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Tawau lass wins <b>Sabah</b> Idol Season 2 - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 03:08 PM PST

LAHAD DATU: Siti Zulaiha Juri was crowned the champion of the Sabah Idol Season 2.

The Tawau lass wowed the judges and the 10,000 spectators with her superb and flawless rendition of 'Jagalah Diri' at Darvel Bay Plaza last weekend.

Earlier on Siti battled with Lahad Datu's Rosli Pitri in an equally matched duet performance of Muara Hati.

For her victory, she brought home RM5,000 cash, an ATI College sponsored diploma scholarship worth RM25,000, a trophy and certificate.

Malvin Kalbin representing Kundasang/Ranau narrowly missed the coveted title by just a couple of points to secure the first runner-up position. He won RM3,000 cash, a trophy and a certificate.

Beaming with pride and happiness, he said winning the second place was already an achievement considering the tough competition.

He sang 'Senja Nan Merah' with Sitipah also from Ranau in the first round.

The second runner-up was home-grown favourite 17-year-old Rosli Pitri who literally brought the house down with his deep baritone voice belting out his frustration and grief over a lost love.

Despite his pain and discomfort having to wear a sling over his cement-plastered right hand which he broke in an accident a week ago, he sang through his pain and was rewarded with a third placing bringing home RM1,500 cash, a trophy and certificate and also the right to represent Sabah in the upcoming Borneo Idol series to be organized middle of this year.

Taking the third runner-up spot was another 17-year-old from Kemabong/Ranau, Glady Pinky Jaimus with her power-packed rendition of Beyoncé's 'Listen'. Earlier on Glady dueted with Siti Norzilah Majilin 'Cinta'.

The fourth runner-up was Alwie Jusli from Penampang whose charm and melodious vocals sent the mostly female crowd into a frenzy.

Taking home the Most Popular and Most Creative Awards were two Lahad Datu contestants — Fazli Awang and Aizar Hajan.

Keningau siblings Senisah Majilin and Siti Norzilah Majilin won the Best Showmanship and Best Costume respectively while the Most Promising Award went to Ranau's Sitipah Jahamin.

Organiser Peter Dicky Lee said the standard of this year's competition was getting better and better, with winners beating each other by a hair's breath.

"I know my judges had a difficult time in identifying the best among the best. The top five will be given recording contracts and will represent Sabah in the upcoming Borneo Idol Grand Final to be held next year," said Peter who is a singer.

Assistant Tourism Minister Datuk Pang Yuk Min was the special invited guest while host and guest of honour was Datuk Yusuf Apdal, the Lahad Datu assemblyman who was responsible for Sabah Idol Grand Final to be organised in Lahad Datu from its original venue Kota Kinabalu.

"Lahad Datu needs this popular event more than Kota Kinabalu to spruce up its once vibrant image as a safe and conducive town but as of late it had been receiving a lot of publicity for all the wrong reasons. Judging from the huge crowds and the perfect location of the venue Darvel Bay Plaza, Lahad Datu is ready for more and bigger events and I am grateful that the organiser, Peter Dicky Lee, has made the right decision to hold this history-making event in Lahad Datu," Yusuf said.

Pang said the Sabah Idol series was an excellent platform for youths to focus their talents and energy to pursue their dreams of becoming the next big stars from Sabah.

"It is also to divert them from anti-social activities like drug taking, vandalism, gang fights, loitering at shopping malls, etc.," he said.

Sabah Idol was made more special this year with the participation of the National Anti-drugs Agency as a partner to spread its anti-drugs message "Say NO To Drugs" through the reality series roadshows conducted throughout Sabah.

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PKR <b>Sabah</b> targeting treble membership jump in a year <b>...</b>

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 09:19 AM PST

by Murib Morpi. Posted on December 29, 2013, Sunday

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah believes it can increase its membership in the State by almost three-fold in just one year from now.

Its chief, Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin said he was confident PKR would have at least 200,000 members by the end of next year.

He noted that over 5,000 new members registered with the party in the past few months since he officially took over the helm of the party's state leadership.

He said PKR Sabah has over 87,000 members statewide currently.

He was met after launching a one-day seminar entitled "Empowering PKR Election Machinery held at the party's headquarters in Kepayan Point here yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Klias assemblyman rubbished Barisan Nasional's (BN) claims that a second wave of resignation will happen soon, involving more opposition leaders, including from PKR.

According to Lajim, he had met with all state PKR leaders and they all had pledged their commitment and loyalty to the party's struggle to bring about political changes to the people of Sabah.

"They all want to ensure victory will be ours this time around and BN be pushed out from the government," he said.

On the seminar, he said over 100 leaders and members from all PKR wings across Sabah attended the event, which was aimed at exposing especially election machinery committee members to regulation and issues related to election processes.

He added that the seminar was to educate the members on vital knowledge to allow them play their role more effectively towards ensuring victory for PKR in the next general elections.

"This is also part of our efforts to strengthen our strategy making process, to better prepare ourselves for elections.

"In the last election, many of the machinery were lacking in understanding of the election process such as what can be objected and how they should make their objections in accordance with the laws governing the election process.

"This, among other things, contributed to our poor performance in the elections against BN. So, we are addressing this and hopefully we will be much stronger in the next round," he said.

Five working papers were presented at the seminar, covering election strategy, women development and involvement in politics and overview of the 13th General Elections.

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PKR <b>Sabah</b> replaces nine div chiefs - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 08:50 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah yesterday announced a major leadership resuffle, which saw several divisional chiefs being replaced by their deputies.

Its state chief Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin announced yesterday that PKR Sabah supreme council had endorsed the leadership changes made by the party's Bureau of Politics, which involved nine "problematic divisions".

He said these divisions were Sepanggar, Silam, Putatan, Kota Marudu, Kudat, Sandakan, Semporna, Kalabakan and Tenom.

Speaking to reporters after chairing the PKR Sabah supreme council meeting here yesterday, Lajim said the party had also made a decision on the reshuffling of its state-level leadership.

"We have announced this before and today we are confirming this, including the appointment of Moyog assemblyman Terence Siambun as vice president I to replace Jelani Hamdan," he said.

He also confirmed Haji Awang Tengah Awang Amin as the party's new information chief to replace Jeremy Malajad, who had left PKR.

Information chief II Apandy Angindi will take over the post of treasurer left vacant by Terence following his promotion.

Apandy's post meanwhile will now be held by Adris Taripin.

Mustapha Sakmud will take over the assistant secretary III post from Datu Mustafa Datu Tambuyung.

On other developments, Lajim said PKR Sabah has planned a number of major events for the remainder of the year, the including a seminar on party machinery to be attended by some 80 leaders from across the State.

For next year, he said the main programmes that have been scheduled included a state-level Christmas open house to be attended by PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on January 12.

Anwar will also be giving a talk on Sabah autonomy to a 2,000 – 3,000 strong crowd after the open house, before returning again to Sabah to attend the State PKR's Chinese New Year open house.

"We (supreme council leaders) have also decided to conduct a statewide tour from January until before Chinese New Year to meet the grassroots leaders and the people on the ground, especially in places that we have yet to visit," he said.

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<b>Sabah</b> herbs, spices packed with antioxidants – study – BorneoPost <b>...</b>

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:06 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) researchers in collaboration with Pop Nzyme Sdn Bhd have completed a research on 10 products developed by the company based on Sabah herbs and spices.

The local herbs and spices used included Manjakani, Tongkat Ali Merah, Cinnamon, Lingzhi mushroom and ginger.

Edward Leong, the proprietor of Pop Nzyme Sdn Bhd, has developed these products with Grape enzyme as a key ingredient.

The UMS researchers, Dr Wong Nyet Kui and Dr Sivakumar Kumaresan, from the Phytochemical Processing Research Group in the Material and Mineral Research Unit, School of Engineering and Information Technology, ran tests on the antioxidant, anti-microbial and cytotoxicity levels of the products.

They found that all the products contained high antioxidant levels, above 80% inhibition levels for even low concentrations, which are higher than most juice supplements as well as local herbs studied in literature.

Products with high antioxidant levels can promote anti-aging and have been linked to enhancing our immune system. In addition, one of the products, POP P2, which contains Manjakani extracts, showed high antioxidant levels as well as antimicrobial properties, which is similar to garlic, which is one of the more potent natural antimicrobials. This means that POP P2 may protect the body in the event of infection, possibly due to the Manjakani content.

In addition, two products, POP P2, which contain Manjakani and PE10, which contains Tongkat Ali Merah, showed some moderate levels of cytotoxicity, which may indicate some anti-cancer effects.

The company is looking into developing more products from local Sabah herbs and spices as it has found that the products are safe and effective.

The UMS researchers are grateful for the opportunity to assist a local herbal manufacturer and hope to continue assisting other manufacturers.

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