KUCHING, May 26: The one major problem facing Dayaks today is political fragmentation, opined Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) secretary-general Julius Enchana. He said this in a statement today in dissent of what Minister of Utilities Dato Sri Dr … Continue reading “Dayaks’ biggest enemies are their own political leaders”
KUCHING: It is not only the Dayak leaders who are at fault for the political fragmentation of the community, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. Thus, he said that the argument by Parti Bansa … Continue reading Dayaks lack discipline, unity in purpose: Masing
“The one major problem facing Dayak today is political fragmentation. The Dayak voice is extremely diluted because it is divided among practically all the political parties. These include the non-Dayak based ones and those passing themselves off as multi-racial but … Continue reading Dayak’s biggest enemies are their own political masters – Jimmy Adit
MIRI: Pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) berasaskan kaum Dayak dan Iban boleh menjadi terkuat jika mereka semua bersatu kerana kaum itu paling ramai di Sarawak dan mempunyai paling banyak persatuan ketika ini. Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan Datu Dr Penguang Manggil berkata kebanyakan … Continue reading NGO kaum Dayak dan Iban terkuat jika mereka bersatu
View > As the legal bureau chief of Pakatan Harapan, Gobind Singh Deo had an important role to play on the night of May 9. At around 10pm, he was called from his constituency in Puchong to the Sheraton Hotel … Continue reading Gobind speaks to R.AGE about his late father, press freedom and the Pakatan manifesto
The government maintaining the 90:10 matriculation quota in favour of Bumiputeras begs the question of how long more before we progress towards meritocracy. Education Minister Maszlee Malik said that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is only a year old and … Continue reading Taking a leaf from the Avengers in our education system
Getting affordable education as a Malay is like shooting fish in a barrel. Getting affordable education as a non-Malay is like shooting at that same barrel but with a bulletproof glass lid. While Malaysia is still a long way from … Continue reading Race quota in matriculation programme affects everyone
The problem with some Malays is that they are busy navel-gazing about their superiority, race and religion, and cannot stop complaining about the non-Malays. ( navel-gazing : noun,self-indulgent or excessive contemplation of oneself or a single issue, at the expense … Continue reading Minorities and Malays: Life’s lessons about change
Why is Pakatan Harapan talking about a “bumi agenda” when it should be “Bumi manusia” (Earth of mankind) as proposed by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, in a classic novel of our Nusantara? You lost in Semenyih and you want to speed up a … Continue reading Is Harapan addicted to the ‘Bumi Agenda’ too?
‘United Nations Resolutions 1514 and 1541 require decolonisation first before colonies allowed to determine their political future.’ There is no such thing as equal partnership within a federation, according to Universiti Malaya’s law professor Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem … Continue reading Were Sarawak and Sabah decolonised before Malaysia formed?
Akhbar & Associates is a Kuala Lumpur based private investigation agency that has conducted many background checks on potential hires for companies and found 5 per cent to 7 per cent of shortlisted candidates had fake degrees, while 10 per … Continue reading Incompetent recruiters overvalue academic qualifications
Let’s try not to be ultra-heroic. There are limits to democracy and limits to being liberal. Sometimes, I feel that many Pakatan Harapan leaders, NGOs and even some government institutions have stretched democratic principles too far. They want to provide … Continue reading It is ok, there is no need to be too democratic
Robert Lau Hui Yew Has summarized the debate in DUN Sarawak as follows: The difference between the Sarawak of today and that of 1976 is that the people of Sarawak now has awaken. Sarawak today is much more aware of … Continue reading Debate in DUN Sarawak on MA63
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, after a year in power, said that he is fed up of spending too much time dealing with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. Lim said the repatriation of some … Continue reading On Pakatan’s anniversary, Guan Eng says tired of dealing with 1MDB scandal, wants to focus on Malaysians’ wellbeing
MAY 9 ― After a year in office and in spite of several missteps, missed targets and maladroit moves it cannot be denied that the smooth and peaceful emergence of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government was the best thing that … Continue reading A year of pain for some and pluses aplenty for all
MAY 8 — Just a year ago, Malaysia faced challenges ranging from the absence of state legitimacy, fragile institutions to corruption scandals that put the country in the international limelight for many wrong reasons. In a stunning result that made … Continue reading A year after Malaysia changed government: A messy democracy but necessary
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has branded as propaganda opposition claims that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is “overly obsessed” with 1MDB, one year into its administration. Rewcastle-Brown, who broke the news about the scandal surrounding 1MDB, said … Continue reading Not true PH obsessed with 1MDB, says Rewcastle-Brown
that Pakatan Harapan (PH)’s performance should not be judged May 9, 2019 Dr Kelvin Yii solely by its allocation to Sarawak, as it might lead to irresponsible spending. “Some quarters’ attempts to judge PH performance, especially in Sarawak, solely by … Continue reading Look at PH’s performance from right perspective
On this day last year, many Malaysians celebrated the fall of Barisan Nasional (BN) with almost revolutionary zeal. It was surreal, something unthinkable just a decade ago. Many changed their social media profile pictures to Malaysian flags with all sorts … Continue reading Why May 9 should worry PH politicians
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii admitted that the first year of Pakatan Harapan (PH) running the federal government wasn’t an easy journey but an important step to redirect a new direction for our country and save it from … Continue reading First year of PH govt not easy journey, says Dr Yii
PENANG: The big debate in Malaysia one year after the change in government on May 9, 2018, concerns the unfolding nature of Pakatan Harapan (PH). No one seriously doubts that it has charted a vastly different path for the country from … Continue reading Commentary: After a year in power, has Pakatan Harapan learnt enough to save Malaysia from itself?
KUALA LUMPUR: May 9, 2018 will forever be etched in the memories of Malaysians. It was the day voters were all doing the same thing: queuing up to cast their ballots and wait for the 14th general election (GE14) results … Continue reading May 9, 2018: The day that shook Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration is not simply renaming the previous government’s ideas and initiatives but also enhancing them, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad insisted. According to the prime minister, some initiatives were continued from the Barisan … Continue reading Pakatan just rebranding BN’s ideas? We’re making them even better, says Dr M
PETALING JAYA: A global human rights group today raised concerns over Putrajaya’s fear of public opinion in failing to ratify several key United Nations (UN) conventions. Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phil Robertson said such a fear was … Continue reading Rights group slams PH over fear of public opinion in UN treaties
PETALING JAYA: Global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government not only failed to fulfil its pledge to improve Malaysia’s human rights record, but also succumbed to pressure from political opponents by back-pedalling on promised … Continue reading Global rights group gives PH thumbs down ahead of first year in power
PETALING JAYA, May 8 — The Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed disappointment today with the pace and focus of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government’s pledged reforms. In a press conference to announce its assessment of the pact’s first year in … Continue reading Global rights group fears Pakatan going the wrong way on reforms
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