Digest on Malaysian News

The Taib family and modus operandi

2012-09-20T07:21:00.004-07:00

Continued from The Taib Timber Mafia Chief Minister Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (Taib) is the eldest of 10 children born to Mahmud Abang Yahya and Wan Hamidah in Sarawak, on 21 May 1936. affiliate program To understand the relevance of Taib’s family connections, we need to look at his relationship to the previous Chief Minister of

What is a “PEP”?

2012-09-20T06:54:00.001-07:00

Continued from Taib Timber Mafia and “Stop Timber Corruption” Campaign What is a “PEP”? There is no single, universally agreed upon definition of a „politically exposed person“ (PEP), a term that has recently become key for international anti-corruption and anti moneylaundering efforts. affiliate program By way of example, the

Sources used for Taib Timber Mafia

2012-09-20T06:50:00.001-07:00

Continue from Taib Timber Mafia. Many public sources have been used for this report. Apart from newspaper articles and reseach papers, this report draws specifically on the following sources: affiliate program - Sarawak Report, a campaign website run by British journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown. - Court depositions by former Taib

The aim of Taib Timber Mafia report

2012-09-20T06:44:00.001-07:00

Continued from Taib Timber Mafia and “Stop Timber Corruption” Campaign The aim of this report is to build up international pressure against the corrupt Taib family and provide investigating bodies, journalists, Sarawakians and interested parties with detailed evidence on the Taib financial empire. It aims to demonstrate the financial and political control that Taib has over Sarawak and provide

“Stop Timber Corruption” Campaign

2012-09-20T06:39:00.000-07:00

Continued from The Taib Timber Mafia The “Stop Timber Corruption” Campaign affiliate program On the 18th February 2011, the Bruno Manser Fund launched a campaign to “Stop Timber Corruption”, focused on the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”). Since 1981, Sarawak has been governed by

Taib Timber Mafia

2012-09-20T06:30:00.003-07:00

The Taib Timber Mafia - Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia report by Bruno Manser Fund is now out. affiliate program Sarawak, an environmental crime hotspot Sarawak is the largest of Malaysia’s thirteen States and one of two States located on the island of Borneo. Sarawak is located

The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia

2012-09-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

The Bruno Manser Fund is about to release an explosive report on the Malaysian Taib family, one of South East Asia's most notorious kleptocratic clans. The report entitled "The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia" contains twenty portraits and details on the corrupt business connections of long-term Sarawak Chief Minister, Abdul Taib

Larry Sng elected as Sarawak Workers' Party (SWP) president

2012-05-28T18:07:00.000-07:00

Former assistant minister Larry Sng Wei Shien was today elected Sarawak Workers' Party (SWP) president at its inaugral annual general meeting here. SWP is the latest local based opposition party in the state. affiliate program Its prime mover is Larry's father, Datuk Sng Chee Hua, who is former deputy president of the Parti

TERAS for SPDP 5

2012-03-07T07:03:00.001-08:00

A new party to accommodate the former SPDP 5 which most likely will be registered before the 13th general election is said to be now on the card. Sources told The Borneo Post here yesterday that a new party called Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (TERAS) had recently submitted its application to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) for registration.&amp;amp;amp;amp;

Bumi of Malaysia

2011-12-14T00:12:00.000-08:00

From Heaven to Hell. Rafidah, Shahrizat & Jean Abdullah meet their Creator,GOD on Judgement Day. GOD says 'I understand all of you are from Malaysia, which to the Bumis, is also known as 'heaven-on-earth'. Here too you all shall be treated according to status. You shall meet the who's who of the Malaysian cream of the crop. You can see two giant gates over there. On one is stated Bumi & the other

Muslims Want Catholic School to Provide Room Without Crosses

2011-10-28T05:55:00.000-07:00

I thought the above may only happen in Malaysia. The Washington, D.C. Office of Human Rights confirmed that it is investigating allegations that Catholic University violated the human rights of Muslim students by not allowing them to form a Muslim student group and by not providing them rooms without Christian symbols for their daily prayers. I'll said, WTF.

One Night in Bangkok

2011-10-10T19:46:00.000-07:00

Several bloggers have uploaded a trailer video clip showing a man resembling Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a bedroom. The bloggers gave different titles to the 2.25-minute video clip.affiliate program One dubbed it as One Night in Bangkok; while another called it Round Two.The video was purportedly recorded in a hotel room in Bangkok on

Budget 2012

2011-10-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

Malaysians can expect more good news when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak unveils Budget 2012 this afternoon at 4pm.&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com"&amp;amp;amp;gt;affiliate program&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt; - Full exemption of import duty and excise duty on hybrid cars and electric

Cuci-Cuci 1Malaysia

2011-07-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

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Michelle Yeoh banned from Burma over Suu Kyi film roles

2011-06-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

Malaysian born Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh, who plays pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming film, has been deported by army-dominated Myanmar and blacklisted, an official said Tuesday.affiliate program “She did not have the chance to enter Myanmar again. She was deported straight away on the first flight after arriving

Taib Mahmud has no Swiss bank account

2011-06-23T01:01:00.000-07:00

Taib Mahmud said he has no Swiss bank account. Would you believe him? Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Abdul Taib Mahmud has categorically denied allegations by the Bruno Manser Foundation (BMF) that he has Swiss bank accounts, assets or investment in Switzerland.affiliate program He also made the denial in a personal statement in the

JPN Website Crashed

2011-04-20T23:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.jpn.gov.my/ the National Registration Department's (NRD) official website crashed after the Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop announced that Malaysian can replace their MyKad through online application. Their website is not prepared in the surge of traffic and I am now more doubtful if their application is secured or not.affiliate program

BN UMNO seeks to control freedom to education

2011-04-19T09:46:00.000-07:00

Report from MalaysiaKini suggests that UMNO or BN may play a part in trying to control freedom to education. The government should not interfere in the administration of any university. “How can the universities achieve academic excellence when the government wants to see that the minds of academic staff are shackled and be subject to such vetting,” the former Universiti Malaya lecturer said.affiliate programaffiliate programEC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said this was based on the current situation and provided nothing

MalaysiaKini.com and SarawakReport.org victim of cyber attacks

2011-04-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

Malaysiakini reported that it has remained online despite unrelenting denial-of-service (or DOS) attacks. SarawakReport.org is also under attack. At least their commenting system has been taken out. The culprits behind these DOS attacks are likely to be from the "pro-BN" tech-crews.affiliate program Both MalaysiaKini.com and SarawakReport.org are two of the main

PM political blackmailing during Sarawak election campaign

2011-04-12T08:28:00.000-07:00

PM Najib announced on Sunday, 10 April that the government will consider establishing a health metropolis outside Kuching if the Pending electorate voted for BN Pending candidate Dr Sim Kui Hian.On Monday, 11 April, the PM went to Sri Aman and announced that the federal government would finally build a new RM200 million hospital in Sri Aman to replace the old hospital built in 1959.Imagine, it

Sarawak Election Candidates Blog

2011-04-11T08:06:00.000-07:00

Looking for the blog belonging to one of your favourite Sarawak Election's candidates? Scroll below.affiliate program CONSTITUENCY: CANDIDATEN1 - OPAR1 . STEPHEN ANAK SAGIR (SNAP)2 . JOSEPH JINDY ANAK PETER ROSEN (IND)3 . BONIFACE WILLY ANAK TUMEK (PKR)4 . RANUM ANAK MINA (BN)N2 - TASIK BIRU1 . PETER NANSIAN ANAK NGUSIE (BN)2 . FRANKIE

1 T-Shirt, 1 Tupperware circus

2011-04-11T06:53:00.000-07:00

Lim Kit Siang poked fun today at Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s campaign for Sarawak, saying the prime minister’s 1 Malaysia policy had now degenerated into a “1 T-Shirt, 1 Tupperware circus”.affiliate program Lim was referring to reports on the distribution of goodie bags to beef up the attendance at Najib’s 1 Malaysia meet-the-leaders