Cops arrest local airline Co-founder
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested the co-founder of a local airline, who bears the title of ‘Datuk’ along with his wife and son yesterday. Bukit Aman Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the three have been detained to faciliate investigations under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities […]
It’s now Datuk Rubiah Wang
KUCHING: Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang has been awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) which carries the title ‘Datuk’. The award was conferred by Yang Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah in conjunction with the 2022 Federal Territory Day celebration on Tuesday (Feb 8). Rubiah, is also the Malaysian Handicraft Development […]
‘Make Bonnie a Datuk’
KUCHING: Majlis Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Manis) hopes that Bonnie Bunyau Gustin will be awarded the title of Datuk for bringing home a gold medal for Malaysia in the Tokyo Paralympic Games and putting Malaysia’s name on the international sport stage. “We think that he is eligible for the title of Datuk, which will make him […]
At 28, Pandelela can be Datuk, says rep
KUCHING: Rewarding national diver Pandelela Rinong will do more good than harm and is worth considering. Tasik Biru representative Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said past records had proven this. He pointed out that Pandelela, who secured Malaysia’s first and only gold at the just concluded FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, had been handsomely rewarded by […]
Who’s dying to be a Datuk?
It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles. — Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian diplomat On my last trip back to Kuching in August, a conversation about datukship cropped up among two friends over breakfast in a kopitiam. Call it gossip if you will (aha, men also gossip too). It was about a mutual […]
