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BN Ministers are lost and directionless on illegals
 Kota Kinabalu, Monday, 26 July 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
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.
Melanie who is also the Women Chief for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
contended this while responding to a statement by State Industrial
Development Minister, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah on Friday, that Petronas
will only agree to let Sabah keep a portion of the gas channeled to the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal if it is able to substantially build up its
infrastructure and manpower to support the oil and gas industry in Sabah.
She further contended that the siphoning of Sabah natural gas to Sarawak
clearly showed that Petronas was never sincere to allow Sabah to develop
its gas industry.
"They (Petronas) have been taking our resources since 1976. Until today,
we do not see any development in gas downstream industries in Sabah. This
somehow caused many people to wonder why a state like Melaka which has no
natural gas and oil can have downstream industries in oil and gas," she
said...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.
"Tourism, investment and commercial activities would flourish which in turn
will bring tax revenues for the government, eventually far exceeding the
RM3 billion cost of the bridge ...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
Sepa (unhappy over meet venue) may boycott
KOTA KINABALU, July 23, 2010: The Government must explain why next week's
panel review meeting on the detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA)
for the proposed coal-fired plant was shifted to Putrajaya in Kuala
Lumpur.
It also owes an explanation on why the meeting would be held five days
before the July 31 closing date for the public and other interested
parties to send in their comments to the Department of Environment (DOE)
as advertised by the agency.
Those who were invited by the Department of Environment for the panel
meeting were informed that it would be held at 2 pm on July 27 at the
Federal departments complex here ...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.
"The Special Task Force, the Immigration Department, the Armed
Forces,
Maritime and joint Military Task Force had jointly carried out one
operation after another. They had the experiences, the know-how and the
facilities. They are totally capable of performing their duty. What is
really being required is the sincerity and the political will on the part
of the BN government to resolve this problem....more
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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.
The government spends RM4.6 billion a year in toll subsidies.
Works Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor said last month that the Cabinet had
not yet decided to withdraw the toll subsidies.
"This is blatantly unfair," said Majimbun, who is the MP for Sepanggar.
"The government continues to waste billions of ringgit on toll
subsidies, which do not benefit the poor because not many of them can
afford a car or even drive one ...more
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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.
"We want to stress that we have natural gas which we should be using
locally for our power needs. We are not only talking about renewable
energy from biomass waste, which in any case, studies have shown to be a
cost-competitive option to coal," said Wong Tack, a member of the
coalition known as Green Surf (Sabah Unite to Re-power the Future).
The coalition further claimed that the ruling BN government loses nothing
in scrapping plans to use coal, which they called a "dirty source of
energy", and instead use natural gas which is readily available in the
state.
Wong disputed claims that the coal plant was the best solution, saying it
would take three years to complete just the first phase of the plan, while
natural gas power plants could be up and running in two years.
Furthermore, he said, gas was already in immediate supply, while
coal had to be imported ...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.
Khirudin disclosed there have been cases of fire hydrants being misused
by certain individuals although the situation is not serious.
"We have discovered a few cases of people stealing water from hydrants.
They install pipes to the hydrant and then plant flowering plants around
the hydrant to cover the illegal connection," he said...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
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 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
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 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
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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
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 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 ... they are very organized and even bother to
travel to various parts of Malaysia where there are big events with large
crowds ...more
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