Own up and work with Petros
KUCHING: Petronas should not appeal against the Kuching High Court‘s decision to dismiss its judicial review application against Sarawak government on the imposition of State Sales Tax (SST). State legal counsel Datuk Seri JC Fong who represented the Sarawak government in the court case said Petronas should instead work with the state owned Petros in […]
Petronas has to pay what it owes
KUCHING: The Kuching High Court’s decision to dismiss Petronas judicial review application against imposition of State Sales Tax (SST) by the Sarawak government is a historic day for the state. Assistant Minister of Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said the court had decided that Sarawak Legislative Assembly has […]
Victory for Sarawak
KUCHING: The Kuching High Court yesterday ruled that Sarawak has the power to impose the State Sales Tax (SST) on petroleum products. Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli dismissed the judicial review application by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) against Sarawak government on the imposition of SST. Azhahari ruled that the power of the state to make law […]
I was never Australia citizen: Dr Sim
CHONG’S RIDICULOUS COMPARISON KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has slammed Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen for comparing the former’s Australian permanent residence to an Australian citizenship. Dr Sim said the “ridiculous” statement coming from Chong was intended to confuse and mislead Sarawakians into doubting his […]
Chong has to answer for ridiculous statement
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said it was heartening to note that there are laws in this country and nobody is above the law. “Honesty is still the best policy,” he said when commenting on the Federal Court’s dismissal of Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s review application on the […]
‘DAP not weakened by court losses’
KUCHING: Losing two court cases in a week will not weaken support for DAP, SAID Tourism, Arts AND Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman. On the contrary, he said, many will sympathise with the state opposition party. “But that does not worry (GPS) Gabungan Parti Sarawak. We just need to work harder on the ground […]
Decision makes Malaysians proud
KUCHING: Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin’s dismissal of Petronas’ application is a decision that should make all Malaysians proud, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Yesterday, Petronas was unsuccessful in its application to recuse Chin from hearing the case on the Sarawak government’s lawsuit against the national oil company over the […]
