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Blackout in Sarawak
By STEPHEN THEN
MIRI: A state-wide power cut in Sarawak on Saturday evening saw the blackout affect more than two million people over a distance of 1,000km from Kuching to Miri.
Cities and towns in the state were plunged into total darkness causing massive chaos as everybody was caught by surprise.
The power failure started […]
After the March 8 “political tsunami”, Sabah has been in the eye of the political storm in Malaysia, when the political leaders, MPs and people of Sabah woke up to the realisation of the completely new and critical role they play in Barisan Nasional politics.
For 45 years, Sabah politicians and people have been […]
It is regrettable that the understanding between DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for a “one-to-one” contest against the Barisan Nasional (BN) could not be extended from Peninsular Malaysia to Sabah and Sarawak, resulting in three or multi-cornered contests in the two East Malaysian states.
After the 12 days of campaigning, it is clear that in […]
It is an academic disgrace that Universiti Putra Malaysia is more famous as a Mat Rempit University than as a Research University, a status it was elevated only last month together with three other universities — Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Just like last year, UPM has brought national and international shame […]
by Sara Wak
1. Land Issues.
- Why are state lands given to companies related to the CM and his other families members, instead of being tendered for sale like in other countries such as Singapore?
- What are the reasons for the Government’s policy in imposing premiums on land leases expiring ? The Government was supposed […]
by Sara Wak
The Seef Flyover, Manama, Bahrain - RM100 million, The Kuching Flyover - More than RM 200 million - Why?
The differences are -
The Seef Flyover, Manama, Bahrain was built by WCT Engineering Bhd. from west Malaysia.
The Kuching Flyover was built by Global Upline Sdn Bhd.
You can see the difference in quality also. The […]
by Sara Wak
The state BN leaders have already lost RM billions in First Silicon and Borneo Paper & Pulp projects, on the other hand they are trying to penalise the people for the mistakes that they made by imposing high land premiums for renewal of their lands.
How much has the State lost in the […]
Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud sounded very brave last weekend when addressing Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers in Damai Resort in a seminar with the most inappropriate topic, namely “The role of political leaders: integrity and development”.
In the Star report headlined “Taib: Use law to fight back”, the Sarawak Chief […]
Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat’s resignation as Sabah Deputy Chief Minister is “no real loss” to Barisan Nasional. With or without Kah Kiat, it makes no difference to the BN in Sabah.
This is the clear message from the public reaction of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as reported by the Star […]
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