NEWS FLASH - Jabu declares RM74.26 millions as Salcra dividends

The Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang has declared RM74.26 millions as dividends for this year.

The payment is to be made in two instalments- i.e. the first payment is between January and February 2011 while the last payment is in the middle of the next year.
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NEWS FLASH - Taib hints state and general elections to be held simultaneously

Taib: "You want to know when is the election?"

Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud says if the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak wants to hold the general election at the same time with the state election, he is okay with it.

The state election is due in July next year while the general election in 2013.

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NEWS FLASH - TAHNIAH ZULRUSDI

TAHNIAH KEPADA

ENCIK ZULRUSDI MOHAMAD HOL

DI ATAS KEPERCAYAAN DIBERIKAN OLEH PENDOKONG KEADILAN UNTUK MEMIMPIN

PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT

CABANG PETRA JAYA

HIDUP KEADILAN!!!

NEWS FLASH - PAS at Sadad Court???

NEWS FLASH - Sungai Midin villagers not happy with Hasidah

Sungai Midin villagers are not happy with their elected representative YB Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali  for giving a statement, as quoted by a national Malay tabloid, that they had to evacuate the area because they are staying on the state land.

The villagers' representative went to see Sharifah Hasidah today at 10:30am at her service center to get her clarification on the statement.

Sharifah Hasidah claimed that she was misquoted by a reporter.

NEWS FLASH - Sharein Maloh as Youth PBB Media Secretary

The Youth Chief Fadillah Yusuf has appointed his former media officer Sharein Maloh as the wing's Media Secretary.

He is to handle the wing's affair with the public.

It is not known who is his immediate supervisor but it seems that he is to report directly to either the Youth Chief himself or the Secretary General  PBB Youth Gerald Rentap Jabu or the newly appointed deputy Secretary General PBB Youth Mohd Kamaluddin Mohd Effendi.

NEWS FLASH - Cadangan Perkasa Sarawak Untuk Model Ekonomi Baru (MEB)

This document was handed to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak by Sarawak Perkasa Chairman Abang Abdul Nasser Abang Hadari, who is also the Perkasa vice president during the closing of the MEB Bumiputera Economy Congress on May 29, 2010 at Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC).

NEWS FLASH - PBB Youth meeting today

PBB Youth meeting would be held at the party HQ today. 

May be during the meeting the party wing would fill in the deputy secretary post which has been vacant for months.

In a way it is quite puzzling to see a big party such as PBB to have its youth wing's deputy secretary post vacant for so long.

NEWS FLASH - Najib wrote a letter to Land and Survey on the Santubong land issue

As a result of this, the Land and Survey Department has suggested to the villagers to sit down together with Zalpoint management, the Pantai Damai assemblyman Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi and Batang Sadong Member of Parliament Nancy Shukri (?).

The meeting will take place as soon as possible.

NEWS FLASH - Land & Survey Department is now in the PRESS relation mode

The Land and Survey Department is now trying to get itself closer to the press as to avoid another 'embrassing' case similar to the Pulau Bruit case.

The Kampung Bruit folks are not happy because the department had given the land which they had applied 'earlier' to a Sibu-based company Poh Zhen Sdn Bhd without informing them.

They were told that their application was in process but at the same time the department gave the land to the company.

At least one village is said to be keen to join Kampung Bruit in the fight for their 'justice'.

NEWS FLASH - Bruit case gets Najib's attention

The Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Datuk Shahlan Ismail, has sent his representative to meet Haji Ja'afar Kari and committee members as to get a better picture on their predicament.

However, at this stage, it is yet known on how the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak could assist the Kampung Bruit folks.

NEWS FLASH - Larry to square off with Philimon

Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is expected to field the Walikota Kapit Philimon Nuing as its candidate for the Pelagus seat in the coming state election. 

Walikota Kapit Philimon Nuing to square off with the incumbent YB Larry Sng Wei Shien, who is the Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department. 

YB Larry Sng Wei Shien is now party-less after being kicked out from PRS after he failed in his attempt to wrest the party from Dato Sri Dr. James Jemut Masing.

NEWS FLASH - Santubong folks question the rationale of giving land to Zalpoint

The Santubong folks were using the land for agriculture since 1940 before they were approached by the Land and Survey Department on a plan to acquire the land for development purposes.

The department told them that they would be compensated.

And later they got to know that the land was given to a company by the name of Zalpoint which subsequently mortgaged it for a cool RM40million to RM60 million a year later.

NEWS FLASH - Kampung Bruit residents refute claims by the Mukah Land and Survey Department

Kampung Bruit residents are not happy when the Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department is trying to sweep their problems under the carpet by accusing the villagers were claiming lands which were not 'theirs' (vide PRESS STATEMENT by Mukah divisional Land and Survey Department on the Bruit issue).

The villagers should be advised that in order to solve their problem, they must get rid of Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar and YB Norah Tun Rahman first.

Once they have changed the elected people's representatives, only then they sit down with the Land and Survey Department staff.

NEWS FLASH - Refund of Land Premium

The State Cabinet has issued a 'vague' press statement on the issue yesterday.

It didn't mention whether there would be a refund or not.

It just stated "If there are causes of hardship in relation to the renewal of lease, the people concerned can make an appeal direct to the government and the government will consider such cases."

NEWS FLASH - LO KHERE CHIANG is the new PMC chairman

Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has decided to give the post to a Chinese since the deputy minister post has been given to a Bidayuh, Datuk Ricard Riot Jaem.

The Bidayuhs have been clamoring for both the deputy minister and PMC chairman post to be given to them but it seems that they are quite contented after the deputy minister post was given to the community.


Khere Chiang is an engineer and he is also the SUPP Kota Sentosa branch secretary.

The announcement was made by the party president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri George Chan Hong Nam after the state cabinet meeting today.

NEWS FLASH - Pulau Bruit folks are determine to go after Asfia's head

  

Pulau Bruits folks just could not take it anymore !!!

NEWS FLASH - Saidin denies his removal as PAS state secretary

Saidin Massudin Sahini is upset with the rumours that he has been removed as the Pas state secretary.

NEWS FLASH - DAP is to sue Asfia

DAP Sarawak is to sue the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) speaker Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar over the case of its representative YB Chong Chieng Jen being suspended from the august Dewan for a year with effect from last month.

NEWS FLASH - Wong Ho Leng wants RM100 deducted from ministers' salaries

KUCHING: A private member motion by the Bukit Assek state assemblyman Wong Ho Long to deduct RM100 per month from the Ministers and Assistant Ministers's salaries was rejected by the Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar today.

in his motion, Ho Leng said he and his fellow comrades in the opposition pact was not happy with the failure of the ministers and assistant ministers to reply in most of questions from the assemblymen regardless of whether their are in the BN or not.

Few minutes after the motion was rejected by the speaker, the august assembly was adjourned until tomorrow.