New political coalition eyes Sarawak polls
KUCHING: A new coalition, Gabungan Anak Sarawak (Gasak), will be competing in all 82 seats in the upcoming state election. Gasak, if approved by the Registrar of Societies (ROS), will comprise five parties which are Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi), Sarawak Workers Party (SWP), Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB), Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) and […]
‘Call makes no splash’
KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s suggestion for Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal as prime-minister candidate is not likely to make any splash in the political arena. Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said the rakyat and voters do not have the indulgence to vote for who they want to be the […]
‘Perikatan Nasional should call for snap polls’
KUCHING: Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (Aspirasi) agrees with Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob that Parliament should be dissolved so that the 15th general election could be held in order to solve the political issues faced in the country currently. Aspirasi president Lina Soo viewed that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government should call for […]
Aspirasi ‘no’ to simultaneous polls
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) says there is no need for the parliamentary and Sarawak state elections to be held simultaneously. Its president Lina Soo said this was because Sarawakians have given the mandate to the state government to rule for a full term which would run to mid-2021. “Instead, it is good to […]
‘Reject, repudiate PDA and TSA’
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo has called on Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to pass a motion in the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) to reject and repudiate the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 144 and Territorial Sea Act (TSA) 750. She pointed out that the two federal laws that had violated Sarawak’s territorial […]
Aspirasi doesn’t want Rohingya refugees in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak must remain steadfast in its policy not to accept Rohingya refugees into the state. In stating this yesterday, Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) chairman Buln Ribos lauded Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari’s statement in 2017 when he assured that Sarawak would not accept Rohingya refugees. “I hope he would hold steadfast to […]
RM500 per Sarawakian for six months proposed
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has reiterated its call to the state government to give emergency basic income (EBI) of RM500 to every Sarawakian for six months after the end of the movement control order (MCO) period. Its president, Lina Soo, said this aid for adult Sarawakians aged 18 and above and regardless of […]
RM500 for all Sarawakians?
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) is asking the Sarawak government to provide an emergency basic income (EBI) of RM500 to all Sarawakians aged 18 and above for six months. Its chairman Buln Ribos said he is making this call because he feels there is a desperate need to help Sarawakians who have lost their […]
Reject PDA and TSA
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the state government to repudiate the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) and Territorial Sea Act (TSA). Its president Lina Soo said the GPS government can do this by passing the necessary legislation in State Legislative Assembly (DUN) in order to reclaim Sarawak’s ownership and economic rights over the state’s […]
Caveats on Sarawak-Sabah Affairs Ministry
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) welcomes Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s noble intention to resolve issues affecting the Bornean regions through the creation of Sarawak-Sabah affairs portfolio. Its president Lina Soo, however, has a number of caveats. She said as the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) allude to equal partnership, there […]
