Changing to Malaya address maybe unwise move

KUCHING: Sarawakians staying in Malaya are advised not to change the address on their identity cards to the place where they currently reside. Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said this was because once they change their residential address, their voting station would be different. She was commenting on a statement from Deputy […]

Aspirasi president: Ask Sarawakians, not their leaders

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) welcomes federal Parliament and Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s announcement to table the Bills on the constitutional amendments to reinstate the rights of Sarawak and Sabah as in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) within his 100 days key performance index. Aspirasi president Lina Soo stated that […]

Why the flip-flop stand, Aspirasi asks PBK

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo has expressed astonishment at Parti Bumi Kenyalang’s (PBK) flip-flop position on its Sarawak independence policy. She noted that PBK had signed a memorandum for an independence referendum (IR) which it later rejected. “This ‘blow hot, blow cold’ attitude on Sarawak independence shows PBK’s political immaturity and […]

We’re not country bumkins, Dr M told

KUCHING: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has no reason on moral or ethical grounds to malign Sarawakians for having the spirit of ‘Sarawak for Sarawakians’, said Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo. “(This spirit) mirrors the aspiration of Sarawakians for self-determination after suffering 58 years of domination, subservience and exploitation — […]

Aspirasi chides Voon for negative comment

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has chided Parti Bumi Kenyalang president Voon Lee Shan for saying that Sarawak Independence Day on July 22 is a myth and unlawful. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said if political parties claiming to fight for Sarawak are outraged by the term ‘Independence Day’, how could people expect such parties […]

Mayor asked to clarify movement restriction

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng to clarify why unvaccinated citizens are barred from entering public places such as markets in the city. Aspirasi president Lina Soo asked under which laws was the council barring the public who have not been vaccinated from patronising […]

Aspirasi shifts focus to vegetable gardening

KUCHING: The Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) is embarking on a container vegetable gardening project in response to the challenging food predicament experienced by the needy. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said the pandemic which resulted in lockdowns all over the world had seen a vigorous revival of vegetable gardening at home. She noted that container […]

Axiata Digital, CGC team up for potential digital bank guarantee

KUALA LUMPUR: Digital’s financial technology holding arm, Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd, via its subsidiary Axiata Digital Capital Sdn Bhd (Aspirasi) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC) for a potential digital bank guarantee. In a joint statement today, Boost Holdings and CGC said the MOU is aimed […]

Reconvene DUN before state election

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) which has prorogued by the nationwide emergency to reconvene before the 12th state election is held. Its president Lina Soo, noted that the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong recently said that the emergency need not be extended beyond August 1, and specifically allowed both Parliamentary […]

If people unwilling to go to vaccination centres, bring the centres to them

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has echoed Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing’s call to speed up the Covid-19 vaccination process statewide as the “health crisis has reached a critical stage”.  President Lina Soo, while expressing sympathies on the loss of Masing’s brother and sister-in-law due to the virus […]