Simpod Koruk

Officially halt...(with occasional post though)

2011-04-22T17:45:00.000+08:00

Yes, I will be posting more on my easy going blog. I'm getting tired with politic, so, I'll be more diverse in blogging, not entirely focused on only one topic of interest. This blog will still be on the web, just in case I suddenly gain interest once again in politic. Till then.

Why are they feeling so insecure?

2010-01-08T13:14:00.005+08:00

GuongKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — A city church in the leafy Desa Melawati suburb was set on fire at midnight as police warned angry Muslim groups not to protest a controversial ruling allowing Catholic weekly Herald to use “Allah” in its national language section. moreIt happened. I was kinda expecting it. Why are they doing such terrible act?As a Christian, do I feel upset on this?Yes, because I'm

PKR oh PKR..

2009-10-26T21:18:00.006+08:00

GuongMaybe the suitable title is 'Anwar oh Anwar' since he seems to be holding some sort of 'absolute power' in making a decision for PKR as a whole. Now, he exercised his veto power in choosing Sabah's PKR chief. Story 1.here, 2.here and 3.here. The new PKR chief of Sabah is Thamrin Zaini. Who is this guy anyway?Well, I've mentioned it before, I don't trust Anwar Ibrahim. He is famous (read,

Next year, 16 September is a public holiday in Malaysia.

2009-10-19T20:18:00.002+08:00

GuongAt last, after 46 years, 16 September would be a public holiday starting next year. Or is it? Well, our PM might have just announced it today but I'm not convinced yet until it really happen next year. Who knows, everything is possible nowadays.To tell the truth, I see this announcement more of a politically motivated move to gain the support from us Sabahan and Sarawakian.But let's pretend

Why Indonesia hate Malaysia?

2009-10-04T20:44:00.006+08:00

GuongThis is actually an old issue but brought back to the spot light due to some error in a documentary by Discovery Channel.But, was this the main cause for Indonesian to 'attack' us? I meant literally attack us. It was in the news just now that they want to wage war against us. They went burning Malaysian flags and ironically, Padang in Indonesia just went through a devastating disaster.If

16 September....

2009-09-16T00:01:00.001+08:00

GuongHappy 46th Malaysia Day!!

Malaysia: Patriotism or Nationalism?

2009-08-30T23:58:00.006+08:00

GuongToday is the Independence Day of Malaya. As I'm sitting here writing this post, I can hear a lot of fireworks sound blasting in the sky. Quite a noisy night.One thing for sure, our government STILL propagating a very misleading information regarding today's Independence Day. It is NOT the Independence Day for Malaysia. There is no such thing as Independence Day of Malaysia.Malaysia was

H1N1: It's getting out of hand..in Malaysia

2009-08-14T22:05:00.003+08:00

GuongIt was May 15th that Malaysia got her first H1N1 case. 4 month have pass since then yet the death rate in Malaysia is 4 times the global fatality rate?Why does other countries such as India have lesser fatality cases (24 deaths) compared to Malaysia? Something must have gone terribly wrong.From what I've observed for the past months,Schools were still opened even though there are cases of

PAS president stupid, obnoxious, racist and arrogant remarks..

2009-07-26T01:07:00.008+08:00

GuongI'm so disturbed by this remarks which was quoted from non-other that PAS president himself, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.I'm not Sarawakian but as a Sabahan and as a people of Borneo, the remarks really irritate me to the point that.........just.....damn!!I've wrote about how west Malaysian stereotyped us east Malaysian and this is an example of such stereotype with the highest order of

After the 100th day...

2009-07-20T22:24:00.007+08:00

GuongIt's old news even though it happen just a week ago. Our PM have dishes out 11 goodies for us right before the Manek Urai by-election. Coincidence? Unlikely.Now people are more interested in an 'accident' that took place at the MACC building. It's a sad incident indeed. But that's another topic.How about the 11 'goodies'?1. a 20% discount for motorists who pay toll 80 times a month via Smart

No more PPSMI or Teaching Science and Mathematics in English

2009-07-09T01:51:00.006+08:00

GuongFirst thing comes to my mind after knowing this decision was "Is it politically motivated?". And unsurprisingly, that was also the first thing they denied in scraping this policies. Which only fuel my doubt on weather this was politically motivated or not.This issue have been long discussed, debated, questioned and to some extent, condemned by different walks of people in Malaysia.It all

Swine flu (selsema babi) or H1N1?

2009-06-29T10:04:00.007+08:00

GuongKUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim today suggested that all media return to using the terminology "swine flu" instead of Influenza A(H1N1). BernamaWhat with this name change? The whole world is using H1N1 as a reference to this flu. Why change it?He said this was to ensure that the people realized the danger of the

No news worth mentioning?

2009-06-21T18:24:00.002+08:00

GuongLately, all of the front page issues have been revolving only around West Malaysia. And all of it were political issues. Ironically, we Sabahan couldn't care less or should I say we can't really relate with these issues.The Chin Peng issue, the 'unity government' issue, Manek Urai by-election, Nizar stunt in the parliament etc.Yet the issues that are relevant for the whole Malaysia were not

One Malaysia, Sabah the best example? Don't talk sweet!!

2009-05-06T21:47:00.009+08:00

GuongKota Kinabalu: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on his maiden visit to Sabah as Prime Minister praised the State for displaying the best example of his "One Malaysia: People First, Performance Now" concept.DEThe best? Really? But that wasn't the case when we were still an opposition 15 years ago. What were the accusation by the federal government back then? Forgot already? Let us walk down the

1602** : "We can't process your report, our system is down"..

2009-04-24T01:38:00.005+08:00

GuongYou might wonder what does my title mean. Well, let me share this short story first which happen a couple of hour earlier before I post this entry..There was supposed to be a gathering at the church I attended every Sunday. And to our surprised, the church was broken in by burglars. But thank God they didn't manage to take anything since they just finished gathering all of the goods and

Racism is growing in Sabah?

2009-04-22T23:48:00.005+08:00

GuongWhat? Is it true? Sabah are beginning to show more racist attitudes?Ok, first of all, racism exist in all of us. The difference is the 'level' or 'how much'. I also sometime show racist attitude like stereotyping. It can be positive or negative but stereotyping is still a racist act.As much as I want to deny it...but it's a fact that racism are beginning to show a stronger 'stinkin' smell

Answering Sabahan stereotype by them [you]...

2009-04-21T21:11:00.012+08:00

GuongStereotype. Everyone do it. When I was still a little kid, I thought that West Malaysian were very develop with tall buildings, big road, technology savvy etc. I thought that the community there were very united. Well, that was what they kept showing back then (until now) in the TV, textbooks, magazines and those patriotic songs. That was my stereotype towards them [you].In a nut shell, I

What? East Malaysian are Stupid you say?

2009-04-08T11:03:00.004+08:00

GuongThe by-elections result was just as I thought it will be. BN=1, PKR=2. Now that has been done with, shall we proceed to the actual mandate given by the people, ensuring the well being of the rakyat?I'm getting sick of this non-stop political bickering when we are already in a big economic crisis. Not to mention our degrading education standard, rampant corruption, and East Malaysia being

so-called Decendent of Sultan Sulu burnt Sabah Flags???

2009-04-05T22:26:00.003+08:00

GuongLahad Datu: Police sent rapid reinforcements of 80 officers and personnel from the General Operations Force (GOF) and Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) after two groups involving 12 men burnt Sabah flags in the township, here, Saturday. DEThis is getting outrageous. Who does he think he is? Claiming as a Sultan and demanding Sabah to be handed to him? Even worst they actually burnt Sabah Flag in

Strong 'show' by Sabah leaders in UMNO...yeah right..

2009-03-30T19:58:00.002+08:00

GuongIs it a strong show by Sabah leader or a show of weak support by the Malay? How come non-Malay can win in a Malay base party election?"Non-Malay you say?"Yes, the fact is they are not Malay even though they might claim as one. SABAH emerged having one of the highest representations in Umno's top national leadership through: - Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (Vice-President); -

Limbang...Who's lying?

2009-03-19T23:47:00.009+08:00

GuongThis is a bit confusing. Why are there two different stories on Limbang?From Hafizah Kamaruddin, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 16 (Bernama) -- Brunei has officially dropped its long-standing territorial claim over Limbang, a northern division in Sarawak, marking a new era in the bilateral relations between both countries, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. BAnd, Brunei response?YB Pehin

Bridge, Highway & Hospital (Part 3)

2009-03-12T23:54:00.009+08:00

GuongBridge, Highway & HospitalWhat is the similarity between these three? All of them are yet to materialized. Just more of those lip services by the federal government?Everyone knows of Queen Elizabeth Hospital issues. Supposedly, there was a plan made since 1995. Nevertheless the development of Queen Elizabeth Hospital is still ongoing. The master Plan which started in 1995 will be

Sabahan Blogger to be Charged

2009-03-12T22:01:00.010+08:00

Guongupdated (13 March 2009)Royal insult: Bloggers to be chargedHafiz Yatim | Mar 12, 09 6:35pmSix people nationwide will be hauled up in court for insulting Perak Sultan Azlan Shah in blogs or through the posting of comments.MCPXIt is learnt that to be charged tomorrow are two individuals at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, one in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, one in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and one in

Bridge, Highway & Hospital (Part 2)

2009-03-10T22:34:00.009+08:00

GuongBridge, Highway & HospitalWhat is the similarity between these three? All of them are yet to materialized. Just more of those lip services by the federal government?HighwayIt's a never ending story when it comes to highway in Sabah. The most lane one can find in Sabah's 'highway' are just two lane.Anyway, let's be realistic. It is a very hard feat if we tried to construct a highway across

Bridge, Highway & Hospital (Part 1)

2009-03-10T20:35:00.004+08:00

GuongBridge, Highway & HospitalWhat is the similarity between these three? All of them are yet to materialized. Just more of those lip services by the federal government?Most likely location for Labuan-Menumbok bridgeBridgeIs this bridge necessary? What was the main reason for building this bridge?He said a bridge between Sabah and Labuan would be good for the island as it would spell more

Shipowner: "Scrap cabotage policy? No, no, no.."

2009-03-06T21:13:00.005+08:00

GuongKota Kinabalu: The Malaysia Shipowners Association (Masa) said it will resist any attempts to remove the cabotage policy, claiming that scrapping it could cause huge collateral damage to the Malaysian shipping industry and undermine national interests. DEHuge collateral damage? Wow, I didn't know that the trade route between the peninsula and Sabah & Sarawak have such impact. What about

Cabotage Policy...What is it?

2009-02-27T22:21:00.008+08:00

GuongFirst, let me enlighten you about Cabotage Policy. (Just in case you don't know)Cabotage refers generally to the transport of passengers and goods. Originally, it referred specifically to shipping, but cabotage also applies to airlines, trucking, and trains. Many nations have cabotage laws which dictate the terms which carriers must follow when transporting people or materials within their

We can print, write the word Allah..But..

2009-02-26T20:13:00.006+08:00

Guong“The printing, publishing, sale, issue, circulation and possession of any document and publication relating to Christianity containing the words ‘Allah’, ‘Kaabah’, ‘Baitullah’ and ‘Solat’ are prohibited unless on the front cover of the document and publication are written with the words ‘FOR CHRISTIANITY’,” Fr Lawrence said, quoting from the letter dated Feb 16, 2009. “The words ‘FOR

Utusan....again??

2009-02-25T11:05:00.003+08:00

GuongUtusan done it again. No wonder people call it Utusan Meloya, Penyebar Fitnah Rakyat.

Bintulu..hard one...

2009-02-24T22:33:00.004+08:00

GuongFirstly, my sincere condolence towards the family of Batang Ai assemblyman.That means another by-election will be held. This time it will be in the land of the hornbill. Who will be chosen by the people of Batang Ai? BN, PKR or maybe Independent?Anwar recently (21 Feb) have begun his first step in trying to capture Batang Ai. He gave an open speech in Bintulu. It was estimated about 4,000

Bye-bye Proton Perdana...

2009-02-20T19:56:00.006+08:00

GuongKota Kinabalu: All 12 Sabah Ministers will be using imported Volvos for official use while senior government officers will continue to use the Proton Perdana, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said, Wednesday.DEHm? Why?On their cost, he said there was not much difference and the Government hoped to save on maintenance cost as that for Proton Perdana was higher.DEOh..maintenance cost.

'Take it and suffer later on' or 'Suffer now'...

2009-02-18T22:08:00.012+08:00

GuongHe urged the people in Sabah's east coast to accept the reality that a new power plant was necessary for the area, as it would not only benefit the industries but could also improve their economy with the creation of more jobs and business opportunities.DEIs this a threat? It's like saying if you don't accept the coal-powered plant to be build here, you'll have lesser jobs and business

Sabahans, losers...sigh..

2009-02-17T20:10:00.006+08:00

GuongLabelling such politicians as people who did not succeed in their attempt to get what they wanted, Musa, who is also the Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) Chairman, said if the Sabah people followed the principles of such leaders, they would only end up at the losing end.DESabahan already at the losing end. We lose our resources (timber, oil and gas), we lose our land (Tingkayu is not the first to

Warga Sabah dianiayai Polis di KL.

2009-02-13T22:22:00.001+08:00

GuongJULIE JIDWINSeperti yang diceritakan kepada Julie Jidwin pada 26/1/2009 dan 28/1/2009.LAPORAN 1 PELAPOR: EDWARD @ WORD BIN SINDAM, K/P: 800809-12-5947Tel: 013-6763092 atau 013-3261971Alamat rumah: D-00-06 Blok D Jalan Batu Nilam, 15 BandarBukit Tinggi, 42000 pelabuhan Klang.Pekerjaan: Pekerja TeknikalKampung asal: Kg. Bangkahak, Kota Belud, Sabah.21/12/2008:Keluarga saya sedang mengadakan

Unfair to Sabahan, not the other way around!

2009-02-12T23:53:00.006+08:00

GuongAs a Sabahan, this really piss me off.Tawau: Education Minister Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein described as "unfair", the policy practiced by schools here not to accept into Form One, students who have their citizenship status in their temporary identification document stated as "undetermined". DEJust for the sake of his political carrier he made these remarks. What does he know about

4 in a row..that's odd..

2009-02-11T22:15:00.011+08:00

GuongI don't know why but somehow Sabah seems to be a hot destination for the federal government ministers. And it is still early in 2009. It's just seems odd to me.1st, Khairy. (ok, he is not a federal cabinet minister) "Sabah politic unique""Labuan: National Umno Youth Vice President Khairy Jamaludin said Sabah's hardly racial politics impressed him and wished it could be replicated in the

Sabahan getting 'less poor'..?

2009-02-10T21:55:00.003+08:00

Guong KOTA KINABALU, Feb 10 — There are 16,403 hardcore poor households in Sabah currently, from 21,514 in 2007, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said today. moreReally? But what I see is quite different or should I say pretty much the same as 'usual'. Who are these hardcore poor peoples. Are the squatters included which are mostly Illegal Immigrants?Or is this some kind of hint

Hello, we're not that Dumb..!

2009-02-09T14:36:00.002+08:00

GuongLajim: "If you ask me, I feel it is a democratic practice. Those who jump do not do it for personal gain, they do it for the interest of the people...." DEOoo...it's for the interest of the people. Who are you fooling? Democratic practice? How on earth can it be democratic when one cheat the peoples that was supporting him/her by jumping party? Declare these frogs assets then.Lajim: "...When

Silver state, Anarchy!!

2009-02-06T20:56:00.006+08:00

GuongIn my previous post, I mentioned that something might happen and that something might be unpleasant to watch..well, something did happen in Perak, something that never happen before in Perak (at least to my knowledge la..).More in MalaysianInsiderWhen Sabah went through this same situation, we didn't made the same reaction though. Well, Sabahan were alone (as opposition) during that time. I

The Silver state Drama..

2009-02-06T01:11:00.002+08:00