PKR Wanita asks EC where does the ink come from

PKR Wanita vice chairman Voon Shiak Ni, expressing her concern, said that Election Commission chairman Aziz Yusof has failed to say where the indelible ink would be sourced.

She said Aziz was only telling that the ink was being used in the elections in other countries.

"He did also not say the specification on the source and content of the ink which can amount to non-transparency. Further, there is no specification on how the ink is to be applied, for example, on which finger.

"If there is no specification, it opens up the whole process to another form of manipulations of the voters and the voting system.

"The specifications should be disclosed to avoid irregularities during the process of voting and to close all rooms for manipulations of voters and voting system," Voon said.

On the issue of advance voting, she asked who are to monitor or supervise the process when the soldiers and police cast their votes.

"Will there be an independent bodies to supervise the process of advance voting?" she asked.

She said the results of advance voting be counted and announced immediately to avoid manipulation.

"We don't want to see that the results be counted and announced after the results of the ordinary voting have been counted and announced as in the case of postal voting," she said.

"We want to know whether the commission would be announcing the results immediately after they have been counted?" she asked.

BN man taking advantage of poor Bidayuh farmers, alleges Willie Tumek

A PKR leader has accused a "BN man" of having no moral for taking advantage of the poor Bidayuh farmers, desperately looking for money for their children's studies in universities.

"Based on my experience, the poor Bidayuh farmers would approach you and offer to sell their NCR land at a certain price they name.

"I have been approached by the Bidayuh farmers who wanted to sell their land to me. But I refused because I knew it was morally wrong to buy their land when they were in need of money for their children's education.

"However, this BN man thought differently. He pretended that he has so much land and does not need anymore land, but willing to buy the land at a much lower price than that offered by the farmers.

"The farmers have no choice because they do not have any money to send their children to universities, so they sell their land to this BN man," alleged Willie Tumek at a press conference today.

He said most of the NCR land bought by the BN man have been planted with oil palm within the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority's (Salcra) in Bratak and Undan estates.

"As a result, this BN man is the single largest recipient of dividends from Salcra. Based on my information, he received about RM1million,"Willie said.

Letter to Taib Mahmud

Taib Mahmud should not be angry at reporters asking him for his comment on the demand by the 17 NGOs for the MACC, Attorney-General and Police to arrest him and 13 members of his family.

Just tell the reporters nicely and it will not hurt.

What's wrong with you, huh?

Come on lah, these reporters have a duty and job to do, and that is why they ask you the question.

It is in the public interest that they ask you the question because the allegations have been thrown at you.

You need to clear your name and the names of your family members.

I am very sure that you have absolutely NOTHING TO HIDE AT ALL.

So, why do you get angry with the reporters?

They cant be writing all the "good" things about you all the time. In fact, you should be happy with that kind of question. It is a form of perception and feedback from the public on what they trully think about you and your family members.

Clear your name and be gentleman, brother. Issue a statement lah like what you did in the state assembky sitting in June this year.

The public want you to deny that you and your family have no companies all over the world. That's all.

Quality Concrete ordered to pay the villiagers a sum of RM160,000

[S-22-218-2010-II]

216

COURT RESUMES

Friday, December 16, 2011 - 09:20 AM

Parties as before

Joseph Chioh: Director of Forest has agreed to exclude three areas 5 on the Western

side of the said licence T/8473 which is within the area marked as

NCR in map. Therefore there is no more timber licence granted on

any part of the area claimed by plaintiff as NCR land in the plan

marked as “M” attached to the Statement of Claim.

10 Mr. See Chee How: It is in Tag 2, last map, Bundle K.

Mr. Liew: The plaintiff and 1

settlement and would like to record consent order as per draft.

Mr. See Chee How: I agree.

Mr. Liew: Can court approve it?

15 Court: Consent order granted as per draft, as follows:

st to 4th defendant have entered into amicable

CONSENT ORDER

THIS ACTION

Ravinthran N. Paramaguru in the presence of Mr. See Chee How of Counsel for the

Plaintiffs, Mr. Liew Tang Chieh of Counsel for the 1

and Mr. Joseph Chioh Hock Hua of Counsel for the 5

CONSENT IT IS THIS DAY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED

1. Strictly for the amicable settlement of the Plaintiffs’ claim against the 1

3

RM160,000.00 as damages being full, final and complete settlement of the

Plaintiffs’ claim against the 1

this consent order shall not in any way affect the Plaintiffs’ claim vis a vis the

5

having this day been fixed for trial before Justice Tuanst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 20 Defendantsth, 6th and 7th Defendants BYthat :st, 2nd,rd and 4th Defendants, the 2nd 25 Defendant do pay the Plaintiffs the sum ofst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants in this action andth, 6th and 7th Defendants’ defence in this action;

30

[S-22-218-2010-II]

217

2. The payment of the said RM160,000.00 is to be made payable directly to Baru

Bian Advocates & Solicitors on the date hereof ;

3. The 1

Timber Licence No.T/8473 over the licence area shaded

locality map annexed herewith and marked as Exhibit “Q”;

4. The Plaintiffs’ action against the 1

counterclaim of the 2

st and 2nd Defendants shall not submit their application for renewal of5 in yellow in thest, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants and thend Defendant shall be struck out with no liberty to file

10

5. Upon payment, the Plaintiffs shall have no further claims against the 1

3

afresh;st, 2nd,rd and 4th Defendants in respect of this action; and

15

Dated this 16

6. There shall be no order as to costs;th day of December 2011

20

………..………………..

Court: Trial against the 5

week.

25 10:05 AM – 16 December 2011

(RAVINTHRAN PARAMAGURU)

Judicial Commissioner

30th, 6th and 7th defendant to proceed as scheduled next

Dr Jeffrey is now a STAR member

Jeffrey’s back to active politics

Luke Rintod

 | December 16, 2011

Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) officially announced Sabah politician Jeffrey Kitingan as the chairman of its Sabah chapter.

KOTA KINABALU: Maverick Jeffrey Kitingan, who has been without a party since he left PKR one year ago, has now joined a reactivated 16-year-old Sarawak party, Sarawak Reform Party (STAR).
STAR president, Dripin Sakoi, presented Jeffrey a membership card and document empowering him to lead a Sabah chapter of the party in time for the 13th general election.
Four other Jeffrey allies in Sabah, who also received their membership cards from Sakoi today, are Guandi Kohoi, Rubin Guribah, Jeffrey Telado and James Aik.
Sakoi, who took over the presidency from STAR founder Patau Rubis in March, surprised everyone in the packed hall of a restaurant in Penampang, near here, when he invited the five to come forward and received their STAR cards while he was giving a short speech after Jeffrey finished his.
“We in STAR fully subscribed and support the Borneo Agenda of UBF (United Borneo Front) and it is time now for us to unite… I am calling on Jeffrey to come forward and receive his membership. He is now to lead the Sabah chapter,” Dripin said amidst applause from the some 300 supporters of UBF and guests.
FMT learnt that Jeffrey will tonight be meeting with his people to set up an organising committee for the launching of STAR Sabah on Jan 6.
It is understood that that Hongkod Koisaan hall, which is the headquarters of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA), has been booked. The 4,000-capacity hall will be the site for Jeffrey’s clarion call to gather together the much-touted third force.
Earlier in his press conference, Jeffrey did not mention joining any party. Neither did he say anything about it his hour-long speech.
In his speech, he reiterated his frequent call for the people to unite and see the reality of false hope and broken dreams spun by the then regime.
“We have been duped because we were too young to comprehend then (1963).
“They exploited us until we became just one of the 13 states in the federation, until we have become the poorest in this country.
“We must put a stop to this and the only way is to unite once again to fight for our independence and our rights,” Jeffrey said.

STAR on the lookout
Over the past year, Jeffrey has been travelling all over Sabah holding hundreds of tea-parties to explain and galvanise people to support his Borneo Agenda.
Badaruddin Datu Mustapha Harun, son of a former chief minister, was one of two speakers at the event. The other was Sabah Progressive People’s Party (SAPP) deputy president Amdi Sidek.
Badaruddin urged all the three major native communities in Sabah – Muslims, non-Muslims and Chinese – to unite and vote Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) out of Sabah at the next general election.
“I have this message for Prime Minister (Najib Tun Razak): ‘kalau anak jantan, kasih daftar parti Usno sekarang…’” said Badaruddin, whose challenge to Najib was met with thunderous applause from the floor.
Badaruddin is the pro-tem president of Usno Baru which has thrown its support behind Jeffrey’s Borneo Agenda.
Among the guests who witnessed the event were Sabah Progressive Peoples Party (SAPP) adviser, Mohd Noor Mansor, former Suhakam commissioner Simon Sipaun, activists Patrick Sindu and Kalakau Untol.
The event was to celebrate the first anniversary of UBF which was launched a year ago in this same venue. Today is also the date of STAR’s 16th anniversay.
Meanwhile, Rubis, who is now the party’s permanent chairman, has dismissed any links between the party and UBF.
He said STAR was now looking for strategic partners to continue its struggle.