tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56118972282840136732024-03-13T03:21:18.457-07:00Digest on Malaysian NewsIn Malaysia, there is no solution to anything. Independent digest and commentary on Malaysian news, political issues, current affairs and general reports.MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-48422234588777587592012-09-20T07:21:00.004-07:002012-09-20T07:21:52.272-07:00The Taib family and modus operandiContinued 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.
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To understand the relevance of Taib’s family connections, we need to look at his relationship to the previous Chief Minister of MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-624055163373728782012-09-20T06:54:00.001-07:002012-09-20T06:54:06.072-07:00What is a “PEP”?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.
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By way of example, the MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-73360189198300718002012-09-20T06:50:00.001-07:002012-09-20T06:50:06.317-07:00Sources used for Taib Timber MafiaContinue 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:
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- Sarawak Report, a campaign website run by British journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown.
- Court depositions by former TaibMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-43366562067646214542012-09-20T06:44:00.001-07:002012-09-20T06:44:36.226-07:00The aim of Taib Timber Mafia reportContinued 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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-52170161009807044572012-09-20T06:39:00.000-07:002012-09-20T06:45:23.992-07:00“Stop Timber Corruption” CampaignContinued from The Taib Timber Mafia
The “Stop Timber Corruption” Campaign
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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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-7613228978713990372012-09-20T06:30:00.003-07:002012-09-20T07:40:29.743-07:00Taib Timber MafiaThe Taib Timber Mafia - Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia report by Bruno Manser Fund is now out.
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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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-42502421052408621282012-09-17T21:43:00.000-07:002012-09-20T06:33:35.957-07:00The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, MalaysiaThe 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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-57007834082657209172012-05-28T18:07:00.000-07:002012-05-28T18:07:42.158-07:00Larry Sng elected as Sarawak Workers' Party (SWP) presidentFormer 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.
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Its prime mover is Larry's father, Datuk Sng Chee Hua, who is former deputy president of the Parti MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-19115222856000507362012-03-07T07:03:00.001-08:002012-03-07T07:05:00.380-08:00TERAS for SPDP 5A 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-87971022497482155452011-12-14T00:12:00.000-08:002011-12-14T00:14:15.370-08:00Bumi of MalaysiaFrom 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 otherMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-52605367469439515512011-10-28T05:55:00.000-07:002011-10-28T06:02:17.269-07:00Muslims Want Catholic School to Provide Room Without CrossesI 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-27067225824427801802011-10-10T19:46:00.000-07:002011-10-10T19:49:21.897-07:00One Night in BangkokSeveral 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code --> 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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-11688136896105917372011-10-06T22:27:00.000-07:002011-10-07T03:13:05.262-07:00Budget 2012Malaysians can expect more good news when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak unveils Budget 2012 this afternoon at 4pm.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;affiliate program&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<!-- End BidVertiser code --> - Full exemption of import duty and excise duty on hybrid cars and electric MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-48873669077859425922011-07-02T07:57:00.000-07:002011-07-02T08:07:45.525-07:00Cuci-Cuci 1Malaysia<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;affiliate program&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-73128371611526656332011-06-29T06:18:00.000-07:002011-06-29T06:19:57.209-07:00Michelle Yeoh banned from Burma over Suu Kyi film rolesMalaysian 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code --> “She did not have the chance to enter Myanmar again. She was deported straight away on the first flight after arriving MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-73218372044546027302011-06-23T01:01:00.000-07:002011-06-23T01:03:25.450-07:00Taib Mahmud has no Swiss bank accountTaib 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code --> He also made the denial in a personal statement in the MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-72274841136228824572011-04-20T23:51:00.000-07:002011-04-20T23:59:56.462-07:00JPN Website Crashedhttp://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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-26434749852037741202011-04-19T09:46:00.000-07:002011-04-19T09:52:03.696-07:00BN UMNO seeks to control freedom to educationReport 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.<!--MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-32658258194621962462011-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:002011-04-16T09:12:23.572-07:00Taib Rules, AgainBN retains two-thirds majority but Sarawak’s fixed deposit shattered. And as expected, Taib Mahmud rules, again. He quickly taking his oath of office as chief minister for the seventh time at 10.30pm which was broadcast live through national and satellite television.The biggest upset was SUPP president and Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri George Chan Hong Nam losing the Piasau state seat to DAP’s MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-2165664940783751452011-04-15T10:22:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:48:30.001-07:00416 SarawakIt is just a matter of hours before polling starts in the 10th Sarawak General Election, 2011. The turn up for the Pakatan Rakyat's final rallies in major towns in Sarawak is very encouraging. If the number of crowds really translated into actual votes, BN could lose it grips in Sarawak.UPDATES: Sarawak Election 2011 Result<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-84381610313054547612011-04-15T06:25:00.000-07:002011-04-15T06:40:51.125-07:00Sarawak Election Results Expected To Be In Latest By 11pmThe Election Commission expects the first result in tomorrow's Sarawak state election to be in by 8pm and the last at the latest by 11pm. For the actual election result, proceed to Sarawak Election 2011 Result.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code -->EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said this was based on the current situation and provided nothing MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-31984643079966891542011-04-14T06:11:00.000-07:002011-04-14T06:25:13.659-07:00MalaysiaKini.com and SarawakReport.org victim of cyber attacksMalaysiakini 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.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program Both MalaysiaKini.com and SarawakReport.org are two of the main MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-22944216057569157852011-04-12T08:28:00.000-07:002011-04-12T08:54:01.372-07:00PM political blackmailing during Sarawak election campaignPM 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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-18282770597461679942011-04-11T08:06:00.000-07:002011-04-11T08:49:12.574-07:00Sarawak Election Candidates BlogLooking for the blog belonging to one of your favourite Sarawak Election's candidates? Scroll below.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code --> 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 MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611897228284013673.post-19216975749492137352011-04-11T06:53:00.000-07:002011-04-11T06:55:05.091-07:001 T-Shirt, 1 Tupperware circusLim 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”.<!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->affiliate program<!-- End BidVertiser code --> Lim was referring to reports on the distribution of goodie bags to beef up the attendance at Najib’s 1 Malaysia meet-the-leaders MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210784254341812883noreply@blogger.com0