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Ngumbang faction eyes six Pesaka state seats

Ngumbang faction eyes six Pesaka state seats

Former Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) deputy information chief Tedewin Ngumbang Datu has ruled out joining the Sarawak National Party (Snap).
Think again, ex-Sabah Umno veteran tells Jeffrey

Think again, ex-Sabah Umno veteran tells Jeffrey

A united opposition can throw BN out of Sabah, so stop wasting time, the man who brought Umno to Sabah tells his good friend.
Police urged to probe 'twice-born Sulu sultan'

Police urged to probe 'twice-born Sulu sultan'

UPDATED 12.56PM The incident has triggered calls, including by BN's Bernard Dompok, for a RCI into the issue of immigration in Sabah.
Rivals competing for elusive Sulu throne

Rivals competing for elusive Sulu throne

COMMENT But history continues to play games in Sabah with rivals laying claim to a throne that continues to elude their grasp.
PKR: Sabah is ready for the taking

PKR: Sabah is ready for the taking

Its Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh says "many transgressions in the state" by the ruling coalition makes the situation ripe for change.
Federal Constitution 'silent' on tribal claim to country

Federal Constitution 'silent' on tribal claim to country

COMMENT Exceptions in the Federal Constitution aside - which in any case does not water down its equality clauses - no one is any more special than the other citizens of Malaysia.
Upko wants recognition for Sabah forest dwellers

Upko wants recognition for Sabah forest dwellers

The saga of the state's forest people continues with apparently no end in sight for these nature's children with an uncertain future.
Dr M's remarks on Tamil, Mandarin gravely misplaced

Dr M's remarks on Tamil, Mandarin gravely misplaced

mahathir mohamad 180108 COMMENT He appears to be in the dark about the development of languages, some still marching on, others vanishing.
LKY's take on 'political stability' an anachronism

LKY's take on 'political stability' an anachronism

COMMENT The longer a political party stays in power, the greater the instability that follows.
Unprecedented meeting of the marginalised

Unprecedented meeting of the marginalised

COMMENT Yet again, focus is to be made on the plight of marginalised and minority communities in Malaysia - but when will action be taken?
'Consensus' not the right approach for Sabah PKR

'Consensus' not the right approach for Sabah PKR

COMMENT Closing the divide for the PKR seems like the hunt for the holy grail as the former appears unable to trust its Sabah counterparts.
UBF needs drastic re-think on 3rd Force ideals

UBF needs drastic re-think on 3rd Force ideals

COMMENT Jeffrey’s game plan is to explain the Borneo agenda to political parties across the divide as a first step.
Suluks in Sabah struggling for state-wide platform

Suluks in Sabah struggling for state-wide platform

They want to band together to raise and address issues in housing, education, health, and illegal immigration.
Jeffrey's out of PKR: What's next?

Jeffrey's out of PKR: What's next?

NONE COMMENT Former PKR VP Jeffrey Kitingan appears to have finally caved in to intense pressure from some of his advisors.
Sabah wrestles with inequity on native land

Sabah wrestles with inequity on native land

The problem of untitled native land - considered as state land - in Sabah as a never-ending one.
No one sure what Palanivel is trying to sell

No one sure what Palanivel is trying to sell

COMMENT Now that he finally has the job, he doesn’t have the faintest idea what to do with it.
Semporna tops world in marine biodiversity

Semporna tops world in marine biodiversity

coral reef Sabah eastern seaboard area dethrones hitherto top-ranked Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Upko fears 'Sabahans' may want vote on M'sia

Upko fears 'Sabahans' may want vote on M'sia

Deputy president Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing worries illegal immigrants with MyKads will demand a referendum on the state being in Malaysia.
Taib has a lot to hide, says ex-Suhakam vice-chair

Taib has a lot to hide, says ex-Suhakam vice-chair

NONE He is said to be indulging in 'an exercise of futility' in attempting to stem the ongoing probe.
Liew vows to stay in PKR even if Jeffrey quits

Liew vows to stay in PKR even if Jeffrey quits

NONE She laments the ‘disconnect’ on Jeffrey Kitingan’s position in PKR following the launch of the United Borneo Front.
Indians in PKR should end their charade

Indians in PKR should end their charade

COMMENT Instead, they should work for a system which swears by the brightest and best.
BN, Pakatan taken aback by launch of Third Force

BN, Pakatan taken aback by launch of Third Force

COMMENT The strategy of the Sabah BN parties for now is ‘hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil'.
Jeffrey says Putrajaya cheating Sabah, S'wak

Jeffrey says Putrajaya cheating Sabah, S'wak

NONE His United Borneo Front has been dubbed as the 'Borneo Tea Party'.
Karim Ghani leaves Sabah Umno for PKR

Karim Ghani leaves Sabah Umno for PKR

Said to have brought Umno to Sabah, he now says the party has ignored the autonomy of the state, even picking its head of government.