Monday, 28 September 2015

Let the people be the judges - Opposition or BN who are the mind-poisoners?



By Baru Bian,
Sarawak PKR chairman
The recent statements by Sylvester Entri and Johnical Rayong calling for the people to reject the opposition parties and Peninsula Malaysian parties is a sign that BN is afraid that the people will come to realize that they have been duped by BN for the past few decades.

In fact, there has been an increase in these sorts of statements lately from BN politicians, which points to their worry that more and more people are beginning to reject their ‘empty promise and money’ style of politics.

Thursday, 24 September 2015

BMF says moratorium on Baram Dam should follow with action to find alternative energy sources



KUCHING, Sept 24, 2015: The Bruno Manser Fund, in welcoming Chief Minister  Adenan Satem’s decision to impose a moratorium on the Baram Dam, is asking the government to quickly follow this up with action in order to boost confidence in the policy turnaround.
In a statement, BMF said there should be a prompt launch of collaboration with a team from University of California, Berkeley, to find an alternative energy path for Sarawak.

Why ban Tony Pua? Is it got to do with him exposing 1MDB scandal?



By Chong Chieng Jen,
Sarawak DAP Chairman
Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s full support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak cannot be any clearer than the banning of  Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua from entering Sarawak, yesterday.

Though Adenan has openly said that he will ban the racists and religious bigots from entering Sarawak, his act to ban Tony from entering Sarawak does not reflect what he has pledged.

Monday, 14 September 2015

Nomadic Penan boy who rises up to become Petronas welding instructor



KOTA KINABALU, September 14, 2015 - As a boy in the hinterland of Baram, Sarawak, it was usually on Saturdays at the end of the school holidays that Rendy Ziki, now 30, would wake up at midnight, pack his meagre possessions and bid his parents goodbye before making his way into the darkness for the long journey back to school.

For the graduate of PETRONAS’ VISTA programme, in collaboration with Kolej Yayasan Sabah (KYS), the journey from being a nomad boy to a welding instructor has been no walk in the park.

Thursday, 10 September 2015

BMF's campaign gaining traction in Australia for recovery of AS$30m allegedly stolen from Sarawak

ADELAIDE, September 10, 2015 -The Bruno Manser Fund's campaign for the recovery of stolen assets to Sarawak, Malaysia, has gained traction today with extensive media reports on the alleged laundering of $30 million.

BMF executive director Lukas Straumann and Jenny Weber of the Bob Brown Foundation briefed the press in a boardroom of the Adelaide Hilton hotel this morning on the dodgy origins of the funds with which the Hilton was purchased  in 1994.
 From left: Lukas Straumann, Mark Parnell and Jenny Weber in South Australia's corridors of power