Joe Fernandez

No integrity, no credibility in Bakun saga

No integrity, no credibility in Bakun saga

COMMENT Lots of questions have been asked over Sime Darby's management of the Bakun Dam project with very few credible answers.
High time Samy did the right thing

High time Samy did the right thing

COMMENT Despite his self-confessed fascination with the number 8, the MIC president's retirement date should be along the lines of sooner than later.
Taib Mahmud's successor a settled issue

Taib Mahmud's successor a settled issue

COMMENT Norah Abdul Rahman, his cousin, is favoured for the PBB party leader post, although quite a few are quietly eyeing it too.
Putrajaya just doesn't get the picture

Putrajaya just doesn't get the picture

COMMENT The mindsets of East Malaysians are distinctly different from West Malaysians and politicians in the peninsula ignore this at their peril.
When multiracialism died in Sabah

When multiracialism died in Sabah

Berjaya veteran Mohd Noor Mansoor calls for young Sabahan politicians to bring the state back to its glory days of true multiracialism.
MACC nabs Sabah 'politically-linked' wheeler-dealers

MACC nabs Sabah 'politically-linked' wheeler-dealers

It has nabbed four well-known wheeler-dealers in Sabah in three separate arrests this week.
MyKad shocker for Sabahan non-Muslims

MyKad shocker for Sabahan non-Muslims

NONE Sabahan non-Muslims in their thousands have been registered with 'Islam' as their religion on their MyKads.
PBS warns BN's Sabah 'fixed deposit' at risk

PBS warns BN's Sabah 'fixed deposit' at risk

Make efforts to settle the illegal immigrant problem or BN can kiss goodbye its secure vote bank in Sabah, warns a senior party leader.
Activist 'gives up' on Sabah illegals with MyKads

Activist 'gives up' on Sabah illegals with MyKads

Efforts to shame the federal government into admitting that MyKads have been issued to illegal immigrants in Sabah have proved fruitless.
Sabah expert says health services 'crumbling'

Sabah expert says health services 'crumbling'

DAP state health bureau head says ailing healthcare demands immediate response from all, regardless of party loyalties.
'Illegals to be booted out when PKR takes over Sabah'

'Illegals to be booted out when PKR takes over Sabah'

“Their presence on the local electoral rolls disenfranchises Sabahans in their own state," says PKR Sabah leader Daniel John Jambun.
NEM targets unachievable for Sabah

NEM targets unachievable for Sabah

The state economy has to grow at an unrealistic 15 percent or more to meet the NEM target of US$15,000 per capita income by 2020.
Non-Chinese teachers must speak Mandarin

Non-Chinese teachers must speak Mandarin

Sabah Chinese schools say they have no problem in accepting anyone fluent in the language.
Non-Chinese teachers not welcome

Non-Chinese teachers not welcome

Sabah Education Department says Chinese primary schools should accept non-Chinese to ease the shortage. LDP says SED only making excuses for not recruiting.
Perkasa's hype of Malay supremacy is self-serving

Perkasa's hype of Malay supremacy is self-serving

ibrahim ali COMMENT When Perkasa blusters about defending the constitution, what it really wants is licence to continue to trample on the sacred document.
Sabahans livid over loss of oil blocks

Sabahans livid over loss of oil blocks

NONE Opposition leaders also claim the handover to Brunei has breached the federal constitution.
Sabah re-ignites cabotage policy row

Sabah re-ignites cabotage policy row

Partial liberalisation has failed, laments FSM president Wong Khen Thau.
Gridlock on illegals occupying KK housing estate

Gridlock on illegals occupying KK housing estate

The authorities seemed have turned a blind eye or two on this festering problem, afflicting affected residents with sleepless nights.
Putrajaya's Sabah poverty figures under attack

Putrajaya's Sabah poverty figures under attack

Government statistics far from reflective of real situation, laments Sabah opposition.
Zaid barking up the wrong tree

Zaid barking up the wrong tree

NONE COMMENT Does he really expect the court to order fresh elections which results in magically crowning him MP of Hulu S'gor?
Human trafficking worsens in Sabah

Human trafficking worsens in Sabah

The state is amongst top three human trafficking hotspots in the country, and is spinning out of control, says police.
Landmark ruling on Sabah native land

Landmark ruling on Sabah native land

A bank has to ascertain the legality of its ownership of native land in Sabah especially when a non-native is involved.
Rosmah not the first controversial politican's wife

Rosmah not the first controversial politican's wife

najib and rosmah COMMENT Malaysian history is rife with politicians’ wives who simply cannot shake unwanted public attention.
Zaid needs young Malays out in full force

Zaid needs young Malays out in full force

COMMENT DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang has set a tall order by estimating that Zaid needs at least 85 percent of the Chinese vote to win in Hulu Selangor tomorrow.