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Tawau favours PKR

Local parties STAR and SAPP are insignificant,
says the local Chinese community.
TAWAU: Sabah caretaker Chief Minister Musa Aman’s bravado that Barisan Nasional will achieve a two-thirds majority in the state is getting the sniggers.
“He’s talking rubbish..,” said one businessman here alluding to a front-paged report yesterday which blared “BN will form the new govt – Musa”.
In the report Musa said: “I’ve gone all over Sabah… to Keningau, Tenom, Siptang, Beaufort, Sandakan, Beluran and many, many more. I could feel the people’s warmth, cheerful reception. Insyallah, we will win and form the government again.”
He was speaking at a gathering with the Chinese community here.

There is need to increase Christian reps, says Kanul

Kanul Gindol, contesting in Kota Belud parliamentary
under BEBAS platform with a key as it symbol.
By Ezra Haganez
KOTA BELUD : There is a need to increase the number of Christian parliamentarians as the group was currently under-represented, claimed an independent candidate for the Kota Belud parliamentary seat here.

Kanul Gindol, 47, said there could well be less than 10 percent Christian MPs in Malaysia's Parliament, thus this had helped put Christians here vulnerable to exploitations and bullying by the larger blocks.

"A huge majority of the total 222 parliamentary seats in Parliament are already occupied by Muslim MPs as well as the Chinese leaders.

Sabah State Legislative Assembly too dissolved today to pave for hot fight in 60 seats

Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Legislative Assembly also dissolved today, the same day that Parliament was dissolved.

This paved the way for earnest fight in the 60 state constituencies up for grab.

Sabah Chief Minister, Musa Aman, announced the dissolution at 4pm on April 3, four and half hours after Prime Minister, Najib Razak announced in live TV the dissolution of a matured Parliament.

BN the underdog? But is the maths correct?

There are so many discrepancies about the
outcome of the 13th general election.
By Syed Nadzri Syed Harun
Either some people got their maths screwed up regarding the coming general election or they are just out to pull our legs. Just look at the discrepancies below.
Dossier 1: Anwar Ibrahim, says Pakatan Rakyat which he leads, will win the election, beating the ruling Barisan Nasional by at least 10 parliamentary seats.
Dossier 2: Leading think-tank The Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) says BN is expected to win 123 to 135 of the 222 parliamentary seats but could reach as high as 150 if Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak could attract Indian and undecided Chinese voters as well.

Jeffrey’s party to contest most constituencies

By Luke Rintod of FMT
KOTA KINABALU: Local opposition State Reform Party (STAR) is likely to contest in 40 of the 60 state seats and in 16 of the 25 parliamentary constituencies in the coming general elections.

STAR Sabah deputy chairman, Daniel John Jambun, in a statement here on Friday evening said the party leadership under Jeffrey Kitingan had decided on this and that the party will introduce all its candidates ahead of the polls.

Mahathir enters fray as Malaysia braces for poll

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia approaches its tightest election in half a century, the opposition activist Ambiga Sreenevasan has shrugged off calls for her to be stripped of her Malaysian citizenship.
''This will be the dirtiest election ever because it is the most closely fought … Cheating and fraud could be the deciding factor,'' Ms Ambiga, who heads Bersih, a group campaigning for free and fair polling, said.
"This will be the dirtiest election ever because it is the most closely fought."

10 reasons why we must vote in GE 13


We are into the final lap of what must be the most hotly contested general elections in our nation’s 56-year history and one that many would consider to be a pivotal one.

To many, the contest is between the incumbent ruling coalition, the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition coalition of Pakatan Rakyat (PR). To some the choice is between Najib and Anwar whilst to others it is between maintaining the status quo or change.

But I want to put it to you that this election is not about BN or PR. Why? For usually in any contest, the winner is the one with the better skills, strategy, funds and luck even. But in an election, the winner or loser is decided not by the contending parties but by the audience or in this case the voters.

Curse of No.13 to usher the end of Sabah BN?

By Jason Matius
KOTA KINABALU: There is now serious talk spreading among the Sabah opposition parties concerning the effect of numbers in the political fortunes of political parties in Sabah . And to the opposition parties’delight, the numbers appear to point to the death knell of the Barisan Nasional in the next general election.

A series of texts messages and excited conversations concerning the number thirteen, which prophesying BN’s supposed impending fall, have been making their rounds among mainly opposition supporters here. These messages remind Sabahans of the fact that USNO, Sabah ’s first government, was defeated by Berjaya in 1976 (7 + 6 = 13), Berjaya was defeated by PBS in 1985 (8 + 5= 13), and PBS was toppled from power by BN in 1994 (9 + 4 = 13). Also interesting is that each of these three governments ruled for exactly nine years!

Sabah opposition ‘magic’ number is 10

According to PAS, although 60% of the electorate
'favour us', only a one-to-one fight with BN
could ensure a win for the opposition.
By Luke Rintod of FMT
LONDON: Voters in Sabah will have to deliver at least 10 parliamentary seats to the opposition to end the over 50-year reign of the Umno-led federal coalition government.
PAS deputy president, Mohamad Sabu, more popularly known as Mat Sabu, reckons that voters in the east Malaysian state will have to make a complete turnaround compared to the last election to allow the opposition to march into Putrajaya.
While confident that Pakatan Rakyat would do even better in Peninsular Malaysia compared to the 2008 general election, the popular and down-to-earth PAS leader said Sabah voters would either swing it the opposition’s way or help maintain the status quo.

Mengapa perlu ubah kerajaan?

Penulis berkongsi pandangan bersama rakan-rakan di
Facebook mengenai isu penting menjelang PRU-13
Menjelang Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13), usaha-usaha yang diambil oleh Barisan Nasional (BN) untuk “mempertahankan” Putrajaya semakin rancak. Begitu juga usaha Pakatan Rakyat (PR) “merampas” Putrajaya.
Dalam keasyikan kedua-dua pihak merebut kuasa, kita jangan sesekali lupa bahawa “kuasa” sebenar terletak pada tangan Rakyat (huruf besar disengajakan). Dalam sistem pemerintah demokrasi, Rakyat yang berkuasa dan berhak memilih wakil yang akan membentuk kerajaan.
Di tengah-tengah keghairahan BN dan PR berebut bola di tengah padang, usah kita lupa walau sesaat bahawa keputusan mutlak sebenarnya terletak di tangan kita sebagai Rakyat; khususnya individu yang sudah mendaftar sebagai pengundi.

STAR: PM Should Stop Lying and Fooling Sabahans

“The Prime Minister should stop lying and treating Sabahans as fools by making sweeping statements about Sabah’s rights without checking the facts.  To true Sabahans, the PM is making a fool of himself” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of STAR Sabah in response to the PM’s statement that the rights of Sabahans are intact as reported in today’s papers.

Sabah’s rights downgraded to colony and 12th State

“How can the PM say that Sabah’s rights have not been taken away when it is very clear that from its position as an equal partner with Malaya in 1963, Sabah is now downgraded to become the 12th state and its Umno/BNstate leaders subservient to Umno/KL leaders”asked Dr. Jeffrey.

Sabah BN will win seats ‘by default’

Some analysts in Sabah believe that as many as 20 seats,
including five or six parliamentary seats, could go to
BN as a result of a split in opposition votes.
By Luke Rintod of FMT
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to see multi-cornered fights in most areas in the coming general election. This means that the ruling Barisan Nasional may have the edge.
At this stage, observers can conclude that the opposition parties in Sabah are giving Umno-led BN a “free advantage” to retain a majority of the Sabah seats.
At stake in Sabah are 26 parliamentary seats, including one in Labuan, and 60 state seats.
Sabah chairman of State Reform Party (STAR), Jeffrey Kitingan, said recently that his party is all but ready to announce the seats – parliamentary and state – it will contest.

STAR Qualified to Contest State and Parliament Seats in PRU-13: SPR

"Kalau Bukan Sekarang, Bila Lagi?"
“STAR Sabah is pleased to clarify that the Party is qualified to contest in PRU-13, both in State DUN and Parliament seats, nationwide as confirmed by the SPR Sabah Director at a meeting with the SPR yesterday.  STAR is also listed in the approved political parties qualified to contest in PRU-13.” announced DatukDr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of STAR Sabah at a Press Conference held to announce STAR’s stand on the Sabah Land and NCR issue.

The meeting with the State SPR was arranged to seek clarifications from the SPR following the unfounded rumours being spread by other desperate political parties against STAR Sabah following its meteoric rise in support from the people in Sabah and growing base in Sarawak.

Setakat manakah kejujuran bn selepas pecah tanah?

Naib Ketua Pemuda SAPP, Rudy S. Mairi
Oleh: Mail Mathew
TENOM: Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) digesa agar penyempurnaan majlis pecah tanah pekan kecil Melalap benar benar menepati janji mereka kepada rakyat dan bukan ibarat sekadar melepaskan batuk ditangga kerana pilihanraya umum kali ke-13 (PRU-13) sudah menghampiri waktunya.

Malahan majlis seumpama itu pernah berlaku semasa era bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Mahathir Mohammad lebih 10 tahun lalu dimana ketika itu satu majlis pecah tanah di Tenom Lama kononnya untuk memulakan pembinaan jalanraya antara Tenom ke Beaufort namun sehingga kini dilupakan begitu sahaja.

Tun: Pembangkang memerintah selepas PRU-13, bahaya?

Ketua Penerangan Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah
Air (Kita) Sabah Mutang Dawat @ Sylvester
Oleh: Ambrose M Matthew
TENOM: Ketua Penerangan Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) Sabah Mutang Dawat @ Sylvester (gambar), membidas kenyataan bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad baru baru ini yang menyatakan bahawa jika berlaku perubahan tampuk kerajaan selepas pilihanraya umum kali ke-13 (PRU-13) kepada pembangkang amat bahaya kerana banyak perkara buruk akan berlaku.

Beliau berkata, selagi pemerintahan negara ini yang mengamalkan sistem demokrasi, rakyat berhak menentukan siapa yang bakal meneraju negara dan tiada siapa boleh menghalang kemahuan mereka termasuk Najib dan Mahathir.

Pre-Election Observations

By Tuhun Tavakas
Recently in Kota Kinabalu, Datuk Seri Anwar officiated a forum on Native Customary    Rights (NCR) issues and protection of Native Religious Rights in Sabah. Braving  extreme weather conditions late but safe, Datuk Seri Anwar managed to close the forum with an applause. As a seasoned and well versed Election Observer I attended under the auspices of our humble NGO to hear and to see the amount of interest the forum captured. Datuk Seri tactfully delivered key notes on religion and the protection of the religious rights of the Native Christians in Sabah, an issue that until today Peninsular Politicians will not and can not fathom its uniqueness that Bumiputras in Sabah are Christians. These native rights as enshrined under the 20 point Sabah Constitution that are being silently and quickly eroded. To the thumping rounds of cheers in support of  Datuk Seri Anwar’s undertaking that the state’s unique constitution will be protected and reinstated has sparked immense hope especially from the Native Kadazan Dusun Murut Community (KDM) of its preservation.

BN will win big in Sabah

By Luke Rintod of FMT
KOTA KINABALU: Despite the political mayhem in Sabah, it is possible that Barisan Nasional (BN) will again win big in the state in the coming general election.

In fact, BN could win all 25 parliamentary seats and all the 60 state assembly seats as well as the sole MP seat in Labuan.

Mind you, in the last general election in 2008, Sabah BN lost only two seats – the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat and the state seat in Sri Tanjung .

Both seats went to DAP. This time though, it is possible that DAP will lose both seats to BN.

" Bah! Tunggu apa lagi!" Slogan SAPP PRU-13

Oleh: GONOD SUNDA
KONGRESS SAPP 2012 yang dihadiri perwakilan dan pemerhati hampir 3,000 bertempat di Star City pada Ahad telah merintis jalan baru parti itu apabila 17 Perkara Manifesto yang diumumkan parti itu sebagai janjinya kepada rakyat untuk ditunaikan sekiranya SAPP membentuk kerajaan selepas PRU-13, menandakan keseriusan kepimpinan SAPP merubah wajah kesuraman Sabah ke era baru.
Antara perkara yang diberi tumpuan terkandung didalam Manifesto itu ialah pengwujudan Kad Pengenalan Sabah (Sabah IC) sebagai usahanya membasmi keraguan kerakyatan dan pemberian Kad Pengenalan secara songsang yang meletakkan jumlah kependudukkan Sabah mencecah kepadatan penduduk yang luar biasa berbanding negeri negeri lain yang tidak ada PTI seperti Sarawak.

Selain itu, Manifesto tersebut turut meletakkan pembangunan sosial sebagai agenda terpenting kerajaan baru SAPP , terutamanya masa depan belia beliawanis dan keperluan tenaga kerja untuk diperkasakan dan diperbetulkan supaya tidak akan berlaku penghijrahan belia belia Sabah ke Semenanjong untuk mencari pekerjaan.

STAR may contest in 60 seats in Sabah, says Dr Jeffrey


KOTA KINABALU : The State Reform Party (STAR) may contest in all 60 state assembly seats and 25 MP seats in Sabah, said its Sabah chapter chairman, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, here today.

He said this after a briefing by the State Election Commission on new election rules to STAR and protem USNO leaders at the EC's office at the Federal Secretariat in Likas.

Daim: BN only safe in three states in GE13

Description: daim zainuddinFormer finance minister and long-time Umno treasurer Daim Zainuddin - who had predicted the fall of BN in Penang, Selangor and Kedah in the 2008 general election - has looked into his crystal ball again.

The view isn’t exactly rosy for the federal ruling coalition in the next polls, according to an exclusive interview with Daim published today by Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau.
Daim said he expects an easy victory for BN only in Johor, Malacca and Pahang.

The key to recapturing Kedah and Selangor from Pakatan Rakyat, he said, would be to find suitable leadership line-ups in those states.

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