I Celebrate 16 September not 31 August

hanya 2 minggus lagi Malaysia akan menyambut hari Kemerdekaan pada tanggal 31 Ogos. Tetapi kenapa aku merasa janggal hendak menyambut tanggal 31 ogos?. Aku bukan pengkhianat tetapi aku lebih suka berpaksi kepada fakta sebenar.

Sejak dibangku sekolah aku seperti anak-anak kecil yang lain diajar untuk mengenal apa itu rukun negara, rukun islam, rukun iman, lagu kebangsaan Malaysia dan lagu kebangsaan Negera Sarawak ( Aku pernah menyanyikan lagu Kebangsaan Negera Sarawak lama dan baru ) 

Kenapa harus anak-anak kita disekolah sudah ditipu oleh bangsa kita sendiri? Nilai sejarah itu amat berharga untuk ditanam dalam jati diri bagi membentuk masyarakat yang berilmu baik sejarah hitam atau pun sejarah putih.

Pembentukan Malaysia adalah terdiri daripada 4 buah negara yang merdeka

1. Tanah Malayu ( Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ) 31 Ogos 1957
2. Borneo Utara ( Sabah ) - 31 Ogos 1963
3. Kingdom of Sarawak ( Sarawak ) - 22 Julai 1963
4. Republic of Singapore ( Singapura ) - Keluar dari Malaysia
5. Brunei ( Menarik diri sebelum pembentukan )

Outcry over RM150 per crossing

KUCHING: Toll charges of the Murum Bridge built across the Murum HEP Dam flooded area is highest in the nation and likely in the world as motorists have to pay RM150 per crossing which means RM300 per return trip.

The astronomical charges imposed by a timber concessionaire in the area which built the bridge have raised a storm of protests among the people in the Murum area and those who work there.

“It’s just ridiculous to pay such an exorbitant amount to use the Murum Bridge,” Belaga assemblyman Liwan Lagang told The Borneo Post here yesterday.

According to sources, the timber concessionaire which operates in the area had started to charge road users RM300 for a return trip for using its bridge starting end of July.

Before this, the company was charging similar amount for using its manually operated ferry across the lake.

“To me that kind of fee is just too much. How could the locals be able to afford such high charges?” asked Liwan.

He said the company should not impose any toll for the usage of the bridge in the first place since it had benefited from harvesting the timber resources in the area.

“Since the company has been reaping the timber resources from the area, which also belonged to the people of Belaga, the company should in return, allow the locals from the whole district to use the bridge free of charge.

“That area in Murum is also our hinterland because we have given away our rights for the government to build both the Bakun and Murum HEP dams. So all those affected by these mega projects should be allowed to use the bridge as they still need to source for raw materials in the deep forest for jungle produce which they still depended on,” said Liwan who is also the Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage.

He further pointed out that since those who moved to Sg Asap Resettlement Scheme to give way to the Bakun dam were only given 2.8 acre per family, they should also be given the access to the forest in Murum.

Liwan said if indeed the charges were that high, he would bring up the matter during the upcoming Cabinet meeting.

“It is my duty to assist in whatever way I could for my people,” added Liwan, who is also PRS Youth chief.

It was also reported that the Penan resettlers at Metalun were given free access to use the bridge.

However, even the government would have to apply from the timber concessionaire before they could use the bridge for free.

Most of those who have to use the bridge are teachers who taught at SK Metalun, the dam’s contractor and its workers and SEB staff stationed at the Murum HEP Dam.

Meanwhile, State PWD director Zuraimi Sabki could not be reached for comment.

Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/08/12/outcry-over-rm150-per-crossing/#ixzz3A8bPUfLC

Luahan Rasa Selepas Pulang Cuti Raya

'Decent' woman a worldwide fugitive 

2010/03/04

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman stands alone at the top of the commercial crimespolice wanted list, after allegedly conning several celebrities andprominent people of a staggering total of RM432 million. Her victims include veteran rock singers Amy (Search), Hattanand Awie, as well as Misha Omar and the wife of a Tan Sri, who lostRM26 million. Rohaniza Aladib, 31, is believed to have absconded toAustralia with her ill-gotten gains.

Singers Hattan and Awie had previously confessed to being conned byRohaniza, whom they said appeared "decent". Police said Rohanizapersuaded her victims to part with their money by promising themreturns of as much as 50 per cent on their investment within 30 days.As with such scams, her victims would receive the promised returns ontheir initial investment, thus encouraging them to "invest" more,perhaps with money borrowed from friends and relatives. Hattan said thegood returns on the first RM50,000 he gave Rohaniza led him to keepadding money to his investment until it reached RM1.4 million. Awiesaid he lost RM50,000 to the woman, who had promised him a return of 30per cent within 45 days. The scheme promised huge returns oninvestments in an international cigarette company. Rohaniza allegedlyused Erza Corporation as a front for her scheme.

Her last known address was 12, Jalan RTU 33/17A, Damansara Indah Resort Homes, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya. It is learnt that the suspect had a record of cheating since she was a youth, and had been sentenced to jail for it.

On release, however, she resumed her activities with an even moreelaborate scheme. Rohaniza, from Perak, is now listed on the InterpolRed Notice wanted list, making her a worldwide fugitive. The biggestsingle reported loss in a commercial crime case last year was the PortKlang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, contributing RM410 million to the totalRM1.3 billion loss. Since news of the PKFZ fiasco broke last year, LawJenn Dong, a former Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd project manager, StephenAbok, chief operating officer of KDSB, architect Bernard Tan Seng Sweeand former Port Klang Authority general manager Datin Paduka Phang OiChoo have been charged with various offences connected with the case.Discrepancies over PKFZ's development were uncovered by a special taskforce of lawyers, accountants, quantity surveyors and building costconsultants from professional firms, set up by the Transport Ministryfollowing an audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 4.5ha PKFZ wasinitially conceived as a RM1.8 billion project.

The audit report released on May 28 revealed that the project's costmay spiral up to RM12.45 billion, more than six times the originalestimate.