kong a 22 year old boy from Sabah was caught in Singapore with 47.27 grams of heroin. He was only 19 years old when caught on 13th June 2007. He has been locked up in Changi Prison for the past 3 years. He is now waiting to be executed anytime as all appeals [...]