Of mixed marriages and recognition of native status
KUCHING: It is a fact of life in Sarawak that there are many mixed marriages between the natives and non-natives (Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera). The downside has been that children in such marriages have, for a long time, not been recognised as natives, and thus denied certain privileges including inheriting their native customary land. To be […]
Justice wears a crumpled suit
Justice? You get justice in the next world; in this world you have the law. —– William T. Gaddis, Jr., American novelist You pay a down payment for a piece of property. A few weeks later, an ugly hidden truth surfaces and you decide to rescind the agreement. The seller refuses. He claims you are […]
Reflecting true and proper status of Sarawak
SIBU: The change from Chief Minister to Premier and Assistant Minister to Deputy Minister would reflect the true and proper status of Sarawak in Malaysia, according to Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief Michael Tiang Ming Tee. He said it would be part of the move towards restoring and maintaining Sarawak’s autonomy into the […]
Rename DUN as Dewan Parliament Sarawak
KUCHING: The amendment to the state constitution is timely to reflect that the head of government in Sarawak is not on a par with or have the same status as the head of government of states in Malaya. “For example, Penang chief minister or Menteri Besar Selangor is of lower status compared to the head of […]
‘Premier’ correctly expresses Sarawak’s status
KUCHING: The proposed constitutional amendment to effect the change of title from “Chief Minister’ to “Premier” is to correctly express the status of Sarawak as different from the other states in the country. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, when tabling the Constitution of the State of […]
It’s the DAP DNA to oppose, observes Pujut rep
KUCHING: Pujut assemblyman Adam Yii Siew Sang said the opposition to the Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2022 from Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) assemblymen was to be expected. “It is the DAP DNA,” he said when speaking in support of the bill in the State Legislative Assembly […]
Chong argues amendment serves no practical purpose
KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) says the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to change the designation of the ‘Chief Minister’ to ‘Premier’ is a redundant amendment that serves no practical purpose. “We can support if there is at least some amendment to the Federal Constitution (FC), or agreement obtained by the state government from […]
Proper translation crucial to avoid confusion
KUCHING: The term ‘Premier’ needs to be translated in a more focused way so as not to appear as a “duplicate” of the Prime Minister for a country. Political analyst Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said, the change of the term to Malay is hotly debated, however, if referring to the dictionary, the word […]
Analyst says ‘premiership’ elevates state’s status
KUCHING: The endorsement of the (Amendment) Bill 2022 to substitute the words ‘Chief Minister’ with the word ‘Premier’ is a positive development for Sarawak, said Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. “It reflects indirectly the status of Sarawak and Sabah as a province and an equivalent partner of the Federation of […]
Assistant Minister term on the way out
KUCHING: Sarawak will stop using the term Assistant Minister if a Bill on the matter is passed in the current special session of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) from Monday to Wednesday. Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said once the ordinance is gazette, the current crop of assistant […]
