Anwar's statement signifies progress in opposition co-operation

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) welcomes the offer by PKR de facto leader, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to Sabah-based opposition parties to contest some of the seats that were contested by PKR in previous general elections with a view to achieve a one to one fight against the BN in the coming 13th general elections.

"On the part of SAPP, we will reciprocate such good will and understanding with adjustments to SAPP's preparations for the elections, which is widely expected to be in June," said its president, Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

Cloak and dagger game

SAPP takes note of the DAP Sabah negotiation panel on seats sharing in preparing for the general elections. This panel was constituted in January this year. Has DAP actually negotiated with PKR and PAS in Sabah, as claimed by them?

SAPP confirms that Sabah deputy chairman Fred Fung who supposedly heads the so-called negotiation panel has spoken about this to me and our party President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

Game of deceit and betrayal

The Batu Sapi by-election hotly contested between three parties namely, BN, SAPP and PKR. The contested was actually focussed on BN against SAPP, but the unexpected results of SAPP behind the PKR on votes actually from deceit, character assasinations, massive bribery and votes buying.

SAPP was attacked both left and right by the BN and PKR+DAP. BN's campaign came in all sorts, from vote-buying, election promises of huge projects, controlling of the mainstream media, TV and newspapers, using Tham Dog strategy while the PKR and DAP hard hitting Yong and SAPP...even to extent of asking the voters during their final ceramah to either vote for BN or PKR.

Sabah promised autonomy under Pakatan rule

Autonomy will be granted to Sabah when Pakatan Rakyat comes to power, the top leaders of the opposition coalition promised yesterday, the eve of Malaysia Day.

Umno-Pas Unity Government?

This issue came up again and again....If that is the case, why not get married now (PM said it is like a marriage)...What have the other BN component "puppet" parties to say?

The issue of PAS forming a unity government with Umno had cropped up again at the recently held PAS muktamar where it was openly promoted by party president Abdul Hadi Awang.

Go back to the people

Dissolution of the Perak state assembly should be the best option and fair to the people in Perak.

Desperate Power Grabs

Two missing, found and missing again PKR assemblymen created a political storm in Perak on suspicion of party hopping and fueled by the "revelation" from the Prime Minister that they will soon be joining the BN.

This incident is not new...I believe...and it has been planned and executed. These duo were entrapped from the beginning!

Pakatan and Hudud

Pas vice president,Husam Musa, was took to task by Dap Lim Kit Siang for reiterating Pas' plan to implement Islamic hudud laws should they succeed taking over the federal government.

Hudud refers to the punishments that are fixed for certain offences including theft, robbery, illicit sex, alcohol consumption and apostasy. Punishment for these offences are corporal in nature, involving whipping, stoning to death and amputation of limbs. What you say?

Is it possible Pakatan's 916 plan becomes reality?

PKR supremo: I may have to defer Sept 16
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he may have to defer his Sept 16 deadline to form a new government given that the Barisan Nasional had recently sent a large team of backbenchers to Taiwan on an agricultural study trip.

"We definitely have sufficient numbers (of MPs), but we would have to wait first as they are currently ‘enjoying Ramadan' in Taiwan," Anwar was quoted as saying by the Star newspaper.

The former deputy prime minister said he had information the members of parliament would not be allowed to return from Taiwan before Sept 16 in order to thwart his plans.

Anwar's Pakatan Rakyat alliance has 82 out of the 222 seats in parliament. The 61-year old had promised voters he would overturn the Barisan's currently held majority by inviting its MPs to defect to the Pakatan camp.

Yong is right in his assessment: Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu (29/4/08): Responding to the statement by Chief Minster Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman when opening the Sabah Progressive Party's (SAPP) 13th Biennial Delegates' Conference on Sunday asking Sabah BN members to double their efforts to ensure BN remains relevant, he said: "Will the BN members listen to the Chief Minister's urging to double their efforts when the Prime Minister does not act positively on their leaders' demands?"
Jeffrey said it showed that the BN system no longer works and is indeed irrelevant. Nonetheless, he agreed with SAPP President, Datuk Yong Teck Lee that the present political situation has offered a new way out for Sabah. "And Sabahans should seize this opportunity to act and change course quickly if we are to escape from the out-of-date colonial style exploitative divide-and-rule of Umno," he said.