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 […]
When the honorific becomes more than titular: Premier vs Chief Minister
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET The quotation above is Juliet’s line telling Romeo that a name is nothing, but a name and it is hence a convention with no meaning behind it. When it comes to […]
Courtesy call on chief minister
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy visit from Affin Bank Group yesterday. The delegation, led by Affin Bank Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Wan Razly Abdullah Wan Ali, visited him at Wisma Bapa Malaysia to discuss their cooperation to assist the development in Sarawak. “Abang […]
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 […]
Fazzrudin suitable as Chief Political Secretary to CM
KUCHING: Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman fulfils the necessary criteria which makes his recent appointment as Chief Political Secretary to the Chief Minister very apt. This was pointed out by Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah who congratulated Fazzrudin on his appointment. “I can see that he has […]
It’s all about elevating Sarawak’s status
KUCHING: The change from “chief minister” to “premier” is a step to elevate Sarawak’s status as one of the four countries or regions that originally got together to form Malaysia. Safiee Ahmad (GPS-Daro) said the amendment is also important to maintain that status as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “We adopt the concept […]
‘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 […]
