Joe Fernandez

Some want a secret ballot while others, a show of hands, and now it's left to party president Wan Azizah to make a ruling.

Former Suhakam vice-chairperson Simon Sipaun says it should not be race-based but be operating on the basis of need.

The state government is experimenting with artificial insemination in a last ditch attempt to save the animal from extinction.

COMMENT Deputy minister VK Liew would have us all believe that the BN government is 'serious about combating corruption in the country'.

PBS tells Sino-Kadazan Jimmy Wong to go to the Native Court to authenticate his status as a native of Sabah.

COMMENT The opposition must prove that Taib is making the people suffer and that the situation has become intolerable.

COMMENT The authorities seem to rush to act in cases involving the opposition but move slower when members of the ruling coalition are involved.

Calls for her incarceration under the ISA will focus the spotlight on the real meaning of 'Ketuanan Melayu' and the 'Social Contract'.

COMMENT He should not wait for any ‘inspiration', but call for a general election when he feels it should be held.

COMMENT How is it that foreigners can become 'Malays' overnight when Malaysians of Indian and Chinese origin continue to be labelled 'pendatang'?

COMMENT The earlier the general election is called, the greater the chance of the opposition taking Putrajaya.

A heritage NGO wants heads to roll over a shopping mall cum hotel project in Kota Kinabalu.

Semporna Umno Youth says most of the rubbish originated from the surrounding islands.

The state assemblyperson is nursing the suspicion that the BN government is attempting to stifle the opposition.

ANALYSIS Today the movement is split into many factions. The question is who can Hindraf do business with?

COMMENT Zaid Ibrahim can forget the idea of him leading the Third Force. The Force must be led by the natives of Sabah and Sarawak.

ANALYSIS Zaid’s sudden departure from PKR has caught Sabah strongman Jeffrey Kitingan flat-footed.

Special assistant Phillip Among sent in his resignation yesterday but denied that he had any plans to join any BN component party.

The state industrial output is on a downward spiral as the labour shortage takes a toll on manufacturing.

Turkey exporter Ooi Say Tuan gets nod from Veterinary Services Department following ‘threat’ to dump turkey meat into the sea.

He moves to test the views of Sabahans on the political situation and the changes they would like to see.

Her conditional permit indicates she might not be able to collect information on the rights of the indigenous people.

As he is transferred to Bukit Aman, outgoing Sabah police chief Noor Rashid reviews the key challenges in the state.

Hindraf says it is ready to contest 15 parliamentary and 38 state seats under such a political movement.