tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467862425263475432024-03-13T09:16:31.590+08:00THE BORNEO FUSILIERS(ALL ABOUT BORNEO)gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-52070023305487250942013-07-20T15:46:00.000+08:002013-07-20T15:46:53.495+08:00Unfair for Masidi to blame mainland population for rubbish – environmentalist <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">KOTA KINABALU: Environmentalist Dr CY Vun yesterday rebutted the accusation of Tourism, Culture and Enviroment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun that the rubbish dirtying the coastal areas in the city and the islands was largely attributed to the local population on the mainland here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vun claimed that the main culprits are the growing number of population in Pulau Gaya off here and the influx of foreigners in and around the state capital, including those squatting illegally on coastal areas and along the riverines such as in Kampung Air, Sembulan, Tanjung Aru, Likas and Sepanggar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Through a survey he conducted and previous reports in local newspapers, Vun said it was found that residents from the islands themselves readily admitted to throwing rubbish into the sea due to lack of waste management on the islands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Trawlers’ crew members and operators as well as commuters who have to get to the mainland by boat daily, either to work or do some shopping, would pack along their domestic wastes and toss them into the sea during these boat rides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Illegal squatters such as those living along the coastal lines in Putatan and near the rivers in Sepanggar and even Likas areas are also the major contributors to the rubbish pollution here,” said the member of Sabah Environmental Protection Association (SEPA) and the Envrionmental Action Centre (EAC).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He added that Masidi and other relevant ministries should first “do a proper research” instead of conveniently putting the blame on the local population on the mainland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“He (Manjun) said that a huge part of the rubbish comes from mainland rivers and irrigations that flow into the sea, and is later brought back to the coastal areas and shorelines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“While Sabah Parks chairman Datuk Seri Tengku DZ Adlin also had on June 28, 2013, stated that Sabah Parks spent RM10,000 to clean up the rubbish affecting the shorelines and islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, which he also said are mainly from the mainland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“When they said that the rubbish are from the mainland, who are they actually blaming? The local citizens? There are over 3,000 people, including migrants and squatters living in Pulau Gaya and other coastal areas without any proper waste management, but both the Datuks (Manjun and Adlin) did not even mention them in their respective statements, which is utterly unfair,” stressed Vun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“He (Manjun) must also remember that some of our local citizens had been residing and occupying water villages in and around the city such as Kampung Air, Sembulan and Tanjung Aru, since the 40s in their stilt houses, without being provided with proper waste management nor sewerage system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“The only system that existed was disposing of everything into the sea. Even after all these years, nobody had ever even attempted to solve the problem that it has become a ‘tradition’,” he added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vun reckoned that the state government should face this perennial problem by going back to its roots, instead of pointing fingers at the local residents on the mainland as the main culprit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“I urge that Datuk (Manjun) and the other relevant ministers to please do your research properly and go down to the ground to get first-hand information about the whole issue,” he said.</span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-47157112657519510052013-07-19T06:23:00.000+08:002013-07-19T06:23:12.479+08:001 Borneo: Is Sabah In The Ring Of Fire ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not sure what to make of this report.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not a structural engineer, but I have not seen expansion joint that runs through structural pillar or column of a building, if so, why only on one pillar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know of expansion joints on concrete walkway that is exposed to the heat of the sun to prevent cracking of the concrete slab, but have never seen them in column or pillars that run longitudinal and off centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1Borneo should be the last people to talk about expansion joints when i</span><span style="font-size: large;">t's the talk of the town that the 1Borneo building was shoddily built with cracked floors and tiles popping up all over the place. If they have complied with the building codes they wouldn't have such messy problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unless a qualified structural engineer gave it a certificate of fitness and shown to the public, we should take the management assurance with a pinch of salt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, it seems not too difficult to please the YB when it is convenient for him to pick and choose his victim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luyang Assemblyman Hiew King Cheu said he and his team investigated the matter after receiving complaints from the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I feel it is very important to clarify the matter because the rumours sounded as if there was going to be a serious structure failure involved," he said in a statement, Wednesday. This is so as to calm the public on the safety of the building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hiew said he and the 1Borneo management team was told that the "big cracks" on the concrete columns and floor slabs are actually constructed as "movement joints" so as to allow the building structure to contract and expand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"These are also called 'expansion and contraction joints' and they are commonly found in large building structures," he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cracks, he said, may look disturbing and may lead to people thinking that the columns had split into two from top to bottom but, actually, it is part of the building design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nevertheless, he suggested that the building management cover the unsightly cracks on the columns and floor slabs and also assured the public over the "cracks". He said some floor tiles in the building need to be replaced because they have became loose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"But there should be adequate movement joints to be installed when the large floor tiles are replaced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"This is to take care of the expansion of the tiles, so that they wouldn't pop up," he said, adding that the loose floor tiles can hurt the people especially children when run over it.</span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-17760767287708962652013-07-16T11:52:00.000+08:002013-07-16T12:02:03.278+08:00 Halal "Bak Kut Teh" Do They Exist ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have not seen the controversial video posted by the sex exhibitionist on the halal "<i>bak kut teh</i>" and whether such dish is available in West Malaysia?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just have to go by what had been written in various blogs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Was he trying to insult Muslims in this holy month of Ramadan, or he is just a plain idiot who thought he can make fun with such desecrating joke on other people's religion and gained cheap publicity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Either way he deserved to be punished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am not sure of West Malaysia, but in Sabah they do exist, sometimes, called "<i>chi kut teh</i>" made from sea food, though, not certified halal by the authority is considered halal by some Muslims.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We, Muslims in Sabah hardly ask for halal certificate if there is a sign that says "SERVE NO PORK". We trust the eatery wouldn't be so stupid to lie to its Muslim costumers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Sabah, we also have another very popular Chinese dish called "<i>ngui chap</i>" joyfully consumed by Muslims and non-Muslim alike without any skepticism whatsoever because almost all<i> ngui chap</i> shops don't serve non-halal dish or pork products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Ngui chap" is basically beef soup with mee or meehon, the meat comprising slices of beef, intestines and tendons of the quadruped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is delicious and very popular among Sabahans and visitors who want to sample local delicacies go for it and most impressed how such cheap dish can be so palatable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find some of the "<i>ngui chap</i>" eateries listed on Lonely Planet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, Alvin and his sex kitten should answer the law for their stupidity and <i>kurang ajar </i>attitude.</span><br />
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-43049433224491597792013-07-13T06:51:00.000+08:002013-07-13T06:51:17.022+08:00ROYAL MARINES MANOEUVRES, BRITISH NORTH BORNEO 1961<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This film includes footage of Kuta Belud airstrip, Kinabulu Mountain, extensive manoeuvres of the Royal Marines in Sabah, and scenes of local people. Some film is shot from a helicopter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Production / Donor Details: Sir Jack Boles worked in administration in North Borneo and then Hong Kong, from 1948 until 1964. This is part of a collection of four 8mm. silent films taken by him during 1960 and 1961.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Decolonisation in South East Asia was intimately bound up with American activities in the immediate area (most notably the Vietnam War) and the US was closely aware of the implications of British withdrawal from the region. As Wm. Roger Louis has noted, by the late 1960s the Americans, largely isolated over their prosecution of the conflict in Vietnam, could even complain that the British were abandoning an important Cold War duty by concluding commitments east of Suez. Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State, stated in 1968 that the end of Empire in South-East Asia and the Middle East amounted to ‘a catastrophic loss to human society’ (Louis, 2006, 558). While there had long been Anglo-Russian, and indeed Anglo-Soviet face-offs and intrigues in the East, the emergence of the People’s Republic of China and the intensification of the Cold War decisively recast the dismantling of the eastern Empire as anti-Communist manoeuvring with broader ramifications. The UK was inevitably involved in US activities, despite strained relations with the US during the 1950s and 1960s, principally from fallout from Suez in the wider context, but also due to differing UK-US attitudes toward the containment of China and UK disapproval of US military activity in Asia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was such nominally joint Anglo-American concerns that lay behind the setting up of the short-lived and perhaps ill-conceived South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO). Signed in 1954, the treaty ostensibly committed the UK, the US, France, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines and Pakistan to mutually defend one another in the event of hostile attack. However, the treaty was beset by problems, proved effectively non-binding due to requirements for unanimity, and served to focus Asian nationalist discontent on an institution perceived as a ‘another example of the West’s desire to establish the framework for how independent nations should order their external relations’ (Jones, 2002, 8; for a detailed history of SEATO see Buzynski, 1983. The text of the treaty is available at http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/usmu003.asp).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the British perspective, SEATO membership certainly mollified the Americans somewhat, a concern particularly important to the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the aftermath of the Suez debacle; however, this largely symbolic positive was balanced against the problems it caused. Quite aside from the possibility that Britain might end up embroiled in an American war, in the context of decolonisation, membership of the group was generally in contradiction with Britain’s hope to ‘appeal to moderate and non-aligned Asian nationalism’ (ibid.), and it seems that the general position may have been that SEATO membership was considered something of a liability from this point of view (Tarling, 1993, 181-3).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Britain’s major objective in South-East Asia towards the end of the 1950s and the start of the 1960s was to negotiate the path from the independence of Malaya in 1957 to the creation of a federal Malaysia in 1963 through the incorporation of Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei and Borneo. In so doing, not only would the problem of completing South-East Asian decolonisation be solved as the remaining Malay states were absorbed into the federation, but also a friendly bulwark would be erected against Communist influence, and the danger of Chinese influence in Singapore neutralised.</span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-14577331678208462212013-07-02T10:38:00.000+08:002013-07-02T10:38:47.695+08:00Don’t buy ‘ikan sulit’ and ‘ikan anjang anjang’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mohd Yusoff told the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah, that this is because they are opportunists who will carry out illegal activities whenever they have the chance.</div>
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He said this when replying to a question from Commissioner Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu yesterday.</div>
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Chin had asked Mohd Yusoff how many of those charged in court for fish bombing activities had been arrested red-handed at sea carrying out the illegal style of fishing.</div>
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“All those charged were arrested on shore with possession of bombed fish. We have no cases of any arrests made during the actual bombing activity,” he said.</div>
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Mohd Yusof said, these people are usually charged under Section 26 (C) of the Fisheries Act 1985 which is for having knowledge that the fish they possess were caught using explosives.</div>
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“The burden of proof is on the fisheries department’s enforcement personnel because if the suspect insists that they do not know they are in possession of bombed fish, the enforcement personnel would have to prove that they are lying,” he stressed.</div>
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There is also a need for heavier penalties to be imposed on those found in possession of bombed fish so that people will be deterred from carrying out destructive method of fishing, Mohd Yusoff said, adding that the state fisheries department has recommended for the law to be amended.</div>
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To a question from Chairman Tan Sri Steve Shim Lip Kiong on what types of fish were caught with the explosive method, Mohd Yusoff replied that the most common species are the ikan sulit, ikan anjang anjang, garoupa and trevally.</div>
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“Don’t buy ikan sulit and ikan anjang ajang as 95 per cent of those sold in the markets are bombed,” he advised.</div>
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To Shim’s next question on how to identify a bombed fish, he replied that the fish’s body would be soft to the touch and when opened, internal bleeding can be seen in the fish’s stomach.</div>
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Fish bombing, if not curbed, could contribute to the end of fish stock supply in Sabah due to the loss of habitat and breeding grounds of most fish and marine life, he stressed.</div>
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“Homemade explosives are thrown into coral beds where fish are abundant and the explosion will destroy the corals which are where the fish as well as other marine life breed and take refuge in.</div>
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“Fish bombing is also bad for tourism as it affects scuba drivers,” he said, adding that from reports the fisheries department received, fish bombing activities are prevalent in the islands of Mengalum, Mantanani, the upper part of Banggi and islands around Semporna including dive havens, Mabul and Sipadan island.</div>
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The cases in Mabul and Sipadan island are isolated cases as only about five have been reported, he said.</div>
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According to Mohd Yusoff, up to now, 209 Filipinos, 18 Indonesians and 148 Malaysians have been charged in court under Section 26 (C) of the Fisheries Act 1985 and they were fined between RM300 and RM10,000 and/or imprisoned between three to 18 months.</div>
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When Shim asked if he personally was happy with the punishment provided under the law, Mohd Yusoff said that the state fisheries department had proposed for heavier penalties.</div>
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He also revealed that based on the cases that the department had investigated, fish bombing activities are carried out by immigrants who are residing in Sabah, some whom are in possession of the IMM13 document.</div>
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There are also cases of foreign fishermen encroaching into Malaysian waters but these are minimal, he said.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">KUCHING: The 400-km dual-lane Pan-Borneo trunk road </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2015, assured Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusuf </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“The amount approved could be less or more than what the </span><br />
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KOTA KINABALU: A leadership crisis is allegedly brewing in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah, a report said yesterday</div>
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The Borneo Insider claimed that there is a strong possibility that the present state PKR liaison chief, Ahmad Thamrin Jaini, could be on the way out and said that the likely candidate to replace him is Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin.</div>
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Lajim, who had joined PKR before the 13th general election, contested and won in the Klias state assembly seat. He is currently president of Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPPS), an NGO.</div>
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The Borneo Insider report quoted its source as a ‘senior Sabah PKR leader’ who spoke on condition of anonymity.</div>
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The source claimed that if Thamrin were to be ousted, the move might take place sometime next week when more divisions give their endorsement to such a move. It was said that as of to date 19 out of the 25 divisions in the state have given their endorsement.</div>
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The portal’s article claimed that the main reason which prompted the imminent ‘mutiny’ was mainly due to Thamrin’s lame leadership and poor performance since his appointment in October 2009.</div>
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“We just don’t see any hope for PKR Sabah to progress further under his leadership. But we are confident that Lajim would be a more capable leader. In fact, this has been confirmed by virtue of his appointment as the Sabah opposition leader in the State Legislative Assembly, recently,” said the senior Sabah PKR leader who himself is a Sabah PKR divisional chief.</div>
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He pointed out further that Thamrin’s defeat for the Gum-Gum state seat that he contested in the last general election had in effect rendered him as having lost his mandate to lead Sabah PKR. Polling 3,191 votes, Thamrin lost to Datuk Zakaria B.Mohd Edris of Barisan Nasional (BN) who polled 5,548 votes.</div>
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“It’s still not too late for him (Thamrin) to save the embarrassment of being ousted, if he steps down gracefully now,” he added.</div>
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Besides this, the senior Sabah PKR leader also faulted PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the fielding wrong candidates in the last general elections, claiming that otherwise the party could have won more seats in Sabah.</div>
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He cited among the bad choices of candidates included Tan Sri Ibrahim Menudin who lost both the Labuan parliamentary and Bongawan state seats which he contested; Datuk Mohammad Yahya Lampong, who lost his Papar parliamentary seat, and an unknown figure, Fred B. Gabriel in the Pantai Manis state constituency.</div>
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“The fielding of some new faces from the PPPS and APS (Angkatan Perubahan Sabah) to replace those senior Sabah PKR leaders like Hj Ansari (former PKR Tuaran Chief) who had been working hard on the ground all these while, was another key contributing factor for the poor election results,” he added.</div>
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Lajim, when contacted to confirm the report, declined to comment and said issues like that must be left to the party’s leadership to decide.</div>
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Our speedboat glides so fast it bounces off the water on the Makassar Strait. The clouds roll above us and drops of light rain touch our skin, The Jakarta Post report news.</div>
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We are on our way to Sekatak, a remote area in the newly anointed capital of North Kalimantan. For curious travelers, the key to a thrilling trip is to go where not many people (i.e., tourists) have gone before. I was sure that traveling to remote areas of Kalimantan, the second-largest island in the world, would undoubtedly bring on the thrills. But, I got more than what I asked for when my travel partner disclosed her secret expertise of driving a speedboat.</div>
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Not to worry for those whose friends are less than a secret speedboat driver. The new province of North Kalimantan has more than its share of excitement. It holds natural beauty untouched by mass tourism. Its large and meandering rivers evokes the charm of the Mekong Delta of Indochina when river trips there were not too much like a theme park. And unlike as in North Kalimantan’s southern counterpart, its forests have yet to be transformed into swaths of palm oil plantations, its hills have yet been run down and the land is yet to be covered by pits made by mining companies.</div>
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My travel partner and I found our little speedboat in Tarakan, an island-city in North Kalimantan, the stepping-off point from Balikpapan in East Kalimantan. We fly out of the mainland Kalimantan to Tarakan to reenter through its water ways. Airlines Lion Air and Sriwijaya Air are some of the carriers operating the Balikpapan-Tarakan route. Another route would be to take the small twin-otter planes operated by Susy Air, straight to Tanjung Selor in North Kalimantan from Balikpapan.</div>
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Tarakan holds a historical part in the World War II. In 1941, Japanese troops first entered what became Indonesia through Tarakan. Some relics such as cannons and bunkers have become a testament to the war.</div>
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We passed the war sights, however, and headed straight for Sekatak. From asking around, we found that chartered speedboats to Sekatak were moored at a pier in Beringin, a dense area where the houses are built on stilts and stand above the water. Under the houses, trash floats on the water, disgusting and strangely serene at the same time. There is another port in Tarakan, which is the official one and bigger than Beringin.</div>
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Boats head to Tanjung Selor, the capital of Bulungan regency and North Kalimantan’s center of administration, depart from Tengkayu port. This port also serves Bunyu Island, Nunukan regency, Malinau and other northern territories.</div>
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We chose Beringin as the chartered boats there can go straight to Sekatak via Sekatak river. It costs us Rp 100,000 (US$10) per person to take the two-hour ride to Sekatak. It’s a bit of a gamble with the speedboat’s reliability. Ours broke down in the middle of the Makassar Strait. We were lucky that another speedboat departed Beringin with us. So, after some unsuccessful meddling with the motor, we transferred to the other boat.</div>
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Kalimantan is home to hundreds of indigenous groups. In Sekatak, some seven indigenous groups – Punan, Kenyah, Tidung, Belusu and Bulungan live in that district, after they were relocated closer to the river by the Soeharto government in the 1970s to make way for timber company Intraca.</div>
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Traveling to the isloated communities, one can see the tension between business and local communities for control of resources.</div>
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We stayed in a lodging house by the river in Sekatak Buji as the only guests. The houses overlooking the river are made of wood planks. School children jump into the deep water from an iron bridge. You can rent a long boat and glide along the meandering Sekatak River. Interesting sights pop up, such as a little toy boat adorned with decorations. Our boat driver said that the boat was filled with offerings intended for a white crocodile. He said that there must be a family around the area who holds the traditional belief that they are descendants of the creature.</div>
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From Sekatak to Tanjung Selor, we took overland route using an unofficial taxi. We sat for four hours for the bumpy ride. A lack of infrastructure made the 120-kilometer journey bumpy. But the sight of the forest, with the tall Mengaris tree made the journey worth it.</div>
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We left at noon and arrived before sunset in Tanjung Selor. The town that is intended to be North Kalimantan’s capital is a hilly laid-back town with low-rise buildings and large parks. A statue of the Lemlai Suri Princess or more popularly known as the broken egg princess stands in the intersection of Sengkawit and Jelarai Selor.</div>
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The story of the broken egg princess tells the legend of the Bulungan sultanate that reigned between the 18th and 20th centuries. A childless Kayan tribal leader found an egg and a bamboo and brought home the two. The egg and bamboo turned into a baby girl and a baby boy, who would start the Bulungan Kingdom, the legend goes.</div>
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The Kayan River passes through the town, adding a relaxing vibe to Tanjung Selor. As with many rivers in Kalimantan, the Kayan River is a wide river with strong current, which makes it good for white water rafting. For those interested in rafting in North Kalimantan, a number of trekking companies provide white-water rafting trips along the Kayan River.</div>
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If you don’t have the chance to raft, the river is as enjoyable to see as to ride on. As the sun sets in Tanjung Selor, we sat on the concrete nook along the Kayan River. The dusk-time ray illuminates the trees on the other side of the river, while the water glimmer with a golden hue. My travel partner and I agreed, in a land of mighty rivers, devouring the last light by the river is most appropriate to end the day.</div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-81964716261420306992013-06-28T05:56:00.000+08:002013-06-28T05:56:24.589+08:00 Cop was supplying info to the Sulu militants: Witness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvitica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Kota Kinabalu:</b><span style="color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvitica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> The High Court trial of Hassan Hj Ali Basari, a police corporal charged with intentionally withholding information related to terrorist acts heard, Tuesday, that police began tapping his conversations for possible complicity when a group of Sulu militants intruded at Kg Tanduo in Lahad Datu, early this year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prosecution's protected witness Number Two, who was testifying under protection from an undisclosed location within the courthouse building, told Justice Ravinthran Paramaguru that he/she listened to the communication upon being instructed by the superior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The witness, an administrative assistant at Special Branch in Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, told the court that his/her duty was to process the information and do a translation, if needed, as he/she was fluent in Suluk, Bajau and Malay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Asked by Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Dato' Nordin Hassan during examination-in-chief, the witness said three interceptions were made on Feb. 25, March 2 and March 3, 2003.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Referring to a document dated Feb 25, the witness said the conversation was between Datu Amir Bahar and Raja Datu Agbimuddin in Suluk at 10.31pm whereby Amir, who made the call, informed Raja he had been tipped off by Hassan that the Malaysian government would be coming at 12.30am, to which Raja replied they would be ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Datu Amir also said that Hassan and Husin were brothers and like their own family. The witness said by monitoring daily, he/she could identify their voices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The witness testified further that he/she heard a conversation between a "Lelaki Sabah" (Sabahan man or LS) and Hassan at 7.37pm on March 2, whereby LS asked "How" to which Hassan replied "standby".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The former then asked whether its already war, to which the latter replied "yes, yesterday".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The witness also heard that Hassan asked LS whether he had contacted Philippines and LS said "Yes, more than 400 people will be coming to Sabah from Bongao to assist". To a question by Hassan on whether they comprised MNLF soldiers, LS said "already mixed with Sultan".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The witness further testified that the third interception was at 9.28am on March 2013 made by LS to Hassan where LS told Hassan that from the information he obtained from the internet, the number of the intruders, who will be coming, is hitting thousand and needed more financial support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hassan agreed saying USA was among them with support also from Nur Misuari (ex-MNLF leader).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other conversations between them were that Ismail Kiram wanted to claim their right over Sabah and that if the Malaysia Government did not obey their wishes, they will create chaos in Sabah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hassan told LS it was said that Ismail was going to send people to enter Sabah and use guerilla tactics as stated by Misuari earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On trial is Detective Corporal Hassan Hj Ali Basari , 58, who is accused of intentionally omitting to give any information relating to terrorist acts, between January this year and March 3 in the office of the Special Branch chief at the Lahad Datu Police Headquarters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The charge, under Section 130M of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to seven years or fine or both on conviction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prosecution's third witness, Mohd Ali Asmali, 39, an auxiliary police at Felda Sabahat 20, Kg Embara Budi Lahad Datu, told the court he and another friend went fishing in a boat at Tanduo waters at 7pm on Feb. 11, 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While fishing at about 2am on Feb. 12, they heard a boat and could tell from the engine sound that the boat was big. The boat was heading to Tanduo beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"After that we heard, the boat speeding to the high sea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We finished fishing at about 6.40am and returned to the beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way, I saw 100 people gathered at the surau area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our distance from the surau was about 100 metres.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We saw people clad in camouflage fatigues with some wearing red bands on their heads and arms. Some also wore white songkok," said Mohd Ali, adding the men were not the Malaysian army.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I was amazed and scared. We decided not to land at the place where the people gathered but headed to the rivermouth about 30-40 meters away," said Mohd Ali, adding they then went to Cendrawasih police station to report the matter the same day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When cross-examined by one of Hassan's counsel Ram Singh, Mohd Ali said they went to the police station at 8.20am and reported the matter to the station superior, Nazri.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heowever, he only managed to lodge the report at 4.13pm as he had to wait for the Lahad Datu OCPD, who wanted to hear the information personally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nordin appeared together with DPPs Nazrul Nizam Mohd Zameri, Cheng Heng Kher and Anati Kisahi while Hassan is represented by counsel Kamarudin Mohamad Chinki and assisted by Ram Singh and YS Lo.</span></div>
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KOTA KINABALU: A senior politician yesterday expressed disappointment over the conduct of the State Assembly sitting, and likened the august House to a cowshed.</div>
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Bingkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the State Assembly has lost its touch to be a place where elected assemblymen are free to express and speak for the people, especially when debating the government’s policy speech by Head of State Tun Haji Juhar Mahiruddin.</div>
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“But here I find it is like a kandang sapi (cowshed), there is no discipline, no control, no freedom of speech, and they gang up from the backbenchers to the ministers, right up to the Speakers. And here I also find that the Speaker is even involved in the argument, in making comments and debate, when he is supposed to control the conduct of the session,” he said.</div>
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Jeffrey pointed out that the leaders today are dictated by their attitude, and their attitude is being dictated by the long indoctrination of how one should conduct oneself.</div>
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“They (backbenchers and ministers) are taking advantage of the Speaker. They kept interrupting, raising the Point of Order and asking for ‘penjelasan’ (explanation), but instead of asking me, they go around talking about it. And the Speaker does not adhere to explanation when I pointed out it was not right.</div>
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“And I am surprised that there are things I can say outside but I cannot say inside the House, which is supposed to be the other way round. Words like ‘autonomy’ and ‘negara’ (country), that is why I am very disappointed … we are supposed to progress from those colonial and old days to better days,” he said.</div>
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Jeffrey pointed out that all assemblymen should work together for the country and the people.</div>
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“We are one system, we are in the same system, the government has its role, so does the opposition. So why not let us do our part and express our part and let them (ministers) listen, and let the people listen and see if it is good. I was not even attacking the government, just giving suggestion how to improve the finance of the government, how to claim our rights and revenue from the collection of the federal government,” said Jeffrey.</div>
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He said the state government may claim its rights under the Schedule 10 of the Constitution to recover 40 per cent of the revenue that is collected by the federal government and back to the state.</div>
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“This is the Constitution. Imagine 40 per cent of RM40 billion, where this year they are projecting to collect RM40 billion in taxes, which is the nett revenue minus capitation and road grants. Let’s just say the minimum after deducting the two grants that may not even come up to RM5 billion, we will have RM35 billion.</div>
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“So 40 per cent from that is RM14 billion, which is additional fund for Sabah plus the RM4 billion they collect from the state government. We can have about RM18 billion in state revenue and it is much better than the RM4 billion we are getting now.</div>
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“And the same thing goes with the oil taken from the state, which is taken improperly. I suggested that we request for a review because it is within our rights. We are not asking something that does not belong to us. We can have that and have the right to impose royalty on our own, but royalty was denied to us,” he said.</div>
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“Imagine if we collect 10 per cent royalty which belongs to the state as the one they (federal government) paid to us is not oil royalty, because we have been asked to reject our own rights to collect royalty under Section 4 of the Oil Agreement.</div>
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“But just imagine if we collect even 10 per cent, and I am not even saying 20 per cent, on our own of the coming production of 500,000 barrels per-day, by 2015 it is three times the amount of what is being produced today in Sabah, which is 170,000 barrels per-day, to which last year, it made RM18.8 billion.</div>
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“By 2015, this amount of value will be more than RM50 billion. So with 10 per cent, we can get RM5 billion, and plus the 5 per cent they are giving, that will be RM2.5 billion, and altogether sums up to RM7.5 billion. Add up to the taxes which is RM18 billion, what we have is RM25 to RM26 billion in revenue, and that would be much better for the state so we can carry out much better development and resolve a lot of problems. We do not even have to beg the federal government for money,” he said.</div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-86616500182295293332013-06-20T10:54:00.000+08:002013-06-20T11:43:48.866+08:00Christina Liew Is Sabahan Lah, Stupid!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a stark revelation that the RCI cannot be used as a yardstick to measure the extent of government involvement in the issuance of Malaysian identity cards to illegal immigrants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the identity cards were sold by irresponsible and corrupt West Malaysian officers who came to Sabah to make fast money with little conscience that their actions have far-reaching consequences, detrimental to the interests and well-being of Sabahans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A number of witnesses called up by the commission had been unreliable. Some were too smart for their own good, some just plain stupid and some gave only half the truth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The recent claim made by Sabah Suluk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto (a Suluk with an Indonesian name) that Api-Api assemblywoman Christina Liew was an Indonesian Chinese before becoming Malaysian was a clear case of ignorance. The man is just plain stupid, doesn't know what he is talking about. Many people knew Christina Liew from childhood and knew she is a Sabahan and a naturalised Malaysian. What was uttered by this man at the RCI was untrue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Liew has clarified her status<a href="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/im-a-naturalised-citizen-says-sabah-assemblywoman-liew/"> here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many young Malaysians are ignorant of the history of this country because our history books in schools are so badly written, it imparts very little knowledge of pre-independence history and the position of the migrant races who stepped foot on this shore before independence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who were born outside Malaysia but were residents of Malaya before 31st August 1957 and those in Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore residents before 31st August 1963 had the option of staying as British citizen or become Malaysians by naturalisation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, Liew's parents opted to become Malaysian citizens and the rest is history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There seemed to be a mix-up where she was born. Christina says she was born in Hong Kong and came to Sabah with her parents when she was one month old, but RCI panel member Tan Sri Henry Chin seemed to think she was born in Tawau and claimed to know her family well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christina is not alone, there are many like her, naturalised on the day of the formation of Malaysia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One, that I personally know is Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Clement Skinner, who was born in Burma and is a Sabahan and Malaysian by naturalisation.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nothing in the State or Federal Constitution that forbids naturalised citizen to become elected member.</span><br />
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-29381865213597222872013-06-19T18:50:00.005+08:002013-06-19T19:53:20.267+08:00Christina Liew Is From Indonesia ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">BERLAKU pertengkaran dalam pendengaran Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) berhubung isu pendatang di Sabah hari ini apabila pemimpin masyarakat Suluk berulang kali menegaskan bahawa seorang anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) negeri itu dilahirkan di Indonesia.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto berkata, walaupun lahir di republik itu, Christina Liew (kanan) daripada PKR berjaya menjadi Wakil Rakyat Api-Api.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mohd Zaki berkata, mereka mendapat maklumat daripada warganegara Indonesia di Tawau yang mengesahkan Liew seorang Cina Indonesia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beliau mengetengahkan isu itu kerana hanya kumpulan Bajau dan Suluk disasarkan dalam RCI, jelasnya.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bagaimanapun, seorang pesuruhjaya RCI Henry Chin berkata, beliau pasti Liew lahir di Tawau dan beliau mengetahuinya kerana menjadi Ketua Polis di daerah di Sabah itu pada masa itu. (MKINI)</span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-88488920594996351282013-06-07T07:53:00.000+08:002013-06-07T07:53:10.660+08:00In Immigration Purgatory<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Twenty years ago this morning, a ship called the Golden Venture ran aground in Queens. Inside its hold—a cramped, hot, windowless space that was about the size of a two-car garage—the vessel carried nearly three hundred undocumented immigrants from China. They came, mostly, from a series of villages in Fujian Province. Some of them might be called refugees, as they were fleeing political or religious persecution, or the occasional horrors of China’s one-child policy. But many, and perhaps most, would more accurately be described as economic migrants; they knew that in America there were dishes that needed washing, food that needed delivering, clothes that needed pressing. In a menial job on the margins of the U.S. economy, they could earn in a year what it might take a decade to make back home, and they were willing to risk their lives to get here.</div>
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The voyage was a Conradian nightmare, from Bangkok to Mombasa, Kenya, and then down around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1620, it took the Mayflower sixty days to reach these shores. In 1993, it took the Golden Venture a hundred and twenty.</div>
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When the ship plowed into a sandbar several hundred yards offshore, passengers mobbed the deck, then began, one after another, to jump over the side and into the chilly Atlantic. They had been informed by the “snakeheads”—human smugglers—who controlled the ship that if they could set foot on land in the United States before being caught by the authorities they would be permitted to apply for political asylum. Ten of the passengers did not survive the swim to shore. (In 2006, I wrote <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/24/060424fa_fact6" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">an article about the Golden Venture</a> for the magazine, and then, later, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Snakehead-Chinatown-Underworld-American-Dream/dp/0307279278/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306714890&sr=8-3" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">a book</a>.)</div>
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Today, after two decades of galloping economic growth in China, it may seem hard to imagine a time when people were willing to die in an effort to flee the country. But the Golden Venture arrived in New York on the crest of a great wave of illegal migration from China to the United States. In 1995, the C.I.A. estimated that a hundred thousand people were being smuggled here from China every year.</div>
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For the Clinton Administration, this posed an acute dilemma. When the Golden Venture arrived, it was quickly swarmed by TV news helicopters, which broadcast stark images of the malnourished passengers as they huddled in blankets on the beach. Until then, if you arrived in the United States without the proper documentation, but requested asylum when you got here, you were generally given a court date, then released. But many new arrivals failed to show up for these hearings, opting, instead, to try their luck as undocumented migrants. In the hours after the Golden Venture arrived, as the White House and immigration authorities tried to determine what to do with the passengers from the ship, it was decided that this catch-and-release asylum policy had become a “magnet” for illegal migration. The sheer magnitude of China’s population was enough to fluster even the most ardent of refugee advocates. (When Jimmy Carter admonished Deng Xiaoping in 1979 for not allowing more of his people to emigrate legally, Deng is said to have replied, “Why certainly, President Carter. How many millions would you like?”) </div>
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Read more in the<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/06/golden-venture-immigration-reform.html">New Yorker</a></span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-74089553734862000742013-03-09T11:41:00.000+08:002013-03-09T14:29:27.904+08:00Philippines:Republic Of Anarchic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They were once labelled the "sick man of
Asia" and things have not changed much ever since and even after every change of
government, without doubt, they are still indisposed, economically and morally.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every succeeding government leaders have their hands in
the cookie jar, as competently corrupt as the previous ones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The country is still suffering a cauldron of repressed anger from the Muslims of Southern Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, mired in abject poverty, mistreated, neglected and left to their own devices in one of the most
most turbulent and lawless countries in the world.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">About 30% of the population still live below the poverty line and things are
not getting any better for them, the corrupt get richer and the
poor poorer.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Due to decades of neglect by the Christian dominated
government the Southern Filipinos are still mired in poverty and live in squalid conditions and the
only thing they understand well is the barrel of the gun. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A war of attrition against the central government continued
for decades of disenfranchised and dissatisfied Moros fighting for an independent
homeland.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hundreds of thousands of them ran away from
their restive provinces and migrated to Sabah in search of a better
life. A better life that their own government could not provide them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In
Sabah, much to our own perils, we welcome them with open arms, gave them
jobs and extended the same amenities as any Sabahan would have enjoyed.
They burdened our health and education system to the core and destroyed our marine environment with their destructive fishing methods. Things that
they would not have dreamt of getting in their homeland, we provide them for
free. They returned our kindness with guns and bullets.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Out of the wormhole out crawled a fake sultan who saw the
prosperity, richness and resourcefulness of our state tormenting his
envious desire for money-grubbing. This green-eyed monster, who cannot differentiate between "pajak" and "sewa" of a
treaty signed by his ancestors ceding Sabah to the then British North
Borneo and later assigned to Malaysia when Sabah gained independence, claimed that Sabah belong to him by virtue of a lease agreement signed
by his forefathers and justifying his rightful claim by sending a ragtag
private army to invade Sabah with the intention of taking back the
territory.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">From a mad sultan of a defunct dynasty to a lame-duck president who has no balls to do the right thing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">President
Aquino made himself a laughing stock to the whole world when he says he
dared not arrest the sultan and his band of terrorists and criminals.
The Sultan defied him <a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/65749/sulu-sultan-defies-aquino" style="color: lime;">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Where
in the world a private citizen is allowed to have his own army. Only in this lawless country such nonsense is possible.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Based on
the offence of him keeping a private army, he can be arrested, charged and thrown in the slammer where
he can do no more harm to Philippines and Malaysia diplomatic
relations.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">More hilarious is his Chief of Police, who is a bigger
clown than the President, says he would not arrest those bandits if
they return to the Philippines because they have not committed any crime in the Philippines.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As ridiculous as it get, even terrorist
like Nur Misuari can <a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/67063/misuari-warns-aquino-of-total-chaos" style="color: lime;">threaten</a>
the President and his balls shrank so badly, he dares not take action
against the brain dead sultan. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aquino has told Malaysia even before
being asked that he would not extradite the decrepit and dim-witted
sultan to Malaysia to face our justice system for illegal invasion of
our state, murder and destruction of lives and properties. He fears them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Now,
you know why the Philippines government could not get rid of terrorism
in their country, because they have timid, irresolute and irresponsible leaders.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If the Philippines refused to extradite the scumbag we
should do what the American and Israelis always do, send a covert
mission over there to eliminate him and all his cohorts. </span><br />
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-9530172475335318182012-10-31T11:23:00.001+08:002012-11-01T18:18:05.961+08:00I Just Met A Very Racist Chinese !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Interesting! I have always joked with my close Chinese friends that I think Chinese are one of the most racist people around. Some agree with me, but than they are my close friends, where jokes are taken light-heartedly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I arrived KLIA from KK and my wife from Phnom Penh, after visiting our daughter and grandchildren there.My wife's plane arrived 20 minutes earlier but she said she would wait for me so we can take the same taxi to our hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought a ticket for a limousine at the airport. More often than not, most limousines that I can remember taking before have had Malay drivers, but for today, we have a Chinese driver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way to the city I noticed the driver constantly talking in Chinese to his friend over the VHF radio. Half way to the city it started to rain heavily and my wife started talking to the taxi driver in Cantonese. There was a moment of silence and a slow response from the driver and I can't help noticing that blood have rust to his head, he was red-faced and shocked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I asked my wife what she said that have made him blushed so badly, not that his colour is much brighter than pale. She said she asked him whether it is always raining in KL and told him to drive carefully as the road might be slippery. I asked why he looked shock and almost speechless? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wife said "I will tell you when we get to the hotel."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While this guy was talking to his friend on the VHF radio his friend asked him whether he is taking passengers to Genting and he said no, that he is going to the city and that his fare are two lalat (flies), husband and wife going to a five-star hotel. He didn't realise my wife fully understands the exchanges in Cantonese all this while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wife is half Malay and half Chinese and speaks fluent Cantonese, Hakka and Mandarin. I scowled her for not telling me while we were still in the car and she told me what she did was more appropriate than me picking a fight with a low-life taxi driver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She told me she purposely spoke to him in Cantonese to embarrasse him, which she did well to impound his rudeness without being rude herself and probably taught this low-life a good lesson that there are non-Chinese looking people who understand and speak Chinese.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This brings us back to the subject of stereotyping all Chinese as being racist, which I believe is more cultural than actual racism. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the Chinese, anything they find repulsive will constitute name-calling, which bring us to Chinese against Chinese. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Insults swirl as Hong Kong Chinese called </span><span style="font-size: large;">mainland Chinese</span><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/9056268/Hong-Kong-rails-against-invasion-of-Chinese-locusts.html" style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: red;">locusts</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and complained that mainland tourists bring their less-than-refined social habits and women on the verge of childbirth into the territory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hong Kongers only want their bulging wallets but not their fetishistic bad manners.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The common Chinese term for anyone not Chinese is <i>kui</i>, the lesser beings to the Chinese eyes. No other races are spared from the <i>kui</i>, including the <i>kwailos </i>that once ruled Hong Kong from 1841 to 1997 and one that have taught social finesse to the Hong Kong Chinese, who now feel, theirs, are of superior culture than the <i>nouveau riche</i> mainland Chinese.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kui</i> is less repulsive than flies or locusts, one that carry diseases and the other one eating everything in its way.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0156453800/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0156453800&linkCode=as2&tag=fopo-20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Invisible Cities</i></a>, the novel by the great Italian writer Italo Calvino, Marco Polo dazzles the emperor of China, Kublai Khan, with 55 stories of cities he has visited, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=5AokCxyISuIC&lpg=PA8&ots=i1WZ2qYILG&dq=%22the%20buildings%20have%20spiral%20staircases%20encrusted%20with%20spiral%20seashells%22&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=%22the%20buildings%20have%20spiral%20staircases%20encrusted%20with%20spiral%20seashells%22&f=false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">places where</a> "the buildings have spiral staircases encrusted with spiral seashells," a city of "<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=5AokCxyISuIC&lpg=PA88&ots=i1WZ2qYJKH&dq=%22are%20spared%20the%20boredom%20of%20following%20the%20same%20streets%20every%20day%22&pg=PA88#v=onepage&q=%22are%20spared%20the%20boredom%20of%20following%20the%20same%20streets%20every%20day%22&f=false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">zigzag</a>" where the inhabitants "are spared the boredom of following the same streets every day," and another with the <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=5AokCxyISuIC&lpg=PA34&ots=i1WZ2qYJMP&dq=%22sleep%2C%20make%20tools%2C%20cook%2C%20accumulate%20gold%2C%20disrobe%2C%20reign%2C%20sell%2C%20question%20oracles%22&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22sleep,%20make%20tools,%20cook,%20accumulate%20gold,%20disrobe,%20reign,%20sell,%20question%20oracles%22&f=false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">option to </a>"sleep, make tools, cook, accumulate gold, disrobe, reign, sell, question oracles." The trick, it turns out, is that Polo's Venice is so richly textured and dense that all his stories are about just one city.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: large;">A modern European ruler listening to a visitor from China describe the country's fabled rise would be better served with the opposite approach: As the traveler exits a train station, a woman hawks instant noodles and packaged chicken feet from a dingy metal cart, in front of concrete steps emptying out into a square flanked by ramshackle hotels and massed with peasants sitting on artificial cobblestones and chewing watermelon seeds. The air smells of coal. Then the buildings appear: Boxlike structures, so gray as to appear colorless, line the road. If the city is poor, the Bank of China tower will be made with hideous blue glass; if it's wealthy, our traveler will marvel at monstrous prestige projects of glass and copper. The station bisects Shanghai Road or Peace Avenue, which then leads to Yat-sen Street, named for the Republic of China's first president, eventually intersecting with Ancient Building Avenue. Our traveler does not know whether he is in Changsha, Xiamen, or Hefei -- he is in the city Calvino describes as <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=5AokCxyISuIC&lpg=PP1&ots=i1WZ2qYNLP&dq=%22invisible%20cities%22&pg=PA129#v=onepage&q=%22only%20the%20name%20of%20the%20airport%20changes%22&f=false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">so unremarkable that</a> "only the name of the airport changes." Or, as China's vice minister of construction, Qiu Baoxing, <a href="http://business.highbeam.com/435556/article-1G1-165596386/minister-attacks-developers-destruction-china-cultural" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">lamented</a> in 2007, "It's like a thousand cities having the same appearance. <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/13/unlivable_cities">Read more.</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">In the throes of the Industrial Revolution, London was where working horses suddenly began to compete with railroads on city streets. "Day was shining radiantly upon the town then, and the bells were going for the morning work," author Charles Dickens <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=02omAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA485&ots=kuFta6cvU6&dq=%22Day%20was%20shining%20radiantly%20upon%20the%20town%20then%2C%20and%20the%20bells%20were%20going%20for%20the%20morning%20work%22&pg=PA485#v=onepage&q=%22Day%20was%20shining%20radiantly%20upon%20the%20town%20then,%20and%20the%20bells%20were%20going%20for%20the%20morning%20work%22&f=false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">wrote</a> a little more than 150 years ago about Coketown<a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/25/once_upon_a_time_in_old_london_town#correction1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">*</a>, a fictitious northern English industrial town. "Domestic fires were not yet lighted, and the high chimneys had the sky to themselves. Puffing out their poisonous volumes, they would not be long in hiding it; but, for half an hour, some of the many windows were golden, which showed the Coketown people a sun eternally in eclipse, through a medium of smoked glass." Read <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/25/once_upon_a_time_in_old_london_town">more</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this less is more place, they have rooms or suite rooms tastefully designed, clean, functional and a bathroom that bespeaks opulence that most ladies would go head over heels to have it in their homes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is not run of the mill room you find in many large hotels , it's trendy, it has all the trappings of luxury and comfort, big flat screen LCD TV, DVD player, double-glazed glass to keep the street noise out, motorised curtain, dimmer to all lights, remote controlled ceiling fan, huge writing table and a huge air-conditioner that can give you the Arctic cold and all for a steal.... US$130 and a give back of $30 which you can spend on food, booze or whatever you fancy in any FCC outlets.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you are not familiar what FCC is, it's stands for Foreign Correspondents' Club and has a number of hotels and F&B outlets in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.The Quay and another sister hotel the FCC Hotel are both owned by FCC.They also have affiliated clubs in Bangkok and Hong Kong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The room we stayed has a small balcony that overlooks the Tonle Sap/Mekong River and bird eyes view of the Sisowath Quay Esplanade that brings daily hive of activities at dawn and dusk but would become completely empty during the day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The guy from Tatler must have liked the frayed worn-out towel, or was given one of those voluptuously fluffed and expensive towel because the hotel probably got wind of what he is up to.</span></div>
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gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-72025503699049771592010-08-23T19:42:00.003+08:002010-08-30T16:48:39.338+08:00Retracing the sailing bravado of Filipino ancestors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNKXzKjUfV5jzsmG13d8okDCmgGhbGYRUMLJ55eCP5tGtdK-70ruQmYOqIcLgL1u2L9CR7bRQtwh9261NlGw3eRssY9cdDXgcJFdJww6WSWd9hbaBmYyeEymH4W7ZdRpwnm7_TjBywoIA/s1600/kapall2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNKXzKjUfV5jzsmG13d8okDCmgGhbGYRUMLJ55eCP5tGtdK-70ruQmYOqIcLgL1u2L9CR7bRQtwh9261NlGw3eRssY9cdDXgcJFdJww6WSWd9hbaBmYyeEymH4W7ZdRpwnm7_TjBywoIA/s320/kapall2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508569624838748066" border="0" /></a><br /><b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kota Kinabalu:</b> They were the first Filipino group to climb Mt Everest from its north face and reach the top not just once but three times! Now they have decided to test their mettle on something equally extraordinary. <p> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">"Going to the sea in an ancient migratory barangay sail boat is more than coming down to earth," joked Art Valdez, 61, leader of "Voyage of The Barangay" which sailed into the beach off Kinabalu Yacht Club, Saturday. </span></p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Before breaking into international waters into Sabah on its way down to Singapore, then upwards to Vietnam and Shanghai, Valdez and his flotilla of three barangays had spent a year sailing around the Philippines, making 80 stops in all. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> The international leg first took them to Sandakan, then up to Kudat, around the tip of Borneo to Kota Kinabalu. Everywhere they went, they were greeted with rousing welcome. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "We are out to show the young the sea is part of the natural environment and part of the natural highway for the peoples of the Philippines and Southeast Asia," said Valdez, a friend of Tengku Datuk Dr Adlin, Chairman of Sabah Tourism Board. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "It unifies rather than divide us," Valdez added. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "What we are riding on is a closest possible replica of a boat dug up in coastal waters of Butuan City, Mindanao, which was carbon-dated to 320AD or the 4th Century," noted Valdez. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "Riding that now and purely powered by wind and sail gives the young confidence that we can do it again the way our forefathers did it." </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> The significance of the Butuan barangay rests on the fact that it was the first wood watercraft ever dug up in Southeast Asia. Hence the artifact is evidence of early Filipino craftsmanship and their seamanship skills before the arrival of Spanish colonisers. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> The barangay is believed to be the chief means by which the ancestors of Filipinos migrated to the country. "Its original builders are our nomadic seafarers - the people of Samar who are the Bajaus of the Philippines, similar to the Bajaus in Semporna. The Barangay is like your lepa but this is a big lepa - 61ft long, 11ft wide, 5ft tall while the second one is 81ft long and 14ft wide," Valdez said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "The boats are built with no plan, no design, no measurement except on the head of the master builders and fastened with wood pegs and only two people can do it - the Samar people and one trip in northern Philippines," Valdez said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Barangay is an Austronesian word meaning "sailboat" but when the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, they found the Filipinos already had a civilisation of their own and living in well organised independent villages called barangay. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "Voyage of The Barangay's passage to Kota Kinabalu from the Philippines with Shanghai as their destination hopefully by October, is part of a yearning to trace the migration route of our forefathers. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Not just Filipinos but also the people of Southeast Asia, the people who live in the Pacific and even the Indian Ocean," Valdez explained. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "Our forefathers came from the southern coasts of mainland Asia, in Southern China, Vietnam and Cambodia," he said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> In the interest of safety, they hug the coast down Borneo and up Indochina rather than facing the big waves crossing the Bashi Channel going north to Taiwan from the Philippines. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "The barangay built to the original specifications using wooden pegs to hold things together is not structurally strong to stand up to very rough waves. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "In fact we experienced a scare in Mindanao where our boat almost got smashed," he said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "The weather is the challenge but our biggest danger is the possibility of being hit by big ships because we are wooden and so we can't be seen on their radars," Valdez said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> To avoid this threat, a radar detector is fitted at the tip of the mast of one of the three baranays which together carry a total of 35 voyagers. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Tougher still is to comply with the legal requirements of the international stops which is riddled with bureaucracy, Valdez said. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> The barangay will be opened for public viewing between 9-11 am and 3-5pm today (Sunday), to learn the purpose and history, said Ms Quek I-Gek, Sales and Marketing Director of Mountain T0RQ Sdn Bhd. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> "One purpose is to raise funds to help cover the cost of completing several thousand nautical miles which needs quite a lot of money," said Ms Quek. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> Their corporate sponsors include San Miguel Corporation, Tao Corporation, Holcim, Agatep Associates and Coleman. Ms Quek's contact is 019-8138162. </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </p><p style="margin-top: 20px;"> <a style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);" href="http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=74201">Daily Express</a><br /></p>gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-45909928975131096862010-08-22T08:58:00.003+08:002010-08-22T10:06:44.163+08:00Nostalgia In Shit, The Hovel Of Kota Kinabalu<span style="font-size:130%;">Hantu Laut<br /><br />The pictures below is a Malay kampong smacked right in the middle of the city centre of Kota Kinabalu.This is a ghetto of the highest order.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Click to enlarge</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK667a0XMvaKDpYvXuDkKTUIVyH61TT3A00CkZlS6tsDmW0SCsNIktcXFbme6wXeNIPYZcyg8hO2YlvPQqfFrv09P6cWEF-tV5GhpYd6TQKlYXANtLiW0zKb4rIoqGSMCy5Mnz1py7qoW/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK667a0XMvaKDpYvXuDkKTUIVyH61TT3A00CkZlS6tsDmW0SCsNIktcXFbme6wXeNIPYZcyg8hO2YlvPQqfFrv09P6cWEF-tV5GhpYd6TQKlYXANtLiW0zKb4rIoqGSMCy5Mnz1py7qoW/s320/DSC_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030790623263298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnjVp_oQxWkDIeBBSjohQa-v10EarhRydoIaxkMacsKuALifDuh5zSpBoAW_N434smccOg2VWzRaMh34VGxrODFE1RBx9HGLWLBMBX7TgxWOo8vY-zI12fZjE273B9fz4R4zmqAxtDend/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnjVp_oQxWkDIeBBSjohQa-v10EarhRydoIaxkMacsKuALifDuh5zSpBoAW_N434smccOg2VWzRaMh34VGxrODFE1RBx9HGLWLBMBX7TgxWOo8vY-zI12fZjE273B9fz4R4zmqAxtDend/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508032401288479026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I used to live in this kampong some 45 years ago.<br /><br />Kg Sembulan, is now an indescribable hovel and a horrifying sight and smell.Your eyes and nose behold!<br /><br />Why has this kampong become such a squalor?<br /><br />Ask the shameless and apathetic state leaders that have come and go under the BN flag.Ask UMNO leaders what have they done to the NEP? To help the bumiputras or to help themselves.<br /><br />This kampong is now known as the black area of KK where drugs of all kinds can be found and a hideout and shelter for criminals and illegal immigrants.<br /><br />No UMNO leaders have made any attempt to redevelop the area or resettle the villagers because they were afraid to upset them that may cost them a few thousands votes.They prefer to let the villagers continue living in the shit-hole to perpetuate their own self-preservation.<br /><br />Below are the palatial homes of some UMNO leaders.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gWNjNYjT2923Q8rIybyJEYEqz3EroVkeSW8PsusAlX7qoKdAxkQQATJNyLPzfM-VOuVqV-gwIgcRbTkoV9odOJudsO8v5saM7XCLEup_LQxRXGFaMaDcrDBGeY8AABaI71OFzHdWjS1r/s1600/-0aaya2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gWNjNYjT2923Q8rIybyJEYEqz3EroVkeSW8PsusAlX7qoKdAxkQQATJNyLPzfM-VOuVqV-gwIgcRbTkoV9odOJudsO8v5saM7XCLEup_LQxRXGFaMaDcrDBGeY8AABaI71OFzHdWjS1r/s320/-0aaya2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508033338341285394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />The palace of an UMNO Sabah minister</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRdfXXCAUSRn3zsQeCyFDREv3-PBrK6LMzklkU8idizysKa0yU6o20Nv7iIKxSx2g-6Ced1yT1aQb1jI9FRtZmyTAY10efBi8LfzA39euBvFmWpFT4gKARiCliHVRZAZzNVAzJnRbnRul/s1600/Rumah+Ketua+Pemuda+UMNO+Sabah,+Japlin.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRdfXXCAUSRn3zsQeCyFDREv3-PBrK6LMzklkU8idizysKa0yU6o20Nv7iIKxSx2g-6Ced1yT1aQb1jI9FRtZmyTAY10efBi8LfzA39euBvFmWpFT4gKARiCliHVRZAZzNVAzJnRbnRul/s320/Rumah+Ketua+Pemuda+UMNO+Sabah,+Japlin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508033827954754642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />The mansion of a youth head of the party</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Now, you know where the NEP help goes to.<br /><br />Can you blame Nazir Razak for saying the NEP was bastardised?<br /><br /></span>gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-69688476877699889562010-04-27T09:19:00.001+08:002010-04-27T09:23:38.134+08:00Anwar's Letter To Supporters<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Dear Supporter,<br /><br />I thank the workers and volunteers from Pakatan Rakyat including our friends in DAP and PAS who supported our candidate in Hulu Selangor, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of Malaysians joined us to show the people of Hulu Selangor that Pakatan Rakyat is committed to a Malaysia where all of its citizens have the right to peace, justice, and prosperity. I am thankful for the tremendous support you have shown. Your commitment to change is commendable. <br /><br />One setback shall not divert us from our goal. Any change worth making is hard and will be fought at every turn. While it doesn't take away the sting of this loss, there is no road to real change without setbacks along the way.<br /> <br />Over RM100 million was spent by BN to win a thin majority in Hulu Selangor: that amounts to RM65,000 per person. Dozens of ministers campaigned every day; the Election Commission appears guilty once again of violating its mandate to ensure fair elections; and the police intimidated our supporters and there are reports that they even prevented some voters from reaching the polling stations.<br /><br />This means that Barisan Nasional 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.<br /><br />Our country still faces the same challenges which cannot be resolved by dirty politics or a few catchy slogans. The economy is lagging, jobs are scarce and our education system remains mediocre at best. We must do more to address the plight of the poor and marginalised people throughout Malaysia. And we must bring credibility back to the Federal government as we have started to do in the Pakatan States. <br /><br />We increased our popular support in Hulu Selangor. We know we have to do more to reach out to our supporters in the rural heartland, particularly the Felda settlements. I am committed to this challenge and my resolve is unwavering. <br /><br />Let us look ahead to the next contest and work to bring change to Sarawak. Click here (<a href="http://clicks.electionemail.com/v/?u=921959b80d5e03b24a731d8d37555e03&g=217&c=1367&p=f892c1765e63f111b34e074afcaf5e45&t=1">http://bit.ly/d0YVol</a>) to make a contribution to the May 16th by-election and help us to support the DAP candidate in Sibu. <br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://clicks.electionemail.com/v/?u=29e2a212a9a899db38cacb84ccfb2ef4&g=217&c=1367&p=f892c1765e63f111b34e074afcaf5e45&t=1" title="Donate now" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.electionemail.com/client_id_1367/Donate.jpg" vspace="1" width="182" align="middle" border="0" height="31" hspace="1" /></a></p> </span></span> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you,<br />Anwar</span></span></div> <span style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> </span></span>gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-87555930069858044022010-02-27T12:18:00.002+08:002010-02-27T12:52:48.705+08:00Petroleum Development Act <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT ACT 1974<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3 style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >ACT 144<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;">Preamble</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;">An Act to provide for exploration and exploitation of petroleum whether onshore or offshore by a Corporation in which will be vested the entire ownership in and the exclusive rights, powers, liberties and privileges in respect of the said petroleum, and to control the carrying on of downstream activities and development relating to petroleum and its products; to provide for the establishment of a Corporation under the Companies Act, 1965 or under the law relating to the incorporation of companies and for the powers of that Corporation; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;">[Am. Act A613]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;">[1 October 1974]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;">BE IT ENACTED by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >1. Short title and commencement.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >This Act may be cited as the <b>Petroleum Development Act, 1974</b>, and shall come into force on such date as the Prime Minister may notify in the Gazette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >2. Ownership.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) The entire ownership in, and the exclusive rights, powers, liberties and privileges of exploring, exploiting, winning and obtaining petroleum whether onshore or offshore of Malaysia shall be vested in a Corporation to be incorporated under the Companies Act 1965, or under the law relating to incorporation of companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) The vesting of the ownership, rights, powers, liberties and privileges referred to in subsection (l) shall take effect on the execution of an instrument in the form contained in the Schedule to this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3) The ownership and the exclusive rights, powers, liberties and privileges so vested shall be irrevocable and shall enure for the benefit of the Corporation and its successor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >3. The Corporation.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22 of the Companies Act 1965, relating to the names of companies, the Corporation shall be styled as the Petroleum Nasional Berhad or in short form PETRONAS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) The Corporation shall be subject to the control and direction of the Prime Minister who may from time to time issue such direction as he may deem fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Companies Act 1965, or any other written law to the contrary, the direction so issued shall be binding on the Corporation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >3A. Powers of the Corporation.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) In additional to all the powers of the Corporation as prescribed in its Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Corporation shall have the power to take over or acquire by agreement, assignment, purchase or by any other means the whole or any part of any commercial undertaking, business or enterprise of whatever form of any person or body of persons (corporate or unincorporate) and carry out or enter into any activity, whether mentioned in this Act or not, which prior to such taking over or acquisition was carried out by, and for the purpose of, that undertaking, business or enterprise.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) The powers conferred on the Corporation under subsection (1) shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any of the rights, powers, liberties, privileges and benefits conferred on the Corporation by this Act or any other written law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3A) Subsection (3) shall not apply to any person who is licensed under the Gas Supply Act, 1993 to supply gas to consumers through pipelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A842]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3B) For the purpose of subsection (3A), the terms "gas","consumers" and "pipelines" shall have the same meaning assigned to them respectively by the Gas Supply Act 1993.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A613]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >4. Cash payment by the Corporation.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >In return for the ownership and the rights, powers, liberties and privileges vested in it by virtue of this Act, the Corporation shall make to the Government of the Federation and the Government of any relevant State such cash payment as may be agreed between the parties concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >5.<span style=""> </span>National Petroleum Advisory Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) There shall be established a Council to be known as the National Petroleum Advisory Council consisting of such persons including those from the relevant States as the Prime Minister may appoint.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) It shall be the duty of the National Petroleum Advisory Council to advise the Prime Minister on national policy, interests and matters pertaining to petroleum, petroleum industries, energy resources and their utilization.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >6. Prime Minister's permission required for downstream operations.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, no business of processing or refining of petroleum or manufacturing of petro-chemical products from petroleum, may be carried out by any person other than PETRONAS unless there is in respect of any such business a permission given by the Prime Minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Am. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) Any person who on the commencement of this Act is carrying on any business referred to in subsection (1) may continue to do so but shall, not later than six months from the date of the commencement of this Act, apply in writing to the Prime Minister for his permission referred to in subsection (1).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3) Subsection (1) shall apply to any business of marketing or distributing of petroleum or petro-chemical products; and any person who on the commencement of this subsection is carrying on any such business may continue to do so but shall, not later than six months from the date of commencement of this subsection, apply in writing to the Prime Minister for his permission referred to in subsection (1).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3A) Subsection (3) shall not apply to any person who is licensed under the Gas Supply Act 1993 to supply gas to consumers through pipelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(3B) For the purpose of subsection (3A), the terms "gas", "consumers" and "pipelines" shall have the same meaning assigned to them respectively by the Gas Supply Act 1993.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(4) Where the Prime Minister grants his permission under this section he may, at his discretion, impose such terms and conditions as he may deem fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(5) Any person who acts in contravention of this section or fails to comply with any term or condition of any permission granted under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence he shall be liable to a further fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues after the first day in respect of which the conviction is recorded; and all machinery, tools, plant, buildings and other property or thing used or intended to be used in the commission of the offence and any petroleum or its products thereby obtained shall be liable to forfeiture.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(6) The Prime Minister may by notification in the Gazette exempt any business referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or any company or class of company carrying on any such business from the provisions of this section.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A382]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >6A. (Repealed by Act A382).</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >7. Power to make regulations.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >The Prime Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may, in particular, provide for -<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(a) the conduct of or the carrying on of -<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(i) any business or service relating to the exploration, exploitation, winning or obtaining of petroleum;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(ii) any business involving the manufacture and supply of equipment used in the petroleum industry;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(iii) downstream activities and development relating to petroleum;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(b) the marketing and distribution of petroleum and its products;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(c) penalties in the form of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both such fine and imprisonment for breach of any of the regulations and for non-compliance with any term or condition of any licence, permission or approval issued or granted under the regulations;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(d) the forfeiture of anything used or intended to be used in the commission of any such breach or non-compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Am. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >7A Delegation. </span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >The Prime Minister may; by notification in the Gazette, delegate, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed in such notification, the exercise of any of his powers or the performance of any of his duties under this Act, other than his powers and duties under sections 3(2), 5(1) and 7, to any person described by name or office.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >7B. Offences by bodies of persons and by servants and agents.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) Where an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder has been committed by any company, firm, society or other body of persons, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager or other similar officer or a partner of the company, firm, society or other body of persons or was purporting to act in such capacity shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) Whenever it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that a contravention of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder has been committed by any clerk, servant or agent when acting in the course of his employment the principal shall also be liable for such contravention and to the penalty provided therefor:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt the liability of the clerk, servant or agent in respect of any penalty provided by this Act or any regulations made thereunder for any contravention proved to have been committed by him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >7C. Jurisdiction of courts.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >Notwithstanding anything contained in any other written law to the contrary, a Sessions Court or, in Sabah and Sarawak, a Court of a Magistrate of the First Class, shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder and on conviction to impose the full penalty therefor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >8. Saving.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) Save for section 14 thereof, the Petroleum Mining Act 1966 shall not apply to the Corporation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) In the application of section 14 of that Act to the Corporation, any reference to the licensee shall be construed as a reference to the Corporation, and any reference to the exercising of any rights contained in the licence shall be construed as a reference to the exercising of the rights, powers, liberties and privileges vested in the Corporation by virtue of section 2 (1) of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Am. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >9. Transitional.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(1) Any exploration licences issued and any petroleum agreements entered into pursuant to the Petroleum Mining Act 1966, and any licences, leases and agreements issued or made under any written law in force relating to prospecting, exploration or mining for petroleum shall continue to be in force for a period of six months from the date of the coming into force of this Act or for such extended period as the Prime Minister may allow.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(2) Where the six months' period has elapsed and no extension thereto under subsection (1) is allowed, the licences, leases or agreements mentioned in that subsection shall determine or cease to have effect and there shall be paid to the person whose rights under the licence, lease or agreement have been so determined, adequate compensation which may be in the form of a single sum or in the form of periodical payments of money or in such other form as may be determined by the Federal Government or under any arrangement agreed upon between such person and other person designated by the Federal Government.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Am. Act A290]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >10. DEFINITION.</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >For the Purpose of this Act, the expression "petroleum" means any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition and casinghead petroleum spirit including bituminous shales and other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="right"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >[Ins Act A382]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >SCHEDULE</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >(Section 2 (2))<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >GRANT OF RIGHTS, POWERS, LIBERTIES AND PRIVILEGES IN RESPECT OF PETROLEUM</span></b><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >I,............................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................... on behalf of the Government of.............................................. on this..........day of...........................................197.........., hereby grant in perpetuity and convey to and vest in PETRONAS the ownership in and the exclusive rights, powers, liberties and privileges of exploring, exploiting winning and obtaining petroleum whether lying onshore or offshore of Malaysia. The grant, conveyance and vesting made hereunder shall be irrevocable and shall enure for the benefit of PETRONAS and its successor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >IN WITNESS whereof I on behalf of the Government of .......................................................hereunto set my hand the day and year first herein above written.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >............................................ ............................................<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >on behalf of the Government of ............................................<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >Witness's signature:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >............................................ ..............................................<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >I,..................................................................................................... on behalf of PETRONAS hereby accept the grant, conveyance and the vesting made above.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >............................................. ............................................ ............................................<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >Witness's signature:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style=";font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" >........................................... ............................................<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-size:11pt;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Done at .....................................................this ............................... day of ............................... 197 ..........</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" > <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></span><!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-84112188529398195822010-02-19T08:55:00.001+08:002010-02-19T08:58:09.148+08:00Malaysia's Brain Drain<span class="small">Written by Mariam Mokhtar </span> <br />Thursday, 18 February 2010 <img src="http://www.asiasentinel.com/images/stories/smoothgallery/JAN2008/malay-emigrate2.jpg" style="float: right;" alt="Image" title="Image" border="0" height="132" hspace="6" width="335" />It's Not Just Politics and Racial Discrimination. <br /><br />Malaysia's brain drain appears to be picking up speed. According to a recent parliamentary report, 140,000 left the country, probably for good, in 2007. Between March 2008 and August 2009, that figure more than doubled to 305,000 as talented people pulled up stakes, apparently disillusioned by rising crime, a tainted judiciary, human rights abuses, an outmoded education system and other concerns.<br /><br />The general assumption is that Chinese and Indians form the majority of those abandoning the country of their birth because ethnic Malays consider them pendatang – aliens in a Malay land, regardless of how long they have been in the country. However, increasing numbers of Malays have already emigrated as well, or are seriously thinking it, dismayed by corrupt practices as well as the rigid confines of Islam and the rise of fundamentalism embodied in the revelation on Wednesday by Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein that three women had been caned in Kajang Prison in Selangor on Feb. 9 for having had illicit sex under shariah law.<br /><br />In 2000, according to figures compiled in 2007, 40 percent of Malaysian emigrants headed for Singapore – at the same time Singaporeans are headed somewhere else. By one estimate, (<a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2226&Itemid=164">Singaporeans Seek Asylum Elsewhere</a>, Asia Sentinel, Jan. 7) the number who put the Lion City behind them is as high as 15 percent of annual births. In 2006, the Transport Minister, Raymond Lim, expressed concern that 53 percent of Singaporean teens would consider emigration. One website survey put Singapore's average outflow at 26.11 migrants per 1,000 citizens, the second highest in the world - next only to East Timor (51.07).<br /><br />Of the other émigrés, 30 percent go to OECD countries (Australia, <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: blue; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;" class=" lingo_link" href="http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1073&Itemid=31--%7E--%7E---------%7E--%7E----%7E------------%7E-------%7E--%7E----%7E" rel="nofollow">New Zealand,</a> the United States, Canada and Britain) 20 percent to Asian countries (Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia) and the rest of the world (10 percent). Malaysian Employers Federation executive director, Shamsuddin Bardan, said in an interview that 785,000 Malaysians are working overseas. Unofficially, the figure is well over 1 million.<br /><br />Nor are people all that is leaving. Asia Sentinel reported on Jan.11 (<a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2234&Itemid=229">Malaysia's Disastrous Capital Flight</a>) that there has been an exodus of money from Malaysia on a scale which surpasses that which occurred during the Asian crisis. The decline is also reflected in a sudden decline in base money supply – even while, thanks to Bank Negara, broader M2 has continued to grow modestly.<br /><br />A major problem is the flight of graduates. As early as 2004, former Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was becoming concerned, pointing out that as many as many as 30,000 thought to be working in foreign countries, many of whom had held scholarships in top universities from the Malaysian government but chose to stay overseas at the end of their studies. Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad demanded that other countries pay Malaysia for having seduced them to stay, " since, by right, the graduates' training and knowledge should be called intellectual property."<br /><br />The typical reasons are well-documented: improved employment and business prospects, higher salaries, better working environments, greater chances of promotion and a relatively superior quality of life.<br /><br />Three Malay women put a personal face on statistics in conversation with Asia Sentinel, sharing their decisions to emigrate. Two are graduates of overseas universities, the third is from a local school. Their decisions to leave were made, they say, after a lot of soul searching. But for these women, money and economic incentives were not the end-all. Their names have been changed to protect them.<a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2308&Itemid=199">Read more.</a>gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446786242526347543.post-15430423512492313022010-01-18T19:51:00.002+08:002010-01-18T19:54:44.421+08:00Shame On You<b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: blue;">About my brother judge Augustine Paul<br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">When the infamous Judge Jeffreys died ignominiously in 1689 at the age of 41 in the Tower of London where he was imprisoned, no one in freedom loving England mourned his death.<br /></span><br /><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=23019a7941&view=att&th=1263f7989b545b37&attid=0.2&disp=emb&realattid=0.2&zw" alt="augustine paul" width="64" height="64" /><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Judge Jeffreys died in obscurity as a judge. But his name will forever be remembered in infamy for his part as the judge in the Bloody Assize. Likewise, the name of judge Augustine Paul (<i>left</i></span>) will remain in obscurity as a judge, but his name will be remembered as a bad and evil judge because of his monstrous behaviour on the bench when he tried former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim.<br /><br />This obnoxious man never gave Anwar a fair trial. William Shakespeare once wrote in one of his plays, "The evil that men do lives after them": <i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Julius Caesar</span></i>, Act 3, scene 2.<br /><br />There is another quotation which tells us that an unjust judge is unfit to be called a judge. The quotation fits Augustine to a T. It reads, "When the judge is unjust, he is no longer a judge but a transgressor": Giosue` Borsi in 'A Soldier's Confidence with God', <i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The Macmillan Treasury of Relevant Quotations</span></i>.<br /><br /><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=23019a7941&view=att&th=1263f7989b545b37&attid=0.3&disp=emb&realattid=0.3&zw" alt="anwar ibrahim 1998 sodomy trial court case the bed mattress sta" width="300" height="180" />I remember that when Augustine tried Anwar in the infamous <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">"mattress" case</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> - up to this day, <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">we still do not understand why the mattress was carried in and out of court daily during the long trial</span> - the judge was surrounded by bodyguards. He must have known that he had done wrong for him to fear for his life.<br /><br />During the days of the Emergency - I was a schoolboy then - many communists were tried before stern but fair-minded colonial judges for armed insurgency and they dealt out the death sentence to those whom they convicted almost routinely. Yet the judges were not protected. The judges had no bodyguards and their home and family were unprotected..<br /><br />The communists killed Sir Henry Gurney and many expatriate police officers. But they never touched a single judge. No judge was ever threatened nor harmed by the insurgents. But a coward like Augustine needed protection.<br /><br />There was a time when Sheikh Daud Ismail and I were the High Court judges who were hearing criminal cases in Kuala Lumpur . One morning, the late Mohtar Abdullah, who was then the head of criminal prosecutions in the Attorney-General's Chambers, telephoned me to offer me a police bodyguard for my protection because two prisoners who had been severely punished by me for armed robbery had escaped from prison and he had reason to believe that one of them was looking for me.<br /><br />I turned down the offer because I have never acted unjustly or unfairly as a judge so that there was no reason for me to fear reprisal from those who had been punished by me. In my 21 years as a judge until I retired in the year 2000, I was never harmed nor threatened by those criminals who had received harsh sentences from me.<br /><br />Once in a while, those who had been punished by me have accosted me. They meant me no harm. They just wanted to tell me that they have served their term and to shake my hand. They wanted to show to their family members that they could approach a judge to speak to him cordially.<br /><br />I could not recognise any of them, of course - so many had passed through my hand. But the ex-convicts bore no grudge against me even though I had imposed the harshest sentences on them because they knew that they had been given a fair hearing.<br /><br />Now you know that an unjust judge is not a judge but a transgressor. Augustine was a transgressor and so was Judge Jeffreys before him. This is what I wrote in the Preface to the second edition of my book, '<i>How to Judge the Judges'</i></span>:<br /><br />"The epitome of justice is a fair trial and for the presiding judge to do justice according to law. These are the twin pillars of justice. One would never tire of stressing this point; this is what the rule of law is all about.<br /><br />For there to be a fair trial the presiding judge must be fair-minded and he must administer justice according to law. If the judge does not do that, then justice has failed. There will be injustice. The judge must be impartial himself and in his court he must manifest an appearance of impartiality - for justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done."<br /><br />With that definition of justice, the common man can judge the judges. It is so easy to be a judge. All that you need to be one is to be fair-minded yourself and to show by your conduct and behaviour in court that you deal out impartial justice - for justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done. The other attribute of a judge is to administer justice according to law.<br /><br />It is so easy to be a judge, yet this country, since chief justice Abdul Hamid Omar, has not been able to appoint judges with such simple attributes. There are exceptions, of course - there are a few good judges left but they are few and far between as can be seen by the antics of the main body of judges in the cases of the Perak crisis.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: maroon;">Like two peas in a pod</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br />At page 8 of my book, <i>ibid</i></span>, I wrote:<br /><br />"The first Anwar Ibrahim trial (<i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Public Prosecutor v Anwar bin Ibrahim</span></i> [1999] 2 AMR 2017): the so-called "corruption trial" had attracted much adverse worldwide attention. It was not the judgment that was criticised (it could even be impeccable) but the way the trial was conducted which attracted so much adverse comment and disapproval from television broadcast abroad and from the international press.<br /><br />The remarks and behaviour from the bench: like when the lawyers for the defence were threatened with contempt of court, in fact one of the defence lawyers was actually charged with the offence, and with the judge being difficult with the witnesses and counsel for the defence at almost every turn of the trial, gave the impression to the media and to those who were there that the judge was one-sided. It did not matter that the judge thought he was not.<br /><br />As Lord Devlin observed, "The judge who gives the right judgment while appearing not to do so may be thrice blessed in heaven, but on earth he is no use at all" Patrick Devlin, <i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The Judge</span></i>, p 3). Mr Justice Augustine Paul, like the infamous Judge Jeffreys before him, by the manner in which he had conducted the trial and his behaviour on the bench, brought ignominy and embarrassment to the reputation of the courts of this country. The decision could be set aside for apparent bias: see <i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No 2)</span></i> [1999] 1 All ER 577 (HL(E))."<br /><br />The perpetuation of injustice by him while on the bench was Augustine's besetting sin. This is how I put it at page 7 of my book:<br /><br />"The judge who does not appear to be fair; who does not appear to be impartial, is useless to the judicial process. Even though he has given the right judgment, the judge who does not appear to be fair at the hearing leaves behind a sense of injustice to the losing party who will feel that he has been singled out by the judge's show of partiality. Such a judge is useless to the judicial process and gives a bad name to the courts of his country."<br /><br />Like two peas in a pod, Augustine's reflection - his mirror image - was the infamous Judge Jeffreys before him. Both men were unjust and their besetting sin was the perpetration of injustice.<br /><br />The nemesis of Judge Jeffreys was the trial of Alice Lisle. Just as the nemesis of judge Augustine was the trial of Anwar. On page 10 of my book, I wrote, "...the trial of Dame Alice Lisle and Judge Jeffreys' infamous conduct of pressuring an unwilling jury to convict her brought infamy to his name down through the centuries to this day."<br /><br />In the book '<i>What Next in the Law', </i>Butterworths, London , 1982, pp. 40, 41, Lord Denning tells this story:<br /><br />"I was surprised to find how few, even in my county of Hampshire , had heard of Alice Lisle. Everyone has heard of Judge Jeffreys and the Bloody Assize. But they seem to be unaware of the way in which he browbeat the jury consisting, we are told, of the "best quality of the country".<br /><br />All that the little old lady had done was to let a man called Hicks - a non-conformist minister - have a night's lodging in her house near Fordingbridge. She did not know that he had been in the rebellion on the side of the Duke of Monmouth. He only stayed one night and left the next day. But she was charged with high treason.<br /><br />Now there was in law no case against her. And Jeffreys should have known it: because Hicks had not been tried, nor had he been convicted of treason. She took the legal objection herself that the principal traitor ought first to have been convicted "because, peradventure, he might afterwards be acquitted as innocent after she had been condemned for harbouring him."<br /><br />But Jeffreys would have none of it. He summed up furiously against her. The jury retired. It is said by almost all the contemporary authorities that:<br /><br />"Thrice did the jury refuse to find a verdict of guilty and thrice did Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys send them back to reconsider their verdict."<br /><br />The jury remained long in consultation. He then sent a messenger to tell them that, if they did not instantly return, he would adjourn the court and lock them up all night. So they came back. But not to find Alice Lisle guilty. They said that they doubted whether the charge was made out. Then Jeffreys said:<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Jeffreys:</span></b> The circumstances and management of the thing is as full proof as can be. I wonder what it is you doubt of.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Lisle: </span></b>My Lord, I hope...<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Jeffreys: </span></b>You must not speak now.<br /><br />So she was not allowed to speak anymore. The jury laid their heads together for near a quarter of an hour. I am sorry to say that they gave in. They did not hold out as good men of Hampshire should have done. They found her guilty. Trial by jury had failed because of an unjust judge. Jeffreys then pronounced sentence on her that she be burnt alive."<br /><br />According to '<i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Macaulay History of England '</span></i>, Vol 1, p 314, the clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the chief justice and her sentence was commuted. She was put to death on a scaffold.<br /><br /> <b><span style="color: gray;">NH CHAN is a former Court of Appeal judge famous for his 'All is not well in the House of Denmark ' comment regarding judicial corruption. He was referring to the Kuala Lumpur High Court's commercial division located in Wisma Denmark . The quote is based on Shakespeare's 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark '. He now lives in Ipoh . This is an edited version of his article.</span></b>gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.com2