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June 14, 2026 Opinion

EGYPT’S Nasser had stood in solidarity with freedom fighters like Sukarno of Indonesia, Nehru of India and Tito of Yugoslavia at the Bandung Conference of Non-Aligned Nations in April 1955. Gaining the stature and charisma of a statesman, he took on the role of the leader of the pan-Arabs movement. .

June 14, 2026 Opinion

Why Mustapha died as a PBS member

DURING the 2022 MP election, Umno’s battle cry was “No Anwar, No DAP”. Politics being dynamic, after the election Anwar needed Umno’s support in order to form the government and himself become PMX. BN had won 30 seats and that included the 10 Umno MPs who allegedly signed the SD supporting Muhyiddin. As a reward, Umno President Ahmad Zahid was made DPM, despite still facing corrupt charges. In recent months, Ahmad was given a DNAA. .

June 14, 2026 Opinion

Why there is concern over role of AKPS

THE controversy surrounding the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (“AKPS”) has often been framed by Putrajaya as little more than an administrative reform designed to improve coordination and strengthen border security. But that framing misses the point entirely. .

June 14, 2026 Opinion

Sabah cannot risk to see it’s jumbos joining Iman

ON November 23, 2019, a quiet tragedy unfolded in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve that should have touched the heart of every Malaysian. A beautiful, twenty-five-year-old Sumatran rhinoceros named Iman drew her final, painful breath after a long battle with cancer. Iman was no ordinary rhino; she was the very last of her kind in Malaysia.

June 14, 2026 Opinion

Hajiji – a smiling, soft-spoken strategist

Hajiji is often noted for his friendly and soft-spoken demeanour, which mask a highly pragmatic, resilient strategist and highly effectively at negotiation in politics and Sabah/Federal relation. .

June 07, 2026 Opinion

Revisiting the formation of Malaysia

Few federations have been launched under circumstances which seemed more ominous than those surrounding the formation of the Federation of Malaysia – so writes Assoc. Professor of Political Science, MacMaster University, Ontario, Gordon P. Means, with perhaps more hindsight than insight bearing in mind the article, “Eastern Malaysia: The Politics of Federation” was written in 1968, after the separation of Singapore from the federation and the turbulent period of the tussle for ascendancy in politics in both Sabah and Sarawak from 1965 to 1966..

June 07, 2026 Opinion

RM1.5 billion interim grant is a milestone, not destination: An open letter to the PM

DEAR YAB Datuk Seri Prime Minister Anwar, THANK YOU FOR THE INTERIM GRANT OF RM1.5B. I am writing this open letter, as a Sabahan, to express my thanks to you and to express some reservations.

June 07, 2026 Opinion

When loyalty means little

I HAVE nothing personal against BN. Just like many of my friends who are now attacking Barisan Nasional, Umno gave me a job when they were in power. I am only relating history as a former reporter and now DE guest columnist’s point of view. That’s all.

June 07, 2026 Opinion

Sabah climate data should be readily available

ONE of Sabah’s greatest weaknesses in climate planning is the fragmented and often inaccessible nature of environmental and disaster-related data.

June 07, 2026 Opinion

No excuse for not being able to maintain rivers, drains

FLOODING has become an increasingly serious concern in Papar, Kinarut and many other parts of Sabah. Every rainy season, residents face anxiety whenever heavy rain begins to fall. .

May 24, 2026 Opinion

Is Sabah truly ready for climate change?

IS Sabah Truly Ready for Climate Change? Climate Change Is No Longer a Future Problem.

May 24, 2026 Opinion

Hajiji’s fight for Sabah goes beyond 40pc

HAJIJI’S FIGHT FOR SABAH’S ECONOMIC EQUITY AND PARITY IS A LONG BATTLE. Sabah’s rights have been eroding from day one since MA63. I can remember Mustapha’s dilemma and deep frustrations for Sabah and the consequences that had befallen him at the end of his political career.

May 24, 2026 Opinion

Quiet decline of Malaysia’s school bus culture

EVERY weekday afternoon in Kota Kinabalu, certain roads begin transforming into parking lots long before the school dismissal bells ring.

May 17, 2026 Opinion

40pc: Towards sustainable, enforceable solution

THE dispute concerning Sabah’s 40% entitlement under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution has now entered a fundamentally different stage. The issue is no longer whether the constitutional obligation exists, but how it should be implemented, calculated, and ultimately honoured.

May 17, 2026 Opinion

Only in Sabah a dozen otters can close a RM50m park!

THOSE of you with a long Tanjung Aru connection will remember the 15 acres that used to be called Hone Place, beside the Casurina Hotel. Named after second post-war Colonial Governor Sir Ralph Hone, it was where all the important mat sallehs and high ranking civil servants lived before independence.

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