Tony Thien

Villagers cry foul over 'wild celebration'

Villagers cry foul over 'wild celebration'

Kuching A group of villagers say a joint venture between a local firm and a state government agency is using devious means to get back at them after they filed a suit against it for land encroachment.
18y ago
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'Expect more than 40 to defect'

'Expect more than 40 to defect'

The Sarawak PKR chief told a press conference in Kuching that Pakatan could now count on more that 40 MPs to cross over from the government camp.
18y ago
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Special Branch probes defection rumours: S'wak MP

Special Branch probes defection rumours: S'wak MP

The Sarawak MP has today spoken out strongly about the urgent need to end the long rule of the 'arrogant' BN government as rumours of potential crossovers pick up steam.
18y ago
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War of words between Sapp and Umno

War of words between Sapp and Umno

Sapp ticks off Sabah Umno secretary Yahya Hussain after he remarked that Yong Teck Lee should emulate his deputy, Raymond Tan, regarding respect and loyalty.
18y ago
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Sapp: Probe losses in investment unit

Sapp: Probe losses in investment unit

Sapp wants a probe into the so-called fiasco on the Saham Amanah Sabah unit trust that had reportedly caused losses of hundreds of millions of ringgit.
18y ago
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Anwar is bragging, says Taib

Anwar is bragging, says Taib

The Sarawak chief minister says it is impossible for Anwar Ibrahim to entice 30 BN legislators to abandon ship by Sept 16.
18y ago
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Rebel party hails PKR victory

Rebel party hails PKR victory

Sapp leader Yong Teck Lee says instead of learning from the March general elections, BN has chosen to again whip up racial sentiments to win support.
18y ago
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Taib implicated in Indon timber scam

Taib implicated in Indon timber scam

According to an Indonesian newspaper report, Indonesian logs are being illegally shipped into Sarawak, spurring state PKR chief to call for immediate ACA investigation.
18y ago
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S'wak PKR draws up list of projects to shelve

S'wak PKR draws up list of projects to shelve

Calling for an end to cronyism and nepotism, the party's legal advisor says that development projects will take on a new meaning when Pakatan Rakyat is in power.
18y ago
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Anwar: Taib's dominance must end

Anwar: Taib's dominance must end

exclusive Seen to be just a step away from winning in Permatang Pauh, Anwar is already turning his sights on a bigger target, calling for change in Sarawak.
18y ago
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More posers on exhumation in Muslim cemetery

More posers on exhumation in Muslim cemetery

Answers wanted - there remains much to be explained on why the Mosque Charitable Board chose to exhume the Jalan Keretapi Muslim graveyard in Kuching.
18y ago
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Exhumed graves: PKR to lodge ACA report

Exhumed graves: PKR to lodge ACA report

Kuching Sarawak PKR is also fighting for compensation for relatives of the deceased whose graves were exhumed in a controversial manner in Kuching on Tuesday.
18y ago
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NCR grouses dominate Suhakam do

NCR grouses dominate Suhakam do

penan sarawak orang asli anti logging protest big thumbnail Kuching Whenever Suhakam meets the people in Sarawak, NCR land issues take centre stage. So it was at Tuesday’s session in Kuching.
18y ago
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Excavator torched in battle to keep burial ground

Excavator torched in battle to keep burial ground

Kuching An excavator was torched by an angry crowd in protest against the excavation of graves belonging to family members to make way for a condominium and private hospital. [VIDEO INSIDE]
18y ago
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Give them security, survey NCR land in Sarawak

Give them security, survey NCR land in Sarawak

Many indigenous groups in Sarawak feel insecure as they do not have titles to their NCR land, says State PKR chief Dominique Ng.

18y ago
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More aware of ACA's role now

More aware of ACA's role now

People are now more aware of the important role played by the ACA as more complaints are being received by the agency, says its director-general Ahmad Said HAmdan.
18y ago
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Sapp unhappy with BN's delayed response

Sapp unhappy with BN's delayed response

yong teck lee Sapp president Yong Teck Lee asks why it is so difficult to decide on the three-paragraph reply from his party to the show-cause letter from the Barisan Nasional.
18y ago
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Sarawak opposition: Dams unnecessary

Sarawak opposition: Dams unnecessary

The Sarawak PKR chief has come out strong in his condemnation of the present plans to build 12 dams in the state for power security.
18y ago
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Murum dam goes on despite EIA concerns

Murum dam goes on despite EIA concerns

Sarawak With the state cabinet approving the contractor for the Murum Hydro Dam, the lack of a publicly scrutinised EIA is worrying.
18y ago
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NGO: Money not way to solve illegal immigrants

NGO: Money not way to solve illegal immigrants

Sabah A leading NGO leader wants the government to review the whole concept of the levy vis-a-vis illegal and legal foreign workers.

18y ago
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PRS crisis far from over

PRS crisis far from over

Larry Sng can continue his attempt at dislodging Dr James Masing for the PRS leadership but it could turn out to be a futile effort.

18y ago
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Sarawak CM irks activist over dams

Sarawak CM irks activist over dams

To the scathing attack by the Sarawak chief minister on activists resisting dam constructions, an activist sarcastically asked him to just keep building dams and ignore the plight of the people.
18y ago
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Sarawak PKR chief sacks secretary

Sarawak PKR chief sacks secretary

Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh was sacked because he allegedly failed to stop controversial Santubong PKR branch leader, Saidin Massudin Sahini, from attending the party’s leadership retreat.
18y ago
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Conduct studies on dams first

Conduct studies on dams first

A senior Sarawak PKR leader urges the state government to carry out socio-economic and EIA studies first before building the 12 dams planned in Sarawak.
18y ago
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