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Malaysia Agreement (MA 63): Matters of Offshore Waters to Sarawak and Sabah (Part 2)

Posted on 11/10/2018 by DAH IKHWAN

  The British have been kind to Sarawak. They only colonised us for a very short period of 17 years, probably the shortest in the history of the British Empire . Don’t know why, probably ours was a territory they found … Continue reading →

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Why Malaysia Agreement (MA63) Matters To Sarawak/Sabah (Part 1)?

Posted on 30/09/2018 by DAH IKHWAN

Malaysia Agreement 1963 or MA63 as it is referred to today has become a hot issue since the last two years in Sabah and Sarawak. What is it really and what has happened to it since the birth of our … Continue reading →

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BNM Forex Scandal: RCI

Posted on 02/12/2017 by DAH IKHWAN

I believe many who started working life at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) prior to the nineties may feel very sad and shocked at what was uncovered  by the Royal Commission of Inquiry of the BNM Forex scandal. None of us … Continue reading →

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Sarawak State Election 2016: Hot Seats and Opposition Friendly Fire

Posted on 28/04/2016 by DAH IKHWAN

After the closing of nominations on 25 April  it was obvious that many seats see three,  and even five cornered fights involving opposition parties. If before the nomination  the public were not too optimistic of the opposition performance, this latest … Continue reading →

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Chinese Better Off After Merdeka

Posted on 01/08/2013 by DAH IKHWAN

By Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad , published in The New Straits Times 27 July 2013. WIN-WIN DEAL: Accusations that the Chinese are sidelined politically ignore the fact that it is power sharing that has made this country prosper. AS more … Continue reading →

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Post 13th General Election Scenarios: Part 2, The Roles of the Dominant Race in a Nation

Posted on 30/06/2013 by DAH IKHWAN

Why dominant race,  and  what do we mean by it? The term may have been used in the past to denote genetic superiority of certain race such   as  the Aryan race of Hitler Germany during the Second World War … Continue reading →

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Post Malaysian General Election (PRU13) Scenarios : Part 1, An Intellectual Discussion.

Posted on 25/06/2013 by DAH IKHWAN

  Any  credible views and   strategic recommendations  on  the Post General Election  scenarios need to start with  a good analysis of data of the GE itself, hence,  it is important that we  establish a good baseline data before we … Continue reading →

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Malaysian 13th General Election (Year 2013): Prediction of Election Results

Posted on 01/05/2013 by DAH IKHWAN

This is an  abridged Engilish version of the original article  in   Malay language written earlier today in this blog. This prediction  model is based on  multiple regression analysis  of data in  all of the 222 parliamentary constituencies in previous elections. Several … Continue reading →

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HOW THE SABAH CLAIM ORIGINATES – Part 5 The Jurisdiction of The International Court of Justice – By Awang Kerisnada bin Awang Mahmud

Posted on 12/04/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

( This article is written with special reference to the Sulu claim of Sabah and the decision of ICJ in the LIGITAN AND SIPADAN ISLAND DISPUTES) There is a request for me to emphasise on the jurisdiction of the INTERNATIONAL … Continue reading →

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A HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST – THE POLICIES OF MOST PHILIPPINES PRESIDENTS ON SABAH

Posted on 24/03/2013 by KRIS KNIGHT

Before I write and continue my Part 3 of the Sulu arguments for Sabah in the later part of the day in the evening, these are points of interest for us to know : (1) President Diosdado Macapagal is THE … Continue reading →

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