Switzerland to take Anwar conviction to UN Human Rights Council

 Swiss embassy in Kuala Lumpur reminds Malaysian authorities of the importance of the principles of the rule of law and fair trial

BERN, SWITZERLAND. Feb 13, 2015.-  Switzerland will address the conviction of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at the next meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss government spokesperson said today.

According to a statement by the Swiss Foreign Ministry obtained by the Bruno Manser Fund, the Swiss embassy in Kuala Lumpur reminded the Malaysian authorities that Switzerland lends importance to the respect of the principles of the rule of law and fair trial.

Sarawak PKR rejects "Lain Lain" proposal to classify Dayak

KUCHING, Feb 8, 2015: Sarawak PKR has rejected a proposal to amend the "Dan Lain Lain" box in official federal government form to "Bumiputera Iban" and  "Bumiputera Bidayuh" , among others.

"We demand that the anthropologically correct term of "Dayak" be used instead to classify aLL non-Muslim natives of Sarawak, including the Kedayan and the Melanau.

"For clarity, it should be KAUM DAYAK SUKU IBAN, or KAUM DAYAK SUKU LUN BAWANG, or KAUM DAYAK SUKU PENAN and so on," Sarawak PKR information chief Vernon Aji Kedit said in a statement today.

Re-delineation excercise: Court to decide Chee How's application for judical review on Feb 17

KUCHING, Feb 2.- High Court Judge Datuk Yew Jen Kie has fixed Feb 17 whether there are legal basis  in application for leave by the Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for a judicial review of the re-delineation exercise of the Sarawak electoral boundaries.

She fixed the date after hearing arguments from Sarawak PKR vice chairman See Chee How, who is one of the two plaintiffs, and Senior Federal Counsels Shamsul Bolhassan and Azizan Md Arshad, both representing the Federal Attorney-General's Chambers while Senior State Legal Counsel Datuk Fong Joo Chong is holding a watching brief for the Sarawak Government and Sarawak State Legislative Assembly.

See Chee How speaking to reporters

Thomas Tegong Laka launches first volume of TTL Video CD

KUCHING, Jan 31, 2015: Former RTM Iban Service head Thomas Tegong Laka today launched the first volume of visual video compact disc (CD) which he named Thomas Tegong Laka Video CD.

Each CD is sold for RM6, with most of the proceeds going to the Sarawak DAP.

He said there will be four volumes of his CDs, with each volume having different contents.

Thomas (2nd left) selling his CD to the first customer at the launch today. Seen watching are Chong Chieng Jen (centre), Sarawak DAP vice chairman Leon Jimat Donald (right) and Chong's political assistant Sanjan (left).

In the first volume, he explains why he joins the Sarawak DAP, not any of the State Barisan Nasional component party.

Go for small dams, Mahathir tells Sarawak government

KUCHING, Jan 27, 2015: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he prefers Sarawak to build a smaller, not mega, dams as being proposed by the state government.

"Mega dams destroy the environment,  forests, inundate large areas of land and displace many people," he said in his keynote address at the opening of the International Energy Week 2015 here.

Sarawak, under former Chief Minister Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, had plans to build 12 mega dams which are capable of generating about 30,000MW of electricity.

Only Batang Ai dam (100MW)  is in operational while Murum dam (944MW) has just been completed.