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Pang's resignation a symptom of BN problems

KOTA KINABALU, Sep 2, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has described Datuk Peter Pang's resignation from Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as a symptom of internal problem plaguing the Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN).

Its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee was of the opinion that Pang's action is a sign of the further aggravation of the internal conflict in the state's ruling coalition.

Speaking to reporters after launching a book, titled "Pilihanku SAPP" (SAPP My Choice) by Emin Madi at Taman Millennium in Lintas yesterday, Yong said, "to put things in a right perspective, Datuk Peter Pang's resignation is the basic cause of the political problem facing BN.

"It is only a symptom that we see today. But this symptom today has now become very public and will further aggravate the internal conflict in BN," he said, adding, "so today's timing is very good. That's why we have 'Pilihanku SAPP'.

Yong, who was asked to comment on Pang's resignation from LDP, however denied that he was making an offer to the latter to join SAPP.

He believed Pang's resignation was not done on the spur of the moment nor was it something that was decided within the last couple of days ...more

Sabah deputy CM quits LDP

Sep 1, 2010: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice president Peter Pang today quit the party, amid rumours that the party will leave the BN coalition.

He has also ˇ°offeredˇ± to quit his government positions, which includes the post of deputy chief minister of Sabah.

Pang (right) told reporters in Kota Kinabalu this morning that his resignation stemmed from the party leader's claim that LDP could no longer work with Chief Minister Musa Aman.

Saying that "the only thing left is to gracefully leave the party", Pang said his resignation letter, addressed to LDP president Liew Vui Keong, was delivered to the party's headquarters by his political secretary this morning.

Despite being without a party, he said, he still considered himself a BN assemblyperson for the Karamunting state constituency.

"I understand that my departure from LDP may reset my position in the government. What I will certainly do is to offer to step down, but shall continue to serve under Datuk Seri Musa Aman's leadership, as a BN representative ...more comment

Singapore, Indonesia ratify sea boundary treaty ... Malaysia yet to settle

Sep 1, 2010: SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia ratified on Monday the treaty between the two countries relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas in the western part of the Strait of Singapore.

Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and his Indonesian counterpart Marty M. Natalegawa signed the exchange of the instruments of ratification at the Foreign Affairs Ministry here.

In a statement here, the Indonesian Embassy said the territorial sea boundary line between Indonesia and Singapore was determined on the basis of international law, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, to which both countries were parties ...more

Kelantan sues Petronas over oil royalty

Aug 31, 2010: The Kelantan government, led by menteri besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, has filed a suit against national oil and gas company Petronas, to claim unpaid oil royalty since 1998.

The commercial suit against Petronas covers alleged breach of contract and raises constitutional issues.

Nik Aziz, accompanied by his deputy Ahmad Yaakob and senior excos Husam Musa and Takiyuddin Hassan, witnessed the filing in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Also present were PAS treasurer Mohd Hatta Ramli and about 200 supporters.

"The payment has been wilfully with held by Petronas and the federal government from the Kelantan people. As a responsible head of administration, I have to ensure that the rights of the people of Kelantan are protected. Hence, the court action," Nik Aziz told a press conference.

"It is incumbent upon me and compulsory for me, as head of the administration, to look after Kelantan's property using all means necessary, including discussion and using the courts. I am fulfilling my religious obligation to protect Kelantan's assets ...more

Opinion by a younger generation and a great granddaughter of Tunku Abdul Rahman

A very well expressed opinion of how all Malaysians should be treated.

IF THIS IS THE VOICE OF YOUR YOUNGER GENERATION IN MALAYSIA , YOU WILL BE BLESSED.

This is a great piece. She has all the qualities of her great grandfather. Tunku has reason to be proud of her!

Tunku Abdul Rahman's great granddaughter...Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24, Conservationist

Both my parents are Malay. My mum's heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a Chinese.

I'm happy that I don't have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed when people call me Ah Moi or ask me straight up "Are you Chinese or Malay"

Like, why does it matter? Before I used to answer "Malay" but now I'm trying to consciously answer Malaysian instead ...more

Sorry state of Herbert's selective memory syndrome

Kota Kinabalu, August 28, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader, Edward Dagul advised Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan not to divert the public's attention elsewhere so as to avoid the pertinent questions raised beforehand in his recent statement.

"This art of political 'silap mata' is usually practiced by people who are 'kehabisan modal' politically. It may work some of the time but when often used, fools nobody. Herbert should not underrate the intelligence of the people of Sabah .

"SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, has never stated that the illegal immigrants (PTI) issue was solved in 1997. During Datuk Yong's tenure as the Chief Minister, in order to resolve the illegal immigrants (PTI) issue, he introduced the regularisation programme which was a joint Federal and State exercise to ensure that all migrant workers were registered by employers. This was the initial stage of the process to address Sabah's perennial problem of the illegal immigrants (PTI) ...more comment

'Musa playing a bluffing game'

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:18
By Charlie Rudai

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Musa Aman is playing a "game of bluff" when he said all is well within the Sabah Barisan Nasional, says Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP). SAPP claims that the Sabah BN is wrecked with fierce dissent, giving the lie to Musa's assertion that the relationship among the state component parties was cordial ...more

Allegations abound: are nepotism and corruption behind the Sabah coal plant?

August 27, 2010: Allegations of government corruption and corporate kick-backs are swirling around a planned 300 MW Chinese coal plant in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

While the plan to build the coal plant in Lahad Datu Bay has come up against strong and unrelenting grassroots opposition, the federal government continues to largely turn a deaf ear to opposition, arguing that the energy plant is necessary to power Sabah and stop blackouts. However, critics say the coal plant-which is to be built on the edge of the Coral Triangle and 20 kilometers from Tabin Wildlife Reserve-will damage fish stocks with chlorine and thermal discharges, upend the lives of locals dependent on fishing, and devastate eco-tourism in the region. In addition, the coal plant goes directly against Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's agreement at Copenhagen to reduce the country's carbon emission intensity by 40 percent by 2020.

Despite these clear concerns-and increasing opposition-sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity say the plant has continued to move ahead due to government nepotism, corruption, and kick-backs. In fact, sources say the federal government has already paid out nearly a quarter of the cost of the coal plant to the contracted company, China National Electric Equipment Company (CNEEC), and that at least one official has seen a significant kickback from this. ...more comment

Rural Internet Centre project abandoned

Tenom, August 26, 2010: Investigations should be carried out on the construction of the Internet Centre in Kg Pulong Village, about 15 kilometers from here.

With the completion of this Rural Internet Centre (Pusat Internet Desa), people of the area can enjoy or improve the standard of computer literacy.

Unfortunately the construction work on the project was abandoned since 2008.

Vice President of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), Jimmy Jawatah, said the contractor stopped work half way could be caused by the possibility that the project has shifted hands few times too many until the last subcontractor was no longer able even to cover the actual cost of construction.

Jimmy then asked the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (KTAK), which responsible for appointing the contractor to find ways to complete the construction of village Internet facilities.

Pusat Internet Desa is needed in the villages for the benefit of the people and the youth for gaining more knowledge via cyber space ...more

Vui Kong's family pleads at Istana

August 25, 2010: The family of Yong Vui Kong has been working hard these past two months ¨C hitting the streets in both Singapore and Malaysia to collect signatures for a petition begging President SR Nathan to spare Vui Kong's life.

Activists in Malaysia have rallied to their cause. By 10 am this morning, the campaign had collected a total of 109 346 signatures. Among those who signed were 44 Members of Parliament and 15 senators in Malaysia.

Vui Kong's father and six siblings delivered the petition and signatures to the Istana earlier today. They were accompanied by Sabah MP Datuk Chua Soon Bui, some close relatives, as well as lawyers M Ravi and Ngeow Chow Ying.

The family was not able to hand the petition to guards at the front gates of the Istana and had to use an alternative entrance 15 minutes away. The group walked uphill, in the blazing heat to this other gate where they were met by Security Officer, Corporal Marcus Chong. He took the files of signatures and told the family, "You may leave now." more

SAPP continues to be the voice of the people

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader, Edward Dagul, described Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan's outburst as reported yesterday is a typical example of BN leaders who lost their sense of direction, under performing in their ministerial and ADUN duties and now trying to cover up their failures and collusion with UMNO by asking SAPP to shut up ...more comment

Kg Tambatuon branch formed

Kota Belud, Aug 24, 2010: The formation of a new Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) branch in Kg Tambatuon is seen as a morale booster to the party having inroads into the outskirts of Sabah's vast and sparsely populated areas.

In pursuit of SAPP's Eight-Point Declaration, the party has embarked on a mission of empowering the local natives by educating them of their legitimate rights and support the party's struggle for an autonomous State within Malaysia.

The party's induction course was participated by 30 odd new members at KK Singkui's residence in Kg Tambatuon of whom the majority were youths.

The course was conducted by SAPP Youth Chief, Edward Dagul, joined by Hsu Han Chun, representative of CLC kadamaian, Stephen Gaimin, Chairman of the Solidarity Youth Sabah, Pang Thien Fook, Youth Secretary, James Masaya Kota Marudu's youth and some youth members from Kota Kinabalu.

With this new branch, the village will now have a political platform to air their grievances and problems through its branch leaders.

Meanwhile, Sabahtv.net will be producing a documentary video about the village which will out by next month ...more

Build more gas power plants as soon as possible

Kota Kinabalu, August 21, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) hails the brave actions of our Sabah government officers, NGOs like SEPA and Green Surf, the people of Lahad Datu and villagers of Kg. Sinakut who have won the battle to stop the controversial coal power plant proposal.

"After the victories at Silam Lahad Datu in 2008 and Seguntor Sandakan in 2009, the latest victory at Sinakut Tungku in Lahad Datu shows that the people of Sabah can indeed beat the bullying of big federal corporations like Tenaga Nasional Berhad and their political masters. The local BN assemblymen who had tried to please their political masters in KL by misleading the people that the coal power plant would not pose environmental hazards are now proven to be wrong. They should be wiser now not to simply endorse anything that is proclaimed by their political masters in KL," said Datuk Yong Teck Lee, President of SAPP.

Ewon (2nd right) with Min. of Human Resource & IT, Dtk Dr Yee Moh Chai (right) and Asst Minister, Dtk Jainab Ahmad (Ewon's right) inspecting a pipe manufactured by PPS.

Project SSGP (Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline) ... 500-Kilometre long pipeline from Kimanis, Gas of Sabah to be piped away to Bintulu, Sarawak.

"If the government had listened to the people and abandoned the coal plant idea earlier, then everybody would have been saved a lot of time, money, energy and anxiety. The people of Sabah now expect and demand that the BN Government builds a 300MW natural gas power plant in the East Coast of Sabah without further delay. This can be done by building a gas pipeline from Kimanis to Sandakan or Tawau. A 300 MW gas power plant costs RM 1.2 billion, much less than the RM1.7 billion, 300MW coal-fired power plant, is cleaner, cheaper and faster to build. As a comparison, the 500 km Sabah Sarawak Gas Pipeline costs RM 1.6 billion. A gas pipeline from Kimanis to either Sandakan or Tawau, whichever is more viable, will cost much, much less ...more comment

Chua: Tawau is still deprived of needed infrastructure

Tawau, Aug 21, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, criticized the government for neglecting Tawau, being the third largest town in Sabah, the much needed infrastructure. Tawau was only allocated RM835.02 million or a measly 3.81% of the total Sabah budget of RM21.74 billion.

"The contribution of taxes and oil palm taxes from Tawau is one of the highest in Sabah, yet Tawau still lack behind in many developments such as continuous electricity and water supply, major roads, overhead bridges, solution to problem of container vessels unable to berth at wharf due to the shallow seabeds, widening of rivers in Tawau, more low cost housing to solve the problem of mushrooming illegal squatters (of Sabahans) and plans to weed out illegal immigrants.

"Tawau is also deprived of adequate facilities for multi-storey car parks and specialists for the Tawau hospital, facilities for Fire & Rescue Department, rubbish landfills or incineration.

Chua said that Tawau has been marginalized under the 9th Malaysia Plan and therefore should not be marginalized again in the 10th Malaysia Plan ...more

PBS sideshows lack substance

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 20, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader, Edward Dagul, advised PBS leaders to refrain from voicing out statements which the public of Sabah generally finds to be theatrical and lacking in substance.

"It was reported that at the PBS Kadamaian AGM, Datuk Henrynus Amin, PBS Secretary General, has again reminded, lest we forget, of how the illegal immigrants issue is top of PBS list of political priorities.

"The people of Sabah remember when the illegal immigrants had become the main issue for PBS since when they were in the opposition. Datuk Yee Moh Chai, Datuk Radin Malleh, Dr Chong Eng Leong and other PBS leaders had taken the illegal immigrants issue as their political "raison d'etre" to fight BN and UMNO, to the extent of calling for a Royal Commission. They had accused that BN/ UMNO had used these illegal immigrants as phantom voters to win elections.

"However, when PBS returned to BN, Datuk Yee, Radin and others have mysteriously decided to keep mum on the issue as if it (the issue) no longer existed. On the other hand, much to PBS's chagrin, Dr Chong Eng Leong continued to harp on the issue, only to be later given a stern warning by Datuk Johnny Mositun, PBS information Chief. This led to Dr Chong quitting PBS because PBS's inconsistencies ...more

Coal plant DEIA rejected

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 19, 2010: The Department of Environment (DOE) has rejected the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the controversial proposed 300MW coal-fired power plant at Sinakut, Dent Peninsular.

Sabah Environment Protection Department Director, Yabi Yangkat, said he was informed of the decision by the Director-General of DOE through a faxed message Wednesday afternoon.

A central reason DOE cited for rejecting the DEIA, prepared by a team of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bakarunding consultants, was many important environmental parameters in respect to the proposed project were not addressed in the DEIA report, according to Yabi.

He said the DOE took note of the range of shortcomings and queries raised at the DEIA Panel of Review meeting on August 27 at the Kedah Room, Federal Building, here.

Present at the meeting were Yabi himself, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Datuk Susannah Liau, representatives of other State agencies such as Dr Laurentius Ambu (Director of Wildlife Department) and his senior staff, senior Fisheries Department officers, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Assistant Director of Town and Regional Planning, Eleanor Wong, Ports and Harbour, Lahad Datu District Office, DOE Sabah officers, Omar Kadir of Malaysian Nature Society, WWF-Malaysia representatives, primatologist Dr Marc Acrenaz of Hutan, Sabah Environmental Protection Association (Sepa) President Wong Tack, Charles Chow and Gary Yap of Sepa Sandakan and Tawau, in addition to a slew of UKM Bakarunding consultant members and Lahad Datu Energy senior managers ...more comment

SAPP vows to scrap controversial dams and coal plant proposals

Yong (left) receiving the new membership forms from Benjamin, meanwhile witnessed by the othersPENAMPANG, August 18, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has vowed to scrap the controversial coal-fired power plant in Sinakut, Lahad Datu, and the two proposed dams in Kaiduan, Papar and in Kg Tambatuon, Kota Belud when it comes to power in the next general election.

Promising this was SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, while speaking at the official launching of its Kg Nambazan branch in Moyog here on Sunday. The said ceremony was held at the residence of its branch chairman Benjamin Siowou.

Also present at the occasion were former State Finance Minister Datuk Mohd Noor Mansor, SAPP deputy presidents Datuk Eric Majimbun and Datuk Liew Teck Chan, its Secretary-general, Datuk Richard Yong, its Information Chief Chong Pit Fah, its Moyog vice chairmen, Aloysius Danim Siap, Florian Chong and Alex Masabal.

"We shall fulfill whatever promises that we have made as Credibility is one of SAPP's seven values," declared Yong to the thunderous applause of those present.

The former chief minister of Sabah was convinced that this can be achieved citing that under the Federal and State constitutions, both land and water supply come under state jurisdiction.

"Hence, whatever developments which the State government do not agree with can be stopped. We will then look into the various other options which are more environmental-friendly and efficient like natural gas, micro hydro dam etc with full consultation with the stakeholders," he said ...more

New Book Release - Pilihanku SAPP

18 Ogos, 2010: Ini adalah pendapat Emin Madi (penulis dan wartawan veteran Sabah) sebagai orang luar bukan ahli parti. Beliau menceritakan tinjauan beliau setelah berpeluang melihat dan mendengar lebih dekat tentang parti SAPP.

SAPP yang dianggap parti Tionghua semata-mata untuk kaum Tionghua? Adakah ini image rekaan agar orang-orang Melayu/Bumiputra tidak terpengaruh?

Beliau mencatit kesungguhan pemimpin-pemimipin SAPP untuk meneggakkan demokrasi yang dijanjikan dalam perjanjian sebelum merdeka.

Beliau melihat keresahan rakyat Sabah dibawah pemimpin BN selama ini yang memberi gelaran bahawa pengundi Sabah sebagai 'fixed deposit'

Hak Sabah yang dijanjikan terhakis setiap detik.

Tidak ada satu parti politik di Sabah yang nampak sungguh-sungguh dilihat dari segi persediaan dan kesanggupan seperti yang terdapat dalam parti SAPP. Tidak hairan kalau SAPP mengajutkan senario politik Sabah di pilihanraya akan datang, demikian mengikut pandangan penulis.

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Is Soi Lek flexing his muscles or playacting?

"The threats from Sabah or Sarawak parties are more real"

Aug 18, 2010: When MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek came to the helm of the party after an exhausting and divisive contest against two other party greats, many thought that the party was as good as finished ...more

Sabah flag incident: 'Sultan of North Borneo' ordered to enter defence

LAHAD DATU, August 17, 2010: The self-proclaimed sixth sultan of North Borneo, Datu Abdul Rajak Bin Datu Aliuddin, and 10 others were ordered to enter their defence by a magistrate's court here recently for alleged illegal assembly.

Magistrate Amir Shah Amir Hassan, who presided over the case, held that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against all the accused under alternative charge of Section 27(5) (a) of the Police Act, 1967, for illegal assembly.

He, however, discharged all the accused under Section 143 of the Penal Code for the same offence after prosecution failed to prove the accused had committed the act.

The self-proclaimed sultan will also have to file his defence on the charge of burning Sabah flags in a public area under Section 435 of the Penal Code after the court admitted witness testimony that he gave the order to burn the flags.

Three others jointly charged with him were given a discharge due to weaknesses in the witnesses' testimony against them ...more

SAPP vows to return NCR lands to people

KOTA KINABALU, August 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has vowed to return all Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands that had been given to private companies back to the people, if it comes to power.

Pledging this was SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee while speaking at the breaking of fast ceremony at Kampung Cenderamata II near here Saturday.

The former Chief Minister said he was both worried and distraught by many incidents of NCR lands that belonged to the people being taken away and given to big companies.

He cited a very recent case for example where about 160 houses that belonged to natives in Kota Marudu were bulldozed with their crops destroyed in the act.

"Where are the elected representatives of the area? Where are the leader, ministers and the Chief Minister? How could this happen in Sabah?" he asked, adding that in many similar cases the houses that were demolished were not built on squatter settlement but on NCR land.  ...more

"People are waiting for government answers"

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 14, 2010: Former Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President, Datuk Philip Yong Chiew Lip said the public has been waiting for a week to see what the government, the ministers or the SAS Board of management have to say about Ambrose Lee's claims ...more comment

Yong and SAPP filed statement of defence for Harris suit

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 13, 2010: Former Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh's Statement of Claim in his legal suit against Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee was based on "figments of the plaintiff's imagination and his ultra sensitivity" ...more

Where is the missing RM50 million?

August 13, 2010 (by Datuk Richard Yong)

It has been more than a week ever since the debate in the Legislative Assembly over the SAS issue ...more comment

Stop confusing people on proposed Tambatuon dam

Aug 13, 2010: The disclosure by the Federal Minister of Agriculture Datuk Nor Omar, last week that there is "no stopping the Kota Belud Dam Project" that cost RM450 Million has come as a big shock to to the people of Kota Belud. Because the people of Kota Belud have all along been promised that their views will be sought and considered. How can a KL minister come and say that "there is no stopping the dam project"? Does this mean that the government has already decided to proceed with the project even before the people are consulted? Our elected representatives like Kadamaian assemblyman Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan has been telling the local people that they will be consulted first. Has he been lying to the people?

Herbert had tried to appease the villagers by promising to bring them to Bakun Dam in Sarawak, maybe like a joy trip. But the people were already angry. Local People in Kota Belud have already heard about the protests at Kg Kaiduan in Penampang/papar. The villagers representatives preferred instead to join the trip to Bakun organized by "Jaring Pertubuhan Keselamatan Orang Asli" last month ...more comment

Chong: Yee has done nothing for 8 years as a minister

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 12, 2010: Resources Development and Information Technology Minister, Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai should stop his blaming game on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) issue.

Instead, he should concentrate on discharging his duty as a Minister of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to find ways to solve the problems of stranded Sabahans in Kuala Lumpur and youth unemployment in Sabah, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Council member, Dato' David Chong Ket Sui.

Chong who is also SAPP Api-Api CLC chief said Dr Yee was continuing to mislead the people with his demand for former Chief Minister, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, to take responsibility for the SAS disaster ...more comment

Police and MACC report lodged over SAS

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 11, 2010 (NST): SAPP supreme council member Datuk David Chong Ket Sui yesterday lodged a report with the Police and the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the Saham Amanah Sabah(SAS) issue.

In the report, he urged the authorities to carry a probe on Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai and Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan.

David among others noted that Dr Yee had during the debate on the motion to table a White Paper on the SAS issue by Likas Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan at the last State Assembly Sitting on August 30 this year mentioned that the SAS fiasco caused hardship to more than 55,000 SAS investors and that something was not right.

Herbert said many had suspected the plunge in the SAS share prices was due to malpractice in SAS investment...more comment

SAPP rebuts Liow Tiong Lai

Health minister Liow (left)...and Sabahans suffering from lack of hospital facilitiesKOTA KINABALU, August 10, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) wants Health Minister Datuk Dr Liow Tiong Lai to keep his word this time that healthcare issue in Sabah , particularly in the State Capital will be properly addressed.

Failing which, he should gracefully step down as the Health Minister and publicly apologise to the people of Sabah .

SAPP In formation Chief, Chong Pit Fah asserted that this is only appropriate in view of the fact that Liow had repeatedly announced the renovation of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital II (QEHII) on three occasions in the past since its purchase from Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), that it would be completed within six months to resolve the problem of acute shortage of hospital beds in the hospital.

Liow when visiting the QEHII on Sunday said that by end of year 2011 there would be extra 500 beds and by end of 2012 with the completion of the Twin Tower at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital I another 600 beds would be available ...more

Jentera pilihanraya telah diaktifkan: Pemuda SAPP

LANCARˇ­ Yong melancarkan Facebook rasmi pemuda SAPP sambil disaksikan oleh Liew, Erik, Edward dan Don ChinKOTA KINABALU, Ogos 9, 2010: Pergerakan Pemuda SAPP telah mengadakan Program Interaktif Pemuda di seluruh Sabah bagi menghadapi pilihanraya yang melibatkan tujuh (7) Zon iaitu Zon Kota Kinabalu, Zon Utara, Zon Selatan, Zon Pendalaman, Zon Sandakan, Zon Lahad Datu dan Zon Tawau, yang diketuai sendiri oleh Ketua Pemuda SAPP, Edward Dagul.

Majlis Penutupan program berkenaan telah disempurnakan oleh Presiden SAPP, Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee, di Maju Center Inanam. Pada majlis yang sama Yong juga turut melancarkan Facebook rasmi Pemuda SAPP.

Dalam ucapan ringkas, Yong menyarankan agar pemuda terus bergerak aktif sebagai kumpulan pendesak bagi memperjuangkan hak-hak dan kepentingan rakyat Malaysia di Sabah. Beliau juga meminta agar pemuda memainkan peranan dalam mengatasi isu-isu sosial golongan belia yang kini semakin meruncing ...more in BM

SAPP to Liow: When will you fulfill your promise?

KOTA KINABALU, August 8, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned over the extended delay in the renovation work at Queen Elizabeth Hospital II (QEII), formerly known as the Sabah Medical Centre, almost one year after its purchase by the Ministry of Health.

Questioning this was SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah.

He said he was both shocked and outraged to see no sign of renovation work at all when he went to the QEII yesterday, to visit a friend who was admitted there.

He noted that records showed that the Health Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai had talked about the said issue thrice in the past - first during the announcement of the purchase of SMC in September last year, that the renovation work would start as soon as possible to address the shortage of hospital beds and was expected to complete within six months; the second announcement was in December 2009 that the renovation work was expected to complete by the end of this year, and the third time was during his visit to Kota Kinabalu in March this year ...more

Shock over the loss of burial ground

INANAM, Aug 8, 2010: Villagers in Kg Tatahan/Tamalang Silou are crying foul over the approval of a three-acre customary burial ground, including where a former Sabah Minister is buried, to an individual.

Kg Tatatah/Tamalang Silou village head, Gitom Mansanap, said the land had been declared as the Tatahan, Tamalang Silou and Tampasak burial ground by the leaders of the customary laws in 1957.

However, they were appalled that a Land Application 96010264 had been given to an individual on Sept. 9, 1996 by the Land and Survey Department.

According to him, among the personalities buried on the land were Datuk Richard Yap, who was Sabah Health Minister and Berjaya Matunggong Assemblyman, Haji Mohd Faisal Wong @ Michael.

They had to make an open appeal to Land and Survey Director Datuk Osman Jamal because prior to this all their complaints had not received any response whatsoever, he claimed.

Gitom recently visited the area together with the village security and development committee chairman (JKKK), Wesli Amit and village Condolence Association chairman, Atai Bodiri ...more

Foo: Hidden agenda behind SAS issue

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 7, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) thanks PBS Supreme Councillor and Kapitan Chin Tek Ming who challenged Datuk Yong Teck Lee to reveal the Umno leaders involved in the SAS losses. This challenge was reported in the local Chinese newspaper today.

Its Assistant Secretary-General, Foo Fook Ming, said that Chin made a new relevation by mentioning Umno leaders were involved in the local media, should ask Minister Yee, who is the best person to know who were involved.

"Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai also revealed that he has information with the SAS board in the recent state assembly, so I believe he has all the facts about the SAS losses and those involved. Why did PBS strongly object to the SAS White Paper motion? Who are they protecting, Yong or the real culprits?

"To be fair to investors of SAS, Yee and the other PBS leaders should make a report to MACC or to other relevant authorities without further ado ...more comment

SAPP Youth: Tan low, ungrateful, treacherous

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 7, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Exco Member, Clement Lee, said the BN-PBS had intentionally and relentlessly launched attacks targeted solely at former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee on the SAS price slump in 1997 to 1998 but chose not to support a white paper on the issue merely showed that they do not want the truth to be known.

The party has maintained that Datuk Yong is not in a position to explain the SAS issue because he is not involved in the policies and investment decisions of SAS, documents pertaining to SAS, its board and investment committee minutes and other official records are government documents, due to the Official Secrets Act (OSA) ...more

White Paper if SAPP form the State Govt: Yong

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6, 2010: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) will produce a White Paper on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) debacle when it forms the next State Government so that the people will see the full picture, said President Datuk Yong Teck Lee ...more comment

Chong: Ungrateful Tan made 180-degree turn

KOTA KINABALU, August 6, 2010: Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah has insulted the intelligence of the people of Sabah in particular the State Assembly Speaker for saying that an assemblyman has no right to request the Speaker to call for a motion on a White Paper for the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah.

He said this was especially true since the Speaker Datuk Juhar Mahiruddin had already allowed the motion to be debated, in the first place.

"How could he just brush aside the motion in such an arrogant and insulting manner? He is indirectly saying that Datuk Juhar is not qualified to be the Speaker since he had allowed for the motion to be debated.

"Doesn't he realize that the SAS issue is a significant issue that is close to the heart of the people, especially the investors, or maybe he just can't be bothered with it as long as he gets to protect the interest of Barisan Nasional? Otherwise, why is he and his fellow BN colleagues in the State Legislative Assembly so adamant of rejecting the motion on a White Paper for the SAS fiasco?" he questioned in a statement issued here today ...more

Illegal immigrants problem not a priority to BN

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 6, 2010: SAPP Youth warns PBS not to think the public ignorant or gullible so as to believe the BN political mind games.

"Despite the bravado statement by PBS Secretary General, Henrynus Amin, the fact remains that BN is perceived by the public to still have huge vested interest in the continued illegal immigrant presence in the State," Youth Leader Edward Dagul said.

"When the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Idris Jala, disclosed the fact that the illegal immigrants problem in Sabah was not one of the country's top six order of priorities, it clearly supported our worries all this time that the oft described "Mother of All Threats" issue in Sabah is actually a non-issue to Putrajaya.

"The illegal immigrants problem is a security issue and this should be treated as such. When we as Malaysians talk of Security breach which may lead to the eventual erosion of our sovereignty, this issue should be given top priority irrespective of the fact that the security breach occurred in Sabah or anywhere else in Malaysia ...more

BN wants to keep SAS issue under wraps

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 5, 2010: The State Assembly's rejection of Likas Assemblyman Datuk Liew teck Chan's second attempt to table a motion, asking the State Government to come up with a White Paper over the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco showed that it wanted to keep the issue under wraps ...more comment

BN handling of Mazu issue damages national unity

Kota Kinabalu, August 5, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the Federal Court has only refused to grant leave to Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat and his Kudat Thean Hou Charitable Foundation to appeal against the Court of Appeal decision that Tan Sri Chong lacks legal standing to take legal action in the Mazu case because of the non-registration of the foundation.

"No reason was given by this highest court. No other issue has been decided," said Yong in a press conference held at the party's headquarter yesterday.

"There is no court ruling on the legality or otherwise of the approvals granted by the Kudat Town Board to the foundation. Further, the issue of abuse of power by the State authority in arbitrarily withdrawing the approvals was not fully heard in court.

"No government official has defended the withdrawal of the Kudat Town Board approvals. Hence, the main substantive issues of the Mazu case were never decided by a court of law. There is therefore no legal impediment for a political resolution to this Mazu issue ...more

SAPP reps insist slump to blame and not Yong

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 4, 2010: Likas Assemblyman Datuk Liew Teck Chan said a White Paper is necessary to give full details on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) unit price decline in 1997-1998 ...more comment

Protest letter on dam and coal plant by youths

Kota Kinabalu, Aug 3, 2010: Sabah Youth Solidarity (SYS) comprising youths from three villages handed over a letter to protest the planned construction of a coal-fired power plant in Lahad Datu and dam in Kaiduan, to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, Monday.

SYS leader Stephan Gaimin handed the letter as well as a copy to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

The group comprising 35 delegates were from Kampung Sinakut, Kampung Tambatuon and Kampung Kaiduan, Kota Belud.

On other developments, Pairin who had just returned from holiday, said he was unaware of a newspaper report regarding the approval of a RM1 billion project in Kota Belud.

He stressed that the decision of the project must be based on a discussion for the benefit of everyone.

Likas Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan and Assistant Finance Minister, Donald Mojuntin also shook hands with the SYS group ...more

Elopura and Tanjung Papat new CLC offices

SANDAKAN, Aug 3, 2010: The Federal government stands accused of practicing a divide and rule policy and as a result depriving Sabahans of the development and progress enjoyed by their counterparts elsewhere in Malaysia.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee said over the weekend that this divide and rule policy is prevalent even 47 years after the formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963.

"Even today, we still have federal leaders saying that this month of August is the country's 53rd Merdeka Day celebrations.

"It is their mentality and mindset that Sabah and Sarawak just joined in the Federation of Malaya.

"We are treated as 'son' and the Federal government as the 'father', resulting in the unfair treatment from Kuala Lumpur," said Yong when opening the SAPP Tanjang Papat and Elopura service centres at Bandar Kim Fung here on Sunday.

He said Sabahans deserved better from the central government with more equitable distributions of opportunities and development projects but were instead getting a lot of chatter by the various parties of ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and pledges were not matched by action...more

Malaysia deemed under martial law with ISA act

Aug 2, 2010: As long as the Internal Security Act is in place, Malaysia is deemed to be under martial law.

This is because when the last state of emergency was revoked on July 31, 1960, the ISA was enacted the following day and has since served as the instrument of control of a de facto emergency.

Saying this today, the 50th anniversary of the ISA, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) secretary-general S Arutchelvan called for the end of a law that had outlived its purpose but remains as a tool to curb dissent, to arrest and detain without trial, to humiliate and to deny the right to defence ....more comment

Mustapa not telling the truth on FDI: Ku Li

Aug 1, 2010: Former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today ticked off Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed for not telling the truth about the underlying reasons for the unprecedented 81 percent plunge in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year ...more

Shortcomings of DEIA report

Kota Kinabalu, July 31, 2010: "Based on the technical feedback we received, we have doubts on the comprehensiveness of your DEIA. The followings are some of shortcomings:

• Lack of design details
• Sampling of sites are not thorough and not well represented
• Impact study on marine life is not complete to include all fish species/habitat in the area
• Study on the local community is faulty
• Mitigating measures such as to minimise greenhouse gas emission is not included
• No mitigation for impact on marine environment, loss of income, health impact etc.
• No mention of  'clean coal technology' as claimed...more comment

Decades old issue yet no idea how to deal with it

Kota Kinabalu, July 30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong said it is regrettable that Party Bersatu Sabah's Information Chief, Datuk Johnny Mositun harping on a 30-year old issue concerning illegal immigrants but still having no idea what to do with it.

"It is however, amusing that Datuk Johnny is now asking SAPP to contribute lasting solution to this problem as if the government's Special Laboratory is not doing enough.

"I wish to remind Datuk Johnny that each time SAPP made statement we always included our points of view and suggestions. As on the case of illegal immigrants SAPP had submitted whole lists of suggestions to the Prime Minister and also to the Chief Minister of Sabah way back in 2006...more comment

BN-PBS blurred on illegal immigrant issue

KOTA KINABALU, July 30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) chided Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) for trying to paint a rosy picture to an otherwise blurry situation in terms of the illegal immigrant issue in the State.

Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah said his PBS counterpart Datuk Johnny Mositun's statement that PBS had never wavered from its stand on the illegal immigrant issue in Sabah is not what it is perceived by the grassroots.

"SAPP found the general feeling of the grassroots is not like what Mositun has said. In fact there is so much concerned among the grassroots that the BN leaders particularly PBS suddenly become voiceless and seems to be lost in the issue of addressing the illegal immigrant problem.

"Why PBS government ministers are deaf and dumb? Why is the PBS Information Chief say something but those in the government not doing anything on the illegals?" he asked here Thursday.

Mositun was reported on Thusday in his response to the statement by SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee that PBS had never wavered from its position on the issue and that Yong had drawn the wrong conclusion on this from remarks that he (Mositun) had made about the regularisation of illegal immigrants ...more comment

EIA report on controversial coal plant flawed

KOTA KINABALU, July 29, 2010: The much awaited Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) study on an area earmarked for a coal power plant here is defective. Green Surf (Sabah Unite to Re-Power the Future) said the DEIA failed to make a comparative study of similar ecosystems.

The environmental group said if the government went ahead with its plan to build a coal power plant, SabahˇŻs unique eco-system could vanish.

The Dent Peninsular where the coal plant will be sited is home to corals and four different types of sea grass that are only found in mud flats, said Green Surf in a statement.

The group highlighted this after carrying out an independent survey to verify the DEIA report for the proposed 300 megawatt power plant at Kampung Sinakut, Lahad Datu.

The mud flat waters at this area are presently clear, allowing for small reef patches to grow.

As mud flats cover a large area, collectively reefs and sea grass in this ecosystem are important for fish populations and nesting, Green Surf said ...more comment

EPF withdrawals a symptom of rise in poverty

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28, 2010: The circle of poverty is widening because the government has continued to ignore the medical and healthcare needs of poor Malaysians, according to Senator Zamri Yusof of Pakatan Rakyat ...more

BN Ministers are lost and directionless on illegals

Kota Kinabalu,July 27,2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said that PBS leaders who voiced objections to the proposal to employ illegal immigrants as workers should not forget that the proposal is a direct result of PBS President Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan's call in February to include illegal immigration in a "special laboratory" under the "National Key Results Areas" of the Government Transformation Programme.

"This was later supported by UPKO President cum Federal Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok. The proposal was only made public by the federal Deputy Minister of Human Resources this month when he quoted from the "special lab" recommendations.

"In fact, on 25 May 2010, PBS Publicity Chief Datuk Johnny Mositun had called on the government to "regularize these workers officially" when he voiced objections to the federal government's intention to raise foreign workers levies. This was echoed by the Chief Minister on the same day who had said that the proposals from the State government labs on foreign workers would be finalised by end of May. Therefore, PBS Vice President Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan who is an assistant minister should not be ignorant on how the proposal to employ illegal immigrants came about.

"In order to cover up PBS's own total failure in solving the illegal immigrants issue, which was the key reason given by PBS to rejoin BN in 2002, Herbert has once again chosen to attack SAPP and myself over the illegal immigrants issue ...more comment

Stop Kimanis-Bintulu gas siphoning

SAPP maintains that Sabah should keep its natural gas for local industries

KOTA KINABALU, July 25, 2010: The State government should not have agreed to or allowed Petronas to siphon the natural gas from offshore of Sabah all the way to Bintulu, Sarawak in the first place, if it was really serious about developing the local industries, the oil and gas industry in particular, said Luyang State Assemblywoman, Melanie Chia.

For the same token, Petronas should not have even think of such a plan let alone pushing for it despite strong objection from the people of Sabah, besides Federal Cabinet's instruction (to Petronas) to give priority to Sabah if the State required the resources, as what has been noted by Plantation Industries and Commodity Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok in his statement two months ago.

Dompok also noted that there was a guarantee that no gas will be transported to Sarawak through the Kimanis-Bintulu pipeline if there is a need for gas in Sabah ...more

DPM's outright rejection of Labuan bridge proposal a shock and a disgrace

Kota Kinabalu, Friday, July 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today sait the Deputy Prime Minister's outright rejection of the Labuan bridge proposal on financial grounds came as a shock to the people of Labuan and mainland Sabah and a disgrace to the government.

"At the very least, the DPM should have given the proposal a chance at the mid-term review of the 10th Malaysia Plan in two years' time. So much high hopes have been given to the people of Labuan when Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was given RM5 million to conduct the feasibility study, of which only RM1.4 million was spent.

"The DPM has brushed aside the immense positive economic and social impact that would benefit Labuan and mainland Sabah, especially the Klias Peninsula, once the bridge has been completed. Travelling between Labuan and the mainland would become safer, faster and open 24-hour daily. Labuan's international airport would become a viable hub for travellers between Labuan and Sabah, northern Sarawak and even Brunei. The direct beneficiaries of the Labuan hub are Labuan, Kuala Penyu, Sipitang, Beaufort and the surrounding areas ...more

SAPP's Liew re-submits motion to have White paper on SAS

KOTA KINABALU, July 23, 2010: Likas Assemblyman and SAPP Deputy President Datuk Liew Teck Chan has re-submitted his motion to the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker asking the State Government to table a White paper on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) during the upcoming sitting.

In his letter addressed to Speaker Datuk Juhar Haji Mahirudin, Liew said he had actually submitted the motion during the previous DUN sitting but it was not executed. The motion was void on the excuse of "defeated by time".

Expressing frustration over the unprecedented decision to avoid any motion, he said this has never happened and that his motion has actually already been accepted and put into meeting arrangement during previous sitting and thus was supposed to have tabled them.

Hoping this time around the motion would be tabled, Liew said it is meant to ask the State Government to explain the truth about SAS and the reasons for its value drop in 1997 and 1998.

He said explanation on this is vital because of several factors, among others, that SAS has been a subject of debate by leaders of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) since it was in the opposition and until now as the Barisan Nasional component ...more

Hundreds gather at site for proposed coal-plant protest

LAHAD DATU, July 23, 2010: Some 400 people gathered on Saturday at the site for a proposed coal-fired power plant asking the government to stop the plan.

Comprising villagers from Kampung Sinakut and locals from Lahad Datu, the group held up banners saying they do not want a coal-fired plant, as it would have a negative impact on the environment.

They gathered at Sinakut, which is the site for the proposed plant, as a sign of solidarity and opposition towards the project which happens to be at the shores of the Coral Triangle, an area that harbours rich marine life.

Sinakut village headman Mr Jimi Uddin said locals were concerned about the project as they are aware it would have an impact on their livelihoods.

"We are fishermen and we depend on the sea. We also have seaweed farms which help us earn extra income ...more comment

No sincerity on illegal immigrants problem

Kota Kinabalu, July 22, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong today said the BN government which ruled Sabah for the last 16 years had all along shown no sincerity in helping Sabah resolve the illegal immigrants problem. He said this when commenting on the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin who said, "perhaps, this was the first time the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah being looked at in holistic manner..." therefore suggesting that the Federal Government had never look at this problem seriously before.

"In fact the Federal and State Government had got all the information and data concerning the issues. As far back as during PBS's time as state government an amnesty exercise had been carried out and data on the immigrants had been collected.

"During BN regularization exercise the National Security Council has had the Indonesian Consulate setting up offices in various parts of Sabah to help process documents for the Indonesian to facilitate them in getting work permits. At the time the consulate officers from the Philippines Embassy were posted to Sabah to process documents for their citizens. The National Security Council help implemented the exercise and is having all the documents and data with them ....more comment

Coal's Assault on Human Health

Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the U.S.: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases. This conclusion emerges from our reassessment of the widely recognized health threats from coal. Each step of the coal lifecycle-mining, transportation, washing, combustion, and disposing of post combustion wastes-impacts human health. Coal combustion in particular contributes to diseases affecting large portions of the U.S. population, including asthma, lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke, compounding the major public health challenges of our time. It interferes with lung development, increases the risk of heart attacks, and compromises intellectual capacity.

Oxidative stress and inflammation are indicated as possible mechanisms in the exacerbation and development of many of the diseases under review. In addition, the report addresses another, less widely recognized health threat from coal: the contribution of coal combustion to global warming, and the current and predicted health effects of global warming ...more in pdf comment

Mercy for the rich, cruelty to the poor

KOTA KINABALU, July 21, 2010: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned the rationale of continuing to pamper tolled highway operators while slashing food and fuel subsidies that benefit the poor.

SAPP deputy chief Eric Majimbun said it was unfair for the government to reduce the subsidies on essential goods such as sugar and cooking gas, which makes the poor in Sabah poorer, while seeing it fit to continue to subsidise highway concession holders and users of toll roads.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala has said that the government could save RM3.7 billion over five years if it allowed toll rates to be increased in the middle of the year as per the concession agreements for highways with alternative toll-free routes ...more comment

A Wild Guess

July 21, 2010: Amde - I've been asked by many, not one, not two, but many.

Does SAPP has a hidden agenda a protege of BN, had SAPP leaders met PM or is SAPP to pack with BN?

When asked where did you people get this kind of cheap news mongering? The typical answer would be - 'ya la we heard from here and there'.

Because they want my answer, in short I would reply, if there are such things, you think I would be with this party? I disagree with very many things what BN government is doing, especially with the way UMNO rules this State.

I therefore wouldn't mind to be out of the party at any time because I disagree.

Last in first out if you want to call it that way - I've no problem. Meaning I'm junior in the party. But I joined the party voluntarily. My interest in the party is looking no further than an ordinary member. But if given responsibility more than I anticipated then I've to weigh it up ...more

NGO: Najib 'misinformed' on Sabah energy options

Jul 21, 2010: A coalition of NGOs opposing the proposed coal-powered plant in Sabah's east coast has challenged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's claim that there were few options about energy in Sabah, saying the premier was misinformed on the state's energy production potential ...more comment

SAPP to BN: Get the priorities right!

KOTA KINABALU, July 20, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has expressed both regret and disgust over the government's recent antics of providing computer notebooks to the people of Pulau Banggi, Kudat, one of the most impoverished areas in Sabah.

SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah described such antics as yet another gimmick by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to ˇ®fish for votes', blatantly disregarding the people's real needs which he stressed should be given top priority.

"It is a big insult to the people of Sabah because computers are not the pressing need for the people in Banggi or other poverty-stricken areas in the State for that matter but better shelters and basic amenities," he said in a statement issued here today.

He was commenting on the news report on last Friday on Information, Communication and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim's visit to Karakit, Banggi Island to launch the distribution of 1Malaysia computer notebooks and Postal Transformation Plan for Sabah and Sarawak ...more

Chua: govt's bluff over coal power

KOTA KINABALU, July 17, 2010: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak was either lying or betraying his ignorance when he said that coal was the only viable source of power generation in Sabah. Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said in a statement today that the government had been misleading the public about the necessity of setting up a coal-fired power plant on the Sabah east coast and its impact on the environment.

Najib himself may have been misled by his advisers, she added.

Citing recent testimonies by experts engaged by the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, she said it appeared that the government and power companies had not been telling the truth when championing the use of coal for power generation.

According to a recent briefing by Korean specialists, she said, coal-fired plants emitted the largest amount of carbon dioxide among power generators.

She also referred to a report released last March by the University of California, which gave detailed recommendations of how Sabah could meet its energy needs through renewable energy options.

A recent conference of Malaysian researchers had also concluded that there were green and renewable alternatives to coal, she noted.

Chua asked if the government would still proceed with the plan to build a coal-fired plant in Lahad Datu in the light of such findings...more comment

Chua urges protection of biodiversity in Sabah

Kuala Lumpur, July 16, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui urged the relevant ministry to extend the Wildlife Conservation Act to Sabah so as to benefit protection because Sabah is classified as the most biodiverse place on earth, home to 380 species of mammals, 664 birds, 100 amphibians, 394 fishes with over 500 species of reef-building corals and 15,000 plants.

"These also included the endangered, rare and going to extinct species of smallest elephant on earth, the Borneo pygmy elephants, Borneo rhinoceros, orangutans, proboscis monkeys, hornbills, turtles, crocodiles etc.," in her debate on the Wildlife Conservation Bill 2010 in Parliament.

"I strongly objected to the building of the 300 MW of Coal Power plant in Sahabat, Lahad Datu or anywhere in Sabah , I also wanted to record my objection to the project based on the EIA public views with the following reasons...more comment

Will human life be wiped out by a BP-induced methane eruption? No.

July 15, 2010: Let's just get this out of the way now: The BP oil disaster, while horrible in innumerable ways, is not literally the end of the world ...more

SAPP supports FSM on cabotage

Kota Kinabalu, July 15, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Treasurer-General Datuk Wong Yit Ming echoed the Federation of Sabah Manufacturers (FSM) call on the Federal Government to abolish unfair shipping policies contained in the cabotage policy.(In the Chinese news) ...more

Liew on a Bomba visit

KOTA KINABALU, July 14, 2010: State Assemblyman for Likas, Datuk Liew Teck Chan, yesterday, led a delegation comprising the local community on a courtesy call to the State Fire & Rescue Department (Bomba).

The call, which was also a study visit, was to find out fire prevention measures and causes.

Liew, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president, was also briefed by the department's director Khirudin Drahman on the importance of fire hydrants for putting out fires as well as saving lives and properties.

As such, the general public are responsible as well to look after these fire hydrants in their respective areas to ensure these facilities are functioning and avoid being misused by people to steal water ...more

NGO laughs off Sabah's grand plan, calls it 'far-fetched'

KOTA KINABALU, July 14, 2010: Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun's pledge to make Sabah "the best place in Asia to reside" is nothing but a joke, said Common Interest Group Malaysia or CigMa. Its deputy president Daniel John Jambun said Masidi was obviously too detached from the reality of life in major towns of Sabah in proposing the idea ...more

Explain lost billions before touting 'people first' slogan

SHAH ALAM, July 13, 2010: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak should stop touting his "people first..." slogan and first explain the scandals and the leaks involving billions of ringgit which have underlined decades of Umno-Barisan Nasional rule.

The missing billions, said PKR supreme council member Tan Kee Kwong were public funds and must be explained even before Najib can begin winning the rakyat's confidence.

Tan said this while debating Najib's speech in which the premier said BN was always "prioritising the rakyat and helping the poor and needy."

Tan drew attention to a litany of scandals which has ripped apart the Malaysian economy, leading to its current debt-ridden state.

He recalled how in 1998 during the economic crisis, finance minister Anwar Ibrahim was sacked and replaced by Daim Zainuddin.

According to him, Daim had at the time awarded a RM5.2 billion contract to his crony company PSC Shipyard Berhad to build OPV vehicles (Patrol Pesisir).

The Public Accounts Commission (PAC) later discovered that the finance ministry had issued a check for RM1 billion before the OPV was completed...more

Tan's challenge to Najib's Felda

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:10 .By Patrick Lee and Jamilah Kamarudin

FMT EXCLUSIVE PETALING JAYA: PKR supreme council member Tan Kee Kwong was recently thrust into the political spotlight after posting an open letter to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in early June.

In his letter, the former deputy minister of land and cooperatives accused Najib and the government of mismanaging Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) funds.

The former Segambut MP and WP Gerakan chief alleged that Felda's cash reserves had dropped by more than RM4 billion to about RM200 million this year.

Tan also questioned the need for the government-linked company to invest RM660 million in a "five-star" office building.

Government reaction to the allegation was both swift and heavy-handed. Former Felda liaison director and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Ahmad Maslan, announced that Felda was going to sue Suara Keadilan and several PKR party leaders, including Tan, for RM200 million.

Several hours later, the party organ was summoned to the Home Ministry in Putrajaya. But the meeting was to no avail, as Suara Keadilan found its printing licence suspended ...more

Sabah MyKad scandal revisited

Kota Kinabalu, July 12, 2010: It came to no surprise 'as usual' the recent denial by the Barisan Nasional Home Minister that MyKads or Malaysian ICs had been issued to illegal immigrants.

Let's go down to memory lane ...in October 5, 2008 when Sabah Progressive Party Deputy President and Member of Parliament for Sepanggar, Datuk Eric Majimbun had a shocking revelation as follows.

KOTA KINABALU (5 October, 2008): The surname and address on his MyKad are the same as the ones belonging to Sepanggar member of parliament Datuk Eric Majimbun, but they are not related. Neither do they know each other.

The MyKad carries the name Jerome Majimbon and the address is Kampung Pomotodon, Jalan Kionsom, Inanam.

In Sabah, people are regarded as having the same surname despite a slight variation in spelling.

Majimbun said: "I was surprised because we don't have a relative with such a name and the people in Kampung Pomotodon are unaware of the existence of such a person in the village."

He found out that the man in question was a Filipino illegal immigrant whose real name is Jerom Maguil.

Majimbun wants answers from the Home Ministry and the National Registration Department (NRD) on how the man had obtained the MyKad bearing the number 560930-12-5739.

"I have written to the secretary-general of the Home Ministry but I have yet to receive a reply," he said yesterday ...more comment

It's outrageous to frame criminal charge against parking fees defaulters

Chong showing reporters copies of the summonses provided by affected motoristsKOTA KINABALU, July 11, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has taken Wawasan Ikhtisas Sdn Bhd, the city's parking fees collection company to task for classifying parking fees defaulters as criminals.

Describing it as abusive and a form of victimization, SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah called for an immediate review of such an excessive treatment and intimidation to the motorists.

Speaking to reporters in a news conference held at the party's headquarters in Bornion Centre, in Luyang here today, Chong claimed to have received numerous complaints from affected motorists of late, complaining over such an action.

They also supplied him with copy of their summonses issued by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) on behalf of Wawasan Ikhtisas.

"We in SAPP are shocked to see that cases of unsettled parking fees classified as a criminal case. It is stated so in the City Court car park summonses ...more

Dialogue with city cops

Kota Kinabalu, July 10, 2010: Likas State Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan led a delegation of about 20 community leaders and public transport operators to a dialogue with the Kota Kinabalu Police station in Karamunsing on Friday.

The police were representated by Acting City Police Chief, Supt Rowell Marong, City CID Chief, DSP Asri Jamaluddin, Senior Investigation Officer (traffic section), ASP Mohd Mohd Noor and Officer-in-charge of Tanjung Aru Police Station, Sub Inspector Abdul Samad Sumedi.

Among the issues brought up during the dialogue were limited parking space at the Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), Damai Plaza in Luyang and around the city centre, safety issues concerning taxi drivers, crime prevention in housing areas and ways to improve the working relationship between the police and the public ...more

Severe shortage of doctors in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9, 2010: The Dewan Rakyat (parliament) was told that Sabah and Sarawak faces a severe shortage of doctors due to lack of interest and the heavy workload in the rural areas, Wednesday ...more

'History lost us Batu Puteh'

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8, 2010: Over two years have passed since Malaysia lost its duel with Singapore over sovereign right to Pulau Batu Puteh (PBP). While Singapore walked away with the coveted island, we had to be content with a maritime feature of lesser significance known as Middle Rocks.

The May 2008 verdict by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) split Malaysian opinion. One half believed that we were robbed of our national territory, while the other decreed that we had courted defeat.

The common ground between both sides was dismay. That emotion would have no doubt resurfaced with the recent publication of 'Pedra Branca: The Road to the World Court' (henceforth referred to as Pedra Branca).

The book's authors are none other than S Jayakumar and Tommy Koh, both of whom were personally involved in the case. The former is currently Singapore's Senior Minister in the Cabinet, while the latter is an international lawyer and Ambassador-at-Large for the Government of Singapore...more

Unbelievable terrible roads in Sabah

Keningau, July 8, 2010: Villages from at least 10 villages (kampung) from Nabawan to the Keningau town called on the government to address their woes. These villages were kept isolated because of the deplorable road conditions in the area.

With a population of more than 3,000 villagers, these villages were deprived of transportation thus depriving them of the much need medical services and accessibility problems.

A severely broken bridge (pictured) which posed a danger to even pedestrians while vehicles are unable to be used to cross this bridge and instead were left stranded and motorists have to spend their night inside their vehicle waiting for help to come.

School children were also unable to attend their school. It was reported that there are 5 schools in this areas and people have problems in buying basic necessities ...more

Sabahans should hold top posts in Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, July 7, 2010: SAPP Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to provide more opportunities for experienced and qualified Sabahans to hold top posts in Federal department in the state ...more

Green Surf wants coal plant scrapped

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:31 .KUALA LUMPUR: Environmentalists today condemned a plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Sabah, saying it will harm the island's fragile coral reefs and rainforests ...more comment

Sabah's position in Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu, July 6, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Councillor Dullie Marie today said the people of Sabah should be enlightened on the truth about the formation of Malaysia.

He quoted Datuk Karim Ghani, a veteran politician, who boldly stated "If Tunku had said you form Malaysia, you (Sabah) become one of the 13 states ... I don't think the Sabah and Sarawak leaders would have been so stupid to accept".

Dullie, who is also the Petagas CLC Chairman, referred the veteran politician as one of those responsible for the expansion of UMNO into Sabah but was surprised that he (Datuk Karim) was demanding and questioning on the position of Sabah within Malaysia.

"This is only after about 20 years UMNO controlled the political landscape of Sabah.

"Datuk Karim even urged the State government to pass a resolution in the State Assembly to affirm Sabah's position, which I doubt the State government will have the guts to do so," said Dullie...more

Possible snap election by September?

July 5, 2010: The federal government's sudden decision to increase constituency allocations has sparked speculation that they might call for snap polls soon ...more

Liew inspects Taman Fantasi landslide

Kota Kinabalu, July 4, 2010: State assemblyman for Likas Datuk Liew Teck Chan,made a visit to Taman Fantasi in Likas after he received complaints from the residents there on the recent landslide problem.

The landslides caused by heavy rains for the last one month destroyed backyard fences with heavy mud flow from the hill behind.

Liew, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President, inspected the area together with the Public Works Department and KK City Hall engineers, contractors, to assess the situation.

The affected victims complained of slow response from the authorities when they called up for emergency help and hoped the clean-up works can be speedily undertaken to set their houses in order. They also hoped the authorities come up with a long term solution to the landslide problems of their area ...more

Yee blames website for his 'knighthood' claim

Kota Kinabalu, July 3, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Treasurer-General, Datuk Wong Yit Ming, said Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, who is the State Resource Development and Information Minister should not have blamed the website editors for information provided at the British Cardiff Law School website: www.law.cf.ac.uk but himself ...more

Questions on Blocks L & M not fully answered

Kuala Lumpur, July 1, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, said the federal government did not give a satisfactory answer on why the 3 million acres of oil block L and M were ceded to Brunei ...more comment

SAPP members from Kawang joining Gerakan baseless

Kota Kinabalu, June 30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kawang CLC Chairman, Edward Dagul, said the report in the local newspapers on Sunday 27th June 2010 that 350 former SAPP members from the Kawang area had joined Gerakan is baseless ...more

Puppets of BN-Umno Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, June 29, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kudat CLC Chairman, Datuk Wong Yit Ming, today urged Tanjung Kapor Assemblyman Datuk Teo Chee Kang to leave Sabah BN in order to prove UMNO Sabah is wrong.

"The ill treatment and disrespect by UMNO Kudat division leaders showed that UMNO Sabah never practice consensus among the component members.

"UMNO is always the big brother and never consult other component parties on any decision making.

"The controversial sport's betting licence is a very good example. Even though component parties like LDP, MCA and MIC publicly announced that they support the government to issue this licence, the Prime Minister however, announced the cancellation of the sports betting licence after they reached a decision through the Umno Supreme Council meeting and not through Barisan Nasional (BN) meeting ...more

KK City 600 days without a general hospital

KOTA KINABALU, June 29, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) issued a grim reminder to the government on Monday when its Youth Wing managed to hold a brief demonstration to mark the "600 days for the 500,000 city dwellers without a General Hospital" outside the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here ...more comment

SAPP Parents' Day Do 2010

KOTA KINABALU, June 28, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee reminded party members to respect their elders in his officiating speech at the SAPP Parents' Day dinner and celebration organised by the SAPP Wanita KK & Penampang Zone at Grand Port View Restaurant on Friday.

He said in this modern era, the lifestyles of our community changed to adapt the environment or situation.

"Previously children would return to their respective hometowns during the festive seasons to celebrate Hari Raya or Chinese New Year but now it was the other way round.

"More and more parents are going abroad to be with their children who are working there and have families there," he said...more

Sabah's poor and needy

Kepayan, June 27, 2010: ex-Kapitan Peter Chong (standing) posing with destitute single mom, Roslinah, her two young girls and her 64-year-old mother who is paralysed from waist down, during a routine visit on them on Friday 25 June, 2010 to deliver some essential items.

Roslinah and her family are currently living in a dilapidated wooden hut, in Kg Tampiku, Kepayan, about 20-minute drive from KK City.

She was left to fend for herself and to provide for her three children aged 17, 13 and 9 (mentally-handicapped) and her mother, after her husband left her a few years ago.

She and her family are now literally living on charity. Those who are keen to help her and her family could always contact Chong of Kapitan Welfare Association at 012-8339713, to arrange for a visit on Roslinah ...more

Chua: UPSR exam should be continued

Tawau, June 26, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui, agreed in principle that education should not be solely examinations oriented ...more

Chong: Don't delay rebuilding Donggongon Market

PENAMPANG, Jun 25, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) urged the State Government to keep its promise to rebuild the Donggongon market that was burnt down during the Pesta Kaamatan celebration last month.

Its Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah said the party received a lot of calls about the erratic situation at the Donggongon Tamu ground because the hawkers from the burnt down market had to share the stalls with its tamu hawkers here.

"Despite the promise made by Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman during his speech at the Pesta Kaamatan in Hongkod Koisaan, KDCA on May 31 that the market will be rebuilt quickly but nothing has yet to be seen.

"The delay is causing a lot of inconveniences to the hawkers and to the public as they have to cope with confused situation in the tamu market now ...more

10th Malaysia Plan paints a rosy picture but with alarm bells at backyard

Tawau, Jun 24, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui said it is pointless to paint a rosy picture but with the alarm bells ringing at our backyard, as declared by YB Dato' Seri Idris Jala, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, that with a current deficit of RM 236 billions, and continuous subsidies of RM74 billions in 2009, Malaysia will go bankrupt in 2019 just like Greece...more

Yee, mute on other issues

KOTA KINABALU, June 24, 2010: Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai's silence on many issues is costing his constituents, said former Gaya MP Datuk Philip Yong Chiew Lip.

Chiew Lip, who was also a former deputy president of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said prior to Parti Bersatu Sabah's readmission into the Barisan Nasional (BN), Yee had also been vocal on issues like the car parking fee rate in the City before but until now there has been no solution.

"Yee had asked people not to pay the parking bills but now there is no solution? The people who did not pay the bills are being threatened with legal action.

"But, when his office in Lintas was affected by the car parking fee collector company's move to place a booth at the entrance and exit to collect parking fee, he (Yee) went all the way to the State Cabinet to get the parking fee booth to be removed ... more comment

When is when time for lab findings?

Kota Kinabalu, June 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong today questioned when is the appropriate time to disclose the findings of the special laboratory set up by the Prime Minister's Department.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala recently said that a special laboratory had been set up to solve Sabah's longstanding illegal immigrants problem and that he believed that the Chief Minister will disclose the findings of the laboratory at an appropriate time.

"The question is when would be the appropriate time?" asked Richard.

"If the State government has got the plans and proposal from the federal government's laboratory, it should be made known to the public now. What Sabah facing is a problem which needs immediate attention and action without delay. Any statement from the government such as still studying the details and proposals may only be seen as lame excuses...more

Chong: Rumours of MACC actions were proven to be true

KOTA KINABALU, June 23, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk V.K Liew should just reveal any information on the investigations being taken by Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) on several personalities from Sabah ...more comment

White Paper on SAS is the answer for the people

Kota Kinabalu, June 23, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party Assistant Secretary-General Foo Fook Ming today said the Saham Amanah Sabah remains a hot issue because the price of the share still stays at the low point of RM0.28 ...more

Oil reserves will be depleted in 43 years

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 21, 2010: The Federal Government said that Sabah's offshore crude oil reserves estimated from January 1, 2009 was about 2.3 billion barrels whereas gas reserves at 12.1 trillion cubic feet ...more

Share swap fiasco: PBS challenged to support White Paper

KOTA KINABALU, Jun 20, 2010: Local-based political parties are facing a tough call at the coming state assembly sitting where a motion will be moved that will shed light on what caused the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco ...more

Liew: White Paper can answer all

Kota Kinabalu, 19 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Liew Teck Chan today said it is not necessary to dig old issues and debate the outcome of the 1997 and 1998 financial crisis in the media ...more comment

Yee must look at himself in the mirror

KOTA KINABALU, June, 19, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Councillor Datuk David Chong today siad if PBS Deputy President cum Minister of IT and Resources, Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai is honestly committed to fight corruption, he should first look around him to see if there is any truth to the news circulating in national newspaper and the internet that several personalities linked to BN State Cabinet ministers have been questioned by the MACC on money laundering investigations ...more

YONG: Yee Moh Chai a liar

Kota Kinabalu, June 18, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said in view that Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai lied that he did not agree to the discontinuance of the proceedings in relation to the court case K 23-01 of 1998, he has released a copy of the Notes of Proceedings which are self-explanatory ...more comment

Chong: Yee's passion is to prove Yong wrong only

KOTA KINABALU, Jun 18, 2010: Resource Development and Information Technology Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai must not run away from his responsibility and use his good office to uncover the truth in the Warisan Harta/NBT share swap debacle ...more comment

SAPP Youth : Minister Yee, stop betraying the people of Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, Jun 17, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader Edward Dagul, told Minister Datuk Yee Moh Chai to should stop betraying the people who are disgusted that he has abandoned the issues close to the people's hearts ever since he became a BN Minister in 2004 ...more comment

Government should take action if any wrong committed in NBT-Warisan Harta case

Kota Kinabalu, Wed, 16 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said the timing of the press statement by Datuk Haji Rahman Ghani which was released by the Chief Minister's Department at his company's annual general meeting was perfect for political purposes ...more

State Government diverting attention from 'issue'

Kota Kinabalu, Jun 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the present State Government trying to divert the people's attention on MACC investigations into alleged money laundering activities in Hong Kong involving 8 Sabah prominent businessmen and lawyers related to present State leader as reported by Nanyang Siang Pao ...more

Chong: Issues raised are of public concern

KOTA KINABALU, June 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is raising issues that purely concern the people of Sabah and not based on misinformation and baseless facts ...more comment

SAPP Youth: Table White Paper on Warisan Harta to clear air

Kota Kinabalu, June 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief, Edward Dagul, said Umno Sabah Executive Secretary Datuk Kadzim M Yahya in simply concluding that SAPP statements were based on reports from blogs and without justification showed that he is arrogant or is just ignorant and maybe both ...more

SAPP Youth applies police permit for peaceful demo

KOTA KINABALU, 16 June, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth wing has applied for a police permit to hold a peaceful demonstration on this coming 28 June, to mark the 600th day the city is without a general hospital...more

Parliament to debate Sabah's coal power

Kuala Lumpur, June 15, 2010: Anti-coal power coalition Green Surf has made inroads into Parliament, persuading speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia to set aside time to debate the controversial coal-powered plant in Sabah ...more comment

1Malaysia, a concept to federal intrusion of our rights

KOTA KINABALU, Jun 15, 2010: The 1Malaysia concept propagated by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government is just a disguise to erode the rights of Sabahans, claimed Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)...more

Sabah politico-business high flyers

KOTA KINABALU, Jun 14, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is concerned with reports on the detention of several people linked to a top ranking political personality from Sabah to facilitate investigations of money laundering activities by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) ...more comment

Chua: SMS scam victims alarming in Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu, Jun 13, 2010: Tawau Member of Parliament, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, is alarmed at the amount (RM6.4 million) Malaysians reportedly had lost to SMS scams in the last four years ...more

The 10th Malaysia Plan,but Sabah still the poorest

Kota Kinabalu, Jun 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong said that while the Tenth Malaysia Plan seeks RM 230 billions for implementation, the plan to build 78,000 houses for the homeless is like a never ending story ...more comment

Kg Lasou Podi tragic incident

SAPP Kadamaian Agnes, together with Jerizal and his relativesKota Belud, Jun 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kadamaian Constituency Liaison Committee (CLC) led by Kadamaian CLC Chairlady, Agnes Moifun Liewpin, visited the family of the fatal victims of a recent fire in Kg Lasou Podi, about 25 km from Kota Belud township.

A single mother and her two daughters were burnt to death when fire destroyed their wooden house early Wednesday. Lasunton Atung, 46, a SK Lasou Podi clerk and her two daughters, Fennisaiah Jussine, a 15-year-old student and Jessica Jussine, aged 5 years all died in the 4am incident.

Lasunton's 22-year-old son Jerizal and his friend survived.

Agnes was accompanied by SAPP Lasou Podi Branch Vice Chairperson, Rusiah Ligon, donated food and cash to family member of the fire victims...more pictures

Is Maritime District 14 a Malaysian maritime territory?

Kota Kinabalu, June 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Councillor Dullie Marie today said the Sabah Ministers are completely silent on the Blocks L and M issue ...more on RM500 bond comment

SAPP: 10th Malaysia Plan will fail Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, Thurs, 11 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said there are so many policies and blueprints have been rolled out by the government that it must be really confusing for government bureaucrats to keep track of and to comply with ...more

Chua: Act of violence condemned

Tawau, Jun 11, 2010: Tawau Member of Parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui, condemned the act of violence by the Tawau Hospital security staff against a young couple.

"Such senseless and heartless act warrants a thorough investigation by the authorities," she added.

Chua was shocked to read in the news about the incident published by the local newspapers on June 7, 2010.

"The hospital should also apologize to the victims (Mr. and Mrs. Lim) in public as well as compensate them for the injuries inflicted by their security personnel.

"They should understand that it is not uncommon in hospitals where close relatives of patients reacted uncontrollably especially when their loved ones are seriously ill or in critical condition.

"It is wrong for the security guard to resort to violence which the victims sustained injuries from being hit by batons and even bitten in the arms by them...more

Chua: Why the delay of railway project

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 10, 2010: Modernisation project on the railway from Tanjung Aru to Tenom came to a halt and behind schedule for 30 months (original date of completion was on May 23, 2008) because of insufficient funds by the State Government. The project now cost RM142.2 million for the first sector ie. railway from Tanjung Aru to Kimanis which was undertaken by Suria Capital which only managed to achieve physical progress of 96.27 percent and about RM118 million spent.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui said the delay has caused sufferings to the people in the interior travelling to Kota Kinabalu.

Chua also mentioned that the people of Kota Kinabalu and Putatan suffered the inconveniences from the railway upgrading due to closure of several roads.

"The people were promised new roads but none was forthcoming since 2008," ...more

Edward: People deserve to know what happened

Kota Kinabalu, June 8, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief Edward Dagul today said that Datuk Johnny Mositun is once again, living up to his billing as the mouthpiece for UMNO and Barisan Nasional.

"When no other State cabinet ministers from the coalition, most notably none from UMNO backing the Chief Minister, one can always count on Johnny to support his political master.

"The people of Sabah deserve to know what happened to the RM500 million State government bonds. As was raised by Datuk Yong Teck Lee, "If we have RM2 billion in reserves, it is a valid question then, why we need a bond of RM500 million for? Where will the RM500 million be invested in?" Why is there a need to commit the State government to debts due in 2014?

"Datuk Johnny Mositun seems to know more than the other Cabinet Ministers when he confidently announces that the bond was for a "specific purpose" and not "because the government is short of funds." SAPP Youth wants Mositun to elaborate and explain what the so called specific purpose is ...more comment

Village Chief sacked over dam project protest

Singkui showing his service termination letterKOTA BELUD,June 7, 2010: Singkui Tinggi thought he was only doing his job as a village head when he appealed to the State Government to reconsider the proposed Sungai Kadamaian dam project in the interest of more than 800 villagers in Kampung Tambatuon.

But, his bravery to speak up instead saw him getting a one-month service termination notice for the post that he had been holding for the past 28 years from the Local Government and Housing Ministry last month.

Singkui, 78, said they were really hoping that proposed dam construction would be deferred in order to save their homes and properties in the village that had been in existence for the past three centuries from ending up being submerged in water.

In his statement in March, Singkui had said that as voters and staunch supporters of the government the people in Kampung Tambatuon had high confidence on the government's leadership to protect their welfare and future ...more

Cheaper eco-friendly options to controversial coal plant

KOTA KINABALU, Jun 6, 2010: Hydropower, biomass and the Bakun dam in Sarawak are feasible alternatives to a proposed coal-fired power plant in Sabah, a Malaysian study has found. The recent study has put both the state and federal governments as well as the power utility companies, Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, which are advising them, in a tight spot ... comment

Stop subsidising Umnoputras, cut wastage, remove inefficiencies and curb corruption

Kota Kinabalu, Thu, 3 June 2010:  Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the government must seriously, urgently and sincerely eliminate subsidies to UMNO and BN leaders and remove wastages and inefficiencies in the government and curb corruption among its ranks before imposing cuts on subsidies on livelihood necessities that will affect the people ...more

Malaysia another Greece, Sabah another Dubai?

Kota Kinabalu, Wed, 2 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the feeble efforts of UMNO Supreme Council member, Datuk Dr. Norraesah Mohamad, an economist, to shrug off the warning that Malaysia could be a bankrupt nation like Greece in nine years' time show that UMNO leaders are still unable to see the underlying trend that has been besetting Malaysia for the last decade. Datuk Dr. Norraesah has described possibility of national bankruptcy as "ridiculous" ...more comment

Pickpockets from Sabah an embarrassment

Jun 2, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party Vice President Datuk Chua Soon Bui expressed her shock and concern on the 25 people from Sabah, 12 men and 13 women, aged from 18 to 46, all have blood ties with each other who travelled all the way from Sabah to Kangar, Perlis and at the TV3's Jom Heboh Carnival to prey on victims by pick pocketing and snatching.

Chua, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tawau said four of them were caught at the carniväl site and the rest were also found, two of them have stayed at a hotel in Kuala Perlis and later detained.

Police also found RM27,000 worth of gold jewellery and records of crimes, which took places in shifts.

"I view it as a very serious matter because it is considered as an organised crime and syndicate (as members of families are trained in pick-pocket n snatching) which very much unheard of in Sabah.

"I urge the police to check on their background, whether they are born as Malaysian citizens in Sabah ...more

Issues

Sabah's Oil Royalty

Oil Royalty Warrants Review - Kota Kinabalu (20 November 2008): State Government has been urged to initiate a review of the 1976 Petroleum Agreement between the State and Federal Government with the view to revise the oil royalty from five percent to no less than 20 per cent.

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