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MP SPEAKS | The simple fact is that there is still hope as long as we, the people, do not give up and we resolve to unite to fight the injustices.

MP SPEAKS | Malaysia Day is a significant bridge for East and West Malaysia and it has become more significant.

LETTER | Contractors must ensure that the workers are properly trained and certified.

MP SPEAKS | For him, it is obviously not about the people anymore but his political survival.

LETTER | This is an appropriate time to reflect on what has happened in our country these recent weeks.

LETTER | GE14 showed that M'sians rejected the race-based politics of Umno. 

ADUN SPEAKS | In representing these four, I am merely carrying out my responsibilities as an advocate.

UPDATED 11AM | LETTER | DCM wants thanks for upgrading a road - except it hasn't been upgraded at all.

ADUN SPEAKS | Have we moved forward, or are the Rajah’s worst fears now being realised?

ADUN SPEAKS | ‘This could well be a politically motivated strategy…to divide the people and foment resentment.’

LETTER | There is rot in the Forestry Department, and we must dig deep to find out why. 

'Community chiefs should be appointed by the communities and not by the government'.

COMMENT | In S’wak. stretches of the Ba’Kelalan-Long Semadoh road are just muddy tracks.
 

Let us share our good harvests while we can, for this is the spirit of Gawai.

I refer to the front-page story in the Borneo Post today regarding disputes arising from the Pan-Borneo Highway.

For the people of the Christian faith worldwide, Easter is the most significant celebration in the calendar, even more so than Christmas. In the Borneo Evangelical Church (BEM), Easter celebrations were traditionally held in one church in the Lawas district, and the Lun Bawangs would travel for days to attend the Irau Easter, which is celebrated over several days.

I refer to the comment by Sin Chew Daily that is reproduced in Free Malaysia Today as ‘Pivotal role for Sabah, Sarawak MPs over Hadi’s bill’.It has been suggested that the government’s version of Act 355 will only be applicable to Muslims in West Malaysia, in an effort to win over the MPs from Sabah and Sarawak, who had strongly objected to the bill.

I wholeheartedly agree with the urging by human rights advocates that capital punishment be removed for all crimes currently punishable by death.

I have just returned to Lawas from visiting my constituency and am pleasantly surprised and relieved to learn of the drug arrests and confiscation of properties by the police in Lawas last week.

ADUN SPEAKS | The place is like a fish market, but staff try to do their best.

My party members and I were pleasantly surprised to learn that the main suspect in the shooting of Bill Kayong has been caught and will be sent back to Miri to face charges.

I was dismayed to read about the arrest of 41 Orang Asli from the Temiang community over their anti-logging blockade in Gua Musang. This is something I did not expect from a state government which claims to be guided by the principles of justice and moral righteousness.

ADUN SPEAKS | Why did Adenan Satem drop pledge to get Sarawak’s rights restored with a state assembly motion?

ADUN SPEAKS | The crux of the matter is the question of jurisdiction.