Star: One to one fight ideal, but not necessary

KOTA KINABALU: The State Reform Party (Star) shares the sentiments of the Democratic Action Party (Dap) that the possibility of one-to-one fights in Sabah to take on the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) at the forthcoming 13th General Election is non-existent. It also agrees with Dap that the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) was out of synch [...]

Open Letter to Hindraf Makkal Sakthi: Borneo-based and led national 3rd Force in Parliament

Open Letter to Hindraf Makkal Sakthi   Borneo-based and led national 3rd Force in Parliament Dear Waytha and Uthaya, Johore may be set for interesting times as it faces an uncertain future as an Umno bastion. Muhiyiddin is reportedly trying to do a number on Najib here by planning to get rid of Ghani in [...]

Two-party system in Parliament not ideal for Sabah, Sarawak

Letter to the editor Dear Sir, “A disenchanted East Malaysian voter” (Daily Express Forum Sun 20 May, 2012) appears to be caught up with the politics of delusion in rooting for a two-party system for Sabah and Sarawak as well. Don’t we want to not only stand up and be counted but also stand on [...]

PRESS RELEASE — Star calls on locals to reject ‘parti parti Malaya’

PRESS RELEASE Star calls on locals to reject ‘parti parti Malaya’ KOTA KINABALU: The State Reform Party (Star) has called on local voters to rise to the challenge and reject the “parti parti Malaya operating illegally” in Sabah and Sarawak with the Election Commission (EC) and the Registrar of Societies (RoS) turning a blind eye [...]

Star to debate all on why Sabah, Sarawak intersts come first

LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Taras Bulba ANALYSIS Former Sabah state secretary, Simon Sipaun’s Democracy Sabah (Desah) NGO wants to host public debates in the state as part of its efforts to ensure one-to-one contests during the forthcoming 13th General Election “in line with the goal of further entrenching the two-party system in the country”. [...]

Will Indian Malaysians be taken for a ride again?

Come elections Indians are the most sought after people. This time too political parties are queuing outside the houses of worship, houses of religious leaders, organizations, to woo the Indians ahead of the 13th General Elections which might be called anytime now. Be it Barisan National or Pakatan Rakyat, they all are throwing bait to [...]

Najib and Anwar should debate on ‘more food, less fear, for future Malaysia’

Can you win a general election without having a debate and winning it? Curiously, Najib Tun Razak and Barisan National seem to think so but the principal opposing alliance Pakatan Rakyat’s Anwar Ibrahim do not seem to think so. My take is, Najib Tun Razak and Anwar Ibrahim  should debate about “more food, less fear, [...]

Cyber War on between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan National in Sabah

The Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nastional, in an effort to target the youth and first time voters in the state, are leaving no stones unturned to outsmart each other in the usage of Information Technology tools. Though, the Pakatan Rakyat clearly seems to have the edge right now, Barisan claims that it is fast catching [...]

Now, Bloomberg praises Lim Guan Eng for Penang’s success

Bloomberg has hailed Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng as embodying the contrast between Penang’s business transparency and the four-decade old policies of the ruling party (Barisan Nasional) that favour Malays. Lim Guan Eng turned Malaysia’s second-smallest state into the nation’s biggest economic success after he bumped into two National Instruments Corp. (NATI) executives at the [...]

What makes Musa Aman special?

The Sabah outcome of the March 2008 Elections has confirmed the pre-poll conventional wisdom about Musa Aman’s victory based on his successes on the development and law-and-order fronts. But what makes the chief minister stand out from his other equally successful political colleagues is the inclusive nature of his politics. As a result, although the [...]