Author: Nurin Yusrina

Bukit Saban voters urged to support Uggah

SPAOH: Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat has called on Bukit Saban voters to continue supporting its incumbent Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, if he is re-nominated to defend the Gerakan Parti Sarawak (GPS) seat in the upcoming Sarawak state election. He described Uggah, whom he had known for a

Different approach needed to boost voter turnout

KUCHING: As the 12th Sarawak Election builds up momentum, two members of the public believe that a different approach should be taken in order to generate high voter turnout. Muhammad Firdaus Ibrahim, a communications officer, said it was critical to diversify campaigning methods to ensure that each political party’s message

Sarawak a different political mix altogether

KUCHING: If you think there are parallels between the outcome of the just concluded Malacca state election and the upcoming 12th Sarawak election results, think again. This is due to a number of fundamental differences between Sarawak and Malacca, according to Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political scientist Prof Dr Jayum

Melaka polls no bearing on upcoming state election

KUCHING: A political veteran believes that Sarawakians prefer to develop and govern Sarawak in their own distinct way, hence, the recent Melaka state election results will have no bearing on the upcoming Sarawak election. According to Datuk Peter Minos, Sarawak is a completely different cup of tea because the people

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BN’s landslide victory a morale booster for GE15

KUCHING: Barisan Nasional’s (BN) landslide victory in the recently concluded Melaka state election is a morale booster for the coalition and United Malays National Organisation (Umno) in facing the 15th general election (GE15). Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said that BN’s success cannot be used as a

Will Chinese voters do likewise in Sarawak?

KUCHING: Will seats contested and won by opposition candidates in GE14 swing to the ruling coalition’s favour in the upcoming 12th state election like what transpired in the Malacca polls over the weekend? It is an interesting prospect given that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) lost four of its incumbent

State records slight drop in new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak once again recorded another drop of Covid-19 cases to 245 on Sunday (Nov 21) from a day before of 255, pushing the cumulative number of cases in the state to 249,336. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that of the total cases reported, 240 cases were in

Minister: Give more jobs to people with disabilities

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has expressed hope that people with disabilities (OKU) would get ample job opportunities as they too want to be independent and self-sufficient. The state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said the lack of jobs is one of the issues that OKUs

Food aid for tenants of KMC Flats continues

KUCHING: A total of 530 KMC Flat tenants have received basic food aid donations from the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) this year. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng revealed that this is their fifth and final donation before welcoming the festive season (Christmas celebration) in December. “We are still