Author: Natasha Jee

STAR’s ‘no’ to Pribumi in S’wak

KUCHING: Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) does not welcome the entry of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Pribumi) to Sarawak. President, Lina Soo, said the party did not want the presence of West Malaysian parties in Sarawak as it believed Sarawak parties should rule the state itself. “This is to ensure that

Lo: Unity key to peace, harmony

KUCHING: The people must remain united to ensure that peace and harmony prevail in the state. This was pointed out by Batu Kitang Assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang in his speech at a Gawai closing ceremony at Kpg Semeba near here on Sunday night. “Despite facing political or economic crisis, the

300 take part in yogathon challenge

KUCHING: Nearly 300 participants took part in the 6th Surya Namaskar Yogathon Challenge 2018 which took place at the State Youth and Sports Complex here yesterday. The participants consisted of men, women and children. A stretching session was held before the Yogathon Challenge which was organised by Kuching Art of

GPS to be launched on July 22

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is set to officially launch its party formation on July 22, which is also Sarawak’s Independence Day. This was announced by a technical committee chaired by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Secretary-General, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi at the party’s headquarters here yesterday. The meeting was

Uggah’s Office receives NCR Declaration

KUCHING: The Sarawak Native Customary Rights (NCR) Land Forum and Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak (SCRIPS) members submitted a NCR Declaration to the Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah’s Office here yesterday. SCRIPS Legal Advisor Henry Joseph Usau said the purpose of submitting the declaration was

Continue to fight for state’s rights – Lina Soo

KUCHING: Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) is urging the State Government to continue to fight on the State’s oil and gas resources, and regard that the winning against Petronas Suit was winning game of round one for Sarawak. Its President Lina Soo, said it is a victory for the people as

Football fans unite at coffee shops

KUCHING: There was a huge crowd on Tuesday night as football fans gathered to watch the FIFA World Cup 2018 happening in Russia. The match on was between Senegal and Poland at 11pm local time. The match was watched at several areas in Kuching especially at coffee shops, smokehouses as

Lina Soo’s fight for Sarawak

KUCHING: Well, by all means, if my quest to fight for my beloved State of Sarawak should land me in jail, why not? You would not believe the above statement was made by a lady! So, who is she? Well, she definitely is a lady with plenty of guts to

‘Open-mindedness needed to form single multiracial party’

  KUCHING: Open-mindedness, that  is, receptiveness to new ideas, is needed before component parties can sit down to discuss the formation of a single multiracial party. Tupong State Assemblyman, Fazzrudin Haji Abdul Rahman said without open-mindedness,  forming a multiracial party would be a big problem. He was commenting on the

‘Formation of single multiracial party will take time’

KUCHING: The view to form a single multiracial party in Sarawak has been taken into consideration but such a proposal will take time to be implemented, said Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. “When the time is right or the public have formed their opinion and understand the