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 KOTA KINABALU, Sep 2, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has described
Datuk Peter Pang's resignation from Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as a
symptom of internal problem plaguing the Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN).
Its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee was of the opinion that Pang's action is
a sign of the further aggravation of the internal conflict in the state's
ruling coalition.
Speaking to reporters after launching a book, titled "Pilihanku SAPP"
(SAPP My Choice) by Emin Madi at Taman Millennium in Lintas yesterday,
Yong said, "to put things in a right perspective, Datuk Peter Pang's
resignation is the basic cause of the political problem facing BN.
"It is only a symptom that we see today. But this symptom today has now
become very public and will further aggravate the internal conflict in BN,"
he said, adding, "so today's timing is very good. That's why we have 'Pilihanku
SAPP'.
Yong, who was asked to comment on Pang's resignation from LDP, however
denied that he was making an offer to the latter to join SAPP.
He believed Pang's resignation was not done on the spur of the moment nor
was it something that was decided within the last couple of days ...more
 Sep 1,
2010: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice president Peter Pang today quit the
party, amid rumours that the party will leave the BN coalition.
He has also ˇ°offeredˇ± to quit his government positions, which includes the
post of deputy chief minister of Sabah.
Pang (right) told reporters in Kota Kinabalu this morning that his
resignation stemmed from the party leader's claim that LDP could no longer
work with Chief Minister Musa Aman.
Saying that "the only thing left is to gracefully leave the party", Pang
said his resignation letter, addressed to LDP president Liew Vui Keong,
was delivered to the party's headquarters by his political secretary this
morning.
Despite being without a party, he said, he still considered himself a BN
assemblyperson for the Karamunting state constituency.
"I understand that my departure from LDP may reset my position in the
government. What I will certainly do is to offer to step down, but shall
continue to serve under Datuk Seri Musa Aman's leadership, as a BN
representative ...more
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Sep 1, 2010:
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia ratified on Monday the treaty between
the two countries relating to the delimitation of the territorial seas in
the western part of the Strait of Singapore.
Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and his Indonesian
counterpart Marty M. Natalegawa signed the exchange of the instruments of
ratification at the Foreign Affairs Ministry here.
In a statement here, the Indonesian Embassy said the territorial sea
boundary line between Indonesia and Singapore was determined on the basis
of international law, in particular the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, to which both countries were parties ...more
 Aug
31, 2010: The Kelantan government, led by menteri besar Nik Abdul
Aziz Nik Mat, has filed a suit against national oil and gas company
Petronas, to claim unpaid oil royalty since 1998.
The commercial suit against Petronas covers alleged breach of contract and
raises constitutional issues.
Nik Aziz, accompanied by his deputy Ahmad Yaakob and senior excos Husam
Musa and Takiyuddin Hassan, witnessed the filing in Kuala Lumpur this
morning. Also present were PAS treasurer Mohd Hatta Ramli and about 200
supporters.
"The payment has been wilfully with held by Petronas and the federal
government from the Kelantan people. As a responsible head of
administration, I have to ensure that the rights of the people of Kelantan
are protected. Hence, the court action," Nik Aziz told a press conference.
"It is incumbent upon me and compulsory for me, as head of the
administration, to look after Kelantan's property using all means
necessary, including discussion and using the courts. I am fulfilling my
religious obligation to protect Kelantan's assets ...more
A very well expressed opinion of how
all Malaysians should be treated.
IF THIS IS THE VOICE OF YOUR YOUNGER GENERATION IN MALAYSIA , YOU WILL BE
BLESSED.
This is a great piece. She has all the qualities of her great grandfather.
Tunku has reason to be proud of her!
Tunku Abdul Rahman's great granddaughter...Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24, Conservationist
Both my parents are Malay. My mum's heritage includes Chinese, Thai and
Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often
mistaken for a Chinese.
I'm happy that I don't have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed
when people call me Ah Moi or ask me straight up "Are you Chinese or
Malay"
Like, why does it matter? Before I used to answer "Malay" but now
I'm trying to consciously answer Malaysian instead ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, August 28, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader, Edward Dagul advised Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan
not to divert the
public's attention elsewhere so as to avoid the pertinent questions raised
beforehand in his recent statement.
"This art of political 'silap mata'
is usually practiced by people who are 'kehabisan modal' politically. It may work some of the time
but when often used, fools nobody. Herbert should not underrate the
intelligence of the people of Sabah .
"SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, has never stated that the illegal
immigrants (PTI) issue was solved in 1997. During Datuk Yong's tenure as
the Chief Minister, in order to resolve the illegal immigrants (PTI)
issue, he introduced the regularisation programme which was a joint
Federal and State exercise to ensure that all migrant workers were
registered by employers. This was the initial stage of the process to
address Sabah's perennial problem of the illegal immigrants (PTI) ...more
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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:18
By Charlie Rudai
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Musa Aman is playing a "game of bluff" when
he said all is well within the Sabah Barisan Nasional, says Sabah
Progressive Party (SAPP). SAPP claims that the Sabah BN is wrecked with
fierce dissent, giving the lie to Musa's assertion that the relationship
among the state component parties was cordial ...more
 August 27, 2010:
Allegations of government corruption and corporate kick-backs are swirling
around a planned 300 MW Chinese coal plant in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
While the plan to build the coal plant in Lahad Datu Bay has come up
against strong and unrelenting grassroots opposition, the federal
government continues to largely turn a deaf ear to opposition, arguing
that the energy plant is necessary to power Sabah and stop blackouts.
However, critics say the coal plant-which is to be built on the edge of
the Coral Triangle and 20 kilometers from Tabin Wildlife Reserve-will
damage fish stocks with chlorine and thermal discharges, upend the lives
of locals dependent on fishing, and devastate eco-tourism in the region.
In addition, the coal plant goes directly against Prime Minister Najib Tun
Razak's agreement at Copenhagen to reduce the country's carbon emission
intensity by 40 percent by 2020.
Despite these clear concerns-and increasing opposition-sources who spoke
on the condition of anonymity say the plant has continued to move ahead
due to government nepotism, corruption, and kick-backs. In fact, sources
say the federal government has already paid out nearly a quarter of the
cost of the coal plant to the contracted company, China National Electric
Equipment Company (CNEEC), and that at least one official has seen a
significant kickback from this. ...more
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 Tenom, August 26, 2010: Investigations should be carried out on the
construction of the Internet Centre in Kg Pulong Village, about 15
kilometers from here.
 With the completion of this Rural Internet Centre (Pusat Internet
Desa), people of the area can enjoy or improve the standard of
computer literacy.
Unfortunately the construction work on the project was abandoned since
2008.
Vice President of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), Jimmy Jawatah, said the
contractor stopped work half way could be caused by the possibility that
the project has shifted hands few times too many until the last
subcontractor was no longer able even to cover the actual cost of
construction.
Jimmy then asked the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (KTAK),
which responsible for appointing the contractor to find ways to complete
the construction of village Internet facilities.
Pusat Internet Desa is needed
in the villages for the benefit of the people and the youth for gaining
more knowledge via cyber space ...more
 August
25, 2010:
The family of Yong Vui Kong has been working hard these past two months ¨C
hitting the streets in both Singapore and Malaysia to collect signatures
for a petition begging President SR Nathan to spare Vui Kong's life.
Activists in Malaysia have rallied to their cause. By 10 am this morning,
the campaign had collected a total of 109 346 signatures. Among those who
signed were 44 Members of Parliament and 15 senators in Malaysia.
Vui Kong's father and six siblings delivered the petition and signatures
to the Istana earlier today. They were accompanied by Sabah MP Datuk Chua
Soon Bui, some close relatives, as well as lawyers M Ravi and Ngeow Chow
Ying.
The family was not able to hand the petition to guards at the front gates
of the Istana and had to use an alternative entrance 15 minutes away. The
group walked uphill, in the blazing heat to this other gate where they
were met by Security Officer, Corporal Marcus Chong. He
took the files of signatures and told the family, "You may leave now."
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Kota Kinabalu, Aug 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Youth Leader, Edward Dagul, described Datuk
Herbert Timbon Lagadan's outburst as reported yesterday is a typical
example of BN leaders who lost their sense of direction, under performing
in their ministerial and ADUN duties and now trying to cover up their
failures and collusion with UMNO by asking SAPP to shut up ...more
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 Kota Belud, Aug 24, 2010:
The formation of a new Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) branch in Kg
Tambatuon is seen as a morale booster to the party having inroads into the
outskirts of Sabah's vast and sparsely populated areas.
In pursuit of SAPP's Eight-Point Declaration, the party has embarked on a
mission of empowering the local natives by educating them of their
legitimate rights and support the party's struggle for an autonomous State within Malaysia.
The party's induction course was participated by 30 odd new members at KK
Singkui's residence in Kg Tambatuon of whom the majority were youths.
The course was conducted by SAPP Youth Chief, Edward Dagul,
joined by Hsu Han Chun, representative of CLC kadamaian, Stephen Gaimin, Chairman of the
Solidarity Youth Sabah, Pang Thien Fook, Youth Secretary, James Masaya Kota Marudu's
youth and some youth members from Kota Kinabalu.
With this new branch, the village will now have a political platform to air their grievances and
problems through its branch leaders.
Meanwhile, Sabahtv.net will be producing a documentary video about the village
which will out by next month ...more
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Kota Kinabalu, August
21, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) hails the brave actions of our Sabah government officers, NGOs
like SEPA and Green Surf, the people of Lahad Datu and villagers of Kg.
Sinakut who have won the battle to stop the controversial coal power plant
proposal.
"After the victories at Silam Lahad Datu in 2008 and Seguntor
Sandakan in 2009, the latest victory at Sinakut Tungku in Lahad Datu shows
that the people of Sabah can indeed beat the bullying of big federal
corporations like Tenaga Nasional Berhad and their political masters. The
local BN assemblymen who had tried to please their political masters in KL
by misleading the people that the coal power plant would not pose
environmental hazards are now proven to be wrong. They should be wiser now
not to simply endorse anything that is proclaimed by their political
masters in KL," said Datuk Yong Teck Lee, President of SAPP. |
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Ewon
(2nd right) with Min. of Human Resource & IT, Dtk Dr Yee Moh
Chai (right) and Asst Minister, Dtk Jainab Ahmad (Ewon's right)
inspecting a pipe manufactured by PPS.
Project SSGP (Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline) ... 500-Kilometre long
pipeline from Kimanis, Gas of Sabah to be piped away to Bintulu,
Sarawak. |
"If the government had listened to the people and abandoned the coal
plant idea earlier, then everybody would have been saved a lot of time,
money, energy and anxiety. The people of Sabah now expect and demand that
the BN Government builds a 300MW natural gas power plant in the East Coast
of Sabah without further delay. This can be done by building a gas
pipeline from Kimanis to Sandakan or Tawau. A 300 MW gas power plant costs
RM 1.2 billion, much less than the RM1.7 billion, 300MW coal-fired power
plant, is cleaner, cheaper and faster to build. As a comparison, the 500
km Sabah Sarawak Gas Pipeline costs RM 1.6 billion. A gas pipeline from
Kimanis to either Sandakan or Tawau, whichever is more viable, will cost
much, much less ...more
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 Tawau, Aug 21,
2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, criticized the government
for neglecting Tawau, being the third largest town in
Sabah, the much needed infrastructure. Tawau was only allocated RM835.02 million or a measly 3.81% of the total
Sabah budget of RM21.74 billion.
"The contribution of taxes and oil palm taxes from Tawau is one of the
highest in Sabah, yet Tawau still lack behind in many developments such as
continuous electricity and water supply, major roads, overhead bridges,
solution to problem of container vessels unable to berth at wharf due to
the shallow seabeds, widening of rivers in Tawau, more low cost housing to
solve the problem of mushrooming illegal squatters (of Sabahans) and plans
to weed out illegal immigrants.
"Tawau is also deprived of adequate facilities for multi-storey car
parks and specialists for the Tawau hospital, facilities for Fire & Rescue
Department, rubbish landfills or incineration.
Chua said that Tawau has been
marginalized under the 9th Malaysia Plan and therefore should not be
marginalized again in the 10th Malaysia Plan ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, Aug
20, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader, Edward Dagul,
advised PBS
leaders to refrain from voicing out statements which the public of Sabah generally finds to be theatrical and lacking in substance.
"It was
reported that at the PBS Kadamaian AGM, Datuk Henrynus Amin, PBS Secretary
General, has again reminded, lest we forget, of how the illegal immigrants
issue is top of PBS list of political priorities.
"The people of Sabah remember when the illegal immigrants had become the
main issue for PBS since when they were in the opposition. Datuk Yee Moh
Chai, Datuk Radin Malleh, Dr Chong Eng Leong and other PBS leaders had
taken the illegal immigrants issue as their political "raison d'etre" to
fight BN and UMNO, to the extent of calling for a Royal Commission. They
had accused that BN/ UMNO had used these illegal immigrants as phantom
voters to win elections.
"However, when PBS returned to BN, Datuk Yee, Radin and others have
mysteriously decided to keep mum on the issue as if it (the issue) no
longer existed. On the other hand, much to PBS's chagrin, Dr Chong Eng Leong
continued to harp on the issue, only to be later given a stern warning by
Datuk Johnny Mositun, PBS information Chief. This led to Dr Chong quitting
PBS because PBS's inconsistencies ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, Aug 19, 2010: The Department of Environment (DOE) has
rejected the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the
controversial proposed 300MW coal-fired power plant at Sinakut, Dent
Peninsular.
Sabah Environment Protection Department Director, Yabi Yangkat, said he
was informed of the decision by the Director-General of DOE through a
faxed message Wednesday afternoon.
A central reason DOE cited for rejecting the DEIA, prepared by a team of
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bakarunding consultants, was many
important environmental parameters in respect to the proposed project were
not addressed in the DEIA report, according to Yabi.
He said the DOE took note of the range of shortcomings and queries raised
at the DEIA Panel of Review meeting on August 27 at the Kedah Room,
Federal Building, here.
Present at the meeting were Yabi himself, Permanent Secretary to the
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Datuk Susannah Liau,
representatives of other State agencies such as Dr Laurentius Ambu
(Director of Wildlife Department) and his senior staff, senior Fisheries
Department officers, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Assistant
Director of Town and Regional Planning, Eleanor Wong, Ports and Harbour,
Lahad Datu District Office, DOE Sabah officers, Omar Kadir of Malaysian
Nature Society, WWF-Malaysia representatives, primatologist Dr Marc
Acrenaz of Hutan, Sabah Environmental Protection Association (Sepa)
President Wong Tack, Charles Chow and Gary Yap of Sepa Sandakan and Tawau,
in addition to a slew of UKM Bakarunding consultant members and Lahad Datu
Energy senior managers ...more
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 PENAMPANG, August 18, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has vowed to
scrap the controversial coal-fired power plant in Sinakut, Lahad Datu, and
the two proposed dams in Kaiduan, Papar and in Kg Tambatuon, Kota Belud
when it comes to power in the next general election.
Promising this was SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, while speaking at
the official launching of its Kg Nambazan branch in Moyog here on Sunday.
The said ceremony was held at the residence of its branch chairman
Benjamin Siowou.
Also present at the occasion were former State Finance Minister Datuk Mohd
Noor Mansor, SAPP deputy presidents Datuk Eric Majimbun and Datuk Liew
Teck Chan, its Secretary-general, Datuk Richard Yong, its Information
Chief Chong Pit Fah, its Moyog vice chairmen, Aloysius Danim Siap, Florian
Chong and Alex Masabal.
"We shall fulfill whatever promises that we have made as Credibility is
one of SAPP's seven values," declared Yong to the thunderous applause of
those present.
The former chief minister of Sabah was convinced that this can be achieved
citing that under the Federal and State constitutions, both land and water
supply come under state jurisdiction.
"Hence, whatever developments which the State government do not agree with
can be stopped. We will then look into the various other options which are
more environmental-friendly and efficient like natural gas, micro hydro
dam etc with full consultation with the stakeholders," he said ...more
New Book Release - Pilihanku SAPP
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Ogos, 2010:
Ini adalah pendapat Emin Madi (penulis dan wartawan veteran Sabah)
sebagai orang luar bukan ahli parti. Beliau menceritakan tinjauan
beliau setelah berpeluang melihat dan mendengar lebih dekat tentang
parti SAPP.
SAPP yang dianggap parti Tionghua semata-mata untuk kaum Tionghua?
Adakah ini image rekaan agar orang-orang Melayu/Bumiputra tidak
terpengaruh?
Beliau mencatit kesungguhan pemimpin-pemimipin SAPP untuk
meneggakkan demokrasi yang dijanjikan dalam perjanjian sebelum
merdeka.
Beliau melihat keresahan rakyat Sabah dibawah pemimpin BN selama ini
yang memberi gelaran bahawa pengundi Sabah sebagai 'fixed deposit'
Hak Sabah yang dijanjikan terhakis setiap detik.
Tidak ada satu parti politik di Sabah yang nampak sungguh-sungguh
dilihat dari segi persediaan dan kesanggupan seperti yang terdapat
dalam parti SAPP. Tidak hairan kalau SAPP mengajutkan senario
politik Sabah di pilihanraya akan datang, demikian mengikut
pandangan penulis.
Reviewed by Amde Sidik
"The threats
from Sabah or Sarawak parties are more real"
Aug 18, 2010: When MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek came to the helm of the party
after an exhausting and divisive contest against two other party greats,
many thought that the party was as good as finished ...more
 LAHAD DATU, August 17, 2010: The self-proclaimed sixth sultan of North
Borneo, Datu Abdul Rajak Bin Datu Aliuddin, and 10 others were ordered to
enter their defence by a magistrate's court here recently for alleged
illegal assembly.
Magistrate Amir Shah Amir Hassan, who presided over the case, held that
the prosecution had established a prima facie case against all the accused
under alternative charge of Section 27(5) (a) of the Police Act, 1967, for
illegal assembly.
He, however, discharged all the accused under Section 143 of the Penal
Code for the same offence after prosecution failed to prove the accused
had committed the act.
The self-proclaimed sultan will also have to file his defence on the
charge of burning Sabah flags in a public area under Section 435 of the
Penal Code after the court admitted witness testimony that he gave the
order to burn the flags.
Three others jointly charged with him were given a discharge due to
weaknesses in the witnesses' testimony against them ...more
 KOTA
KINABALU, August 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has vowed
to return all Native Customary Rights (NCR) lands that had been
given to private companies back to the people, if it comes to power.
Pledging this was SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee while speaking
at the breaking of fast ceremony at Kampung Cenderamata II near here
Saturday.
The former Chief Minister said he was both worried and distraught by
many incidents of NCR lands that belonged to the people being taken
away and given to big companies.
He cited a very recent case for example where about 160 houses that
belonged to natives in Kota Marudu were bulldozed with their crops
destroyed in the act.
"Where are the elected representatives of the area? Where are the
leader, ministers and the Chief Minister? How could this happen in
Sabah?" he asked, adding that in many similar cases the houses that
were demolished were not built on squatter settlement but on NCR
land. ...more
Kota
Kinabalu, Aug 14, 2010: Former Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy
President, Datuk Philip Yong Chiew Lip said the public has been
waiting for a week to see what the government, the ministers or the
SAS Board of management have to say about Ambrose Lee's claims
...more
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KOTA KINABALU, Aug 13,
2010: Former Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh's Statement of
Claim in his legal suit against Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President
Datuk Yong Teck Lee was based on "figments of the plaintiff's imagination
and his ultra sensitivity" ...more
August 13, 2010 (by Datuk
Richard Yong)
It has been more than a week ever since the debate in the Legislative
Assembly over the SAS issue ...more
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 Aug 13,
2010: The
disclosure by the Federal Minister of Agriculture Datuk Nor Omar, last
week that there is "no stopping the Kota Belud Dam Project" that cost
RM450 Million has come as a big shock to to the people of Kota Belud.
Because the people of Kota Belud have all along been promised that their
views will be sought and considered. How can a KL minister come and say
that "there is no stopping the dam project"? Does this mean that the
government has already decided to proceed with the project even before the
people are consulted? Our elected representatives like Kadamaian
assemblyman Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan has been telling the local people
that they will be consulted first. Has he been lying to the people?
Herbert had tried to appease the villagers by promising to bring them to
Bakun Dam in Sarawak, maybe like a joy trip. But the people were already
angry. Local People in Kota Belud have already heard about the protests at
Kg Kaiduan in Penampang/papar. The villagers representatives preferred
instead to join the trip to Bakun organized by "Jaring Pertubuhan
Keselamatan Orang Asli" last month ...more
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 KOTA KINABALU,
Aug 12, 2010: Resources Development and Information Technology Minister,
Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai should stop his blaming game on the Saham Amanah
Sabah (SAS) issue.
Instead, he should concentrate on discharging his duty as a Minister of
the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to find ways to solve the problems of
stranded Sabahans in Kuala Lumpur and youth unemployment in Sabah, said
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Council member, Dato' David Chong
Ket Sui.
Chong who is also SAPP Api-Api CLC chief said Dr Yee was continuing to
mislead the people with his demand for former Chief Minister, Datuk Yong
Teck Lee, to take responsibility for the SAS disaster ...more
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 KOTA
KINABALU, Aug 11, 2010 (NST): SAPP supreme council member Datuk
David Chong Ket Sui yesterday lodged a report with the Police and
the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the Saham Amanah
Sabah(SAS) issue.
In the report, he urged the authorities to carry a probe on Datuk Dr
Yee Moh Chai and Datuk Herbert Timbon Lagadan.
David among others noted that Dr Yee had during the debate on the
motion to table a White Paper on the SAS issue by Likas Assemblyman,
Datuk Liew Teck Chan at the last State Assembly Sitting on August 30
this year mentioned that the SAS fiasco caused hardship to more than
55,000 SAS investors and that something was not right.
Herbert said many had suspected the plunge in the SAS share prices
was due to malpractice in SAS investment...more
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 KOTA KINABALU, August
10,
2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) wants Health Minister Datuk Dr Liow
Tiong Lai to keep his word this time that healthcare issue in Sabah ,
particularly in the State Capital will be properly addressed.
Failing which, he should gracefully step down as the Health Minister and
publicly apologise to the people of Sabah .
SAPP In formation Chief, Chong Pit Fah asserted that this is only
appropriate in view of the fact that Liow had repeatedly announced the
renovation of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital II (QEHII) on three occasions
in the past since its purchase from Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), that it
would be completed within six months to resolve the problem of acute
shortage of hospital beds in the hospital.
Liow when visiting the QEHII on Sunday said that by end of year 2011 there
would be extra 500 beds and by end of 2012 with the completion of
the Twin Tower at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital I another 600 beds
would be available ...more
 KOTA
KINABALU, Ogos 9, 2010: Pergerakan Pemuda SAPP telah mengadakan Program Interaktif
Pemuda di seluruh Sabah bagi menghadapi pilihanraya yang melibatkan tujuh
(7) Zon iaitu Zon Kota Kinabalu, Zon Utara, Zon Selatan, Zon Pendalaman,
Zon Sandakan, Zon Lahad Datu dan Zon Tawau, yang diketuai sendiri oleh
Ketua Pemuda SAPP, Edward Dagul.
Majlis Penutupan program berkenaan telah disempurnakan oleh Presiden SAPP,
Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee, di Maju Center Inanam. Pada majlis yang
sama Yong juga turut melancarkan Facebook rasmi Pemuda SAPP.
Dalam ucapan ringkas, Yong menyarankan agar pemuda terus bergerak aktif
sebagai kumpulan pendesak bagi memperjuangkan hak-hak dan kepentingan
rakyat Malaysia di Sabah. Beliau juga meminta agar pemuda memainkan
peranan dalam mengatasi isu-isu sosial golongan belia yang kini semakin
meruncing ...more
in BM
 KOTA KINABALU, August
8, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has
questioned over the extended delay in the renovation work at Queen
Elizabeth Hospital II (QEII), formerly known as the Sabah Medical Centre,
almost one year after its purchase by the Ministry of Health.
Questioning this was SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah.
He said he was both shocked and outraged to see no sign of renovation work
at all when he went to the QEII yesterday, to visit a friend who was
admitted there.
He noted that records showed that the Health Minister, Datuk Seri Liow
Tiong Lai had talked about the said issue thrice in the past - first
during the announcement of the purchase of SMC in September last year,
that the renovation work would start as soon as possible to address the
shortage of hospital beds and was expected to complete within six months;
the second announcement was in December 2009 that the renovation work was
expected to complete by the end of this year, and the third time was
during his visit to Kota Kinabalu in March this year ...more
 INANAM,
Aug 8, 2010: Villagers in Kg Tatahan/Tamalang Silou are crying foul over
the approval of a three-acre customary burial ground, including
where a former Sabah Minister is buried, to an individual.
Kg Tatatah/Tamalang Silou village head, Gitom Mansanap, said the
land had been declared as the Tatahan, Tamalang Silou and Tampasak
burial ground by the leaders of the customary laws in 1957.
However, they were appalled that a Land Application 96010264 had
been given to an individual on Sept. 9, 1996 by the Land and Survey
Department.
According to him, among the personalities buried on the land were
Datuk Richard Yap, who was Sabah Health Minister and Berjaya
Matunggong Assemblyman, Haji Mohd Faisal Wong @ Michael.
They had to make an open appeal to Land and Survey Director Datuk
Osman Jamal because prior to this all their complaints had not
received any response whatsoever, he claimed.
Gitom recently visited the area together with the village security
and development committee chairman (JKKK), Wesli Amit and village
Condolence Association chairman, Atai Bodiri ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, Aug
7, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) thanks PBS
Supreme Councillor and Kapitan Chin Tek Ming who challenged Datuk Yong
Teck Lee to reveal the Umno leaders involved in the SAS losses. This
challenge was reported in the local Chinese newspaper today.
Its Assistant Secretary-General, Foo Fook Ming, said that Chin made a new
relevation by mentioning Umno leaders were involved in the local media,
should ask Minister Yee, who is the best person to know who were involved.
"Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai also revealed that he has information with the SAS
board in the recent state assembly, so I believe he has all the facts
about the SAS losses and those involved. Why did PBS strongly object to
the SAS White Paper motion? Who are they protecting, Yong or the real
culprits?
"To be fair to investors of SAS, Yee and the other PBS leaders should make
a report to MACC or to other relevant authorities without further ado ...more
comment
 Kota
Kinabalu, Aug 7, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Exco Member,
Clement Lee, said the BN-PBS had intentionally and relentlessly launched
attacks targeted solely at former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee
on the SAS price slump in 1997 to 1998 but chose not to support a white
paper on the issue merely showed that they do not want the truth to be
known.
The party has maintained that Datuk Yong is not in a position to explain
the SAS issue because he is not involved in the policies and investment
decisions of SAS, documents pertaining to SAS, its board and investment
committee minutes and other official records are government documents, due
to the Official Secrets Act (OSA) ...more
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6, 2010: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) will
produce a White Paper on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) debacle when it
forms the next State Government so that the people will see the full
picture, said President Datuk Yong Teck Lee ...more
comment
 KOTA
KINABALU, August 6, 2010: Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond
Tan Shu Kiah has insulted the intelligence of the people of Sabah in
particular the State Assembly Speaker for saying that an assemblyman has
no right to request the Speaker to call for a motion on a White Paper for
the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah.
He said this was especially true since the Speaker Datuk Juhar Mahiruddin
had already allowed the motion to be debated, in the first place.
"How could he
just brush aside the motion in such an arrogant and insulting manner? He
is indirectly saying that Datuk Juhar is not qualified to be the Speaker
since he had allowed for the motion to be debated.
"Doesn't he realize that the SAS issue is a significant issue that is
close to the heart of the people, especially the investors, or maybe he
just can't be bothered with it as long as he gets to protect the interest
of Barisan Nasional? Otherwise, why is he and his fellow BN colleagues in
the State Legislative Assembly so adamant of rejecting the motion on a
White Paper for the SAS fiasco?" he questioned in a statement issued here
today ...more
Kota
Kinabalu, Aug 6, 2010: SAPP Youth warns PBS not to think the public ignorant or gullible so as
to believe the BN political mind games.
"Despite the bravado statement by
PBS Secretary General, Henrynus Amin, the fact remains that BN is
perceived by the public to still have huge vested interest in the
continued illegal immigrant presence in the State," Youth Leader
Edward Dagul said.
"When the Minister
in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Idris Jala, disclosed the
fact that the illegal immigrants problem in Sabah was not one of the
country's top six order of priorities, it clearly supported our worries
all this time that the oft described "Mother of All Threats" issue in
Sabah is actually a non-issue to Putrajaya.
"The illegal immigrants problem is a security issue and this should
be treated as such. When we as Malaysians talk of Security breach which
may lead to the eventual erosion of our sovereignty, this issue should be
given top priority irrespective of the fact that the security breach
occurred in Sabah or anywhere else in Malaysia ...more
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 5, 2010: The State Assembly's rejection of Likas
Assemblyman Datuk Liew teck Chan's second attempt to table a motion,
asking the State Government to come up with a White Paper over the Saham
Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco showed that it wanted to keep the issue under
wraps ...more
comment
 Kota Kinabalu, August
5, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the Federal Court has only refused to grant leave to Tan Sri Chong Kah
Kiat and his Kudat Thean Hou Charitable Foundation to appeal against the
Court of Appeal decision that Tan Sri Chong lacks legal standing to take
legal action in the Mazu case because of the non-registration of the
foundation.
"No reason was given by
this highest court. No other issue has been decided," said Yong in a
press conference held at the party's headquarter yesterday.
"There is no court ruling on
the legality or otherwise of the approvals
granted by the Kudat Town Board to the foundation. Further, the issue of
abuse of power by the State authority in arbitrarily withdrawing the
approvals was not fully heard in court.
"No government official has
defended the withdrawal of the Kudat Town Board approvals. Hence, the main
substantive issues of the Mazu case were never decided by a court of law.
There is therefore no legal impediment for a political resolution to this
Mazu issue ...more
Kota Kinabalu, Aug 4, 2010: Likas Assemblyman Datuk Liew Teck Chan said a
White Paper is necessary to give full details on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS)
unit price decline in 1997-1998 ...more
comment
 Kota Kinabalu, Aug 3,
2010: Sabah Youth Solidarity (SYS) comprising youths from three
villages handed over a letter to protest the planned construction of a
coal-fired power plant in Lahad Datu and dam in Kaiduan, to Chief Minister
Datuk Seri Musa Aman, Monday.
SYS leader Stephan Gaimin handed the letter as well as a copy to Deputy
Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.
The group comprising 35 delegates were from Kampung Sinakut, Kampung
Tambatuon and Kampung Kaiduan, Kota Belud.
On other developments, Pairin who had just returned from holiday, said he
was unaware of a newspaper report regarding the approval of a RM1 billion
project in Kota Belud.
He stressed that the decision of the project must be based on a discussion
for the benefit of everyone.
Likas Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan and Assistant Finance Minister,
Donald Mojuntin also shook hands with the SYS group ...more
SANDAKAN, Aug 3, 2010:
The Federal government stands accused of practicing a divide and
rule policy and as a result depriving Sabahans of the development
and progress enjoyed by their counterparts elsewhere in Malaysia.
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee said over the
weekend that this divide and rule policy is prevalent even 47 years
after the formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963.
"Even today, we still have federal leaders saying that this month of
August is the country's 53rd Merdeka Day celebrations.
"It is their mentality and mindset that Sabah and Sarawak just
joined in the Federation of Malaya.
"We are treated as 'son' and the Federal government as the 'father',
resulting in the unfair treatment from Kuala Lumpur," said Yong when
opening the SAPP Tanjang Papat and Elopura service centres at Bandar
Kim Fung here on Sunday.
He said Sabahans deserved better from the central government with
more equitable distributions of opportunities and development
projects but were instead getting a lot of chatter by the various
parties of ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and pledges were
not matched by action...more
 Aug
2, 2010: As long as the Internal Security Act is in place, Malaysia is
deemed to be under martial law.
This is because when the last state of emergency was revoked on July 31,
1960, the ISA was enacted the following day and has since served as the
instrument of control of a de facto emergency.
Saying this today, the 50th anniversary of the ISA, Parti Sosialis
Malaysia (PSM) secretary-general S Arutchelvan called for the end of a law
that had outlived its purpose but remains as a tool to curb dissent, to
arrest and detain without trial, to humiliate and to deny the right to
defence ....more
comment
Aug 1,
2010: Former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today ticked off
Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed for not
telling the truth about the underlying reasons for the unprecedented 81
percent plunge in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year ...more
Kota Kinabalu, July 31,
2010: "Based on the technical feedback we received, we have doubts on the
comprehensiveness of your DEIA. The followings are some of shortcomings:
• Lack of design details
• Sampling of sites are not thorough and not well represented
• Impact study on marine life is not complete to include all fish
species/habitat in the area
• Study on the local community is faulty
• Mitigating measures such as to minimise greenhouse gas emission is not
included
• No mitigation for impact on marine environment, loss of income, health
impact etc.
• No mention of 'clean coal technology' as claimed...more
comment
Decades old issue yet no idea how to deal with it
 Kota Kinabalu,
July 30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General
Datuk Richard Yong We Kong said it is regrettable that Party Bersatu
Sabah's Information Chief, Datuk Johnny Mositun harping on a 30-year
old issue concerning illegal immigrants but still having no idea
what to do with it. "It is however, amusing that Datuk
Johnny is now asking SAPP to contribute lasting solution to this problem
as if the government's Special Laboratory is not doing enough.
"I wish to remind Datuk Johnny that each time SAPP made statement we always
included our points of view and suggestions. As on the case of illegal
immigrants SAPP had submitted whole lists of suggestions to the Prime
Minister and also to the Chief Minister of Sabah way back in 2006...more
comment
BN-PBS blurred on illegal immigrant issue
 KOTA
KINABALU, July 30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) chided Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)
for trying to paint a rosy picture to an otherwise blurry situation in
terms of the illegal immigrant issue in the State.
Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah said his PBS counterpart Datuk Johnny
Mositun's statement that PBS had never wavered from its stand on the
illegal immigrant issue in Sabah is not what it is perceived by the
grassroots.
"SAPP found the general feeling of the grassroots is not like what Mositun
has said. In fact there is so much concerned among the grassroots that the
BN leaders particularly PBS suddenly become voiceless and seems to be lost
in the issue of addressing the illegal immigrant problem.
"Why PBS government ministers are deaf and dumb? Why is the PBS
Information Chief say something but those in the government not doing
anything on the illegals?" he asked here Thursday.
Mositun was reported on Thusday in his response to the statement by SAPP
President Datuk Yong Teck Lee that PBS had never wavered from its position
on the issue and that Yong had drawn the wrong conclusion on this from
remarks that he (Mositun) had made about the regularisation of illegal
immigrants ...more
comment
EIA report on controversial coal plant flawed
 KOTA KINABALU, July 29, 2010: The much awaited Detailed Environmental
Impact Assessment (DEIA) study on an area earmarked for a coal power plant
here is defective. Green Surf (Sabah Unite to Re-Power the Future) said
the DEIA failed to make a comparative study of similar ecosystems.
The environmental group said if the government went ahead with its plan to
build a coal power plant, SabahˇŻs unique eco-system could vanish.
The Dent Peninsular where the coal plant will be sited is home to corals
and four different types of sea grass that are only found in mud flats,
said Green Surf in a statement.
The group highlighted this after carrying out an independent survey to
verify the DEIA report for the proposed 300 megawatt power plant at
Kampung Sinakut, Lahad Datu.
The mud flat waters at this area are presently clear, allowing for small
reef patches to grow.
As mud flats cover a large area, collectively reefs and sea grass in this
ecosystem are important for fish populations and nesting, Green Surf said ...more
comment
EPF withdrawals a symptom of rise in poverty
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28, 2010: The circle of poverty is widening because the
government has continued to ignore the medical and healthcare needs of
poor Malaysians, according to Senator Zamri Yusof of Pakatan Rakyat ...more
BN Ministers are lost and directionless on illegals
 Kota Kinabalu,July
27,2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today
said that PBS leaders who voiced objections to the proposal to employ illegal
immigrants as workers should not forget that the proposal is a direct
result of PBS President Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan's call in February
to include illegal immigration in a "special laboratory" under the "National Key Results Areas" of the Government Transformation Programme.
"This was later supported by UPKO President cum Federal Minister Tan Sri
Bernard Dompok. The proposal was only made public by the federal Deputy
Minister of Human Resources this month when he quoted from the "special
lab" recommendations.
"In fact, on 25 May 2010, PBS Publicity Chief Datuk Johnny Mositun had
called on the government to "regularize these workers officially" when he
voiced objections to the federal government's intention to raise foreign
workers levies. This was echoed by the Chief Minister on the same day who
had said that the proposals from the State government labs on foreign
workers would be finalised by end of May. Therefore, PBS Vice President
Datuk Herbert Timbun Lagadan who is an assistant minister should not be
ignorant on how the proposal to employ illegal immigrants came about.
"In order to cover up PBS's own total failure in solving the illegal
immigrants issue, which was the key reason given by PBS to rejoin BN in
2002, Herbert has once again chosen to attack SAPP and myself over
the illegal immigrants issue ...more
comment
Stop Kimanis-Bintulu gas siphoning
SAPP maintains that Sabah should keep its natural
gas for local industries
 KOTA KINABALU, July 25, 2010: The State government should not have agreed
to or allowed Petronas to siphon the natural gas from offshore of Sabah
all the way to Bintulu, Sarawak in the first place, if it was really
serious about developing the local industries, the oil and gas industry in
particular, said Luyang State Assemblywoman, Melanie Chia.
For the same token, Petronas should not have even think of such a plan let
alone pushing for it despite strong objection from the people of Sabah,
besides Federal Cabinet's instruction (to Petronas) to give priority to
Sabah if the State required the resources, as what has been noted by
Plantation Industries and Commodity Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok in his
statement two months ago.
Dompok also noted that there was a guarantee that no gas will be
transported to Sarawak through the Kimanis-Bintulu pipeline if there is a
need for gas in Sabah ...more
DPM's outright rejection of Labuan bridge proposal a shock and a disgrace
 Kota Kinabalu, Friday, July 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today
sait the Deputy Prime Minister's outright
rejection of the Labuan bridge proposal on financial grounds came as a shock to
the people of Labuan and mainland Sabah and a disgrace to the government.
"At the very least, the DPM should have given the proposal a chance at the
mid-term review of the 10th Malaysia Plan in two years' time. So much high
hopes have been given to the people of Labuan when Universiti Malaysia
Sabah (UMS) was given RM5 million to conduct the feasibility study, of
which only RM1.4 million was spent.
"The DPM has brushed aside the immense positive economic and social impact
that would benefit Labuan and mainland Sabah, especially the Klias
Peninsula, once the bridge has been completed. Travelling between Labuan
and the mainland would become safer, faster and open 24-hour daily.
Labuan's international airport would become a viable hub for travellers
between Labuan and Sabah, northern Sarawak and even Brunei. The direct
beneficiaries of the Labuan hub are Labuan, Kuala Penyu, Sipitang,
Beaufort and the surrounding areas ...more
SAPP's Liew re-submits motion to have White paper on SAS
 KOTA
KINABALU, July 23, 2010: Likas Assemblyman and SAPP Deputy President Datuk Liew Teck Chan
has re-submitted his motion to the State Legislative Assembly (DUN)
Speaker asking the State Government to table a White paper on the Saham
Amanah Sabah (SAS) during the upcoming sitting.
In his letter addressed to Speaker Datuk Juhar Haji Mahirudin, Liew said
he had actually submitted the motion during the previous DUN sitting but
it was not executed. The motion was void on the excuse of "defeated by
time".
Expressing frustration over the unprecedented decision to avoid any
motion, he said this has never happened and that his motion has actually
already been accepted and put into meeting arrangement during previous
sitting and thus was supposed to have tabled them.
Hoping this time around the motion would be tabled, Liew said it is meant
to ask the State Government to explain the truth about SAS and the reasons
for its value drop in 1997 and 1998.
He said explanation on this is vital because of several factors, among
others, that SAS has been a subject of debate by leaders of Parti Bersatu
Sabah (PBS) since it was in the opposition and until now as the Barisan
Nasional component ...more
Hundreds gather at site for proposed coal-plant
protest
 LAHAD DATU,
July 23, 2010: Some 400 people gathered on Saturday at the
site for a proposed coal-fired power plant asking the government to stop
the plan.
Comprising villagers from Kampung Sinakut and locals from Lahad Datu, the
group held up banners saying they do not want a coal-fired plant, as it
would have a negative impact on the environment.
They gathered at Sinakut, which is the site for the proposed plant, as a
sign of solidarity and opposition towards the project which happens to be
at the shores of the Coral Triangle, an area that harbours rich marine
life.
Sinakut village headman Mr Jimi Uddin said locals were concerned about the
project as they are aware it would have an impact on their livelihoods.
"We are fishermen and we depend on the sea. We also have seaweed
farms which help us earn extra income ...more
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No sincerity
on illegal immigrants problem
Kota Kinabalu,
July 22, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Secretary-General Datuk
Richard Yong We Kong today said the BN government which ruled Sabah for
the last 16 years had all along shown no sincerity in helping Sabah resolve
the illegal immigrants problem. He said this when commenting on the Home
Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin who said, "perhaps, this was the first
time the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah being looked at in holistic
manner..." therefore suggesting that the Federal Government had never look
at this problem seriously before.
"In fact the Federal and State Government had got all the information and
data concerning the issues. As far back as during PBS's time as state
government an amnesty exercise had been carried out and data on the
immigrants had been collected.
"During BN regularization exercise the National Security Council has had
the Indonesian Consulate setting up offices in various parts of Sabah to
help process documents for the Indonesian to facilitate them in getting
work permits. At the time the consulate officers from the Philippines
Embassy were posted to Sabah to process documents for their citizens. The
National Security Council help implemented the exercise and is having all
the documents and data with them ....more
comment
Coal's Assault on Human Health
 Coal pollutants affect all major body organ systems and contribute
to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the U.S.: heart
disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases.
This conclusion emerges from our reassessment of the widely
recognized health threats from coal. Each step of the coal
lifecycle-mining, transportation, washing, combustion, and disposing
of post combustion wastes-impacts human health. Coal combustion in
particular contributes to diseases affecting large portions of the
U.S. population, including asthma, lung cancer, heart disease, and
stroke, compounding the major public health challenges of our time.
It interferes with lung development, increases the risk of heart
attacks, and compromises intellectual capacity.
Oxidative stress and inflammation are indicated as possible
mechanisms in the exacerbation and development of many of the
diseases under review. In addition, the report addresses another,
less widely recognized health threat from coal: the contribution of
coal combustion to global warming, and the current and predicted
health effects of global warming ...more
in pdf
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Mercy for the rich, cruelty to the poor
 KOTA KINABALU, July 21, 2010: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has questioned the
rationale of continuing to pamper tolled highway operators while slashing
food and fuel subsidies that benefit the poor.
SAPP deputy chief Eric Majimbun said it was unfair for the government
to reduce the subsidies on essential goods such as sugar and cooking gas,
which makes the poor in Sabah poorer, while seeing it fit to continue to
subsidise highway concession holders and users of toll roads.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala has said that the
government could save RM3.7 billion over five years if it allowed toll
rates to be increased in the middle of the year as per the concession
agreements for highways with alternative toll-free routes ...more
comment
A Wild Guess
 July 21,
2010: Amde - I've been asked by many, not one, not two, but many.
Does SAPP has a hidden
agenda a protege of BN, had SAPP leaders met PM or is SAPP to pack with BN?
When asked where did you people get this kind of cheap news mongering? The
typical answer would be - 'ya la we heard from here and there'.
Because they want my answer, in short I would reply, if there
are such
things, you think I would be with this party? I disagree with very many
things what BN government is doing, especially with the way UMNO rules this
State.
I therefore wouldn't mind to be out of the party at any time
because I disagree.
Last in first out if you want
to call it that way - I've no problem. Meaning I'm junior in the party. But
I joined the party voluntarily. My interest in the party is looking no
further than an ordinary member. But if given responsibility more than I
anticipated then I've to weigh it up ...more
NGO: Najib 'misinformed' on Sabah energy options
Jul 21, 2010: A coalition of NGOs opposing the proposed
coal-powered plant in Sabah's east coast has challenged Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak's claim that there were few options about energy in
Sabah, saying the premier was misinformed on the state's energy production
potential ...more
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SAPP to BN: Get the priorities right!
 KOTA
KINABALU, July 20, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has expressed both
regret and disgust over the government's recent antics of providing
computer notebooks to the people of Pulau Banggi, Kudat, one of the most
impoverished areas in Sabah.
SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah described such antics as yet another
gimmick by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to ˇ®fish for votes',
blatantly disregarding the people's real needs which he stressed should be
given top priority.
"It is a big insult to the people of Sabah because computers are not the
pressing need for the people in Banggi or other poverty-stricken areas in
the State for that matter but better shelters and basic amenities," he
said in a statement issued here today.
He was commenting on the news report on last Friday on Information,
Communication and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim's visit to
Karakit, Banggi Island to launch the distribution of 1Malaysia computer
notebooks and Postal Transformation Plan for Sabah and Sarawak ...more
Chua: govt's bluff over coal power
KOTA KINABALU, July 17, 2010: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak was either lying or
betraying his ignorance when he said that coal was the only viable source
of power generation in Sabah. Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said in a statement
today that the government had been misleading the public about the
necessity of setting up a coal-fired power plant on the Sabah east coast
and its impact on the environment.
Najib himself may have been misled by his advisers, she added.
Citing recent testimonies by experts engaged by the Ministry of Energy,
Green Technology and Water, she said it appeared that the government and
power companies had not been telling the truth when championing the use of
coal for power generation.
According to a recent briefing by Korean specialists, she said, coal-fired
plants emitted the largest amount of carbon dioxide among power
generators.
She also referred to a report released last March by the University of
California, which gave detailed recommendations of how Sabah could meet
its energy needs through renewable energy options.
A recent conference of Malaysian researchers had also concluded that there
were green and renewable alternatives to coal, she noted.
Chua asked if the government would still proceed with the plan to build a
coal-fired plant in Lahad Datu in the light of such findings...more
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Chua urges protection of biodiversity in Sabah
 Kuala
Lumpur, July 16, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui
urged the relevant ministry to extend the Wildlife Conservation Act to
Sabah so as to benefit protection because Sabah is classified as the most
biodiverse place on earth, home to 380 species of mammals, 664 birds, 100
amphibians, 394 fishes with over 500 species of reef-building corals and
15,000 plants.
"These also included the endangered, rare and going to extinct species
of smallest elephant on earth, the Borneo pygmy elephants, Borneo
rhinoceros, orangutans, proboscis monkeys, hornbills, turtles, crocodiles
etc.," in her debate on the Wildlife Conservation Bill 2010 in Parliament.
"I strongly objected to the building of the 300 MW of Coal Power plant
in Sahabat, Lahad Datu or anywhere in Sabah , I also wanted to record my
objection to the project based on the EIA public views with the following
reasons...more
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Will human life be wiped out by a BP-induced methane eruption? No.
July
15, 2010: Let's just get this out of the way now: The BP oil
disaster, while horrible in innumerable ways, is not literally the end of
the world ...more
SAPP supports FSM on cabotage
Kota Kinabalu, July 15,
2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Treasurer-General Datuk Wong Yit Ming
echoed the Federation of Sabah Manufacturers (FSM) call on the Federal
Government to abolish unfair shipping policies contained in the cabotage
policy.(In
the Chinese news) ...more
Liew on a Bomba visit
 KOTA
KINABALU, July 14, 2010: State Assemblyman for Likas, Datuk Liew Teck
Chan, yesterday, led a delegation comprising the local community on a
courtesy call to the State Fire & Rescue Department (Bomba).
The call, which was also a study visit, was to find out fire prevention
measures and causes.
Liew, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president, was
also briefed by the department's director Khirudin Drahman on the
importance of fire hydrants for putting out fires as well as saving lives
and properties.
As such, the general public are responsible as well to look after these
fire hydrants in their respective areas to ensure these facilities are
functioning and avoid being misused by people to steal water ...more
NGO laughs off Sabah's grand plan, calls it 'far-fetched'
KOTA KINABALU, July 14,
2010: Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi
Manjun's pledge to make Sabah "the best place in Asia to reside" is
nothing but a joke, said Common Interest Group Malaysia or CigMa. Its
deputy president Daniel John Jambun said Masidi was obviously too detached
from the reality of life in major towns of Sabah in proposing the idea ...more
Explain lost billions before touting 'people first' slogan
 SHAH ALAM, July 13, 2010: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak should stop
touting his "people first..." slogan and first explain the scandals and the
leaks involving billions of ringgit which have underlined decades of
Umno-Barisan Nasional rule.
The missing billions, said PKR supreme council member Tan Kee Kwong were
public funds and must be explained even before Najib can begin winning the
rakyat's confidence.
Tan said this while debating Najib's speech in which the premier said BN
was always "prioritising the rakyat and helping the poor and needy."
Tan drew attention to a litany of scandals which has ripped apart the
Malaysian economy, leading to its current debt-ridden state.
He recalled how in 1998 during the economic crisis, finance minister Anwar
Ibrahim was sacked and replaced by Daim Zainuddin.
According to him, Daim had at the time awarded a RM5.2 billion contract to
his crony company PSC Shipyard Berhad to build OPV vehicles (Patrol
Pesisir).
The Public Accounts Commission (PAC) later discovered that the finance
ministry had issued a check for RM1 billion before the OPV was completed...more
Tan's challenge to Najib's Felda
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:10 .By Patrick Lee and Jamilah Kamarudin
 FMT EXCLUSIVE PETALING JAYA: PKR supreme council member Tan Kee Kwong was
recently thrust into the political spotlight after posting an open letter
to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in early June.
In his letter, the former deputy minister of land and cooperatives accused
Najib and the government of mismanaging Federal Land Development Authority
(Felda) funds.
The former Segambut MP and WP Gerakan chief alleged that Felda's cash
reserves had dropped by more than RM4 billion to about RM200 million this
year.
Tan also questioned the need for the government-linked company to invest
RM660 million in a "five-star" office building.
Government reaction to the allegation was both swift and heavy-handed.
Former Felda liaison director and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's
Department, Ahmad Maslan, announced that Felda was going to sue Suara
Keadilan and several PKR party leaders, including Tan, for RM200 million.
Several hours later, the party organ was summoned to the Home Ministry in
Putrajaya. But the meeting was to no avail, as Suara Keadilan found its
printing licence suspended ...more
Sabah MyKad scandal
revisited
 Kota
Kinabalu, July 12, 2010: It came to no surprise 'as usual' the
recent denial by the Barisan Nasional Home Minister that MyKads or Malaysian ICs had been issued to illegal immigrants.
Let's go down to memory
lane ...in October 5, 2008 when Sabah Progressive Party
Deputy President and Member of Parliament for Sepanggar, Datuk Eric
Majimbun had a shocking revelation as follows.
KOTA
KINABALU (5 October, 2008): The surname and address on his MyKad are
the same as the ones belonging to Sepanggar member of parliament
Datuk Eric Majimbun, but they are not related. Neither do they know
each other.
The MyKad carries the name Jerome Majimbon and the address is
Kampung Pomotodon, Jalan Kionsom, Inanam.
In Sabah, people are regarded as having the same surname despite a
slight variation in spelling.
Majimbun said: "I was surprised because we don't have a relative
with such a name and the people in Kampung Pomotodon are unaware of
the existence of such a person in the village."
He found out that the man in question was a Filipino illegal
immigrant whose real name is Jerom Maguil.
Majimbun wants answers from the Home Ministry and the National
Registration Department (NRD) on how the man had obtained the MyKad
bearing the number 560930-12-5739.
"I have written to the secretary-general of the Home Ministry but I
have yet to receive a reply," he said yesterday ...more
comment
 KOTA KINABALU, July 11, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has taken
Wawasan Ikhtisas Sdn Bhd, the city's parking fees collection company to
task for classifying parking fees defaulters as criminals.
Describing it as abusive and a form of victimization, SAPP Information
Chief Chong Pit Fah called for an immediate review of such an excessive
treatment and intimidation to the motorists.
Speaking to reporters in a news conference held at the party's
headquarters in Bornion Centre, in Luyang here today, Chong claimed to
have received numerous complaints from affected motorists of late,
complaining over such an action.
They also supplied him with copy of their
summonses issued by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) on behalf of
Wawasan Ikhtisas.
"We in SAPP are shocked to see that cases of unsettled parking fees
classified as a criminal case. It is stated so in the City Court car
park summonses ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, July 10, 2010:
Likas State Assemblyman, Datuk Liew Teck Chan led a delegation of about 20
community leaders and public transport operators to a dialogue with the
Kota Kinabalu Police station in Karamunsing on Friday.
The police were representated
by Acting City Police Chief, Supt Rowell Marong, City CID Chief, DSP Asri Jamaluddin, Senior Investigation
Officer (traffic section), ASP Mohd Mohd Noor and Officer-in-charge of
Tanjung Aru Police Station, Sub Inspector Abdul Samad Sumedi.
Among the issues brought up during the dialogue were limited parking
space at the Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), Damai Plaza in Luyang and around
the city centre, safety issues concerning taxi drivers, crime prevention
in housing areas and ways to improve the working relationship between the
police and the public ...more
KUALA LUMPUR, July
9, 2010: The Dewan Rakyat (parliament) was told that Sabah and
Sarawak faces a severe shortage of doctors due to lack of interest
and the heavy workload in the rural areas, Wednesday ...more
 KUALA LUMPUR, July 8, 2010: Over two years have passed since Malaysia lost
its duel with Singapore over sovereign right to Pulau Batu Puteh (PBP).
While Singapore walked away with the coveted island, we had to be content
with a maritime feature of lesser significance known as Middle Rocks.
The May 2008 verdict by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) split
Malaysian opinion. One half believed that we were robbed of our national
territory, while the other decreed that we had courted defeat.
The common ground between both sides was dismay. That emotion would have no
doubt resurfaced with the recent publication of 'Pedra Branca: The Road to
the World Court' (henceforth referred to as Pedra Branca).
The book's authors are none other than S Jayakumar and Tommy Koh, both of
whom were personally involved in the case. The former is currently
Singapore's Senior Minister in the Cabinet, while the latter is an
international lawyer and Ambassador-at-Large for the Government of
Singapore...more
Keningau, July 8, 2010: Villages from at least 10 villages (kampung) from
Nabawan to the Keningau town called on the government to address their
woes. These villages were kept isolated because of the deplorable road
conditions in the area.
With a population of more than 3,000 villagers, these villages were
deprived of transportation thus depriving them of the much need medical
services and accessibility problems.
A severely broken bridge (pictured) which posed a danger to even
pedestrians while vehicles are unable to be used to cross this bridge and
instead were left stranded and motorists have to spend their night inside
their vehicle waiting for help to come.
School children were also
unable to attend their school. It was reported that there are 5 schools in
this areas and people have problems in buying basic necessities ...more
Kota Kinabalu,
July 7, 2010: SAPP Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun on
Tuesday urged the Federal Government to provide more opportunities for
experienced and qualified Sabahans to hold top posts in Federal department
in the state
...more
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:31 .KUALA LUMPUR: Environmentalists today condemned a
plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Sabah, saying it will harm the
island's fragile coral reefs and rainforests ...more
comment
 Kota Kinabalu, July
6, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party
(SAPP) Supreme Councillor Dullie Marie today said the people of Sabah
should be enlightened on the truth about the formation of Malaysia.
He quoted Datuk Karim Ghani, a veteran politician,
who boldly stated "If Tunku had said you form Malaysia, you (Sabah) become
one of the 13 states ... I don't think the Sabah and Sarawak leaders would
have been so stupid to accept".
Dullie, who is also the Petagas CLC Chairman,
referred the veteran politician as one of those responsible for the
expansion of UMNO into Sabah but was surprised that he (Datuk Karim) was
demanding and questioning on the position of Sabah within Malaysia.
"This is only after about 20 years UMNO controlled
the political landscape of Sabah.
"Datuk Karim even urged the State government to pass
a resolution in the State Assembly to affirm Sabah's position, which I
doubt the State government will have the guts to do so," said Dullie...more
July 5, 2010: The federal government's sudden decision to increase constituency allocations
has sparked speculation that they might call for snap polls soon ...more
 Kota Kinabalu,
July 4, 2010: State assemblyman for Likas Datuk Liew Teck Chan,made a visit
to Taman Fantasi in Likas after he received complaints from the
residents there on the recent landslide problem.
The landslides caused by heavy rains for the last one month destroyed
backyard fences with heavy mud flow from the hill behind.
Liew, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President,
inspected the area together with the Public Works Department and KK City
Hall engineers, contractors, to assess the situation.
The affected victims complained of slow response from the authorities
when they called up for emergency help and hoped the clean-up works can be
speedily undertaken to set their houses in order. They also hoped the
authorities come up with a long term solution to the landslide problems of
their area ...more
Kota Kinabalu, July 3, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Treasurer-General, Datuk Wong Yit Ming, said Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, who is
the State Resource Development and Information Minister should not have
blamed the website editors for information provided at the British Cardiff
Law School website: www.law.cf.ac.uk but himself ...more
Kuala
Lumpur, July 1, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua
Soon Bui, said the federal government did not give a satisfactory
answer on why the 3 million acres of oil block L and M were ceded to
Brunei ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, June
30, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kawang CLC
Chairman, Edward Dagul, said the report in the local newspapers on Sunday
27th June 2010 that 350 former SAPP members from the Kawang area had
joined Gerakan is baseless ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, June 29, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kudat CLC
Chairman, Datuk Wong Yit Ming, today urged Tanjung Kapor Assemblyman Datuk
Teo Chee Kang to leave Sabah BN in order to prove UMNO Sabah is wrong.
"The ill treatment and disrespect by UMNO Kudat division leaders showed
that UMNO Sabah never practice consensus among the component members.
"UMNO is always the big brother and never consult other component parties
on any decision making.
"The controversial sport's betting licence is a very good example. Even
though component parties like LDP, MCA and MIC publicly announced that
they support the government to issue this licence, the Prime Minister
however, announced the cancellation of the sports betting licence after
they reached a decision through the Umno Supreme Council meeting and not
through Barisan Nasional (BN) meeting ...more
KOTA KINABALU,
June 29, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) issued a grim reminder to
the government on Monday when its Youth Wing managed to hold a brief
demonstration to mark the "600 days for the 500,000 city dwellers without
a General Hospital" outside the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here ...more
comment
 KOTA KINABALU,
June 28, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee
reminded party members to respect their elders in his officiating
speech at the SAPP Parents' Day dinner and celebration organised by
the SAPP Wanita KK & Penampang Zone at Grand Port View Restaurant
on Friday.
He said in this modern era, the lifestyles of our community changed to
adapt the environment or situation.
"Previously children would return to their respective hometowns
during the festive seasons to celebrate Hari Raya or Chinese New Year but
now it was the other way round.
"More and more parents are going abroad to be with their
children who are working there and have families there," he said...more
 Kepayan,
June 27, 2010:
ex-Kapitan Peter Chong (standing) posing with destitute single mom, Roslinah,
her two young girls and her 64-year-old mother who is paralysed from waist
down, during a routine visit on them on Friday 25 June, 2010 to deliver
some essential items.
Roslinah and her family are currently living in a
dilapidated wooden hut, in Kg Tampiku, Kepayan, about 20-minute drive from
KK City.
She was left to fend for herself and to provide for her three children
aged 17, 13 and 9 (mentally-handicapped) and her mother, after her husband
left her a few years ago.
She and her family are now literally living on
charity. Those who are keen to help her and her family could always
contact Chong of Kapitan Welfare Association at 012-8339713, to arrange for a visit on Roslinah ...more
Tawau, June 26, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk Dr Chua Soon
Bui, agreed in principle that education should not be solely examinations
oriented ...more
 PENAMPANG,
Jun 25, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) urged the State Government to
keep its promise to rebuild the Donggongon market that was burnt down
during the Pesta Kaamatan celebration last month.
Its
Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah said the party received a lot of calls about
the erratic situation at the Donggongon Tamu ground because the hawkers from the burnt down market had
to share the stalls with its tamu hawkers here.
"Despite the promise made by Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman during his
speech at the Pesta Kaamatan in Hongkod Koisaan, KDCA on May 31 that the
market will be rebuilt quickly but nothing has yet to be seen.
"The delay is causing a lot of inconveniences to the hawkers and to the
public as they have to cope with confused situation in the tamu market now ...more
Tawau, Jun 24, 2010: Member of Parliament for Tawau
Datuk Chua Soon Bui said it is pointless to paint a rosy
picture but with the alarm bells ringing at our backyard, as declared by YB Dato' Seri Idris Jala, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,
that with a current deficit of RM 236 billions, and continuous subsidies
of RM74 billions in 2009, Malaysia will go bankrupt in 2019 just like
Greece...more
 KOTA KINABALU, June 24,
2010: Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Datuk Dr
Yee Moh Chai's silence on many issues is costing his constituents, said
former Gaya MP Datuk Philip Yong Chiew Lip.
Chiew Lip, who was also a former deputy president of Sabah Progressive
Party (SAPP) said prior to Parti Bersatu Sabah's readmission into the Barisan Nasional (BN), Yee had also been vocal on issues like the car
parking fee rate in the City before but until now there has been no
solution.
"Yee had asked people not to pay the parking bills but now there is no
solution? The people who did not pay the bills are being threatened with
legal action.
"But, when his office in Lintas was affected by the car parking fee
collector company's move to place a booth at the entrance and exit
to collect parking fee, he (Yee) went all the way to the State
Cabinet to get the parking fee booth to be removed ...
more
comment
 Kota
Kinabalu, June 24, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong We Kong today questioned when
is the appropriate time to disclose the findings of the special
laboratory set up by the Prime Minister's Department.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala recently
said that a special laboratory had been set up to solve Sabah's
longstanding illegal immigrants problem and that he believed that the
Chief Minister will disclose the findings of the laboratory at an
appropriate time.
"The question is when would be the appropriate time?" asked Richard.
"If the State government has got the plans and proposal from the federal
government's laboratory, it should be made known to the public now. What Sabah facing is a problem which needs immediate attention and action
without delay. Any statement from the government such as still studying
the details and proposals may only be seen as lame excuses...more
KOTA KINABALU, June 23,
2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said Deputy Minister in the
Prime Minister's Department Datuk V.K Liew should just reveal any
information on the investigations being taken by Malaysia Anti Corruption
Commission (MACC) on several personalities from Sabah ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, June 23, 2010:
Sabah Progressive Party Assistant Secretary-General Foo Fook Ming today
said the Saham Amanah Sabah remains a hot issue because the price of the
share still stays at the low point of RM0.28 ...more
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 21, 2010: The
Federal Government said that Sabah's offshore crude oil reserves estimated
from January 1, 2009 was about 2.3 billion barrels whereas gas reserves at
12.1 trillion cubic feet ...more
KOTA KINABALU, Jun 20,
2010: Local-based political parties are facing a tough call at
the coming state assembly sitting where a motion will be moved that will
shed light on what caused the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) fiasco ...more
Kota Kinabalu, 19 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy
President Datuk Liew Teck Chan today said it is not necessary to dig old
issues and debate the outcome of the 1997 and 1998 financial crisis
in the media ...more
comment
KOTA KINABALU,
June, 19, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Councillor
Datuk David Chong today siad if PBS Deputy President cum Minister of IT and Resources, Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai is honestly committed to fight corruption, he
should first look around him to see if there is any truth to the news
circulating in national newspaper and the internet that several
personalities linked to BN State Cabinet ministers have been questioned by
the MACC on money laundering investigations ...more
Kota Kinabalu, June 18, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today
said in view that Datuk Dr. Yee Moh Chai lied that he did not agree
to the discontinuance of the proceedings in relation to the court
case K 23-01 of 1998, he has released a copy of the Notes of
Proceedings which are self-explanatory ...more
comment
KOTA KINABALU, Jun 18, 2010: Resource Development and Information Technology
Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai must not run away from his responsibility and use
his good office to uncover the truth in the Warisan Harta/NBT share swap
debacle ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, Jun 17, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Leader
Edward Dagul, told Minister Datuk Yee Moh Chai to should stop betraying
the people who are disgusted that he has abandoned the issues close to the
people's hearts ever since he became a BN Minister in 2004 ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, Wed, 16 June 2010: Sabah
Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee, said the timing of
the press statement by Datuk Haji Rahman Ghani which was released by the
Chief Minister's Department at his company's annual general meeting
was perfect for political purposes ...more
Kota Kinabalu, Jun 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the
present State Government trying to divert the people's attention on MACC
investigations into alleged money laundering activities in Hong Kong
involving 8 Sabah prominent businessmen and lawyers related to present
State leader as reported by Nanyang Siang Pao ...more
KOTA KINABALU, June 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is raising issues that
purely concern the people of Sabah and not based on misinformation and
baseless facts ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, June 16, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief,
Edward Dagul, said Umno Sabah Executive Secretary Datuk Kadzim M Yahya in
simply concluding that SAPP statements were based on reports from blogs
and without justification showed that he is arrogant or is just
ignorant and maybe both ...more
KOTA KINABALU, 16 June, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth
wing has applied for a police permit to hold a peaceful
demonstration on this coming 28 June, to mark the 600th day the city
is without a general hospital...more
Kuala
Lumpur, June 15, 2010:
Anti-coal power coalition Green Surf has made inroads into
Parliament, persuading speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia to set aside time
to debate the controversial coal-powered plant in Sabah ...more
comment
1Malaysia, a concept to federal intrusion of our rights
KOTA
KINABALU, Jun 15, 2010: The 1Malaysia concept propagated by the Barisan Nasional (BN)
government is just a disguise to erode the rights of Sabahans, claimed
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)...more
KOTA KINABALU,
Jun 14, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is concerned with reports on
the detention of several people linked to a top ranking political
personality from Sabah to facilitate investigations of money laundering
activities by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) ...more
comment
Kota Kinabalu, Jun 13, 2010:
Tawau Member of Parliament, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, is alarmed at the amount
(RM6.4 million)
Malaysians reportedly had lost to SMS scams in the last four years ...more
Kota
Kinabalu, Jun 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Secretary-General Datuk Richard Yong said that while the Tenth Malaysia Plan seeks RM
230 billions for implementation, the plan to build 78,000 houses for
the homeless is like a never ending story ...more
comment
 Kota Belud, Jun 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Kadamaian Constituency Liaison
Committee (CLC) led by Kadamaian CLC Chairlady, Agnes Moifun Liewpin,
visited the family of the fatal victims of a recent fire in Kg Lasou
Podi, about 25 km from Kota Belud township.
A single mother and her
two daughters were burnt to death when fire destroyed their wooden
house early Wednesday. Lasunton Atung, 46, a SK Lasou Podi clerk and
her two daughters, Fennisaiah Jussine, a 15-year-old student and
Jessica Jussine, aged 5 years all died in the 4am incident.
Lasunton's 22-year-old
son Jerizal and his friend survived.
Agnes was accompanied by
SAPP Lasou Podi Branch Vice Chairperson, Rusiah Ligon, donated food
and cash to family member of the fire victims...more
pictures
Kota Kinabalu, June 12, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme
Councillor Dullie Marie today said the Sabah Ministers are completely
silent on the Blocks L and M issue ...more
on RM500 bond
comment
Kota Kinabalu, Thurs, 11 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today
said there are so many policies and blueprints have been rolled out by the government
that it must be really confusing for government bureaucrats to keep track
of and to comply with ...more
 Tawau, Jun 11, 2010: Tawau Member of Parliament Datuk
Chua Soon Bui, condemned the act of violence by the Tawau Hospital
security staff against a young couple.
"Such senseless and heartless act
warrants a thorough investigation by the authorities," she added.
Chua was shocked to read in the news about the incident published by
the local newspapers on June 7, 2010.
"The hospital should also apologize to the victims (Mr. and Mrs. Lim)
in public as well as compensate them for the injuries inflicted by their
security personnel.
"They should understand that it is not uncommon in hospitals where
close relatives of patients reacted uncontrollably especially when their
loved ones are seriously ill or in critical condition.
"It is wrong for the security guard to resort to violence which the
victims sustained injuries from being hit by batons and even bitten in the
arms by them...more
 Kuala Lumpur,
Jun 10, 2010: Modernisation project on the railway from Tanjung Aru to
Tenom came to a halt and behind schedule for 30 months (original date of
completion was on May 23, 2008) because of insufficient funds by the State
Government. The project now cost RM142.2 million for the first sector ie.
railway from Tanjung Aru to Kimanis which was undertaken by Suria Capital
which only managed to achieve physical progress of 96.27 percent and about
RM118 million spent.
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Member of Parliament for Tawau, Datuk
Chua Soon Bui said the delay has caused sufferings to the people in the
interior travelling to Kota Kinabalu.
Chua also mentioned that the people of Kota Kinabalu and Putatan
suffered the inconveniences from the railway upgrading due to closure of
several roads.
"The people were promised new
roads but none was forthcoming since 2008," ...more
 Kota Kinabalu, June
8, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth Chief Edward Dagul today said that Datuk Johnny Mositun is
once again, living up to his billing as the
mouthpiece for UMNO and Barisan Nasional.
"When no other State cabinet
ministers from the coalition, most notably none from UMNO backing the
Chief Minister, one can always count on Johnny to support his political
master.
"The people of Sabah deserve to know what happened to the
RM500 million State government bonds. As was raised by Datuk Yong Teck
Lee, "If we have RM2 billion in reserves, it is a valid question then, why
we need a bond of RM500 million for? Where will the RM500 million be
invested in?" Why is there a need to commit the State government to debts
due in 2014?
"Datuk Johnny Mositun seems to know more than the other Cabinet
Ministers when he confidently announces that the bond was for a "specific
purpose" and not "because the government is short of funds." SAPP Youth
wants Mositun to elaborate and explain what the so called specific purpose
is ...more
comment
 KOTA BELUD,June
7, 2010: Singkui Tinggi thought he was only doing his job as a village
head when he appealed to the State Government to reconsider the proposed
Sungai Kadamaian dam project in the interest of more than 800 villagers in
Kampung Tambatuon.
But, his bravery to speak up instead saw him getting a one-month service
termination notice for the post that he had been holding for the past 28
years from the Local Government and Housing Ministry last month.
Singkui, 78, said they were really hoping that proposed dam construction
would be deferred in order to save their homes and properties in the
village that had been in existence for the past three centuries from
ending up being submerged in water.
In his statement in March, Singkui had said that as voters and staunch
supporters of the government the people in Kampung Tambatuon had high
confidence on the government's leadership to protect their welfare
and future ...more
KOTA
KINABALU, Jun 6, 2010: Hydropower, biomass and the Bakun dam in
Sarawak are feasible alternatives to a proposed coal-fired power
plant in Sabah, a Malaysian study has found. The recent study has
put both the state and federal governments as well as the power
utility companies, Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd,
which are advising them, in a tight spot ... comment
Kota Kinabalu, Thu, 3 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today
said the government must seriously,
urgently and sincerely eliminate subsidies to UMNO and BN leaders
and remove wastages and inefficiencies in the government and curb
corruption among its ranks before imposing cuts on subsidies on
livelihood necessities that will affect the people ...more
Kota Kinabalu, Wed, 2 June 2010:
Sabah Progressive Party President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the feeble efforts of UMNO Supreme
Council member, Datuk Dr. Norraesah Mohamad, an economist, to shrug off
the warning that Malaysia could be a bankrupt nation like Greece in nine
years' time show that UMNO leaders are still unable to see the underlying
trend that has been besetting Malaysia for the last decade. Datuk Dr.
Norraesah has described possibility of national bankruptcy as "ridiculous" ...more
comment
 Jun 2, 2010:
Sabah Progressive Party Vice President Datuk Chua Soon Bui expressed her
shock and concern on the 25 people from Sabah, 12 men and 13 women, aged
from 18 to 46, all have blood ties with each other who travelled all the
way from Sabah to Kangar, Perlis and at the TV3's Jom Heboh Carnival to
prey on victims by pick pocketing and snatching.
Chua, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tawau said four of them
were caught at the carniväl site and the rest were also found, two of them
have stayed at a hotel in Kuala Perlis and later detained.
Police also found RM27,000 worth of gold jewellery and records of
crimes, which took places in shifts.
"I view it as a very serious matter because it is considered as an
organised crime and syndicate (as members of families are trained in
pick-pocket n snatching) which very much unheard of in Sabah.
"I urge the police to check on their background, whether they are born as
Malaysian citizens in Sabah ...more
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