Joe Fernandez

Rhetoric on MA63 misses the real issue

Rhetoric on MA63 misses the real issue

COMMENT | The colonial nature of the Putrajaya-Sabah-Sarawak ties keep them at the bottom of the dung heap.

Harris Salleh's RM200mil formula a non-starter

Harris Salleh's RM200mil formula a non-starter

COMMENT No reason for Malaysia to alter the annual land lease sum in Sabah, even if the High Court of Borneo recognises the Sulu sultan.
Party and coalition politics not for Indians

Party and coalition politics not for Indians

COMMENT BN and Pakatan can take Indians for granted. Hindraf can help Indians make their pick with a list of election candidates from both sides.
Pre-Merdeka citizenship is Dr M's red herring

Pre-Merdeka citizenship is Dr M's red herring

NONE COMMENT It is clear that Dr M's purpose is to deflect attention from the fact that Project IC took place under his watch.
Dr M's bombshells on 'citizenship for votes'

Dr M's bombshells on 'citizenship for votes'

NONE COMMENT The more he works himself up into a frenzy over race and religion, the more divided will be the Malay vote bank.
Sabah RCI opens Pandora's Box

Sabah RCI opens Pandora's Box

COMMENT The most disturbing feature of the revelations at the RCI is whether the Sabah governments since 1994 have been legitimate.
High Court rejects million ringgit land claim

High Court rejects million ringgit land claim

Court throws out RM500 million native land suit after two days of argument, saying it has no jurisdiction in such cases.
Judge: No to accused 'rotting in jail'

Judge: No to accused 'rotting in jail'

A Sessions Court Judge in Kota Kinabalu has conditionally discharged a suspected drug peddler on remand for nearly 30 months.

 

 

Ex-Labuan MP loses motion for re-trial

Ex-Labuan MP loses motion for re-trial

However, Suhaili Abdul Rahman is mulling an appeal for the Court of Appeal to review its own decision.
Sabah wants PDA re-evaluated

Sabah wants PDA re-evaluated

Local contractors are leading demands for a review of the Petroleum Development Act, insisting that it should be fairer to their interests.
Sabah eateries split on shark hunting ban

Sabah eateries split on shark hunting ban

It's bouquets from hotel operators and brickbats from restaurateurs in Sabah following a move to ban shark hunting in local waters.

Sabah NGOs cry foul over mangroves destruction

Sabah NGOs cry foul over mangroves destruction

Outraged Sabah green activists have lodged a complaint over the stripping of 600 acres of mangrove forests in Lahad Datu.
Chinese university grads want equal treatment

Chinese university grads want equal treatment

university graduate thumbnail It's among the main reasons hindering them from returning to M'sia and serving the country upon graduating.
Sabah schools want to keep Math, Science in English

Sabah schools want to keep Math, Science in English

The Association of Sabah National-Type Chinese Schools is preparing a memorandum for submission to PM Najib.
Senator finds Sabah hospitals in sorry state

Senator finds Sabah hospitals in sorry state

Maijol Mahap fumes that the care of patients does not seem to be foremost in the minds of the authorities.
Activist urges Sabah to return all 'lost' NCR land

Activist urges Sabah to return all 'lost' NCR land

Senior lawyer Kong Hong Ming says this could also be in the form of equivalent state land or monetary compensation.
Sabah traders may 'ditch' Port Klang for Brunei

Sabah traders may 'ditch' Port Klang for Brunei

The National Cabotage Policy requiring the use of Port Klang and local ships are the reasons for steep prices in East Malaysia.
Why Sabahans, S'wakians are unhappy with peninsula

Why Sabahans, S'wakians are unhappy with peninsula

COMMENT Peninsular Malaysia-based political parties, across both sides of the divide, are driving Sabahans and Sarawakians up the wall.
Sabah's NCR guidelines 'illegal', warns activist

Sabah's NCR guidelines 'illegal', warns activist

Senior counsel Kong Hong Ming says the seven-point guideline restricts NCR claims to a limited version.
Sipaun 'not sorry' for enraging Umno

Sipaun 'not sorry' for enraging Umno

‘I fear nothing at my age,’ says the former Sabah state secretary, who insists that life was better prior to the state joining the federation.
Sabah BN 'neglecting' NCR issues

Sabah BN 'neglecting' NCR issues

Dusun-based political parties have not provided leadership to their communities on issues involving native customary rights to land, says an activist.
DPM in for cool reception over land titles

DPM in for cool reception over land titles

He will come bearing gifts by way of ‘communal titles’, but the intended recipients in Tongod, Sabah, had previously rejected the offer.
Sabahans worried about 'their' AirAsia's future

Sabahans worried about 'their' AirAsia's future

AirAsia is being forced to relocate to Terminal 1 in Kota Kinabalu from the no-frills Terminal 2.
Sabah PKR sees urgent need for land policy

Sabah PKR sees urgent need for land policy

The party says it would return all native land to the natives and draw up a land policy when it comes to power.