Campaign worker dies after being knocked down by car

KOTA KINABALU, May 7, 2013: A 21-year-old man, a campaigner for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), who was knocked down by a Mitsubishi Mirage car along Jalan Kolombong, near City Mall shopping complex, here on Sunday night has died at the hospital.

Ignatius Ijohnis, succumbed to severe head injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the 11.50pm incident.

It was believed that the victim was taking down party flags placed along Jalan Kolombong after the end of the 13th general election on May 5.

The driver of the Mitsubishi Mirage car, in his 20s, was reportedly heading to Kolombong from Kinarut when he lost control of the vehicle just as the victim was crossing the road.

As a result the driver knocked into the victim and the resulting impact threw the victim a couple of metres away and badly damaged the windscreen of the car ...more

RM80 million talk all rubbish

SIPITANG, May 4, 2013: In Sipitang, which is believed to be a Barisan Nasional stronghold, the mood for change is as prevalent as it is in the rest of the state.

There Amde Sidik, the slight, studious looking but tireless SAPP candidate for the Sindumin state seat is on the road with Kamis Daming, the party's parliamentary candidate for Sipitang.

They have been traversing this large and logistically difficult constituency to get their message of change across.

Though his local opposition party SAPP ¨C standing on a platform of Sabah for Sabahans ¨C has been bombarded by negative comments and allegations of having received RM80 million from the ruling coalition to ˇ®split' the opposition vote, both Amde and Kamis are also quietly confident that an upset is in the making in Sabah.

Amde himself brushed aside the allegation of RM80 million having been paid to SAPP as "rubbish".

"Look at me. I just have RM80 in my pocket," he says taking out his wallet. "You think if we had RM80 million Kamis and I would be campaigning like this on our own? ...more

SAPP's truths against DAP's lies

KOTA KINABALU, May 4, 2013: SAPP will fight and win on the truth because the people want to have a clean and honest government.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Datuk Yong Teck Lee did a surprise show-up at the DAP Ceramah, stunning his rivals at Foh Sang in Luyang.

The DAP held ceramah was just 50 metres from SAPP's Kopitiam Ceramah had been bad-mouthing Yong the whole night prompting Yong who did what any gentleman would do and meet them, face to face.

Yong said he wanted to give his side of the story, after his invitation for a public debate was turned down by DAP...more

DAP leaders resorted to lies to mislead people

KOTA KINABALU, May 4, 2013: SAPP election campaign director Datuk Philip Yong has urged DAP leaders not to resort to lies to mislead the people.

He said due to persistent lies by DAP leaders, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president and him attended the ceramah organized by DAP at Foh Sang, Luyang ,in front of SAPP headquarters, on Wednesday night to clear some of the false allegations hurled at the president, in particular the lie about Project IC.

Earlier, PKR leader Dr Chong Eng Leong during his speech at the ceramah, had insinuated that Datuk Yong Teck Lee was involved in Project IC.

Yong explained that their presence there was to ask Dr. Chong to repeat what he had allegedly said about Yong's involvement in Project IC and phantom voters, adding that an open discussion there would have cleared the air over the allegations against him by DAP, but the organizers, including DAP election director Fred Fung, did not allow the discussion to take place because Dr Hiew of DAP was afraid of the truth ...more

Yong denied chance to counter DAP's lies at Ceramah

KOTA KINABALU, May 3, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee surprised his Democratic Action Party (DAP) rivals when he showed up at their ceramah (talk) which was held just 50 metres from SAPP's Kopitiam talk at Foh Sang, Luyang on Wednesday night.

The DAP leaders had been bad-mouthing Yong the whole night, prompting him who what any gentleman would do by meeting them face to face.

Yong said he wanted to give his side of the story, after his invitation for a public debate was turned down by DAP ...more

SAPP Candidates walkabout campaign in Sandakan

SANDAKAN, May 2, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Candidates for N.43 Sekong: Awang @ Abdul Nasib bin Othman, N.44 Karamunting: Yong Vui Min,N.45 Elopura: Liau Fook Kong and
N.46 Tg.Papat: Yong Chie Man @ Yu Chie Man making their rounds in Sandakan ...more

Young KDM voters backing SAPP

PENAMPANG, May 2, 2013: Young voters are now throwing their support for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), the biggest local based opposition party in Sabah.

It is obvious when the young Sabahans joining SAPP in droves.

The latest is a group of young Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) voters who believe that only a Sabah-based political party could bring about prosperity to the people and the State. (Pic - Samson handing over membership application forms to Chong Pit Fah)

"Me and many of my friends have weighed the pros and cons between Sabah-based political party and Malaya-based political party for the past few months. And we have found out that only a Sabah-based political party could serve Sabah better," said Samson Aaron Malinggang when he submitted dozens of membership application forms to SAPP candidate for N.19 Kapayan State constituency, Chong Pit Fah, at Kampung Kobusak ...more

Eric,people's champion and momogun stalwart

INTRODUCTION - Eric Majimbun hails from Kg. Kionsom, Inanam. A former Native Chief until he handed over his title to his younger brother to run for political office is also an expert on Native Customs and Native Courts. A Momogun stalwart, he has since 1994 defended the interest of the Momogun people. Ever since PBS left the Momogun struggle to join the BN "tow the line" train, Majimbun persistently and tirelessly hammers the need for justice and equality for the Momogun people. If not because of Majimbun's relentless effort to call for the RCI (Royal Commission of Inquiry), it is doubtful if the UMNO/BN would have even considered the prospect.

Eric is a two time Member of Parliament for Sepanggar since 2004 to this day. This time around, however, he decided to forego his Parliament quest to instead concentrate directly on the affairs of the state. He is today running for the state seat of N13 Inanam. He felt its time he addresses and immerse himself solely in the affairs of Sabah government. He realized that his experienced as an MP has prepared himself to become a truly effective state administrator. If SAPP forms the government, Majimbun felt he will be an effective administrator to guarantee the interest and well being of Sabahans are well promoted and protected ...more

Name the 3 opposition leaders!

Yong Teck Lee (April 30, 2103)

Ever since the irresponsible "startling disclosure" by the defence minister that 3 opposition leaders were involved in the Philippine Sulu incursion last February, several enquiries have been directed at me by people who wonder if the "one Sabah opposition leader" were me.

As a matter of fact, I have been speaking on this subject of the Philippine Sulu incursion at KK, Tawau and Sandakan. I displayed Philippine territorial maps in which Sabah is visible. The maps, bought in the Philippine book shops years ago, are a constant reminder to Filipinos about the place called Sabah/North Borneo. It is relevant that the maps do not label Sabah (Malaysia) but merely Sabah (North Borneo). The maps keep open the issue of the Sabah claim in the mindset of Filipinos ...more

Petronas unfair to locals in Sipitang

SIPITANG, April 28, 2013: People in Sipitang don't expect miracles but something to benefit them for both in short and long term when referring to 4.6 Billion of PETRONAS SAMUR project officiated by the Prime Minister in Kg. Banting, Sipitang last year, says Amde Sidik.

"Employment being the most important thing which should be available for them, apart from specific jobs which require expertise, understandably for skilled personnel but the sad part is menial jobs for workers, labourers are given priority to foreigners instead of for the locals.

"We would ask PETRONAS to contribute something to Sipitang people as part of its social responsibility," Haji Amde Sidik said ...more

Zahid, don't play politics with security matters

KOTA KINABALU, April 28, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, in a brief statement said it is irresponsible on the part of the Defence Minister who is trying to play politics with security matters.

He said, the minister is neither here nor there in making the allegations of the three opposition leaders involved in the Lahad Datu intrusion.

The government should take immediate action as it involves national security ...more

20 years Sipitang under Umno, can't even connect 2.5 km piped water

SIPITANG, April 27, 2013: It's incredible only 2.5km from the main tank-water reservoir situated in Sindumin town yet no piped water connected to nearby kampongs such Sri Menanti and Kawang to provide tape water. The latest time they ¨CUMNO administrators promised to connect water pipe to their homes was five years ago until today to no avail.

Haji Amde Sidik is Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President and its N28 Sindumin state seat candidate said if they couldn't do it in the last twenty years what make them do in this coming ten days.

He was speaking in Kg Mendulong about 40 km from Sipitang town via gravel road last night. SAPP candidate for P178 Sipitang, Kamis Daming and the rest SAPP crew was with him.

"I don't s see any good reason why must the Lundayeh community stay put voting for UMNO when even Malays in Malaya rejecting UMNO, it's a shame," ...more

Majimbun warns of legal action against those spreading lies

INANAM, April 26, 2013: SAPP Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun, the former Sepanggar MP who is contesting the Inanam state seat in this election, warned his opponents and those of other opposition parties to stop using the dirty campaign tactic of "character assassination" on him or face legal action.

Telling reporters this when met at the party's "Ini Kalilah Bangun Untuk Sabah" campaign talk held at the township here on Tuesday night, he said he has also mobilised the party's "eyes and ears" at the ground to catch those still doing so.

He said he had been informed that campaigners from an opposition party are spreading lies alleging, among others, that he (Eric) and his party were sponsored by Barisan Nasional (BN) to split the opposition votes ...more

Sabah autonomy is an issue

The fact that the caretaker Prime Minister was forced to address the validity of the 20-point issue means that BN and Umno are on the defensive.

KOTA KINABALU,April 26, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee has refuted caretaker Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's claim that Sabah's autonomy is a "non issue".

"When the PM is forced to talk about Sabah autonomy in his last campaign stop in Sabah, it means that indeed it has become the hottest and main issue in this general election.

"It is deceptive for the PM to say that autonomy is a "non-issue"," Yong, a former Sabah chief minister said yesterday ...more

Fixed deposit: Najib insulting people of Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, April, 25, 2013: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak once again insulted the people in this state by reiterating Sabah as a fixed deposit, described by Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee as insensitive to the feelings of the people in Sabah who mostly do not believe such tag.

"Najib is insensitive and the statement is an insult to the people of Sabah," said the SAPP President when commenting on the PM's statement who stated that the state will remain a fixed deposit for the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Sabah remains a fixed deposit to the BN and the 13 component parties unanimously supported it including the people in the interior.

Najib who campaigned in Tenom recently also rejected the notion that the fixed deposit tag is getting weak ...more

Release the forensic findings on the Double 6 Tragedy

KOTA KINABALU, April 25, 2013: Sabahans should know about the three incidents that hit hard the state and that have changed forever the history of Sabah. The three incidents are the formation of Malaysia in 1963, the plane crash tragedy famously known as Double 6 Tragedy in 1976 and the entry into Sabah, Malayan's main political party, Umno in 1990.

All this has an impact on the people of Sabah and get serious attention from the SAPP, who promises that if get the mandate from the people, these issues will be dealt with effectively in order to restore the dignity and self-esteem of Sabahans.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President, Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee said, if given mandate, the new state government will request the Australian government to release the forensic findings on the Double 6 Tragedy which the Aussie government refuses to do so until today, as per request from the Malaysian government ...more

"I will not betray the people of Sabah"

KOTA KINABALU, April 24, 2013: "I will not betray the trust of the people of Sabah no matter what happens," said the president of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), Datuk Yong Teck Lee in a campaign speech in Luyang, yesterday.

He reiterated his stand that he and his party will not return to BN regardless of the election results. This, he said, because he did not want to betray the trust and support given by the people to him.

Accordingly, Yong, a former Sabah Chief Minister urged the people to examine and analyze the facts alleged by political opponents who accuse him of some seemingly sabotaged belief by taking of the alleged money  ...more

BN Manifesto a political gimmick and superficial

TAWAU, April 24, 2013: SAPP criticized the BN manifesto as a political gimmick to "woo" the people of Sabah. It is superficial , lack of sincerity and political will to resolve the imminent problems and issues that the people of Sabah have been facing. It is another "empty promise" to mislead the people of Sabah. The long over due unresolved issues and problems faced by the people, which BN promised to look into were not included in the BN manifesto. This included the high prices of goods in Sabah, illegal immigrants, Natives customary Rights on land, the security and saftety problems and sovereignity rights of the people.

Datuk Chua Soon Bui who is the candidate for Tawau Parliament said it is another "Empty Cheque" and "Empty promise" to cheat the people in Sabah ...more

Yong's fight expected a tough and intense one

KOTA KINABALU, April 22, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee has expected his fight for the Likas state seat to be a very tough and intense one.

He said this is not so much because he is facing a four-cornered fight with candidates from Barisan Nasional (BN), DAP and STAR.

But the real challenge is coming from what he termed as "very powerful interest groups that is determined to make sure he loses.

"So we are expecting intimidation, bribery, lies etc to surface in the coming days, to make sure I do not win at Likas," he said.

He said this while speaking at the SAPP 'Kopitiam Ceramah' held at the Foh Sang shops, in Luyang, here, on Sunday night ...more

Where did the RM40 million came from?

KOTA KINABALU, April 22, 2013: SAPP president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee has vowed to pursue the case of RM40 million 'political contribution' by Sabah UMNO to UMNO central, if he is elected in this coming 13th General Election.

"Two questions that arise are, what's the source of the money, and whether the donor (s) had paid the tax, otherwise it would be a major issue," he said.

He then explained that it is important for UMNO to reveal the source of the money, so as to determine whether it is legitimate, or corruption money ...more

Opponents resorted to lies but dare not come to debate

KOTA KINABALU, April 22, 2013: Any candidate who dare not to engage his or her opponent in a public debate on pressing issues affecting the nation and State, has no moral legitimacy to become a people's representative, said SAPP president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee.

"Calun calun BN dan DAP tidak berani menghadapi cabaran-cabaran dan soalan-soalan tentang isu-isu yang menyusahkan rakyat. Kalau bukan masa pilihanraya, bila lagi? (BN and DAP candidates dare not to face the challenges and questions on issues that affect the people. If not during this election time, when then?)" he asked ...more

Walkabout & Campaign at Gaya Street

KOTA KINABALU, April 21, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) candidates in Kota Kinabalu urban area today visited the popular Sunday Gaya Street to bring their political message and campaign for the Sabah General Elections ...share pictures

Don't be dictated by Malayan parties

KOTA KINABALU, April 18, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee has accused Pakatan Rakyat (PR) of sabotaging its chances of winning by fielding candidates in constituencies which SAPP is contesting, although PR has little or no influence in these constituencies.

In Sepanggar parliament constituency, DAP is fielding Jeffrey Kumin who faces SAPP vice president Don Chin Hon Kiong, and in Putatan DAP is fielding Joseph Lee Han Kyun who faces SAPP Treasurer-general Dullie Marie, while in Inanam state constituency, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is fielding its Secretary for Sabah Dr Roland Chia who will clash with SAPP former MP for Sepangar Datuk Eric Majimbun ...more

Challenge to public debate on Sabah issues, slanders by DAP and PBS

KOTA KINABALU, April 18, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee has again challenged his two adversaries DAP Sabah chief Jimmy Wong and its Adviser Dr Hiew King Cheu, to a public debate on pressing issues that affect the state and the people.

Yong who is contesting the Likas state seat that was vacated by SAPP deputy president Datuk Liew Teck Chan, asserted that a public debate would be the most appropriate and a 'gentlemen' approach for all parties involve to prove their worth as a candidate and a future Elected Representative, instead of resorting to slandering their opponents behind their backs ...more

SAPP unveils candidates list

KOTA KINABALU, April 17, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee delivered an important message to the people that under the Constitution of Sabah, only a political party with a majority of seats in the Sabah Legislative Assembly shall form the Sabah Government. Unregistered parties and unregistered coalition of parties and NGOs are not qualified under the law to be elected as governments.

Fulfilling our struggle for autonomy, SAPP will contest a majority of State seats so that the Sabah government will be elected by the people of Sabah and answerable only to the people of Sabah.

SAPP believes that this BN regime can be toppled through the ballot box at both the State and Federal levels. Unlike Pakatan whose leaders have already conceded Sabah to the BN ...more

SAPP will never return to BN

KOTA KINABALU, April 17, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee on Tuesday emphasised that it is never an option for SAPP to return to Barisan Nasional because SAPP is committed to a Sabah that will never be subservient to Malaya control.

"Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat being Kuala Lumpur-centric do not understand this burning desire of Sabahan to be autonomous," he said, adding that SAPP has sworn to safeguard Sabah's interests and will not risk losing Sabah's support and trust.

During a Kopitiam Talk held in Foh Sang on Monday, Yong rebutted DAP's smear campaign to mislead and confuse the public that SAPP will return to Barisan Nasional once they win in the election. "This rumour clearly shows that DAP does not understand the principles of the Malaysia Agreement which guarantees our autonomy status," he said ...more

Why announce new KK-Ranau road only now

Japiril has lamented on the announcement that it's just a vote-fishing gimmick

KOTA KINABALU, April 16, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned the real motive behind Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Masidi Manjun's recent statement that the Public Works Department is in the process of studying and planning to construct another road linking Kota Kinabablu and Ranau.

"The state BN government has been neglecting this problem which has caused such inconveniences and losses to our local tourism operators in the past and now the BN suddenly is keen in solving it just before the May 5th election," he said in a statement issued here Monday ...more

Yong will lead SAPP team for negotiation

KOTA KINABALU, April 15, 2013: Pakatan should quickly name their representatives to discuss with SAPP on the seat sharing formula in the fast approaching general election, said SAPP President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee.

After the sudden re-opening of doors by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last Friday, SAPP has held back its final decision of candidates until Tuesday April 16th.

But SAPP needs to know who to talk to among Pakatan's 3 parties, 2 NGOs set up. Among the possible Pakatan representatives are PAS's Aminuddin, PKR's Ahmad Thamrin, DAP's Jimmy Wong Sze Phin and NGOs PPPS's Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin or APS's Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing  ...more

SAPP GKB all out to face general election

KOTA KINABALU, April 15, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Graduan Kem Belia (GKB) Kota Kinabalu together with the Kota Kinabalu Youth wing and Mudanita successfully conducted a program "Kerahan GKB & Sukarelawan" on 14th April 2013 at Grand Port View in helping the party's preparation to face the General Election.

SAPP Graduan Kem Belia was set up since 1996 and has attracted more young people from as early as 15 years old to be groomed to become the next generation of SAPP leaders. A few had successfully gone up their political ladder and some now are the party youth’s leaders and a supreme councillors ...more

Yong's challenge a response to DAP's flyers, speeches

KOTA KINABALU, April 15, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee's open challenge to DAP leaders Dr. Hiew King Cheu and Jimmy Wong Sze Phin, was a direct response to a flyer which dedicated one full page attacking SAPP and Datuk Yong, said SAPP Luyang Chief Melanie Chia Chui Ket.

Chia said that the flyer was distributed at DAP's copycat ceramah at Foh Sang next to SAPP's Kopitiam Political Talk.

"It is only proper that Yong chose the same location for a SAPP ¨C DAP debate.

"DAP leaders in Malaya are very fond of debates but none of the Sabah leaders including Jimmy Wong and Dr. Hiew dare to face the rakyat in any debate. Even the forum on Hudud Law last year saw DAP chickening out ...more

PAS KL leaders riding roughshod over DAP Sabah

TAWAU, April 15, 2013: DAP Sabah Chief Jimmy Wong Sze Phin should not be surprised by the disrespect shown by his KL leaders as proven by the announcement of PAS candidates in Tawau, said SAPP's Datuk Chua Soon Bui. "It is a double shame that Jimmy Wong was made to sit like a mouse among PAS's top guns and had to bear the insult of listening to PAS announcing that DAP has lost the Chinese mixed Merotai seat to PAS," said SAPP.

"Since the PAS Merotai and Tanjong Aru candidates are announced by none other than PAS President Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Hj. Abdul Hadi Awang, it means that the DAP leadership in KL has already given away these seats without the knowledge of Sabah DAP. This is because PAS, PKR, and DAP have been meeting in KL without the courtesy to inform their Sabah leaders," said Datuk Chua Soon Bui ...more

RM50 diesel refill limits shock motorist

KOTA KINABALU, April 14, 2013: Motorists shocked when petrol stations only allowed them to refill diesel worth not more than RM50 per one stop. SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said such new directive caused much unconveniences to motorists and also curiosity to the people especially when election is around the corner.

"Sabah is an oil producing state and such directive is seems to be very suspicious.

"We wonder where all of our oils have gone. Is it being sold out overseas to fund Barisan Nasional campaign for the 13th general election?"  ...more

Honour principle and let Sabah parties contest majority state seats

SAPP is a party which can be trusted and it will certainly fulfill its pledges contains in its Manifesto if SAPP is given a chance to form the next state government

KOTA KINABALU, April 13, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee in responding to Anwar's sudden, unexpected re-opening of the door to negotiations between PR and SAPP on seats, repeated to Pakatan Rakyat to please honour the principle that Pakatan parties contest more of the parliamentary seats and let Sabah parties contest a majority of Sabah state seats. "After the dissolution of Parliament April 3, SAPP already reiterated that we do not contest Sandakan MP seat and that SAPP shall retain our 2 incumbent state seats Tg. Papat and Elopura within the Sandakan parliamentary constituency. This would let DAP have an easy win at Sandakan (MP). Regrettably, even this perfect formula has been rejected by DAP which wants to contest the state seats as well ...more

New fire hydrant next to another fire hydrant!

KOTA KINABALU, April 13, 2013: A businessman of Kg Contoh, Putatan questioned the rationale of installing a new fire hydrant only about 30 meters from another existing hydrant (left).

Mr Chong was quite shocked to see a big hole dug out by workers of a contractor just in front of his warehouse. Upon asking the workers only to find out that the hole was meant for the installation of a new fire hydrant.  It is good to have fire hydrant but why put a new one when there is already an existing fire hydrant just nearby? ...more

Sabahans need to unite to reclaim Sabah's autonomy

KOTA KINABALU, April 12, 2013 - Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) calls on all the voters in Sabah to come out and cast their votes on the 5th May as every vote is needed to oust this present corrupted BN state government so that their Buaya Culture will be completely stopped and eliminated.

Sabah Progressive Party President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee emphasized that it is not easy to overthrow this present powerful and corrupted state government, we need to unite everyone to achieve this difficult task so that we can reclaim Sabah's Autonomy and to safeguard our people's welfare and interests and especially to manage our natural resources to prevent more exploitation by future federal government ...more

Longest Nomination Period

KOTA KINABALU, April 10,2013: Sabah Progressive Party President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee has commented that this is the longest period for nomination ever since 1985, 2 weeks campaign period sufficient for 13th general election for SAPP.

He comment on this after the Election Commission has announce that the Nomination day of the 13th General Election will be on the 20th of April, and the Polling day will be on the 05th of May.

Yong says that 14 days is more than sufficient for every political party to carry out their campaigning and he also announces that SAPP is well prepared.

1985 Sabah Dewan Undangan Negeri dissolved on March 8, nomination on April 1and polling date on April 21 & 22.

He says, "We have no problem with the dates for the campaign period."

Election looms but hospital not ready

KOTA KINABALU, April 10, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is demanding the chaotic and depressing situation plaguing health care services in the state be addressed without further delays.

SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said health care services in Sabah have deteriorated to its lowest following the declaration that the towers of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 (QEH 1), was unsafe on 24 October 2008.

"It's almost five years but the health care services here have never been improved and the most saddened part was the delay in the completion of the new towers.

"The new towers were supposed to be completed by December 2012 but still not completed until today ...more

GE13: If Pakatan says can't win Sabah, why be spoiler

KOTA KINABALU, April 10, 2013: It is shocking that DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang's admitted (to the Sin Chew Daily) that Pakatan Rakyat cannot win in Sabah.

"So if you cannot win here in Sabah, why be a spoiler? SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah raised the question, adding Kit Siang had implied that PR would only manage to take over Perlis and Negeri Sembilan, recaptures Perak and retain Penang, Kelantan, Kedah and Selangor.

He said where is the logic of former DAP Kota Kinabalu MP, Hiew King Chew to accuse a local party of being a spoiler when SAPP meant to offer themselves to their own brethren in Sabah. Kit Siang and PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have in their own words that the Malaya-dominated federal government is on the verge of a bankruptcy ...more

SAPP Kadamaian lancar blog

KOTA BELUD, April 10, 2013: SAPP Kawasan Kadamaian telah melancarkan blog sappkadamaian.blogspot.com sebagai salah satu jentera parti itu bagi menghadapi pilihan raya umum yang akan diadakan tidak lama lagi.

Pelancaran itu dibuat oleh Ketua Penyelaras SAPP Kadamaian, Puan Agnes Liewpin di pejabat SAPP Kawasan Kadamaian pada pagi Selasa.

Turut hadir dalam pelancaran itu ialah Ketua Penyelaras SAPP Usukan, Jimmy Tai.

Menyedari akan kepentingan media alternatif sebagai sebuah medium untuk mendekati rakyat dan mewartakan aktiviti dan program SAPP dalam blog. Ini memudahkan pengundi yang berada di luar kawasan untuk mengakses maklumat terkini ...selanjutnya

BN manifesto is bribery only, does not solve real problems

KOTA KINABALU, April 9,2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the many promises in the Barisan Nasional Manifesto does not solve the perennial problems of Sabah.

SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said the promise of easing the cost of living is not relevant to Sabah which it has to deal with the cabotage policy introduced by BN many years ago, to protect their Kuala Lumpur based ships.

Pit Fah said BN's promise of affordable housing would fail in Sabah because many lands belonged to State agencies around the city and big towns have been developed into high cost commercial projects.

On access to quality health services, he said Sabahans have been deprived of such services for so many years as many hospitals in the State are lacking modern facilities ...more

Respect M'sia Agreement for Sulu Claim to weaken

KOTA KINABALU, April 9, 2013: The next Federal Government will have to honour, recognise and respect political autonomy to Sabah, as promise in the Malaysia Agreement, which is the basis for the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Any attempt to depart from the "letter and spirit" or the formation of Malaysia will only fortify and intensify the Sulu / Philippines claim of Sabah, cautioned President of Sabah Progressive Party ...more

New Fed Govt will have to honour full autonomy to Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, April 8, 2013: Whoever forms the next Federal government will have to honour, recognise and respect political autonomy to Sabah, as promised in the Malaysia Agreement, which is the basis for the formation of Malaysia in 1963.

Any attempt to depart from the "letter and spirit" of the formation of Malaysia will only fortify and intensify the Sulu/Philippines claim on Sabah.

He reminded that within the Malaysia Agreement was the Article 8 (A) which talked about the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report between the governments of United Kingdom, Malaya, Singapura, and at that time North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak ...more

State Government failed in tackling housing needs

KOTA KINABALU, April 6, 2013: The State Government has failed in taking care the housing needs of the low income people, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).

The recent directive of the Local Government and Housing Ministry that private housing developers must allocate some 25 per cent of their respective housing projects for affordable houses showed the failure of the present Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) Government.

"Sabah Government should show a fine example instead of directing profit oriented private companies ...more

KL's agenda of divide-and-rule

KOTA KINABALU, April 4, 2013: "SAPP, despite being labeled a 'parti nyamuk' (mosquito party) will go for 40 seats at least. DAP should contest at least 20 seats in Sabah if they are really that strong. If can't, they might as well join us to fight against Barisan Nasional (BN)," he quipped.

Yong urged this while speaking at its political talk entitled "Safeguarding Sabah, What Have You Contributed?" held in the vicinity of Taman Foh Sang shops here on Tuesday ...more

Be deeply conscious of key issues before making choice

KOTA KINABALU, Wednesday,April 3, 2013: At long last, the overdue dissolutions of Parliament and the Sabah Legislative Assembly have happened. SAPP urges the people of Sabah to take part fully in the democratic process to elect our representatives and governments. First of all, it is pertinent that we discuss and debate the key issues facing Sabah so that we as voters are deeply conscious of the issues when we make our choice.

Sabah can rise up to be a premier country as envisaged in 1963 when we formed Malaysia together with Malaya and Sarawak and after Singapore left us in 1965. Political autonomy, land reforms, Sabah ICs and a host of important issues will be key to the SAPP struggle to make Sabah great once again and to make us proud to be Sabahans in the Malaysian family of nations ... (share)

Sabah IC most practical

SIPITANG, April 3, 2013: Issuing Sabah ICs to Sabahans is the most practical way to distinguish between the genuine Malaysians of Sabah origin and the new Malaysian Sabahans who probably obtained their MyKads by dubious means, said Amde Sidik, the Deputy President of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).

The administration for this purpose could be undertaken by the government agency or may be under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Native Courts, he said.

The President of UPKO Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said (Daily Express 02/04.2013) reissuing of MyKad for Sabahans is not impossible even though Minister in the Prime Minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said it would be difficult for the federal government to issue new MyKad for Sabah ...more

Beware of reverse takeover by Malaya party

Melanie: Yong to reveal his talks with Anwar at their Hong Kong meetings in 2008 at a ceramah Tuesday night at Foh Sang.

KOTA KINABALU, April 2, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has cautioned over a potential 'reverse takeover' of Sabah by Malayan parties using defectors from UMNO, after the general elections.

SAPP Vice President Melanie Chia who issued the caution said such a fear is now a reality since Pakatan Rakyat (PR) recently unveiled its prediction that it cannot win Sabah in the coming general elections.

Ironically, this came almost immediately after its de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced last week, that Pakatan Rakyat would "go it alone" in contesting all state and parliamentary seats in Sabah and Labuan.

"The game plan of Pakatan is to pave the way for UMNO ...more

SAPP Youth renders aid to Kg Numbak fire victims

KOTA KINABALU, April 1, 2013: Kota Kinabalu Zone Youth has come forward in assisting the needs of Kg Numbak residents when the village was razed by fire recently affecting 240 houses comprising 5 blocks.

The aid came immediately after Sepanggar MP, Datuk Eric Majimbun, together with the Youth, make his first early visit at the scene after hearing of the the tragedy.

During his visits together with SAPP KK Zone Chairman Datuk Liew Teck Chan, Api-Api Chairman, Datuk Wong Yit Ming and Vice President, Don Chin was informed that no casualty was reported, however, it was learnt that several residents sustained injuries while trying to salvage their properties ...more

Rise Up for Sabah with SAPP!

KOTA KINABALU, March 30, 2013: There is tremendous appeal to go to polls this time, never before according to my observation. This euphoria is either designed by a genius or by coincidental stupidity-dragging GE13 right to the edge, that is. The answer would be known only after polling of GE13. Of which, which group of political parties form the government?

But lots of unknown qualities as far Sabah local political parties are concerned, and this is where Peninsula leaders may be taken off-guard. What's happening in Peninsula may not be the same as in Sabah. Sarawak has proven in its last State GE, how many seats did Pakatan won? ...more

Does Pakatan not want SAPP support for MP seats?

KOTA KINABALU, March 29, 2013: "Even though SAPP is being marginalized by Peninsular-based parties, SAPP will go all out and do our best to defeat BN to oppose corruption and in the defence of State rights, even as being under-dog we will never be running dog for any Malayan parties which are oppressive in nature and ignoring the Sabah people's rights," said Richard.

"We know we are facing two giants which are resourceful but we will continue to struggle for Sabah. Dato Anwar had on 14.04.2012 openly mentioned about the cooperation among the opposition parties and willing to go for more parliament seats while letting SAPP capture more state seats with the intention to replace BN with a new government together ...more

SAPP to stand firm on principle

SAPP may be underdog in this situation but we will not be the running-dog and we will stand firm on our principle and will not compromise on state autonomy and rights

KOTA KINABALU, March 28, 2013: Peninsular Malaysian parties do not want to see an autonomous Sabah State government, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)'s Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun (picture) claimed Wednesday.

This was clearly revealed by Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's in his announcement that PR will go alone to contest in the Sabah state seats.

"Despite knowing the tough challenge, SAPP will not waver in its mission to defend State rights and to regain autonomy for the State ...more

Conspiracy not to dissolve?

KOTA KINABALU, March 28, 2013: The refusal of both the BN and Pakatan governments to dissolve their respective legislatures even though their political five-year term has expired on 8 March 2013 is a gross disappointment to the people, says SAPP. Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said granted that the law stipulates that the five year term commences on the date of the first sitting of the parliament or Legislative Assembly, politically, the five-year term has expired. While the governing politicians of both BN and PR play games and plot on how to stay just a bit longer in power, the whole country is made to wait in suspense ...more

999-year leases are legal and rightful

KOTA KINABALU, March 28, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the State Government is not being honest in explaining its illegal confiscation of property rights by unilaterally replacing the "999 lease" with only "99" years. Among the many cases that have come to my attention, one case did not even involve a sub-divided title from the original land title.

He said the Land department simply deleted the words "nine-hundred and" from the original term "nine-hundred and ninety nine", leaving only the words "ninety nine". The land title concerned was issued in 1951. As a result, the land owner whose original land tenure had a balance of 941 years suddenly was left with only 37 years, thereby rendering the entire land worthless ...more

Despite obstacles, SAPP will continue its pledge for Autonomy

KOTA KINABALU, March 27, 2013: SAPP Secretary General Datuk Richard Yong said that SAPP will stick to its plan to topple the BN government and end this corrupted regime and most importantly to fulfill its pledge to regain Sabah's autonomy.

He says, since Pakatan Rakyat has reneged on their words to work together with the local opposition, SAPP will continue its fight in the coming elections even as the underdog in order to pursue and stick to our struggle for Sabah's autonomy. "Since PR has announced its decision not to work together with the local opposition, it shows that their leaders have already made up their minds to accept the consequences, no matter win or lose." ...more

RCI on intrusion should be set up immediately

KOTA KINABALU, March 26, 2013: SAPP yesterday urged the government to immediately set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the incursion by an armed group from Sulu into Tungku, Lahad Datu as this concerns the safety and future of Sabah people and not after the general election.

Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee, president of SAPP, pointed out that the armed incursion and the "Project IC" are the 2 most pressing issues for Sabah people, therefore the government must act immediately and decisively to investigate and to uncover the perpetrators and bring them to justice. However, the process must be transparent and fair so that the public will know the truth ...more

Pray for Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, March 24, 2013: SAPP held a programme called "Doa Kesejahteraan Untuk Rakyat Sabah" on Sunday 24, March 2013, at 1.30pm at Ming Garden Hotel.The purpose of this programme according it's organising Hj Amde Sidik who is also SAPP Deputy President is to show Sabahans' solidarity and manifestation of how we love our State regardless of our race and religious differences.

We distaste intrusion like what just happened in Lahad Datu recently (9 February). We are here to show our protest in our own way. Tabung Perwira boxes will be place visibly for donors ...share

Bangunlah Untuk Sabah in Kadamaian

KOTA BELUD, March 24, 2013: SAPP Kadamaian had successfully held its weekly programme on last Wednesday 13/03/2013 carrying out an activity of Gotong Royong with Kg Penepuan members repairing a fruit stall in the morning and in the afternoon planting SAPP flags around Kg Penepuan, Kelawat. Aloysius Pindeh on behalf of Penepuan folks expressed their appreciation to SAPP Kadamaian on their contribution of zinc sheets, timber wood for repairing of their damaged fruit stall. The fruit stall especially the worn out perforated roof, wooden beam and tables needed to be replaced long time ago, but the villagers could not get enough funds for the repair, he said.

He expressed hope that should SAPP became the government, will not chase the villagers away as Kg Penepuan which had been gazetted for forest reserve had been occupied by over 30 families for over 15 years now ...more

Revelation shows that DAP Sabah just puppets of their KL masters

PENAMPANG, March 23, 2013: The shocking admission by DAP Edwin Bosi that it was the DAP bosses in KL who caused the gross humiliation to the Kadazan women in Penampang by labelling them (the Kadazan women) as illegal immigrants (PATI) exposes the complete lack of authority and power by the Sabah DAP. Even the Ubah Sabah newspaper of DAP has to be written and edited in KL. What hope is there for Sabahans if DAP were to represent Sabah in KL? says Aloysius D Siap.

"By publishing in the official DAP newspaper Ubah Sabah the photos of Kadazans as PATI, DAP has once again proven that KL leaders just do not understand Sabah and they cannot even distinguish between illegal immigrants and local Kadazans ...more

People will punish Yee for voters transfer scam

KOTA KINABALU, March 22, 2013: SAPP Youth Exco Clement Lee said the purported Project "Sotong" that has distorted the racial composition of N15 Api-Api racial structure from a traditional Chinese majority (Chinese 82.3%, Others 17.7%) in 2008 to that of a mixed seat with the Chinese left with only 62.8% but others rose from 17.7% in 2008 to 37.2% based on the latest SPR voter database in December 2012.

Why is there a sudden whopping and shocking increase of 195% (3,720) in new others voters from 1,906 in 2008 to 5,626 in Dec 2012 at N15 Api Api constituency?

Additionally, why out of sudden there is an increase of 2,606 new voters in just 3 months from September - December 2012 when the election is near? ...more

Kit Siang likened as Pope is an insult to Catholics

KOTA KINABALU, March 21, 2013: Melanie expressed both regret and disbelief that DAP Sabah Jimmy Wong had deemed fit to extol and worship his political boss (Kit Siang) to the extent of equating the later to the Pope, who is the supreme leader of worldwide Catholic Church.

Melanie was commenting on Wong's remark in an exclusive interview by a local Chinese newspapers, in which he had said that being the supreme leader of DAP, Kit Siang is like the Pope, hence there are many people (in Sabah) who adore him and would like to meet up with him. He quipped that this doesn't mean that the Bishops in Sabah are not popular enough, but it's just that the aura of a national or world leader is different ...more

Where's the promised 'rice bowl' state, Musa?

The last five years have seen huge areas in Kota Belud that were traditionally planted with padi left abandoned and not rehabilitated.

KOTA BELUD, March 21, 2013: It's been five years since the government promised to turn Kota Belud into the "rice bowl" of Sabah, but until now there's been no change in the 'size' and 'output' of the padi fields in area and to top this the district's quota of subsidised rice has also been withdrawn. "Where is the promise made five years ago? Why was the quota withdrawn?". The Musa Aman-led state government had promised to increase padi output from 3.5 tonnes to 10 tonnes per hectare, and asked "have they achieved it?"...more

DAP labelled Kadazans as illegal immigrants

PENAMPANG, March 20, 2013: A complainant from Taman Public near Kota Kinabalu is unhappy that her mother and sister were labelled as illegal immigrants by an article that appeared in a political news media recently.

During the meeting on March 18, the spokesperson for the group, Margaret, said after reading the news from Ubah Sabah last month entitled "Cahaya Baru Untuk Siapa?" that appeared in DAP's January 2013 issue, she said she could not sleep as she, her mother and cousin had been labelled as illegal immigrants ...more

Why demoralising our police force

By Amde Sidik (March 16, 2013) - I think all this while Sabah's security has been taken for granted; this is reading from statement made by the ex-Lahad Datu OCPD ¨C(Ex-Lahad Datu OCPD: If only KL had listened Daily Express 15/03/2013) what a revelation! (Kamis Daming). We cannot blame the police by the sound of it; they have to make do whatever is available. The most important question remained unanswered is why? We know the porosity of the area; we know latent conflict about claiming Sabah day and night. Whilst down south was only recently an outburst by Indonesia which even more daring with regard to Ambalat Block. Don't tell me our security intelligence isn't aware about this ...more

Ex-Lahad Datu Police Chief: If only KL had listened

KOTA KINABALU, March 15, 2013: A former Lahad Datu police chief blamed what happened last month that cost nine servicemen their lives on the Federal Government for continuous ignorance on the security aspect in Sabah especially at the affected district. Kamis Daming said Kuala Lumpur never entertained any suggestions and requests for upgrading security in the district. "When I was in Lahad Datu five years ago, I had often expressed concerns to our superiors about the possibility of intrusion by foreign elements, but our proposals and requests for security beef-up were looked at very lightly," he told reporters, Thursday ...more

Governments must dissolve now, elections overdue

KOTA KINABALU, March 15, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) urged both the BN and Pakatan governments to dissolve their respective legislatures so that the general elections can be held within the 60-day period as provided for under the constitutions.

It information chief, Chong Pit Fah, said this is because the long delay in having the elections is causing a fatigue in Malaysian society, triggering an economic slowdown with many investment decisions being held back and many people and organisations putting back their programmes pending the elections ...more

Let me know if you think we're racist or prejudiced

By Haji Amde Sidik

This material is in response to one in my FB, but since then many are asking me if I could elaborate of my views. I've written earlier in my earlier blogs and newsprint, but anywayˇ­enjoy your reading
It's interesting to get your comments perhaps it'd be more interesting if I can sit down with you. I now recalled you must be the one who earlier asked me the questions-to encapsulate the topic, its about race and religion. Before that, could I know if you're Sabahan by origin or not? Because by tracing this way would help me to identity if Sabahans are racist or less racist compare with other groups that I've encountered ...more

Many alarm bells but KL never woke up

KOTA KINABALU, March 14, 2013: SAPP has been pushing for more actions and resources to solve our illegal immigrant problems, to bring long term peace and prosperity to the BIMP-East Asean region and to fulfill Malaysia's security obligations to Sabah as promised in the formation of Malaysia. Our Memorandum on "Illegal Immigrants: Mother of All Threats" and 14-point proposal, vociferous debates at parliament and cries of Sabahans have all been ignored. Instead, our ministers were irresponsible and negligent in claiming that illegal immigrants are not a threat to Sabah's security. Now the illegal immigrant crisis has exploded in the face of the Prime Minister with dire consequences. Malaysia is now paying the price of past negligence and mistakes in national policiesv ...more

SSA signals long haul on security threats

KOTA KINABALU, March 11, 2013: With the east coast of Sabah being turned into a military command, Sabahans must brace themselves for the long haul in overcoming the security threats faced by Sabah, said former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee.

"Security operations of this nature can last up to 20 years, or one generation, because of the inherently delicate tasks of identifying who the real enemies are in this troubled region of East ASEAN, particularly the Southern Philippines," he noted ...more

Restrategize Sabah's border security

TAWAU, March 10, 2013: While the women in the rest of the world are celebrating the International Women's Day, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, Member of Parliament Tawau, urged Malaysians from all walks of life to convey words of comfort and support to the families of the Malaysian Security forces especially to those who had lost their lives in defending the sovereignty of Malaysia in Sabah. It also goes to all those who were injured and those who are still out there day and night conducting operations to safeguard the safety of all Malaysians in Sabah. She said the few words of comfort and encouragement even through SMS, whatsapp or the Internet will make a big difference to their morale at this time of distress ...more

Seek justice for policemen murdered

TAWAU, March 10, 2013: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, condemned the barbaric acts on the six policemen who were brutally murdered during an ambush in Kampung Seri Jaya Simunul, Semporna by foreign armed intruders of the Sulu sultanate. She said this while visiting the widow of Police Corporal Salam Togiran, Puan Marina Utan and her four children at their house at Taman Sri Indah. Chua, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president, was accompanied by members of SAPP Tawau including the party's supreme councillors, CK Yong and Tahir bin Dahu. On behalf of the SAPP group, Chua conveyed her deepest condolences to Marina and shared the heartache and sadness on the loss of her husband in such an unfortunate crisis ... more

General elections are overdue

KOTA KINABALU, March 8, 2013: Both the State and Federal governments should announce a date that they will dissolve the legislative assemblies and Parliament because the five-year mandate given to the current governments have expired today March 8, said SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee. "Although the constitution gives the government five years from the date of the first sitting of the respective legislature, by convention, the political mandate is for five years only" ... He told that this convention is applicable to both the State and federal governments and to both the BN and Pakatan state governments. It would be unconventional and irresponsible for any government whose political mandate has expired to embark on new policies or to commit the government to mega projects ...more

Beras Nasional to wrong target group

SIPITANG, March 8, 2013: The authority failed the people and the country in as far as to act fairly to ease the burden of lower income groups of our society according to Sabah Progressive Party in reference to distribution of Beras Nasional in Sabah. In as far as that Beras Nasional is concerned it targeted for the lower income group, in other words, not for the rich which price is far below any other brands, currently at retail shops priced RM17.00 per packet of ten kilos ...more

Find a solution, not bicker and point fingers

LAHAD DATU, March 7, 2013: Finding a solution is far more important than bickering about who should be blamed for the Tanduo siege and the ensuing fiasco. Sabah Progressive Party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the focus should be channelled towards finding an end to the standoff here, rather than pointing fingers."This has been going on for more than three weeks, and it is not healthy," Yong told reporters when he visited the media centre at the Felda Residence Sahabat, Wednesday. "For us in Sabah, we have to focus on finding the best way to end this," he said, alluding to certain criticism that the incident here was staged by the Barisan Nasional ...more

Postponement of RCI hearings sends wrong message

KOTA KINABALU, March 6, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the hearing of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) at Kota Kinabalu High Court should not have been postponed due to the gun battles between Malaysian security forces and Filipino militants at Lahad Datu.

"If the RCI hearing within the confines of the KK High Court complex is not safe, then how can the government expect the people to believe the assurances of the government? It is no wonder that some people are jittery and go on precautionary shopping of consumer goods. Instead, the government should as far as possible, get on with their routine functions. We should not let the Filipino intruders think that they can succeed, confidence is crucial in these times," said Yong ...more

Police report lodged against irresponsible statements

KOTA KINABALU, March 6, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has lodged a police report against former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh and Labuan DAP chief Lau Seng Kiat over statements calling on the government to pay RM200 million lump sum to the so called Sulu Sultanate heirs.

SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul, accompanied by some 30 party leaders and supporters, lodged the report at the Karamunsing Police station at about 10am.

He said Harris and Lau statements are worsening the current stand off in Kampung Tanduo, Tungku, Lahad Datu between Malaysian security forces and the armed group claimed to be the army of the so called Sulu Sultanate...more

SAPP manifesto, planning and policy briefing

KADAMAIAN, March 6, 2013: Sepikit Lihuan, explained that SAPP in its manifesto on Land Reforms, promotes and protects the rights and interests of local natives and other citizens in Sabah.

He said that there shall be no more land approvals to non-local companies or any individuals who are not local Malaysians and land gazetted as burial reserve must be maintained according to tradition and custom. He was responding to villagers who were concerned over the proposed taking of their land at Kg Lompios by the government to for the purpose of extending the area for the Army Camp in Kota Belud ...more

Harris and DAP's insults to Sabah's sovereignty

KOTA KINABALU, March 5, 2013: "Paying out cash to foreign armed intruders who staked territorial claim over Sabah is an insult to Sabah's sovereignty. "It is also insult to the our security forces who had risked their lives battling the Filipino armed militants.

"Why do we have to bow to those foreigners who trespassed our land bringing along with them huge cache of arms when Sabah already became an independent state through the formation of Malaysia in 1963," he said ...more

People want end to blackouts, not handouts

KOTA KINABALU, March 1, 2013: Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia has censured the State Government, especially the Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), for failing to ensure reliable power supply in Luyang and its vicinity. She said the State Govt should focus more on the real and more pressing issues that are affecting the people such as poor power supply and not desperate public relations stunts of dishing out cash to the people, besides constantly boasting of being the recipient of the largest development funds from Federal.

She was commenting on the series of outages in Luyang here the last three days which had caused inconvenience to many residents and losses to the business community ...more

Autonomy means referring to the Malaysian Agreement 1963

KOTA KINABALU, February 28, 2013: The issue autonomy was not made out twenty hours ago; SAPP has made it known time and time again for the last four years Amde said. If we are to agree to the formula it's no better than what BN is practicing.

When asked by one of the members of Election Research Team, Professor Edward Aspinal a fellow from Department of Political and Social Change of Australian National University, if there is any particular model of autonomy that SAPP is referring to, Amde said, there several forms of autonomy Macau, Hong Kong, Acheh or even the MNLF, but in short answer, he said non-comparable ...more

RCI must call Mahathir, Anwar, Musa and Yahya

KOTA KINABALU, February 27, 2013 - The RCI public hearings will never be complete and Sabahans will never be satisfied unless the top leaders at the time like ex-PM Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, ex-DPM Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the current Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman and deputy Datuk Yahya Hussein are called to answer many questions in the minds of the people.

"We realise that today is the last day of public hearing for this session. People are worried that there is little time left for the RCI to bring these four persons to testify in public because the next sessions are scheduled for March 5 and March 18, when it is expected that the election campaign will be in full swing ...more

DAP Penang's surrender of water assets questions its ability to protect state rights

KOTA KINABALU, February 27, 2013 - The Penang government's decision to surrender the state's control of its water supply to the Umno-controlled Federal government for RM600 million called into question DAP's ability in protecting state rights. "DAP sold Penang's water supply operations to the Federal government just so that its accounts looked good for a while, only to show a 248 million ringgit deficit a year after," Datuk Richard Yong said in a statement.

The Penang state government's extravagance has brought it on the verge of bankruptcy as it does not have other assets such as timber, oil palm, petroleum or land from which to derive cash. The selling price of Penang's water supply operations to the Federal government was a "paltry sum" compared to the RM9.65 billion the PR-PKR Selangor government offered to buy back the State's water supply operations from four companies ...more

Ex-civil servants: Govt failed to honour Borneonisation

KOTA KINABALU, February 26, 2013 - We are a group of ex-civil servants who are concerned over the development of the Borneonisation case against the Federal Government and the Sabah State Government. We believe that many other ex-civil and still serving civil servants share our views and concern on this matter.

Recently, on 1 Feb. 2013, the Court of Appeal in a majority 2-1 decision overruled the High Court in Kota Kinabalu and held that the people of Sabah does not have the locus standi to sue the Federal and State governments in a court of law. The High Court in KK, had in May last year, ruled that the plaintiffs Sabahans Bernard Fung (aged 72, ex-Police, Inanam) and Nazib Maidan (aged 37, ex-teacher, Sipitang) have the locus standi to take the federal and Sabah state governments to court to implement the Borneonisation of the civil service as promised in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 ...more

Civilian air crashes should be made public

KOTA KINABALU, February 25, 2013: A test pilot said civilian air crashes like the tragedy that claimed the lives of the then Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and 10 others, should be made public.

Captain Joseph Lakai said reports of air crashes are used for research into what went wrong, whether pilot error, ground engineer errors or technical fault or air design fault, bad weather or other unexplained cause(s).

The former flight test engineer and test pilot in Royal Malaysian Air Force also said that some of those reports are necessary for victims' families to pursue insurance and negligent claims against aircraft manufacturers and airlines.

"To keep the June 6, 1976 crash report continuously away from public sight especially after 37 years is completely unacceptable and unimaginable ...more

Two weeks standoff outrageous

By Haji Amde Sidik - KOTA KINABALU, February 25, 2013: The silence on the impasse of foreign army invading Lahad Datu needs very urgent response; otherwise the government would be accused of doing it on purpose. The authority is scaremongering voters from coming out to vote in this forthcoming General Election, worse, when the intruders are saying they are to stay to do or to die. This long wait - two weeks now is already outrageous, how long more for people of Sabah to wait until security situation is back to normal? Home Minister is leaving it to Foreign Minister? Why not Defence Minister handles this issue right from the beginning. The intrusion of foreign army into our land at broad daylight is no less severe than surrendering our territory to crooks.Where does 50 years experience of border security? ...more

Pesta Xin Chun Foh Sang 2013

KOTA KINABALU, February 25, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kota Kinabalu Zone successfully organised their "Pesta Xin Chun Foh Sang 2013" year of the Snake on February 23, 2013 at Foh Sang Shoplots Square from 6:30 pm to 9:45 pm in conjunction with Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Mei celebrations and festivals. The festival and roadshow event held every year as an annual event showcased a variety of lively and exciting entertainment programmes ...more

Kota Belud Chinese New Year open house

KOTA BELUD, February 24, 2013: A 3-in-1 programme at the Chinese New Year open house had been successfully held at the residence of SAPP Kadamaian's Chief, Agnes Liewpin at Kg Pirasan Kota Belud on Thursday 21 February 2013. Apart from the Chinese New Year open house, celebration and lion dances performances, the people can also check their voting status (where they vote), provided by the organisers. At the speech of Agnes, she said there were people who said that her Chinese New Year celebration was not meant to be politicised, therefore many who supported the government dare not attend the function. However, Agnes explained that she had informed them the ceramah (part of the 3-in-1 programme) will only be held after the food session, only those who is interested to listen to the ceramah are welcome to stay on ...more

BR1M recipient gets RM250 instead of RM500

KOTA KINABALU, February 23, 2013: Yap Hon Voon was looking forward to receiving the RM500 BR1M 2.0 assistance for a second time. However to his surprise, instead of receiving RM500 like last year, Yap who works in the tourism sector only received RM250. And he is sure that his was not an isolated case as he heard an elderly lady complaining about the same matter too. Yap, who did not know who to turn to with regards to the problem yesterday, sought the assistance of Luyang assemblywoman Melanie Chia to get to the bottom of the matter. "It is not about the money, I just do not want the same thing to happen to other people," Yap,23, said when met at Chia's office in Bornion on Wednesday...more

Kg Kelangsat villagers faced discrimination and lack of basic infrastructure

SIPITANG, February 22, 2013: The community in Kampung Kelangsat could not differentiate which is better or worse after 50 years of independence 'Merdeka'. "These people are still talking about lack of basic infrastructure, no piped water, no electricity and asphalt road to their village," said Amde. Haji Amde Sidik, who is Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Sindumin CLC Chairman was told by Jacob (not his real name) who aired his view on behalf of Kg Kelangsat during a meet the people session at the dilapidated balairaya just about 50 Km from Sipitang town this Monday ...more

Al-Jazeera journalists and SAPP youths detained

LAHAD DATU, February 21, 2013: Three Al-Jazeera journalists and three Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) youths were detained off waters at Tanjung Labian, near here, adjacent to the area where more than 100 armed Filipino in a stand- off with Malaysian security forces.The six and a boatman were detained by the General Operation Force (PGA) at about 8am when the boat they were travelling in were approaching Kampung Tanduo, the place the Filipino armed group gathered.SAPP Tungku Central Liaison Committee (CLC) Chairman Suaib Mutalib said the three youths were accompanying the foreign journalists who wanted to cover the stand-off."SAPP Tungku Youth Chief Mohd Ahsraf Amir, another two SAPP youths, three Al-Jazeera newsmen and the boat man were detained this morning ...more

Lack of firm action will lead to 'copy cat' invasions in future

By Yong Teck Lee (February 19, 2013)b - I know, as a matter of fact, that the Malaysian armed forces and police have the capability to repel the 100-odd armed intruders at Tungku Lahad Datu because the Malaysian armed forces have long prepared for this and other similar possible sea borne invasions by foreign forces against Sabah. I had witnessed, as the then Chief Minister, a full scale military exercise conducted in 1997 by paratroopers and ground forces in the same locality at Tungku with the specific strategic objective to evict a foreign armed invasion. That is why a few days ago, I said that the people should have every confidence in the security forces of Malaysia to eventually repel this intrusion ...more

Huguan Siou bestowal insulting to KDM

KOTA KINABALU, February 17, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun said it is a mockery and insult to the KadazanDusunMurut community on the Huguan Siou Malaysia issue and by putting more salt to the wound, how can these PKR Ranau leaders making a fool of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 'dinobatkan' and yet argued that it does not necessary mean something official but literally and jokingly could also mean anointed King of Durian. "We feel sorry for these leaders trying to fool the KDM community. As rightly pointed out by KDCA secretary general that they should apologize or else to face the Native Court on for their wrongs on the KDM culture or 'Adat'. Though perhaps there was no proper ritual on the anointment, inscription on the sash and the headgear is proven official intention according to Native Court procedure enactment ...more

Fire tragedy at Kg Takulung

KOTA BELUD, February 16, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) CLC Kadamaian Chairlady Agnes Liewpin and members visited the family of the fire victim, Madam Latipah Ginseng yesterday evening at Kg Takulung, Losou Podi whose house was burnt at about 2:00 AM in the morning of 15th Feb 2013.

The house which was owned by the mother of Madam Latipah, was occupied by her elder son, 24 years old Mustah Sabdarin who was burnt to death when the house caught fire. According to the family members, who stayed next to the house were awakened by noises of blastings and screams.

Immediately all the relatives and family members came out to put out the fire but unfortunately the strong winds prevented them and the house was burnt within minutes ...more

PR's divide rule formula akin to BN's

Pakatan Rakyat's seat sharing formula: Pakatan 52 seats, local Sabah based parties 8 seats

KOTA KINABALU, February 16, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief Edward Dagul said the startling revelation that Pakatan Rakyat wants to go for more than 50 state seats with the intention to take all 25 parliamentary seats has upset the opposition parties to the negotiation table in Sabah. "Despite the "Kuching Declaration" and the DAP Borneo Agenda among others, Pakatan Rakyat is blatantly refusing to the idea of Sabah Autonomy, which begs the question of sincerity on Pakatan Rakyat's side," he added ...more

Double Six Crash - We never forget and we will never forgive

February 15, 2013 - Double Six tragedy, plane crash that took place in Kota Kinabalu on June 6, 1976, Sabah, Malaysia, killing all passengers includes Tun Fuad Stephens, Datuk Salleh Sulong, Datuk Peter Mojuntin, Chong Thien Vun, Darius Binion. Wahid Peter Andu, Dr Syed Hussein Wafa, Isak Atan, Corp. Said Mohammad and Johari Stephens including the pilot Captain Nathan Ghandi. The main reasons behind the tragedy are volatile. Immediately after the crash there were allegations of foul play due to the political circumstances at the time. The Australian government sent a team of four investigators to assist in finding the cause of the accident. According to preliminary investigations indicated overloading was one of the contributing factors ...more

Sabah IC to protect status of genuine Malaysians in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, February 15, 2013: Datuk Liew Vui Keong's comment in saying that Sabah IC is not practical is totally uncalled for, said Datuk Richard Yong, "he is trying to divert the people's attention from dubious IC and trying to cover up the wrong-doing of UMNO in giving ICs to huge number of foreigners."

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General, Datuk Richard Yong We Kong said it is unfortunate that the Deputy Minister had never provided any constructive and useful suggestion to resolve the illegal immigrant problems faced by Sabah people and is showing little regard to the rights and privilege of genuine Sabahans in trying to cover up for UMNO ...more

Huguan Siou title not to be traded for personal gain

KOTA KINABALU, February 15, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy organizing secretary Stephen Gaimin said PKR Ranau's act in bestowing the title of Huguan Siou to opposition leader Datuk Serin Anwar Ibrahim showed that some people are desperate to become an election candidate.

Saying this in a press statement yesterday he said the title of Huguan Siou is a non-political tool and not to be traded for personal gain such as to loby as an election candidate in the forthcoming general election. "We have see out native lands being sized, and not the Huguan Siou title is given to a person to a person from the peninsula. "I am calling Datuk Seri Panglima Bumburing to explain on this matter and why he allowed such an incident from happening in front of this eyes," Gaimin added ...more

Defending Sabah and its autonomy

KOTA KINABALU,February 14, 2013 - In reply to Pakatan de facto leader cum ex-Deputy PM Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim challenge to "leaders of Sabah-based parties" to openly declare that none of them ever benefitted through timber concessions, land and contracts," I hereby declare that, just like Anwar, I did not acquire any land, not even an inch, or timber concessions or contracts for myself. To do so would have been a corrupt act. It is well known that upon the SAPP declaration of no confidence in Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi as PM in June 2008, that the MACC had conducted thorough, detailed checks on my term in office and even publicly threatened other leaders that they would face the same fate if they were to follow SAPP's lead in opposing the then Prime Minister. I have no fear because I know that my record is clean ...more

Pairin should leave BN for failure

KOTA KINABALU, February 14, 2013: In response to PBS President, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who suggested SAPP (to knock on the doors of BN) is a gross insult to Sabahans who are now eagerly waiting for the mother of all battles to finish off the BN-UMNO hegemony in Sabah. In fact, PBS should leave the BN since they have failed to fulfill their promise to solve the illegal immigrant issue by last year 2012. The latest ugly revelations in the RCI open hearings, the land grabs affecting Sabah natives and one-sided civil service are some of the reasons that PBS has lost its moral cause to fight for Sabah ...more

Dealings with PR a one-way communication

KOTA KINABALU, February 13, 2013: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) today described its dealings with Pakatan Rakyat as one-way rather then two-way communication, when it said its ties were not negotiations but dictation. "SAPP has been deliberately responding only mildly or even keeping mum to any unfriendly statements made in the media by fellow opposition parties in the past few weeks. The idea behind the silence was to avoid giving conflicting signal to Sabah's voters," said Amdee. He said SAPP's silence following the comments was so that the party would be on safe ground at all times, as we found that it isn't really negotiation but rather dictation, where it is "Either you're in or you're out" ...more

SAPP Chinese New Year Open House

KOTA KINABALU, February 12, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) hosted their 2013 Chinese New Year Open House on Feb 11, 2013, the second day of the lunar year of the Snake from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Kian Kok School Hall. The annual event attracted thousands of well-wishers who thronged the venue from the public, friends, members, family, relatives and supporters. Many traditional, dragon and lion dances, singing and other shows were prepared for the auspicious festival, organised by Deputy President Datuk Liew Teck Chan and the KK Zone Committee ...more

2013 Chinese New Year Message

Confucius said, "In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." SAPP's pursuit for an autonomous government is worrying the power and greed-driven Malayan politicians especially those who have eyes for the enormous natural resources in Sabah. An autonomous government ensures that the Sabah government has control over its land, its natural resources, its immigration, etc. SAPP's autonomous policy will safeguard the unique environment and atmosphere (for example our racial harmony) of Sabah. A state thus transformed is for all Malaysians to enjoy fair distribution of resources, and contributing collectively towards promoting the development of Sabah ...more

Objection prompts review on site of Permata Centre

KOTA KINABALU, February 8, 2013: City Hall has decided to review the location of the proposed Permata Centre after a majority of residents at Kepayan Ridge opposed the project. Residents raised concerns over the site, after they found their playground area being fenced up by the Public Works Department about two days ago. The centre, which would serve as a daycare centre for some 26 children aged four and below was apparently approved without the residents' consent. According to Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia, residents sought her help to raise the matter with City Hall, pointing out that they only disagreed with its location but not the project itself ...more

Pakatan should honour "Kuching Declaration"

KOTA KINABALU, February 8, 2013: The three main parties of Pakatan Rakyat had on Sep 16, 2012 launched "Kuching Declaration" to declare that Pakatan will restore Sarawak and Sabah's status equal to that Peninsular Malaysia and to safeguard the two States' political interests. It also emphasized on equal representation and autonomy. The declaration was jointly signed by PKR's leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP's YB Lim Kit Siang and PAS president YB Hadi Awang. Among others, the declaration's Article 1 promises " We will restore the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement and the position of Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners within Malaysia by restoring autonomy to Sarawak and Sabah within the framework of the Federal Constitution". Under Article 2 on "Fair representation", the declaration promises to "increase national integration between Sarawak, Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia through power-sharing arrangement that fully upholds the spirit of Malaysia Agreement". ...more

Bias and prejudice all over the place

SIPITANG, February 8, 2012: System of choosing or selecting local leaders in Sabah must be reviewed and changed where possible if SAPP formed the government, for example, how to choose Ketua Daerah, Ketua Anak Negeri, members of JKKK, Ketua Kampong and etc in respective districts, says Amde. Haji Amde Sidik, who is deputy president of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) believed that the people must involve actively in running the district if it were to succeed in making people happy with the system of government. "Community leaders must be trained and well familiar with procedures of delivery systems of the state, for example who deserved to get what benefits that the State provides and it must be made transparent ...more

Sabah ICs to protect rights and privileges

KOTA KINABALU, February 7, 2013: The issuance of identity cards exclusively for bona fide Sabahans is the only way to distinguish between them and non-Sabahans and to protect their rights and privileges."To say that issuing the ICs to Sabahans is impractical and comparing Sabah to Peninsular states like Kedah and Selangor not only ignores the need to arrest the gradual deterioration of Sabahans' rights due to the massive influx of outsiders into the state since independence in 1963, it also shows the apologist tendencies of Sabah BN leaders," he said in response to a statement by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussein.The proposal to issue ICs to Sabahans is one of the main agenda in SAPP's campaign for GE13 ...more

Bumburing's now locked inside PR and the key is outside

KOTA KINABALU, February 7, 2013: SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul said his party supports President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee's stand that Sabah-based parties must contest the majority of seats in the state legislative assembly to put an end to the state being a puppet administration. He said it is in line with SAPP's struggle to form a state government with autonomy as enshrined in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement. "SAPP is willing to relent to PR contesting a majority of the state's parliamentary seats, allowing the federal opposition pact a better chance to claim power in Putrajaya ...more

Calon parti Malaya tunduk kepada KL

BEAUFORT, Februari 5, 2013: Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee berkata ahli politik yang bernaung di bawah parti Malaya tidak ada pilihan selain daripada tunduk kepada Kuala Lumpur. Katanya, mereka mesti pergi ke Kuala Lumpur melobi agar dipilih sebagai calon pada sebarang pilihan raya. "Mereka akan membawa buah tangan seperti udang galah, udang harimau, sarang burung dan pelbagai lagi untuk diberi kepada para pemimpin di Kuala Lumpur supaya dipilih sebagai calon."Mereka ini umpama kerbau dicucuk hidung. Mereka juga tidak berupaya memperjuangkan autonomi Sabah seperti yang termaktub dalam Perjanjian Malaysia 1963," ...selanjutnya

Of self-interest and personal benefit

By Haji Amde Sidik (February 3, 2013) - I find it awkward to read statement made by Jaffar Ismail (Daily Express, 01/02/2013) former SAPP Vice President and CLC Chairman for N23 Bongawan who said, he resigned from SAPP and joined Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPPS) because SAPP has not yet making a move to join Pakatan Rakyat(PR). Jaffar took political refuge in SAPP for nearly four years opting not to say what he supposed to have said, as a leader for his constituency, isn't his attitude posed a big question itself? I can only say for all this while Jaffar isn't struggling for people and the State, but more of self-interest and to be Yang Berhormat at cost. He knew fairly well how the party - SAPP makes decision and where its party's stand all along ...more

Clean up the electorals first

KOTA KINABALU, January 29, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) youth wing is demanding the Election Commission (EC) to clean up and update the electoral lists which will be used in this coming General Election, said its KK Zone Youth Chief cum an Executive Committee, John Stephen Dionysius.A senior ex- National Registration Department (NRD) officer, Mohd Nasir Sungip whose confession showed that the NRD is responsible providing dubious names with IC numbers to the Election Commission and registered as voters. A total of 946,638 were registered voters in Sabah and it is estimated that about 200,000 dubious IC holders are in the electoral lists. Another ex-NRD officer, Asli Sidup also made his confession and admitted that he was stationed at a polling centre in Papar to monitor the holders of 200 JPN receipts casting their votes ...more

SAPP extends CNY Greetings at Putatan

PUTATAN, January 29, 2013: The business communities took the opportunity to voice their complaints to SAPP especially some of the problems which had already been highlighted in the media yet remain un-resolved. For example the failed street lighting, uncollected rubbish, clogged drains and flood problems.The owner of a motor shop said they have lost their patience waiting for the council to attend to the problem of sewage water overflowing on the road right in front of their business premises.They were frustrated by the fact that the authorities and council has been negligent and seem incapable to manage the problems facing Putatan. They urged SAPP to solve these problems when being elected into government ...more

DAP must know who is the enemy

KOTA KINABALU, 26 Jan 2013: Nazib Maidan of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) slammed DAP Sabah Junz Wong for his remarks to associate SAPP with Project IC voters. SAPP Youth Exco Nazib Maidan said DAP has become even more cynical in attacking SAPP when the 13th general election is around the corner. "Whenever you implicate someone you must also provide evidence, making slandering statement against another opposition party is not helping the oppositions's effort to topple Barisan Nasional but weaken the oppositions' cooperation." stressed Nazib ...more

DAP should stop its slander

KOTA KINABALU, January 24, 2103: "Just to highlight this matter to Junz Wong of DAP, even before SAPP's pullout from Barisan Nasional during the tenure of ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, SAPP has relentlessly demanded the government to take serious action on the problem of massive influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah. A 14-point proposals and ideas contained in the memorandum "Time for Direct Preventive Actions" was submitted to the then Prime Minister in 2006 but no action was taken. "In fact, earlier on in 1999, SAPP had already submitted a memorandum titled "Illegal Immigrants: Mother of All Threats" and this 14-point memorandum was an addition ...more

SAPP leaders summoned over peaceful gathering

KOTA KINABALU, 22 Jan 2013: Six Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) leaders including its President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee were summoned by the city police today in connection with the peaceful gathering calling the government to ensure safety of locals following the killing of a school girl in December last year. The other five are Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong, Wanita Chief cum Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia, Youth Chief Edward Dagul, Kota Kinabalu Zone Youth Chief John Stephen and Supreme Council Member Stephan Gaimin. SAPP leaders gave full cooperation to the police during the entire course of interviews ...more

SAPP Kadamaian celebrates 19th anniversary

KADAMAIAN, January 21, 2013: According to CLC Chairperson Agnes Liewpin, the youth decided to organize this memorable day early on a Saturday which is inconvenient for the youths who are mostly committed with their own work on weekdays. Led by SAPP Kadamaian Youth Chief, Dokuil Duraman, the convoy which was supposed to start in the morning and talks on future of Sabah had to be held in the late afternoon due to heavy rains in the morning ...more

How many seats should we contest? SAPP asks PR

KOTA KINABALU, January 16, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Yee yesterday urged Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to reveal the number of seats his party should contest in the coming 13th general election. "If as Pakatan Rakyat leader Datuk Seri Anwar (Ibrahim) said (that) SAPP is contesting too many seats, it is very simple, just tell me how many we should contest (in) state and or parliament," he said ...more

The plight of Kadamaian kampung folks

KADAMAIAN, January 15, 2013: The lack of development and maintenance of the road from Kampung Kebidahan Tokulung to SK Losou Podi has sometimes prevented school going children from attending the school due to flooding during rainy days. The road which links to many sub-villages of Kg Kebidahan are Bundu Lapak, Katol, Linapak, Wani and Tekulung, about 3 kilometres to the SK Losou Podi primary school is used by about 50 students from the area who have to walk to school as early as 5 am in the morning. A heavy rain downpour for few hours will flood this road and student will have difficulty to cross the road ...more

Norikoh Saliwa's parents pain

KOTA KINABALU, January 13, 2013: It was one of their very few trips to the State Capital but for Saliwa Madaya, 57, and his wife Raimas Makanal, 56 off Kampung Bombong 1, Kota Marudu, this time it was no normal visit.Together with their 26-year-old daughter, Bibianah, they took the more than two hours' journey on Friday to get in see face-to-face with lawyer, Peter Marajin, to follow up on the latest development about the 'mysterious' death of their other daughter, Norikoh ...more

Public safety must never be compromised

KOTA KINABALU, January 13, 2013: "As this is a very busy spot whereby a lot of people have to navigate this narrow pedestrian walk every day, the authority must do something before any accident happens, Richard lamented. "Putatan is a growing town, to be a "People-First-Government" the authorities have the duty to ensure proper basis infrastructure, regular collection of garbage, cleanliness as well as security," ...more

SAPP Youth supports Himpunan Sabah Bangkit 112

KOTA KINABALU, January 12, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth showed up in moderate numbers to mark their presence in the Sabah Uprising rally "Himpunan Sabah Bangkit 112" as a show of support to "Bangunlah Untuk Sabah". The rally where about 1,000 over participants and spectators gathered at the Chong Thein Vun Park in Kota Kinabalu displaying placards, banners and flags to show their message on grievances of various local issues, political messages and etc ...more pics

Cooperate but not bow down

KOTA KINABALU, January 12, 2012: KK Youth Zone Chief, John Stephen in his remark during the election briefing held at Maju Centre, Inanam yesterday said SAPP being a component of Barisan Nasional before on 17th September 2008, has outlined 8 demands in the interest of Sabah wellbeing to be fulfilled and sadly the Fed Govt has been passively responding to the problem encountered by Sabahan. As a result, SAPP decided to pull out from the coalition BN and continue to struggle as an opposition to demand a better livelihood of every Sabahan where the states has been bogged down by illegal immigrants, youth unemployment, rising of food prices, unbalanced development, land grabs ....more

7 years wait without Mykad for local youth

SANDAKAN, January 11, 2013: Yong received complaint about a youth who did not own MyKad, despite he is born in Sandakan and fulfilled the conditions of constitution to be a Malaysian citizen. SAPP Sandakan Zon has forwarded this case to SAPP Luyang State Assemblywomen Melanie Chia Chui Ket to put pressure on the authorities. A 19 year old youth, Mok Vun Loong, whose father is also born in Sandakan and owned MyKad, has gone through unnecessary hardships ...more

Solve muddy road problems

KOTA KINABALU, January 9, 2013: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has urged the relevant authorities and contractors of the ongoing SK Sembulan construction project to provide solutions to the muddy road surface and dusty environment said to be caused by construction works. Yong said the entrance and exit the construction site cause trails of dusts and stretches of mud, causing inconvenience to the surrounding residents ...more

Umno - A Ketuanan and Religious Chauvinist

KOTA KINABALU, January 7, 2013: A Ketuanan and Religious Chauvinist have ignited a torch proclaiming a Jihad against Non-Muslims in Malaysia, particularly the Christians, who number about 3 million. The pied-piper sounding the siren is none other than Malaysia's very own "Osama bin Laden", UMNO's mouthpiece and mongrel, the incorrigible Ibrahim Ali. Let us not be deceived that the UMNO/BN government, Utusuan Malaysia, Perkasa, Pembela and many other of its crony 'jihad' agencies are not working hand in glove to achieve their objectives ...more

Petronas non-profitting is absurd

KOTA KINABALU, January 4, 2013: Oil is a State owned natural resource. If it is not profitable, then why did the Federal Government saw it fit to snatch this important resource of revenue from the Sabah in the first place? Petronas has never been transparent in its operation and financial account since 1976 until today. Why is Petronas so secretive? Since this natural resources belongs to the rakyat of Sabah, the rakyat have every right to know its operations and financial position. Petronas' money is the Sabahans' money. Hence, the Petronas' account must be subject to public scrutiny ...more

DAP is sabotaging ongoing negotiations

KOTA KINABALU, December 29, 2012: "Our platform insofar as negotiating with Anwar is concerned is to let local parties to contest a majority of the state seats while we will render our full cooperation and support to ensure that Pakatan goes to Putrajaya (Federal government). "For the sake of the political future of Sabah, we are willing to work on a formula to ensure a one-to-one contest to enhance every opposition candidate's chances of victory over BN candidates," Chong said ...more

Cancer patient turned away by 4 hospitals

KOTA KINABALU, December 28, 2012: A patient suffering intermediate stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (cancer of the nose) is feeling hopeless after having been turned away by at least four government hospitals in the country, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Lau King Ngiuk, 71, and members of the family were informed by QEH doctors on Dec. 19 that she could not be treated with radiotherapy because the computer facility for radiotherapy planning was out of order ...more

Use part of 'political contributions' to help Sabah patients

KOTA KINABALU, December 24, 2012: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman should urge the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to immediately step in to resolve the worsening public healthcare and treatment services in Sabah, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah. He said the Prime Minister should have no excuses not to oblige to Musa's request since he had during his many visits to Sabah in the past and recently, repeatedly assured that Sabah will always be a priority in Malaysia's development...more

For 3 years nothing done by BN govt to restore suspension bridge

TENOM, Dec 21, 2012: The BN govt should have taken action to restore the suspension bridge which was the main route for Makaniton residents which was swept away by flood waters over three years ago.

"I am told by people here that the problem of the suspension bridge has been forwarded to the respective parties including the Melalap People's Development Leader Unit (UPKR) but till now no action has been done so why have their complaints not been entertained?" asked Roger Stimin ...more

Unsafe KKIA runway putting people's lives at risk

KK, Dec 20, 2012: The State govt to immediately intervene to deal with the 'imminent crisis' that might ensue, following the revelation of the main contractor of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) that the runway was not safe. Such revelation, if true, may put the people's lives at great risk. And this may have a far-reaching impact on the state's tourism industry, which has been touted as a major revenue earner, after petroleum and oil palm ...more

Bangunlah Untuk Sabah!

P'PANG, Dec 20, 2012: The crowd of about one thousand residents turn out to listen to the talk by SAPP leaders on Sabah's future themed "Bangunlah Untuk Sabah". Sabahans are on the rise. People are getting the message. People are seeing the light and the genuine goals and promise of SAPP. We must be united. This is a time we must be united. SAPP needs the people's trust for only with the people's confidence can we achieve the goals of our people. We must truly be a "government of the people, by the people and for the people." SAPP has a grand plan for our nation's future and prosperity ...more

Sabah needs real protection, not 'show-piece' defence

TAWAU, Dec 15, 2012: Chua contended that the provision of more manpower and patrol vessels to combat piracy in Sabah waters was more pragmatic than having the French-made Scorpene-class submarine docked at Teluk Sepanggar in Kota Kinabalu. It was important to show govt's serious defence mission and not merely putting up a show of defence with a show-piece armament ... The puzzling incident which saw the men make off with a few hundred ringgit worth of anchovies happened a few days after the abduction of two hostages from a Felda estate in Tunku, Lahad Datu ...more

New QEH tower block not fully functional

KK, Dec 15, 2012: "I was made to understand that there's a strong possibility that many departments might not have medical equipments to run the routine. This included Dental, Eye, Ortho, Centralised Sterilization, urology, haematology etc. More than half of the operation theatres, ICU and isolation rooms might also have problem to function fully due to the lack of supporting medical equipments. It will be like the restaurant with table and chair but no cooking utensils in the kitchen. No plates and glasses for the food ...more

Siti Suryani - How I almost fell victim to foreigner

KK, Dec 13, 2012: "The Pakistani showed keen interest to buy the SIM pack but gave excuses so that I would be willing to go with him to take his money which he claimed he had left in his office. "I wanted to bring along my friend but the Pakistani started to get upset and convinced me not to worry and not to ask my friend to come along," she said. The assistant secretary in Mudanita related her experience to Daily Express when met at the wing's peace rally to call for justice on Norikoh Saliwah's case, held at Gaya Street on Sunday ...more

Putatan flood mitigation is SAPP government priority

PUTATAN, Dec 11, 2012: Speaking at the "Bangunlah Untuk Sabah" meet-the-people session at Taman Bersatu here in Putatan, Datuk Richard Yong said SAPP will place solving the flood problem in Putatan as a top priority. There is no proper drainage management where you see drains were filled with overgrown vegetation and blockage by rubbish causes flood each time there is a heavy down pour. Even newly constructed drains at Putatan town were not serving its purpose due to blockage by gravel, sand and rubbish ...more

Pakistani scourge in Sabah

P'PANG, Dec 9, 2012: "As it is, the business of the local tuck shop operators have been badly affected since these Pakistani traders started to come into Penampang District, in the last few years, to set up their tuck shops in almost every nook and corner of the district right up to the Putatan sub-district," he lamented. A recent random survey carried out by its Kepayan youth wing found that there were more than 20 tuck shops that are operated by the Pakistanis in the district ...more

QEH1 delayed again

KK, Dec 8, 2012: SAPP Youth said the Ministry of Health should have taken the matter more seriously since it involves lives and health needs of the people especially in the State capital. The QEH was declared unsafe four years ago, had caused unnecessary sufferings and loss of lives to patients who were forced to be transferred to hospitals in other districts some which lack the necessary facilities and medical services ... more

Palm oil downturn could cripple Sabah

LAHAD DATU, Nov 7, 2012: The plunge in palm oil demand and prices is threatening to cripple Sabah which boasts of having the largest area of oil palm plantations. The economic repercussions from the shake-up in the state's mono-culture agriculture industry could be worse than the impact of the 1997 financial disaster if commodity remains at current rates long-term ...more

SAPP launches 'Bangunlah untuk Sabah'

KK, Dec 5, 2012: SAPP launched its election campaign "Rise Up! For Sabah" (Bangunlah! Untuk Sabah) which aims to create awareness of the people of Sabah to reclaim their rights. The people of Sabah had been losing out during almost 50 years of independence through Malaysia. Sabah now must rise up to claim back their rights ...more

Cyclist nearly decapitated by cable

KK Dec 3, 2012: A local city resident narrowly escaped being decapitated when he was knocked to the ground after colliding with a carelessly placed telephone pole steel cable in the middle of a bicycle lane here. Richard Sokial, 35, a writer and cycling enthusiast, had decided to use a bicycle lane provided at Lorong Mt Zion, Jalan Kolam, Luyang to avoid vehicular traffic on Wednesday evening ...more

Masalah tanah dan tanah adat berleluasa di seluruh Sabah

KENINGAU, Dec 1, 2012: SAPP telah menggubal polisi untuk menyelesaikan masalah tanah di Sabah. Tanah adat (NCR) dan tanah-tanah yang dahulunya dipohon oleh penduduk kampung dan telah diambil oleh orang lain atau syarikat akan dikaji semula dan akan dikembalikan kepada penduduk kampung termasuk geran komunial juga akan di kaji semula seterusnya akan dibahagi-bahagikan dalam bentuk geran NT kepada penduduk kampung. Demikian saranan Datuk Yong Teck Lee semasa lawatan ke Kg. Dalit Station dan Kg. Rimbayan Sook ...selanjutnya

Norikoh case - Police must conduct thorough investigation

KOTA MARUDU, Nov 30, 2012: SAPP delegation led by its Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun has visited the family of murder victim, 16-year old schoolgirl Norikoh Saliwa in Kg Bombong 1, Kota Marudu yesterday. "We need a thorough investigation by the police. We must ensure that "no stone is left unturned" in solving this case. Rumours going around Kota Marudu town that the victim was raped by Pakistanis must also be looked into by the relevant authorities," Eric said ...more

Police should warn the foreign suspects instead

KK, Nov 29, 2012: The police should warn foreigners not to hurt local people instead of warning Sabahans about relying on internet information about the Norikoh murder case. Datuk Hamzah had in today's newspapers warned the people against spreading information about the murder of a 16-year old native girl whose body was found dumped by the road side in Kota Marudu, saying that actions could be taken under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act ...more

Move out BN, Not our Market!

KK, Nov 28, 2012: SAPP Api-Api  peaceful protest against the BN government's plan to relocate the said market to other areas out of the city proper. Charles said SAPP strongly objected to the Barisan Nasional govt's intention to move the central market to outskirt areas in Kolombong, Kepayan, Damai and Jalan Tuaran. "What happened to the Wakil Rakyat for Api-Api and present DCM Dr Yee Moh Chai's pledge, promise and guarantee made in 2007 that the KK central market shall not be moved or relocated?" he questioned ...more

Putatan urban flood troubling businesses

PUTATAN, Nov 26, 2012: Flood situation in Putatan has been troubling businesses in the area due to its poor drainage system.

The cause of flooding was due to the construction of Putatan town's drainage system was not thorough.

These problems have been highlighted four months ago on the rubbish filled clogged drains where water cannot flow smoothly ...more

BN taking Sabah for granted in many ways

KK, Nov 23, 2012: Was Sabah very important only because the BN needed their political power and Sabah's natural resources?

Leaders from peninsular Malaysia kept coming almost every week realising that Sabah is an extremely crucial factor for them to hold power to Putrajaya.

But have they shown any genuine sincerity for the past 50 years? Now that they realised they need Sabah and Sarawak to cling on to power and started to treat Sabah as important to them ...more

Our struggle is for the people and the state

B'FORT, Nov 21, 2012: SAPP isn't created just for General Election nor for fanciful participation in politics, said its Deputy President, Hj Amde Sidik last night at their South Zone meeting held at SAPP Beaufort's Office. Amde remarked that in as far as the party is concerned we all know our directions, we all know what to do and we all know what to expect in as far as facing our opponents as well facing with fellow oppositions ...more

It's time to address PTI issue in Sabah

TAWAU, Nov 21, 2012: The Govt must start working with the Philippine govt to resolve the perennial issues of the presence of Filipino war refugees and their offspring who are better known as the "stateless children", in Sabah.Now is the opportune time for the Malaysian government to pursue such an agenda with its Filipino counterpart, citing the recent signing of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Manila recently ...more

Moyog talk on Future of Sabah Youths

PENAMPANG, Nov 19, 2012: The talk was held specifically to reach out SAPP's message to the youths on political awareness, rights and also briefing, preparation of its party's election machinery to face the coming 13th General Elections. Present were Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun, SAPP Central Youth Chief Edward Dagul, N.20 CLC Moyog Chairman Danim Aloysius Siap, SAPP N.20 Moyog Youth Chief Freddy Baikan and Moyog Wanita Chief Martinah Libasa ...more

Government must protect RCI witnesses

TAWAU,Nov 18, 2012: Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui wants anyone who provides information to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on issues related to illegal immigrants in Sabah to be protected by the government under the Whistleblower Protection Act. She said such a move would encourage those who have details of what transpired to come forward to assist the RCI on its investigation into the complex issue that has changed the demographics of the state...more

Masa Depan Sabah in Sandakan

SANDAKAN, Nov 17, 2012: Hundreds attended to listen to the Masa Depan Sabah talk organised by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Elopura, Sandakan recently. The lively crowd was enthusiastic and vocal in sounding their support for change.The crowd was so enthralled that at the end of the session, there was an awkward moment of some 10 minutes where the audience just stayed put as if waiting for more... The organisers had to announce a couple of times before the crowd dispersed. A good sign for SAPP in Elopura ...more

409 complaints lodged, only 29 cases resolved

TAWAU, Nov 15, 2012: The Ministry of Health must conduct a study and review the causes of complaints by the public on the high incidences of negligence, delayed treatment, insufficient specialists, insufficient medical equipment including CT Scan, MRI, Ultrasound scan, mammogram, insufficient medical staffs etc. As far as Sabah is concerned, Chua said the ministry should have a holistic approach to upgrade and ensure quality and safety for medical and health treatments, to prevent lives lost due to negligence and inefficiency ...more

SAPP strives to be fair to everyone

SIPITANG, Nov 15, 2012: In as far as things are within our jurisdiction we want to make sure people should be given the taste of fruit of democracy we all talk about.  BN is good at making promises, yet their YBs seldom visit Iburu, soon after the general election was over, they all disappeared only to come out again in the next General Election with another promise, none other than bringing blue plastic water tanks, now with sticker 1Malaysia on it ...more

BN's Community leaders not performing job

SIPITANG, Nov 14, 2012: According to Lalung and Johnny, Kampong Long Pasia is about eleven acres in size as kampong reserved. If the status is still kampong reserved, how then the kampong people not involved in any discussion to allow building shop houses? Another is about the appointment of community leaders by the authority, which should have been based on who the people think can be trusted, could not be simply picked at fancy by a certain group in power. The most important thing is the ability to perform the functions as community leaders ...more

Unwise move to compel developers to build a mosque in every new housing project

KK, Nov 13, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco Clement Lee says the Local authorities' existing town planning policy has provision for religious reserves for major population centres. In Sabah, many major developments have allocated religious sites, for the major religions and, in the case of schools, also some aided-schools. In Sabah, the allocation of the sites for mosques/suraus would be suitable for predominantly Muslim areas, like near existing kampongs (eg. Sembulan, Petagas). The new Putatan development with a huge Muslim population is a case in point ...more

Sabah, biggest contributor to national economy, remains poor

KK, Nov 12, 2012: Melanie claimed to have learnt that the Sarawak's company had subcontracted the main contract works with a total contract value of RM2.4 billion to a Korean company and even the canteen at the site is operated by Korean. She noted that there are 35 Sabah companies or companies with Sabahans' interest obtained sub contract works under the SOGT main contract ...more

Scare tactics, vandalising property to chase out opposition?

SIPITANG,Nov 11, 2012 - SAPP CLC of N28 Sindumin's Deputy Women's Head, Ejyan Ahli's car was vandalised soon after SAPP members finished giving their ceramah at her house at Kampong Mesapol Lama last night, which is about 5 km from Sipitang town. The culprit seemed to be using a hard object to break and damage the window screen of her brand new car Avanza suspected to be hard metal object or perhaps using catapult at close distance. Fortunately there was no one in the car at that time, parked just in front of her house ...more

Govt turning public lands into commercial zones

TG ARU, Nov 9, 2012:    Yong said it is really sad that the BN government has completely failed the people in their duty to promote well-being of the people in Sabah. They have failed to protect the interests of the ordinary people. Yong said, "This government is turning public lands such as the high court site, the state library and the ports into commercial zoning." ...more

SPNB's 2-year delay angers Tawau housebuyers

TAWAU, Nov 8, 2012: Over 60 Taman Apas Permai house buyers claim that there had been so many extensions for the project undertaken by SPNB that they are no longer certain when it would be completed "if ever". The affected house buyers want the government to stop giving lame excuses and to expedite the delivery of their houses," she said ...more

Edward: SAPP supports anti-hop law

KK, Nov 7, 2012: A new anti-hop law is among the key platforms in SAPP's manifesto launched at the SAPP delegates conference on 3 June this year "to deter elected members of the legislative assembly and parliament from switching parties after being elected, SAPP shall pursue anti-hop principle so that any elected member who changes party shall be required to resign his/her seat ...more

Authorities told to solve sewerage problem

PUTATAN, Nov 6, 2012: The unpleasant problems have caused difficulties to the local residents which affect their health, business especially the nearby food court."We can no longer tolerate this awful situations, and the authority seems to turn their blind eyes on our problems all this while" complained Puan Chin, a nearby shop owner ...more

A new rubbish hut rendered useless at Putatan town

PUTATAN, Nov 4, 2012: A newly constructed rubbish hut located next to Tony Corner coffee shop right in the middle of Putatan Town rendered useless due to pool of stagnant water surrounding the rubbish hut. The stagnant dirty water makes it inaccessible for the shop owners to dispose rubbish to the hut. It is even worse during rainy season ...more

8,000 unemployed nursing school graduates alarming

KK, Nov 3, 2012: The Health Minister should review the reasons on why these graduate nurses are unemployed, the most common reasons leading to 8,000 unemployed private nursing college graduates in Malaysia which is an alarming figure and study on whether there are too many nursing colleges leading to the over supply or the standard and quality of training are below par which led these graduate nurses having to resit and qualify through the NEB ...more

Explain the medicine shortage in QEH

KK, Nov 2, 2012: Now patients are prescribed with two weeks supply of drugs, instead of two months or one month previously. The patients were told that the hospital was running out of drugs supply. Besides this, the patients also complained that the hospital prescribed them with generic drugs, which is inferior in quality as compared to the genuine ones ...Dire situation causing great inconveniences to patients in need ...more

Tyre in the middle of the road?

PUTATAN, Oct 31, 2012: The resident of Taman Pasir Putih was complaining to Datuk Richard Yong that the metal cover of the manhole had gone missing for a few months and quite a few cars including a taxi had fallen victims to the trap. The resident told Richard that the council sent a contractor to repair the damaged manhole once with concrete cover but it did not last ...more

Education relief and aid granted to 18 teachers and 3 institutions

KK, Oct 30, 2012: The Progressive Education Foundation, a NGO, founded by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), has granted education relief and aid for this year amounting to RM86,000 to 18 students of teachers training colleges and three institutions. The 18 are from the Kent Teachers Training College in Tuaran and Gaya Teachers Training College here and 3 institutions ...more

SAPP promises to solve Kampung Berhala Laut problems

SDK, Oct 29, 2012:
"SAPP once took over the Government of Sabah would waste no time to solve the land titles issue affecting this squatter settlement. With titles ownership granted to the kampung people, then issues concerning basic facilities such as electricity and water supply, schools, clinics and etc will become easier to tackle," Edward said ...more

Labuan bridge will alleviate KKIA problems

KK, Oct 27, 2012: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee has proposed that a bridge linking Labuan and the mainland the journey to the State Capital would be shortened. "If the facilities are in place the massive damages and inconveniences of the 9 hour shut down of KKIA could have been alleviated if passengers diverted to Labuan can be driven back to KK and other mainland destinations ...more

Dr Yee, Stop the lies

KK, Oct 26, 2012: SAPP has urged Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yee Moh Chai stop lies regarding the SAS issue and demanded him to fully explain to 55,000 investors and public on the downfall of the shares. As far as SAPP is concerned, the DCM has been championing and exposed the shares issue many years but rejecting the call for a White Paper. Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai even labeled the White Paper as "toilet paper and tissue paper" ...more

Call for meeting of unit holders on SAS declined

KK, Oct 26, 2012: SAS unit holder Chin Chow Chew regrets that the request for a meeting of Unit Holders has been turned down, and at the same time urges that Yee Mo Chai would fulfill his own duty to facilitate convening of the meeting. In rejecting the call for a White Paper, Yee has labeled the White Paper as "toilet paper and tissue paper!"...more

Poorly finished PPRT house in Putatan

KK, Oct 25, 2012: Mr Thien Fen Chee was supposed to be happy in receiving a house constructed on his own land under the government's housing program but "it has become my nightmare after seeing the completion of the house" he said. He was voicing his complaint to Datuk Richard Yong, Secretary -General of Sabah progressive party (SAPP) who is also the Party's Tanjung Aru CLC chairman ...more

Rice bowl of Penampang threatened with drying up

PPANG, Oct 24, 2012: Sabah BN Govt has failed to keep its promises to give fresh breath to the rice bowl of Penampang at Kampung Kodundungan in Kepayan, near here. The biggest paddy fields at Penampang are drying up, irrigation system is not functioning while the water pump has also broke down and access road in bad condition ...more

Kampung Tambulian suspension bridge unsafe

KB, Oct 23, 2012: The suspension bridge had been repaired 3 years ago, but declared unsafe a year ago. Therefore the village committee headed by the village chief submitted a application to the authority concerned for allocations to upgrade the bridge but to date, no action was taken to solve the problem ...more

BN govt failed badly to deliver to the people

KK, Oct 22, 2102: It was obvious that the govt's poverty eradication programmes were not having the desired effect given that figures showed there had been an increase in the number of hardcore poor between 2004 and 2009.The high poverty rate indicates that the govt allocations have not reached the focus and targeted groups," she said ...more

Visit to Good Shepherd Sisters

KK, Oct 22, 2012: During a visit by Melanie Chia, SAPP Women Chief and also State Rep for Luyang, to the Seri Murni Crisis Centre, she was informed by Sisters Sandra Masilang and Imelda Sikul that the purpose of the hostel is to allow children who live in remote villages in Kiulu to stay there while school is in session during the weekdays ...more

Pemuda SAPP sertai penduduk kampung membantah rampasan tanah

KUDAT, Okt 20, 2012: Kes rampasan tanah oleh syarikat swasta dan pihak perseorangan semakin menjadi-jadi di kampung itu sejak kebelakangan ini, kata Pemuda SAPP Tanjung Kapur. Baru-baru ini SAPP dapati sebuah syarikat swasta telah berjaya merampas tanah di kampung ini. Selain itu ada dua orang perseorangan turut melakukan perkara sedemikian ...more

YBs must serve people regardless of where they live

INANAM, Oct 19, 2012: "As YBs, we must address the people's problem regardless of which constituency the complaints come from," said Melanie who is also SAPP women chief yesterday after inspecting the clogged drain problem at Inanam Baru highlighted by the Cycle & Motor Parts Traders' Association (CMPTA) member ...more

Sabah BN Government neglects the elderly

KK, Oct 19, 2012: The Sabah govt is not capable of taking care of the elderly to the tune of that their welfare not taken care at all, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP). The total number of inmates throughout the three RWT (Rumah Warga Tua) in Sabah are less than a thousand, but Sabah BN Government could not take care of them ...more

BN govt spreading lies on NCR lands

KK, Oct 18, 2012: A land area of 60,000 hectares in the district of Kota Marudu and Pitas has been given to Syarikat Begaraya Sdn Bhd, a private company.But the BN has spread lies to the villages in Kota Marudu and Pitas that Yong allegedly approved the land to Begaraya ...more

Motion to debate on Umno's mystery 'windfall'

KK, Oct 18, 2012: SAPP reps have called for a debate on the mysterious RM40 mil political donation to Sabah Umno that the party itself and the state BN knew nothing about until about a week ago when it was revealed in Parliament. Nazri Aziz denied in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat that the S$16 mil contraband cash seized at the Hong Kong international airport from Sabahan Michael Chia was Musa's money ...more

SAPP mohon usul SAS dibahas

KK, 18 Okt 2012: Ketika SAS dilancarkan pada Oktober 1994, rakyat Sabah termasuk kakitangan kerajaan telah digalakkan melabur dengan janji bahawa nilai saham SAS akan kekal pada paras RM1 seunit dalam apa jua keadaan sekali pun. Apabila krisis kewangan dan ekonomi Asia melanda dunia pada 1997 dan 1998 semua kaunter pasaran saham di Asia termasuk di Bursa Saham Malaysia dan SAS turut terjejas ...selanjutnya

Kancil popular for 'Kereta Sapu'

SIPITANG, Oct 18, 2012: A group of about 50 Sipitang's private car operators met Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)'s local leaders in Sipitang town yesterday to land their support to SAPP as a local political party for change. According to their spokeman, Sulaiman Tuah, he don't see the present leadership of BN-Umno in Sipitang going any further than they already did and therefore it is hightime to change ...more

Investigate and verify voters without surnames

KK, Oct 17, 2012: According to the Sepanggar member of parliament, there were 55 such voters from Kota Marudu, 12 voters from Penampang and 75 from Sepanggar Parliament constituencies. This is a surprising and worry trend ...more

Kudat by-pass another white elephant project

KK, Oct 17, 2012: "Thousands people travelling to Kota Marudu via Ulu Kukut road every day are feeling discomfort for so many years. How shameful are the govt of the day especially to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman with that bad bumpy conditions and failing to complete the five kilometers road in time ...more

Borneonisation Civil Suit

KK, Oct 16, 2012: This is the first day of actual hearing on the Borneonisation civil suit brought by Bernard Fung Fon Chen and Nazib Maidan versus the government at the Kota Kinabalu High Court today ...more

Majlis Ceramah Masa Depan Belia Sabah in Penampang

P'PANG, Oct 15, 2012: The reasonably attended ceramah organized by the Moyog Youth movement kick started with a speech by a Belia, Sonia Sylvester. Her sharing on the Sabah youth unemployment problem had warmed the crowd and willed them to stay for more speeches from the other young leaders present ...more

Ministry should suspend AES until public are well informed

KK, Oct 14, 2012: The objectives of the AES are to reduce road accidents and reckless driving, then the cameras should be installed at black spots and high accident prone areas ...more

Police report over smuggled RM40 million

KK, Oct 14, 2102: "The police ought to probe where the money come from and whether it is dirty money or otherwise. Michael Chia caught red-handed at the Hong Kong International Airport with RM40 million cash in his luggage before he could board a flight to Kuala Lumpur ...more

Name the 8 branches - SAPP Sook challenges

KK, Oct 13, 2012: Mohd Reduan challenges Jake to name the said 8 branches and who are the 553 members leaving SAPP. He said it also questionable and doubtful since he himself cannot even gather 50 people. "We have verified with the Sook CLC Office and not a single branch or members have followed him to join PBS.So far we know that he, together with his wife and few friends followed him ...more

Bridge in urgent need for repair

KB, Oct 13, 2012: Application to the local authority for funding to repair and maintain the bridge fell on to deaf ears for many years and last year a fresh application was made by an individual was also forwarded to the Chief Minister and the Kadamaian constituency representative (YB) ...more

NEB 2013-2035 doesn't respect English as the 2nd Official language of Sabah

KK, Oct 12, 2012: Datuk Wong Yit Ming reiterated Dong Lian's hope the Ministry of Education would abandon its unilingual policy and accept the benefits of multilingual education. He also wished that the use of English would further be strengthened, recognised and respected in Sabah because of its special status as the second official language ...more

Masa Depan Belia in Lahad Datu, Keningau and Tawau

Oct 11, 2012: The Lahad Datu leg of the "Masa Depan Belia Sabah" roadshow was given a warm welcome by youths from Lahad Datu and Tungku. The over two hundred audience, mostly young voters, stayed for the two hour series of speeches made by several young leaders of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).

The joint-talk (ceramah) was organized by the Central Youth, Mudanita and Belia SAPP movements ...more

NRD double standard

KK, Oct 10, 2012: MP for Sepanggar, Datuk Eric Majimbun, lashed out at the federal government of applying a different set of procedures when dealing with Sabah-born Malaysians and foreign-borns registering for birth certificates in the state. The procedures adopted by Kuala Lumpur marginalised and discriminated against the people of Sabah, particularly those in the rural areas where many children do not have birth certificates ...more

Confusion by MPOB over oil palm fine

PETALING JAYA, October 9, 2012: A reportedly "deferred", "withdrawn" and "abolished" sub-regulation penalising oil palm plantation owners in Sabah for gathering unripe fruits has left people confused, Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui told. She told FMT that oil palm smallholders were still being harassed by Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) officials despite announcements that Section 21 of the MPOB (Licensing) Regulations 2005 has been withdrawn ...more

Ceramah MDBS di Beaufort tarik ramai muka baru

B'FORT: Okt 9, 2012: Kira-kira 250 orang hadir pada Majlis Ceramah Masa Depan Belia Sabah, anjuran Pemuda, Mudanita dan Belia SAPP di Restoran Little Town Beaufort pada 7hb Oktober 2012. 70% yang hadir adalah anak-anak muda pengundi baru yang pertama kali menghadiri acara besar anjuran SAPP ...more

Delay brought massive traffic jam

KK, Oct 8, 2012: Delay in completion of the sewerage pipe laying project is causing much inconvenience to motorists at the busy intersection in Lido especially during rush hours. "What is the government doing about this? We want to know what is taking them so long to complete the work?" he asked in a statement here ...more

EC: Any attempt to relocate voters by inducement is an offence

KK, Oct 6, 2012: The EC has warned that any attempt to relocate the voters to any constituency by inducement is an offence under the election regulations. Mohd Idrus was responding to an official complaint filed by Wong on the recent voters registration drive allegedly organized by Yee Moh Chai, suspected to be a ploy to import new Bumiputra voters into Api-Api constituency ...more

Police questions SAPP leaders

KK, Oct 5, 2012: 12 SAPP leaders today gave their statements at the KK Police Station in relation with the party's celebration to commemorate Sabah's 49th Independence Day at Chong Thien Vun City Park, here, on Aug 31.They have been ordered to present themselves at the Crime Investigation Division office of the City's Police headquarters, here ...more

2013 Budget offered little to cheer about

KK, Oct 4, 2012: The 2013 Budget, although seemingly populist because of the subsidies and assistance programmes amounting to a total of RM37.6 billion or 18.6% of total operating expenditure, offered sweetener to a segment of the population for a short term only and are not long term comforter ...more

Migrants threatening security, peace

KK, Oct 3, 2012: Whether the migrants possess documents or not they still contribute to the social and economic problems that directly affect the security of Malaysia and Sabah. From 1970 to 2011, Sabah's population had increased by more than 390 per cent and this is very extraordinary even the highest in the world," he said in a statement here Wednesday ...more

Majlis Ceramah Masa Depan Belia Sabah in Sandakan

SDK, Oct 4, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco, Mudanita and GKB representatives gave speeches about the party's struggles and explaining SAPP's Manifesto.SAPP, if it becomes the government in the coming GE13 has, among other problems, promised to resolve unemployment among the youths today and helping alleviate the squatters problems in Sandakan ...more

Majlis Ceramah Masa Depan Belia Sabah in Kudat

KUDAT, Oct 3, 2012: Function and talk was attended by a warm crowd of over two hundred people. Talk also touched on the party's eradication of youth unemployment, hopes and aspirations of the young people, the party's stand and vision to build a better future for the younger generation ...more

Majlis Ceramah Masa Depan Belia Sabah in Tamparuli

TAMPARULI, Oct 2, 2012: The accompaniment of shouts of "Ini Kalilah" during the applause showed signs of encouragement and support from the crowd who came to listen to SAPP's young leaders. Speeches are focussed on SAPP's Manifesto with more emphasis on the development and future of the young generation ...more

Stop ignoring natives' rights

KK, Oct 1, 2012: Eric Majimbun said the statement by the Director of Land and Survey that there were no more NCR lands after 1930 is tantamount to ignore the rights of our Sabah natives and an attempt to deprive the natives of their rights. The whole purpose why the British Company enforced laws on NCR is to protect and help our natives who are underprivileged in various aspects ...more

Political awareness programme in Kadamaian

KADAMAIAN, Sep 29, 2012:
Purpose of the programme was to bring awareness on the present political situation in Sabah, to have a better understanding of SAPP's struggles for Sabah and why the people should be supporting the party ...more

Budget should be fair, comparable

KK, Sep 28, 2012: And it should by design narrow the disparities here with rest of the country, in good faith as Sabah has contributed much to the federal government ...more

BN resorts to voter transfer and bribery

KK, Sep 26, 2012: The party said it had stumbled on the exercise this week where those from other constituencies were being registered as Kota Kinabalu residents which would enable them to be voters in the Api-Api constituency ...more

Sabah political dilemma

By Dullie Hj Marie - Federal politics of Umno in Sabah was designed purely for political greed, gain and power over the state of Sabah, once an autonomous region within Malaysia. Their divide and rule along racial and religious lines brought into Sabah will further break up the unity of its people ...more

49 years ... but villagers yet to feel true development

KOTA BELUD, Sep 25, 2012: Villagers had been waiting anxiously for the government to take action as this bridge is an important means of transport for the villagers to cross over to their agricultural lands on the other side of the river to tend to their crops like padi and rubber ...more

Masa Depan Sabah Talk at Api Api

API-API, Sep 25, 2012: Even though the function was hampered by strong winds and heavy rains a sizeable crowd of local residents came to attend some bring along their umbrellas showed that the spirit is high for a change of government ..more

RCI tidak berkesan

KK Sep 24, 2012: RCI itu tidak akan memberi sebarang kesan kerana penubuhannya dilakukan bermotifkan politik sekadar menyenangkan hati rakyat Sabah. RCI ini jika diamati dengan teliti tidak ubah seperti satu tipu helah Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN). Mereka sangka rakyat Sabah pasti gembira apabila penubuhan suruhanjaya itu diumumkan ...more

Courtesy call to KK new OCPD

KK, Sep 24, 2012: The delegation from SAPP led by Melanie welcomed and congratulated ACP Tuan Jauteh as the Kota Kinabalu Police Chief and hope that under his leadership, the Kota Kinabalu Police Force will provide professional and quality service in protecting the city and ensure a safe environment for the communities in the city ...more

Masa Depan Sabah Talk at Likas

LIKAS, Sep 22, 2012: "Masa Depan Sabah" ceramah or talk at Kedai Kopi Li Fung Tung, Taman Antarabangsa, Likas was attended by party members, supporters as well as the residents of the area on September 21, 2012. Weather was fine and crowd stayed until the end to hear speeches by SAPP leaders ...more

SAPP Kota Belud commemorates 4th Anniversary of pullout

KADAMAIAN, Sep 21, 2012: In Conjunction with the 4th Anniversary of SAPP pulling out from Barisan Nasional, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kadamaian CLC had successfully carried out few programmes to remember this memorable day ...more

Sabah IC within the jurisdiction of Sabah as autonomous state

KK, Sep 20, 2012: Datuk Shafie Apbdal had in his earlier statement said, "We can't even control the (Filipino militant separatist group) Abu Sayyaf and illegal migrants from entering Sabah, so why we trying to control Malaysia?" is both astounding and pathetic statement made by a Federal Minister from Sabah ...more

Sabah tour guides know better

KK, Sep 19, 2012: The Koreans have been coming over to Sabah for many years and enjoy the beauty of the Land Below the Wind without problem. "Why is there now a need to engage Korean nationals to act as tour guides for Korean tourists? ...more

Masidi must address Korean-speaking tour guides shortage

TAWAU, Sep 19, 2012: State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun should immediately look into the dilemma facing the local tour guides, instead of putting their fate in the hands of his Federal counterpart. I believe the problem could have been long resolved if our state Minister concerned (Masidi) had given his due attention to it ...more

Tourism Minister's decision absurd

KK, Sep 19, 2012: Localizing the Korean tourist guides is directly taking over the role of the local tourist guides equivalent of taking over their rice bowl. The Minister even went on to say that she would consider the request of other foreign countries by allowing foreign tourist guides the licence to operate here. I have not seen any country doing such thing that could hurt their own tourism industry ...more

Tawau villages urges PWD to relace wooden bridge

TAWAU, Sep 18,2012: Residents of Kg. Serudung Baru here have raised concerns over the safety of an old wooden bridge here and urged the Public Works Department (PWD) to replace it. Unfortunately, she said,the village which has a total of 700 houses found out that PWD only repaired the holes and not what the residents had hoped for ...more

More state seats to local party for autonomy

KK, Sep 18, 2012:
"We have intention to contest and will continue to prepare to strengthen our machinery in Kota Kinabalu including Api Api." He said, after the "Stand Up For Sabah" gathering at the Central Market, Monday, in conjunction with SAPP's fourth anniversary of leaving the Barisan Nasional (BN) government ...more

Mooncake Festival at Foh Sang 2012

KK, Sep 17, 2012: "Pesta Zhong Qiu SAPP Foh Sang 2012" on Sep 16, 2012 (Sunday) at the Foh Sang Shoplots, Luyang, was joined a crowd of few thousand people, an annual event residents and tourists are alike look forward to ...more

Masa Depan Sabah Talk at Putatan

PUTATAN, Sep 16, 2012: Ceramah  was attended by a few hundred warm crowd of people coming to listen to talk by SAPP leaders. The event was but halfway, was interrupted by a group of motorcyclists, believed to be from Barisan Nasional, came disturbing the event with their revving of their motorcyles in front of the crowd a few times until cops were called ...more

Masa Depan Sabah Talk at Kepayan

KEPAYAN, Sep 15, 2012: A sizeable crowd turned out to listen to the SAPP "Masa Depan Sabah" talk in Kepayan Rumah Murah even though it was raining and strong winds. The strong crowd stayed immersed and steadfast until the end to listen to political talks by SAPP leaders ...a positive sign that the people there are listening and giving support to SAPP, a non-racial local based opposition party, the party for all Sabahans ...more

Manap should apologise for scorn

KK, Sep 14, 2012: The statement by State Special Affairs Dept director Abdul Manap Lakariba that "most of those who talk about the 20 points may not even know what it meant" was condescending and an affront to the people of the state. It appeared that the civil servant was declaring himself an expert on the 20-Point Malaysia Agreement ...more

Kembalikan Sabah kepada rakyat Sabah

KK, Sep 13, 2012: Autonomi yang diperjuangkan oleh Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP), parti pembangkang pimpinan bekas ketua menteri Yong Teck Lee, adalah autonomi untuk rakyat negeri Sabah.

Harapan rakyat yang menuntut autonomi atau 'Sabah sebagai Negeri Merdeka' mesti sentiasa diucap dan dihati semua pemimpin- pemimpin sebenar di Negeri Dibawah Bayu ini ...selanjutnya

BN punca ramai belia menganggur

KK, Sep 12, 2012: Ketua Pemuda SAPP Edward Dagul berkata, puluhan ribu belia Sabah yang berhijrah ke Singapura dan Semenanjung untuk mencari pekerjaan adalah kerana kekurangan pekerjaan di Negeri ini walaupun BN telah melancarkan Koridor Sabah."Mana sudah Koridor Pembangunan Sabah yang kononnya menyediakan banyak pekerjaan kepada rakyat Sabah? siapa yang isi kekosongan ini? ...selanjutnya

49 tahun lalu namun masih terdapat sisa sisa insan terus terpinggir

TENOM, Sep 12, 2012:
"Saya tidak mendapat apa apa bantuan kerajaan walaupun sudah berulang kali mengajukan permohonan seperti bantuan rumah mesra rakyat (RMR), bantuan kebajikan malah jawapan yang diterima amat mengecewakan kononnya saya tidak layak," tegas Saziman Simin 45, tinggal menetap di Kg Mosolog menceritakan demikian ketika dilawati Roger Stimin Ahli Majlis Tertinggi (AMT) SAPP pada Ahad ...selanjutnya

Contributions to Tambatuon SIB Church

K'DMAIAN, Sep 11, 2012:
According to its head of Church, Jahim Singkui, he said the construction of the said building had been delayed due to lack of funds as the building which cost about more than RM250,000.00 did not receive any financial aid from the Government despite submitting their applications for allocations to the representatives of the constituency ...more

Majlis Sambutan Hari Raya Aidilfitri

TAWAU, Sep 10, 2012: The celebration organised by its Tawau Zone was held at Dewan Yayasan Gek Poh, Jalan Resident in Tanjung Batu, Tawau was attended by thousands of members, friends, supporters and well-wishers.Songs and a variety of cultural dances, modern dances were performed to entertain the crowd ...share

Bridges needed to prevent more deaths

KUNDASANG, Sep 6, 2012: The Govt should take seriously two recent incidences of vehicles being swept away while crossing the rivers here - one of which claimed two lives - and build bridges at places which still do not have one for the sake of the people's safety. Two people were already killed when the vehicle they were travelling ...more

Hutang Kerajaan terhadap KWSP sudah mencecah RM470.6 billion

Sep 5, 2012: Sekarang ini nilai hutang kita sudah mencecah RM470.6 bilion yang mana jumlah besar terdiri daripada hutang dalam negeri termasuk hutang kerajaan persekutuan terhadap KWSP (wang milik kakitangan kerajaan dan swasta) yang kini sudah mencecah RM144.5 bilion (setakat data pada 31 Disember 2011). Berita tersebar mengatakan bahawa FELDA meminjam RM 6 Bilion daripada KWSP untuk tujuan tertentu ...more

PM's rhetoric only to fool Sabahans

Sep 3, 2012: Najib is only reiterating KL's fundamental failure to honour the terms of the Malaysian Agreement legally entered by five entities namely - Great Britain, Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah in 1963. One of the terms of the Agreement appended under the IGC Report is what is now known as 'Borneanisation of the Federal Service'. Under the Borneanisation programmes all federal posts must be filled up by Sabahans and not West Malaysians ...more

Where is the love? - Joseph

Sept 2, 2012: A very apt name to call the RMK10 as Rancangan Malaya Ke-10. Najib is not talking about Malaysia he is just talking only about Malaya specifically Klang Valley and Selangor. I bet my bottom ringgit (not that much) that Sabah will get the 2nd highest allocation and Sarawak will get the 3rd largest allocation. The local Ministers will be so happy patting each other's back on a job well done. But wait a minute, "Where is the money, Show me the money!" ...more

Sabah Merdeka 49 Celebration at KK

KK, Aug 31, 2012: An overwhelming crowd of over one thousand people joined in the celebration.Shouts of "Sabah Merdeka 49" and singing of the Sabah and National Anthem, a sketch show, dancing to the beat of gongs by participants in the peaceful ceremony ...more

Borneonisation case going for full trial

KK, Aug 30, 2012: KK High Court Judge Datuk David Wong Dak Wah fixed Oct 15 for the trial to hear arguments from both the plaintiffs, retired police inspector Bernard Fung Fon Chen, 70, and ex-teacher Mohd Nazib Maidan Dally, 35, as well as the defendents.The court has also given the first defendant, Federal Government to file their affidavits in opposition by Sept 18 ...more

Fix historical facts on Independence

KK, Aug 29, 2012: The actual date that Sabah gained independence on 31st August 1963 must be written in the textbooks so that our younger generation can distinguish between independence of Malaysia, Malaya and Sabah. The Federal Govt's deliberate ulterior motive is none other than their political means and colonialistic ...more

Minister should bear responsibility instead of blaming the residents

KK, Aug 29, 2012: Elections is near, it is not necessary for Datuk Yahya to go learn from Singapore, being a people's representative (YB), for almost 20 years is unbecoming for him to put the blame of his own failure on the people. Going around the district of Putatan spotting rubbish all over the places ...more

Sabah Merdeka 49 billboard splashed with black paint

KK, Aug 28, 2012: Despicable act of splashing black paint was a coward deed by one who fears the truth about the actual date of Sabah gaining independence made known.Why should I fear when in fact history cannot be changed. The truth about the age of Sabah's independence will definitely be known in the end ...more

31st August 1963 is a historical fact

KK, Aug 28, 2012: Sabah rich with oil and natural gas but ended up one of the poorest State in Malaysia and that was because the Federal Government is taking 95 per cent of the petroleum royalty.Prices of goods statewide are also more costly compared to Peninsular Malaysia and the most glaring one is cooking oil, where it is expensive here even though the biggest palm oil producer of the country is Sabah ...more

SAPP shall pursue anti-hop and re-contest principles

KK, Aug 28, 2012:
These proposed amendments to the constitutions are in accordance with democratic principles. With Sabah's history of party-hopping for the wrong reasons, it is the view of SAPP that we need these "anti-hop" and "re-contest" principles to be entrenched in our political culture by way of amending the federal and state constitutions ...more

MP Tawau to help murdered girl's family

TAWAU, Aug 27, 2012: Munah said she had lost two children this year after Sabturiah's brother died of sickness earlier. "Sabturiah was a good daughter, religious and had good relationship with all her brothers and sisters," said Munah during a visit by Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, to her family in Merotai Besar ...more

SAPP invites public to celebrate Sabah Merdeka 49

KK, Aug 27, 2012: "The feedback we have received has been very encouraging. Most of the visitors of the weekend markets react that they will attend the event.A large number of visitors also quite surprised to find that the exact date Sabah gained independence from the British was on 31 August 1963, while Malaya gained independence on 31 August 1957 ...more

BN flip-flops, L & M Blocks signed away to Brunei!

KK, Aug 26, 2012: The Sabah State Govt under Musa had repeatedly over the last few years said that it was not necessary to review the 5% cash payment made to Sabah for giving away our ownership of our oil and gas resources to Petronas. But now, echoing Taib's call, Musa made a U-turn on the issue ...more

Stop acting like parrots

KK, Aug 25, 2012: Sabah leaders should discard the 'parrot' culture and start voicing out their own opinions with regards to issues affecting the state. When the federal leaders come to Sabah and shout 1Malaysia, everyone here follows ... just like a parrot ...more

Billboard up - Merdeka for Sabah is 49 years

KK, Aug 24, 2012: "The installation of the signboard is aimed to inform the people of the state on the actual date of Sabah's independence."History clearly states that Sabah was given independence by the British on August 31, 1963 while Sabah, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore formed Malaysia on September 16, 1963 ...more

Villagers deprived of NCR land

TAWAU, Aug 24, 2012: Instead of enjoying the wealth of toiling on the soil in Kampung Serudong Laut, Tawau, the villagers there are instead faced with a dilemma after discovering that they are not the owners of the land ...more

Raya Visits Photo Gallery

RAYA visits by SAPP leaders to Hari Raya Aidilfitri open houses in Sabah.

Click to view some of the photos of visits during the Raya festival 2012 ...more

Opposition's solidarity can bring havoc to BN

SIPITANG, Aug 20, 2012: "In so long as opposition parties seen by general public that they work together and determine to topple BN they have enough support from the masses to make it happen ...more

Police and public co-operation help decrease crime rate

KK, Aug 18, 2012: Crime rates for the areas under Luyang Police Station has been successfully decreased for the last three years, said Luyang Police Chief Sub-Inspector Wagiman Seno ...more

Memorandum for status of Sabah to be reinstated if..

KGU, Aug 16, 2012: The memorandum to ask for the status of Sabah as had been agreed during the formation of Malaysia in 1963 to be reinstated if We win the 13th General Election and forms the State Govt, said its Vice President cum Interior Chairman Datuk Frankie Chong ...more

Let us bury Umno coming GE13

By Haji Amde Sidik, Aug 15, 2012 - If the Orang Asli are treated as outcasts in the Umno's family, which is less than ten kilometres from the nation's capital, what makes you think they will look after people in Sook and Banggi alike, thousand kilometres away? ...more

BN government's "People Last"

KK, August 15, 2012: It is absolutely unnecessary for the people to have to endure for 30 years on flood problem if the BN government is doing as they say about "People First" ...more

RCI Terms of Reference looks legalistic...

KK, Aug 12, 2012: The TOR for Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Sabah's illegal immigrant problem looks very legalistic ...that only after the public hearing starts will the people know whether the RCI accepts submissions on the role of the Executive, government officers and Umno operatives ...more

State Govt should protect Sabah bird's nest industry!

TAWAU, Aug 12, 2012: The State govt has been urged to take urgent and effective measures to protect the lucrative fledgling bird's nests industry of Sabah, from being ruined by the ongoing ban imposed by China on bird's nests import from Peninsular Malaysia ...more

Sabah resources rich but state poor

KK, Aug 10, 2012:
"Sabah has 11 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves and 1.5 billion barrels of oil reserves. And in 2011, some 227 million barrels of oil reserves were found at northwest Kota Kinabalu," So why is Sabah still poor? ...more

Mahathir culprits behind foreigners boom

KK, Aug 9, 2012: SAPP said former PM Tun Dr. Mahathir had revealed UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) agenda of getting voters from foreign origins by awarding citizenship to foreigners in Sabah ...more

PM should do walkabout at QEH1

KK, Aug 8, 2012: PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should do a walkabout and see how the poor condition of the health care services here, said SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah.QEH is still not completed now almost coming to 4 years ...more

United Borneo Alliance Invite

KK, Aug 7, 2012: Star Sabah vice chairman Jalumin Bayogoh and party colleagues paid a courtesy call to our local party, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee, at the latter's office in Likas, to hand over a letter of invitation to attend the 4th United Borneo Alliance (UBA) meeting ...more

Party gaining support in Moyog

P'PANG, Aug 6, 2012: Another SAPP branch was formed in Kg Mahandoi, here, Sunday headed by branch chairman, Encik Johnnaid Masital and officiated by Party President, Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee, attended by about 150 people from Kg Mahandoi ...more

SAPP Open Dialogue

KK, Aug 5, 2012: "The main purpose of this open dialogue with the theme of "Together with the People" is to focus on three subjects, Autonomy, Governance and Economy," organised by SAPP Youth, Mudanita and GKB ...more

High Court land issue, Dr Yee caught red handed lying again

KK, Aug 4, 2012: "The disclosure today by the Legal Affairs Division of the PM's Dept that the KK High Court land will revert to the State Government once the court complex is relocated to Bukit Punai has exposed the lie or ignorance by DCM Dr. Yee Moh Chai ...more

BN destroying evidences of Projek IC

KK, Aug 1 2012: BN Govt is working hard to destroy evidences of those involved in the issuance of identity cards to foreigners called Project IC before finally set up the overdue Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants (PTI) in Sabah ...more

BN Government seizing lands

KK, July 29, 2012: The ruling Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) Govt have given away government lands in the city to private companies from Kuala Lumpur and planning to seize kampung lands near University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) as well, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) ...more

RCI call on Sabah poverty

TAWAU, July 27, 2012: MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui proposed that a Royal Commission of Inquiry should be set up to investigate why Sabah is still the poorest state in Malaysia ...more

Save the Beach Signature Campaign

KK, July 28, 2012: SAPP Tg Aru CLC members today gathered at the Tanjung Aru beach sending a strong message to the government asking the government to protect the Tanjung Aru beach from alienation, reclamation and pollution.They conducted a signature campaign to solicit the support of the people to voice against any commercial development at the nearby beach land ...more

Govt should give more opportunities to locals

KK, July 27, 2012: SAPP advised the government to engage more local teachers rather than depend on West Malaysians to teach either at Primary or Secondary schools statewide.SAPP Vice President Jaafar Ismail said Sabah teachers are well accustomed with local cultures, which would make it easier for them to teach the young generations here ...more

Chua: Tawau Port Authority should buck up

TAWAU, July 26, 2012: Tawau MP Datuk Chua Soon Bui wants the Tawau Port Authority (TPA) to buck up and start making serious effort to resolve the long-standing issues that are currently still affecting the shipping companies and the traders in Tawau ...more

Open space is for landed property, not open sea

KK, July 25, 2012: Yong said that it is puzzling what Datuk Osman meant when he said that the two parcels of sea front land opposite Shangri-la Tanjong Aru Resort has been proposed to be open space. "Open space means that the area is landed property. But the two parcels of land of some 40 acres approved to a private KL company in 1993 is actually open sea ...more

Sabah BN Govt owes an explanation

KK, July 24, 2012: SAPP said the current State BN Govt's haste to vacate the land where the Courthouse sits had raised doubts on the future of the area.SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said the BN Government also must have a motive behind it and as such obliged to tell the stakeholders its future plan for the area ...more

Review transfers of West Malaysians in fed civil services in Sabah

KK, July 24, 2012: SAPP called on the govt to review the practice of transferring Peninsular Malaysians to work in Federal civil services in Sabah.SAPP Vice President Japiril Suhaimin said the government is spending millions of Ringgit every year to send West Malaysians working here ...more

Seafront protection should also cover up to KKIA

KK, July 23, 2012: SAPP president Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee has urged the state government to extend the newly enacted law protecting the State Capital's seafront all the way to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.This was because there were areas not protected by the law, Yong said at the Public Forum on Land Use: What Have You To Say ...more

EPF is people's money, not BN's piggy bank

KK, July 19, 2012: The federal govt has been told to keep its promise that there will be no change to the current policy for the full withdrawal of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings by contributors even with the proposed extension of the minimum retirement age to 60 ...more

New road to State Assembly too costly

KK, July 19, 2012: SAPP wants the State govt to explain why the construction of the new road leading to the State Legislative Assembly building is so costly. Info Chief Chong Pit Fah said the construction of the 0.9-Km long road, at a whopping cost of RM14.9m ...more

Speaker rejects SAPP's motion to debate lands in KK

KK, July 18, 2012: Melanie: "Dr Yee is the one who is confusing the people" ... Liew: "I had requested that the issue be debated in the State Assembly sitting and to request the state government to ensure that these lands, when vacated, will be retained as state land and for public purposes" ...more

Cooperation among opposition parties vital to topple BN

PPANG, July 16, 2012: Datuk Yong Teck Lee yesterday urged party members and other opposition parties not to underestimate the strength of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th General Election. "It is not that easy to topple the BN government, so do not underestimate the political will of BN leaders to stay in power ...more

Atkinson project "KIV" till when?

KK, July 16, 2012: SAPP Info Chief, Chong Pit Fah, today asks the assistant minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah, to clarify what he meant by saying that the commercial high rise building adjacent to the Atkinson Clock Tower is "KIV" ...more

SAPP official opening of Moyog CLC office

P'PANG, July 15, 2012: SAPP Moyog CLC office was officially opened by its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee at 3:00 pm located at second floor of lot 6 of the Donggongon Point, Jalan Penampang, here today.A crowd of about 500 members and supporters were present during the official opening ...more

Sabah, the worst managed and worst state in Msia

KK, July 14, 2012: Sabah is the worst managed and worst state to live in Malaysia with the second lowest water supply coverage, the highest population growth, the largest number of illegal immigrants, the highest poverty incidence, the poorest electricity/ energy efficiency and the least developed state in Msia ...more

923,000 non-M'sians in Sabah alarming

KK,July 13, 2012: SAPP said there is an anomaly in the State population statistics released by the Statistics Department if one looks at the population based on race category.This is particularly so in the population of those grouped under the "Other Bumiputera" and "Malay" categories, which recorded a drastic increase ...more

"Nobody asks Dr Yee to be like God"

KK, July 11,2012: "Nobody is asking Dr. Yee Moh Chai to be like God. We only ask that you do your job as wakil rakyat. Nobody asks you to make a promise to last 50 or 100 years. The people only want your promise today that the your government protect the down Town KK High Court and adjoining land for public purpose only" ...more

BN and Umno leaders pawning Sabah

KK, July 11, 2012: The formation of Malaysia was similar to the formation of Great Britain consisting of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland where each of them have their own autonomy. SAPP has denounced Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahaman Dahlan's view that Sabah is just one of the 13 states in Malaysia ...more

Is Wisma Khidmat a temporary courthouse?

KK, July 10, 2012: SAPP is pressing the State Govt to reveal the progress on the proposal to relocate the court house from city centre to Bukit Punai. Chong said the State Govt should also reveal whether the court house land and its surrounding areas like State Library, Chong Thein Vun Park and Klinik Kesihatan Ibu dan Anak would be turned into commercial areas or be retained for public use ...more

Govt must subsidise transport to Sabah

TAWAU, July 9, 2012: The federal govt must subsidise trans-shipment of goods to Sabah in order to standardise the prices of consumer goods in the state with that in Peninsular Malaysia. "If the fed govt can afford to subsidise the toll charges on federal highways for billions of ringgits, there's no reason why the same cannot be done for transport to Sabah as a result of the cabotage policy," she said over the weekend ...more

Reveal Wisma Khidmat latest status

KK, July 9, 2012: SAPP said the State Govt should be transparent in all matters it is taking including revealing the latest development of Wisma Khidmat building, here. Chong said Wisma Khidmat has undergone "some kind" of renovation after earlier attempts to turn the former supermarket into a hospital and medical school failed ...more

SAPP wasn't born 3 months ago

SIPITANG, July 8, 2012: I don't exactly know what Jeffery means when he said we are a 'headache' because when we met a couple of weeks ago everything was all right. We, in SAPP, do not change our mind for the sake of changing, because it could confuse people ...more

TRIM should also for lorry drivers

KK, July 8, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric E Majimbun said the BN government's concern on taxi drivers by granting RM520 as gifts approved by the Prime Minister trying to please only a part of the transport sector ...more

CM must guarantee lands for public purpose only

KK, July 7, 2012: If there is no satisfactory guarantee by the Chief Minister that the KK High Court land and the City Library site will be reserved for public use, then SAPP's two assemblymen will raise this issue at the coming State Legislative Assembly later this month ..more

Dr Yee's statement puzzling

KK, July 6, 2012 - Yong: All that the people want is for the Chief Minister to guarantee that the High Court, Library and adjoining lands in down town City Centre will be permanently reserved for public purposes ...more

SAPP: Retain land for public purposes

KK, July 4, 2012: A static protest staged by SAPP Api-Api against any proposed commercial development at the KK High Court,State Library, Chong Tain Vun Park, the Women and Children Clinic and the City Hall buildings was joined by close to two hundred members at the Taman Chong Thein Vun here today ...more

West Malaysians still hold most of top federal civil jobs in Sabah

PJ, July 3, 2012: West Malaysians still hold most of the top federal civil service positions in Sabah and Sarawak, while subordinate posts are mostly held by East Malaysians ...more

Stop the illegal rock excavation

KOTA BELUD, Jul 2, 2012: The BN State govt and the relevant authorities have been urged to immediately stop the ongoing illegal extraction of rocks and river sand at the Wariu River, in Kg Nahaba, here ...more

Repair broken bridges immediately!

KK, June 29, 2012: SAPP Sembulan Selatan Branch chairman, Kassim Busok, lamented that the authority concerned should not turn a blind eye to the problems faced by residents living in Kampung Sembulan ...more

SAPP leaders visit rural village

T'PARULI, June 28, 2012: SAPP local leaders and the youth wing reaching rural folks, predominantly dusun people at Kg Toboh Baru, Tamparuli Sabah. Our struggle continues - Perjuangan di teruskan ...more

Protect whistle blowers on Project IC

TAWAU, June 26, 2012: MP for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, said most people in Sabah are adopting a "wait and see" attitude on the Terms of Reference (TOR) and the appointment of the panel members of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) in that they should be impartial ...more

Majlis Daerah Tenom Buat Kesilapan Berulang kali

TENOM, 25 Jun 2012: Majlis Daerah Tenom (MDT) sering melakukan kesilapan dalam aspek pembangunan sehingga menimbulkan keraguan samada projek yang dilaksanakan memberi manfaat kepada rakyat atau segelintir pihak berkepentingan sahaja ...more

Pesta Kaamatan 2012 at Kg Soronsob, Taginambur

KB, June 24,2012 - The Pesta Kaamatan Committee of Kampung Soronsob and its Organizing Chairman Saragad Mudi expressed their sincere appreciation and thanks to the Chairperson of SAPP N7 Kadamaian CLC Agnes Liewpin and members for their support and attendance to their Kaamatan celebration at Kg Soronsob, Taginambur ...more

Bribing the rakyat to stay in power

SIPITANG: June 23, 2012: SAPP Deputy President, Haji Amde Sidik, questioned the sincerity of Umno leaders, with the general elections looming, are suddenly so hard-working installing water pipes, connecting electricity, repairing roads, cleaning drains and sewerage, distributing zinc, plywood, water tanks to the kampung folks ...more

Ketua Kampong can't write his own name?

SIPITANG, June 23, 2012: SAPP Deputy President, Haji Amde Sidik, said the trade-off between blind loyalty and quality showed Umno's inefficiency at kampong level. "For example, the appointment of a village chief is based on controllable factors, meaning if he can be controlled by the political leaders then it will be safe to appoint him, yet everyone knows that the appointment is not based on capability ...more

Century-old tree felled for toilet project

KK, June 22, 2012: The felling of a century old rain tree near the train station and field in Tenom town to make way for a public toilet project has drawn criticism from environmental activist Dr CY Vun, SAPP vice president Datuk Wong Yit Ming and shop owners who operate at the area ...more

Relief to Taman Kepayan youths

KEPAYAN, June 20, 2012: SAPP Kepayan CLC member, Foo Si Chin said the Penampang District Council has neglected its duty to upkeep/maintain the open space playground at Taman Kepayan for years ...more

SAS should benefit from Felda IPO shares offer

KK, June 19, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco Member Clement Lee demands the present UMNO led-BN government to explain does SAS benefits from the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGVH) which IPO offering period has just closed on 12 June 2012 ...more

Let the people have option to withdraw when they reach 55

KK, June 18, 2012: SAPP staged a peaceful demonstration in Gaya Street, on last Sunday, to caution the Government against any attempts to amend the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act, to restrict its contributors to withdraw their savings at the age of 60, instead of 55 ...more

Borneonisation suit on July 23

KK, Monday 18 June 2012 - The KK High Court today has fixed July 23 as the next mention date in the Borneonisation case brought by retired police inspector Bernard Fung Fon Chen, 70, and ex-teacher Mohd Nazib Maidan Dally, age 35, against the Federal and Sabah State ...more

Sabah needs grant, not loan

KK, June 18, 2012: SAPP has questioned the reason for not allocating funds to the state government to improve the water supply in the interior of Sabah instead of a loan ...more

BN Govt huge loan from EPF

KK, June 17, 2012: Member of Parliament for Sepanggar Datuk Eric Majimbun said the Federal Government's total loan from the Employers Provident Fund (EPF) stood at RM144.5 billion as of December 31 last year ...more

Consult EPF on new retirement age

TAWAU, June 17, 2012: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) should have been consulted before the Government rushes into extending the minimum retirement age to 60, said Tawau Member of Parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui ...more

Tanjung Aru, Sembulan water villages can become tourist attraction

KK, June 15, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the water village of Sembulan and Tanjung Aru would be up-graded to be like what they have in Brunei, well organised, clean and safe. Some houses in the water village could become choice homestay for tourists ...more

Umno tactics, scaremongering and browbeating

SIPITANG, June 12, 2012: The style of administration practised by UMNO leaders in Sipitang is scaremongering and browbeating kampong folks. If you are the recipients of PPRT, E-kasih, old age allowances or even pensioners you can't be seen sitting down together with opposition members ...more

Harvest Festival Joy in Kg Sayap

KOTA BELUD, June 12, 2012: SAPP N7 Kadamaian Constituency Liaison Committee (CLC) has successfully organised its Harvest Festival Celebration in Kampung Sayap Sokid on June 9, 2012, said its chairperson Madam Agnes Liewpin ...more

Sabahans again shortchanged on Felda listing

TAWAU, June 11, 2012: Opposition MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui has questioned the real motive behind the imminent listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH) Bhd, asking who are the real benefactors? ...more

Remembrance Gathering at Double Six Monument

SEMBULAN, June 6, 2012: SAPP led by the President Datuk Yong Teck Lee held the REMEMBRANCE gathering at the Double Six Memorial Monument at Sembulan Baru this morning in conjunction with the 36 years anniversary of the plane crash tragedy which claimed the lives of State leaders including the then CM Tun Fuad Stephens ...more

SAPP Biennial Delegates Conference 2012

KK, June 4, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) held its Biennial Delegates Conference on June 3, 2012 at the Star City Convention Hall attended by about 1,600 delegates and observers. Among the invited guests from opposition parties who attended the event were PKR Deputy President Mohamed Azmin Ali ...more

SAPP Manifesto launched at party convention 2012

KK, June 3, 2012: SAPP is mindful of the predi -caments faced by Malaysians in Sabah. The 17 promises contained in the Manifesto are the best ways to address it. Fulfilling these promises require a Sabah State Government with autonomy and implement the One Country Two Systems ...more

SAS should capitalize on listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

KK, June 3, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco Clement Lee demands the present UMNO led-BN govt to capitalize on this opportunity from the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd IPO on 31st May before the closing date on 12th June which is a chance to elevate the SAS share price which has been stayed stagnant for the past 14 years after the Financial Crisis in 1997-1998 ...more

20-point Agreement internationally acknowledged

TAWAU, June 2, 2012: MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui has demanded the both the Federal and the State governments to make their stand clear on the issue of 20-Point Agreement ...more

Concerns over land application problems

SIPITANG, June 1, 2012: Approval or rejection of land applications depend on how connected is one with the officers in charge.SAPP deputy president Haji Amde Sidik feels that a new approach and new culture must be instilled to administrators and managers of all State Government Departments of Sabah ...more

Sipitang local fishermen sidelined

SIPITANG, June 1, 2012: Many local fishermen in Sipitang feel they are being sidelined by those in position to assist them in the ever increasing competition to earn a simple decent living. While the new comers to Sipitang favoured by Sipitang leaders because they are the fixed deposit of BN ...more

Dubious names in 2012 electoral rolls

TENOM, May 29,2012: SAPP claimed that the voters' list in the electoral rolls for the first quarter of 2012 contained many dubious names. Its deputy president, Datuk Eric Majimbun, said many of the names in the list did not have the parents' names, thus giving the impression that they are foreigners issued with the Malaysian citizenship through the back door ...more

SAPP Harvest Festival celebrations in Tenom

TENOM, May 29, 2012: SAPP Harvest Festival Celebrations and Beauty Pageant (Unduk Ngadau Pesta Kaamatan) was held in Kg Pulong, Tenom on May 27, 2012 officiated by its party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee. The festival filled with traditional cultural dances and friendly competitions like rice winnowing, tug of war and others ...more

Ka'amatan joy to Kadamaian

K BELUD, May 29, 2012: SAPP Kadamaian held its annual harvest festival celebrations at Kampung Malangkap Baru and Kampung Sogoh on the 25th May 2012. Opening ceremony of the function was officiated by Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun at Kampung Malangkap Homestay ...more

Umno leaders won't bother Sabah being called poorest

SIPITANG, May 28, 2012: If there is no deterrent to BN government, Sabah would likely to remain a poor state in Malaysia. In as far as UMNO leaders are concerned they aren't perturbed by such title. That is why SAPP dare enough to challenge ...more

Land sale mania in Kg Banting

SIPITANG, May 26, 2012: There has been a kind of land selling mania going on in area surrounding the RM4.6 billion Ammonia and Urea Project especially in Kampong Banting, Hj Amde Sidik, the Deputy President of SAPP, said when meet the people ...more

One-to-one fight only in some areas

KK, May 26, 2012: A straight fight is possible between Barisan Nasional and the opposition, but only in terms of seats, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee ...more

Sipitang, a dumping ground for foreign labourers

SIPITANG, May 26, 2012: SAPP said Sipitang has become a dumping ground for foreign labourers from Nepal and India. "Their presence was visible in the Sipitang town nowadays, said Hj Amde Sidik, who is the Deputy President of SAPP ...more

1st round win by plaintiffs on Borneonisation suit

KK, May 25,2012: Plaintiffs Bernard Fung Fon Chen, a former police officer and Najib Maidan, a former teacher got their first (1st)round victory on the Borneonisation suit against the governments of Malaysia and Sabah ...more

SAPP Youth: BN failed to elevate SAS

KK,May 24, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco member Clement Lee has called on the UMNO led-BN govt to explain the failure to elevate the SAS to its original value, 14 years after the financial crisis even when all the counters in BURSA and Unit Trusts price have recovered to its original value or higher ...more

Penampang State Library being left to rot

KK, May 24, 2012: SAPP has criticised the State Govt for leaving Penampang State Library building to rot ...more

Sabahans the victims

SIPITANG, May 23, 2012: "I've received news from my PR friends in Peninsula who told me there are about 150,000 'Sabahans' now stationed in various parts in Peninsula. They are the new recipients of new Mykads ...more

Opposition parties should share burden and difficult seats

TAWAU, May 22, 2012: SAPP has called on opposition parties not only to share burden but also on difficult seats. Yong said opposition parties should not choose safe seats only but also share the difficult ones ...more

SAPP Parents' Day Dinner 2012

KK, May 19, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kota Kinabalu and Penampang Zone Women Movement (Wanita) successfully organized their Parents' Day Dinner on May 18, 2012 at the Grand Port View Restaurant, Jalan Haji Saman, Kota Kinabalu ...more

Mazu left lying in rot for 5 years now

KUDAT, May 18, 2012: SAPP Vice President Datuk Wong Yit Ming said the BN government is not practising what it preaches as regards to freedom of worship and religion.He cited an example like the Mazu statue project which was halted by Chief Minister Musa Aman, was now left to rot under the sun and rain for five years now ...more

TMC approval should have been obtained for geothermal

TAWAU, May 16, 2012: The commence -ment of the RM419 million first geothermal power plant in Malaysia by a federal ministry, with a capacity of 130 MW, in Tawau without seeking approval from the Tawau Municipal Council (TMC) is again an evidence of arrogance, said Tawau member of parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui ...more

Call to help Kg Kiau landslide victims

KB, May 15, 2012: SAPP Kadamaian CLC chairperson Agnes Liewpin had called on the relevant authorities including the elected representatives to immediately attend to the plight of landslide victims in Kampung Kiau Toburi, Kiau Bersatu and Kiau Nulu here ...more

SAPP Kadamaian to hold its Pesta Kaamatan

KB, May 15, 2012: SAPP Kadamaian will hold its Harvest Festival "Pesta Kaamatan" cum Annual General meeting for CLC N8 Usukan and N7 Kadamaian at Kg Sogoh, Narinang on the 25th May 2012 ...more

Tanjung Aru Sunshine Gathering with new intakes

KK, May 13, 2012: SAPP Tanjung Aru CLC successful Sunshine Gathering at a restaurant at Tanjung Aru with the intake of 55 new members who will form the core of the SAPP campaign team in the coming general elections for Tanjung Aru constituency ...more

Sabah capable of managing own affairs

P'PANG, May 12, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has cautioned against the restoration of the local government election in the country, that it may not necessary yield the desirable results ...more

SAPP Kepayan AGM

KK, May 10, 2012: SAPP N.19 Kepayan CLC held their Branches' Annual General Meeting tonight at the Mayflower Restaurant, Jalan Bundusan, Penampang attended by more than 400 members ...more

DBKK practising double standard

KK, May 9, 2012: SAPP said the City Hall is practising double standard by allowing Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) to put up its flags along the road in the State Capital ...more

KK Youth Assembly for Solidarity

KK, May 7, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) for Kota Kinabalu Youth Zone has successfully organized the "KK Zone 1000 Youth Gathering" at Kian Kok Middle School Hall on the 6th May 2012 which started at 1:30 pm ...more

Community services to Bundu Paka folks

KB, May 6, 2012: The villagers at Kg Bundu Paka expressed their sincere appreciation to the SAPP Kadamaian for contributing materials ...more

Youth gathering in recognition of solidarity and awareness

KK, May 5, 2012: SAPP for Kota Kinabalu Youth Zone will be organizing an event "KK Zone 1000 Youth Gathering" at Kian Kok Middle School Hall on the 6th May 2012 starting from 1.30pm ...more

Chua: Probe police brutality

TAWAU, May 4, 2012: MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui has censured the alleged police brutality on Bersih 3.0 participants, and the journalists covering the event, in particular, describing it as a form of "state-sponsored terrorism" ...more

BN Sabah failed to elevate SAS

KK, May 4, 2012: SAPP Youth Secretary Stephen Gaimin has put the entire blame on the UMNO led-BN government for failure to elevate the SAS price to its original value, 14 years after the financial crisis in 1997-1998, though all the counters in BURSA and Unit Trusts price have recovered to its original value or higher ...more

Federal govt failed Kadamaian folks for past 49 years

K'BELUD,May 3, 2012 :The recent announcement by visiting DPM Muhyiddin Yassin in Kota Belud that the Federal Government had approved funds for the asphalting of six important rural roads within Kadamaian next year is nothing but an insult to the people's intelligence ...more

SAPP will safeguard native rights

KK, May 2, 2012: Datuk Yong Teck Lee in his address to the members and supporters at SAPP Tanjung Aru's branches annual general meeting said "SAPP will return the tenure of land from that of 99 years back to 999 years once it forms the new state government"...more

Poor management causes massive traffic jam

KK, May 2, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) blamed poor management and organising of an international bicycling sport event caused massive traffic jams in the city and its outskirts on Labour Day ...more

EC refuses to delete 42,000 dubious names

P'PANG, May 1, 2012: More than 40,000 names in the electoral rolls were found to be phantom but the Election Commission (EC) refused to remove it, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun ...more

Return SESB to Sabah

KK, May 1, 2012: SAPP has called for the State's power utility management to be fully returned to the State Government after the Sabah's worst blackout in recent memory on Monday. Info Chief, Chong Pit Fah said the more than seven hours blackout affecting all major districts in the State ...more

SAPP participates Bersih 3.0

KK, April 28, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) led by its president, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, Supreme Councillors and the Youth and Wanita participated in the Sabah Bersih 3.0 at the Merdeka Padang today ...more

Stop misleading accusations against SAPP

KK, April 27, 2012: Star Sabah Deputy Chairman, Daniel John Jambun is totally ignorant of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) sincerity of in cooperating with all opposition parties to topple Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming General Election ...more

Explain the loss of RM20m in 2011

KK, Apr 24, 2012: SAPP Supreme Councillor Abdul Malik Mohed said the UMNO-led BN govt had to explain what is the preventive and consequence actions taken despite the loss of RM20m (to be exact RM19,870,833.00) in investment as reported in Page 12 of Annual Report 2011 ...more

Stop treating students activists as criminals
KL, April 23, 2012: The raid on the student activists at the Freedom Square on last Sunday, by the relevant authorities, has made a mockery of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's much-publicised so-called reforms towards creating a better democracy in Malaysia, said MP for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui ...more

Rural kids moulded into UMNO's thinking
SIPITANG, Apr 21, 2012: The first time the youth of Sipitang decried of how disheartened they were of their elders selling their lands without thinking of their children's future, Haji Amde Sidik said, at Kg Banting about 15 km from Sipitang Town ...more

Solve Sabahans healthcare woes immediately
TAWAU, Apr 18, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president Datuk Chua Soon Bui said the party is continuing the goodwill and sincerity with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders so that a winning formula will transpire into action during the 13th General Election ...more

Probe group soliciting funds
KK, Apr 19, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) on Wednesday queried the existence of an association believed to be representing Customs officials and actively soliciting donations from several restaurant operators here and Penampang ...more

Anwar's pledge on one-to-one hailed
TAWAU, Apr 18, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president Datuk Chua Soon Bui said the party is continuing the goodwill and sincerity with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders so that a winning formula will transpire into action during the 13th General Election ...more

Two Supreme Councillors appointed
KK, April 17, 2012: SAPP Supreme Council at its meeting on March 25 appointed Abdul Malik Mohed and Roger Stimin as Supreme councillors (AMTs) because they are patriotic Sabahans who are committed to Sabah ...more

DAP trying to sabotage SAPP intention to work with PR
TAWAU, Apr 17, 2012: Member of parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, claims that Democratic Action Party (DAP) is trying to sabotage the intention of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) to cooperate with Pakatan Rakyat (PR).DAP national vice chairman Datuk Teng Chang Khim of his real agenda behind his recent accusation against SAPP ...more

Anwar's statement signifies progress in opposition co-operation
KK, April 15, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) welcomes the offer by PKR de facto leader, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to Sabah-based opposition parties to contest some of the seats that were contested by PKR in previous general elections with a view to achieve a one to one fight against the BN in the coming 13th general elections ...more

Sabahans election yellow fever
KK, Apr 14, 2012: Bersih Sabah successful launching the "Jom 100" campaign on Sunday, April 8 at Oriental hotel.The campaign was launched by Bersih's chief, Ambiga Sreneevasan."Jom 100" is an effort to achieve 100 percent voter turn out at the upcoming 13th general election in order to uphold the democratic principles and mitigate electoral fraud ...more

SAPP Youth backs up Bersih Gathering
KK, Apr 13, 2012: SAPP Kota Kinabalu Youth has rescheduled its '1000 KK Youth Gathering' programme for May 6. It was earlier slated to be held on April 29. The objective of the program is to prepare the election machinery of SAPP youths in Kota Kinabalu Zone for the coming 13th General Election which will be called soon, said organizing chairman John Stephen ...more

Probe 'Twin IC numbers'
TAWAU, Apr 9, 2012: Member of parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui has issued a call for the Election Commission (EC) to verify the authenticity of a complaint she had received from the public alleging that the old identity card number of a senior teacher attached to one of the government schools in the district is being shared by another person residing in Kota Belud ...more

Probe Umno YB with Filipina mistress
KK, Apr 8, 2012: The relevant authorities have been urged to conduct a thorough investigation into a controversial news report by online news portal Sabahkini.net, implicating a senior State UMNO leader of keeping a Filipina mistress ...more

Set up Sabah Federal Public Services Commission
KK, Apr 7, 2012: SAPP called on the Federal Government to honour the setting up of the Sabah branch of the Federal Public Services Commission as stated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 ...more

Why NO Kerosene?
P'PANG, April 6, 2012: Kerosene is still considered a necessity by many folk in the district, especially those in the rural areas. However, its non-availability is causing difficulties to many people, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information chief Chong Pit Fah said ...more

80 people join SAPP with new hope
KK, Apr 5, 2012: More than 80 people from Kampung Sembulan Lama joined Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and pledged their support for the party's struggle. The leader of the group, Marali Isnain, did not hide his disappointment towards BN ...more

Allowing Rela to wear Police uniforms will create more problems
KK, April 5, 2012: SAPP has censured the Federal government's proposal to allow the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) members to wear police uniforms, describing it as dubious. Chong Pit Fah claimed that if implemented, such a move would create more problems rather than helping the security forces like the Police to maintain law and order ...more

Rejection of NCR Land Tribunal regrettable
TENOM, Apr 4, 2012: Natives especially those who have an interest in Native Customary Rights (NCR) land are worried and anxious because the Government has rejected the proposed Native Land Tribunal ....more

Majority of the young working adults in Sabah has become housing loan slaves
KK, April 4, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco Clement Lee has blamed the failure of the current UMNO Led-BN government to build low and medium cost housing to accommodate the lower income group in Sabah especially the young working adults and young married couple ...more

SAPP sets up new Mudanita wing
KK, Apr 3, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has approved the setting up of a new wing called "Mudanita" for young women members aged between 18 and 35. Supreme Council member, Philicica Tong, had been appointed as the wing chief ... more

Chua: Singapore's judiciary biased on Vui Kong
KL, Mar 31, 2012: MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui today maintained that the Singapore judiciary has been biased in the conviction of Sandakan-born Yong Vui Kong. Yong was arrested by the Singaporean authorities in 2007, when he was 18 years old. He was sentenced to death two years later ...more

BN's mockery of constitutional democracy
KK, Mar 29, 2012: 'Land-grab' law: Sabah opposition stage walkout - The Sabah State Legislative Assembly declined a bid by the opposition to raise a contentious clause in a Bill to amend the Land Acquisition Ordinance ...more

48,000 land titles approved during Yong's tenure as CM
KK, Mar 27, 2012: During Datuk Yong's tenure as CM, thousands of Native Titles (NTs) were issued to natives in Kinabatangan (which include Kuamut) and elsewhere, some of which were personally handed over by Yong to the natives in the presence of local YBs ...more

SAPP supports Dong Zong's proposal
KL, Mar 27, 2012:  - SAPP Vice President Datuk Chua Soon Bui, represented SAPP together with five party members, supported and voted for the four resolutions proposed by Dong Zong at the United Chinese school committee Association's headquarters in conjunction with the protest gathering staged by DONG ZONG on 25th March 2012 at Kajang, Selangor ...more

Sabahans ending up migrants in own country
B'FORT, Mar 28, 2012: The rights of Sabahans need to be determined on their own, said SAPP Vice President Datuk Frankie Chong. It is thus, he said, time for Sabahans to take their fate into their own hands and take the last opportunity to fight for changes with courage ...more

LDP has forgotten its past struggles
KK, Mar 27, 2012:  SAPP said LDP had incredibly changed from disagreeing to 'sky' praising the current UMNO led Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) government ...more

RM4.6 billion project should provide more than 400 jobs
SIPITANG, Mar 25, 2012: All nice things have been said about the RM4.6 billion SAMUR (Sabah Ammonia Urea) plant project in Sipitang, its ground breaking was done by the Prime Minister last month (13/02/2012) ...more

SAPP to ensure transparency
SIPITANG, Mar 25, 2012: "If SAPP in power I would make sure it is transparent, will make every Districts office has its gallery where people can view the details for any project by the government. For example, who gets what, how much, schedule and completion times, etc. The idea behind is ...more

Teachers' shortage long overdue
KK, Mar 24, 2012: Tawau Member of Parliament and SAPP Vice President Datuk Chua Soon Bui, said that She is disappointed that the Ministry still couldn't identify the root cause of why the shortage of Mandarin trained teachers is getting critical after 20-30 years ...more

VK Liew sidekicks UMNO, punches BN leaders
KK, Mar 23, 2012: LDP President Datuk VK Liew was sidekicking UMNO, PBS and other BN leaders by saying PBS' downfall and BN raise to power in 1994 was due to frogging, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah ...more

SAPP: Provide solution on Cabotage!
KK, Mar 22, 2012: SAPP Secretary General Datuk Richard Yong challenged the Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Raymond to provide a solution to resolve the issue of Cabotage policy which is impeding the industrial development in Sabah ...more

Majimbun to defend 'hot seat'
KK, Mar 21, 2012: The incumbent for the Sepanggar parliamentary seat, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president Datuk Eric Majimbun, has confirmed that he will be defending the seat in the 13th general election ...more

SAPP to UPKO: Quit BN over RCI issue
KK, Mar 21, 2012: SAPP advised UPKO to quit Barisan Nasional (BN) because the ruling coalition undoubtedly would not set up the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to probe the huge number of illegal immigrants in Sabah, said VP Japiril Suhaimin ...more

Do not try to divert attention for loss of RM20million in 2011
KK, Mar 21, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco Clement Lee demands an explanation from Deputy Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai and SAS investment team to explain but not try to divert the attention of the significant loss of RM 20 million in 2011 investment as stated at the P&L statement ended in 31 December 2011 reported in SAS Annual Report 2011 ...more

SAPP members in 'women's voice for change' march
KL, Mar 21, 2012: SAPP supported the movement organized by 15 women NGOs in conjunction with the International Women Day calling for a clean and just election for the forthcoming GE13 election, the installation of a corrupt-free government, the introduction of fair wages, the adoption of good quality of life, the cessation of abuse against women and the abolishment of the Peaceful Assembly Act" ...more

Kong should quit for insulting Sabahans on the Cabotage
KK, Mar 20, 2012: Luyang Assembly woman, Melanie Chia said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha should resign is Transport Minister if he does not know his job. Chia also said the Minister should stop protecting the few companies privy in the national shipping industry at the expense of Sabahans ...more

UMNO's denial syndrome continues
KK, Mar 19, 2012: The people undeniably continues blaming UMNO led BN Govt in KL and Sabah for the perennial huge presence of illegal immigrants and the loss of 95 per cent oil revenues as well as problems over Native Customary Rights  lands ...more

Subsidize public transportation
KK, Mar 18, 2012: The Federal govt should subsidize public transportation in Sabah, if it really cares for the people of Sabah, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Info Chief Chong Pit Fah ...more

SAPP Api-Api Blood Donation III
KK, Mar 18, 2012: SAPP Api-Api Constituency Liaison Committee (CLC) Wanita and Youth Movements have successfully organised their third blood donation "A Drop of Blood Can Save a Life" on 17th March 2012 (Saturday) at the Karamunsing Complex Lobby from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM ...more

Doubtful Federal will set up RCI
KK, Mar 16, 2012: SAPP is doubtful that the Federal Government will set up the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah ...more

Yee, explain SAS poor showing despite RM200m injection
KK, Mar 15, 2012: SAPP Youth on Tuesday asked Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai to explain the reason why the SAS unit price has not appreciated even after the injection of RM200 million by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government in recent years ...more

SAS annual report reveals more losses
KK, Mar 12, 2012: Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) recorded millions in losses last year and the opposition wants the board to explain how this happened. SAPP wants the Umno-led state government to explain a terminology used in the Saham Amanah Sabah ...more

MP Chua wants probe into teacher witch-hunt
TWU, Mar 11, 2012: A member of parliament here has called for an enquiry into a Sabah Education Department witch-hunt to weed out teachers who do not support the Barisan Nasional government. She was taken aback that the education department officers had taken on the role of political commissars for the BN ...more

No Kerosene supply in Penampang
P'PANG, Mar 10, 2012: Non -availability of kerosene here is causing difficulties to many people, particularly those still using the fuel in their daily living tasks. SAPP Info Chief, Chong Pit Fah said the party had received many complaints from the kampung folk here when the one and only petrol kiosk that is selling kerosene have stopped doing so ...more

BN govt dilly dallying NCR problems
P'PANG, Mar 9, 2012: SAPP said the present State BN Government is purposely delaying to solve problems over land matters which has Native Customary Rights (NCR). SAPP President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee said such tactics were used because the general election is about to be held soon ...more

SAPP will fight to get back Labuan
P'PANG Mar 8, 2012: SAPP President Datuk  Yong said his party would fight for the return of Labuan while the surrendered of huge maritime territories known as Block L and Block M rich with oil to Brunei ...more

SAPP, STAR have discussions on election
KK, Mar 6, 2012: Leaders from SAPP and STAR have carried out discussions between them on matters related to the coming 13th general election ...more

Many sins in Sabah so Najib must apologize
KK, March 5, 2012: Prime Minister cum Barisan Nasional (BN) Chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak must apologise to the people of Sabah for the many sins here, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee ...more

SAPP eligible to stand in the 13th general election
KK, Mar 4, 2012: Former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee assured Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) members and supporters that the party is eligible to contest in the 13th general election despite being ordered by the High Court here to pay Tan Sri Harris Salleh some RM1 million in libel damages ...more

Sabahans must know the truth behind Double Six tragedy
KK, Mar 3, 2012: SAPP said they would continue to call Putrajaya to reopen the case of the Sabah Air Nomad aircraft that crashed off Sembulan waters, here, on June 6, 1976 which killed the then Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and 10 others so that Sabah people would know the truth behind the tragedy that known as the Double Six ...more

RM1 million order to shut up Sabahans
P'PANG, Mar 2, 2012: SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee described the RM1 million damages that the High Court ordered him to pay former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh served as a warning to Sabahans never to talk anymore about the Double Six tragedy that killed the then Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and all 10 on board a crashed Nomad aircraft on June 6, 1976 ...more

It takes more than subsidies to improve living standard in Sabah
KK, Mar 2, 2012: The govt should strive to improve the livelihood of the rural people by improving their income, instead of just implementing some superficial measures. SAPP Supreme Council member Carrie Fong said the government should not be proud of itself for its so-called "price standardisation project" ...more

Yong says to appeal
KK, Mar 1, 2012: Yong said they would appeal against the High Court decision. "This case will strengthen our fighting spirit. We will continue our struggle for Sabah," he said, to applause from about 300 party members and supporters ...more

Sabah folks suffered because of BN's Culture of greed
P'PANG, Feb 29, 2012: Former CM of Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee has attributed the ongoing suffering of Sabah folks to the prevailing "culture of greed" among the present Barisan Nasional (BN) State leaders ...more

A vote for BN is a vote for UMNO
P'PANG, Feb 29, 2012: SAPP has cried foul that the BR1M scheme seemed to have benefited those who are not qualified, including the 'new citizens' who are originally foreign nationalsv ...more

No transparency of MPs RM1m Special Fund
K'BELUD, Feb 28, 2012: Starting last Year the Federal Government allocated a special fund called "touch point" or "sentuhan kasih" of slightly more than RM1million for each Barisan Nasional MP, including those in Sabah ...more

Hundreds of nurses jobless in Sabah
TWU, Feb 27, 2012: The Health Ministry must explain the high unemployment among the government-trained nurses in Sabah, Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said. She said she was shocked and upset to receive complaints from the parents of trained nurses who were finding it difficult to gain placement in government hospitals in the state ...more

Kg Sukau land grab Court Case
KK, Feb 27, 2012: The Kg Sukau people were disappointed with the Federal Court on 21.02.2012 for refusing to invoke their inherent powers under rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules 1995 to set aside a court order obtained by Campo Sdn Bhd to evict them. Represented by Ken Yong, a practising lawyer, outspoken on NCR and land rights and Borneonisation cases ...more

State BN's attempt to divert govt failure to protect NCR
KK, Feb 25, 2012: The statement by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Vice President Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan is an attempt by the present State Barisan Nasional (BN) government to divert attention on its failure to safeguard the Native Customary Rights (NCR) of the people. "It is the kind of collaboration and hitting at SAPP to divert attention from Umno the real culprits that is emboldening Umno cronies to step up the land grabs of native lands ...more

Why BN refuses to reveal truth behind SAS downfall?
KK, Feb 24, 2012: SAPP Youth Exco member Clement Lee is demanding the present UMNO-led BN Govt to take action to reveal the truth of SAS downfall during the period of 1997-1998 after SAPP has made several reports to the relevant authorities concerned following restless accusations and slandering by Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai against our former Chief Minister ...more

44,000 land titles issued under SAPP
TENOM, Feb 23, 2012: : SAPP on Wednesday gave its assurance that it will continue to defend the people, especially those affected by land grabbing and whose native customary rights (NCR) have been mistreated, even after the party has formed the next government following the elections ...more

Pairin's moral abhorance to his people
KK, Feb 23, 2012:  In respond to Johnny Mositun's statement over the above issue, I would say that Joseph Pairin Kitingan just cannot hide behind the cultural nature of KDCA and use this as an excuse to remain mute in the wake of the onslaught on KDM's native customary lands ...more

PM's proclamation a "double insult" to people
KK, Feb 23, 2012: Tawau MP Datuk Chua Soon Bui has described the Prime Minister's recent proclamation that Sabah is now no longer the poorest State in Malaysia as a desperate spin to cover up the sad and shameful reality affecting the people of Sabah ...more

KDCA failed to respond to AG's attack on NCR land
KK, Feb 21, 2012:  The KDCA being the custodian of the KDM's rights which include their native lands and the KDM's are all natives, KDCA should be in the forefront in defending these rights. But alas, KDCA is silent ...more

No sincerity by BN on RCI
KK, Feb 20, 2012: The people of Sabah are now questioning the sincerity of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the illegal immigrant and Project IC, claimed Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) ...more

Why no announcement on RCI?
KK, Feb 19, 2012: The people of Sabah were frustrated when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not make any announcement with regards to the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in the State ...more

DAP plot to wipe out all local parties
KK, Feb 18, 2012: DAP Sabah and Dr Edwin Bosi must stop insulting local parties unless it is the DAP plot to wipe out all local parties so to destroy the chance of Sabahans fight for autonomy as agreed in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement ...more

DAP acting like colonial lords
KK, Feb 16, 2012: When will DAP stop trying to destroy the confidence building process among the opposition parties? As a local party with an interest to see Pakatan Rakyat (PR) capturing Putrajaya in next general elections, SAPP is most disappointed that DAP leaders like Tan Kok Wai just fly in and make demands that offends the people ...more

Review EPF Act to stop govt using the money
TAWAU, Feb 15, 2012: MP Datuk Chua Soon Bui has called for an urgent review of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act 1991 to effectively "stop the Government from continuing to abuse the fund." ...more

Serious power failure at QEH
KK, Feb 14: Urging this was SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah while responding to public complaints over the chaotic situation in Queen Elizabeth Hospital here, last night, due to an inconsistent power supply which started at around 4pm and lasted till midnight ...more

Dullie: Who is lying?
KK, Feb 14: Sabah DAP Chairman Jimmy Wong Sze Phin must tell his KL bosses that it was he (Jimmy) who had insisted that SAPP form a negotiation panel to discuss with Sabah DAP on the seat sharing formula to fight the BN in the coming general elections ...more

Sabah deserves more from what is taken from Sabah
KK, Feb 14: It is a mockery that BN Sabah failed to understand what is oil royalty. Instead of supporting the call to increase the oil royalty for Sabah, BN Sabah still want to confuse the people comparing oil royalty to development funds from the Federal Government ...more

Return Felda Sahabat to its settlers
LDATU, Feb 14: "The main objective agreed between the State and Federal governments is that the people in Tungku who have no land and poor will be given the chance to be Felda settlers. In fact land titles of the land are to be issued to them after 15 or 20 years residing there as settlers ...more

SAPP: DAP don't talk down to Sabahans
KK, Feb 14: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) asked DAP not to dash the people's hope to change the Government in the upcoming general elections ...more

BN is covering up its failure through State AG
KK, Feb 13: SAPP claimed the State Govt is using the State Attorney General to justify its failure to protect the Native Customary Right (NCR) of the people in Sabah ...more

SAPP struggles for the people
KK Feb 12: My short answers to B Nathan Kumar; good analytical writing of politics of Sabah should be more than just an observation via pinhole. For Raymond Tombung, a friend of mine, he must be writing to comfort his fiends, there are times such work is needed, and this is what friend is for ...more

Improper drainage maintenance causing headache to the people
KK, Feb 11: The govt's move to privatise drainage maintenance in Kepayan has received criticism because it has done nothing but worsened the flash flood situation there ...more

Govt must respect the rights of natives!
KK, Feb 10: It is the non-fulfillment of the SFMLA that has jeopardized the natives living in the FMU area. Refer to newspaper article by Tan Sri which appeared in the daily Express on 05/02/2012 entitled "Upholding recognition of native lands" ...more

Stop the excuses over issue of sand monopoly!
KK. Feb 10, 2012: SAPP on Tuesday asked the State Government, particularly Land and Survey Department, to stop coming up with excuses over the issue of sand dredging monopoly in the State ...more

CM's statement on study of Native Title Tribunal disputes is of no value and redundant
KK, Feb 9, 2012: A strong political will is needed to solve the land problem faced by natives in Sabah instead of mere political statements, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun ...more

SAPP's repeated calls for RCI
KK, Feb 9, 2012: SAPP had made the call for the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Sabah's Illegal immigrant problem to the Federal authorities to clear doubts in the minds of Sabahans as to the unusual population increase in the number of Malaysians in Sabah ...more

Xin Chun Celebration at Foh Sang
KK, Feb 8, 2012: SAPP founded in 1994 have held the Chinese New Year (Xin Chun) celebrations at Foh Sang as an annual event successfully organised where the public came in thousands to join in and support the joyful festive atmosphere filled with rich Chinese New Year flavour and mood....more

Dry taps ahead for Tawau residents
TWU, Feb 7, 2012: The government's construction of a dam to address the water problem in Tawau may just lead to newer setbacks - another parched year is in store for residents in this east coast district of Sabah despite annual assurances that the water shortage here is about to end ...more

Tapping EPF for housing scheme 'illogical'
KK, Feb 7, 2012: Was Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak lying when he said the national revenue had increased by RM26 billion for 2010-2011? ...more

Set up RCI first!
KK, Feb 5, 2012: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) proposed that issuance of new MyKad to be frozen until the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) is set up and conduct a cleaning process on ICs issued through the Project IC ...more

Beaufort Chinese New Year dinner
BFORT, Feb 5, 2012: SAPP Beaufort recently organised a dinner in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration at Kim Wah restaurant in Beaufort attended by a few hundred people from various communities ...more

BR1M is merely designed for political mileage
KK, Feb 4, 2012: The BN government shoddy distribution system of the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) to the people is proof that the programme is merely designed to gain political mileage ...more

Even children know 'ang pow' packets red in colour
TWU, Feb 2, 2012: Member of parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui said Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali had offended and insulted the Chinese community when" he handed 'ang pow' in white packets instead of red ...more

Tengku Adnan oblivious to Sabah's needs
KK, Feb 1, 2012: Umno Secretary General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor is a dangerous man living high on top of an ivory tower in Putrajaya and known to be completely oblivious about Sabah  ...more

Chua dares Adnan to move motion on anti-hopping law
TWU, Feb 1, 2012: Chua said if he is sincere in solving the hopping problem in Malaysia, and while being in the government, he should move a motion in the parliament on the anti-hopping law ...more

Tengku Adnan dared to stand in Sepanggar
KK, Jan 31, 2012: Umno secretary general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor was challenged to stand in Sepanggar to prove that the parliamentary seat is indeed a Barisan,Nasional (BN) stronghold ...more

Adnan's ignorance of the law
KK, Jan 30, 2012: Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor should first call for the Perak State Assembly dissolution, as well as for the resignation of all the Umno-linked ex Parti Keadilan Rakyat MPs, before asking the two MPs from Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) to step down ...more

Sabah BN/UMNO leaders could be involved in the imminent listing of Felda Holdings
KK, Jan 29, 2012: Could it be that a certain senior Sabah BN/UMNO leaders are quietly benefiting from the imminent listing of Felda Holdings which involves 300,000 acres of State land in Lahad Datu? ...more

Vote out BN to cancel Tambatuon Dam
KOTA BELUD, Jan 29, 2012: To SAPP and for the villagers in Kadamaian as a whole, the only effective way to 'cancel indefinitely' the proposed Tambatuon Dam over Kadamaian River is to vote out its own proposer, the Barisan Nasional (BN) government! ...more

Tambatuon folks demand letter from govt
KOTA BELUD, Jan 28, 2012: The Tambatuon Villagers' Action Committee headed by Jahim Singkui demanded a letter from the govt to scrap the proposed half a billion Ringgit dam project if they are sincere to stop the project once and for all ...more

Excitement of leaving Umno goes on
COMMENT, Jan 27, 2012: The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing Lajim Ukin is quitting UMNO, followed up by Bongawan Assemblymen Karim Bujang, ex Chief Minister Osu Sukam, Pantai Manis Assemblyman Rahim Ismail, former Banggi Assemblyman Amir Kahar and ex Land and Co-operative Minister Kasitah Gaddam and Deputy President of UPKO all would be joining SPF ...more

Projek IC - Denial by Deputy Minister is absurd
KK, Oct 1, 2011: The denial statement by Deputy Home Minister Dato' Lee Chee Leong on the existence of Project IC in Sabah is a slap on all the state Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties that have been raising the issues ...more

SAPP: Be more proactive in dealing with natural disasters
KK Sep 29, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said the State government should immediately activate the State Natural Disaster Committee in the various districts, the moment it learn of an imminent typhoon or an earthquake in the region, which might lead to a natural disaster...more

Four Tongod villages affected by oil palm plantation
KK, Sep 28, 2011: Four villages in Tongod are affected by an oil palm plantation, claimed a supreme council member of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP). Peter Marajin said the villages of Napagang, Maragatan, Lumingkau and Tongodon were now ...more

Mahu lawan BN atau mahu menangkan BN?
KK, Sep 26, 2011: Hakikat bahawa kehangatan pilihanraya semakin terasa bahangnya menjadikan semua pihak mahu menjadi pemenang isu khususnya di Sabah ...more

UBF can use SAPP as vehicle to contest
TAWAU, Sep 24, 2011: The United Borneo Front (UBF) is welcome to use Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) as a vehicle to contest in the 13th general election as both parties share the same struggle ...more

Malaysia no longer Truly Asia
KK, Sep 22, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said Malaysia's identity as truly Asia will be tarnished since the present Government is not recognising the rights of Malaysians born in Sabah from mixed-marriage ...more

Whose side is DAP on?
KK, Sep 21, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned whose side is Sabah DAP on following its latest attack over SAPP flags put up all over Sabah in conjunction with the party's third anniversary pull-out from the BN on Sep 17 ...more

SAPP Api Api Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
KK, Sep 20, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Api-Api CLC successfully organised its traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration (commonly known as Mooncake Festival Celebration) at Putera Ballroom,  Bukit Padang Sunday ...more

Santapan Merdeka-Bersama Tan Sri Suffian Koroh
KK, Sep 19, 2011: Pertemuan Tan Sri Suffian Koroh dengan Datuk Yong Teck Lee President SAPP bersama pemimpin-pemimpin kanan parti itu sangat dialu alukan oleh kaum Murut dari pendalaman mengikut saudara Joseph Wilfred salah seorang pengiat NGO UBF ...more

ISA abolition due to ineffectiveness as instrument of fear
KK, Sep 18, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the announcement by the Prime Minister on the abolition of the ISA is because it is no longer an effective instrument of fear ...more

SAPP commemorates 3rd year of pullout
KK, Sep 17, 2011: SAPP commemorates the third anniversary of its pullout from the ruling Barisan Nasional government to stand on the opposition side and fight for Sabah's autonomy with the flying of the party flags along the roads throughout Sabah ...more pics

Federal Govt ignoring Sabah issues
KK, Sep 17, 2011: A 'revolution' among young peoples' thinking may be inevitable for Sabah in future, if the Federal government continues to ignore the legitimate plights of the Sabah people, said former Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee ...more

Federal Govt should subsidize Sabah freight charges
KK, Sep 16: Sabah SAPP has urged the Federal government to subsidize the freight charges for goods shipped to Sabah, so as to keep the prices of goods in Sabah at par with that of Peninsular Malaysia ...more

Perbetulkan fakta Kemerdekaan
SIPITANG, Sep 15, 2011: Fakta sejarah tentang kemerdekaan Sabah melalui pembentukan Malaysia perlu diperbetulkan agar generasi masa kini dan akan datang tidak terkeliru, kata Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Datuk Yong Teck Lee ...more

KL punca Ah Long banjiri Sabah
SIPITANG, Sep 14, 2011: Kebanjiran Ah Long dari Semenanjung di Sabah adalah kerana kesilapan Kuala Lumpur, kata Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee ...more

SAPP: Say No to Creative History
SIPITANG, Sep 13, 2011: Leaders of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) celebrated the state level Hari Raya open house this year in Sipitang today (Sunday) held at Sabah Forest Industries-SFI Motel attended by about thousand people ...more

SAPP State-level Hari Raya Celebration 1st time in Sipitang
SIPITANG, Sep 12, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) state-level Hari Raya Aidil Fitri was held at the SFI Motel in Sipitang on Sunday (Sept 11) ...more

SAPP Mooncake Festival
KK, Sep 12, 2011: SAPP Luyang CLC organised Mooncake Festival Celebration at Foh Sang shoplots, Luyang on 11 September 2011 ..more

Sabah Independence Day is 48 years
KK, Sep 10, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Exco John Stephen welcomed the statement made by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin that Sabah gained its Independence on Aug 31,1963 and the Malaysia was formed on Sept 16, 1963 ..more

Child beggars problem in Tawau
TAWAU, Sep 7, 2011: The increasing child and street beggars have become a common sight in Tawau town and a cause for concern, said Tawau Member of Parliament Datuk Chua Soon Bui ...more

SAPP welcomes Anwar on PR-SAPP
KK, Sep 6, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) welcomes Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim's land mark statement that Pakatan can negotiate with SAPP and SAPP need not join the Pakatan Rakyat in achieving a one to one fight against the BN ...more

Stop the contradicting statements
KK, Sep 5, 2011: SAPP CLC Api Api Women Chief Priscilla Chong urges Junz Wong not to issue any statement which may not be representing the stand of DAP because his statement that Malaysia is 48 years old and not 54 years old contradicting his party SG Lim Guan Eng's statement ...more

SAPP Tawau Zone Raya Visits
TAWAU, Sep 4, 2011: SAPP Tawau Zone Committee made their rounds of Hari Raya Visits to open houses and giving out Raya goodies to the less fortunate and needy families ... more

SAPP still waiting...
KK, Sep 3, 2011: SAPP has formed a committee appointed by the Supreme Council in May 23, 2011 headed by Dullie Hj Marie, to hold discussions with the three panel members from DAP...more

Hari Raya visits by SAPP
KK, Aug 30, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) entourage led by its Party President Datuk Yong Teck Lee visited the Hari Raya Aidilfitri openhouses ... more Hari Raya Message from SAPP leaders

Msia 'One country Two systems'
KK, Aug 29, 2011: As we went through our normal life, Sabah is about to celebrate Independence Day on August 31 and will be celebrating a Malaysia Day which falls on September 16 and the question now, where does Sabah go from here ...more

Sabah a training ground for new recruits
KK, Aug 27, 2011: SAPP said the federal government should stop treating Sabah as a training ground of newly civil servants who are recruited in Peninsula as well as for promoting those officials who nearing retirement ...more

Sport Complex or dumping ground
Amde Sidik, Aug 26, 2011 - I'm curious with the statement made by the Minister of Youth and Sport Datuk Pang, where he was urging the Sipitang District Council to speed up the processing of approving Occupational Certificate, a newly completed RM15million untendered Sport Complex in Sipitang...more

Questionable reinvestment of ICSB
KK, Aug 24, 2011: Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia questioned why the State Government reinvested a huge sum of money back into Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd ...more

YBs have the right to be present
KK, Aug 23, 2011: On Distribution of Tithes to the target groups ...It is interesting statement made by the former Chairman of Sabah Tithe Centre (PZS) Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali withregards to involvement of community leaders, including elected representative in the distribution of tithes to the target groups ...more

Dr Max's Janji Terang Bulan
KK, Aug 22, 2011: SAPP Youth finds it a callous act for the MP for Kota Marudu cum Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Dr. Maximus Ongkili to have yet again attempted to reassure the rakyat that BN will resolve the native land claims  ...more

Rubber tappers victims of inefficiency of board
KK, Aug 21, 2011: Despite a recent revamp in the in the management of the Sabah Rubber Industries Board, it still failed to safeguard the interest of rubber tappers in Sabah ...more

Uncertain fate for over 100 welfare aid recipients
KK, Aug 19, 2011: SAPP claims it has gathered evidence of over 100 recipients of the Federal-funded Old Age Assistance Scheme (BOT) and Assistance for Disabled Persons (OKUs) who have been left, in limbo over the payments ...more

Cooking oil shortage must be addressed urgently
KK, Aug 18, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned the reason for shortage of cooking oil in the market in Sabah, which will be critical with Hari Raya Aidil Fitri coming ... more

AirAsia - MAS share swap deal
KK, Aug 17, 2011: Is it a win-win for the people? It took everyone by surprise when a share swap deal was announced between Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Tune Air Sdn Bhd ...more

SAPP's pledge on land if it wins
KK, Aug 15, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) will reform the land system and alienate lands to the locals if it forms the State Government after the 13th General Election, said its President Datuk Yong Teck Lee Sunday...more

SAPP Raya goodies for deserving people
KK, Aug 14, 2011: SAPP Raya ole ole (goodies) giving at Kg Cenderamata 2, Likas, which was attended by more than 200 deserving people including elderly and children this evening ...more

Suit on signboard postponed
KK, Aug 14, 2011: The suit brought by SAPP against DBKK on the signboard case which was scheduled on 15 August 2011 was postponed to 12 September 2011

What happen to Sabah reps in Mas board?
KK, Aug 12, 2011: It seems that Sabah has lost its sole representation in the board of the national flag carrier Malaysia Airlines last week with the Comprehensive Collaboration Framework between MAS, Air Asia and Air Asia X ... more

State cabinet must answer the people on power tariff hike
KK, Aug 12, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the whole Sabah Cabinet must answer the people why they agreed to the electricity tariff hike by TNB through SESB ... more

Where is Sabah's real and urgent needs
KK, Aug 11, 2011: The State government owes the people of Sabah a good explanation on whether there is a real and urgent need to build a RM388 million Sabah State Administrative Centre (Phase 1) at Likas Bay, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) ...more

Foo: Disclose the real culprits
KK, Aug 10, 2011: Dr Yee Moh Chai and Dr Chong Eng Leong must disclose the hands that created phantom voters and the real culprits caused the fall of SAS.....more

Chua: explain RM150m 'afterthought' overrun
TAWAU, Aug 9, 2011: The Transport Ministry has been asked to explain the RM150 million cost overrun for a lopsided agreement for the airfreight of goods and services to the interior of Sabah and Sarawak ... more

Sabah people stand to lose with increased tariff
INANAM,. Aug 9, 2011: SAPP said the excuse that Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) continued to incur losses so as to justify increasing the State's electricity tariff cannot be accepted because the company had made a profit in ... more

Sabahans filed suit on borneonisation infringement
KK, Aug 8, 2011: Two Sabahans today filed a summons at the High Court here against the federal and state governments over their rights as stipulated in the Malaysia Agreement ... more

SAPP Luyang Youth blood donation drive
KK, Aug 8, 2011: SAPP Luyang Youth will organise a blood donation campaign on August 20 from 9am to 4pm at the SAPP Luyang office, Bornion Centre...more

Legal action against University College
KK, Aug 8, 2011: The parents of a former student of a college have resorted to legal action against the institute for allegedly failing to live up to promises stipulated in their brochure...more

Proper for Chong to apologize for misleading public
KK, Aug 5, 2011: It is good that Dr Chong Eng Leong finally admitted that Datuk Yong Teck Lee was not involved with phantom voters. It is only proper that Dr Chong should apologise to the people of Sabah for misleading them all these years. ... more

Dr Chong sidestepping key issue
KK, Aug 4, 2011: Dr. Chong Eng Leong is side stepping the key issue of phantom voters and illegal immigrants by repeatedly referring to Likas, Likas, Likas and only Likas. He does not acknowledge that it was UMNO operatives, some of whom are his close buddies, who have been behind the phantom voters issue.....more

UMNO selfishness, PBS collusion cause phantom voters
KK, Aug 3, 2011: It is possible to rid the electoral rolls of phantom voters because the legal mechanisms to protect the integrity of the rolls are available in the Federal Constitution, the Elections Act 1958, the Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 2002 and  ... more

Huge turnout showed the severity of joblessness
KK, Aug 2, 2011: Almost 30,000 who turned out to apply for jobs is a record of joblessness in Sabah.
"Yet the Sabah BN Youth seemed to be so proud of the turnout. Are they treating this as a BN supporters' gathering ... more

Learning centre no proper facility
KK, Jul 30, 2011 : A learning institute here been taken to task for allegedly failing to live up to its promise to provide proper housing facility to its student ...more

Pairin has forsaken the KDM community
KK, Jul 29, 2011: The Solidariti Belia Sabah (SBS) claimed that Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has forsaken the KadazanDusunMurut (KDM) community in order to please his UMNO political masters ...more

Youth queried safety of carpark
KK, Jul 28, 2011: Upon following up inspection of the Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2(QEH2) today by SAPP Youth Leaders Simon Chin and Jeffery George, workers were still found working by doing repair works at the car park at level 3 & level 4 ... more

Sabahan capable to lead opposition parties
KK, Jul 28, 2011: There is no need for PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to lead the Sabah opposition parties in the fight against BN in the coming general election, as Sabahans are capable of doing it themselves, said SAPP deputy president Amde Sidik ...more

Kerosakan kemudahan asas flat Keramat
KK, Jul 28, 2011; Pemuda SAPP Likas yang diketuai oleh Woo Choon Vun telah melawat dan meninjau sekitar Taman Keramat selepas menerima aduan berkenaan kerosakan kemudahan asas flat yang telah disampaikan ke perhatian DBKK tetapi sehingga hari ini tidak ada tindakan yang diambil ...more

SAPP will fight for rights of villagers
PENAMPANG, Jul 27, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) will fight for the rights of the villagers affected by the proposed Kaiduan Dam. This pledge was made by Aloysius Danim Siap, SAPP Moyog CLC Chairman during the recent peaceful protest held by some 400 villagers at Kampung Timpangoh Sugud.....more

Chua: Tell the truth on IPPs
KK, Jul 26, 2011: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, urged the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water to give the whole picture on the energy industry and Independent Power Producers (IPP) in Malaysia as the increased on the Electricity (Power) tariffs are unfair and unjust ...more

Hearing on SabahTv.net signboard
KK, Jul 25, 2011: Next Hearing on the case of SAPP "sabahtv.net" signboard is 15th August, 2011. The Court has fixed the next hearing on the SAPP's " Sabahtv.net." signboard case on 15th August, 2011... more

City Hall urged action against ads signboard
KK Jul 24, 2011: The people in Kepayan Low Cost Housing area are complaining the way the advertisement board is placed at a bus stop here, which is causing inconvenience to the users...more

Cleaning and facelift for Maju Centre
INANAM, Jul 24, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youths from its Kota Kinabalu Zone are cleaning up its offices at Maju Centre, Inanam during the weekend and repainting the walls with royal yellow...more

SAPP sues DBKK over 'Bersih, Berani, Benar" ban
KK, Jul 23, 2011: Today SAPP served a Writ of Summons on DBKK which tried to take down SAPP's Sabahtv.net signboard at SAPP's premises at Bornion Commercial Centre, Luyang on the 9th of July and later again on the 11th July this year ...more

Ministry should explain increased costs
TAWAU, Jul 22, 2011: Datuk Chua asked in her debate on the government supplement supply bill on why the Transport Ministry overran its cost by  RM150m to pay for subsidies, incentives to rent Fokker 50, DHC-6 Twin Otter to MAS wings Sdn. Bhd ...more

Tenom folks turn to SAPP for help
TENOM, Jul 21, 2011: The villagers of Kg. Kanar are disappointed with the cold response from certain quarters especially the JKKK committee, which appears not concerned with several development problems in the village ...more

Marajin in reply to Herbert's outburst
KK, Jul 22, 2011: Has he actually seen the Working Papers or experts' Report on the proposed project? Have the affected people in Tambatuon been given the opportunity to read and study the Report...more

Lumadan DUN nonchalant attitude
BEAUFORT, Jul 20, 2011: "Failure on the part of Kamarlin to provide good service to the people is regretted," said SAPP organising secretary Jamain Sarudin ...more

SAPP's party signage vandalised
KK, Jul 24, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party's party signage was broken into pieces by unknown person or persons. Meanwhile police was called to investigate the matter.

Kerajaan Umno-BN membazir
TENOM, Jul 20, 2011: Masyarakat Murut khususnya dalam Mukim Rundum yang meliputi tiga perkampungan iaitu Kg Sumambu, Kg Kabintaluan dan Kg Katubu benar benar hilang kepercayaan dan keyakinan mereka terhadap kerajaan BN...more

Don't push dam down people's throat
KOTA BELUD, Jul 18, 2011: Its Supreme Council Member, Peter Marajin, said it still disagreed with Kadamaian Assemblyman Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan's statement on the need for the dam...more

Support opened up doors for opposition collaboration
KK, Jul 15, 2011: DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah leaders' support to Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Sabahnet.tv's "Bersih" signboard has opened up the door for an understanding among the opposition parties to face the General Election...more

Increased Tariff will cause more hardship
KK, Jul 15, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) today sent a protest letter addressed to the Chairman of Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB), Tan Sri Leo Moggie, objecting to the new tariff which will be effective on 15 July 2011 (today), an increase of 15% to 24%...more

DAP Sabah defends Umno
KK, Jul 13, 2011: SAPP is shocked that DAP turned its gun to attack SAPP on the Bersih signboard issue, doing the work for UMNO...more

Blaming dept lame excuse
KK, Jul 13, 2011: Member of Parliament for Sepanggar Datuk Eric Majimbun said the Malaysian Government should blame itself instead of putting the blame to the Election Commission (EC) and National Registration Department (NRD) as the culprits on the illegal immigrants problem...more

DBKK orders SAPP's signboard down!
KK, Jul 11, 2011: DBKK wants signboard down containing 'forbidden word' - KOTA KINABALU, July 11, 2011: A tense 90-minute standoff between city hall enforcers and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) leaders over a signboard ended with police mediation ...more

Silent majority supports clean and fair elections
KK, Jul 11, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said that the Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak cannot be more wrong to claim that the silent majority support the government over the Bersih campaign for clean and fair elections ... more

BN abuses its FD by power tariff increase
KK, Jul 10, 2011: "Perhaps they were so confident of this fixed deposit that they cannot hear the pleas of the people nor do they feel the crunch of the rising costs of living faced by the people! They are also not giving a full picture of the tariff restructuring. To say the increase is 15 % is misleading the people!", Melanie said ...more

Bersih, Berani, Benar!
KK, Jul 9, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) today launches its alternative online radio so that listeners in Sabah will have an alternative radio (online) to provide clean, brave and truth on news and issues affecting Malaysia and Sabah in particular ... more

Foo Chow Hall management rejected Rally
KK, Jul 7, 2011: We, the MCLM Adhoc Committee expresses our great disappointment with the cancellation of our bookings by the venue caused by the intense pressure from the authorities ... more

SabahRadioTv to be launched
KK, Jul 6, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Movement will be organizing the launching the SabahRadiotv an online media on the 9th July, 2011 at 1.30pm at headquarter in Bornion Centre, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu ...more

37 years now and it's high time for review
KK, Jul 6, 2011: The government is urged to review the Petroleum Development Act 1974 so that Sabah and Sarawak can maximize benefits from oil and gas exploration, exploitation and downstream industries in Malaysia with greater transparency, according to Datuk Chua Soon Bui, member of parliament for Tawau who said this in her adjournment speech during parliament ...more

SAPP for Free and Fair elections
KK, 4 Jul 2011: It was only a matter of time that ordinary people emerged to take up the campaign for free, fair and clean elections because the Elections Commission has lost the confidence of the public that is stipulated in Article 114(2) of the Federal constitution ...more

Bersih rally can be made legal
KK, Jul 1, 2011: Demonstration like this can be made legal, what the Government should do is by letting Bersih Rally organizers adhere to the procedures instead of making a mountain out of a molehill ...more

SAPP supports free and fair election
KK, Jun 27, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth strongly support the efforts of Bersih on their 8 demands which should be acknowledged and respected ...more

Illegals and Unemployment in Sabah
KK, Jun 26, 2011: Unemployment among the youths in Sabah and the presence of illegal immigrants are some of the problems affecting Sabahans right now ... more

Philicica: Sunrise after Tonight
KK, Jun 26, 2011: Antara kegagalan utama kerajaan 'Malaysia' dan mungkin kerajaan hampir diseluruh dunia adalah memecahkan blok-blok pemikiran berlandaskan perkauman dikalangan rakyat dan pemimpin politik. Buktinya masih berlaku sikap prejudis apabila Suatu bangsa mendakwa dirinya sebagai paling bertamadun dan mendewa-dewakan ketuanannya ...more

We can win and we can govern
KK, Jun 25, 2011: To bring Sabah back to its past glory and to pull themselves out of the present doldrums, Sabahans must be determined to rally behind local party like Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), which is genuine and committed in fighting for political autonomy for Sabah ...more

Conan: Sunrise after Tonight
KK, Jun 25, 2011: To all the youngsters out there, if your actions inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are the leader, you are the SUNSHINE!!! Vote for SAPP!! To all my comrades, are you guys ready??? SAPP! BOLEH! SAPP! BOLEH! SAPP! BOLEH. Thank You

Yoong: Sunrise after tonight
KK, Jun 25, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Luyang CLC Youth Chief, Yong Yit Yoong reiterated that the BN or any other parties will not be able to form the government alone anymore without Sabah and Sarawak, their 'fixed deposit'...more

Power tariff increase for Sabah unacceptable
KK, Jun 24, 2011: Malaysia is one of the few oil and gas producing countries in the world. Sabah especially, being rich in oil and gas, has been contributing millions and millions of Ringgit to the Malaysian government ...more

Chua on 5+5 year foreign workers
TAWAU, Jun 23, 2011: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, has questioned the Home Affairs Ministry for using two policy systems to employ foreign workers in the plantation sector, especially the oil palm industry...more

We are determined not to repeat same mistake
KK, Jun 22, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is determined not to repeat the same mistake made by Sabah leaders in the past ...more

Explain RM544 million Bond
KK, Jun 21, 2011: SAPP CLC Api-Api Organizing Secretary Clement Lee would like to query the RM544 million worth of bonds issued by BN-led government as stated by the Chief Minister during his budgeted speech on 19 November 2010 at State Assembly ...more

Villages vowed to protect Tambatuon
KOTA BELUD, Jun 19, 2011: "We are prepared to sacrifice our lives defending our land, instead of end up dying as a 'refugee' on others' land," they solemnly vowed ...more

SAPP to PBS: What's your stand on the Labuan issue?
KK, Jun 18, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) wants Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) to state its stand on the Labuan issue ...more

Kota Kinabalu and Penampang Zone Youth Gathering
KK, Jun 18, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kota Kinabalu and Penampang Zone Youth committee shall be organizing a political gathering cum dinner on 24th June at 7:00 pm at the Promenade Hotel in Kota Kinabalu...more

Keep promise to extend land title leases!
KK, Jun 16, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is urging the State Barisan Nasional (BN) Government to keep its promise made during the last general election to extend Kolombong land title leases to 99 years from the original 60 years...more

Appeal on Yong Vui Kong's case to International court of Justice (ICJ)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 16, 2011: Mr. M Ravi, Counsel for Yong Vui Kong (Singapore), YB Datuk Chua Soon Bui ( MP Tawau) Miss Ngeow Chow Ying' (Lawyer for Save Vui Kong campaign), Miss Sharmila Sekaran (Voice of the Children) handed over the memorandum to the Pegawai tugas-tugas Khas of the Minister of foreign affair, Mr. Ahmad Nordin...more

City Bus Terminal needs upgrade
KK, Jun 15, 2011: City Hall urged to upgrade City Bus Terminal, build overhead bridges - KOTA KINABALU, Jun 15, 2011: The City Bus Terminal at Wawasan Plaza needs to be repaired and upgraded immediately, and overhead bridges should be built across the road leading to Wawasan Plaza as soon as possible, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)...more

RCI on illegals: Motion rejected!
KL, Jun 14, 2011: There must be a royal commission to find out why Sabah's population has gone up by almost 400% in 40 years, says SAPP which is insisting that the government establish a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to find out why Sabah's population has increased by nearly 400% in 40 years...more

SAPP for fair and just society
KK, Jun 14, 2011: It has been two years and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is still fighting for the same mission, which is to create a fair and just society...more

SAPP prefers "Pakatan Plus Formula"
KK, Jun 13, 2011: SAPP prefers the Pakatan-Plus formula announced by DAP's Lim Kit Siang in 2008. We acknowledge the common political enemy of the oppositions is the Barisan Nasional and we are always prepared to work together with the Pakatan Rakyat to seek the solutions to achieve one-to-one contest against the BN in the coming general election....more

"Pakatan plus SAPP" will break-up BN's hegemony
KK, 13 Jun 2011: Sabah will no longer be a Barisan Nasional (BN) 'fixed deposit' after the coming 13th General Election, said Datuk Yong Teck Lee, President of the opposition Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)...more

Sarawak tourists' 'dream' dashed by bad roads
KK, Jun 13, 2011: The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been told to come clean with the status and finding of its investigation on irregularities in the construction of the Sapulut-Kalabakan Road in Tawau...more

Yee should resign for low broadband penetration in Sabah
KK, Jun 13, 2011: SAPP Exco Vice Youth Chief, Simon Chin urges Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai to tender his resignation as the Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology. After being the Minister in charge of Information Technology for the last 7 years, Yee now revealed that Sabah has very low broadband penetration and he blamed the Federal Ministry for neglecting the development of the communication and information technology in the State...more

SAPP: How oil royalties can be increased
KK, Jun 10, 2011: This press conference is called to explain how Petronas oil royalties can be increased from 5% to 20% and how it can be paid to Sabah. The latest disclosure of Petronas's profits at RM97.80 billion has added urgency to a fair sharing our Sabah's oil resources...more

SAPP responds to DAP Jimmy
KK, Jun 10, 2011: SAPP welcomes the tone of Wong Sze Phin to improve relations between DAP and SAPP. In fact, this is exactly what SAPP has been doing...more

Media exposure only tip of iceberg
KK, Jun 9, 2011: Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia Chui Ket said the plea of Rosnia @ Annie Marambal and her family revealed that the delivery system was not reaching the people who most needed help...more

SAPP Youth: DAP talking like Umno
KK, Jun 8, 2011: "Sabah DAP is talking more and more like UMNO because they think that DAP is now very strong like UMNO and can look down on others", said SAPP youth chief Edward Dagul today...more

SAPP persoal kredibiliti Felda
KK, Jun 8, 2011: Penolong Setiausaha Agung SAPP berkata, kredibiliti Felda terjejas kerana projek penempatan masyarakat yang telah dijanjikan di Lahad Datu tidak siap sepenuhnya...more

Sabah young professional adults take-home pay lowest in Malaysia
KK, Jun 8, 2011: The BN has to be totally blamed on the low take-home pay in Sabah whereby young adults especially young graduates were the LOWEST in Malaysia even though we were blessed with abundance of natural resources like oil & gas, palm oil, timber and rubber...more

Shock and dismay over call for increase
KK, Jun 7, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Women Chief and assemblywoman for Luyang, Melanie Chia expressed shock and dismay at the statement by the Assistant Resource Development and Information Technology Minister YB Datuk Jainab Ahmad that increasing the electricity tariff is the only logical thing to do if Sabah wants to see the power supply in the State improved. Her statement was reported in the Borneo Post on 7 June 2011 ...more

Defamation suit by Harris against Yong
KK,  Jun 6, 2011: defamation suit against former CM Yong Teck Lee is set to re-open the 'Double Six Tragedy' that took the lives of 12 in 1976  ...more

Sabahans should rally behind SAPP
KK, Jun 6, 2011: I am totally in dismay by DAP assistant secretary, Junz Wong's statement. He should not twist my statements. In my previous statements I never ignore the existence of Pakatan Rakyat in Sabah...more

SAPP is here to stay
KK, Jun 5, 2011: In rural areas it is still difficult for people to understand, that is if SAPP is different now compare to when SAPP was still in BN fold three years ago. But sign so far is encouraging everywhere by day. One and a half year ago many of my friends even shied away because I joined SAPP now my mobile phone is exploded so to speak surely it means something...more

SAPP is non-racial party
KK,  Jun 4, 2011:  Several SAPP leaders from the Bumiputera came out in rebutting DAP's Chan Foong Hin' statement saying that SAPP is a 'Chinese dominated party'...more

Pembinaan empangan Tambatuon mimpi ngeri
KOTA BELUD, Jun 4, 2011: Pembinaan Empangan Tambatuon masih lagi menjadi mimpi ngeri kepada para penduduknya jelas Mantan Ketua Kampung Encik Singkui Tinggi dalam satu temuramah baru-baru ini. Mana tidaknya "mahu membuka ladang baru untuk ditanam getah, dan mahu membina rumah baru, orang kampung serba salah, tidur pun tak lena kerana asyik teringatkan kampung halaman akan ditenggelamkan air" tambah beliau lagi...more

No reason to revise electricity tariff in Sabah
KK, Jun 3, 2011: Electricity supplies is a utility, which in most countries, is the responsibility of the government. It is a necessity in this modern day society. The government of the day therefore cannot devolve itself of this responsibility, be it to ensure adequate and consistent supply or to ensure the affordability of this utility ...more

Implications of Sarawak election on Sabah
KK, Jun 2, 2011: In view of the super confidence of DAP that only they can bring change to Sabah, we wish to share with the public our party analysis of the DAP performance in the April Sarawak state elections and its implications on the coming general elections. SAPP had sent five teams to lend moral support to Pakatan and to learn about the Sarawak elections...more

SAPP to DAP: Show sincerity, Not arrogance
KK, Jun 1, 2011: Chan Foong Hin, publicity secretary of DAP urged both Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and United Borneo Front (UBF) to stop calling DAP's Lim Kit Siang of being "arrogant" and "harsh" for issuing ultimatum asking SAPP to join Pakatan Rakyat recently...more

Hisham's muddy view of Akjan case laughable
KK, May 30, 2011: After reading the Home Minister's statement that he has ordered a probe into Mohd Akjan Ali's citizenship, I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. I should laugh because the Home Minister is telling a joke about the Akjan case. Or I should cry because our Home Minister really thinks Sabahans are fools ...more

Adat istiadat tidak dihormati
KK, May 30, 2011: "Pesta Menuai atau Pesta Kaamatan merupakan kemuncak bagi pemartabatan warisan budaya sukukaum Kadazandusun, yang mana diraikan pada setiap 30 dan 31 Mei setiap tahun...more

Tolak politik ekstremis Semenanjung
KK, May 30, 2011: RAKYAT Sabah perlu menolak politik ekstrimis dari Semenanjung dan kekalkan budaya politik bersifat perpaduan yang sedia ada...more

DAP's blatant speech unwarranted
KK, May 29, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Vice President Dullie Marie felt very disappointed and in delusion on what was uttered by DAP's advisor, Lim Kit Siang during the dinner in conjunction with Harvest festival hosted by DAP...more

Ultimatum by DAP to SAPP showed arrogant attitude
KK, May 29, 2011: Yong said he was surprised by the harsh way that DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang had attacked SAPP as being unrealistic and for the ultimatum that SAPP must join PR on the ground that only PR can beat BN...more

Pesta Kaamatan SAPP 2011
KUNDASANG, May 29, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) State-level Pesta Kaamatan Celebration and Beauty Pageant (Unduk Ngadau) recently held in Kundasang on Saturday successfully. The event was officiated by SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee...more pics

SAPP buat lebih baik mengenai isu Bumiputera
KK, May 28, 2011: MASYARAKAT Sabah perlu mengubah sikap mereka jika inginkan kemajuan. Sikap segelintir masyarakat Bumiputera Kadazandusun dan Melayu pada hari ini yang masih lagi dengan mentaliti 'katak di bawah tempurung' perlu diubah..more

Local teachers' problems are neglected
KK, May 27, 2011: - Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) felt that the Education Ministry's plan to transfer 80,000 Peninsula teachers to Sabah and Sarawak is worrying...more

Poor families go hungry
TAWAU, May 27, 2011: 'Opium' subsidies: MP hits out at Najib ... Instead of abolishing subsidies completely, the government should implement new policies on subsidies so that poor families won't go hungry, says Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui ...more

SAPP Parents' Nite
KK: 27 May 2011 - SAPP Kota Kinabalu and Penampang Zone Wanita will joint organise "Parents Appreciation Nights" on 11 June 2011, Saturday, 6.30 pm, at the Grand Port View Restaurant, here...more

QEHII delayed again!
KK, May 25, 2011: With the extended delay in the completion of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital II (QEH II) renovation, it is only appropriate and dignified that Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai take full responsibility and bow-out gracefully, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)...more

Roger Stimin jelaskan definisi Geran Komunal
KEMABONG, May 25, 2011: KEKALUTAN isu tanah adat atau lebih sinonim dengan sebutan "Native customary Right- NCR" yang mana sejak kebelakangan ini telah menghantui pemikiran masyarakat suku kaum Murut khususnya mereka yang menduduki kawasan NCR terutamanya di kawasan Kg Sumambu, Kg Kapulu dan Kg Kabintaluan dalam Mukim Rundum l...more

SAPP 14-point memo on 'Mother of all Threats'
PAPAR, May 25, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has submitted a 14-point memorandum on the illegal immigrant issue in Sabah entitled "Mother of All Threats" to the Barisan Nasional (BN) government but it has never been acknowledged...more

Fulfill the SFMLA on native communities
KK, May 24, 2011: Refer to news paper report on Ten companies which are partners of the state administration of 13 forest management units (FMUs) were presented with certificate of compliance by Chief Minister on Saturday...more

SAPP South Zone Pesta Kaamatan
PAPAR, May 24, 2011: SAPP "South Zone Harvest Festival and Beauty Pageant Unduk Ngadau winner was Eristifeni Emma from Kinarut followed by Clara Paul Manjakon also from Kinarut and Shirella Simbi from Kampung Kalatuan in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively ...more

SAPP ready to negotiate with Pakatan
KK, 23 May 2011 -Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is ready to hold discussion with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to find ways to face Barisan Nasional in the coming 13th General Election...more

Reject extremism politics
INANAM, May 23, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee urged party members and the people of Sabah to reject the culture of extremism politics, violence, racial and using religion as a tool for political gain from Peninsular into Sabah...more

Kaamatan losing meaning
INANAM, May 23, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun said the Pesta Kaamatan is losing its meaning as most of the land in Sabah no longer belongs to Sabahans...more

Harvest Festival Celebration KK Zone
KK, May 22, 2011: SAPP KK Zone Kaamatan Unduk Ngadau was  organised by Julian Goduli of Kg Kokol, Menggatal....more

Don't import extremist racial and religious politics into Sabah
KK, May 21, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Haji Amde Sidek is worried that race and religion have been made used to stir up people sentiment from time and time again by politicians...more

SAPP menyokong mendirikan kolej KDM
KK, May 21, 2011: Timbalan Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Datuk Eric Majimbun menyokong dengan mengalu-alukan syor untuk mendirikan kolej bagi kaum KadazanDusunMurut di Sabah...selanjutnya

Deluge of lies dramatised by Perkasa
KK, May 20, 2011: Another twist emerged by Utusan Malaysia, by sensationalizing on the issue that unsubstantiated with facts; the Christian leaders were conspiring to replace Islam as the official religion and install a Christian Prime Minister. It is incomprehensible when Islam is constitutionally the official religion of the nation ...more

The Making of Malay Race
Amde Sidik, May 20, 2011 - What do UMNO members do and where do they turn to if they are 'squeezed politically'? The answer is, to the people called Malay. Of course, in Sabah we're not that familiar with this reference. But in as a far is UMNO is concerned it's too significant to be left behind...more

Gotong royong Pemuda menyelesaikan masalah
KK, May 19, 2011: Beberapa kemudahan awam seperti penutup parit kaki lima yang pecah di Kedai Likas Park, Taman Antarabangsa Likas, telah diatasi dengan cara bergotong-royong oleh Pemuda SAPP Kota Kinabalu...more

Umno arrogance and 'big brother' attitude
KK, May 18, 2011: Sabah Umno divisions demanding seats currently being held by other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties is a clear example of how Sabah have always been treated since the formation of Malaysia, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun...more

Pesta Kaamatan SAPP Kg Kabatasan, Pitas
PITAS, May 17, 2011: Perayaan Pesta Kaamatan ini yang julung kali diadakan di Daerah Pitas telah dihadiri lebih kurang 150 orang terdiri daripada penduduk Kg. Kabatasan dan sekitarnya. Ahli Jawatankuasa Penganjur yang dipengerusikan oleh Saudara Dayahan Seraja berjaya melaksanakan majlis tersebut walaupun ini adalah kali pertamanya mereka menganjurnya di kawasan terpencil itu...more

PBS misleading the public again
KK, May 13, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong told PBS to stop making excuses, finger-pointing and no more ugly rhetoric all intended to mislead the general public when it comes to the issue of illegal immigrants...more

PBS's 'sandiwara' statements and 'main wayang'
KK, May 12, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief Edward Dagul, today said that Datuk Herbert again chose to shoot his mouth off without reading the statement made by Datuk Yong Teck Lee...more

Has PBS got the gut to tell its master?
RANAU, May 11, 2011: Datuk Yong Teck Lee was the CM for only 2 years. What could a Sabah CM do within 2 years to solve a well entrenched and deep-rooted problem perpetuated by KL? And being a CM under the puppet of UMNO there is not much to maneuvre but to toe the line of the master's command...more

No three formula offered
KK, May 11, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Assistant Secretary-General Datu Shuaib Bin Datu Mutalib, said it is not true that PKR had offered a three formula to SAPP for BN to take on BN in a straight fight...more

Illegals menace worsened during PBS's decade in BN
KK, May 10, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said in the few years that SAPP was in the state government, government ACTIONS on solving the illegal immigrants problem were effective...more

PBS bersandiwara baru lagi
KEMABONG, May 9, 2011: Pemimpin Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) di sini Saul Salleh merasa keliru dan sangsi dengan kejujuran kenyataan Setiausaha Agung Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Datuk Henrynus Amin berhubung kelembapan kerajaan Persekutuan menangani masalah PATI di Sabah mungkin ia merupakan suatu 'sandiwara baru'...more

SAPP forms 3 person panel
KK, May 7, 2011 (Saturday): SAPP has already formed a 3-person panel to discuss with DAP on the manifesto that the combined opposition should present to the people of Sabah...more

Don't mislead the people on illegals
KK, May 7, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief Edward Dagul, said that Datuk Henrynus Amin, PBS Secretary-General is forgetting that its senior deputy president, Datuk Dr. Maximus Ongkili is a senior member of the federal cabinet...more

What happened to land allocated to SUCCC?
KK, May 6, 2011: Association of Sabah National Type Chinese School Chairman, Datuk Wong Yit Ming said he raised the Sabah United Chinese Chambers of Commerce (SUCCC) land issue for the interest of the Chinese community...more

Arrogance and 'ulterior motive' of DAP
KK, May 6, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) urged the Sabah DAP green horns not to be too arrogant and overestimating themselves to the extent thinking their party alone can win all the seats in Sabah in the coming General Election, its KK/Penampang Zone Committee Member, Foo Si Chin...more

BN Govt not serious in tackling illegals issue
KK, May 5, 2011: "BN government not serious in tackling illegals issue." This was exposed by a BN MP from UPKO, Markus Mojigoh, confirming what local party Party Maju Sabah (SAPP) has been saying all along ...more

Ministry left out other renewable energy options
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2011: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, questioned the government on why it did not include other renewable resources like solar and wind, which is quite common in some countries to utilize integrated energy...more

Putatan elevation to full district
KK, May 3, 2011: SAPP VP Dullie Haji Marie today said the commercial and economic developments in Putatan district if not all, has been very much due to the participation of private investors...more

Dua profesional sertai SAPP Tenom
TENOM, May 1, 2011: SEORANG peguam muda, Roger Stimin, 38 dan Pensyarah ICT, Nelly @ Nur Natasya kini sah telah menjadi ahli SAPP setelah kedua-duanya menyerahkan borang keahlian mereka kepada Pengerusi CLC Tenom, Jimmy Jawatah dalam satu majlis ringkas di pejabat Perhubungan SAPP di Tenom baru-baru ini...more

SAPP hands over memorandum to CM
KK, Apr 30, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth chief Edward Dagul yesterday handed over to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman a memorandum urging the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah...more

Dusuns poorest of all in Sabah, P'ment told
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 30, 2011: Dusuns form the majority of the poor and hardcore poor in Sabah with 7,715 poor and 1,149 hardcore poor, follower by Orang Sungai (3,075 and 290) and Murut (3,063 and 284), Paliament was told...more

State Govt: FMUs confer community rights
KK, Apr 29, 2011: At the Sabah Legislative Assembly, Thursday, 28 April, 2011 - In a belated recognition of native villages in forest reserves, the State Government has finally acknowledged that FMUs do confer community rights on villages within the FMUs, Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman conceded that the State Government is studying all village settlements in forest reserves...more

NRD should focus on weeding out illegal immigrants
KK, Apr 29, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president Datuk Eric Majimbun has taken the National Registration Department (NRD) to task for requesting DNA tests on two young Sabahans who have applied for MyKads...more

Ucapan ADUN N.14 Likas di dewan
KK, Apr 27, 2011.... Liew Teck Chan - Tuan speaker,
Terima kasih kerana memberi peluang kepada saya untuk turut mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan mengenai Ucapan Dasar Kerajaan yang telah disampaikan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sabah pada 21hb April, 2011 ...more

Ucapan berbahasan ADUN N.16 Luyang
KK, Apr 27, 2011: By Melanie Chia - Salam sejahtera dan terima kasih Tuan Speaker kerana memberi peluang kepada saya untuk menyertai perbahasan Ucapan Dasar Kerajaan yang telah dizahirkan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Juhar Bin Hj Mahiruddin pada 21hb April 2011 ...more

SAPP Belia solidariti gesa kerajaan batal empangan Tambatuon, Kaiduan
KK, Apr 26, 2011: Badan bertindak Solidariti Belia Sabah (BERTINDAK) menggesa kerajaan khususnya Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman membatalkan pembinaan empangan Kg Tambatuon Kota Belud dan empangan Kg Kaiduan Papar kerana jika pembangunan yang kerajaan telah rancangkan itu diteruskan juga dikhuatiri akan menindas rakyat khususnya pemusnahan ekosistem dikawasan terbabit...more

900 days without QEH gathering
KK, Apr 24, 2011: SAPP Youth movement was highly honoured the concern from the TYT Tun Juhar Haji Mahiruddin on the issue of Queen Elizabeth Hospital during his 13th State Assembly opening speech last Friday...more

Nelson Manjin nafi ahli SAPP
KENINGAU, Apr 23, 2011: Seorang usahawan Nelson Manjin 38, menafikan sekeras kerasnya pembabitannya dalam Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) seperti yang dilaporkan dalam sebuah akhbar tabloid tempatan (bukan Daily Ekspress) baru baru ini ketika menyertai Parti Gerakan bersama kira kira 300 yang lain dalam satu majlis disini baru baru ini...more

Exodus of 300 members in Keningau a lie
KENINGAU, Apr 21, 2011: The claim that there is an exodus of 300 SAPP members in Keningau to Gerakan is a lie ...more

"Raymond, don't pretend"
KK, Apr 21, 2011: Datuk Raymond Tan should not pretend he is ignorant about the problems in Sabah. He talked about the need to find out why the Chinese voted opposition in Sarawak and support the saying of the Prime Minister that "if you are in touch with the people, you will get their support." ...more

Cloak and dagger game
KK, Apr 20, 2011: SAPP takes note of the DAP Sabah negotiation panel on seats sharing in preparing for the general elections. This panel was constituted in January this year. Has DAP actually negotiated with PKR and PAS in Sabah, as claimed by them?...more

Permit Polis: Tempat perhimpunan SAPP dipindah
KK, Apr 20, 2011: Permohonan permit polis oleh Pemuda SAPP untuk Perhimpunan memperingati Hari ke-900 KK tanpa Hospital Besar Queen Elizabeth tidak diluluskan oleh polis...more

Confusion, weak machinery spoiled opposition chances
KK, Apr 19, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief, Edward Dagul today said that in Sarawak, as in Sabah, people have been calling for the opposition to be sensible enough to reach a "straight fight" formula to fight the BN...more

Opposition must re-strategize
KK, Apr 18, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the reality is that a change of federal government is possible only if the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak shift away from the BN to the opposition. The Sarawak state elections results, if translated into parliamentary seats, means that the opposition can capture only 4 to 5 seats in the main towns out of the 31 in Sarawak. Hence, the opposition must urgently and sincerely re-strategise for the general elections ...more

Sarawak Elections - Lesson to be learnt
COMMENT, Apr 18, 2011 - For those visited the ground and observed what were said and did and perhaps later try to synchronize in logical sense from the result; mind boggling it is, but it's Sarawak's style!  In the end it Borneo's matter prevails ...more

BN leaders in self-denial
KK, 15 Apr 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, today said the confidence expressed by top BN leaders Dato Seri Najib, his deputy Tan Sri Muhyddin, Tan Sri Taib Mahmud and Tan Sri George Chan that the BN will win a two thirds majority in Sarawak this Saturday reveals that they are still in self-denial. Contrary to what BN says, the political wind is blowing away from the BN towards the opposition ... more

Give hard facts about the economy
KK, Apr 14, 2011: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has challenged the government to provide facts to substantiate the rosy picture it has been painting about the Malaysian economy ...more

Ambulance arrived late, says dad of victim
KK, Apr 13, 2011: Family and Friends of a fatal road accident victim have expressed dissatisfaction over alleged late arrival of ambulance on the scene, Life could have been saved if ambulance arrived earlier ...more

Protest of Tambatuon dam project
KOTA BELUD, Apr 12, 2011: The SUHAKAM 2010 report has found that the proposed RM450 million Tambatuon Dam here is was being done without consulting the villagers bound to be affected by the project...more

SK Kalang-Kanar dalam air
TENOM, Apr 11, 2011: Naib Presiden Parti Maju Sabah Jimmy Jawatah menggesa kerajaan khususnya Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia agar mempercepatkan kelulusan cadangan pemindahan tapak SK Kalang-Kanar kepada suatu tapak yang sesuai dan bebas daripada masalah banjir sepertimana yang berlaku sekarang ini ditapak yang sedia ada ...more

Esplanade yang tidak mesra pengguna dan peniaga
SIPITANG, Apr 11, 2011: Keadaan projek di Esplanade Sipitang begitu menghayat hati apabila keadaan papan jeti telah rosak walaupun baru sahaja disiapkan kira-kira tiga bulan yang lalu ...more

Hak NCR dilindungi dalam kawasan FMU
RANAU, Apr 8, 2011: Pertikaian parti-parti politik dan orang-orang tertentu menyatakan bahawa kawasan FMU telah mengambil hak orang kampong/anak negeri di bawah NCR (hak tanah anak negeri) telah terjawab oleh Pengarah Jabatan Hutan Sam Manan dalam suatu pertemuan dengan Pesurujaya Suhakam Jannie Lasimbang dan beberapa pihak NGO beberapa hari yang lalu ...more

Controversy shouldn't happen in the first place
KK, Apr 7, 2011: Member of Parliament for Sepanggar, Datuk Eric Majimbun said the Home Minister in calling for fair deal on the controversy over the Christian Bible written in Bahasa Malaysia /Indonesia recently is a mockery to the issue ...more

170 ahli menyertai PBRS suatu pembohongan
KENINGAU, April 6, 2011: DAKWAAN kononnya seramai 170 ahli SAPP Kg Sarikan keluar parti yang diketuai mantan Ketua Cawangan Minah Ambiru @ Angasab dan menyertai PBRS seperti yang didakwa PBRS sudah terjawab kejelasan pembohongan itu apabila Ketua Cawangan SAPP Kg Sarikan yang sah Pilin Marusin tampil memberi penjelasan kedudukan isu itu kepada Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) diPejabat Perhubungan parti itu diKeningau baru baru ini...more

Sumbangan kepada mangsa kebakaran Teluk Soaian, Silam
LAHAD DATU, Apr 7, 2011: Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Kawasan CLC Lahad Datu memberi sumbangan kepada mangsa kebakaran di Teluk Soaian, Silam ...more

50,000 Sabahans want RCI on illegals
KK, Apr 6, 2011: Some 50,000 Malaysian citizens in Sabah have signed a petition demanding that the federal government set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in the state...more

SAPP and PKR Youth called up by police
KK, Apr 5, 2011: Both SAPP and PKR Youth were called up by the Police for questioning at the Karamunsing Police Station here today relating to the Signature Campaign held at Gaya Street on Sunday on setting up a Royal of Commission on the Illegal Immigrants in Sabah...more

Kerakusan punca kehancuran
Apr 5, 2011: KALAU hendak seribu daya, kalau tak hendak seribu dalih! Demikianlah pepatah yang relevan sekali dengan kelibat kepimpinan barisan pembangkang yang sentiasa keruh ketika timbul keinginan membentuk kesepakatan dalam perjuangan menentang UMNO-BN pada PRU13 akan datang ini...more

Rakyat Pensiangan menderita kerana Kurup
PENSIANGAN, Apr 5, 2011: PENJELASAN dengan huraian panjang lebar Kalawon PBRS berhubung kemunduran Sook dan Nabawan 47 tahun lalu bagaikan beliau tidak yakin dan meragui kelibat dan prestasi pemimpin terdahulu, seolah-olah mereka itu dipersendakan mengikut 'interpretasi' yang dicoretkan itu...more

SAPP nafi ada ahlinya sertai PBRS
NABAWAN, Apr 4, 2011: GENDANG kosong PBRS kini berdentum dentam berbunyi lagi dimana setiap dentuman bunyi gendang PBRS senantiasa dibayangi pukulan bunyi yang sumbang bersama alun suara yang garau dan kosong. Apa tidaknya kali ini Presiden PBRS Tan Sri Kurup mendakwa kononnya 170 ahli SAPP Nabawan keluar parti dan menyertai PBRS dalam satu majlis bersama rakyat di Kg Sarikan baru baru ini...more

Tragedy of election under repression
COMMENT, Apr 1, 2011 - An explosion will come when there are enough people who come to know the truth, ignited by a spark in a combustible atmosphere. - At this time when Barisan Nasional leaders are indulging in an orgy of throwing public funds to buy votes in the current Sarawak state elections with polling only days from now, it is indeed heartening to hear the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections Bersih 2.0 categorically insisting that all forms of material inducement for votes including election promises constitute an election offence...more

MCLM meets SAPP
KK, Mar 31, 2011: Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) President, Haris Ibrahim said if the federal government was serious about 1Malaysia, then there will not be the concept of 'ketuanan melayu' ...more

Birokrasi dalam SESB
KK, Mac 31, 2011: PARTI SAPP menerima banyak aduan dari kontraktor-kontraktor yang melaksanakan dan menyiapkan kerja-kerja di 32 stesen SESB di Negeri Sabah. Ramai pengadu-pengadu ini adalah terdiri dari kontraktor-kontraktor kecil bumiputra yang berjaya mendapat kontrak SESB secara kecil-kecilan ...more

Hoping funds for upgrading Park?
KK, Mar 29, 2011: SAPP Tanjung Aru Vice Chairman, Dionysius Asai hopes DBKK get approval from the Federal Government to fund the upgrading of Prince Philip Park which is now in bad shape. The mayor had listed one of his tasks is to get funds from the federal...more

Tawau MP's debate at parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 29, 2011: Datuk Chua Soon Bui - "I wish to touch on a few issues in the interest of the people especially regarding the protection of people's rights in Sabah and Tawau constituency, which I represent...more

Questions on nuclear power
Mar 27, 2011: The intense media scrutiny of nuclear power following the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan has rightly caused many commentators and policymakers to question its use in Malaysia...more

Pemuda SAPP Pedalaman jawab "Anti orang gila kuasa"
NABAWAN, Mar 26, 2011: "Merujuk kepada kenyataan individu yang menggelarkan dirinya sebagai anti orang gila kuasa yang tersiar diportal terkenal Sabahkini.net beberapa hari lalu yang meragui krdebiliti kenyataan Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda SAPP Pedalaman Rudy Sulaiman Mairi yang dilihat sebagai teratur dan lengkap dengan fakta... more

Pairin should respond and not Radin
KK, Mar 24, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said it will be more relevant if his Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) counterpart, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, respond to Tun Dr Mahathir's comments, rather than Datuk Radin Malleh...more

In pursuance of States' political autonomy
KUCHING. Mar 24, 2011: SAPP leaders from Kota Kinabalu paid a visit to SNAP in Kuching last Tuesday upon invitation by the later ...more

Reshuffle - DCM rotation system?
KK, Mar 24, 2011: SAPP Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong said the so-called minor reshuffle of the State cabinet seems like a Chinese Deputy Chief Minister Rotation system ...more

PKR recognising illegals' entry
KK, Mar 24, 2011: A prominent lawyer who left PKR in 2008 said the idea of givbing permanent resident status to close to one million illegal immigrants in Sabah proved beyond doubt that PKR or Pakatan Rakyat is not sincere in solving the illegal immigrant issues here...more

Segerakan kerja pengaspalan jalan
NABAWAN, Mac 23, 2011: Pemuda SAPP menyeruh Kerajaan menyegerakan kerja pengaspalan jalan sepanjang 140 KM yang menghubungi Nabawan-Kalabakan...more

PBRS tamak gila jawatan?
KENINGAU, Mac 23, 2011: KECELUPARAN pemimpin PBRS semakin terserlah apabila mereka berusaha mengetengahkan isu yang kurang relevan kepada kepentingan rakyat Sabah, sedangkan isu pemberian Kad Pengenalan dan kerakyatan kepada kira kira 600,000 PATI diSabah pemimpin pemimpin parti itu termasuk Presidennya Tan Sri Joseph Kurup lenyap tidak bersuara...more

Abolish nuclear power plant
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 22, 2011: Datuk Chua Soon Bui said while the world shared the grief with Japan on the Holocaust of the double disaster of earthquake and Tsunami which devastated Japan leading to millions homeless, and thousands of death ...more

BN stopped RCI signature campaign in Tawau
TAWAU, Mar 22, 2011: Just barely 30 mins after having set up a counter for the RCI signature campaign at Eastern Plaza Tawau, they were asked to vacate the place on grounds that SAPP is having a political activity. When asked why the Gerakan party can have their activity there the next day, the SUDC management quick reply saying it is a government party... politics also...more

Sabah rights under Malaysia Agreement upheld
KOTA KINABALU, Mar 20, 2011: In a landmark decision, the High Court here has declared Article 122AB of the Federal Constitution on the appointment of Judicial Commissioners by the Heads of State (TYTs) for Sabah and Sarawak, null and void...more

Kerajaan harus menjaga kepentingan NCR di dalam kawasan FMU
KK, Mac 19, 2011: "Keputusan mahkamah tinggi keatas perbicaraan tuntutan hak NCR di Kawasan hutan simpan Tomani baru-baru ini menjadi satu iktibar dan harapan kepada Orang Asal /anak Negeri. Proses mahkamah telah memberi keadilan dan hak NCR kepada Orang Asal di Sabah. Pihak Jabatan Hutan tidak boleh sewenang-wenangnya mengambil tindakan diluar batasan, hak NCR Orang Asal harus dihormati ...more

Gerakan's shopping spree
KK, Mar 18, 2011: Sabah-based parties are no more needed in the State Barisan Nasional government simply because they have lost autonomy power, claimed Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) ...more

Inconvenient Truth - Rights of Sabah
TAWAU, Mar 17, 2011: SAPP VP, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, said it is really shocking that the UMNO Youth from Sabah has taken such a step to lodge a police report against Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (ex-Vice chairman from SUHAKAM, also an ex-state secretary) for his comment at the Inter-party dialogue and leadership seminar...more

Nuclear accidents and energy policy
KK, Mar 17, 2011: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said with so much negative publicity generated by the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants in the aftermath of the earth quake and tsunami, it is has become highly unlikely that the Malaysian government will proceed with any final decision to build nuclear power plants for the foreseeable future ...more

Where has all the money gone to?
KK, Mar 16, 2011: "Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin was so touched by the poor situation of Tshung Tsin school in Tenom that he made a personal donation of RM10,000 to the school. This was reported in last week's newspaper. Such is the fine example shown by our top Chinese leader in the BN government ...more

Govt's inaction victimising Donggongon hawkers
PENAMPANG, Mar 16, 2011: The State Government has been taken to task for the delay in rebuilding the market in Donggongon township here despite the promise by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman last year that it will be done quickly ...more

SAPP seeks clarification on PR status
KK, Mar 15, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader Edward Dagul today seeks clarification from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on its policy that illegal immigrants will be given permanent residency (PR) status if Pakatan Rakyat forms the government as disclosed by PKR President ..more

Kempen tandatangan RCI Tenom menggalakkan lebih 1,000 orang
TENOM, Mac 14, 2011: Kempen mengutip tandatangan mendesak kerajaan pusat menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan DiRaja (RCI) bagi menyiasat pemberian Kad Pengenalan dan kerakyatan kepada pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) kini diadakan di tamu ground dekat sini pada Ahad mendapat sambutan menggalakkan ...more

SAPP Kemabong sangsi kenyataan Pairin tulen
TENOM, Mac 14, 2011: Pemimpin Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Kemabong Saul Salleh sangsi kenyataan Presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan baru baru ini yang membidas kenyataan Tan Sri Simon Sipaun ketika seminar UBF beberapa minggu lalu sebagai bukan kenyataan tulen yang lahir dari sanubari Tan Sri Pairin sendiri...more

Wajarkah Pairin menidakkan kenyataan Sipaun membela hak rakyat Sabah
TENOM, Mac 13, 2011: Intipati kenyataan Presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan ketika mengulas kenyataan Tan Sri Simon Sipaun bukan sahaja mengejutkan malah mengecewakan banyak pihak khususnya masyarakat KDM kerana kehadiran Pairin kali ini bukan sebagai 'jaguh' politik Sabah sepertimana keunggulan beliau sekitar tahun 1985 ketika PBS mula terjun ke gelanggang politik namun kali ini rentak politik Pairin sudah berubah menjadi 'pak turut' ...more

PTIs assault SAPP Youths
KK, 12 Mar 2011: SAPP youths were assaulted by a group of unidentified men, believed to be foreigners, while carrying out signature campaign to pressure the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate and to resolve the problems of the Illegal Immigrants in Sabah...more

Pedalaman kutip lebih 2,000 tandatangan sokong penubuhan RCI
KENINGAU, Mac 12, 2011: Pergerakan Pemuda Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Zon Pedalaman berjaya memungut lebih 2,000 tanda tangan daripada orang ramai yang diadakan di Tamu Ground disini pada Rabu bagi kempen mendesak kerajaan pusat khususnya Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan DiRaja (RCI) bagi menyiasat pemberian Kad Pengenalan dan kerakyatan kepada pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) di Sabah ...more

Liow failed and should resign
KOTA KINABALU, Mar 11, 2011: SAPP wants Health Minister Datuk Dr Liow Tiong Lai to resign for failing to honour his words to address the healthcare services here ...more

Forcing down project is most suspect
RANAU, Mar 11, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party Supreme Councillor, Peter Marajin, in referring to the press statement by Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan said there is no necessity at all to have a dam to be built and located at Kg. Tambatuon Kota Belud...more

Herbert sekali lagi mencuba nasib
KK, Mac 10, 2011: Wakil rakyat kadamaian Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan sekali lagi mencuba nasib untuk memujuk penduduk penduduk Kg Tambatuon supaya bersetuju dengan pelaksanaan empangan setinggi 340 meter di Kg Tambatuon kawasannya...more

Permohonan majlis penangguhan ditolak
Mac 9, 2011: USUL Ahli Parlimen Malaysia (Sepanggar), Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun yang membuat Permohonan Majlis Penangguhan Mengikut Peraturan 18(1); Cadangan untuk membincangkan tindakan bagi 'Rakyat Malaysia' yang ditabalkan sebagai Sultan Sulu Ke 33 pada 2 Februari 2011 di Kampung Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, telah ditolak Dewan Rakyat...more

How many people are misled?
KK, Mar 9, 2011: "I find it weird of the short mindedness of UMNO leaders. To begin with, two days ago the Deputy Liaison Chief Tawau Mohammad Jeffery Rosman lodged a police report alleging Tan Sri Simon Sipaun's statement made during the inter-dialogue organized by UBF was misleading and seditious, wonder who are the people or group of people being misled by Sipaun's statement?...more

BN/Umno just can't handle the "inconvenient truth"
KK, Mar 9, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has urged UMNO leaders to stop its cowardice act of constantly making use of the government machinery like the police and oppressive law like the Internal Security Act (ISA), to suppress freedom of speech in the country, Sabah in particular ...more

Sabah trapped by BN trickery
KK, March 8, 2011: The state-federal relationship which is "more a collusion than cooperation" must be changed, former chief minister Yong Teck Lee said ...more

Chua to Ministry: listen to the plights of farmers
TAWAU, Mar 8, 2011: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui told the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Datuk Yahya Hussein and his department not to ignore but listen to the plights of the farmers who recently participated in the TKPM programmes ...more

Inter-party Dialogue and Leadership seminar
KK, Mar 7, 2011: The Inter-Party Dialogue to discuss issues on Sabah's autonomy and Borneonisation organised by the United Borneo Front (UBF) here yesterday received a cold response from Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties ...more

Sipaun: Life before Malaysia was good
KK, Mar 7, 2011: Tan Sri Simon Sipaun said life in Sabah was considerably better in many aspects before Malaysia was formed compared to now ... [Watch Video]

SAPP will subdivide communal title if it comes to power
KK, Mar 7, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said it would push for sub-dividing of the communal titles into individual native title, if it has a say in the future new state government ...more

Muhyddin: We should be grateful for not dying of starvation
We Malaysians should be grateful that we are not dying of starvation, yet! - Now We Know What 'People 1st.' Means! ...more

Welfare assistance failed to meet expectation
KK, Mar 3, 2011: 'Scheme Bantuan Orang Tua' senior citizen welfare assistance of RM 300.00 monthly launched by the BN Government in 2010 is only considered lip service attempted to make senior citizens of 60 years and above happy and grateful. By right, the assistance is meant for all poor senior citizen irrespective race or gender ...more

Sabah's new hope is SAPP
COMMENT, Mar 2, 2011- SAPP has always been prepared to sit down with other opposition political leaders in the State, no question about it so long as the agenda is to topple the present state government in Sabah ...more

Young adults cannot afford housing in Sabah
KK, Mar 2, 2011: SAPP Api-Api CLC organising secretary, Clement Lee, has put the entire blame on the BN government, with a typically low starting salary, young adults, professionals and semi-professionals alike are experiencing an unfair disadvantage compared to their counterparts in other, if not most states in Malaysia, especially that of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ...more

Signature Campaign for RCI
KK, Feb 28, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Movement's signature campaign is gathering steam from all parts of Sabah...more

KDN digesa bertindak tegas selesaikan masalah projek KP
TENOM: Feb 27, 2011: Naib Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Jimmy Jawatah (gambar), meminta pihak Kuala Lumpur khususnya Menteri Dalam Negeri Dato' Seri Hishamuddin agar menyegerakan penyelesaian isu tertunggak projek pemberian kad pengenalan kepada pendatang asing tanpa izin (PATI) yang kini semakin hangat dan menjadi topik bualan masyarakat tempatan tanpa mengira dimana sahaja mereka berada ...more

Intrusion Act by Fed Govt
KK, Feb 26, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun hit out at the Federal Government for discrimination of NGOs, nunnery and churches by extending the Federal Care Centre Act quietly to Sabah and without notice ...more

What SAPP means by 'autonomy'
KK, Feb 25, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Vice President Dullie Haji Marie, said the issue of restructuring federal-state relations needs to be looked into seriously by Sabahans in this coming election . He said the existing federal system of government needs to be transformed from centralised to a more co-operative system ...more

Support RCI to resolve illegal immigrants issue
KK, Feb 24, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) calls on Malaysians living in Sabah to come out in full force to support its ongoing signature campaign to demand for the Government to set up a Royal commission of Inquiry (RCI), to resolve the perennial illegal immigrants and 'dubious citizens' issue ...more

PBS' stand on Sultan of Sulu is not clear
KK, Feb 24, 2011: SAPP wants Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) to state its stand on the 'Sultan of Sulu' issue ...more

PBS deviating from real issues
KK, Feb 24, 2011: SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul said the PBS leaders Johnny Mositun and Herbert Timbun Lagadan are so fast to condemn SAPP on every issue yet, these same leaders are strangely silent when UMNO's Home Affairs Minister Dato Hishammuddin Hussein declared that there is no need for a Royal Commission in Illegal Immigrants ...more

Herbert, Johnny Mositun incurable ignorants
KK, Feb 23, 2011: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said that both Herbert Timbun Lagadan and Johnny Mositun have shown their incurable ignorance by harping on the official visit of Nur Misuari to Sabah in 1997 when he was CM ...more

Unfair policies of the Education Department
KK, Feb 23, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) urges the Ministry of Education to look into the problems of teachers shortage in Sabah instead of using quality of education as an excuse to cover up the real problems ...more

How true - Sabahans don't want to be teachers?
COMMENT, Feb 22, 2011 - Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan Deputy Chief Minister and other Minister that concerns with State education should persistently not only ask but should initiate to give clear views of Sabah problem of teachers to the Minister of Education especially about the shortages and the condition of Sabah teachers in rural areas ...more

BN causes spiraling inflation in Sabah
KK, Feb 21, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has put the entire blame on the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, on the increasingly high inflation and escalating cost of living in Sabah ...more

LNG plant should be in Sabah
KK, Feb 21, 2010: The Sabah CM, when commenting on the arrangement to bring Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Bintulu to generate alternative power supply to Sabah's East Coast, was reported in the local daily on 20 Feb 2011 to have said that "Sarawak takes our gas and gives us their LNG, so it is more or less fair" ...more

Sandakan gas pipeline the solution, LNG only interim
KK, Feb 21, 2011: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the proposed Sandakan gas power plant, as disclosed by the Chief Minister, should only be an interim solution until a natural gas pipeline from Kimanis to Sandakan is completed. The Sabah State Government must secure a natural gas pipeline to Sandakan..more

Stop insulting the intelligence of the people
KK, Feb 21, 2011: PBS has been told to stop its "play acting" to mislead the people of Sabah to think that it was sincere and committed to help resolving the perennial illegal immigrants issue in the state...more

What congratulation?
Feb 20, 2011: I only congratulated NGOs, which worked very hard in their objection to have coal power plant scrapped all together. The project is unnecessary in the first place...more

No Coal Plant: Victory of Sabah people power
KK, Feb 20, 2011: Finally, the Government takes heed of the peoples' voices and decided to scrap the 300 MW coal-fired power plant in Kg. Sinakut, Lahad Datu ...more

Bullying tactics of BN defeated
KK, Feb 19, 2011: As the people of Sabah heave a sigh of relief that "Sabah people power" has defeated the bullying tactics of the BN government over the coal-fired power plant proposal in Sabah, some remaining matters need to be addressed by the government. The controversial coal plant was one of two coal electricity generation plants announced by the Prime Minister when tabling the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011 to 2015) in Parliament on 10 June 2010 ...more

People's power prevails
KK, Feb 18, 2011: SAPP banking on the victory of the people that saw the cancellation of the proposed coal-fired power plant has launched a video on Atkinson Clock Tower in www.sabahtv.net ...more

Speed up construction of alternative plant
KK, Feb 17, 2011: SAPP urged the government to speed up construction of the alternative gas-fired power plant without much delay...more

Azizah revamps Sabah PKR, promises autonomy
KK, Feb 16, 2011: Azizah said that her party was ready to talk to local opposition Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) leader Yong Teck Lee to work out a deal that will see the parties cooperating by putting forward a single opposition candidate in the forthcoming general election against the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the state...more

Petition campaign for Royal Commission of Inquiry
KK, Feb 15, 2011: SAPP Youth Movement finds Datuk Hishamuddin Tun Hussein, the Minister of Home Affairs' statement almost too dismissive and not sympathetic to the plight of Sabahans. The Home Minister had said that there will no setting up of a RCI for the perennial PTI issue...more SUPPORT Royal Commission of Inquiry

SAPP gearing up for general election
LAHAD DATU, Feb 15, 2011: SAPP has started full-scale preparations to face the coming general election as the Chinese New year celebrations wind down to an end this week...more

Establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry
KK, Feb 14, 2011: SAPP has called for the Federal Government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the ceremonial installment of the new Sultan of Sulu in Likas, Sabah recently ...more

SAPP Youth lodges police report
KK, February 11, 2011: SAPP Youth Leader Edward Dagul lodged a police report today at the KK Police Station, Karamunsing on the so called Sultan of Sulu coronation in Kg Likas recently by a certain Datu Mohd Akjan B. Datu Ali Muhammad...more

SAPP reaches out to 'stable' Sabah PKR
KK, Feb 11, 2011: Undaunted by commonly-held view that Sabah PKR is all but 'dead', local opposition party Sabah Progressive Peoples Party (SAPP) has reached out to the party to form an alliance ahead of the coming general election...more

Deafening silence boggles Sabahans
KK, Feb 10, 2011:  SAPP Youth Leader Edward Dagul said the so called "Akjan Sultan of Sulu coronation" in Kota Kinabalu has left many in Sabah in disbelief. The audacity to have the ceremony here in Sabah and to consequently make it public is a big slap in the face of the Malaysian authorities...more

State Security should take action on  proclamation of Sultan Sulu
KK, Feb 9, 2011: SAPP wants to know the action that the State Government, particularly Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman as the chairman of the State Security Committee on the "Sultan of Sulu" proclamation in Sabah...more

Sultan Sulu coronation in Sabah
KK, 8 Feb 2011: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee (Who was Ex-Chief Minister of Sabah, May 1996 to May 1998) said the fact that there are innumerable claimants to the Sulu sultanate is public knowledge...more

No comprehensive flood mitigation program in place
KK, Feb 2, 2011: The worsening flood situation in Kota Marudu clearly showed that the Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders in Sabah are not really in power despite holding office...more

Release funds to landslide victims
SANDAKAN, Feb 1, 2011: SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the state government which claims to have RM2 billion in reserves, should immediately release sufficient funds to the victims in Saturday landslides here...more

Recipients not getting welfare aid for months
KK, Feb 1, 2011: SEVERAL RECIPIENTS OF Welfare Department aid have complained that payments of the monthly aid into their bank accounts have been stopped for about five months ...more

"Pak Turut" of Umno
KK, Jan 31, 2011: SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul....It is apparent that Datuk Johnny Mositun has either not comprehend Datuk Yong Teck Lee's recent statement or chose to be ignorant of the facts presented...more

Council workers without wages for 5 months
KK, 29 Jan 2011: Its been five months since the 50 staff at the Putatan district council, in Sabah, received their salaries...more

Power in hands of Umno elite
KK, Jan 29, 2011: THE intensity with which PBS President Tan Sri Joseph Pairin denied that PBS is a stooge of the UMNO elite and the PBS police reports lodged against blogger Atama show that PBS is fearful of the truths. In fact, the Atama sketch of 'Three Stooges' is the common view of Sabah people...more

Cheap way of politicking!
KK, Jan 28, 2011: Amde - I would like to respond to Sabah PAS's Chairman, Hamzah Abdullah in his response to my statement yesterday in Daily Express, 26 Jan 2011 written in Bahasa "PAS Sabah kecewa kenyataan SAPP", on issue of Anti-Apostate law (my earlier press statement was published in Daily Express on 24/01/2011) ...more

Visit to homes of the less fortunate
KK, Jan 26, 2011: A group of Wanita wings from Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Likas CLC led by Datin Seri Panglima Stella Yong, wife of the Party's President and the Deputy President cum Likas State Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan and his wife, Datin Chu Yun Moi, Exco Wanita Chief cum Luyang State Assemblywoman Melanie Chia recently visited to the 59 inmates, age between 17- 58 years old of Cheshire Home and Bukit Harapan a care and rehabilitation centre for the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, autistics and spastics in Likas and Inanam...more

Sabah BN leaders are Umno's stooges
KK, Jan 24, 2010: LEADERS of BN component parties are stooges of UMNO who are merely fighting for their own interest instead of the interest of the people, especially communities whom they claimed to represent ...more

Rubber tappers facing delayed payments
KK, Jan 23, 2011: The price of rubber has soared but rubber tappers in Sabah are not smiling because they are getting payment from the Sabah Rubber Industries Board (SRIB) late ...more

Coal plant: Eco-group suspects malpractice
Jan 22, 2011: Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin's adamant pursuit of a coal-fired power plant in Sabah has raised questions about his integrity and personal agenda...more

Sabah natives worried about RM2.8b dam
Jan 17, 2011: Sabah's Kaiduan Dam will displace eight villagers and drown 12 sq km of native ancestral land to feed Kota Kinabalu's growing need for water ...more

Cabotage policy keeping Sabahans poor
KK, Jan 13, 2011: The unresolved cabotage policy imposed on Sabah (and Sarawak) has been blamed for the high cost of living and soaring prices of good and services in the states...more

Rise or fall ... it's up to Sabah people
KK, Jan 11, 2011: SAPP said it is time for political leaders in Sabah who only care about their own interest but not the electorates to go...more

Oil prices go up and up, but not down
Jan 10, 2011 According to a mathematician and an economist, the government raises the cost of petrol when there is a hike in global prices, but does not decrease it when the price dips...more

How about a Royal Commission of Inquiry on Illegals?
KK, Jan 8, 2011: SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said the Prime Minister should also consider a Royal Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigration in Sabah...more

Labuan's broken promises
LABUAN, Jan 7, 2011: The year 2010 as usual start of with high expectations but as months went by it became evident that the gloom that gripped the local economy the preceding year had not loosened...more

Dr Hiew "Angkat bakul sendiri"
KK, Jan 7, 2011: Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun called DAP's Dr Hiew King Cheu boasting of being the 'lone opposition' in Sabah is tantamount to belittling other opposition members...more

Strong political will lacking
KK, Jan 6, 2011: Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun called for a strong political will to resolve the issue of the abuse of the Native Certificate by those who are not qualified that led to its freeze since 1982 ...more comment

RON97 and kerosene prices up again!
KK, Jan 5, 2011: The prices of RON97 petrol and kerosene was increased by 10 sen respectively. With the increase, RON97 petrol will cost RM2.40 per litre (previous RM2.30)while kerosene will be sold at RM2.50 per litre. Hashim, when contacted by Bernama, said that he was informed about the increase by the authoritiesk.  Third month in a row....more comment

MP questions 'real agenda' behind native cert freeze
KK, Jan 2, 2011: The state government's reluctance to lift the freeze on the issuance of "native certificates" has come under scrutiny by opposition politicians ... more comment

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