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Reward for information on doctored video clip pays off

KOTA KINABALU, April 17, 2018: A RM5,000 reward offer is paying off for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) that is seeking information about those involved in the doctoring and spreading of a video clip containing foul language to describe party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee.

The party has received further information about the origin of the 16-second video clip that had gone viral over social media last week, Yong said on Tuesday.

“The information that we have received so far point to Tawau as the starting point of this offensive clip,” he said.

Harmony in Sabah adversely affected by vicious and hostile style politics of Malaya parties

KOTA KINABALU, April 15 2018: Sabahans must insulate themselves against the racial and religious polarisation that is becoming prevalent in Malaya, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said.

He said the biggest culprit that has damaged the harmony and civility among Sabah’s diverse communities has been the vicious and hostile style of Malaya-based political parties.

Public transport not resolved while BN in power for over two decades

KOTA KINABALU, April 15, 2018: Local party coalition Gabungan Sabah’s struggle to regain 40% of revenues derived from the state would have direct positive impact on the people’s lives, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) secretary-general Datuk Richard Yong said.

He said additional state revenues would enable the coalition-led state government to implement the Light Rail Transit system for Kota Kinabalu.

Yong said the LRT system was part of a comprehensive effort to transform Sabah into a regional transport hub within this region.

Black Sunday Reunion - "Save Sabah"

KOTA KINABALU, April 15, 2018: The Sorak Sabah NGO Group has organized a Black Sunday rally - Save Sabah Reunion on Sunday in Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu.

The organizing chairman Stephan Gaimin stated the objective of the reunion on the day is to remind our young people and society at large of its struggle voicing out various problems in Sabah.

Sorak Sabah aims to highlight major issues that affect Sabah like illegal immigrants, various empty promises by the federal government, the non-compliance of the Malaysia Agreement 1963, borneonisation as well as others.

Yong: "We are fighting lies with truths"

KOTA KINABALU, April 13, 2018: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is striking back at those spreading a doctored video featuring party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee by releasing the original clip.

The one minute 37 second video showed the original clip in which Yong was giving a speech to SAPP Tanjung Aru leaders and members at a Chinese New Year gathering last February.

The clip showed Yong speaking out against certain parties for spreading lies amid cheering and applause from the SAPP members.

MA63 'Consensus' would suffer same fate as RCI on illegals

KOTA KINABALU, April 13, 2018: Barisan Nasional’s pledge of restoring the rights of Sabah and Sarawak as outlined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) “by consensus” will likely end up being snared in bureaucracy.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) deputy president Melanie Chia said BN’s promise on MA63 would suffer the same fate as the outcome of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the state’s illegal immigrant problem.

BN manifesto reflects Ketuanan Malaya looking down on Sabah and Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU, April 13, 2018: Barisan Nasional, especially those in Malaya, have revealed their true thoughts on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) by including the phrase “by consensus” in the coalition’s pledge of fulfilling the agreement as outlined in their election manifesto.

Sabah Progressive Party secretary general Datuk Richard Yong said the consensus reached among various parties in the drawing up of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is all that is needed for the nation’s founding document to be implemented in its entirety.

Yong lodges police report over video clip attack

KOTA KINABALU, April 12, 2018: Former chief minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee has lodged a police report over a 16-second video clip attacking him with foul language and lies.

The Sabah Progressive Party(SAPP) president turned up at the Kota Kinabalu district police headquarters here on Wednesday to lodge the report.

The video that had gone viral on social media, including Facebook, contained a visual of Yong speaking in Hakka at a function but was dubbed with the voice of another man speaking foully about him.

Gabungan Sabah: Najib, Musa, Shafie are all about Umno politics, not Sabah rights

KOTA KINABALU, 10 Tuesday, 2018: The public revelations yesterday at Semporna by the UMNO President, Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak that he has been back stabbed by his close friend and ex-UMNO Vice President, DatukShafie Aqdal, and the responses by Datuk Shafie and Sabah Umno Chairman Datuk Musa Aman proves an open secret, said Gabungan Sabah Chairman Datuk Mohd. Noor Mansoor.