ONLY 25,000 people were fortunate to witness the proclamation of Malaya’s independence at Stadium Merdeka on Aug. 31, 1957. Among them was 12-year-old Benedict Victor Morais who was too young to fully grasp what the hoo-ha was all about.
BENEDICT’s dad Victor was determined to come to Malaya many times while in Kerala, India, but was dissuaded by his elder brother, Manuel, who was teaching at St Anderson School in Ipoh.
Kota Kinabalu: Former Sabah Law Society President Datuk Roger Chin assured that SLS will continue to pursue the missing Coroner’s Inquiry reports into the Double Six tragedy.
Kota Kinabalu: Sabahans can expect to wake up after the next State Election results are known to the prospect of whoever becomes Chief Minister only being able to serve a maximum two terms (five years each).
Kota Kinabalu: The State Government has reason to believe that up to 60pc of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) in Sabah – the nation’s highest – involves water theft by plantations and factories rather than leaking old pipes.