‘People-Power Needed To Push For Oil Royalty Hikes’

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Sabah could earn as much as RM2.4 billion if the federal government agrees to make cash payments equivalent to 15% of royalties, says the opposition.

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee believes a people-power movement can be an effective way for petroleum-producing states such as Sabah, Sarawak and Terengganu to get more royalty payments for the commodity.

He said such a movement could pressure elected representatives to push for these states to
receive 20% of oil royalties. Currently, the states receive only 5%.

‘Musa Lying About Poverty Level In The State’

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Sabah government's poverty eradication drive is a failure, says opposition Sabah Progressive Party.

KOTA KINABALU: The plight of widow Rosnia Marambal, who caught the attention of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor, is proof that hardcore poverty still exists in the state.

According to the opposition in Sabah, Chief Minister Musa Aman is bluffing that hardcore poverty has been wiped out in the state.

‘No Cold War In Sabah Umno’

State deputy chief Salleh Said Keruak dismisses claims made by national youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno deputy liaison chief Salleh Said Keruak has refuted suggestions of a “cold war” between certain leaders in the state.

He said Sabah Umno was stable, with party leader and members united under the leadership of Chief Minister and state Umno liaison chief Musa Aman.

‘Sulu Sultan’ Case Crying Out For Answers

Joe Fernandez

There’s no way the authorities can sweep the Akjan ISA detention case under the carpet.

COMMENT

Sabahans are baying for the blood of one Mohd Akjan Ali Muhammad, a Suluk who claims to be a Sulu datu and was previously once held for distributing MyKads to illegal immigrants in Sabah. His case itself mirrors that of the illegal immigrants in the state, but he has led an incredibly charmed life so far. Akjan was reportedly born in the Philippines but holds a Malaysian birth certificate as well as MyKad, although he has admitted in the media to holding a Philippine passport as well.