Don't make use of S4S movement for your political careers, Jaban tells opportunists

KUCHING, Aug 27, 2015 - Peter John Jaban, one of the organisers of last month’s unprecedented Sarawak 4 Sarawakians gathering today hit out at opportunists who are attempting to found political careers on the widespread support for the civil society movement. 

"The success of the movement is based on the fact that it is apolitical and these moves to hijack its popularity will only serve to destroy the movement itself, thus robbing the Rakyat of a genuine avenue of self-expression, much in the same way as Bersih, another civil society movement, has been incorrectly branded in the press as opposition," he said.

James Masing is both a racist and incapable of conducting proper research

By Karen Shepherd,

Spokesperson for Bersih 4

Personally, I loathe race politics.  It is a stain on the nation and the end of any possibility of a meritocracy.  In his statement to Bernama on 26 August 2015, YB Tan Sri James Masing has made this point very publically because he has chosen not to attack me for what I do or what I say.   

Instead, he has chosen to attack me for the colour of my skin.  I’m afraid there is nothing I can do about that.  It is the way I was born.

 

IMDB scandal under Swiss federal prosecutor investigation

KUCHING, Aug 22 - Swiss federal prosecutors have opened criminal proceedings against two "entities" of the Malaysian state fund 1MDB and "unknown" third parties, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland announced on Friday.

The news was broken by the Geneva newspaper Le Temps.

SEB donating RM200,000 to Penan Education Fund

KUCHING, August 19, 2015-  Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) has set up a Penan Education Fund, under the umbrella of the Belaga Charitable Trust, to help financing studies and as  incentives for school children of communities in Belaga district.

The State’s energy provider has allocated a revolving fund of RM200,000  to provide educational assistance for Penan communities,  including the six villages involved in the Murum resettlement area and another other 19 Penan longhouses in the district.

Adenan agrees with PKR on full control of education by Sarawak

By Baru Bian,

PKR Sarawak chief

The announcement by the Chief Minister that he is keen to reclaim full control of education from the federal government is welcome news as this is one matter that I am passionate about and have constantly brought up in my statements and DUN speeches. 

In almost every State Assembly sitting I attended, I have highlighted the weaknesses and failures of the education system in this country, including the inadequate infrastructure, insufficient funding, lack of qualified and suitable teachers and the declining standards of education.