RM6,000 untuk menukar agama?

BELAGA, 10 Okt 2014: Penganut Agama Kristian di Daerah Belaga dikejutkan dengan satu berita bahawa sekumpulan pihak luar sedang giat untuk kononnya melawat ke beberapa rumah panjang di hilir Pekan Belaga dalam Daerah Belaga.

Jabu asked to explain his failure to keep to his promises

KUCHING, Oct 9, 2014: Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu Numpang has been asked to explain on his failure to keep to his promise of reviving all the 20 agriculture stations he made exactly four years ago.

Sarawak PKR chief Vernon Aji said Jabu was reported to have announced on Oct 7, 2010 that the State Cabinet had approved the revival of 20 agriculture stations throughout the state.

SEB-SEC ink RM1.5b contract for Balingian power plant

KUCHING, Oct 9, 2014: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) has entered into a RM1.5 billion contract with one of China’s leading electrical equipment manufacturing conglomerates, Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd (SEC), for the construction of the Balingian coal-fired power plant project.

Under the contract, SEC will be undertaking the construction of the 2 x 300MW Balingian coal-fired main power plant.

Nancy: Thorough study needed before school bus fares deregulation can be implemented

KUCHING, Oct 9, 2014: Any move to deregulate school bus fares in Sarawak needs to be thoroughly studied before it can be implemented, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri explained today.

She was commenting on an announcement by the Land Transport Commission (SPAD) that school bus fares deregulation would be implemented in Malaya starting the first day of school in January next year.

Indigenous Peoples' Heroes and Martyrs in Asia

Indigenous Peoples' Heroes and Martyrs in Asia

By Komeok and the Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (The Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia) JOAS)

Introduction

 Asia is home to 2/3 of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples. They share a common situation with other indigenous peoples in other parts of the world – they are part of the most marginalized and discriminated. Based on Human Development index (HDI), indigenous peoples are overrepresented among the poor, illiterate, malnourished and stunted.

This is largely due to historical injustices committed to indigenous peoples especially by states, and the continuing viola-tion of their collective rights to their lands, territories and resources, the right to self-determination including on development concerns, and to their cultural diversity and dignity as distinct peoples.