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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.

May 17, 2026 Opinion

Sepanggar Port woes due to weak management

NOT too long ago, there were only few ships coming to Sepanggar Port. Due to uninspiring economic growth, Sepanggar Port was rather quiet. Port congestion was alien. The antiquated equipment and out of date system could still cope. .

May 11, 2026 Opinion

Labour Day origins: The Pagan, The Bloody & The Forgotten

ARSON, bombings and deaths, Labour Day (or May Day) has a rather dramatic and bloody origins. Labour Day can also be traced back to pagan traditions.

May 10, 2026 Opinion

Food security a major worry as war continues

THE US-Iran war is not just spiking gas prices; it is systematically disrupting the global food system. The concern about global food security is a clear-eyed assessment of a supply chain built on a fossil fuel foundation.

May 10, 2026 Opinion

40pc special grant – what we failed to do

THIS write-up is based on the presentation by Datuk Petrus Gimbad on the MA63 Special Grant, and it is worth saying plainly that his work does something most discussions on this subject have avoided for decades – it reduces the issue to its mechanics. .

May 10, 2026 Opinion

Jamawi must continue what Harris initiated

IN politics as in everything, confidence and trust matter a great deal. Hajiji has specially selected Jamawi, who has been a DUN previously, to the very important Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery, Food Industries. His appointment speaks for itself. His first full ministerial appointment from Hajiji was to the important MAFFI.

May 03, 2026 Opinion

Self confidence key to Sabah’s economic destiny

MANY Sabahans have responded to my comments on “false prophets” in Sabah.

May 03, 2026 Opinion

The Continental shelf and what’s at stake

NATIONS were making diverse claim to the breadth of their territorial sea and the control of their natural resources with Britain involved in the discussion.

April 26, 2026 Opinion

Sabah women brainpower hard to ignore

GLOBAL trend: Brain over Brawn. For thousands of years, the world, by and large, belonged to men. There were a few exceptions. It had been a men’s exclusive domain. Not because men are cleverer or more intelligent. The only reason was simply that the creator has made men stronger physically.

April 26, 2026 Opinion

Sabah’s plantations need regenerative leadership

SABAH’S plantation sector, a critical pillar of its economy and rural livelihoods, is entering a new era where sustainability, economic efficiency, and long-term performance are no longer separate pursuits but deeply interconnected outcomes. .

April 19, 2026 Opinion

Resolving beyond bread-and-butter issues

AS a nominated Member of the Legislative Assembly, I do not represent a single constituency. I was appointed to serve where constituency-based representation, by its nature, is often least effective - urban, cross-district and systemic issues that cut across boundaries, agencies and portfolios.

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