Awang Bemee nafi spekulasi tidak pertahankan kerusinya

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KUCHING: Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Nangka selama tiga penggal, Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah menafikan spekulasi beliau tidak akan mempertahankan kerusinya pada pilihan raya ne-geri akan datang.
“Saya tidak pernah menge-luarkan kenyataan bahawa saya tidak akan bertanding semula tetapi sudah tentu saya mem-biarkan kepimpinan parti (untuk membuat keputusan).
“Bagi saya, sekiranya dicalonkan semula saya akan melakukannya.
“Saya adalah penyandang dan dakwaan saya tidak akan mempertahankan kerusi adalah spekulasi semata-mata,” kata-nya selepas Majlis Penyampaian Sijil dan Pingat Emas Tahunan Lembaga Pelabuhan Ku-ching, semalam.
Awang Bemee berkata, untuk bertanding atau tidak terletak di tangan pucuk pimpinan Barisan Nasional (BN).

Gengster kawal harga getah

12 orang daripada kumpulan gengster yang dikenal pasti dikenakan tindakan di bawah Ordinan Darurat

 KUCHING: Pesuruhjaya Polis Sarawak Datuk Mohmad Salleh semalam mengesahkan berlakunya gejala kawalan harga getah di negeri ini yang dimanipulasikan oleh individu dan kumpulan gengster.
Menurut beliau, pihaknya telah menerima maklumat dan aduan mengenai perkara tersebut daripada penduduk tempatan terutamanya di daerah Sibu, Sarikei dan Bintangor.
Susulan itu, katanya setakat ini seramai 12 orang daripada kumpulan gengster yang dikenal pasti aktif dalam kes tersebut telah dikenakan tindakan undang-undang di bawah Ordinan Darurat.
“Dengan itu, tindakan di bawah undang-undang pencegahan telah diambil terhadap individu serta kumpulan yang dikatakan aktif memperdaya dan

Mayat 25 mangsa kemalangan bas dibawa pulang

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IPOH: Mayat 25 warga Thailand yang terbunuh dalam kemalangan bas di Jalan Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai tiga hari lepas dibawa ke Pangkalan TUDM Subang dari Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun di sini untuk dihantar pulang ke Bangkok.
Menteri Penasihat di Kedutaan Thailand, Somphong Kang Thong, berkata persiapan untuk membawa kesemua mayat itu mendapat kerjasama pihak hospital, Polis Diraja Malaysia dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia bagi memastikan perjalanan yang lancar.
Perjalanan dari sini ke Subang dijangka mengambil masa dua jam tiga

Dr Jeffrey keluar PKR Khamis ini: Sumber

Mungkin juga umum penubuhan sebuah pergerakan bagi meneruskan karier politik


KOTA KINABALU:Bekas naib presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan dijangka keluar dari parti itu pada Khamis ini, menurut beberapa sumber semalam.
Satu sidang media khas telah diatur pada hari berkenaan bagi Dr Jeffrey membuat pengumuman ‘amat penting’, kata mereka.
Mereka berkata Dr Jeffrey, yang juga bekas wakil rakyat Bingkor dan adik kepada presiden Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, mungkin juga mengumumkan penubuhan sebuah pergerakan bagi meneruskan karier politiknya dengan menjangka pilihan raya umum mengejut tahun depan.
“Dr Jeffrey tidak undur dari politik…sebaliknya dia sedang meningkatkan perjuangan politiknya,” kata sumber itu kepada Bernama.
Bagaimanapun, sumber itu enggan menyatakan sama ada pergerakan itu mempunyai kaitan dengan penubuhan blok politik ketiga dalam negara yang dikatakan diketuai oleh bekas tokoh PKR, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.
Pemerhati politik melihat pengunduran Dr Jefrrey sebagai tamparan hebat kepada cubaan PKR untuk memperkukuhkan kedudukan di Sabah, yang dianggap sebagai ‘simpanan tetap’ untuk Barisan Nasional (BN). — Bernama

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Projek jalan Long Luping-Ba’ Kelalan hadiah Hari Krismas penduduk

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BA’ KELALAN: Sambutan Hari Krismas bagi penduduk tanah tinggi Ba’ Kelalan tahun ini lebih bermakna      apabila projek menaik taraf jalan sejauh 75 kilometer yang menghubungkan Long Luping – Ba’ Kelalan dijangka siap sebelum perayaan.Sejak berpuluh tahun (sebelum merdeka), penduduk di situ terpaksa melalui pancaroba untuk sampai ke Ba’ Kelalan kerana jalan balak selalu rosak, namun tahun ini adalah saat yang paling bersejarah kerana  inilah kali pertama mereka pulang ke kampung menggunakan jalan berturap.
Bahkan, penduduk kampung boleh menggunakan kereta jenis Kancil dari Lawas untuk balik ke Ba’ Kelalan.
Projek menaik taraf jalan itu melibatkan kos sebanyak RM60 juta, iaitu lebih rendah kerana ia dilaksanakan oleh Rejimen Askar Jurutera Diraja (RAJD) di bawah Projek Program Jiwa Murni.
Program di Ba’ Kelalan itu dilaksanakan dalam dua fasa iaitu pembinaan empat Jambatan Bailey bagi menggantikan jambatan balak bagi fasa I manakala fasa kedua melibatkan kerja meningkat taraf jalan yang bermula sebaik sahaja pembinaan jambatan selesai.
Sebanyak 40 anggota RAJD terlibat dalam program Jiwa Murni itu dan bagi melaksanakan misi itu, anggota terlibat berkampung di Ba’ Kelalan dengan rutin setiap hari menuju ke tapak projek untuk membina jambatan.
Setiausaha Politik kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Shahlan Ismail berkata, projek berkenaan dijadualkan siap pada Januari tahun depan, namun pihaknya optimis ia dapat disiapkan lebih awal.
“Berdasarkan tinjauan, saya berpuas hati dengan kelancaran projek menaiktaraf jalan ke Ba Kelalan. Saya yakin projek ini siap dalam tempoh beberapa hari dan dapat digunakan sebelum sambutan Hari Krismas,” katanya.
Shahlan berkata demikian kepada Utusan Borneo selepas mengadakan lawatan kerja ke tapak projek di Ba’ Kelalan Ahad lalu.
Turut serta Komander Briged Infantri Kesembilan Brigadier Jeneral Stephen Mundaw, Ketua Pengarah Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan (ICU) Datuk Shukri Mohd Salleh, Pegawai Khas kepada Kementerian Pendidikan iaitu Datuk Ahmad Zali Ansore Mohd Yusoff dan Samsuri Jamil dan Timbalan Setiausaha Persekutuan ke Sarawak, Mohd Zahari Razali.
Rombongan terbang dari Miri ke projek kem Lapukan yang terletak di antara Long Luping dan Ba Kelalan.
Shahlan kemudian menyerahkan lebih RM3,000 sumbangan Tabung Rahah Perdana Menteri sebagai penghargaan terhadap usaha dan pengorbanan askar yang bertungkus lumus siang malam untuk menyiapkan projek itu.
Sepanjang lawatan tiga hari, Shahlan serta rombongan turut melawat pembinaan jambatan yang masih dalam pembinaan sebelum meneruskan lawatan ke Telaga Air Panas, Lusong Laku, Long Singu dan pasar Belaga, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Belaga, penempatan semula Sungai Asap dan Empangan Hidro Bakun.

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PENGGUNA FACEBOOK PALING TUA | Nenek Berumur 103 Tahun

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TENBY - Seorang nenek, Lillian Lowe yang berusia 103 tahun dipercayai menjadi pengguna Facebook tertua di dunia, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Lillian dari selatan Wales, Britain, Lowe membuka akaun di laman jaringan sosial berkenaan untuk berhubung dengan tujuh cucu dan 13 cicitnya.
Dia melayari Facebook dengan menggunakan komputer iPad milik seorang cucu lelakinya, Steve.
"Saya menyukainya, Facebook amat menarik. Ia cara yang menarik untuk berhubungan dan mendapat maklumat," kata nenek itu.
Menurut Steve, neneknya masih memiliki daya ingatan yang baik dan dia gemar mengambil tahu keadaan cucu dan cicitnya.
Dilahirkan pada tahun 1917, Lowe merampas gelaran pengguna Facebook tertua daripada Ivy Bean yang meninggal dunia semasa tidur pada usia 104 tahun, Julai lepas. - Agensi

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Terbang dengan guna belon helium

COLORADO - Seorang lelaki warga Amerika Syarikat (AS), Jonathan Trappe terbang ke udara hanya dengan menggunakan puluhan belon helium, lapor sebuah akhbar kelmarin.

Dia yang berusia 37 tahun terbang pada ketinggian 5,486 meter.

Belon helium selalu menjadi permainan kanak-kanak dan menghiasi dewan pesta.

Trappe berlepas dengan duduk di bangku yang ditarik oleh belon helium itu dari Leon ke Colorado sejauh 160 kilometer pada awal bulan ini.

Lelaki itu melakukan penerbangan itu pada Festival Del Globo.

Trappe mengawal ketinggiannya dengan melepaskan udara pada belonnya dengan kadar kelajuan antara 28.79 kilometer hingga 80.47 kilometer sejam.

Ketika menyeberangi gurun dan gunung-ganang, Trappe melindungi dirinya dari ketinggian dan pancaran cahaya matahari dengan menggunakan bekalan oksigen dan memakai cermin mata hitam.

"Ini merupakan satu penerbangan belon yang benar-benar luar biasa.

"Saya amat teruja dengannya," katanya. - Agensi

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'Mangsa' rompakan disiasat kerana buat laporan palsu

KUCHING - Gara-gara membuat laporan palsu bahawa wang tunai RM5,000 miliknya telah dirompak dua anggota polis, seorang penyelia stor kini disiasat polis.

Dalam insiden itu, lelaki berusia 42 tahun tersebut mendakwa wang berkenaan, kad pengenalan dan kad ATM miliknya telah dilarikan dua lelaki bermotosikal di tempat letak kereta sebuah pusat beli-belah di sini pada 8.50 pagi semalam.

'Mangsa' mendakwa kedua-dua lelaki yang berjaket hitam dan berkemeja-T dengan logo polis itu telah mengacukan sesuatu menyerupai pistol ke pinggangnya, sebelum melarikan duit tersebut yang didakwa diletakkan dalam sampul surat.

Lelaki tersebut kemudian membuat laporan di Balai Polis Padungan di sini kira-kira 10 pagi semalam.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kuching, ACP Mun Kock Keong yang mengesahkan kejadian itu berkata, lelaki tersebut bagaimanapun mengaku membuat laporan palsu setelah disoal siasat.

"Kes ini disiasat mengikut Seksyen 182 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membuat laporan palsu, yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara enam bulan atau denda maksimum RM2,000 atau kedua-duanya," katanya kepada Bernama hari ini.

Beliau berkata kes itu akan dirujuk kepada Peguam Kanan Persekutuan untuk tindakan lanjut. - Bernama

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Tiga dipenjara kerana bantu Mas Selamat

SINGAPURA - Seramai tiga saudara ekstremis Muslim di Singapura, Mas Selamat Kastari telah dipenjarakan, kata Menteri Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri, K. Shanmugam semalam.

Menurutnya, ketiga-tiganya dipenjarakan kerana membantu Mas Selamat melarikan diri ke Malaysia dengan menyamar sebagai seorang wanita.

Beliau memberitahu Parlimen, Mas Selamat diberikan perlindungan di flat mereka selama dua hari semasa satu operasi mencarinya dilakukan selepas dia melarikan diri dari sebuah pusat tahanan.

Adik Mas Selamat, Asmom, adik iparnya, Aisah dan sepupunya, Nur Aini Asnom ditangkap pada awal bulan ini.

Menurut Shanmugam, mereka ditangkap selepas satu siasatan dilakukan.

Beliau berkata, ketiga-tiga mereka mengaku memberikan perlindungan kepada seorang pesalah negara.

Mas Selamat kemudiannya menyamar sebagai seorang wanita, diberikan pakaian dan purdah serta wang, ubat-ubatan, beg galas termasuk kad pengangkutan eletronik, katanya.

"Ekoran tindakan mereka, Nur Aini, Asmom dan Aisah masing-masing dihukum penjara 18 bulan, 12 bulan dan tiga bulan," jelasnya.

Menteri itu memberitahu, Nur Aini yang menjalani latihan perguruan menerima hukuman paling berat kerana beliau memberikan banyak bantuan kepada bapa saudaranya itu.

Mas Selamat dituduh mengetuai sayap Jemaah Islamiah (JI) dan dituduh merancang untuk merempuh sebuah pesawat yang dirampas di Lapangan Terbang Changi dalam operasi seperti serangan 11 September 2001 di Amerika Syarikat.

Menteri itu menyatakan, keputusan keluarga itu untuk memberikan perlindungan kepada Mas Selamat sehingga membolehkannya melarikan diri ke Malaysia merupakan sesuatu yang salah, haram dan memberikan kesan terhadap keselamatan negara. - AFP

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Menteri letak jawatan selepas komen tugasnya mudah

TOKYO - Menteri Kehakiman Jepun, Minoru Yanagida meletakkan jawatan semalam selepas beliau menyatakan tugasnya sebagai menteri amat mudah.

Perdana Menteri, Naoto Kan menerima peletakan jawatan Yanagida yang mula memegang jawatan itu kira-kira dua bulan lalu.

Yanagida, 56, mencetuskan kontroversi dan kemarahan pengundi apabila beliau bergurau pada minggu lalu bahawa mudahnya menjadi Menteri Kehakiman.

Menurutnya, beliau hanya perlu mengingati dua ayat semasa mengalami kesukaran untuk memberi jawapan di Parlimen.

Dua ayat itu ialah: "Saya menahan diri daripada memberi komen ke atas kes individu."
Satu lagi ayat ialah: "Saya bertindak berdasarkan undang-undang dan bukti."

Anggota-anggota parti Liberal Demokrat (LDP) yang tewas dalam pilihan raya umum tahun lalu mengkritik komen tersebut.

Menurut mereka, kenyataan itu menghina Parlimen. Yanagida menjadi menteri pertama dalam Kabinet Kan meletakkan jawatan selepas satu rombakan Kabinet diadakan pada pertengahan September lalu.

Dalam satu tinjauan pendapat yang disiarkan akhbar Maninichi Shimbun semalam, 71 peratus pengundi menyatakan Yanagida sepatutnya meletakkan jawatan selepas beliau membuat komen tersebut. - AFP

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Kallang on Crocs radar despite Turtles rebuff

FAS hopes to strike a deal with Terengganu FA on securing midfielder’s release

KUCHING: The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) has not given up hope yet of signing home-grown talent Joseph Kallang to play for the Crocs in the new season.

FAS’ recent efforts to bring the influential midfielder back from Terengganu to add more bite to Sarawak coach Mohd Zaki Shiekh Ahmad’s squad had been to no avail as the East Coast State FA refused to let him go. Kallang’s contract with the Turtles still has another year to run.

However, it is learnt FAS will be making a second attempt to negotiate Kallang’s return to Sarawak with the Terengganu FA.

A source said the negotiation would focus solely on the remaining oneyear contract and wages.

Although the bargaining is not likely to hold out much of a chance for Kallang’s release, it is understood FAS is not throwing in the towel yet but has instead come up with the offer of a “better deal” to secure the midfielder’s return.


Last week, the Terrengganu FA reportedly made a direct call to a local daily newspaper, confirming it would not release Kallang.

Its president, Che Mat Che Jusoh, said the Sarawakian was still very much needed by the Turtles in the Super League and there were no issues to discuss vis-a-vis Kallang’s release.

A glimmer of hope for the Crocs is that Kallang himself has expressed an interest to return.

Revealing this to the Borneo Post yesterday, he said: “I want to play for the Crocs if they want my service. I still want to don Sarawak colours.”

Source : BorneoPost Online

Bakso, nasi goreng, semuanya enak - Obama

JAKARTA - Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama bercakap dalam bahasa Indonesia semasa mengucapkan terima kasih terhadap layanan yang diberikan oleh rakan sejawatannya dari Indoensia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pada jamuan makan malam kelmarin di Istana Merdeka, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

"Terima kasih untuk bakso, nasi goreng, emping, krupuk. Semuanya enak," kata Obama selepas memakan hidangan yang digemarinya sewaktu di tinggal di Jakarta semasa kecil pada 1960-an bersama ibu kandung beliau dan bapa tirinya.

Obama tiba di Jakarta kelmarin dalam lawatan selama 20 jam sebelum beliau berlepas semalam ke Korea Selatan untuk menghadiri mesyuarat Kumpulan 20 yang dianggotai negara maju dan membangun.

Presiden AS itu turut menyatakan, pemandangan di Jakarta sudah berubah sejak beliau berada di bandar raya tersebut pada 1967.

Beliau tinggal bersama ibu kandung dan bapa tirinya yang merupakan warga Indonesia di sebuah rumah di Menteng Dalam di sini.

"Saya mengingati orang ramai menaiki becak...beca atau bemo yang sejenis pengangkutan seperti teksi. Kini sebagai Presiden, saya tidak dapat melihat trafik. Jalan raya disekat," katanya sambil diiringi ketawa daripada sekumpulan pegawai dan pemberita.

Presiden AS itu menyatakan demikian bagi merujuk laluan konvoi Obama yang disekat daripada dilalui kenderaan awam semasa beliau tiba di Jakarta petang kelmarin.

Sementara itu, semasa berpidato di Universiti Indonesia semalam, Obama turut mengucapkan salam dengan berkata: "Assalamualaikum. Salam sejahtera."

Ucapan salam itu mendapat tepukan gemuruh daripada pendengar yang padat memenuhi dewan tempat beliau berucap.

Kelmarin, Obama turut mengucapkan assalamualaikum kepada pemberita di Istana Merdeka.

Presiden AS itu turut menyebabkan pendengar gelak ketawa di dewan Balairung Kampung universiti tersebut apabila beliau berkata dalam bahasa Indonesia : "Pulang kampung nih."

Lebih 6,000 orang mendengar ucapan Obama itu.

Dalam suasana yang ceria, pendengar turut mendengar Presiden AS itu menceritakan penjaja jalanan melaungkan perkataan sate dan bakso pada waktu malam.

"Indonesia bagian dari diri saya," kata Obama dalam bahasa Indonesia.

Obama berkata, adik tirinya, Maya Soetoro dilahirkan semasa beliau berada di Jakarta.

Menurut Presiden AS itu, semasa kecil, beliau akan bermain layang-layang, berlari di sawah padi dan menangkap pepatung.

"Jika anda bertanya kepada saya atau rakan-rakan sekolah saya yang mengenali saya, saya tidak berfikir mana-mana daripada kita boleh meramalkan bahawa pada satu hari nanti, saya akan kembali ke Jakarta sebagai Presiden Amerika Syarikat," katanya yang mendapat tepukan gemuruh daripada pendengar.

Presiden AS itu turut menyatakan bahawa Indonesia adalah contoh paling terkuat sebagai satu kemunculan demokrasi untuk memajukan ekonomi dan sebuah negara Muslim yang bertoleransi dengan agama lain.

"Pencapaian anda menunjukkan demokrasi dan pembangunan saling memperkuatkan antara satu sama lain," katanya.

Obama menyatakan, walaupun Indonesia sudah mengalami banyak perubahan, perkara penting yang dipelajarinya mengenai negara ini ialah semangat tolak ansur yang termaktub dalam perlembagaan dengan terdapatnya masjid, gereja dan kuil.

Presiden AS itu yang tidak berucap panjang kerana meninggalkan Indonesia pada pukul 10.30 pagi waktu tempatan berkata: "Kita semua perlu menewaskan Al-Qaeda dan sekutu-sekutunya."

Mengenai Asia Barat, Obama menyatakan proses keamanan Israel-Palestin menemui banyak halangan selepas beliau melancarkan semula rundingan pada September lalu.

Semasa menutup pidatonya, Obama berkata: "Terima kasih, selamat sore... Assalamualaikum." - Agensi

Sumber : Kosmo

‘Student caned for different reason’

KUALA LUMPUR: The caning of a boy for bringing non-halal food to school in Kuching took a new twist after the school assistant denied caning the 10-year-old boy for it.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said he had received a report from Sarawak’s Education Department which stated that the school administrator caned the boy for another reason.

“From investigations, it was found that although the boy did bring non-halal food to the school – fried rice with pork sausages – the senior school administrator denied caning the boy for it,” he said when met by reporters at the Parliament lobby here.

Wee also told reporters that there was no written circular to ban students from bringing non-halal food to school.

“However, students should be tolerant and take care of the sensitivities of others,” he added.

On Wednesday (Nov 3), the boy’s mother, Angela Jabing claimed that her 10-year-old son was caned by a school’s senior assistant for bringing non-halal food to school.

She stated that on Oct 15, she had prepared fried rice with non-halal sausages for her son to bring to school for his recess, and was shocked to learn that he was punished and caned 10 times on the palm for bringing the food.

She went to the school to clarify the matter on Oct 19 but was not satisfied with the verbal explanation received and thus demanded for a written explanation.

However, the letter did not answer her question on why her son had to be caned 10 times for just eating fried rice with non-halal sausages.

Angela, who happened to be Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak Women exco member, brought the matter to the knowledge of the local media at a press conference which was also attended by PKR Sarawak Women leaders on Nov 3.

According to Wee, there seemed to be two conflicting reports on the incident now.

Because of this, he said the ministry had instructed for a thorough investigation on the matter and he also hoped the parents can come out and help with the investigation.

He also implied that the case might be ‘politically motivated’. He said: “I understand that the parent has a political background.”

Meanwhile, PKR Sarawak Women will hold another press conference today at the party’s Stampin division office to comment on the latest developments.

Efforts to contact Angela for her response to Wee’s statement were futile as she could not be reached.

A special meeting was also expected to be held today to settle the matter involving all parties concerned, such as the boy’s parents, school board committee, school authority, headmaster, Parent-Teacher Association

(PTA), and the senior assistant.

The timing and the location of the meeting was however not publicly revealed.

Source : BorneoPost Online

Lepaskan semua jawatan dalam PKR

KUALA LUMPUR - Calon Timbalan Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Zaid Ibrahim semalam mengumumkan keputusannya untuk menarik diri daripada bertanding pemilihan parti itu selain melepaskan semua jawatannya dalam PKR.

Dalam satu kenyataan yang disiarkan dalam blognya, Zaid berkata, pucuk pimpinan PKR tidak langsung cuba menangani pelbagai isu berhubung manipulasi dan amalan pemilihan yang tidak adil walaupun isu-isu itu sering dibangkitkan.

"Sepanjang proses pemilihan parti, beberapa perkembangan menunjukkan kepimpinan parti membiarkan salah guna kuasa dan penipuan dalam pemilihan berlaku bagi mencapai tujuan tertentu.

"Saya yakin mana-mana parti politik yang mengamalkan nilai hipokrit dan palsu seperti ini tidak dapat menawarkan perubahan yang bermakna kepada rakyat di negara ini," katanya.

Bekas Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri itu berkata, beliau amat kecewa kerana tidak dapat terus bertanding dalam proses pemilihan yang tercemar.

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Politik antiorang kaya dikuatiri akan bantut pembangunan ekonomi negeri ini

MIRI: Ketua Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud menggesa rakyat negeri ini menolak politik antiorang kaya yang dikuatiri akan membantutkan pembangunan ekonomi negeri ini.

Taib memberitahu, cita-cita kerajaan menjadikan Sarawak negeri berpendapatan tinggi tidak akan tercapai dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan tanpa sokongan daripada golongan berkenaan yang merupakan pelabur besar untuk ekonomi Sarawak.

“Rakyat perlu belajar agar tidak mempunyai sikap antiorang kaya,  antiahli perniagaan, antigolongan korporat kerana pembangunan ekonomi negara pada masa ini bergantung kepada golongan ini,” tegasnya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika merasmikan upacara pecah tanah jalan dua sehala di Taman Tunku oleh Rich Venture Construction Sdn Bhd semalam.

Dengan memberi contoh, negara China dan Kesatuan Soviet sebelum ini menghalang penglibatan ahli perniagaan telah membantutkan pembangunan ekonomi kerajaan berkenaan.

Menyedari kesan negatif polisi ini, kedua-dua kerajaan mengubah polisi pemerintahan mereka dengan bekerjasama dengan usahawan dan sektor swasta merancang ekonomi mereka yang sekarang ini berkembang maju.

Politik anti-orang kaya di negeri ini cuba dihidupkan semula oleh pihak luar untuk mempengaruhi pemikiran dan persepsi rakyat.

Kerajaan tidak akan menyo-kong pengaruh negatif  dan propaganda parti pembangkang dari Semenanjung Malaysia yang memutarbelitkan politik berkenaan agar rakyat menentang usaha kerajaan.

“Saya cuba menghentikan politik ini pada tahun 80-an kerana saya tahu Sarawak tidak akan membangun tanpa kerjasama mereka (orang kaya).

“Sebab itulah, kerajaan negeri kita mengamalkan polisi iaitu membimbing ahli perniagaan yang baru dan memberi galakan kepada ahli perniagaan,” katanya.

Taib menambah, dalam pembangunan Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (RMK-10), 70 peratus pelaburan ialah daripada sektor swasta dan 30 peratus ialah daripada kerajaan untuk membangunkan infrastruktur.

Pelaburan swasta dapat membantu kerajaan negeri mengubah taraf hidup rakyat daripada golongan berpendapatan sederhana kepada golongan berpendapatan tinggi.

“Pembangunan tidak akan dapat dilaksanakan tanpa pemimpin-pemimpin korporat yang tidak takut berbelanja besar untuk bersama membangunkan infrastruktur serta tanah di negeri ini.

“Inilah cara kita membangunkan negara ini (kerjasama kerajaan dan swasta). Pembangunan yang kita rancangkan adalah untuk membolehkan rakyat hidup dengan lebih baik,” jelasnya.

Beliau berterima kasih kepada ahli-ahli perniagaan, korporat dan swasta di atas keprihatinan dan sokongan mereka kepada kerajaan dan diharap dapat diper-kuatkan demi kejayaan Koridor Tenaga Diperbaharui Sarawak (SCORE).

Antara tetamu kehormat yang hadir ialah Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air  Datuk Seri Peter Chin,  Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri Larry Sng, ADUN Lambir Datuk Aidan Wing dan Pengarah Urusan Rich Venture Hii King Chiong.

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BN not into making empty promises — DPM

GALAS: The Barisan Nasional (BN) government is not into making empty promises and has always strived to fulfil what has been pledged to the people, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

The claims by the opposition parties, accusing the BN making empty promises, were therefore baseless, he added.

“Kelantan executive council member Datuk Husam Musa, in (a report by) Harakah, accused me of being a ‘munafik’ (hypocrite) because the promise for a bridge in Manik Urai has not yet been fulfilled.

“I would like to stress that the BN does not make empty promises. We will implement the project.

“At that time when we made the promise, the cost of the bridge was only RM7 million but when we called for a tender, it has increased to RM17 million. Although this is a huge amount, we are capable of implementing it.

We have asked the Treasury to make the approval,” he said at the meet-the-people at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina here yesterday.

He said the opposition had also been making similar accusations and raising doubts when he announced the first people’s housing project for Kelantan, costing RM180 million, recently.

“We want to bring development but they want to cast doubts about it; this is ill intention. If one really looks at this, the Kelantan PAS government should be held responsible for not building the bridge in the first place,” he said.

Muhyiddin acknowledged that Kelantan did make some progress but said that most of it was due to the assistance from the federal government.

“I’m aware that in Galas, there is still more to be done but the question is, who is in a better position to fulfil the needs of the people? The PAS government has no money and has to borrow from the federal government,” he said.

He called on the Galas voters to vote wisely  come  polling  day  for   the    constituency’s   by-election today.

“We are prepared to bring major changes to Kelantan and a victory for the BN’s candidate today will be a clear sign that Kelantan is ready for such change,” he said.

The by-election, which is called, following the death of incumbent MP Chek Hashim Sulaima on Sept 27, will see a straight fight between BN’s Abdul Aziz Yusoff and PAS’ Dr Zulkefli Mohamed. — Bernama

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Govt to act on high price of imported mutton

KUALA LUMPUR:  The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry is to meet wholesalers today on the high price of imported Australian mutton which retails at RM19 per kg, RM2 above the ceiling price.

Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday the ministry might review the ceiling retail price of RM17 in view of the high wholesale price for the product.

“Due to the high wholesale price, retailers are forced to sell imported Australian mutton at RM19 per kg,” he told reporters after a visit to the Sentul market here to ensure that controlled items were being sold at the set prices for Deepavali which falls on Friday.

Ismail Sabri expressed satisfaction with the prices of the 14 other controlled items set for 10 days from today in view of the Deepavali festive season.

These items include chicken, local bone-in mutton, chicken eggs, red chillies, tomatoes, Indian small red onions, imported potatoes and Australian dhall.

“We impose price control during festive seasons because traders are likely to raise prices due to the higher demand then.

“I believe the demand for dhall will rise (during the Deepavali season), so we impose the price control,” he said.

Ismail Sabri said 1,600 monitoring officers and 2,000 enforcement officers had been deployed to check on the prices of the controlled items nationwide for the 10 days.

He also reminded traders to display the pink tags for the prices of the controlled items to enable consumers differentiate them from the ordinary goods, saying that offenders would be prosecuted.

He advised the people to lodge reports on any misconduct by traders via the hotline 1-800-88-6800 or email eaduan@kpdnkk.gov.my. — Bernama

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Dr Rayong accepted into BN fold

KUCHING: Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa is now officially a BN man, after more than four years as an independent.

Yesterday, he attended his first BN pre-Council meeting, which is usually held a day before the State Legislative Assembly sitting, at the PBB headquarters here.


Dr Rayong has been knocking on BN’s door after he won Engkilili in 2006.

Reached for his comments, Dr Rayong said he was very happy to  finally become a BN backbencher.

“The Chief Minister (Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud) declared that I am a BN member during the meeting… now that I am accepted into the BN, I can do my work smoothly as people will no longer have doubts over my position,” he said.

Dr Rayong added that his application to join SUPP was approved by the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) last Sept 20.

“From my understanding, there were no objections against me to join SUPP,” he said.

Dr Rayong was formerly the pro tem deputy president of the proposed Malaysian Dayak Congress (MDC) which had its application turned down by the Registrar of Societies.

In 2006, he stood under the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) ticket and he defeated Jonathan Krai Pilo (BN-SUPP) by a slim 426-vote majority in a straight fight.

After his win, he declared his intention to join the BN and was often seen mingling around with BN leaders.

He was also accorded privileges such as presenting minor rural project (MRP) grants in his constituency.

He had previously submitted his membership application to join SUPP but the move was opposed by several

SUPP leaders in Engkilili, including former assemblyman Toh Heng San who represented the area from 1991 to 2006.

Suggestions then started to surface over possible seat-swapping arrangement with other BN component parties to resolve the problem, but this was also opposed by SUPP leaders in Engkilili.

Last Oct 17, Utusan Borneo reported that Dr Rayong’s SUPP membership application had been accepted and approved.

It quoted SUPP Engkilili secretary Nyambong Maweng as saying that he had received a letter from SUPP headquarters to inform the branch of Dr Rayong’s membership status.

Nyambong claimed that the letter also mentioned that Dr Rayong is the best candidate for BN and SUPP in Engkilili for the state election which is due in nine months time.

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Perlis dilanda puting beliung

KANGAR – “Saya dengar bunyi menderu serta lihat macam ada benda putih di luar rumah dan dalam sekelip mata pintu hadapan rumah saya pecah manakala bumbung diterbangkan angin.”

Demikian cerita Rohana Abdul Rahman, 52, ketika menghadapi detik-detik cemas ‘serangan’ puting beliung yang merosakkan rumahnya di Taman Sri Lancang di sini lewat petang kelmarin.

Dalam kejadian itu, lebih 30 buah rumah rosak di lima buah kampung di sini akibat pusaran angin puting beliung tersebut yang dikesan bermula dari arah Arau sebelum menuju ke arah Kangar dan membadai rumah-rumah, pokok serta kenderaan.

Kawasan yang terlibat ialah di Kampung Pulau Jejawi, Kubang Gajah, Alor Lancang, Padang Petani dan Taman Sri Lancang melibatkan 1,200 penduduk.

Rohana berkata, ketika kejadian, dia berada seorang diri di rumah dan terdengar bunyi bising serta rumahnya bergegar.

“Saya sendiri nampak puting beliung itu menuju ke rumah saya menyebabkan bumbung tercabut dan merosakkan pintu kaca serta pagar rumah.

“Ketika itu saya sangat takut sebab berada seorang diri di rumah, mujurlah saya tidak mengalami apa-apa kecederaan,” katanya yang tinggal bersama suami dan seorang anak perempuan, Raja Raine Shasha Raja Shariman, 30, kakitangan Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

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Kambing belalai gajah di Indonesia

LUTA, Indonesia - Penduduk di sini daerah Padang Lawas Utara, di Sumatera Utara, digemparkan dengan kelahiran seekor anak kambing betina berwajah ganjil dan memiliki hidung seperti belalai gajah, lapor sebuah akhbar kelmarin.

Selain berhidung seperti belalai, anak kambing tersebut tidak memiliki rongga hidung manakala kedua matanya hampir bertaut serta tidak memiliki kelopak mata.

Haiwan itu mati selepas satu jam ia dilahirkan.

Pemiliknya, Abuson Nip Harahap mengaku tidak memiliki apa-apa firasat tentang kelahiran anak kambingnya.

Dia turut tidak menyangka anak kambing itu akan menjadi perhatian orang ramai.

"Anak kambing ini lahir menjelang senja pada Rabu lepas di kandang sebelah rumah. Tiada keganjilan mengenainya. Saya cuma mendengar raungan saja. Apabila mendekati induknya, saya melihat ia sedang melahirkan anak," kata Abuson.

Namun, menurutnya, dia kemudian terkejut apabila melihat anak kambing tersebut.

"Wajahnya ngeri sekali. Seperti tidak munasabah. Anak kambing ini mati sejam kemudian," tambahnya.
Berita kelahiran kambing berwajah aneh itu tersebar meluas dengan sejumlah penduduk berkunjung ke rumah Abuson untuk melihatnya. - Agensi

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Ibu bunuh anak yang mengganggunya guna Facebook

JACKSONVILLE - Seorang ibu di negeri Florida, Amerika Syarikat (AS) mengaku salah menggoncang bayinya sehingga mati kerana marahkan anak kecil itu mengganggunya bermain permainan ladang siber, Farmville di Facebook, lapor sebuah akhbar kelmarin.

Akhbar Florida Times-Union melaporkan ibu itu, Alexandra V. Tobias, 22 (gambar), mengaku bersalah di hadapan Hakim Adrian Soud pada Rabu lalu kerana membunuh bayinya yang baru berusia tiga bulan, Dylan Lee Edmondson.

Tobias kini berdepan hukuman penjara seumur hidup.

Akhbar berkenaan menyatakan, mahkamah itu akan menetapkan hukuman pada Disember depan.

Akhbar Florida Times-Union menyatakan, Tobias memberitahu beberapa detektif dia menghisap sebatang rokok sebelum menggoncang semula anaknya itu.

Kepala anak kecil itu mungkin terhantuk semasa insiden tersebut.

Permainan Farmville dikeluarkan oleh firma Zynga.

Firma itu yang mendakwa 230 juta orang bermain permainan Internet keluarannya termasuk Mafia Wars," Treasure Isle, Zynga Poker, Cafe World, FishVille dan PetVille. - AFP

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Bakong longhouse to get 7km tar-sealed road

BELURU: The 100-door Rumah Aji in Sungai Selepin, Bakong sub-district, can look forward to a 7km tar-sealed road when the Miri-Beluru road project takes off next year.

The RM13.2 million project has been approved under the National Key Result Area (NKRA) list of projects for Marudi constituency, said its assemblyman cum Assistant Minister of Public Utilities (Water Supplies)
Sylvester Entri Anak Muran yesterday.

“The present bumpy and slippery road condition will be a thing of the past as the tar-sealed road to the longhouse has been approved,” he said when officiating at the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Family Day cum Aerobicthon function at SK Sungai Selepin.

The road upgrading is high on the  locals’ wish list, and this was also conveyed to Datuk Shahlan Ismail, Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, during his visit there last year.

Entri said these are part of the infrastructure projects coming their way under the government’s rural development drive.

Also in the pipeline is  water supply from the reticulation system to  six longhouses in Bukit Peninjau and Sungai Selepin. The project is expected to take off when the Public Works Department put it up for tender.

“This will complete the target for longhouse and settlements in Bakong and Peninjau areas to have water, electricity and road accessibility,” he said, calling on locals to give  full support and co-operation to facilitate implementation of these projects.

On education, he said rural students can excel with support and encouragement of parents and teachers.

Entri threw the gauntlet to SK Sungai Selepin to produce straight As students in coming years, adding that he was supportive of their plans to improve infrastructures such as covered walkways and fencing.

The assistant minister, who established an annual education excellence incentive award, said it was meant to encourage students to strive for excellence as only those who scored  straight As in the UPSR, PMR, SPM or STPM are eligible.

“This incentive awards are open not only to those in Marudi constituency but Baram district which included schools from as far as Bario, where those eligible would get RM50 for each subject with distinction,” he said.

Earlier, headmaster James Nibong and PTA chairman Pangang Ambau called for assistance from Entri to help ring up the school compound with proper fencing and construction of a covered walkway.

In response, Entri approved a RM5,000 MRP grant to the PTA, and told them to submit the project proposal and costing for him to act on.

Source : BorneoPost Online
 

Anwar given till Nov 18 to file affidavit-in-reply

KUALA LUMPUR: The Syariah Appeals Court here yesterday gave Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim until Nov 18 to file an affidavit-in-reply to a notice issued by the Federal Territories (FT) chief syarie prosecutor and two others in connection with his appeal on a ‘qazaf’ case.

Its chief registrar Abdul Razali Kefli set the date after meeting counsel Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar and Roslizam Rahim, who represented FT chief syarie prosecutor Shamsuddin Hussain, FT Islamic Religious Department director (Jawi) Datuk Che Mat Che Ali and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Jamil Khir
 Baharom and Anwar’s counsel Dorina Abdullah.

Zainul said the notice of appeal filed by Anwar, who is also the Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh, did not follow the right procedures.

Anwar, 63, on April 23 had filed the appeal after the Syariah High Court dismissed his application to initiate ‘qazaf’ (false accusation) proceedings against his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

On May 14, Shamsuddin, Che Mat and Jamil Khir, as the applicants, had applied to strike out Anwar’s appeal on the grounds that his notice of appeal was defective. On Jan 7, Anwar had applied to the Syariah

High Court to compel the trio, who he had named as the respondents, to initiate prosecution proceedings against Mohd Saiful, citing that the latter had made false sodomy accusations about him (Anwar).

On Feb 9, the respondents had filed a preliminary objection against Anwar’s ‘qazaf’ application citing that the Syariah High Court did not have jurisdiction to hear an alleged sodomy case as this came under the purview of the civil criminal court.

— Bernama

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‘Penan lifestyle, handicraft can be tourist attractions’

KUALA LUMPUR: The lifestyle of the Penan community in Sarawak and their handicrafts could be developed as tourist attractions to help boost the state’s tourism sector, Datuk Billy Abit Joo (BN-Hulu Rajang) said yesterday.

As such, he said several Penan villages in Sarawak should be preserved and maintained, while enabling tourism activities to be conducted.

With such tourism activities, he said the Penan community could also learn a thing or two about the modern lifestyle.

“I’m sure they would want to enjoy a more comfortable life and get involved in modern agriculture, like the Malay community.

“They do not want to be left out. With better living conditions, they will be able to enjoy proper meals and have enough money to spend at the market or to go to the hospital,” he said when debating the Budget 2011 at the Dewan Rakyat here.

Meanwhile, Datuk Kamarul Baharin Abbas (PKR-Teluk Kemang), in his debate speech, proposed to the government to compel statutory bodies to declare the profits they made from investments.

“This will give some kind of assurance to the investors,” he said, adding that public-listed companies should also adopt a similar approach and declare their profits to Bursa Malaysia. — Bernama

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Wanita di luar bandar perlu berani rebut peluang

MARUDI: Menteri Muda Bekalan Air merangkap Menteri Muda Kemajuan Tanah, Sylvester Entri meminta golongan wanita di kawasan luar bandar daerah ini supaya menyiapkan diri mereka dengan pengetahuan dan merebut peluang-peluang ekonomi.
Katanya, kerajaan melalui pelbagai agensinya seperti Perbadanan Pembangunan Ekonomi Sarawak (PPES), GiatMARA dan sebagainya yang me-nyediakan banyak peluang yang boleh diceburi untuk membantu golongan wanita meningkatkan taraf hidup dan ekonomi rumah tangga mereka.
Justeru beliau yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Marudi berkata      wanita-wanita di luar bandar harus melihat dan mengambil peluang ini untuk membangun dan memajukan diri sendiri.
“Peluang-peluang ini jika tidak dimanfaatkan akan direbut oleh orang lain dan akhirnya siapa yang rugi? Jika kita tidak pantas merebut peluang untuk meningkatkan ekonomi dan pendapatan diri, nantinya kita hanya akan melihat orang lain sahaja meraih kejayaan dan kekayaan dan kita masih di takuk lama,” katanya.
Entri berkata demikian semasa berucap di majlis penangguhan Program 1 Malaysia Bersama Pemimpin di Rumah Embam di Sungai Sebubu, Tinjar dekat sini.
Majlis tersebut telah dianjurkan oleh Jabatan Hal Ehwal Sarawak (JASA) bahagian Marudi.
Dalam perkembangan yang sama, Entri turut menyeru masyarakat setempat supaya melihat potensi pembangunan tanah Hak Adat (NCR) di kawasan mereka.
“Penduduk digalak mengambil peluang daripada pelbagai projek pembangunan untuk tanah NCR yang sedang berlaku di kawasan anda terutama projek penanaman secara komersil yang boleh memberi keuntungan yang lumayan,” katanya.
Tambahnya jika mereka bijak mengambil peluang pembangunan, maka lebih banyak kemajuan infrastruktur akan dibawa masuk ke kawasan mereka kelak.
Justeru beliau mengingatkan penduduk supaya terus memberi sokongan padu kepada kerajaan Barisan Nasional bagi membolehkan perancangan dan projek pembangunan yang dirancang untuk mereka dapat diteruskan dan dilaksanakan.
“Ini termasuklah projek-projek pembangunan prasarana seperti bekalan air, jalan raya, balai raya dan sebagainya,” tambahnya.
Di majlis yang sama Entri turut mengumumkan geran projek pembangunan kecil luar bandar (MRP) daripada kerajaan negeri berjumlah RM10,000 untuk Jawatankuasa Kemajuan, Keselamatan dan Kemajuan Kampung (JKKK) Rumah Embam, serta menyerahkan bantuan kebajikan untuk 21 orang penerima  di rumah panjang tersebut.
Majlis tersebut turut dihadiri oleh Setiausaha Politik Ketua Menteri, Robert Laing Anyie, Pegawai Daerah Baram, Joseph Belayong, ketua kaum rumah panjang berkenaan Tuai Rumah Embam Siam serta pegawai-pegawai kanan kerajaan yang lain.

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BN’s Abdul Aziz to capitalise on home ground advantage

GUA MUSANG:  Barisan Nasional candidate Abdul Aziz Yusof will use the advantage of being born in Gua Musang to win the hearts of the voters in the Galas state constituency to ensure that BN recaptures the seat.
Ab Aziz, 49, who is the Gua Musang Umno secretary, had served as manager of the Operations Office of the Kelantan Selatan Development Authority (Kesedar) and had a better understanding of the problems of the residents in the area.

“I have been here (in Galas) longer compared to the PAS candidate who spent more time in Gua Musang. I am personally involved with the community and my previous post (in Kesedar) required me to be close to the rakyat and this is an advantage for me,” he                    said.

He told reporters this after the completion of the nomination process for the by-election for the Galas state seat at the Gua Musang Land and District Office, here yesterday.

He said that since he was announced BN candidate, he and his family had been physically and mentally prepared to face the 10-day campaigning period before polling day on Nov 4.

“I intend to meet as many voters in the Galas constituency and InsyaAllah (God willing), I will move from one village to another,” he said.

He also expressed confidence in the BN winning the by-election based on the change in sentiments shown by the people in the area compared to the general election in 2008.

He said the evaluation was based on the support and response given by the people during the visit by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin when launching the Public Housing Project at Taman Wangi here last Sunday.

Meanwhile, PAS candidate Dr Zulkefli Mohamad said he intended to continue the efforts made by the late Chek Hashim Sulaima, who was the incumbent Galas state assemblyman.

Pledging to give his best if he were elected, the medical practitioner said he would continue to implement all the programmes drawn up by Chek Hashim.

“I hope the voters in the Galas state constituency  give him a chance and vote for him to continue the PAS rule,” he told reporters after the nomination process.

On the allegation that he had committed ‘khalwat’ (close proximity) which was carried on the website of a political party on Oct 22, Dr Zulkefli said the issue had been resolved when the people who had slandered him had apologised upon realising their mistake                       and he would not take                        legal action against the people concerned. — Bernama

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Joseph Kallang on FAS’ radar

KUCHING: The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) is keen to lure midfielder Joseph Kallang back to the state from TTeam Terengganu.

An FAS source said it was likely Sarawak would attempt to sign the talented midfielder to strengthen the Crocs for the 2011 Mleague.

Kallang still has a one-year contract to run with T-Team.

“Should Terengganu FA agree to release him, we will definitely take him back,” the source said.

However, it added, TTeam were not likely to agree to a free transfer for Kallang and the contract between the two FAs on the player’s future movement had to be studied thoroughly.

“Should we take him back, we would have to pay all his one-year wage to Terengganu under the contract” Kallang,

22, who played for the East coast team in the Super League this year, has helped Terengganu retain their 2010 Sukma football team gold medal in Melaka, beating Selangor in the final.

Together with Kallang on FAS wanted list is Rezal Jalil, son of former Crocs captain and coach Jalil Ramli.
Talks are rife that Rezal wants to follow in his father’s footsteps by donning state colours.

It is understand the potential midfielder, currently attached to the Police team, is contract-free and will not sign any extension.

“We’ll try to get him for selection and if possible, bring him into the team as well.”

Rezal caught the eyes of the coaches during his stint with the Police.

He also played (on loan) to Terengganu and managed to impress coach Irfan Bakti.

However, Jalil still has the final say on whether his son plays for Sarawak or some other teams.

Meanwhile, a one-week selection, headed by coach Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad, is being held to pick players for the Crocs in the 2011 Mleague.

The Sarawak Cup players named for trials are Aidil Mohammed, Ahmad Takbie (Mukah), Hafizal Marzuki, Azmie Kifli, Rafizan Razali and Remenor Pit (DBKU), Mohd Kahiroazlin Sahari (BDR FC), Mohd Hairi Hazli Jusuf (Sibu), Hairul Gadafi Harun, Hamidin Manaf, Mohd Zulrizal Tuah, Mohd Fairul Kadir (Miri), Abdul Nasir Ahmad (Kuching), Ramfazirul Ramlan, Rosbee (Betong), Doreen Untong (Bintulu) and Sulaiman Ahat (Limbang).

About 10 players from Semenanjung will also take part in the trial.

Source : BorneoPost Online

Battle line drawn, three-cornered contest in Batu Sapi by-election

SANDAKAN: As expected, the Batu Sapi by-election will see a three-cornered fight involving Barisan Nasional (BN), Sabah-based opposition party Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).

BN’s Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) is up against SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee, who is a former Sabah chief minister, and PKR Tuaran division chief and prominent lawyer Ansari Abdullah.

The list of candidates was announced by returning officer Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain, who is also Sandakan Municipal Council secretary, at the nomination centre, Sandakan Community Hall.

Mohamad Hamsan accepted the papers of all three candidates as there were no issues raised during the one-hour objection period.

Ansari was the first to arrive at the nomination centre and handed in his nomination papers at 9.08am, followed by Yong at 9.09am and Linda Tsen three minutes later.

About 1,000 supporters from all parties gathered in this coastal town since sunrise before going to the nomination centre.

They were shouting slogans but maintained discipline.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman led the BN supporters and Tsen to the nomination centre.

Also present were PBS president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, PPP president Datuk M Kayveas and other representatives of BN component parties.

The PKR camp was led by its president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail, DAP deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw and PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali, while Yong, the SAPP candidate, led a small group of supporters.

Tsen when later approached by reporters, pledged that if she is chosen, she would work hard and do her best to carry on the good work of BN.

Yong, meanwhile, praised the Election Commission for handling the nomination process smoothly.

“We thank the Election Commission and its officers for all the preparations made. There were no problems and no objections.

“As for our campaign, we will highlight issues such as unemployment, poverty, land, rising cost of goods and empty promises made (by the government)… We will change all that to return honour and autonomy to the people of Sabah through Batu Sapi,” he said.

Ansari said the Batu Sapi contest was a chance for PKR to have a member of parliament from Sabah, adding that his campaign would also focus on the issue of poverty of the Bumiputeras here.

He also claimed that SAPP is “not a real opposition party, but an ‘independent’ party”.

The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of its incumbent and two-term MP, Datuk Edmund Chong, in a road accident on Oct 9.

Chong won the seat in the 2008 general election by a 3,708-vote majority, defeating independent candidate Dr Chung Kong Wing.

Chong polled 9,479 votes against Dr Chung’s 5,771.

He won the same seat in the 2004 general election unopposed.

Batu Sapi has 25,582 voters, of whom 24,047 are ordinary voters and 1,535 postal voters. Muslim Bumuiputeras comprise 15,099 or 59.02 per cent of the voters, non-Muslim Bumiputeras 689 (2.69 per cent), Chinese 9,737 (38.06 per cent) and others, 57 (0.22 per cent). — Bernama

Source : BorneoPost Online

‘Low water level not caused by the filling of Bakun Dam’

SIBU: The impoundment of water for Bakun Hydroelectric Dam did not cause the level downstream to reach record low and disrupt river travel.

Divisional engineer of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Ting Sing Kwong, told The Borneo Post yesterday that there had been really bad droughts even before the building of the dam.

Although the worst has not happened, he said his department was keeping a close watch on the river and checking the daily water level in the morning and afternoon.

“The water level readings have remained the same in most places over the last few days.”

In Song, for example, he said the reading was 3.35 metres above sea level on Monday morning. On Tuesday morning, it reached 4.05 metres.

In Julau, it was 1.80 metres on Monday morning and at 2.30am on Tuesday.

In Sibu, it was 0.09 metres on Monday morning and 0.47 metres on Tuesday morning.

Belaga had 35.48 metres on Tuesday morning.

“On Monday morning, it was 36.57 metres. In Kapit, it was at 3.62 metres on Monday afternoon, and on
Tuesday morning, it was 3.40 metres.”

It is low tide the last few days in the morning.

Ting said they had received feedback from residents in upper Rajang.

“They’ve confirmed that the water level has not reached the lowest in history.”

In Sibu, the water board is also monitoring the water level closely.

Its general manager, Daniel Wong Park Ing, said there was no problem at all in water treatment and the pumping of river water for the purpose.

He confirmed that the salty sea water had not seeped in to the point where they drew water.

“Water usage has slightly increased in the current drought, but we can cope.”

Wong called on consumers not to worry about the water supply although the water level was low now.
“The level might be low, but it has not reached a critical point.”

He said the water level in Rajang River had never reached such a critical level before, and their drawing of water had always been a smooth process.

What if the water level reaches the warning level? Wong asked the consumers not to worry if it happened.

“We can switch the pump off for a few hours. We have a reservoir large enough to supply the water at such crucial moment.”

He said after a few hours, the water level would rise during high tide, and they could start pumping again.

“But I must stress that the critical moment has never happened. Not even in the current situation and not even when the reading of the river water level was at the lowest point before.”

There has been rain on some days in Central Sarawak but that has not been sufficient enough to raise the river water level.

Source : BorneoPost Online

Penakungan Bakun diteruskan

Sungai Rajang semakin cetek hingga menyebabkan kos pengangkutan meningkat tiga kali ganda

SONG: Kerja-kerja penaku-ngan air di Empangan Hidroelektrik Bakun (Empangan Bakun) tidak akan diberhentikan walaupun paras air di Sungai Rajang kini semakin cetek.


Menteri Perancangan dan Pengurusan Sumber II, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan berkata kerajaan mengambil keputusan untuk tidak menghentikan kerja-kerja penakungan air walaupun paras air sungai itu ketika ini semakin cetek, terutama di bahagian hulu.

Awang Tengah menjelaskan, kerajaan mengambil masa yang lama sebelum membuat keputusan untuk memulakan kerja-kerja penakungan air di Empangan Bakun yang bermula pada 13 Oktober lalu.

“Mengikut kajian sebelumnya, kerajaan mengandaikan ketika ini musim hujan, tetapi apa yang berlaku adalah sebaiknya. Ini adalah di luar jangkaan kita semua,” katanya kepada pemberita ketika ditemui di Rumah Rehat Song di sini, pagi semalam.

“Kita berharap agar hujan turun untuk mengelakkan keadaan menjadi lebih buruk.

“Tetapi kita akan tetap melepaskan air dari takungan dari semasa ke semasa untuk mengelakkan keadaan menjadi bertambah buruk,” tambah beliau lagi.

Beliau berkata sejumlah air juga telah dilepaskan daripada Empangan Bakun itu bagi mengekalkan paras di Sungai Rajang kepada 43 aras laut purata (MSL).
“Paras terendah yang dicatatkan adalah di antara Kapit dan Belaga iaitu pada 41 MSL. Walaupun bot ekspres dan bot kargo tidak dapat mudik ke Belaga namun sungai itu masih dapat dilalui oleh perahu,” katanya.

Awang Tengah berkata kerajaan negeri juga akan mendapatkan bantuan daripada kontraktor dan sektor swasta jika keadaan memerlukan.

Proses penakungan itu dijangka mengambil masa tujuh bulan dan dua minggu bagi mencapai paras ketinggian yang dikehendaki iaitu setinggi bangunan 44 tingkat meliputi kawasan seluas 69,000 hektar.

Sebelum itu, Residen Kapit, Dahim Nadot ketika ditemui untuk mengulas perkara yang sama, berkata kawasan yang paling teruk terjejas ialah dari kawasan Merit hingga ke hulu (ke pekan Belaga).

Katanya masalah paras sungai yang cetek dan deras ini telah menjejaskan perkhid-matan pengangkutan.

“Keadaan menyebabkan kos pengangkutan untuk menghantar bekalan makanan ke sekolah di kawasan yang terjejas telah meningkat tiga kali ganda berbanding waktu biasa,” katanya.

Tambahnya, kos ini meningkat kerana penghantaran perlu dilakukan melalui jalan kem pembalakan disebabkan bot ekspres tidak dapat beroperasi dan sukar untuk melalui beberapa bahagian terutama kawasan yang berjeram berikutan air Sungai Rajang yang semakin cetek.

Dahim berkata, pihaknya dalam proses menyiapkan laporan untuk memaklumkan kepada Jawatankuasa

Bencana Alam Negeri tentang ke-susahan yang dialami oleh penduduk yang berada di kawasan yang terjejas.

Sementara itu, dalam perkembangan lain, Awang Tengah berkata kajian yang lebih lanjut akan diadakan untuk mengetahui punca sebenar yang menyebabkan berlakunya kejadian himpunan kayu hanyut di sungai yang sama pada 7 Oktober lepas.

“Kajian awal kita menunjukkan hujan lebat merupakan antara sebab utama yang menyebabkan berlakunya kejadian tanah runtuh dan seterusnya mencetuskan fenomena tersebut.

“Namun kita menunggu hasil kajian yang lebih terperinci yang sedang dilakukan pada masa ini,” katanya

Sumber :BorneoPost Online

BN confident of retaining Batu Sapi

KOTA KINABALU: Barisan National Sabah secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan is confident that the BN will retain Batu Sapi in the by-election.

“Insyah Allah (God willing) Barisan Nasional will win and I would like to ask the voters in Batu Sapi to use this by-election as a strong signal from the people of Sabah to our Prime Minister.

“We need to let our Prime Minister know that the people of Sabah agree with the Government Transformation Program (GTP) and Economic Transformation Program (ETP) which he announced recently,” Rahman said when met by reporters after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf on Yayasan Sabah Shipping to collaborate with Alam Maritim Resources to explore oil and gas opportunities in Sabah waters.

According to Rahman, Sabahans must use this chance to give the Prime Minister a clear signal for him to continue transforming the  economy and government.

He added that there is no better chance for the people in Sabah to express their support and that “we want the BN’s win to be an absolute decision because it is important for us to give support and confidence to the Prime Minister for him to continue the transformation.”

“If there are changes like a victory for opposition in this by-election, nothing much will happen. Firstly, the federal government will still be under Barisan National. It’s a mid-term election anyway so we have to be smart and think smart.

“If we were to give this opportunity to the opposition, they are not capable of looking after the interests of the voters in Batu Sapi as they are in disarray.  I believe so.

“I have seen how SAPP members of parliament in parliament, they just talk, they cannot even convince the government on what to do in the areas they are representing.

“So we do not want Batu Sapi, which is developing very fast, to fall into such a situation,” Rahman said.

But he said BN did not want to say that the by-election would be an easy job and they would continue to go down to Batu Sapi.

“I will personally go down there tomorrow with the Chief Minister to make sure our officers are working day and night to ensure all voters will be told about BN’s election manifesto,” he said.

Commenting on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s plans to come in to talk with Datuk Yong Teck Lee about a possible work-together for the election, Rahman said he doubted SAPP would join hands with Pakatan Rakyat.

“I have told many friends that I expect SAPP will not compromise because the very existence of SAPP is based on fact, that is it will not bow down to influences and powers of peninsula-based political parties.

“So when Datuk Anwar tries to discuss with Datuk Yong on a possible partnership, deep down in my heart I thought that it would be a waste of time because SAPP is not interested to work with Pakatan Rakyat to stand against Barisan National in this coming Batu Sapi by-election,” he said.

However, Rahman said BN was prepared to face this by-election even if it was a three-cornered or two-cornered fight.

“But I have been told that more than 30 nomination forms have been taken and I think that there will be many more independent candidates who think they can win, will appear during the nomination,” he said.

Source : BorneoPost Online

Uggah: BN has concrete plan

Govt carries on with solving problems even in Bandar Kuching

KUCHING: The Barisan Nasional (BN) government will continue to implement development projects in Bandar Kuching despite having lost the seat in two consecutive elections to the DAP.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas said it was evident the government of the day had all the policies in place to address and solve problems from the ground.

“Even though Kuching is under DAP, I want to make it very clear that BN has a concrete plan to solve the people’s problems.

“We have the finance… and we are always solving problems. We don’t just talk. We act and we walk the talk,” he told journalists after inspecting the newly completed Sungai Padungan Phase II project near the Hockien Garden at Jalan Padungan here yesterday.
 
The RM16 million project was completed on Sept 25. It took the contractor 13 months to enlarge the concrete drainage from three metres to nine metres wide.

Uggah pointed out the extended drainage had been ‘tested over time’ and it would help reduce the flooding problem in the area.


“As there is a big catchment area in Kenyalang Park and Jalan Mendu, the water flows up there. This is why we implemented the project… to relieve people from flood problem in this area.”

He hoped that the opposition would not capitalise on this issue to gain political mileage, particularly in view of the approaching state election.

“This (drainage) is a big problem here so we are solving it. I hope DAP will not politicise this. I am very happy the project is completed as scheduled.

“This also indicates that DAP is just doing the talking while Barisan Nasional came up with a solid plan and implemented it. This reflects our concern on the problems of the people,” he said.

Uggah added that Sungai Padungan Phase II was not the only drainage enhancement projects taking place in the city.

Earlier on, he also visited two project sites at Sungai Bintangor and Sungai Lajim in Satok.

“We will try our best to put in the capacity we have. And there is a big flood mitigation project for Kuching.”

While lauding the contractor for completing the project of Sungai Padungan Phase II on time, he thanked Kuching South City Council (MBKS) for its co-operation to make the project a success.

Among those present at the site visit was MBKS mayor James Chan.

Source : BorneoPost Online

Tamatkan perang psikologi

KUALA LUMPUR - Seorang perwakilan UMNO meminta kesemua parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) termasuk MCA dan MIC menamatkan perang psikologi antara mereka serta-merta dan tidak lagi menyebut tentang hak orang Melayu.

Ketua UMNO Bahagian Jelebu, Datuk Jalaluddin Alias berkata, ahli Majlis Tertinggi (MT) khususnya Presiden parti, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak perlu bertindak sebagai komander politik kepada kerajaan BN dalam mengawasi perkara itu.

Semasa membahaskan usul ucapan dasar Presiden pada Perhimpunan Agung UMNO Ke-61 di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) semalam, Jalaluddin membidas kenyataan Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek kelmarin yang mengatakan bahawa soal kontrak sosial tidak harus dibincangkan secara terbuka.

Jalaluddin berkata, kenyataan Presiden UMNO berhubung kontrak sosial kelmarin sebenarnya dibincangkan secara tertutup kerana ia dilakukan pada perhimpunan Melayu yang memperjuangkan hak orang Melayu di tanah air.

Sumber : Kosmo

BN to get bigger win – political activist

KOTA KINABALU: Less than three years after steering the state Barisan Nasional (BN) to a landslide victory in the 2008 general election, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman faces another tough battle to convince voters to rally behind the ruling coalition, this time in a parliamentary by-election.

Musa, who was named the Batu Sapi by-election director for BN yesterday, had proved his mettle and remarkable “political touch” when he led the state ruling coalition in making almost a clean sweep, securing 24 of the 25 parliamentary seats and 59 of the 60 state seats at stake.

Hence, the Sibuga assemblyman had created a history of sorts in the state’s political arena and many BN leaders acknowledged this excellent achievement, so much so that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak fondly tagged Sabah as the “fixed deposit” for the ruling coalition.

“Musa is a superb and shrewd politician…not many people expected the Chief Minister to lead Sabah BN to that kind of victory in the last elections against the odds, but he did it in style,” said local social and political activist Datuk Patrick Sindu here yesterday.

“Despite the numerous challenges facing the state BN at that time, including the allocation of seats, he still managed to form a formidable team…obviously he has the leadership skills to do that.”

Sindu said Musa’s appointment as BN’s Batu Sapi by-election director and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan as his deputy was a wise move, which would make it hard for the opposition, namely Sabah

Progressive Party (SAPP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to wrest the seat.

“I won’t be surprised if BN retains the seat with a bigger majority in this by-election,” he said, adding that the split opposition was good news for BN.

SAPP and PKR have already decided to field candidates for the by-election, and both parties are confident of notching up good results.

Sindu, however, believed the combined forces of Musa and Pairin would inject the necessary impetus for the BN election machinery to go all out in the contest.

He said the Chief Minister himself had done a lot for the people of Sandakan, including the Batu Sapi constituency.

“Under Musa’s leadership, Sandakan has been turned into an educational hub that will provide opportunities to thousands of students or people in the east coast to shine in education, not to mention the infrastructure development and his competency in managing the state’s economy,” he added.

The by-election is called following the death of its incumbent MP Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah in a road accident on Oct 9.

Chong won the seat in the 2008 general election by a 3,708-majority, defeating independent candidate Dr Chung Ong Wing. Chong polled 9,479 votes against Dr Chung’s 5,771.

Batu Sapi has 25,582 voters, comprising 24,047 ordinary voters and 1,535 postal voters, with 15,099 or 59.02 per cent of the voters being Muslim Bumiputeras, 689 non-Muslim Bumiputeras (2.69 per cent), 9,737 Chinese (38.06 per cent) and others, 57 (0.22 per cent).

The nomination of candidates for the by-election is on Oct 26 and polling is on Nov 4.

Meanwhile, Gerakan vice-president Tan Sri Liew Yun Fah described the appointment of Musa as BN’s Batu Sapi by-election director as timely and appropriate as he represented a state constituency in Sandakan.

“As Chief Minister, Musa is in a better position to mobilise the BN election machinery and he has a good personal touch with the grassroots in the area,” he said.

Liew, a former Sabah cabinet minister, is also confident of BN retaining the Batu Sapi seat with a bigger majority.

“The late Chong had served the Batu Sapi constituency well, and I’m sure the people there will still remember his good deeds and vote for BN in the by-election,” he said.

As such, he urged the voters in Batu Sapi to fully support the BN candidate for continued development and a better life ahead. – Bernama

Source : BorneoPost Online

PELIK tapi BENAR!

Bulan mengandungi perak

WASHINGTON - Permukaan bulan bukan sahaja mengandungi air tetapi kaya dengan pelbagai elemen termasuk perak dan karbon dioksida (CO2), kata beberapa ahli astronomi kelmarin.

Penemuan itu yang akan disiarkan dalam jurnal Science adalah berdasarkan analisis data daripada Satelit Pengesanan Dan Pemerhatian Kawah Bulan (LCROSS) yang terhempas di bulan pada tahun lalu.

Satelit LCROSS itu sengaja dihempaskan ke kawah Cabeus yang menghasilkan debu setinggi 10 kilometer di bulan dalam satu eksperimen bagi mengumpul maklumat mengenai ais yang dipercayai tersembunyi di bawah permukaan kawah bulan.

Saintis-saintis semalam menyatakan, mereka turut menemui hidrokarbon ringan, sulfur dan CO2 dalam debu yang terhasil selepas satelit itu terhempas.

Komponen-komponen debu berkenaan dianalisis oleh sebuah kapal angkasa lain dikenali sebagai Pengorbit Peninjau Bulan (LRO) yang mengekori LCROSS untuk mengumpul data.

Menurut saintis, terdapat kuantiti kristal ais di bulan yang mencukupi untuk digunakan sebagai air minuman atau bahan bakar oleh manusia.

Selain kristal ais, saintis-saintis turut menemui banyak logam ringan dalam debu-debu itu termasuk perak, sodium dan raksa. - Dpa

Sumber : Kosmo

Stewie kucing terpanjang di dunia

LAS VEGAS - Seekor kucing yang berusia lima tahun telah memecahkan rekod dunia Guinness sebagai kucing domestik paling panjang di dunia. Kucing tersebut yang diberi nama Stewie diukur dari hujung hidungnya ke hujung ekor sepanjang 1.23 meter.

Rekod kucing terpanjang sebelum ini adalah 1.21 meter.

Pemilik Stewie, Robin Hendrickson dan Erik Brandsness dari Reno, Nevada, memberitahu, ramai orang terpegun dengan kepanjangan kucing itu. - AP

Sumber : Kosmo 

Lembu terkecil di dunia

 
LONDON - Seekor lembu kerdil yang meminati muzik kontemporari dinamakan sebagai lembu terkecil di dunia oleh Guinness World Records, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Pihak pengurusan Guinness menyatakan, lembu sebesar seekor biri-biri itu berasal dari kawasan Yorkshire Barat, utara England dan berukuran 84 sentimeter panjang.

Lembu tersebut berusia 11 tahun dan dinamakan Swallow.

Pemiliknya, Caroline Ryder berkata, Swallow kerap menghabiskan masa dengan memakan rumput atau mendengar radio Perbadanan Penyiaran British (BBC) di bangsalnya.

Swallow berasal dari baka lembu Dexter yang terkenal kerana saiznya yang kerdil tetapi haiwan tersebut jauh lebih kecil berbanding kebanyakan lembu Dexter lain. - AP

Sumber : Kosmo 

 Pulau tenggelam setiap kali bulan mengambang

JAKARTA - Dua buah pulau di Sumenap, Madura, Indonesia akan tenggelam setiap kali bulan mengambang, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Kepulauan Kangean dan Pulau Saobi akan ditenggelami air laut setinggi 20 sentimeter menyebabkan penduduk berasa tidak selesa ekoran situasi itu.

Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD), Badrul Aini menyatakan semua tanah di kedua-dua pulau itu akan ditenggelami air laut apabila bulan mengambang.

"Yang paling buruk terjadi (ditenggelami air laut) pada bulan September sampai November," kata Badrul kepada wartawan di pejabat DPRD Sumenep, Jalan Trunojoyo.

Menurut ahli politik itu yang berasal dari Pulau Kangean, tiada projek untuk menahan kemasukan air laut di kedua-dua pulau tersebut.

Penggalian atau pengambilan pasir secara haram turut berlaku di pulau itu selain tiada projek untuk menanam semula pohon bakau bagi mengelak hakisan. - Agensi

Sumber : Kosmo

Ghostly apparition blamed for car crash

KUCHING: A man claimed he saw a ghostly apparition, which caused him to lose control of his car and crashed along Jalan Puncak Borneo, near here early yesterday.

According to an unnamed relative, the 31-year-old man was heading back to his village around 4.15am when a ‘white figure’ appeared from nowhere and ‘dashed’ across the dark road in front of him.

The sight of the apparition shocked him to the point where he lost control of his Perodua Viva, which overturned on the road and caused the unfortunate driver to sustain serious injuries to his right arm.

Local villagers who heard the crash called for an ambulance to take the victim to the Sarawak General Hospital.

In an unrelated accident, a foreign college student sustained minor injuries to his head and leg following a two-car collision at a traffic light junction along Jalan Song on Tuesday night.

The victim was a passenger in a Perodua Kenari driven by a fellow student when they crashed into the side of a Honda CRV driven by a man around 10.30pm.

According to a witness, the latter vehicle was making a turn from Jalan Song into Taman BDC, while the students were travelling straight along the main road.

The two drivers were not injured in the incident.

District traffic police personnel was present at the scene to investigate the collision and later recorded the statement of both drivers when they lodged a report.

Source : BorneoPost Online

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Taib syukur, berterima kasih kepada PM

KUCHING: Ketua Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud melahirkan rasa syukur dan berterima kasih kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ketika mengulas mengenai pembentangan Bajet 2011 semalam.

Menurut Taib, Najib amat sensitif terhadap keperluan rakyat Sarawak.


“Alhamdulillah… Perdana Menteri amat sensitif terhadap keperluan Sarawak… beliau tahu prasarana luar bandar perlu dibangunkan.

“Itu sebabnya beliau memberi projek NKRA bernilai RM4 bilion kepada kita dan RM93 juta untuk SCORE (Koridor Tenaga Diperbaharui Sarawak) sebab SCORE memerlukan pelaburan yang banyak untuk membina prasarana namun pulangan pelaburan tersebut adalah amat baik,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui selepas menghadiri Pertandingan Akhir Bahas Piala Ketua Menteri Sarawak.

Katanya, RM93 juta tersebut akan digunakan untuk tujuan membina jalan, lapangan terbang antarabangsa dan pelabuhan untuk menarik minat pelabur ke SCORE.

Dalam pada itu, pembentangan bajet semalam antaranya menyaksikan Sarawak menerima peruntukan RM1.2 bilion untuk bekalan air dan elektrik luar bandar dan RM2.1 bilion untuk Sarawak dan Sabah untuk membina dan menaik taraf jalan di luar bandar.

Terdahulu, Taib semalam turut menyampaikan hadiah kepada juara pertandingan perbahasan tersebut iaitu Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Marudi Baram yang berjaya menewaskan SMK Kubong Limbang.

Taib ketika berucap memuji pencapaian para pembahas yang terlibat dalam pertandingan akhir tersebut.

“Alhamdulillah saya bangga sekali… mereka (pembahas) telah dapat menjalankan topik perbahasan bukan sahaja dengan cukup baik dan menunjukkan bakat yang tinggi tapi boleh dikatakan setanding dengan taraf pelajar universiti,” katanya.

Dalam pertandingan itu, ketua pembahas dari SMK Marudi Baram Paula Bermas Judan dinobatkan sebagai pembahas terbaik.

Sementara itu, Radio dan Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sarawak semalam mendapat pengiktirafan daripada Malaysia Book of Records sebagai satu-satunya stesen radio yang menerbit dan menyiarkan pertandingan bahas selama 25 tahun berturut-turut.

Sumber : BorneoPost Online

Don’t bite the hand that gives you mandate, community leaders told

MIRI: Government-appointed community leaders are agents of change to effect rapid social transformation in rural areas, said Telang Usan assemblyman Lihan Jok.

“The government appointed you because it trusts you can bring progress and development to your people.

“As such, you need to work closely with the government.

“You should not bite the hand that gives you the mandate to lead,” he said.

He said this when officiating at the installation of community leader Penghulu Mering Ibau of Uma Bawang recently.

Baram Orang Ulu paramount chief Temenggong Pahang Ding, SAO Jeffrey Jalong and PBB Telang Usan Women chief Elizabeth Deng were also present.

Lihan said modern community leaders must be able to change with the time and make themselves relevant in order to be effective.

He pointed out that the world was fast changing which was affecting society as never before.

“Community leaders must be open-minded and brace themselves for change in their communities,” he said.

He said in order to be effective agents of change, community leaders must be knowledgeable and be aware of what is going on around them.

Community leaders need also to have proper administrative systems for their respective longhouses or regions, said Lihan.

“At the same time, community leaders must engage intellectuals to work alongside them for the sake of development.”

Source : BorneoPost Online

SPDP puts up united stand for polls

MIRI: Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) has decided to put internal conflicts and personal differences aside.

It has submitted its list of candidates for the coming state election to the BN leadership.


Party president Dato Sri William Mawan Ikom said there was no more factionalism within the party and urged certain quarters to stop barking up the wrong tree.

“We want to bring the ‘grouping’ issue to a close and the party cannot entertain personal interest but focus on obtaining victory for BN in the upcoming election,” Mawan said after handing over MRP grants to NGOs and longhouses at Miri Resident’s Office yesterday afternoon.

“Therefore, I urged these quarters to put an end to these so called ‘grouping’ and focus on winning all the eight seats for SPDP and state BN,” he added.

The SPDP seats and incumbents are Tasik Biru (Datuk Peter Nansian), Pakan (Dato Sri William Mawan),

Meluan (Datuk Peter Nyarok), Marudi Wong Judat), Ba Kelalan (Sylvester Entri Muran), Batu Danau (Nelson Balang Rinning), Saratok (Paulus Palu Ngumbang) and Bekenu (Rosey Yunus).

Mawan pointed out that the party machinery is all geared up and moving in full swing to face the opposition in the state election.

On the other hand, he said SPDP would not mind swapping seats with other BN component parties under the power-sharing concept to ensure BN wins all seats against the opposition in the coming polls.

It will not insist on fielding candidates in areas which are considered insecure areas for the party, he said.

“We must have an open attitude, and if the party cannot secure the seat, why not we swap with another BN component party to ensure BN win the seat,” he said further.

Also present during the press conference was a political secretary to the Chief Minister, Kijan Toynbee.

Source : BorneoPost Online

UFO sebenarnya belon parti guru

NEW YORK - Objek terbang tidak dikenali (UFO) yang menggemparkan penduduk di bandar raya ini pada Rabu lalu dipercayai beberapa belon parti sebuah sekolah di Westchester, lapor sebuah akh bar semalam.

Seorang guru besar Sekolah Milestone di Mount Vernon, Westchester, Angela Freeman berkata, seorang ibu membawa empat dozen belon untuk parti meraikan seorang guru. "Tiba-tiba, 12 daripada belon itu terlepas," katanya.

Ia terlepas ke udara pada kira-kira pukul 1 petang manakala satu objek yang disangka UFO dilihat buat kali pertama di Manhattan pada pukul 1.30 petang.

"Ia munasabah (UFO itu sebenarnya belon). Belon itu bergerak ke West Side (New York)," kata guru besar itu.

Kemunculan objek misteri itu menyebabkan ramai orang menghubungi talian kecemasan 911 pada Rabu lalu.

Seorang ahli meteorologi di Perkhidmatan Cuaca Kebangsaan, Brian Ciemnecki berkata, angin mungkin dengan mudahnya menolak belon itu ke Manhattan di New York.

Sebelum dia membuat kenyataan itu, Pengarah Pusat Laporan UFO Kebangsaan, Peter Davenport menyatakan, berdasarkan pendapatnya, objek misteri itu sebenarnya adalah belon. - Agensi

Sumber : Kosmo

Penduduk di Bakong diminta terus bersama BN

MARUDI: Masyarakat di Bakong Hilir diseru supaya sentiasa menyokong dan tetap bersama Barisan Nasional (BN) dengan menolak mana-mana parti pembangkang yang hanya muncul untuk membuat ‘kacau’ dengan kata wakil rakyatnya, Sylvester Entri.

Beliau yang juga Menteri Muda Bekalan Air merangkap Menteri Muda Kemajuan Tanah berkata penduduk di kawasan luar bandar perlu menolak dakyah dan fitnah terhadap kerajaan yang disebarkan pembangkang lebih-lebih menjelang pilihan raya negeri yang semakin hampir.

“Kehadiran parti-parti pembangkang di rumah-rumah panjang dan kampung-kampung di sini hanya sekadar untuk memancing undi semata-mata dan kononnya mahu menubuhkan kerajaan baru mereka semata-mata,” katanya.

Berucap di majlis penangguhan perhimpunan sivik anjuran Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia, bahagian Marudi yang diadakan di Rumah Giling Manggai di Sungai Buluh A di Bakong Hillir pagi semalam, Entri meminta penduduk di Bakong tetap ber-sama beliau dan BN bagi memastikan pembangunan yang berterusan di kawasan tersebut.

Beliau juga menyeru masyarakat di Bakong supaya mendekatkan diri atau merapatkan pergaulan dengan kerajaan BN supaya mereka sentiasa mendapatkan perkembangan terkini mengenai polisi dan projek-projek pembangunan kerajaan untuk rakyat, khususnya di kawasan luar bandar.

“Melalui hubungan baik ini juga penduduk tidak takut bertemu dengan pemimpin kerajaan untuk menyuarakan masalah, sekali gus memudahkan pembangunan dilaksanakan untuk rumah panjang atau kampung-kampung ber-kenaan.

“Jangan takut berjumpa dengan saya sekiranya ada masalah yang perlu dibincangkan atau diketahui oleh saya.

Hanya dengan itu maka saya akan tahu perkara yang berlaku sekali gus memudahkan saya untuk mencari cara membawa masuk pembangunan. Kerana hanya melalui pembangunan dan kemajuan maka taraf hidup kita dapat diperbaiki,” ujar Entri lagi.

Menurut beliau isu-isu yang dibawa oleh pembangkang tidak dapat membawa pembangunan tetapi hanya memecah-belahkan penduduk di rumah panjang.

Dalam pada itu Entri turut mengumumkan geran Projek Kecil Pembangunan Luar Bandar (MRP) berjumlah RM5,000 bagi membina parit besar dan projek tikar untuk 15 pintu Rumah Giling.

Turut hadir di majlis itu ialah Pegawai Daerah Baram, Joseph Belayong, Pegawai Penerangan Marudi, Joseph James dan wakil-wakil jabatan dan agensi kerajaan.

Sumber : BorneoPost Online