Inside Sarawak

Source: The Star (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to The Star for more news)

SIBU: Meradong assemblyman Ting Tze Fui has taken Meradong and Julau District Council to court over its decision to forbid opposition representatives from attending its full council meetings.

Ting’s counsel Wong Ho Leng told a press conference here yesterday that he had filed a summons in chambers with the High Court here on July 16 asking for leave to commence proceedings against the council.

Source: Malaysiakini - Aidila Razak (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

Ye Choh Wah has stopped taking his five-minute walk to his favourite mamak stall. Nowadays, if he wants his fix of teh tarikafter sunset, he gets into his car and drives there.

"It's safer," Ye said when met at his home in Puchong, Selangor, earlier this week.

Source: Malaysiakini - Rom Nain (view expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to Malaysiakini for more news)

Our political leaders evidently have a not-so-smart-ass response for everything under the hazy Malaysian sun.

Some - the few who can read - probably would have read that story about the French queen, Marie Antoinette, apparently saying `Let them eat cake' upon learning that the French peasants had no bread.

Source: The Star - PHILIP HII (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

SIBU: A suspected shoplifter used an elastic catapult to help his accomplice during a confrontation with security personnel of a department store at Jalan Wong King Huo here.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras caught a group of two men and two women in their 30s entering the department store separately at 7.17pm on Saturday.

Source: The Star (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

SIBU: Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh deeply regretted that certain individuals were trying to bring shame to this town with their unfounded criticisms of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) and local Barisan Nasional leaders.

Speaking at the closing of the 10th Borneo Cultural Festival on Sunday night, he said these people criticised for the sake of criticising and for their own personal political agenda.

Source: The Borneo Post - Paul Sir (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to Borneo Post for more news)

WE have a new Chief Secretary to the government. The Chief Secretary is the head of the nation’s 1.3 million federal civil servants, but I think his function is more of an adviser to the cabinet. To be more precise, he is seen as a direct link for the public service to the Prime Minister. Hence, the post is now seen as more of a political one.

Source: The Star - YU JI (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to The Star for more news)

LAST week I complained, perhaps a little unfairly, about the state government’s outdated website that promotes the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).

Source: Malaysiakini - Mariam Mokhtar (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to Malaysiakini for more news)

Although Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Flying’, is not about aeroplanes, vertigo nor altitude sickness, the author did manage to ‘liberate’ many women. We could do with a novel, ‘Fear of Trying’ for the emancipation of Malay minds. Our approach to life, is only a question of attitude and in Malaysia, Malays need some mental liberation to take charge of their lives. The days of Umno being the nanny, are over.

Source: Malaysiakini (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to Malaysiakini for full news coverage).

DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang has rejected claims that he “hated” former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, clarifying that he was instead opposed to “Mahathirism” and its apparent revival.

In a press release today, Lim said Mahathir was currently working hard to restore and entrench Mahathirism in Umno and BN’s policy.

Source: Malaysiakini (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source. Please subscribe to Malaysiakini to enjoy full news coverage)

Political opponents Chua Soi Lek and Lim Guan Eng will face each other for the second time in a public debate today, in a battle that is likely to transcend the duo’s personal egos right into the hearts and minds of the Chinese voters.

Source: The Star - STEPHEN THEN (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

MIRI: The Trans-Borneo Power Grid project to transmit electricity between Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah is one step closer to reality.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said Brunei would upgrade its transmission line capacity soon so that it could receive electricity from Sarawak.

Source: The Star - STEPHEN THEN (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

THERE are increasing warning signs emitted by our ecosystem to suggest that all is not well with Nature in many parts of Sarawak.

Last week, the Sarawak Forestry Department issued a notice saying that the Loagan Bunut National Park in interior northern Sarawak had to be shut down until further notice because of water shortage. Water shortage in a national park with lush greeneries? Now, if that is not worrying news, what is?

Source: Malaysiakini - Mariam Mokhtar (View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

Every Malaysian has, in their daily activities, had dealings with Macom Bhd., the company which flourished under the tenure of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Even foreign investors have been involved in transactions with Macom. Just in case you’re not aware, Macom stands for ‘Makan Commission’.

Source: The Star - PHILIP HII(View expressed here is solely the opinion of the source)

SIBU: State DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng has been challenged to vacate his Sibu parliamentary and Bukit Assek state seats and not to contest again in future if the proposed University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is able to receive its first batch of students by September next year.

Source: Inside Sarawak Blog

Ambulance and fire engine could not arrive in time seems to be the common reason for failure to save life and properties. After some finger-pointing exercise, all seemed forgotten until the next ‘episode’ of ‘not arriving in-time’.

Why the failure to arrive in time? Is it the traffic jam or the driver not familiar with the caller’s area/region that caused the failure? If it is just mere human factor then a better training in getting familiar with the towns and cities would prevent the next failure.

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