Dr Hiew is now big-headed

By Datuk Yong Teck Lee

Referring to YB Dr. Hiew King Cheu, Ph.D, MP for Kota Kinabalu challenging me to contest against him in the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat; my response:

In my 26 years in politics, this is my first time to hear anybody in Sabah challenging another person to contest against oneself. Therefore, I am very scared. Dr. Hiew is the most popular, friendly, humble, hard working and clean MP in Malaysia who is loved by the people. He is so strong that nobody can beat him because of his over whelming majority in the 2008 general elections. Even if he uses another symbol instead of the DAP rocket, he will still win and not end up like Dominique Ng Kim Ho of Kuching.

Hiew confirmed linkage through own admission

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 16, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah, in a press statement today said that Hiew King Cheu has confirmed his linkage to UMNO by his own admission when he revealed that he has received so-called documents from UMNO people that supposedly will expose Datuk Yong Teck Lee's misdeeds in government. In case Hiew has forgotten, Yong stepped down as Chief Minister more than 13 years ago.

Hiew confirmed linkage through own admission

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 16, 2011: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief, Chong Pit Fah, in a press statement today said that Hiew King Cheu has confirmed his linkage to UMNO by his own admission when he revealed that he has received so-called documents from UMNO people that supposedly will expose Datuk Yong Teck Lee's misdeeds in government. In case Hiew has forgotten, Yong stepped down as Chief Minister more than 13 years ago.

DAP Hiew's collusion with Sabah Umno

By Datuk Yong Teck Lee

Kota Kinabalu, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 - The guarantee that no Chief Minister can sign away huge tracts of lands, forests and mines to private interests have been put in place on 17 June 1996 when the Sabah Legislative Assembly transferred the Chief Minister's powers to the Cabinet by amending the Sabah Land Ordinance, the Forest Enactment and the Mining Ordinance. 

I was the Chief Minister to move the motion to amend the laws which was passed by the Legislative Assembly. 

UMNO selfishness, PBS collusion cause phantom voters

By Datuk Yong Teck Lee, Kota Kinabalu, Monday, August 1, 2011

It is possible to rid the electoral rolls of phantom voters because the legal mechanisms to protect the integrity of the rolls are available in the Federal Constitution, the Elections Act 1958, the Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 2002 and the National Registration Act 1959. But the first step is to remove the disease by taking action against the UMNO operatives who conspire in issuing dubious citizenship documents to foreigners.

Umno arrogance and 'big brother' attitude

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno divisions demanding seats currently being held by other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties is a clear example of how Sabah have always been treated since the formation of Malaysia, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun.

"Since the formation of Malaysia, Sabah have been treated as the small brother that can be bullied by the big brother from peninsula. These are leaders from both camps whether in the government or opposition," he said.

Majimbun who is also Sepanggar MP said even the British felt that Sabahans or at that time North Borneans would not have autonomy without the "big brothers".

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.

Sabah MyKad issue: 'Umno-BN doesn't care'

A Barisan Nasional MP's 100-page memorandum to the Home Ministry, complete with documented evidence to prove that foreigners in Sabah have gained Malaysian identification documents through dubious means, is a "wasted effort" and merely "window-dressing".

"It's unlikely to upset the Barisan Nasional applecart in the general election because as far as Umno-BN is concerned, it is a non-issue... they don't care," said Sabah Progressive Party deputy president Eric Majimbun, alluding to Tuaran MP Wilfred Bumburing's recent announcement that he had submitted sufficient proof to Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein as requested by the latter.

Majimbun, who is also Sepanggar MP, said nothing would come of Bumburing's United Pasukun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation's (Upko) brave act of collating evidence against abuse by coalition boss, Umno, in the contentious issue of citizenship for foreigners.

BN will do anything to retain power...Projek IC

This is a good point I got from Daniel John...

"But come to think of it, who is worse in being willing to do anything for power? Who are really those destroying the nation for their own selfish ends? Who are those tripling the costs of projects awarded through negotiated tenders behind closed doors, and so sucking the nation of its resources?

About Ketuanan Melayu

Is ketuanan Melayu or Malay supremacy concept as a fraudulent ideology that has propped Umno up all these years?

Who will be the next Chinese DCM this time?

With the departure of Peter Pang from LDP, he will not be expected to hold on to the DCM post for long  ... has to follow Raymond Tan's footsteps ... pick your choices - Gerakan, MCA, PBS, Upko, PBRS? Leap from Party to Party! or roll the dice!

Now, the Sabah-based parties are saying it should be given to a local party.
The equation is.....Pang cannot follow Raymond Tan's footsteps by joining Gerakan ....Gerakan never won any election in Sabah and furthermore cannot be given 2 ministerial posts. On the other hand, MCA cannot fill the DCM post because it is from Semenanjung as opposed by the other component parties, the option is to join the local parties available...PBS, Upko, PBRS.

UMNO is a disease in Sabah revisited

Long-standing Sabah Barisan Nasional component party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is beginning to resemble a sitting duck in the ruling coalition.

The party is reeling from an onslaught by the coalition's linchpin, Umno Sabah, which has made it a habit to harass its coalition partner.

The continued baiting has put LDP leaders in a combative mood after yet another Umno division leader made a public demand for a state seat held by the party.

Is Perkasa an Umno tool?

Perkasa's infamous racist, Ibrahim Ali, calling on the government to revoke the citizenship of other races had obviously tried to invoke or to ignite racial tensions in West Malaysia.

Is there something up this bigot's sleeve for raising such a sensitive issue?

Time and again, history had shown that BN's strategy of re-uniting the Malays was to create animosity amongst the races and in order to achieve that ... look for scapegoats.

Previously, MCA and MIC were too timid ever to raise their voices against the might of Umno. They have neither dignity nor guts to fight for their own races and that is why they lost terribly in the 2008 general elections.

Oh Mahathir Old Mahathir!

The government should not have any doubts and go ahead with the issuing of the sports betting license to the Berjaya Group, former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad said today.

"If I were the government, I would approve it," he told the media after hosting an education-related event at his Perdana Leadership Foundation office in Putrajaya.

He said the government should not get in the way of those who have no prohibitions against gambling.

"The Chinese always gamble. To them it is not haram (prohibited by religion). Why should we prohibit them? We can't stop them from eating pork because for them it is not haram," he said.

What say you?

Money laundering by Sabah politicians?

Reports are rife on the detention of several people linked to a top ranking political personality from Sabah to facilitate investigations of money laundering activities by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC).

It was published in the national Chinese daily, Nanyang Siang Pau and news portal Malaysiakini.

Nanyang Siang Pau on June 11 claimed eight people linked to the Chief Minister of Sabah had been detained by MACC to facilitate investigations into cases linked to the high profile case when a businessman with known business links to Sabah Umno was apprehended at the Hong Kong International Airport on Aug 18, 2006 with RM16 million in cash, which he could not accounted for.

Were Blocks L and M previously part of Malaysia, revisited

KUALA LUMPUR: Murphy Oil Corp says Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has terminated the production sharing contracts for Blocks L and M as they "are no longer a part of Malaysia".

The US-based company said on its website on Wednesday, April 21 that it was informed by Petronas following the execution of the exchange of letters between Malaysia and Brunei on March 16, 2009, the offshore exploration areas designated as Block L and Block M were no longer a part of Malaysia.

Stop subsidising Umnoputras, cut wastage, remove inefficiencies and curb corruption

Kota Kinabalu, Thu, 3 June 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee today said the government must seriously, urgently and sincerely eliminate subsidies to UMNO and BN leaders and remove wastages and inefficiencies in the government and curb corruption among its ranks before imposing cuts on subsidies on livelihood necessities that will affect the people.

"For Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jala, a successful corporate leader who had headed Shell Sarawak and then Malaysia Airlines, to warn of national bankruptcy in nine years' time means that the national malaise is worse than earlier known.

"But before the government forces its so-called subsidy rationalisation plan on ordinary people, it must first remove all subsidies for UMNO and its leaders at various levels.

"Subsidies such as the lucrative "do nothing" Approved Permits (APs) given to UMNO leaders to import vehicles cost the government much revenues. UMNO and BN government leaders travel all over the country on government expenses for their political activities.

"Blank shares in public listed companies issued to UMNO leaders and public work contracts worth billions of ringgit are much talked-about ways that UMNO divisional leaders are rewarded.

"As such, tax payers have been subsidizing the high flying, extravagant lives of some UMNO and BN leaders all over Malaysia...more

Sibu by-election revisited ... Deal or No Deal?

By Mariam Mokhtar...
Days earlier, at Rejang Park, the prime minister convinced me that BN does not have the interests of the people of Sibu at heart.

1. He said: “I don't have to come here…..to Rejang Park……This is not the place for a prime minister to come.”

2. He insulted the intelligence of the people by making deals in exchange for public service.

3. He lowered the tone of his speech by saying “Bull Shine”. Is vulgar slang accepted speech by a prime minister?

Dirtiest by-election in history ... Hulu Selangor...moving to Sibu

Zaid said, “(Prime Minister Najib Razak) came to Hulu Selangor with RM67 million to spend,” he said, saying that BN won because they bought voters.

He added that the Election Commission was also party to this offence because it turned a blind eye to BN's 'corrupt' practices.

“Buying votes in daylight and in the dark have become accepted as halal,” he said while BN supporters celebrated by lighting fireworks outside the stadium.

Zaid also described the by-election as the “dirtiest and most corrupt” in Malaysian history.................

BN had spent over RM100 million to secure its victory in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election, claims PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

In a statement today, Anwar (right) said that despite having to fork out an average of RM65,000 per voter coupled with the Election Comission's failure to ensure free and fair elections, police intimidation and attempts to prevent voters from voting, BN only managed to win by a thin majority.

"This means that BN has learned nothing since the March 2008 election. Character assassination, racism, bribery and brute force may help to win one or two by-elections, but the people of Malaysia will not be deceived," he said.

Submarine....dubious deal?

The government has downplayed a French probe into claims of corruption over a RM3.7 billion submarine deal linked to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, saying there was "no case" to answer.

The opposition welcomed the investigation and said the case was just the "tip of the iceberg" of corrupt defence contracts in Malaysia.

French judicial officials have confirmed to AFP that they opened a probe in March into the 2002 sale of two Scorpene submarines made by the French shipbuilder DCN.