KOTA KINABALU: Issues on state rights, appeals to the Federal Government to retract its intention to file a partial appeal on the 40% revenue claim as well as infrastructure and utility development were in the spotlight at Monday’s (Dec 15) Sabah Budget debate session. Matters regarding fair funding for all state seats regardless of whether they...
KOTA KINABALU: If you are found to be guilty of corruption, you must accept the consequences of your actions, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this message is always stressed to his staff. “I told my staff – if you are found guilty, you must face the music. Full investigations and bring them (the...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission will investigate claims that businessman Albert Tei bribed Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said both Tei and Shamsul Iskandar will be summoned soon to provide statements. He added that other relevant parties will also be called to assist in gathering evidence. “The public...
PAPAR: As the 17th Sabah State Election campaign enters its seventh day on Friday (Nov 21), two first-time candidates in Papar continue to rely on a classic approach, going from door to door to meet voters in person. Although the method may seem old-fashioned in the digital age, both candidates believe the approach allows them to...
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin is campaigning vigorously in Pantai Dalit in Tuaran in a bid to reclaim what was taken from Sabah Barisan Nasional. The Sabah Barisan chairman said its incumbent, Datuk Jasnih Daya, won the seat on its ticket in 2020 but left the coalition when the situation became difficult. "Jasnih and our...
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah is confident that Sabah will finally realise its 40% revenue entitlement under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, following formal commitments from the Federal Government, says GRS deputy secretary-general Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said the administration is guided by official parliamentary replies and Cabinet decisions, not political rhetoric. "If you look at past...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah and the Federal Government need each other in many aspects of social and economic developments, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said although both sides might not totally agree with one another on certain issues, it does not mean both parties cannot work together to find a solution that works both...
KOTA KINABALU: Upko president Datuk Ewon Bendedick (pic) will be resigning over the Federal Government’s position on the High Court decision for Sabah’s rights to 40% of its net revenue. The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister said that he would submit his resignation letter soon in line with the principles stated in Upko’s constitution — to pursue the...
PENAMPANG: Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, who is also the Papar MP, has confirmed that he will not contest in the 17th Sabah state election. The Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) deputy secretary-general dismissed reports from a news portal claiming he would contest the Pantai Manis state assembly seat. "I have no...
SANDAKAN: Sabah is the biggest recipient of federal funds for oil palm replanting this year, receiving RM61mil under a scheme to help smallholders replace ageing trees, says Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Chan Foong Hin. The allocation, channelled through the Smallholders Oil Palm Replanting Financing Incentive Scheme (TSBKS 2.0), is nearly double the RM41mil disbursed last...
