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KDM Malaysia – A Desperate Attempt To Entice KDMs to UMNO (Stories From The East)

KDM Malaysia – A Desperate Attempt To Entice KDMs to UMNO (Stories From The East)

As is always in cases of NGOs having stated political leanings towards a certain political party, the newly formed KDMM in Sabah can’t escape from the problem of conflicts of interests. And what’s to stop the proliferation of race or ethnic-based associations all claiming they’re ensuring their own interests are taken care of? Something is brewing in Sabah and it’s not Unity.

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Why Is BN So Afraid Of White Paper On SAS? (Stories From the East)

Why Is BN So Afraid Of White Paper On SAS? (Stories From the East)

Daniel J Jambun puts aside finger-pointing and questions the Government’s aversion to using White Paper.

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It’s the People’s Money, Not the BN’s! (Stories from the East)

It’s the People’s Money, Not the BN’s! (Stories from the East)

Mi casa su casa? Daniel John Jambun reminds the Barisan Nasional that the Rakyat’s hospitality ends when it comes to our money.

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Sabah: KDM BN Parties Must Be Firm On Gerrymandering

Sabah: KDM BN Parties Must Be Firm On Gerrymandering

Will the KDM parties in Barisan Nasional Sabah stay firm to prevent gerrymandering during the next redelineation exercise announced by the Election Commission?

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Joni Somudin – A Victim of the Worldwide Wave of Violence (Stories From the East)

Joni Somudin – A Victim of the Worldwide Wave of Violence (Stories From the East)

Daniel John Jambun highlights the exasperation of Sabahans about sovereignty and security, and the political agendas of a few that perpetuate this state of hopelessness.

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The Root Causes of Poverty in Sabah & Sarawak, Exposed (Stories from the East)

The Root Causes of Poverty in Sabah & Sarawak, Exposed (Stories from the East)

Daniel John Jambun outlines 11 major reasons for the poverty levels seen in Sabah & Sarawak.

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So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 3)(Stories from the East)

So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 3)(Stories from the East)

It’s about bold sacrifices and having a strong inner conviction that we really have to be the change that we seek. Here, in Part 3 Jarod Yong concludes his article about life as a teacher in the rural regions of Sarawak. Teaching in the interiors may bring horrible living conditions as I’ve mentioned in Part […]

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So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 2)(Stories From the East)

So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 2)(Stories From the East)

“The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory,” Cicero once said. In this second part of his article, Jarod Yong shows us glimpses of a rural educator’s life.

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So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 1)(Stories from the East)

So You Want To Be A Teacher (Part 1)(Stories from the East)

Specially written for our Stories from the East series, Jarod Yong a young teacher stationed in the hinterlands of Sarawak describes life as a rural teacher and why it’s all worth it. (This is Part 1 of 3) PEOPLE WANT TO BE TEACHERS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS: 1. Inspired by their own teachers, they […]

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The Disenfranchisement of Bona Fide Sabahans (Stories from the East)

The Disenfranchisement of Bona Fide Sabahans (Stories from the East)

This paper by the Common Interest Group Malaysia (CigMa) highlights the plight of the 19 million people of Borneo, in particular Sabahans under the Federation of Malaysia. It details the policies and actions of the Government at both Federal and State levels that have led to the marginalisation and disenfranchisement of the natives of Borneo. […]

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In Defense of My Fellow Sarawakians Who Exercised Their Voting Rights (Stories From the East)

In Defense of My Fellow Sarawakians Who Exercised Their Voting Rights (Stories From the East)

Together with hundreds of thousands of other Sarawakians, M. Chauhan recently exercised his right as a citizen to vote in the State elections. So which part of “MY RIGHT TO VOTE” does Utusan Malaysia not understand?

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Unapologetically Sarawakian (Stories from the East)

Unapologetically Sarawakian (Stories from the East)

As far as Andrew Voon’s concerned, Sarawak’s where you can still find the true essence of what’s Malaysia – acceptance, living together and respecting each other – alive and thriving. And if West Malaysia wants to forget that, then that’s its problem. Just don’t drag us East Malaysians down that narrow path with it.

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Remembering the Land of the Hornbill (Stories from the East)

Remembering the Land of the Hornbill (Stories from the East)

The best stories about home are written when we’re away missing it. Charissa Kam shares her memories of growing up in Sarawak.

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Inequality Sucks! (Stories From The East)

Inequality Sucks! (Stories From The East)

Why do some have and many don’t? It’s too easy to blame it on race, religion and politics when it comes to answering that. Hasbeemasputra Abu Bakar examines the phenomenon of economic inequality, the global system that perpetuates it and the destructive path we’re all on if we don’t change course soon.

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The Stateless Children of Sabah (Stories from the East)

The Stateless Children of Sabah (Stories from the East)

From Sabah, Stories from the East continues with a piece by Anne Baltazar about children who grow up without basic rights in our own backyard.

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Being An ‘Easy’ Malaysian Lawyer – The Argument for Sabah (Stories From the East)

Being An ‘Easy’ Malaysian Lawyer – The Argument for Sabah (Stories From the East)

When His Supreme Eminenceness Lord Justice Bobo recently directed a submission on a point of constitutional importance involving the Federation, Nijam Salleh rose to the occasion for the State of Sabah. Stories from the East reprints his arguments:

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My Father, the Judge (Stories from the East)

My Father, the Judge (Stories from the East)

Chong Yuh Tyng contributes to this week’s Stories from the East with a poignant piece about a great Sarawakian, her father the late Tan Sri Chong Siew Fai, former Chief Judge of Sabah & Sarawak (1995 – 2000).

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416: Reflections & Observations From The 2011 Sarawak Elections – Part 2 (Stories from the East)

416: Reflections & Observations From The 2011 Sarawak Elections – Part 2 (Stories from the East)

In Part 2 of his personal account of the recent Sarawak state elections, Ong Kian Ming describes the whole gamut of running the DAP’s campaign, from the drama behind the hiring and training of polling and counting agents (only to have them go missing on polling day), protesting EC officers’ refusal to issue Borang 14s, coming up with ideas for billboards and advertisements to finally giving a moving answer to why we go through the hardship of winning an election. It’s about translating Hope into real positive changes.

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416: Reflections & Observations From The 2011 Sarawak Elections – Part 1 (Stories from the East)

416: Reflections & Observations From The 2011 Sarawak Elections – Part 1 (Stories from the East)

In this first of a two-part series under this week’s Stories from the East collection, political analyst Dr Ong Kian Ming writes about his recent eye-opening experience being in the thick of the DAP’s Sarawak election campaign in Sibu.

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