KOTA KINABALU, 8 May 2009: Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat said he was happy with the state government’s decision to approve the construction of the Goddess of the Sea (Mazu) statue in Kudat. “I hope the project will run smoothly,” he said. Chong was asked to comment on State Resource Development and […]
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Mazu case: PM hopes for amicable settlement
KOTA KINABALU, 5 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today expressed the hope that the ongoing civil suit over the construction of the aborted Goddess of the Sea (Mazu) statue in Kudat will be settled out of court. “I always hope for settlement out of court,” he told a news conference here. He […]
Mazu statue case: Sabah CM’s application rejected
KOTA KINABALU, 21 April 2009: The High Court here today dismissed an application by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and three others seeking to declare that the Kudat Thean Hou Charitable Foundation of which former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat is the chairperson, is illegal. In her ruling, Judicial Commissioner Yew Jen […]
Hearing on Mazu statue case postponed
KOTA KINABALU, 12 Jan 2009: The civil suit filed by former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat against Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and three others for alleged abuse of power over the withdrawal of the approval to erect the Mazu statue in Kudat has been postponed to tomorrow. Judicial Commissioner Yew […]