Leaders of low integrity

"Raymond Tan had even failed to honour his words when he (Tan) announced during his last meeting with SAPP Supreme Council last year that, he would resign as both the Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure Development Minister within 24 hours if SAPP pulls out of the BN coalition..." What say you? $$$$$$more...

Gerakan joins Sabah Cabinet thru backdoor

Raymond and Au joins Gerakan, a Peninsular-based BN component party...

"Not only the BN leaders in Sabah including all component parties have no such power but they also depends on Federal leaders especially the Prime Minister to solve such issue, which is vital to the State.

Raymond Tan, the Running Dog!

Tan, a former deputy president of SAPP,protected and favoured by Yong, SAPP president, became a running dog because of his own selfish and personal benefits of the lucrative deputy chief minister of Sabah, a post he could not even have dreamt of or achieve without SAPP and Datuk Yong's support and recommendation.

An ungrateful servant and treacherous dog, Tan prefers to sell his soul and betray SAPP and the people of Sabah.

Being partyless, now he is desperately trying to pull SAPP members away to join him in order to achieve his greed, money and power.

BN mulls new multi-racial group

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has mooted the idea of creating a new group within Barisan Nasional to allow people to directly join the ruling coalition as members.

Could it be another poor, ad-hoc "flip-flop" decision? In the process maverick politicians will flourish creating a somewhat confused situation within the BN.

At least, SAPP defectors and traitors found their new home.

Main cast in the Game of Betrayal

Obviously, we can see that Raymond Tan, is playing a delaying game, to back his previous word that he will stay with SAPP but if SAPP sacks him, then he will say "they sack me, they don't want me". He has yet to send his letter of resignation.

But ironically, he has announced he has left SAPP and now trying to form a renegade party called "Sabah People's Movement Party" or "Sabah United Party" by pinching and enticing existing SAPP members all around Sabah. His party claiming "15,000" renegade members will be formed soon.

Unprecedented, says LDP boss

Sandakan: International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong described the retention of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah as Deputy Chief Minister and Infrastructure Development Minister as "unprecedented".

He was commenting on a report that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman had advised Tan to "stay on" until he consulted the Barisan Nasional component parties, before deciding on an action.

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Tan should be more grateful, honest and conscientious

KOTA KINABALU, Sep 19, 2008: More grateful, honest and conscientious was the call by SAPP Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah, to Raymond Tan, a former Deputy President, when making his statement in the press claiming the party (SAPP) had ditched him.

Tan, who is holding an important Deputy Chief Minister’s post, was very reluctant to give up his post, in view of so much vested interests and privileges he is having at the moment, which put his own interests above the party and its struggle, policies and discipline. more...

LDP eyeing vacant posts

SAPP's pullout from the BN was expected based on their actions and conduct recently, according to LDP President Datuk Liew Vui Keong.

Nevertheless, Liew said he felt sad claiming that he and Yong were "good friends" and added the move had left a gap (all government positions)which needs to be filled under the BN umbrella."

Claiming LDP now being the strongest Chinese-based party in Sabah to fill this gap, he said he is confident that his party will continue to advance the "cause and struggle" of Malaysian Chinese in Sabah. 18 Sep 2008 more...

Api Api election petition dismissed?

KOTA KINABALU: The Election Court here on Monday dismissed with costs, a petition challenging the election of BN’s Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai as the Api Api state assemblyman in the March 8 general election.

Dr Yee, the Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president and state Resource Development Minister, "won" the seat with 174-vote majority against Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Christina Liew.

The petition was filed by Api Api voter Audrey Karen Barry, who claimed that there were elements of corrupt practice or general intimidation by Dr Yee or his agents, including printing and distributing pamphlets containing false and inflammatory statements.

"Ridiculous judgement, they were caught with their pants down...caught in the red...A case of unjustified justice"

Sufficient reasons for Govt to act, says Liew

Kuala Lumpur: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Datuk Liew Vui Keong said there were sufficient grounds for the Government to use the ISA on blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng.

Liew, who is Deputy International Trade and Industry Ministry, said he was shocked when he heard the news of the detentions Friday night but after being briefed on the reasons for the detention and listening to a statement from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that the Government would not take such action without reason, he understood why the action was taken.

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SAPP must be punished: LDP

Penampang: The BN Supreme Council should take disciplinary action against SAPP at its next meeting over the party's stated intention to support any no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
LDP Deputy President Datuk Chin Su Phin made the suggestion after the official opening of his Api Api Division's AGM by LDP Organising Secretary Yong Vui Chung.

Teo Chee Kang's statement's an insult

"For LDP's Secretary-general YB Teo Chee Kang to criticize SAPP as beng rhetoric and doing nothing else other then sending memorandums concerning Sabah's problems is an insult to both SAPP and the people of Sabah," said SAPP Asst Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah.

PBS and LDP eyeing our positions if vacant: SAPP

Kota Kinabalu: The people in Sabah should examine the real motivation for BN component parties from Sabah frantically calling for the ouster of SAPP from the coalition, said its Secretary-General, Datuk Richard Yong.

He said SAPP is of the view that these parties, including PBS and LDP, could not wait for SAPP to be ousted so they will have the government positions vacated by SAPP representatives and dished out to their leaders.

Dr Max (PBS) remarks unbecoming

July 14, 2008: SAPP has expressed regret that certain Sabah-based parties like PBS had willingly become the Federal government's instrument to condemn the party for fighting for the rights of Sabah and,for expressing no confidence in the Prime Minister.

"But they (PBS) was silent when Umno leaders called for the PM to step down," said SAPP Secretary-general Datuk Richard Yong.

Yong pointed this out in a statement issued yesterday in response to a statement made by PBS deputy president, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili in a local daily that it was better for SAPP to quit BN besides describing it as a 'political bitch'.

"Don't Believe Malaysiakini Reports" says Pairin

"....Raymond Tan should not believe reports published in the Malaysiakini website," said Pairin.

He said this at Keningau and stressed further that "the BN meeting during that time only asked all the component party leaders to give their opinion based on the regulations, and there was no motion proposed to expel SAPP from BN."

The PBS President however agreed that the show cause letter (to SAPP) was sent via SMS to him and"the agreement from PBS was sent via SMS."

Robbin' SAPP members?

Kota Kinabalu - Datuk Robin Loh, Chairman of Sabah Gerakan, said that he .."could not understand why SAPP did not make use of the opportunity to put forward issues during the Sunday meeting with PM.." He further claimed that..." there was no SAPP representative present during the meeting chaired by Abdullah when they could have made their voices and grouses heard."

He reiterated that..." we (Gerakan) wish to remind SAPP leaders ,they owe their existence to the BN...."

Move to expel SAPP

PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan has moved a motion for SAPP to be expelled from Barisan Nasional during the ruling coalition’s management committee meeting yesterday.

The motion was seconded by VK Liew, president of another Sabah-based party LDP, according to a source from a BN component party at the meeting.

It is not known whether the party (UPKO), which is led by Minister in the PM’s Department Bernard Dompok, was invited to the meeting or whether it had chosen to stay away.

“Only the ‘three stooges’ attended - PBS, PBRS and LDP,” said the source. PBRS, or United Sabah People’s Party, is headed by Joseph Kurup.

Tham questions Chin's rationale for defending JPPS

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) stalwart Datuk Tham Nyip Shen yesterday took a swipe at the deputy president of the Liberal DemocraticParty (LDP), Datuk Chin Su Phin, for defending the sabah Federal Development Department (JPPS)
Than (pictured) questioned chin's overzealous act of defending the department and even went so far as to say that it appeared as though he had a major stake in it.
"Perhaps he should tell tthe people of Sabah what his relation is with the JPPS as I was made to understand that he is one of the biggest JPPS contractors in town.

SAPP 'dare to speak up unlike LDP'

"It's really amazing that he (Liew) has changed his once hostile attitude towards the Federal leadership so quickly, after having won the election and being appointed Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry," said Tham in a statement, Wednesday.

Reply to "Don't Pressure PM Plea" by Kurup

I am writing in respond to the statement featured in the front page of The Daily Express dated 15 May 2008 by The Right Honorable Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, our Sabah Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister, urging our MPs to give our PM time to resolve their proposals without too much pressure.

I am shocked to learn that our MPs have to draw up a list of proposals for our PM as a reminder to resolve. Don’t tell me our PM does not know or was he oblivious to the plight of our people all this years or unless he is not interested or chooses not know and it is naïve for our Tan Sri Joseph if in the request to our Federal government to do what ought to be done is asking too much or considered to be putting pressure?

I hope our Tan Sri would do some soul searching him self and take a hard look around, look at all our rakyat in the eye and honestly say that we have not been short changed with a lop-sided deal in their governing of our state. If our Federal government have been sincere in wanting to eradicate poverty and bring development to Sabah, how can we count on this promise if up till now there was not even an attempt to even look into the issue of illegal immigrant and a host of other issues.

If we have depended on others to look after us and failed, May be it is time to consider counting on ourselves.