Saratok and Lubok Antu incumbents may have edge
KUCHING: Four days before the nomination day on Nov 5, Perikatan Nasional (PN) made a ‘shocking but not surprising’ announcement to contest in four seats in Sarawak in the 15th general election (GE15). This was despite the coalition having stayed out of the 12th Sarawak state election in December last year. Among those contesting in […]
Tried and tested flag war gains momentum
KUCHING: Party flags have sprung up in just about every street, nook and corner as the campaign pace picks up ahead of the Nov 19 general election. Even in this day and age when one could argue that material presence like flags do little to sway voters in comparison to the voluminous amount of information […]
GE15: SUPP going all out to win Sarikei
KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Sarikei branch is fully prepared for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15) to wrest Sarikei parliamentary seat from the opposition. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said all the party members will work together to win the election regardless of who is nominated. “It doesn’t matter who the […]
Giving way to youth a GPS culture, says Abang Johari
KUCHING: Giving way to the youth has been a culture in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), said Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. For the youth to have extensive experience in politics, the GPS chairman disclosed that the party has its own leadership training process which was implemented since the last state election. “That […]
GPS to announce candidates’ list on Nov 3
By Natasha Jee & Sarah Hafizah Chandra KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will announce its list of candidates who will be contesting in the 31 parliamentary seats in the 15th general election (GE15) on Nov 3. Premier and GPS chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said as of now, the list of […]
Larry Sng confirms to contest under PBM ticket
KUCHING: Julau incumbent Datuk Larry Sng confirmed that he will be contesting under the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) ticket for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). He stated this in his Facebook post today. Larry said as president of the party, he never resigned from his position nor relinquished his party membership. “This party has […]
Do not retire the good just yet: Wan Junaidi
KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has hinted that he may be contesting in the coming general election (GE15). “Do not retire those who are good just yet,” he said when asked if he was among those who are stepping down in the next general election at a press conference here today. […]
Aspirasi eyes 20, Lina to contest Padungan
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) will field at least 20 candidates in the Dec 18 state election. “We are working together with PBDSB who will be fielding their candidates mostly in Dayak majority areas,” said its president Lina Soo here on Sunday (Nov 28). “We will be contesting mainly in the urban and suburban […]
Lambir incumbent could be in multi-cornered fight
KUCHING: Lambir incumbent Ripin Lamat said he will likely face a four to five-cornered fight for the coming 12th state election. He said that his assumption was based from several political parties that have expressed their interest to contest in the constituency. “Sarawak is a democratic state and, therefore, I welcome anyone who is interested to […]
Abang Jo to contest Gedong seat? Why not?
GEDONG: Residents here have welcomed news that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is mulling over contesting in the Gedong seat in the upcoming 12th Sarawak election (PRN-12). The chief minister, whose current seat is Satok, said Gedong was among a number of seats he was considering to contest in. He said […]
