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Four-vehicle pile-up leaves driver with gash

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

KUCHING: A car driver was left with a gashed head following a four-vehicle chain collision along Jalan Batu Kitang on Thursday.

The victim in his 40s was travelling towards Bau around 7.30pm when a saloon car driven by a male youth went out of control and crashed into the rear of a van.

The impact caused the van to slam into the rear of the victim's car, causing it to spin several times along the road and clip a car in front before ending up in a ditch.

An ambulance was called to the scene to take the victim, who was the only one to suffer injuries, to the Sarawak General Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a separate accident at Mile 4 1/2 here yesterday afternoon saw a delivery truck overturning onto its side after it was struck by a car.

The 2.40pm incident happened in front of a shopping mall when the delivery truck is said to have exited a junction directly into the path of an oncoming car.

The impact caused the larger vehicle to tip over and crash onto its side, but did not result in any injury to its driver or attendant.

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Ops Dadu: Police raid online gambling dens

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:39 PM PDT

MIRI: Police raided a premises at Jalan Tudan-Kuala Baram believed to be an online gambling den yesterday under 'Ops Dadu'.

They seized 17 computers – believed to be installed with online gambling software – and RM170 in cash. Police also apprehended a man in his 20s, believed to be a worker.

They brought the suspect and all the exhibits to the Miri central police station to facilitate the investigation.

Miri police chief ACP Gan Tian Kee confirmed the raid and said the case is being investigated under Section 4B(a) of the Open House Gaming Act and Section 5(2) of the Entertainment Ordinance 2001.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, two premises – one at Hight Street and another at the Miri waterfront – were raided by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for operating illegal online gambling around 9pm on Thursday. Police confiscated 24 computers and over RM500 in cash.

Two workers and a customer were also arrested.

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NCR land activist wants police to clear his name

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:38 PM PDT

KUCHING: Native land activist Luang Entiyang wants the police to investigate how photocopies of a cheque for RM150,000 purportedly issued to him by a legal firm here was making its rounds publicly.

Luang, who is Action Committee for the NCR Land of Melikin Land District chairman, told a press conference here yesterday he had no idea how the 'cheque', which was 'issued' about a year ago, came about because he never received it.

He said he was shocked when his son-in-law showed him the photocopy several days ago. His son-in-law had received it from the village headman on June 30 this year. Luang, from Kampung Tanah Mawang, said he lodged a report at the Serian police station on the same day (June 30) to clear his name.

"I never received the cheque nor do I know who issued it or from where it came from.

"I urge the police to investigate as I need to clear my name and also to avoid any problems from cropping up in future," he told reporters at the Sadia office in Kota Sentosa.

He was accompanied by Ketua Kaum Patricia Pantau, Ketua Kaum Nyalu Tampa, Ketua Kaum Ajah Gunya from Ensebang and villagers Supa Unyit, Alan Surang, Singa Lensat and Barangka Sawing.

Luang said he viewed this matter seriously because there were several native customary rights (NCR) land disputes in Melikin Land District that involved villagers and private firms.

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Indonesians called to vote tomorrow

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:35 PM PDT

KUCHING: The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia at Jalan Stutong is calling on all its citizens in the surrounding area to cast their votes for the 2014 Indonesian presidential election tomorrow.

The consulate is also urging employers of Indonesian citizens to provide the opportunity for their workers to exercise their rights to vote tomorrow.

The voting period, according to the consulate, will begin at 9am to 5pm.

"We will be expecting around 1,500 voters to turn up during polling day in Kuching," said Election Committee for Sarawak chairman Fathan Soetrisno at a press conference at the Indonesian consulate yesterday.

He also said that prior to polling day on July 6, the consulate has been conducting early voting process through post and 246 drop box points in areas outside of Kuching.

All the votes in Sarawak, he said, will only be tallied on July 9 to 14 in line with the election in Indonesia.

"We will submit the voting result to the Central Election Commission (KPU) on July 15," he added.

To assist voters in travelling to the consulate, Fathan announced that shuttle services will be provided at eMart (Matang) and Summer Mall with a pick-up and drop-off times at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

The shuttle service will also be provided at the Kuching Waterfront (opposite Riverside) and Giant Supermarket (Tabuan Jaya) with a pick-up and drop-off times at 9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

Meanwhile, the 2014 Indonesian presidential election is a fight between two parties Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa who are running against Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla.

All the candidates were nominated for the presidential election after garnering 20 per cent of seats or received 25 per cent of national votes in the previous national legislative election which was held on April 9.

The incumbent Indonesian president is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

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Chou: Let the young rejuvenate SUPP

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:34 PM PDT

by Lim How Pim, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on July 5, 2014, Saturday

KUCHING: Veteran and defeated SUPP leaders should step down during the triennial delegates' conference (TDC) next month to enable young leaders to rejuvenate the party, said political pundit Dr Chou Chii Ming.

Chou, who is Federation of Kuching-Samarahan Chinese Associations immediate past president, opined new and young faces would have a better chance to recoup lost seats in the 11th state election.

"SUPP should let young and new leaders take over now as they are close to the majority of voters, who are aged 50 and below.

"The party's young and new blood stand a better chance to win many seats in the next state election," he told The Borneo Post yesterday.

However, Chou said there might not be a major change of leadership in the party anytime soon.

"It may be the common thinking of most voters that old and defeated ones should step down. But those leaders have the right to think differently."

Asked why some leaders chose to cling to their positions, he opined: "Personal ego and agenda must have been the reasons for the old guards to stay on.

"SUPP should stop immediately all in-fighting and commence talks on how to serve the Chinese community well. What transpired from these talks must be put into action."

SUPP is scheduled to hold its TDC from Aug 23 and 24. All branches and sub-branches are to hold their elections between July 15 and Aug 10.

The Youth and Wanita wings will hold their elections on Aug 22.

SUPP lost 13 of the 19 seats it contested in the 10th state polls in April 2011. During the general election in 2013, it contested in seven parliamentary seats and won only one seat.

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Bickering only opens opportunity for Umno to come in, state BN warned

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 12:33 PM PDT

KUCHING: The ongoing bickering among state Barisan Nasional (BN) components must be put to a stop so as not to create a loophole for the possible entry of Umno to Sarawak.

In giving this advice, veteran Sabah politician Datuk Jeffery Kitingan said leaders in Sarawak should have learned a lesson from what had happened to Sabahans, a mistake which they must not repeat.

"Every time I visit Sarawak I will tell the people that they should never allow Umno to come in and be like Sabah. I salute Sarawak politicians for they have been very united and able to resolve any form of crisis among themselves.

"So my hope is that they will be steadfast with their stance not to allow Umno to spread its wings to Sarawak. But if the ongoing crisis involving BN component parties remain unresolved, Umno will use it as an excuse to come in and this is what Sarawak politicians have to avoid," he told The Borneo Post yesterday.

Jeffery, who is State Reform Party (STAR) Sabah chapter chairman, said he had been following the political situation in Sarawak closely and was worried that the current scenario if not immediately resolved could lead to a more disastrous ending.

"Nevertheless I have high confidence in Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri (Datuk Amar) Adenan Satem that he will do something to end the political crisis in the state soon," he added.

He was referring to the bickering between some Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) leaders which started when the former was excluded from the 'merger of minds' pact initiated by Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) and PRS which created some uneasiness among PBB leaders.

Through the 'merger of minds' initiative leaders of SUPP, SPDP and PRS made their stand clear that they would not give away any of the state seats which were traditionally theirs to the incumbents who had left their parties for Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras).

The conflict started when four SUPP assemblymen quit the party and joined Teras together with former SPDP president Tan Sri William Mawan and members of the group of four (G4).

According to them, they left their respective parties to stop the endless internal bickering in SUPP and SPDP but that however did not go well with the two parties, including PRS as they fear that Teras will take away the seats from them.

Of the 71 seats in the state, 35 were allocated to PBB, 19 to SUPP, nine to PRS and SPDP had eight.

However, after the 2011 state elections and also following the latest political development in the state, SUPP is now left with only two seats (Simanggang and Senadin) while SPDP has none although the party won six of its seats in the last state polls.

The first to quit the party was Meluan assemblyman Wong Judat, followed by Datuk Peter Nansian (Tasik Biru), Datuk Sylvester Entrie Muran (Marudi), Rosey Yunus (Bekenu), Paulus Palu Gumbang (Batu Danau) and the latest was Mawan (Pakan).

SUPP on the other hand only managed to win six of the 19 seats it contested but when four of its elected representatives quit the party to join Teras on May 15, the party was left with only Datuk Francis Harden Hollis (Simanggang) and Datuk Lee Kim Shin (Senadin).

PBB defended all 35 seats while PRS lost one out of its nine seats to George Lagong who has also joined Teras.

According to Jeffery, the current political situation in Sarawak was becoming more and more complex and if not tackled early could cause greater problems and by then the entry of Umno may be unpreventable.

"This is what I am worried about. I am not trying to tell Sarawak politicians what to do but I just want to remind them against creating the loophole for Umno to come in."

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