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Sarawak: BN pulls out all the stops

The BN is pulling out all the stops in Sarawak. Once again, money is pouring in.

Sarawak: Electoral rolls for 4 seats not yet available

The electoral rolls for four seats in Sarawak are not yet available for sale to the public.

How bad is Sarawak deforestation?

Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud says that 70 per cent of the rainforest in Sarawak is intact and he is prepared to invite independent and international inspection teams to verify this.

But Mark Bujang, the executive director of Brimas, says that 85 per cent of Sarawak has been deforested. He says the Sarawak government includes plantations in its calculations of forest cover.

Images from Sarawak PKR ceramahs

A couple more images from the PKR ceramah last night in Lawas, Sarawak, where a crowd turned up to listen to Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian.

In Kampung Long Tuma at 7.30pm

and in Kampung Siang-Siang at 9.30pm

Batu Kawan deal raises huge questions

The Penang Chief Minister has revealed details of the re-negotiated Batu Kawan deals between PDC and Abad Naluri involving 750 acres of land.

Baru Bian, Anwar draw crowds

2000: Sarawak PRK leader Baru Bian is drawing the crowds at ceramahs, according to a PKR source at the scene. He is now speaking before 700-800 people – and this is just a village, Long Tuma in Lawas. Up next to speak will be Anwar.

The crowd at Long Tuma listening to PKR speakers including Baru Bian

Utusan front-pages video-stills

True to form, Utusan Malaysia has front-paged the video release with the headline, ‘Video seks didedah’.

See its front page here.

Batu Kawan land deals to be made public

Just received word from a source that the agreements between the Penang Development Corporation and Abad Naluri in 2004 and 2011 involving 1,400 acres of Batu Kawan land will be made public soon.

Apparently the PDC had to honour the price in the 2004 agreement, which involves 750 acres, and did some kind of trade off involving 650 acres of industrial land. An abandoned low-cost housing scheme involving 320 flats will be revitalised and completed.

YouTube yanks off so-called ‘Anwar’ video

YouTube has pulled out a copy of the controversial video that was uploaded yesterday depicting a woman with someone purportedly resembling the opposition leader, clad in a towel, and another man.

Kuching Anglican Bishop’s position baffling

The Anglican Bishop of Kuching’s response to the federal government’s decision on the Malay-language bibles and its 10-point concession appears to contradict the Catholic Bishop of Malacca-Johor, who is the Chairman of the Malaysian Catholic Bishops Conference.