Sabah Deputy CM Confident Putatan Folk With BN

PUTATAN (SABAH), Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin has expressed confidence that voters in Putatan will remain with the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election. The assemblyman for Petagas, one of the two state seats in the Putatan parliamentary constituency, said even the young voters in Putatan would favour the BN. Tanjong Aru is the other state seat within Putatan. Yahya, who is Sabah...

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Ten wandering pygmy elephants in Sabah translocated to Tabin elephant range

photo credit: Borneo Insider LAHAD DATU: Ten Borneo pygmy elephants that had ventured more than 45 km from the Tabin Managed Elephant Range, ending up 10 km from Lahad Datu town, were rescued over a period of one week from Jan 18. The effort coordinated by the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) under the Sabah Wildlife Department saw nine female elephants taken back to the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, while a sole young male aged about four years was sent...

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PM: GE13 will be Malaysia’s 1st ‘social media election’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak using his iPad to take a picture of the audience during the opening of Malaysia Social Media Week 2013 summit in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday . -IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/ The Star. KUALA LUMPUR: The coming General Election will be Malaysia's first "social media election", said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said that this was because politicians were already using social media networks to...

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Nik, BR1M is for the human beings and not Haiwan

His recent " HAIWAN " remark on the BR1M assistance has caused much tension among the people including those politicians as well as the BN Government. He was reportedly said that the BR1M makes the people look like chickens and cows and the government is " feeding the hungry chicks " in the country. First of all Nik, the BR1M is not a chicken, cow or whatever you may it is. We view this as a whole thing. The government has spent so much pennies...

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Sabah BN Women gear up for door-to-door ‘marathon’

KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional (BN) Women were urged to get themselves mentally and physically ready for the 13th General Election. BN Women chairperson Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, who likened the general election campaign to a marathon, said that since this is the final phase of the preparation for the general election,  all the 20,000 women members in Sabah must be ready to face the opposition. Speaking to more than 2,000 Sabah...

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SAPP lost its 70 members in Beaufort

  photo credit: Borneo Insider It is quite shocking to know that there are 70 SAPP members have quit the party and decided to join Beaufort UMNO.  Having said that SAPP prominent leaders, Yong Teck Lee, Richard Yong, Melanie Chia, Junz Wong, Wong Yit Ming among others, are giving so many anti government speeches and even some wild allegations still the other door is open for the exes. So now, perhaps they will think like, 70 of...

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SESB is now on Facebook and Twitter

photo credit: Borneo Insider SESB, once being critically blasted for causing severe power breakdowns and the power thieves issue, has become a new entity. Recently, the company has started its promotional campaigns through Facebook and Twitter, for better communication with the consumers and provide better service to them. Through the social websites, the public can receive info or updates on the electricity breakdown cases, and these are the...

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No issue among the Sabah BN parties: Muhy

NABAWAN: Sabah is developing rapidly under the Barisan Nasional (BN) government and leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Federal level and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman in the State level, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. "I can see for myself Sabah has undergone so many changes, its landscape has been transformed," he said, adding that he comes to Sabah so much so that he considered...

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Warm water and lemon, why you should drink it?

picture credits to : Ashley Pitman Another entry for a healthier body today. I found this one interesting though. Why we have to warm water and lemon, and make it as a habit?  Here are some of the reasons/ benefits you can get. :) 1. Boosts your immune system 2. Balances pH 3. Helps with weight loss 4. Aids digestion   5. Acts as a gentle, natural diuretic   6. Clears skin 7. Hydrates the lymph system     So,...

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Lahad Datu Standoff: Philippines naval ships in Tawi-Tawi waters to help stabilise situation

  A Philippine Navy ship patrols the Sulu Sea near the port of Sulu province southern Philippines/EPA "Going there with arms is not the way to resolve this. When you brandish arms naturally the other side has only one way to respond to such a challenge,'' Philippines president Benigno Aquino reportedly said in his first public comment on the incident. He urged the gunmen to give up peacefully. LAHAD DATU: Six Philippines naval ships...

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615 claims on land pertaining to NCR

  KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Land and Survey Department received a total of 615 claims on land pertaining to Native Customary Rights (NCR), involving a total of 1,164 claimants over a period of 15 years, since 1997. According to the director, Datuk Osman Jamal, from the total, 365 cases were approved, 70 rejected and 180 still remain unresolved. “This means that the NCR issue is not a big thing as portrayed by some quarters because...

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Service tax defaulters will be blackisted

  KOTA KINABALU: The state customs department has launched a crackdown on defiant businessmen who have yet to settle their service tax despite being reminded to do so. All in all, 344 business outlets have been identified and served with notices to pay up within seven days from February 20. “If they still fail to comply, they will be blacklisted,” state customs director Datuk Dr Janathan Kandok. On Tuesday night, a team of customs...

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Book on past educators in Sabah launched

 img source: google  KOTA KINABALU: A book about the history of past educators and schools in Sabah was launched at Sabah State Library (PNS) here yesterday. Sabah Ex-education Officers Association (PBPPPS) has published 6,000 copies of its new book entitled “Jejak Pendidik” (Volume 5) and presented a set of the books ranging from Volume 1–5 to PNS. Jejak Pendidik Volume 5, which took one year to be completed, contains...

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Green smoothie, a new way to keep YOU healthy

Before I jumped into my topic today, how many of us have actually taking care of ourselves especially our health? We meddled with lots of issues in today's society, facing lots of stress in workplace, schools, home and etc, we bunched lots of processed foods each and every day, and the list goes on.  No, I'm not here to criticize the way you are eating but rather share with you how this green thing can help in managing your health.  Well,...

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MCA pledges to assist BN candidate for Penampang

KOTA KINABALU: MCA Penampang chief Datuk Paul Kong has given his division’s pledge to ensure that the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the parliamentary constituency will be victorious in the 13th general election. Kong, when addressing the audience and invited guests at MCA Penampang’s ‘Majlis Malam Muhibbah Tahun Baru Cina 2013′ at the Lido Commercial Area on Sunday, also expressed hope that the BN leadership will retain incumbent MP,...

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JV way to end K'batangan land dispute

Kota Kinabatangan: The land claim issue involving members of the Sungai Koyah A, Kinabatangan Phase I, II and III smallholders scheme here was resolved with the consent of the majority of them to enter into a joint venture with Syarikat Bagus Maju Berhad. Land and Survey Department Director Datuk Osman Jamal said all the problems including doubts on the matter were resolved Monday, when most of the 400 members agreed to the joint venture. "What...

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IGP: Police in control of Lahad Datu situation

image source: The Star Petaling Jaya: The situation in Lahad Datu, where a group of followers of the Sulu Sultanate are holed up in a village, is under control, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar . He said the situation would be resolved as soon as possible. "We are hoping for a peaceful outcome," he told pressmen after presenting awards to motorists here Wednesday. Ismail dismissed allegations that the police had been...

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RM7.7 million for Sabah State Library

KOTA KINABALU: As much as RM7.7 million will be spent on identified facility and infrastructure projects for the development of the Sabah State Library throughout the state. Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Hjh Azizah Dun said each year, the library development under her ministry’s purview will continue to be given priority. She said this when officiating the state-level Reading Campaign 2013 Launching...

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Civil Servant Has Important Role To Contrive Vision 2020 - Musa Aman

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said as a prime mover for government's transformation programme, the public service has an important role to ensure that Malaysia is well positioned to become a developed nation by 2020. In this regard, he urged federal and state services based in Sabah to continue to give full attention so that all plans moved by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak could...

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Datuk Musa - Upko Chinese New Year Open House

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman gives his full support to the Chinese who is celebrating the Chinese New Year. Recently he attended the Chinese New Year open house hosted by UPKO Beaufort at Dewan Dato Shahbandar. Datuk Musa delivered his speech by mentioning about the people, should not be influenced by the opposition. Below are the quotes from Datuk Musa while delivering his speech on that day : "Billions of ringgit have been received...

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Rakyat Sabah Tidak Perlu Takut

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Praying for quick end to Lahad Datu standoff

LAHAD DATU: Farmers and oil palm smallholders are praying for a quick end to the standoff that is entering its second week between Malaysian security forces and an armed Sulu group. They have been unable to enter the vicinity of Kampung Tanduo at Felda Sahabat 17, some 170km from this east coast town, to harvest their oil palm and other produce, such as water melons. A farmer who tried to enter the tight security cordon surrounding the...

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Proposal for all parties to send 13th GE candidate list for MACC vetting

KUALA LUMPUR: The Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP) has proposed that all parties send their list of candidates contesting in the 13th general election for vetting by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). CCPP chairman Datuk Johan Jaafar said the proposal was to ensure potential candidates were not tainted with corruption and to prevent any baseless accusations on any individual or party behind the candidate. "We...

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MACC done screening potential candidates for GE13

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has completed the process of screening candidates submitted by political parties to contest in the coming general election. However, MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Sutinah Sutan said political parties could request the commission for the service if they still had candidates to be screened. She said it was nothing new for the commission to screen candidates...

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Don’t be provoked by stories on social media — Musa Aman

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister urged the people not to be provoked by articles published on the social media regarding a group of Philippine nationals who encroached into Lahad Datu recently. He said the people should not believe stories released by unreliable sources that could lead to all sorts of opinions and speculation. “The government has settled talks (with the intruders) and we are going to deport them to their home country. “What...

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