There is nothing for the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing to clarify concerning the serving of alcohol at a recent Gala Dinner held during the Global Travel Meet. Tourism is a big business and Malaysians should let the minister to do his work to bring revenue and business into the country. What we need is money coming into the country to help the economy, not picking on the issues that liqueur should not be served just because there is a directive to ban liqueur during official functions because Muslims are around and we have to respect their presence?
(Melbourne, 2 October 2025) The NGO Sabah Sarawak Rights Australia and New Zealand (SSRANZ) unequivocally condemns the arrest of Australian journalist and political activist Murray Hunter in Bangkok on 29 September 2025, reportedly at the behest of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
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(13 July 2025 | Kuching & Melbourne) The President of the Sabah Sarawak Rights – Australia New Zealand (SSRANZ), Mr Robert Pei, has strongly condemned the Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) for imposing arbitrary, last-minute, and potentially unconstitutional restrictions on the planned 722 public event commemorating Sarawak’s political history and paying tribute to the late Chief Minister Adenan Satem (Tok Nan).
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SSRANZ and PBK Condemn Betrayal of Sarawak’s Oil & Gas Sovereignty
The so-called “Joint Declaration” between the Federal Government, PETRONAS, and the Sarawak Government is not a victory for Sarawak—it is its final surrender of Sarawak oil and gas rights.
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Democracy is about representation, check and balance but without any strong opposition, there is very little check and balance against government policies as it is now.
(Sibu, 10th) Senator Lau Hui Yew stated that when Malaysia was formed, there was a promise to accelerate the development of Sarawak and Sabah. However, the resources of Sarawak and Sabah have been misappropriated to help others develop, often at their own expense. (SeeHua11 May 2025)
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The Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA74) although argued unconstitutional or an invalid Act and unless repealed, vested the ownership, rights, powers, liberties and privileges of oil in Sarawak and Sabah in the hands of PETRONAS. Since ownership of the oil and gas resources had been transferred into the hands of PETRONAS, PDA74 does not require PETRONAS to pay “royalties” but, “cash payment” as compensation for the loss of these resources to Sarawak and Sabah.
Religion is important for the upbringing of children and we wish that the state government look into this seriously. It is learned from the press that the Sarawak government has approved about RM95 million to build the first Islamic International School in the state.