BREAKING / HRH PRINCE CHARLES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL WILL VISIT SARAWAK ON MALAYSIAN TOUR TO WITNESS ITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS FIRSTHAND

WE are delightfully elated to learn of the impending visit by their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla to Sarawak, and we are looking forward to hearing what the future heir to the British throne has to say about our lovely Fairland Sarawak.

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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2. RELATED: PRINCE CHARLES, CAMILLA TO VISIT MALAYSIA NEXT NOVEMBER
3. RELATED: PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA CANCEL BURMA TRIP AMID 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' OF ROHINGYAS

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PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA TO VISIT MALAYSIA NEXT MONTH

In Sarawak, Prince Charles and Camilla will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.

REPORTED BY NEW STRAITS TIMES

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will make their maiden official visit here next month, celebrating the United Kingdom’s partnership with Malaysia on shared priorities ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018.
Photo: Hugo Burnand/NST

KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will make their maiden official visit here next month, celebrating the United Kingdom’s partnership with Malaysia on shared priorities ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018. 

The visit is part of a tour of Malaysia, Singapore and India as Commonwealth nations and will be held from October 30 to November 9, said Clarence House. 

The tour will kick off in Singapore on October 31, after which Prince Charles, who is the next heir to the British throne, and his wife will arrive here, before visiting Sarawak, Perak and Penang, and then proceeding to India. 

Key events in the programme include a gala dinner celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties between the UK and Malaysia, attended by senior dignitaries in Malaysia as well as key figures from business, arts, culture and media. 

The programme also includes a celebration of the Commonwealth in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Summits to be held in the UK in 2018 and Malaysia in 2020. 

In Sarawak, Prince Charles and Camilla will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.
The pair is also expected to meet members of Sarawak's diverse indigenous communities. 

The Duchess of Cornwall will meet representatives of Purple Lily, a non-governmental organisation committed to inspiring and empowering disadvantaged women and young girls by providing life skills training and financial education. 

“Their Royal Highnesses will end their visit to Malaysia in George Town, originally named Prince of Wales Island. 

“The Prince and The Duchess will have the opportunity to meet members of the different religious and ethnic communities who live side-by-side in the UNESCO World Heritage site, and to experience its rich cultural heritage," said Clarence House in a statement. 

The visits would highlight key themes including celebrating community, cultural diversity and promoting business innovation. 

In Singapore, Prince Charles and Camilla will meet newly-elected President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while in India, they are scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

('Prince Charles and Camilla to Visit Malaysia Next Month.' – New Straits Times, October 4, 2017)

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3. RELATED: PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA CANCEL BURMA TRIP AMID 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' OF ROHINGYAS

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PRINCE CHARLES, CAMILLA TO VISIT MALAYSIA NEXT NOVEMBER

Also on the agenda for Prince Charles and Camilla is a meeting with members of Sarawak’s diverse indigenous communities. 

REPORTED BY FREE MALAYSIA TODAY

The Prince and the Duchess will also visit Sarawak and Perak where they will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity.
Photo: Free Malaysia Today

KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –

Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will be visiting Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Perak and Penang on their first official trip to Malaysia next month. 

The visit is part of their tour to celebrate Britain’s partnership with Commonwealth nations in the region and will include a trip to India and Singapore, a statement posted on the Prince of Wales’ official website said. 

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will start their visit to Kuala Lumpur on November 3, after their trip to Singapore on October 31. 

The statement said the royal couple will attend a gala dinner celebrating 60 years of diplomatic ties between Britain and Malaysia. The dinner will be attended by senior dignitaries in Malaysia as well as key figures from the sectors of business, arts, culture and media. 

The programme includes a celebration of the Commonwealth in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Summits to be held in Britain in 2018 and Malaysia in 2020. 

The Prince and the Duchess will also visit Sarawak and Perak where they will see first-hand the work being done to promote wildlife conservation and the protection of biodiversity. 

Also on the agenda for Prince Charles and Camilla is a meeting with members of Sarawak’s diverse indigenous communities. The Duchess will meet representatives of Purple Lily, a non-governmental organisation committed to inspiring and empowering disadvantaged women and young girls by providing life skills training and financial education. 

They will end their visit to Malaysia with a trip to George Town, Penang, originally named Prince of Wales Island. The Prince and the Duchess will have the opportunity to meet members of the different religious and ethnic communities who live side-by-side in the Unesco World Heritage site, and to experience its rich cultural heritage, the statement said. 

Meanwhile, in Singapore, the royal couple will be welcomed by President Halimah Yacob at a ceremony at the Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. 

They are also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong before attending an official dinner. 

Their visit will also include a meeting with leaders from Singapore’s 10 national religions aimed at highlighting the republic’s innovative approach to community cohesion. 

Prince Charles and Camilla head to India on November 8 where they will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and undertake various engagements to celebrate the UK/India Year of Culture.

('Prince Charles, Camilla to Visit Malaysia Next November.' – Free Malaysia Today, October 4, 2017)

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PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA CANCEL BURMA TRIP AMID 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' OF ROHINGYAS

Campaigners had warned against royal visit to country where 500,000 have fled murder, gang rape, and burning of villages.

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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Clarence House in May.
Photo: PA Wire/The Independent

LONDON, OCTOBER 4, 2017 –

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have pulled out of a planned trip to Burma amid an international outcry over "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims. 

The royals will visit Singapore, Malaysia and India this autumn in an Asian tour on behalf of the British government, Clarence House has announced. But Burma was omitted from their schedule despite once forming part of the plans. 

It had been widely speculated the heir to the throne and his wife would visit the south-east Asian country during their traditional autumn tour, despite violence and turmoil in parts of the nation. 

Burma has faced widespread condemnation from the international community after more than half a million Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh to escape a military operation described by the United Nations as "ethnic cleansing". 

The crackdown was launched response to a series of deadly attacks on security posts by Rohingya insurgents. 

The Prince and Duchess will make an 11-day trip starting in Singapore on October 30 before moving on to Malaysia and ending in India, Clarence House announced at a press briefing. 

Scott Furssedonn-Wood, the Prince's deputy private secretary for foreign and Commonwealth affairs, said the visit was planned at the request of the Government. 

He added: "Their royal highnesses are delighted to be returning to India, and to be visiting Singapore and Malaysia for the first time together." 

The deputy private secretary said Charles and Camilla "will undertake nearly 50 engagements that showcase the breadth and depth of the United Kingdom's relationship with these key Commonwealth partners in advance of a Commonwealth summit in London next April". 

Philip Malone, south-east Asia department director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), was asked at the press briefing why and when Burma had been rejected. 

He replied: "For a tour like this you look at a range of options and we decided to go with Singapore and Malaysia." 

Pressed about when Burma was dropped from the tour, he said only: "These visits are planned over a number of months, preparations are made and you get to the point, working with Scott and his team here, where we decide on the ones that we will pursue for the visit."

Charles and Camilla met Burma's de facto leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for talks at their official London home in May, before the country's military began the offensive on the Rohingya.  

Ms Suu Kyi, whose position as state counsellor does not give her authority over the military, has faced international criticism for her failure to speak out against alleged human rights abuses including mass killings, gang rapes, and the burning of villages. 

More than 500,000 of the persecuted minority have fled from Burma to Bangladeshi in the past month, with many facing desperate conditions in refugee camps.  

Last month Britain suspended its training programme for the military in Burma because of the violence, and diplomatic relations have deteriorated. 

Rights campaigners had argued against a royal visit to Burma. 

“To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the military that are currently violating international law,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. 

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called on Ms Suu Kyi to "show the leadership she is capable of to try to heal that terrible situation". 

The Prince knew the Burmese leader's late husband Michael Aris, a Tibetan scholar who endured years without his wife when she was under house arrest during her fight to end military rule in her country. 

Mr Aris, 53, died of prostate cancer in 1999 and later that year Charles became patron of the Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies. 

During their autumn tour, Charles and Camilla will be flown in the ministerial Voyager jet, a dual purpose refuelling aircraft that has also been refurbished to carry senior government ministers and members of the monarchy on official trips. 

The Duchess will arrive in Singapore separately for the start of the tour after spending a few days on a private holiday. 

This week 13 UK charities launched a major fundraising appeal to help provide food, medical care and shelter to Rohingya fleeing persecution in Burma. 

The UK government pledged to match the first £3m donated by the public to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. 

Rohingya Muslims have faced decades of persecution in Burma, where many of the Buddhist majority consider them illegal immigrants.

('Prince Charles and Camilla Cancel Burma Trip Amid 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Rohingyas.' – The Independent, October 4, 2017)

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EDITORIAL / UNMASKING THE REAL LUKAS STRAUMANN AND THE BRUNO MANSER FONDS - PART I: WHITEWASHING SWISS NAZIS WHILE ATTACKING SARAWAK

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IN an interesting development happening in Canada, Lukas Straumann of the Bruno Manser Fonds had initiated a lawsuit against a Canadian company owned by the daughter of the current Sarawak Governor, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Their allegations will be explored in a separate upcoming piece, and will be another interesting matter to expand. However, in this first part of the "Unmasking of the Real Lukas Straumann and the Bruno Manser Fonds", we will take you on a journey of discovery over what motivates people like Lukas Straumann and Bruno Manser to be so passionate about very certain minorities, but ignore others, no matter what their plights.

Below, we attach an open letter to Lukas Straumann, and we hope that he can answer us in due time. We have also posted the same message on the BMF official YouTube video of Mr Straumann explaining the lawsuit - by his own understanding, of course - he initiated against the Canadian company, Sakto Corporation - so that there would be no question as to Mr Straumann having knowledge of this open letter.

In this installment, we would like to highlight the contrast between Lukas Straumann's approach towards Nazi-linked Swiss companies, and his approach towards a company owned by the daughter of the Governor of Sarawak, the latter so far has not been convicted of any of the allegations that had been made by Mr Straumann, Ms Brown, and their manifest destiny organisations, BMF and Sarawak Report (SR), even after many, many years of global effort.

May they fail again.

To spare any further suspense, this story succinctly concludes with the notion that if you were a confirmed Nazi-linked Swiss company, you will get off with merely a private meeting and a short comment from Mr Straumann. Any lawsuit? No. Just a slap on the wrist and then they move on to relentlessly bother Sarawak instead - as if the State was the one with the atrocious Nazi past and all the attendant genocides and war crimes and not them. On the contrary, Sarawakians - including the Taib family are against any acts of genocide. We just can't say the same about Lukas Straumann and friends, as elaborated within the open letter attached below.

[UPDATE: October 19, 2017]

N.b., we checked again on the same YouTube video account, and found that our open letter to Lukas Straumann had not only been ignored, but duly deleted for reasons known only to themselves.

We rest our case on reaching out to Mr Straumann for any civil discussions as they are merely interested in blocking anyone who disagrees with or questions them instead of engaging in a fruitful and meaningful discussion. In fact, they would rather entertain groups of uncouth and foul-mouthed commenters on their various pages.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO LUKAS STRAUMANN

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by CASSIUS PEREIRA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Dear Lukas Straumann,

Your interest in Sarawak issues is commendable - albeit self-serving. We wonder when will you be suing the Swiss chemical companies that were complicit with the Nazis during WWII one way or another, the case of which you investigated in 2001 (see attachment below). It is entirely baffling to see your sense of priorities, whereby given all these years you have still not taken any legal action to bring Swiss companies to justice for their profiteering from the plight and degradation of the persecuted minorities, especially the Jewish people of Europe, where Mr Straumann, a Swiss is from.

A private lawsuit is imperative in the case of Ciba AG, whereby its former Jewish owners, Syngala "wouldn't be able to sue" even as Ciba allegedly failed to complete the purchase payments. Someone such as Lukas Straumann, given the vast expanse of his passionate activism should be best positioned to fight for the former Jewish owners, or even to return it some sort of a common Jewish ownership, anything other than merely commenting, "It is from small and rare remarks like these that you deduct that there was indeed an awareness of wrongdoing", and leaving the matter to rest as if nothing ever happened. Did those lawsuits (Mr Straumann uncovered several other similar Swiss chemical companies) ever happen?

Yet, here we see Lukas Straumann, back in the private lawsuit game allegedly to restitute monies for the far-flung people of Sarawak, which they allege had been stolen and brought to Canada.

Mr Straumann, the Nazi involvement in Switzerland is more extensive than previously admitted by the Swiss, but your actions in whitewashing Nazi atrocities and later your relentless pursuit of a career in crusading faraway natives is at the very least, deeply unsettling. This is especially worrying considering that you have not spoken out - not even on one occasion - against the mistreatment of the Romas and other nomads of Europe. If you still prefer to go further afield in Asia, we don't see you speaking up against the genocide actually happening in Myanmar, where 400,000 Rohingyas have had to flee, mostly into Bangladesh.

Granted that these are actual cases of tribal persecution by the authorities, we don't see Mr Straumann bothering to lend his voice to those that actually need them. Yet, he has a strange fetish for the Penans of Sarawak, who aren't even close to experiencing such prosecutions and are in fact in the process of familiarising themselves with modern development.

What's that? The Nazis stole Jewish companies in Switzerland and this Swiss historian simply shrugs it off with merely a comment, and the Swiss would rather look further afield in Sarawak in order to save the world, or the Penans, or the Sarawakians and whatnot - and keep us in our jungle just the way they want us to?

It seems likely that Lukas prefers to whitewash Nazi Germany atrocities in Switzerland so that he can walk around pretending that they had fairly dealt with the matter, while pursuing some sort of a Revenge/Crusade/Activism project involving the peoples of Sarawak on behalf, it seems, of the Bruno Manser Fonds.

Lukas Straumann can make mountains of claims, but what they cannot deny is that Sarawak is an open developing society and anybody with a passport can visit and explore the land without restriction - other than the conventional law and order, of course.

In fact, there are thousands of Europeans and Americans - young and old - that do come and visit the Land of the Hornbills to see for themselves what Sarawak is all about behind the negative Western publicity usually churned out by the same people time and again. Mr Straumann and Clare Rewcastle Brown are partly to thank for that, certainly - although that is absolutely not their intention.

Is there a genocide or persecution against the Penan people, as alleged and hinted by the BMF this whole while? Is 90% of the forest really disappearing or has disappeared? People can choose to continue reading your propaganda, or people can choose to book the next Air Asia flight to Kuching and see for themselves.

It is not like Burma, as much as you like for people to think. :D

Contrasting the earlier point with your current lawsuit in Canada, we do think that you are still whitewashing Nazi atrocities while targeting alleged corruption cases from further afield just to have something to show in terms of your activism, and that there is a guiding hand behind your actions, which isn't exactly activism.

With that, we conclude with the Swissinfo.ch article in reference.


SWISS CHEMICAL FIRMS PUT PROFITS FIRST, STUDY FINDS - 
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December 30, 2001 –

Scrutiny of chemical firms' archives has provided key insights into the attitude of Swiss business in its dealings with the Nazis. 

Switzerland's 20th century pharmaceutical giants - Ciba, Geigy, Sandoz (since merged to form Novartis) and Roche - have traditionally kept tight-lipped about their wartime past.

But that changed when the firms were ordered to open their archives to an Independent Commission of Experts (ICE), set up in 1996 to probe Switzerland's wartime past. 

The study into "Swiss chemical subsidiaries in the Third Reich", by historians Lukas Straumann and Daniel Wildmann, was one of numerous studies published this year by the ICE, led by historian Jean-François Bergier. 

The study reveals that the four Swiss parent companies, which were all based in Basel, had a greater control over their German subsidiaries during the period under consideration (1933 to 1945) than had hitherto been assumed.

Pressure to sack Jews 

The 358-page study provides evidence that the firms did not come under Nazi pressure to sack Jews until 1938 - before that they were more or less free to employ and dismiss anyone they chose. 

Nevertheless, the authors point out, Ciba, Geigy and Sandoz went out of their way as early as 1933 and 1934 to voluntarily "Aryanise" their German subsidiaries by sacking Jewish employees and replacing Jewish members of the board of directors. 

Roche's subsidiary in Berlin, by contrast, only reluctantly replaced its Jewish staff, and did so only in 1938 when the Nazi regime intensified its anti-Semitic policies, allowing only "non-Jewish" companies to continue to operate. 

The decisive factor in Roche's case was probably personal, the authors contend. [Roche director-general] Emil Barell had a Jewish wife, which meant that he was more sensitive to Nazi policies towards Jews than other people", Wildmann says. 

Straumann adds: "We found documents in the Roche archive that describe details of Nazi 'aryanisation' policies, which proves there was an interest in the fate of Jews." 

Forced to comply 

Swiss enterprises have often justified their behaviour in Nazi Germany by saying they were obliged to comply with the Reich's policies as a condition of doing business.
But Wildmann's and Straumann's evidence belies such an interpretation. Roche didn't lose any business as a result of its loyalty towards Jewish employees - in fact the company boomed like no other during the war. 

The report suggests that the chemical sector is particularly suited for studying the ethical standards of Swiss business as a whole during the war years. 

The reason is because as a knowledge-based industry, the chemical sector had traditionally established closer ties between parent company and subsidiaries than was the case in other sectors. The industry probably also employed more Jews, especially as scientists. 

The study probes other controversies surrounding the business practices of Swiss subsidiaries in Nazi Germany - their contribution to the German war-effort, their use of forced labour, and financial transfers. 

German re-armament 

Firms who relied on dyes and heavy chemicals, chiefly Geigy, did less well out of German re-armament and the war than subsidiaries that relied on pharmaceuticals. 

Roche did particularly well thanks to its control of the German vitamin C market and its position as a major producer of opiate-based painkillers. Its sales almost trebled during the war from 8.8 million Reichmarks (roughly worth $100 million today) to 22 million Reichmarks. 

Unlike other sectors, where Swiss investments in subsidiaries paid off after the war but not in the short-term, Swiss chemical firms managed to transfer large sums to Switzerland in the form of licence fees. 

In addition, most of the German-based production relied on input materials from the parent company, the payments for which were also transferred freely to Switzerland. 

But the most interesting aspect of the study is what the authors discovered about the moral choices faced by the companies' managers. 

Polish ghetto 

Wildmann tells of a situation where the management of Ciba dispatched one of its employees to track down a former client who had disappeared in the Jewish ghetto of Stenstochow, Poland - in order to recover a payment that Ciba was owed. On his return, the employee drew up a report but omitted any mention of the conditions in the ghetto. 

When the Austrian drugs company Syngala was "aryanised" in 1938 and its Jewish owners forced to sell, Geigy saw an opportunity to expand into the pharmaceutical market. 

Geigy agreed to buy the company from its Jewish owners, who escaped to the United States, but failed to meet all its payments. 

When the issue was brought up in a boardroom discussion, Geigy's company lawyer remarked that Syngala's former owners wouldn't be able to sue. He later added to the minutes in handwriting that the point was "unimportant but worth a consideration". 

"It is from small and rare remarks like these that you deduct that there was indeed an awareness of wrongdoing", Straumann says.

('Swiss Chemical Firms Put Profits First - Study Finds.' – SwissInfo.ch, December 30, 2001)

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FOCUS / THE IMPACT FROM PM NAJIB'S VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO MEET PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

AFTER last week's flurry of activities involving PM Najib Tun Razak's back-to-back bilateral visits to the US and the UK, we zoom in on the significance of the Prime Minister's visit to see Donald Trump, the 45th President of the "land of the free and home of the brave".

We salute the successful visit, and look forward to further strengthening of ties between Malaysia, and the US this time around.

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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2. RELATED: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ABDUL RAZAK OF MALAYSIA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING

3. RELATED: JOINT STATEMENT FOR ENHANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MALAYSIA

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NAJIB MAKES HIS MARK IN WHITE HOUSE VISIT

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Photo: BERNAMA 

WITH his landmark White House visit closely watched by the US media, Datuk Seri Najib Razak confided later that he was caught off-guard when Donald J. Trump suddenly called in journalists before his bilateral talks with the US president. 

Anyway, the Malaysian leader was in a very good form and he looked very composed. He spoke in a clear voice in response to the welcoming remarks by his host as TV cameras and long boom mics captured his rare moment. 

By all accounts, Najib’s ground-breaking visit to the White House proved to be a huge triumph, which reflected not just his standing as a Malaysian leader but also as a statesman championing issues, such as the Rohingya and the fight against terrorism. 

“The truth is that this visit is a coup,” said one journalist covering the trip. 

“The PM has been bold, talking about 1MDB and other matters to set the record straight.” 

The impact of his US visit, and later his stop at 10 Downing Street to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May, was very clear. 

Until Najib met Trump, the world’s superpower had been silent on the plight of the Rohingya. 

After raising the issue in the White House, Washington began taking a stronger stance as evidenced by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments the day after. 

He said Myanmar’s democracy was facing a “defining moment”. 

“I think it is important that the global community speak out in support of what we all know the expectation is for the treatment of people regardless of their ethnicity,” Tillerson, who attended the meeting with Trump and Najib, said. 

“This violence must stop, this persecution must stop,” he said. 

And like when Najib met Trump, he offered May a Malaysian value proposition. 

And she ended up asking him about geopolitics. 

“No doubt at all who was the more senior and knowledgeable of the two, and who needed who more,” said one of Najib’s aides who attended the meeting. 

Post-White House visit, there had been very positive vibes in the Malaysian camp and the business fraternity. 

The prime minister was in high spirits well after the talks with Trump, who once played golf with Najib, and proved very receptive to the Malaysian leader. 

He also broke with convention to see the prime minister off to his car on his way out. 

International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed was also gushing with positivity, and likewise our new envoy to the US, Tan Sri Zulhasnan Rafique. 

One of the strong messages emerging from Najib’s US visit was that Malaysia is now a force to be reckoned with as a serious global investor, with portfolio investments even in the US capital market. 

“The prime minister has broken the barrier and minds of those in the box of ‘jaguh kampung’,” said one government official who accompanied him. 

We are also one of the world’s top trading nations, including enjoying a huge trade surplus with the US. 

For the first seven months of 2017, Malaysia imported only US$7.8 billion from US while exporting US$21 billion, giving a trade surplus of US$13.2 billion. 

EPF, which at the end of last year had 29 per cent of its investments overseas and had said that overseas’ investments outperformed local investments in the past two years, already had US$7 billion in investments in US bonds and shares, and may invest another US$3 billion to US$4 billion. 

By the way, what is wrong with Malaysia Airlines ordering Boeing’s super-modern 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 737 MAX planes in order to help turn around the struggling national airline? 

Don’t forget, Boeing also invests in Malaysia through a joint venture with Hexcel, USA, to manufacture composites for secondary structures of commercial aircraft. 

The plant is located at Bukit Kayu Hitam Industrial Estate in Kedah. 

A veteran newsman, Jalil believes that a good journalist should be curious and sceptical at the same time.

('Najib Makes His Mark in White House Visit.' – New Straits Times, September 17, 2017)

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RELATED: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ABDUL RAZAK OF MALAYSIA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY

Cabinet Room - 12:11 P.M. EDT 

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s great to have the Prime Minister of Malaysia and his very distinguished delegation with us today. 

We’re talking about trade -- very large trade deals. We’re working on one deal where between 10 and 20 billion dollars’ worth of Boeing jets are going to be purchased, General Electric engines will be purchased, and many other things.   

Also, Malaysia is a massive investor in the United States in the form of stocks and bonds, and the stock exchange. And they have to be very happy because we’re hitting new highs on almost a weekly basis. And so we’re very proud of our stock market and what’s happened since I became President. So I congratulate you on those investments. 

But I just want to say, it’s an honor to have you here. It’s an honor to have your delegation with us. I believe you’ll be at the United Nations next week, and a lot of folks are going to be at the United Nations next week. It should be an exciting week, and we look very much forward to that. 

But I want to thank you very much for all of the investment you’ve made in the United States. Also, the Prime Minister has a major role in not allowing ISIS -- or, as you say, Daesh -- and others to exist. And he’s been very, very strong on terrorism in Malaysia, and a great supporter from that standpoint. So that’s a very important thing to the United States. 

He does not do business with North Korea any longer, and we find that to be very important. We had a vote yesterday on sanctions. We think it’s just another very small step -- not a big deal. Rex and I were just discussing -- not big. I don’t know if it has any impact, but certainly it was nice to get a 15-to-nothing vote. But those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen. 

So thank you everyone for being here, and we appreciate it. Mr. Prime Minister, it’s a great honor to have you in the United States and in the White House. And thank you everyone for being here. Thank you very much. Thank you. 

Would you like to say something? 

PRIME MINISTER RAZAK: Thank you very much, Mr. President, for your invitation for me and members of my delegation to meet with you at the White House. I want to say that we come here with a strong value proposition to put on the table. 

Number one, we want to help you in terms of strengthening the U.S. economy. I come with three specific proposals. Number one, we intend to increase the number of Boeing planes to be purchased by MAS. We are committed to 25 planes of the 737 MAX 10, plus eight 787 Dreamliners. And there is a strong probability -- not possibility – probability that we will add 25 more 737 MAX 10 in the near future. So within five years, the deal will be worth beyond $10 billion. That’s one. We will also try to persuade AirAsia to purchase GE engines.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Great. 

PRIME MINISTER RAZAK: Secondly, we have Employees Provident Fund, which is a major pension fund in Malaysia. They’ve got quite a big sum of capital to be exported. They have invested close to $7 billion, in terms of equity, in the United States. And they intend to invest three to four additional billion dollars to support your infrastructure redevelopment in the United States. 

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Great. 

PRIME MINISTER RAZAK: And thirdly, our sovereign fund, Khazanah, they have an office in Silicon Valley. They have invested about $400 million, in terms of high-tech companies, and they intend to increase that investment as well. 

Secondly, the other goal of your administration, Mr. President, which is to make the United States safe -- and with that, the world safe -- we are committed to fight Daesh, IS, Al-Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf -- you name it. They are the enemy of the United States, they are also the enemy of Malaysia, and we will do our part to make sure that our part of the world is safe. 

We will also contribute in terms of the ideological warfare because you need to win the hearts and minds. And the key to it is to support moderate and progressive Muslim regimes and governments around the world, because that is the true face of Islam; that is the authentic face of Islam. The more you align with progressive and moderate regimes, the better it would be in terms of winning the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Right. 

PRIME MINISTER RAZAK: So, Mr. President, thank you once again. The United States has always been our partner for a long, long time.  And this year is our 60th anniversary of our relationship, and I hope that today’s meeting will make it even stronger in the years to come.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. Appreciate it. 

END - 12:18 P.M. EDT

('Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia Before Bilateral Meeting.' – White House Office of the Press Secretary, September 12, 2017)

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1. NAJIB MAKES HIS MARK IN WHITE HOUSE VISIT

2. RELATED: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ABDUL RAZAK OF MALAYSIA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING

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RELATED: JOINT STATEMENT FOR ENHANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MALAYSIA

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 

The President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, hosted the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, at the White House to strengthen the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries as they mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations. 

The United States and Malaysia share a long history of close cooperation built on economic ties and mutual security interests. The two leaders pledged to continue building upon that relationship through enhanced diplomatic, economic, security, and people-to-people ties. 

President Trump and Prime Minister Najib recognized the grave threat posed by North Korea to security and stability across the Asia-Pacific region. The two leaders expressed their concern over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests, which are a flagrant violation of the multiple United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and will only further escalate tensions in the region.  Both sides reaffirmed their support for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the need for the international community to strictly implement UNSC resolutions.  President Trump welcomed Prime Minister Najib’s commitment to go beyond the UNSC resolutions, including through a review ofits diplomatic relations and business links with North Korea. 

The two leaders pledged to nurture the economic ties between the United States and Malaysia to create jobs and opportunities for people in both countries, reflecting a longstanding and substantial trade relationship. The two countries recognized the importance of regular discussions under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement to strengthen the trade relationship by removing barriers in key sectors. Both sides announced their intent to pursue trade and investment opportunities in the transportation and energy sectors and to address the bilateral trade imbalance. The two leaders welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Malaysia Airlines Berhad and The Boeing Company for eight new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, purchase rights for eight additional 737 MAX airplanes, and maintenance for the national carrier’s fleet, with a potential total value of $4 billion (USD). President Trump welcomed the probability of additional purchases of Boeing aircraft in the future. Both leaders welcomed the involvement of the United States private sector in the development of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project. The two countries also committed to review regulatory frameworks with the aim of facilitating investment in their respective economies. 

Prime Minister Najib and President Trump discussed matters relating to the South China Sea and emphasized the importance of ensuring, maintaining, and safeguarding peace and stability, maritime security, freedom of navigation and over-flight, and other lawful uses of the seas. The two leaders underscored the importance of upholding and adhering to the rules-based maritime order. They called upon all disputing parties to implement their international legal obligations in good faith, and to avoid the threat or use of force, intimidation, or coercion. They further called on all disputing parties to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities and refrain from action that erodes trust and confidence, and escalates tension, including the militarization of outposts.  The two leaders reaffirmed that all maritime claims must be based on and resolved in accordance with international law as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 

The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of the strategic partnership between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN) and to the continued implementation of the principles decided upon by the leaders of the United States and ASEAN in the 2016 Sunnylands Declaration. They affirmed their support for common efforts to develop a rules-based ASEAN Community, and to maintaining ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture. The two leaders noted the 50th anniversary of ASEAN’s founding and the 40th anniversary of relations between the United States and ASEAN and welcomed commemorative activities. 

The two leaders pledged to strengthen cooperation to counter the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Southeast Asia. Both leaders re-affirmed the importance of promoting community resilience and mutual respect across religious and ethnic boundaries. As a partner in the fight against ISIS and a member of the Global Coalition led by the United States, the two leaders noted Malaysia’s pledge of $1 million (USD) for humanitarian assistance in areas liberated from ISIS. The United States recognized Malaysia’s continued progress toward meeting program requirements for the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, including obligations under the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) and Preventing and Combatting Serious Crime (PCSC) information sharing arrangements.  Prime Minister Najib announced Malaysia’s commitment to implement its data sharing agreements with the United States and to phased enhancements of passenger screening at all points of entry, and the United States committed to actively work with Malaysia towards this end. The United States and Malaysia acknowledged that cyber and other crimes often help finance terrorist networks. The countries committed to utilize available multilateral instruments, including the Budapest Convention in order to strengthen domestic legislation and foster international cooperation in combating cybercrime. 

The United States and Malaysia pledged to strengthen bilateral defense ties.  The two leaders underscored the importance of expanding cooperation in priority areas, including maritime security, counterterrorism, and information sharing between our defense and security forces. They committed to pursue additional opportunities for joint exercises and training. The leaders also underscored the importance of enhancing maritime domain awareness through the development of maritime capabilities such as surveillance, communications, and information-sharing, and expressed their intent to continue discussions on funding of assets through the most effective mechanisms for developing these capabilities in order to advance regional security. President Trump welcomed Malaysia’s intent to make an additional $60 million (USD) in defense procurements from the United States. 

They discussed the need to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Both leaders called for an end to the violence targeting civilian populations, and discussed the need for a strong international community response for the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have been victimized and displaced by violence, including those who have arrived in Bangladesh. Both sides urged the Myanmar government to end the violence against innocents and ensure that humanitarian relief reaches victims immediately. 

President Trump and Prime Minister Najib held a constructive discussion about the importance of good governance and the free flow of information to prosperity and a positive business environment. They also discussed the importance of protecting human rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of religion. The United States welcomed Malaysia’s commitment to increase prosecutions of human traffickers, as well as expedited assessment with the aim of increasing substantially the number of trafficking victims granted freedom of movement. 

The two leaders welcomed continued strong people-to-people ties, especially Fulbright academic exchanges. They recognized the growing number of Malaysian undergraduate and graduate students studying in the United States, now numbering nearly eight thousand. They expressed anticipation for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding sustaining the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program, one of the largest in the world, through 2020. 

The two leaders discussed their commitment to further strengthening the Comprehensive Partnership to promote peace, stability, prosperity, and international consensus in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world.

('Joint Statement for Enhancing the Comprehensive Partnership Between the United States of America and Malaysia.' – White House Office of the Press Secretary, September 13, 2017)

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CURRENT / PM NAJIB AND HIS SUCCESSFUL BACK-TO-BACK BILATERAL VISITS TO THE US AND UK

WE note with great interest the recent developments surrounding the Malaysian Primus Inter Pares, PM Najib Tun Razak and his key visits to the United States of America - at the invitation of President Donald Trump, and to the United Kingdom to visit Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss common issues and renew Malaysia's bilateral relationships with both countries' new leaders.

Recent weeks leading up to the visit had seen a vehement stepping up of media and political attacks ranging from the quintessential (but lately quieting down) 1MDB allegations, to the more absurd telling-to of President Trump on the demerits of PM Najib Tun Razak's very important visit to deter the President from going ahead with the planned meet - all of those efforts having by now been proven to have been a major waste of time and resources, not to mention credibility.

Some claims even pointed out to the possibility that the visit was solicited through a large sum of money paid to lobbyists, while ignoring the fact that it was President Trump himself who extended the invitation to PM Najib. 

Plus, it is important to note that contrary to some wild rumours circulating in the Malaysian political conversation, PM Najib was not arrested during his visit.

We happily select some of the news articles surrounding this whole episode, and we hope you will enjoy the story by hindsight as we in the Panel had as this drama was unfolding.

Grab some 🍿, sit back and enjoy this latest episode in "How the Malaysian Coup Facepalmed and How the Plotters Got Butthurt", brought you by the Malaysian Dungu Action Party (DAP) and their attendants in Pakatan Har^pan.

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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2. RELATED: OPPOSITION FINDS IT HARD TO ACCEPT NAJIB'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO WASHINGTON: ANALYSTS

3. RELATED: WASHINGTON INSIDER: MALAYSIA LIKELY PAID FOR ACCESS TO TRUMP

4. RELATED: HERE'S WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD TELL THE MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER

5. RELATED: NAJIB-TRUMP MEET AN EXPENSIVE SHOW AT OUR EXPENSE

6. RELATED: NAJIB HAILS SHARED US-MALAYSIA VALUES, STRESSES NEED FOR GLOBAL ACTION ON ROHINGYA

7. RELATED: AS PM NAJIB VISITS WASHINGTON, MORE THAN JUST A SHOW

8. RELATED: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON NAJIB'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON

9. RELATED: NAJIB-THERESA MEETING REAFFIRM STRONG MALAYSIA-UK TIES

10. RELATED: NAJIB MEETS THERESA MAY IN LONDON

11. RELATED: NAJIB AND THERESA MAY REAFFIRM STRONG MALAYSIA-UK TIES

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WHY NAJIB'S WASHINGTON VISIT WAS A SUCCESS

REPORTED BY THE MALAY MAIL

US President Donald Trump welcoming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the White House in Washington, September 12, 2017.
Photo: Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 –

I never intended to write this piece but the nonsense that I have been reading on social media in the past three days has compelled me to put to writing to separate fact from fiction. 

I was part of the Malaysian press corp that covered the trip and before anyone says it, I will tell you that every single newspaper and TV station paid for their own trip and not the government. 

So do not accuse me of being bribed. 

How long did they meet? 

Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his team met with President Donald Trump and his senior Cabinet members for over 50 minutes of which the Prime Minister met President Trump one-to-one for 20 minutes. 

Many critics have pointed to the five-minute video and transcript released by the White House, presuming that it was the only amount of time Najib and team got from their American host.

BREAKING / "THE WOLVES" REACH A SETTLEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE NOOSE TIGHTENING AROUND CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN & CO'S NECKS

IN what looks like an upsetting development for the Sarawak Report camp, the US Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Red Granite Pictures - the notorious producers of the critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking 'Wolf of Wall Street' starring Leonardo DiCaprio as renegade American stock broker, Jordan Belfort who made a killing pumping and dumping non-performing stocks and repackaging them as bluechips with ridiculously inflated prices.

In what can best be described as a caper like no other, we are starting to think that Red Granite Pictures really should consider making a movie of this whole 1MDB saga, and also a mini-series on the shenanigans of the Clare Rewcastle Brown and Lukas Straumann pairing, not forgetting the financiers and politicians behind them. It's time that their sinister motivations - masked as civil rights crusades and environmental campaigning, when that cannot be farther from the actual truth - be exposed for what they truly are.

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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2. RELATED: 'WOLF OF WALL STREET' PRODUCER SETTLES U.S. FORFEITURE SUIT

3. RELATED: 'WOLF OF WALL STREET' PRODUCER REACHES SETTLEMENT IN CORRUPTION CASE

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'WOLF OF WALL STREET' PRODUCER RED GRANITE SETTLES FORFEITURE CASE WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT

Prosecutors previously told the court civil discovery would have an adverse effect on the related criminal investigation.

REPORTED BY THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Red Granite Pictures and the U.S. government have resolved the civil forfeiture case related to a Malaysian embezzlement investigation, according to a notice of settlement filed in California federal court Friday.

The feds had been seeking seizure of more than $1 billion in assets that were allegedly diverted by high-level Malaysian officials into shell companies, some of which may have been used to fund Red Granite's films. The company is run by CEO Riza Aziz, the stepson of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and prosecutors believed it received about $100 million of the embezzled funds. A separate civil forfeiture targeting profits from Red Granite's Daddy's Home and Dumb and Dumber To has also settled.

FOCUS / AU CONTRAIRE, CLARE (REWCASTLE BROWN), SARAWAK IS A BEACON OF UNITY AND HARMONY; HOW SARAWAK REPORT AND LAPDOG BRUNO MANSER FONDS KEEP DISTORTING THE TRUE SITUATION IN SITU

ONCE again, reality bites the poison pen blog disguising itself as legitimate 'journalism' with the recent revelation by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) whom Sarawak hosted early September, that Sarawak remains the very beacon of peace that it has been celebrated for time and again.

The JCI had recently organised the acclaimed International Summit of Peace in the Sarawak capital of Kuching. The choice obviates and testifies to the continued successes of the Abdul Taib, Adenan and currently, Abang Jo Administrations in fostering peace and harmony despite Sarawak being situated in a region still being rocked by persistent and deadly inter-communal and inter-religious strifes.

We feel that it is this very potent combination of harmony and peace that is standing in the way of Sarawak Report and Bruno Manser Fonds - its fondest and most loyal pet animal, and they will stop at nothing to undermine and disrupt this enviable status quo that Sarawakians from all walks of life enjoy, as it is only within the ashes of destruction can these camps conjure up a corrupted Utopia in their own distorted images.

May their efforts continue to go to waste.

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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SARAWAK A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF PEACE

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“I will just encourage them, especially the young people [of Sarawak], to continue that – the idea to respect, believe, support and encourage one another, as well as to share that peace with the rest of the world.” – Dawn Hetzel, Junior Chamber International World President

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CURRENT / REMEMBERING THE LIBERATION OF SARAWAK FROM IMPERIAL JAPANESE OCCUPATION

TODAY, September 11 in 1945, Sarawak is liberated by the Allied Army from Imperial Japanese occupation. 

We remember the moment that commemorates this historic day, and the sacrifices made by some of Sarawak's true heroes.

- The NINE QUESTIONS Panel.

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THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER CEREMONY OF THE JAPANESE TO THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN KUCHING, SARAWAK | SEPTEMBER 11, 1945
Aboard the corvette HMAS Kapunda, General H. Yamamura, Commanding Officer of Japanese Forces in the Kuching area, hands is sword to Brigadier T. C. Eastick, Commanding Officer, Kuching Force, on the occasion of the formal signing of the Japanese surrender. In the right background is Lieutenant A. J. Ford Ranr, Commanding Officer of the Kapunda. At the extreme left a person is either broadcasting of making a recording of the proceedings. – Naval Historical Collection

FOCUS / WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN SARAWAK, DESPITE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNS BY CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN, LUKAS STRAUMANN AND THEIR MANIFEST DESTINY ORGANISATIONS SARAWAK REPORT AND BRUNO MANSER FONDS

SARAWAK Report and the Bruno Manser Fonds can claim whatever they want with all the huff and puff of their media might, but the State of Sarawak has been moving forward hand in hand not only with Malaysia - the country Sarawak helped create, and will struggle with, through thick and thin - but also alongside the world at large.

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REDEFINING GLOBAL TRIBES

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Join the revolution for Business Event communities to gather in unity to construct a stronger identity for Malaysia’s economy. 
Published by BESarawak, April 20, 2017

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THE JOURNEY - SARAWAK, BORNEO, MALAYSIA
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The Journey through Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, where adventure lives...
Published by SarawakTravel STB, January 4, 2012

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SARAWAK | WHERE ADVENTURE LIVES
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If adventure had a home, it would be the vast wilderness. Grand, green, awesome! Like no other place on earth. If adventure had a home, it would be filled with the friendliest people on earth. People of different races, religions and cultures. If adventure had a home, it would be here when one arrives as a guest and leaves as family. If adventure had a home, its home would be Sarawak. Come and explore our vast wild home of adventure. Sarawak, where adventure lives.
Published by SarawakTravel STB, February 26, 2016

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CAT CITY || KUCHING SARAWAK MALAYSIA
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Kuching (cat) City is one of the cleanest cities in Malaysia. Kuching is also a popular destination for people from neighboring countries like Indonesia and Brunei to come for [a] holiday. 
Published by Times Off, March 6, 2017

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WELCOME TO BEAUTIFUL GIAM VILLAGE AND WATERFALL SARAWAK
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Published by Johny John, May 16, 2017

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DISCOVER THE CITY OF UNITY, KUCHING
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A tourist is traveling around Kuching and meeting up his old friend, Eric which happens to be a local in town. Eric decides to bring his curious little friend around town and explain more on the components of uniqueness they have in Kuching that he could never forget. Eric also emphasizes on a remarkable experience his friend will embark not just the city itself, but also the unity of the multiracial society in Kuching. He introduces the tourist to his friends which are multiracial, show the tourist how everyone gets along very well without any complication despite having different backgrounds with different cultures and beliefs.
Published by Danish Busmah, May 15, 2016

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KUCHING | CITY OF UNITY
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Kuching is now the world's first City of Unity, and together we share this joy and pride.
Published by Asa Esa Films, August 14, 2015

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MIRI, SARAWAK
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Miri is a coastal city in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.
Published by Eriic Aubins, April 2, 2017

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VISIT SIBU YEAR 2017 PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
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For more updates, please visit: https://www.travelsibu.com

Published by Visit Sibu Year 2017, March 14, 2016

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Thus, while Clare Rewcastle Brown and Lukas Straumann can jump around campaigning and peddling false and divisive stories about Sarawak - where they do not even reside, nor ever had at any length in their useful lives - the holy grail of their misguided crusade remains a beacon of unity and exemplary cultural harmony, pragmatically pursuing a unique version of modernity with inclusivity as its core value.

Sarawak will run a course along with the rest of the world. We are just unsure if Sarawak Report, BMF and their clone organisations are in sync with the rest of humanity, and not still as a bunch of "katak di bawah tempurung" (insular frog living under a coconut shell).

– The NINE QUESTIONS Panel

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