Land Code (Amendment) Bill nothing to do with NCR
KUCHING: The Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which will be introduced during the Second Meeting of the First Session of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN), will not address Native Customary Rights (NCR) issues. The aforementioned Bill would be introduced by Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63, […]
3 Bills to be tabled in upcoming DUN Sitting
KUCHING: Three government bills will be introduced during the Second Meeting of the First Session of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Sitting, which is scheduled for May 17 to 26. According to DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, the bills are Supplementary Supply (2022) Bill, 2022, Land Code (Amendment) Bill, […]
New Bills at next DUN meeting?
THE upcoming State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting next month could see the tabling of several new government Bills. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63, and Federal-State Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, however could not confirm the matter. “There is a possibility, but we have not been able to confirm it yet. […]
March gazettement of Premier title
KUCHING: The gazettement of the Premier title to address the Chief Minister will be probably in March, said Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said since the bill was passed recently during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, the state government has decided to gazette it as […]
CM needs to rectify inequalities in wealth distribution: Academic
KUCHING: If Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg successfully manages the various issues afflicting the state, he will emerge as one of the few statemen in the nation. This was expressed by Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Mohamed Ghouse Nasuruddin, an honorary fellow at the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies, […]
Chief political secretary plays down misgivings
KUCHING: Take the trouble to understand the reasons behind renaming the term for the state government leader. And, more importantly, respect the decision of Sarawak. The advice comes from the Chief Minister’s chief political secretary Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman He was reacting to the statement by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka’s (DBP) board of control chairman Prof […]
No hidden agenda in change to Premier
KUCHING: There is no hidden agenda in the constitutional amendment to change the term ‘Chief Minister’ to ‘Premier’ for Sarawak’s head of government. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said the amendment was in line with Sarawak’s status as a region and not […]
Abdul Karim: What confusion?
KUCHING: The State Legislative Assembly (DUN) which passed the recent amendment bill on the redesignation of ‘Chief Minister’ to ‘Premier’ is the highest law-making body in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah asserted that the highest law-making body in Sarawak must be respected. He was commenting on […]
Of ‘Premier’ and sour grapes
I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theatre from time to time, and to write, and produce. It’s by no means sour grapes. — Larry Hovis, American singer In Sarawak on February 15 2022, we saw a change […]
Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to be gazetted soon
KUCHING: The Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 will be gazetted soon, revealed Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, MA63, and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Syeed Aman Ghazali. She said the matter was currently managed by the state government through the State Secretary. “The gazetting will be made as soon as possible, and maybe […]
