Lajim potrays 'he is up for sale' impression -Sabah DAP Advisor

Sabahkini

Sabah DAP advisor, Hiew King Cheu told Oriental Daily News that the duo should have resigned from BN if they are really against the coalition.

 

He pointed out that Lajim still has Umno membership, obviously while waiting for Umno president and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to sack him.

“But his action may give the negative impression that he is up for sale,” Hiew was quoted as saying.

If the duo are sincere, he said, they should draw a clear line between themselves and the BN by giving up all party and government posts, and joining Pakatan.

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Lajim failed to politicise situation, received revocation instead of termination.

Lajim Ukim

Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin has declined to comment on revocation of his appointment as Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government effective immediately.

"I have no comments for the time being and will issue a statement at a suitable time," he said in a brief statement here today.

 

The Prime Minister's Office statement today said that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah has consented to the revocation of his appointment.

It was made under Clause (3) Article 43A read together with Clause (5) Article 43 of the Federal Constitution.

On Saturday, Lajim quit as Umno Supreme Council member and Beaufort division Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman with immediate effect.

The Sabah veteran politician who also quit as Beaufort Umno division chief however remained a member of Umno.

Meanwhile, Sabah BN secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the revocation of Lajim's appointment as deputy minister was timely.

"The Yang di-Pertuan Agong acted correctly. Now the prime minister has to study the scenario and decide to leave the post vacant or fill it."

Abdul Rahman who is Member of Parliament for Kota Belud said Lajim should not criticise Umno but still remain a party member.

Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) information chief Datuk Johnny Mositun said it is the prerogative of the prime minister to appoint or revoke the appointment.

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Anwar masih gagal rayu bekas MP BN Sabah

Lajim Ukin

Setelah mengadakan perancangan yang rapi dan mengadakan pelbagai helah politik, akhirnya Janang Gayuh, Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Haji Ukin tiba-tiba membatalkan niatnya menyertai PKR.

Menurut Osin Dikun dalam catatannya di Sabahkini.net, Lajim hanya mengumumkan keluar daripada BN pada Majlis Berbuka Puasa di Kampung Kuando, Beaufort.

Ketua Cabang PKR Beaufort, Ramlee Haji Ukin ketika dihubungi enggan mengulas kerana abangnya sentiasa tidak tetap pendirian sejak daripada isu Sabah People Front (SPF) dan setelah Sabahkini.net mendedahkan SPRM menjalankan siasatan terhadap Lajim dan Mentornya, Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal.

Ramlee yang juga Bendahari PKR Sabah enggan mengesahkan sama ada majlis berbuka puasa berkenaan dianjurkan Lajim atau PKR atau untuk Anwar; sekalipun kain pemidang telah dipasang di beberapa tempat strategik, walaupun tertera Majlis Anjuran PKR Beaufort.

Dalam pada itu, Sabahkini.net juga mendapat maklumat yang sama berhubung tokoh yang diwar-warkan masuk PKR sebelum ini iaitu Ahli Parlimen Tuaran, Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing; akhirnya membantalkan niatnya menyertai PKR sebaliknya hanya akan mengumumkan keluar daripada BN dan menjadi Ahli Parlimen Bebas sebelum mengumum halatuju politiknya hari ini (29 Jul).

Entah kenapa kali ini, sejak 16 September 2008, Anwar masih gagal memancing dua Ahli Parlimen yang paling kontroversi di Sabah ini.

Beberapa pengumuman penting dua tokoh berkenaan hari ini di dua daerah yang berasingan Tuaran dan Beaufort kerana hanya mereka tahu apa agenda mereka.

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No launching on Pakatan Perubahan Sabah, No gathering in Tuaran

Political Secretary to DSP Wilfred Bumburing, Lesaya L. Sorudim informed the public that there is no such function of any kind being organised this Sunday, July 15, 2012 by any individual or group claiming to be on behalf of YB Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing, OR being held anywhere by group claiming to be associated or to represent DSWB. 

He adviced the public not to entertain or believe any rumours circulated via SMS, Facebook, Blogs etc with regards to a function being held on the July 15, 2012 which is said to be link to Bumburing.

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Anwar tatap buru Raja Katak

DSP Lajim

Berita dari dalam PKR memberitahu Mymassa, minggu depan DS Anwar akan menunaikan Umrah, Lajim pun akan turut ke Mekah untuk menunaikan umrah. 

Kegagalan percobaan Anwar memburuti Lajim sejak bulan lalu dan minggu lalu, kali ketiga ini mereka akan bertemu di Mekah. 

Sudah pasti ada ada tujuan lain. 

Anwar sangat yakin dapat menawan Lajim dengan segala macam penindasan yang Musa buat kepada Lajim itu, kerana Anwar masih ingat betapa mudahnya membeli Lajim pada tahun 1994 dahulu! 

Jika RM10 Juta dilonggokkan depan Lajim, apakah Lajim tidak akan bergerak. Kamu mesti ingat Anwar ada lebih RM3 Billion, jumlah RM10 Juta itu umpama tahi gigi!

Harapan Anwar ialah untuk membeli sekurang-kurangnya 7 YB BN. 

Anwar menunggu kedatangan DSP Lajim, manakala DSP Lajim pula menunggu kedatangan Anwar. 

Dengan petik jari sahaja, Anwar boleh longgokkan RM10 Juta depan Lajim ketika itu.

Walaupun Lajim tidak ada hati bersama PKR, Lajim sudah bersedia dengan parti barunya, logo dan bendera parti baru juga sudah disediakan di rumahnya, namun Lajim berusaha sedaya upaya untuk bertahan di dalam BN. Tetapi Sehingga bila?

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Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely..

Chai hong ready to expose on Penang CM relationship

Anak Angkat Guan Eng commented ..  Aiyyak! From sultry and hot “comfort girl” kept by CM office and insinuations about love-struck family with mummy foo and all and mrs CM doing the flying saucer act, suddenly morph into UMNO? Aiyyaaa ini macam ka?

Price of fish naik in Spain — UMNO punya pasal

Obama susah mau kincing due to prostate glands — UMNO punya pasal

Cain killed Abel —- UMNO punya pasal

Penang now ruled by DAP — UMNO punya pasal. err… strike that one out. That one kita punya pasal.

More please! Who would have thought DAP-backed comments could be so much fun and hilarious?

'1215' Debate: Revelation of the Dark Side of the Sabah Opposition

The 1215 Campaign is a project initiated by NGO Desah to encourage a clear 'one to one fight' against the BN candidates in all Parliament and State seats. 

A recent debate organised by NGO Desah on whether a state or national party is the solution to solving Sabah's problems saw Star (State Reform Party) being asked as to who gave its Sabah chapter President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan the right to claim to represent Borneo through his Borneo Agenda.

This is in account of Borneo being vast and including Kalimantan and Brunei.

Moderated by Dr Arnold Puyok of UiTM, some 200 mostly supporters of the two parties thronged the Tamparuli Recreation Club for the debate between Pajudin Nordin of PKR and Edward Linggu of Star.

Beware! colourful frogs are poisonous: Tawfiq

Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan has described as a lame excuse Datuk Jeffrey’s Kitingan’s assertion that he was seeking solutions for Sabah when he decided to hop from one party to the next six times.

He said Jeffrey’s explanation for party hopping does not hold water. He said Jeffrey also needed to get his historical facts right.

“Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman did not jump from Usno to Umno as claimed by Jeffrey,” he said.

He said that during a special Usno Assembly in 1991, all Usno branches and divisions made a unanimous decision to join Umno en bloc.

DAP agree on political frogging.. but with condition

DAP Sabah advisor Dr Hiew King Cheu who is also MP for Kota Kinabalu said that politicians had the right to change party in pursuit of their political agenda but should not do it before finishing their terms as it would mean betraying the responsibility entrusted to them by the voters.

“For me personally, I think one has to look at the overall scenario when justifying or criticising someone who jumps party,” he said yesterday.

“When the people vote for you, they give you their trust and when you suddenly jump but at the same time still holding the seat given to you by the people, that is not right.

“If you have already finished your term and then decide that you should change your political platform for any reason, then it is up to you,” he said, when asked to comment on the remark by State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

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"We are all frogs" - Dr JK

Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, said all Sabah politicians are "frogs" and not just him, if party-hopping is what the term means.

"We are all frogs but I have been changing parties in order to look for solutions for Sabah and not for my own interest," he claimed, at the Star Bingkor launch, Sunday.

He said almost all Sabah politicians had one way or another changed political parties in their career and claimed that this included Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and his brother Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

He noted that Musa left Usno for Umno while Pairin left Berjaya and Pasok to start Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).

Generally, he said if the politicians stopped hopping, it is because they got positions and comforts for themselves, some even sacrificing their struggle for the rakyat.

He said these selfish leaders would stick with the current ruling Umno as long as the party is in government or as long as they have their own position, but they would jump to other parties if Umno is no longer ruling.

"They are actually 'fat frogs' now, so they don't jump anymore..." he said explaining his party-hopping, which he claimed had been used to discredit him for a long time.

He also defended his party-jumping as merely seeking ways to resolve perennial problems in Sabah which he claimed the ruling leaders failed to resolve.

PR-STAR-SAPP Seats deal.. A fairy Tale Composition?

The opposition parties in Sabah can never get along particularly to strike one-on-one deals for them to face the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th General Election, said United Pasok Momogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) Treasurer-General Datuk Dr Marcus Makin Mojigoh.

He said his view was not because of him being a BN representative but it was from an analytical perspective.

"The opposition parties can never get along but why should they?

As Star Sabah chief, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said it is a democratic world, you have no right to stop anybody to contest especially when some outsiders try to stop them from contesting.

DAP offer politically motivated invitation to Lajim

DAP Tanjung Aru chief Datuk David Chong Ket Sui has extended an invitation to Beaufort MP Datuk Lajim Ukin to join him in DAP or other Pakatan Rakyat components.

"I sincerely invite Lajim to join DAP. Our door is open for him or he can also join other Pakatan Rakyat parties, especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and join hands with his brother in Beaufort," he said.

Perhaps Lajim could set up the DAP Beaufort division to continue his struggle for the people there, said Chong commenting on a report that Lajim had announced his resignation as the chief for the Kerambai Kebatu Umno branch during his 57th birthday celebration at his residence in Beaufort during the weekend.

It was also reported that Lajim who is also Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister had recently announced that he would not be defending the Umno Beaufort chief post and, instead, hand it over to his deputy Isnin Aliasnih.

Langkah Lajim sudah dijangka

Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin yang juga Anggota Majlis Tertinggi Umno membuat pengumuman mengejut untuk meletak jawatan ketua cawangan Umno sebagai susulan keputusannya sebelum ini tidak akan mempertahankan jawatan Ketua Umno Bahagian Beaufort pada mesyuarat agung akan datang.

Katanya, langkah pertama yang diambilnya tidak akan pertahankan jawatan Ketua Bahagian dan langkah kedua melepaskan Ketua Cawangan Umno.

"Langkah seterusnya tunggu dan lihat,” kata Anggota Parlimen Beaufort itu pada majlis sambutan hari jadinya ke-57 di kediamannya di Kampung Kaundu Kebatu, di sini.

Dare to fail.. Oops! I did it Again

Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, a Harvard graduate, who has changed political parties a number of times in the past two decades - being a former member of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (Akar Bersatu) and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko), and now The State Reform Party's (STAR) Sabah Chairman expressed his attention to contest in the Keningau parliamentary constituency in the coming general election. 

He also believed has the attention to re-contesting the Bingkor state seat. 

I will let you know when it happens: Bumburing

Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing did not defect as widely speculated yesterday but Sabah’s rumour mills still turn as PKR leaders continue to exude confidence over their prediction of an imminent shift in the state’s political landscape.

 

Even the Tuaran MP added to the speculation last night by playing coy when questioned by The Malaysian Insider on the matter, saying: “Nothing happened now, I will let you know when it happens.”

“I have to be careful with what I say in front of reporters,” he added, laughing.

Bumburing is puzzled as to why the national media is suddenly focusing on his supposed defection to the opposition.

SPF: Beyond Operational Repair

The memberships of Sabah People Front Party (SPF) President and Secretary General have been suspended following the changing of the party's name without the knowledge of the Supreme Council members.

SPF Deputy President Osman Enting said the decision was unanimously agreed to during a special meeting held in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday.

Thirty one Supreme Council members attended the meeting, said Osman who is also chairman of party's disciplinary council.

Cuba rasuah bekas Naib Pengerusi, DAP dilabel tidak bermoral

Tunku Abdul Aziz

Ahli Majlis Tertinggi UMNO, Dr. Wan Norashikin Wan Nordin menganggap perbuatan DAP yang cuba ‘memujuk’ mantan Naib Pengerusinya Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim dengan menawarkan RM50,000 adalah sesuatu yang biadap dan tidak bermoral apatah lagi terhadap seorang yang pernah bergelar Senator dan menjawat antara kepimpinan tertinggi dalam DAP.

Tegasnya lagi, jika selama ini DAP bersama sekutu pakatan pembangkang gemar menuding jari pada Barisan Nasional (BN), UMNO dan pemimpin atasan kerajaan dengan mendakwa menggunakan rasuah dan bersikap pilih kasih namun dengan apa yang berlaku kepada Tun Abdul Aziz yang turut ditawarkan jawatan sebagai senior fellowship di Institut Pulau Pinang selain wang tunai, telah menyerlahkan kebenaran.

Kemelut PKR Semporna: Lebih calon dari penyokong..

Pakatan Rakyat melalui PKR bukan sahaja berani memasuki kampung orang dengan cara biadap yang mendabik dada berlagak sebagai juara kampung kini berterusan mendakwa mendapat sokongan padu pengundi Semporna. 

Penilaian diri sendiri yang menyatakan calon pembangkang yang disebut-sebut mewakili parti berkenaan dalam PRU ke-13 kelak, dinyatakan dengan penuh angkuh dan taksub memiliki keupayaan memimpin walaupun kosong dari segi pengalaman sebagai wakil rakyat.  Nyatakan.. apakah yang mereka telah lakukan demi kebajikan dan kepentingan masyarakat tempatan selama ini? Kalau sekadar political walkabout, pendidikan tinggi, dan jaja mulut longkang, tidak usah lah mahu peragakan diri.

Former DAP Vice-Chairman call public support to PM's leadership

Tunku Abdul Aziz

Former DAP Vice-Chairman, Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim has made an impassioned call to the people to support the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Give Najib the chance and time to see his transformation programmes currently being implemented, come into fruition, he said.

Tunku Abdul Aziz who quit the party on Monday to defend his stand against holding the Bersih 3.0 demonstration on April 28, repeated his view that the transformation programmes were good for the country.

Pemimpin PKR masuk kampung abai adat tempatan

Source: Sabahkini

Ketua Wanita PKR Pusat, Hajjah Zuraida Haji Kamaruddin berani masuk kampung orang kemudian tabur fitnah, sebar dakyah buat janji palsu untuk raih undi. 

Penduduk yang datang sekitar 50 orang dikatakan 500 orang. 

Kalau berani nak memberi sumbangan kepada rakyat kenapa tidak duduk terus di tempat itu. 

Kenapa mahu memburuk nama pemimpin lain dan tabur prasangka buruk terhadap orang tempatan. 

Inilah bukti politik songsang yang diamalkan oleh pihak pembangkang hanya mampu tadah mulut longkang lepas tu harap orang bagi undi. 

STAR firm on its stand to contest in all seats

Dr. Jeffrey and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Star Sabah branch Chairman, Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan reiterated that if they could not find a solution where Pakatan Rakyat should stay away from contesting in Sabah and Sarawak, then Star would have no choice but to go for its next plan and contest in all the seats in Sabah.

He said Star had no intention of joining the opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance although it (Star) wants to sit down and discuss seat distribution among the opposition in Sabah.

"Until now there is still no discussion with PR or other opposition parties. 

Our intention is for Star to be at the same level with Pakatan and Barisan Nasional as the third team competing in the election," he said. 

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STAR told Pakatan Rakyat: "We are not your assistants"

Jalibin Paidi

Star's Ranau division chief, Jalibin Paidi who is believed poised to be Star candidate, either in Keranaan state constituency or Ranau parliamentary seat, voiced out STAR disatisfaction over Pakatan's recent behaviour of being treating Borneo opposition parties as mere 'assistants' for them to get to Putrajaya.

"We are not satisfied being treated as mere 'assistants' for them (Pakatan Rakyat) to get to Putrajaya (seat of Federal Government), we want to be the decider who should be the rightful government," he said.

Jalibin in his speech during the launching of the Paginatan Star in Kg Tagudon Baru, Ranau, added that Star wants to raise the voice of "left-behind Sabah and Sarawak" to be heard and respected by an incoming Federal Government. More..

Pakatan Rakyat firmly reminded to stay away from Borneo seats

Dr. Jeffrey

Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said Pakatan Rakyat coalition should leave the 57 Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan Parliamentary Seats for Borneo based opposition parties. 

He reminded the Peninsular based parties to stand elsewhere proposing the coalition to stand for the other 165 Parliamentary seats at stake in the 11-State peninsular.

"We don't want to consider PR as our enemy but we plead to its leaders to consider the fact that they are already having the biggest share, 165 Parliamentary seats in Peninsular. Why should they still come here and get our Sabah and Sarawak seats? 

"Let Sabah and Sarawak political parties contest in the two States, and we will support you (PR or Barisan Nasional) to get Putrajaya ...," he said, when launching the Paginatan Star in Kg Tagudon Baru, near Ranau. 

"If PKR wants to take Sabah and Sarawak seats, it would expose itself to the danger of being labelled as another Umno or even worse than Umno because it wants to take more seats than what Umno already has in Sabah"Jeffrey stressed.

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The man to avoid according to Dr. M

Dr Mahathir said the people should be careful of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he was regarded as the choice leader by the United States of America.

“Since the time I was prime minister, he has been regarded by the US as the Malaysian PM and he himself had invited US congressmen here,” he said, adding that there were also foreign funds coming in, in pursuit of their agenda.

“I know that several NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in this country also receive funding from certain bodies in the US and other countries. They give money to assist to achieve their agenda, not ours.

“This happens since during my time and these NGOs have been made used off I also believe that certain political parties also receive such funding,” he said.

He advised the people to be very careful and to choose leaders who could prevent the country from being controlled and colonised again.

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No objections, but do it peacefully. Unless..

Datuk Seri Najib

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government has no objections to demonstrations as long they did not transgress the country’s laws.

He said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government practiced open democracy and everyone’s rights was protected under existing laws.

“We have no objections if you want to hold a peaceful demonstration, we practice open democracy, everyone has rights, including the opposition, but the country’s laws must be respected.

“But do it peacefully, like civilized people, not go wild and jump around as though you have lost your senses,” he said at an “Evening with the Prime Minister” event at Dataran Rompin which was attended by some 10,000 despite heavy rain, here yesterday.

 Najib said he was disappointed that some of the participants did not only not respect the laws, but also refused to heed police’s orders and even attacked policemen.

He said this was aimed at tarnishing the image of the police and draw the attention of the international media to claim that Malaysian police were brutal.

“We told them to hold the rally in a stadium, but they wanted to bring the participants to the streets.

“Maybe they were unhappy that if held in the stadium, foreign media like Al-Jazeera, CNN and BBC would not be interested,” he said.

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Opposition has no chance in GE13, says Dr. M

Tun Dr. Mahatihir

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad professed that the opposition group comprising PAS, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and DAP is not confident of winning the coming general election, and has therefore taken various actions to topple the ruling government.

He said since the country’s independence 55 years ago, the opposition had never won the general election and that was why they had done all kinds of things to topple the Barisan Nasional (BN)-led federal government.

“If they lose again this time, they are prepared to create chaos through protest demonstrations and making claims that the ruling government cheats to enable BN to win. This is their approach now,” he said after a discourse between Dr Mahathir the statesman and federal government officers serving in Kedah, in Alor Star recently.

Dr Mahathir was confident that the present government was strong enough and capable of maintaining peace.

source: New Sabah Times

BERSHIT 3.0

Beware Of The 'Secede' Word

Secede means to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, etc. In Latin sēcēdere means to withdraw. 

It is a heavy word to be accepted when it is put in Malaysian Agreement 1963 context but what if.. what if the word is simply said without thinking over its unimaginably disastrous consequence towards current political scenario especially in Sabah or Sarawak? 

Maybe the attention is to bring forward the idea for everybody to beware of the future outcome i.e., that there could be a silent movement to bring Sabah or Sarawak out of Malaysia by spreading the idea softly through the free media?  

For Sabah to pull out from Malaysia is something out of this world. One must know how to differentiate between 'local struggle for better livelihood' and 'evil struggle to destroy their future'. But this 'Supahiro' simply did something that might spark fire of hatred among each other that would certainly jeopardize nationhood harmony and unity. What ever the purpose it may be, just keep your 'pantatstic' idea to yourself! 

You ask your reader to look at Singapore, and if Caesar said 'Veni' 'Vidi' 'Vici' which means I came.. I saw.. I Conquered.., for Singapore I said: I came.. I saw.. I'm blessed (for being Malaysian who stays in Sabah).. LOL.

A pity Singaporean think his country is a bad place to stay. He suggested his fellow Singaporean to leave the country for good if eventuality permits. Do you want to know what the Singaporean think of his country, you might want to read this.

Click here for a clearer background, and another one here.

T.I.B.A.I. - Tolak Individu Bernama Anwar Ibrahim

Sebuah kelab terbaru, Tolak Individu Bernama Anwar Ibrahim (TIBAI) yang disertai oleh bekas pemimpin tertinggi PKR ditubuhkan khusus untuk berjuang habis-habisan menolak Ketua Pembangkang itu dari arus politik perdana.

TIBAI kini dianggotai 28 Ahli Majlis Syura yang juga terdiri daripada bekas rakan karib Anwar dan penasihat kelab ini adalah Ahli Parlimen Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Datuk Zulkifli Nordin dan Senator Mohd Ezam Mohd Noor.

Menurut Mursyidul Am TIBAI, Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, matlamat kelab ini ialah untuk membangkitkan kesedaran maksimum di kalangan rakyat untuk terus menolak Anwar dan sekutunya pada pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Beliau berkata, TIBAI juga menumpukan Wilayah Persekutuan, Selangor, Perak, Pulau Pinang dan Kedah untuk melaksanakan pelbagai program untuk melestarikan agenda besar menolak habis-habisan Anwar.

Nota: TIBAI juga harus ditubuhkan di Sabah bagi mengekang rancangan Si Tibai tu merosakkan minda pemilih berdaftar di Sabah dan merasuah pemimpin Sabah selain turut menggumpul pembekal-pembekal dan kontraktor untuk tujuan mengumpul dana untuk menyokong perjuangannya. (konon kalau PR menang, mereka akan dapat suapan projek, jadi sebelum dapat projek, kenalah suap aku cukup-cukup). Untuk makluman tibai di Sabah secara umumnya bermaksud tikam belakang, cilok, hook punch, pukul curi. Secara jelasnya bermakna menyerang tidak secara terus. 

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Dr. Jeffrey Is Trying To Neutralize DESAH?

Some concerned citizens have been reported formed an ad-hoc committee which operates under the name of ‘Demokrasi Sabah’ (DESAH) who serve in the committee on a voluntary basis to promote good democratic values such as representative government, clean, free and fair elections and the establishment of a 2-party system which is not based on racial and religious factors/grounds. 

The objectives, targets, programs and the operational structure have been clearly and positively outlined. Here..

But what concerns the public at large was when STAR announced its support on DESAH's formation.

Its Chairman, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, in a statement here today said STAR also supported the formulae proposed by DESAH to identify which political party and possible candidates are most suitable to stand in which seats.

Mind boggling when Dr. Jeffrey added that true democracy is also about giving the people the right and freedom to choose in multi-party system, and not necessarily confined to two party system, or worse like in few dictator-ruled countries, only one very dominant party. Here..

One normal learned individual would certainly confuse on the support given to the new 'would be formed' Desah but contradict on the basic purpose of its formation.

What is the real motive of Dr Jeffrey this time? Is Dr. Jeffrey trying to swallow DESAH and neutralize the establishment? Or is he looking forward to be nominated as the Chairman of DESAH?

“Are you still in or out?” STAR asked SAPP

According to Joe Fernandez, Free Malaysia Today, The young Turks, a powerful lobby group within the State Reform Party (STAR), won the day when party chief Jeffrey Kitingan finally announced in Kota Kinabalu yesterday that he may go for all 60 state and 26 parliamentary seats in Sabah including Labuan at the forthcoming 13th general election.

The writer said, the young Turks have long been pushing for the party to go for broke on the grounds that the people must be given a democratic choice.

They are against “any form of pre-polls seat-sharing to circumvent the people’s will”, he said.

If the young Turks have now gained the upper hand in the party, the credit must largely go to SAPP which broke ranks in the UBA and unilaterally forged a seat-sharing pact over the weekend with Pakatan Rakyat, the Peninsular Malaysia-based national opposition alliance.

Anwar, adding insult to injury, let it be known in the media before he left town recently, that he’s open to offering some of Pakatan’s seats to an opposition party in Sabah.

It’s not known how the seats in Sabah will be shared between SAPP and Pakatan.

The only information available is what Sabah PKR chief, Thamrin Haji Jaini, has been reportedly whispering about in town, which is that SAPP will keep its present two parliamentary seats in Tawau and Sepanggar and field candidates in 35 of the 60 state seats. The rest will go to Pakatan.

Hence, Anwar sees no need for Jeffrey or his STAR in the political equation in Sabah.

The young Turks prevailed upon Jeffrey over the weekend to give SAPP a good piece of the party’s mind for literally stabbing STAR in the back. 

Jeffrey agreed that they could draft a letter to SAPP which would be signed by a deputy chairman, Daniel John Jambun, a noted hawk in the party.

The STAR letter would asks SAPP for its “official position” on the sharing of seats with STAR and “if really necessary, with any other parties”.

In addition, STAR wants “an assurance” from SAPP of its continued membership in the UBA.

“Are you still in or out?” it asked SAPP

The answer seems to be obvious but STAR, for reasons best known to it, insists on flogging a dead horse.

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DAP Is Sabotaging Pakatan Rakyat-SAPP Fragile Cooperation?

Member of Parliment for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui claims that Democratic Action Party (DAP) is trying to sabotage the attention of Sabah Progressive Party to cooperate with Pakatan Rakyat

Chua also questioned DAP national vice chairman Datuk Teng Chang Khim of his real agenda behind his recent accusation against SAPP that it was responsible for bringing in Umno to Sabah.

“It was widely reported in the local Chinese dailies that Teng had made such an accusation during his speech delivered in Tawau recently,” she said yesterday.

In an attempt to rebut the issue, Chua described Teng’s accusation as baseless and mischievous aimed at assassinating the character of SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee and herself.

“When Umno came to Sabah in 1990 after PBS left the BN coalition, SAPP was not even formed yet at that time. SAPP was only formed four years later in 1994 after Umno gained entry into Sabah. How could a non-existing party bring Umno into Sabah?” asked Chua who is also SAPP vice president.

Teng who is also Selangor Speaker, should first get his facts on Sabah politics right before making any baseless allegation against the SAPP president and herself, Chua said.

She said Teng should not have made such a wild accusation against SAPP leaders, especially given the fact that two of its current senior state leaders like its State chairman, Jimmy Wong, and its member of parliament for Kota Kinabalu, Hiew King Cheu, were both SAPP founding members, whom he could have easily consulted on the historical and political facts on Sabah.

“It is absolutely regrettable and unbelievable that such a highly-learned and respectable Speaker from a Pakatan Rakyat-ruled state could simply hurl wild accusation against a fellow opposition like SAPP. Or was he actually targeting at a certain senior Pakatan Rakyat leader, but lacked the guts to mount a direct confrontation?” she asked.

She said being such a senior and supposedly intelligent politician, Teng should not have much problem in getting his facts on Sabah politics right, unless he chose to be ignorant in order to achieve his hidden agenda that is probably best known only to himself.

Chua also reminded Teng that SAPP has been sincerely working on a “winning formula” with the PKR leaders to topple the Barisan Nasional (BN) government in the coming 13th general election.

“Our leaders, including our party president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee, have even declared and reaffirmed our support for Pakatan Rakyat to capture Putrajaya, and supporting Datuk Seri Anwar as the Prime Minister of Malaysia,” she pointed out.

She was thus bewildered as to why despite a call for a ceasefire against SAPP made by DAP national advisor Lim Kit Siang in Kota Kinabalu last October, stressing that their common enemy is BN/Umno, and not SAPP, DAP leaders at national and state levels continued to attack SAPP and its leaders.

She noted that among those DAP leaders who had been relentlessly attacking SAPP and its leaders included its member of parliament for Cheras, Tan Kok Wai, its national publicity chief, Dr Hiew Kuan Yau aka Superman Professor, and its Sabah publicity chief, Chan Foong Khin.

“They are literally sabotaging SAPP’s fervent and sincere plan to forge cooperation with Pakatan Rakyat in the coming general election, and this is rather strange and suspicious. We just wonder what’s the real motive and agenda behind it?” she said.

 Source: Sabahkini