Let us not politicise education

The political parties don’t fight over whether education is important. They know it is. —  Bill Harris, entrepreneur Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal’s lamentation on the lack of job opportunities for graduates is not something new. The growing number of unemployed graduates or graduates having to apply for jobs meant for SPM school leavers is an […]

Pandemic fight should not be politicised

KUCHING: The handling of the Covid-19 pandemic should not be viewed from the perspective of ruling government or opposition but rather as a collective issue and it must not be politicised. “Covid-19 does not pick if a person is from Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Democratic Action Party, or Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Covid-19 targets anyone, so […]

Don’t politicise Emergency proclamation

KUCHING: Political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung hopes that no politicians will try to politicise the proclamation of Emergency for Sarawak until Feb 2 next year with accusations or claims that certain parties want to avoid the state election or are afraid of losing the state election. “Instead, everyone should join hands to fight the […]

Don’t politicise High Court’s ruling

KUCHING: Selangau MP Baru Bian has urged all quarters to not politicise the High Court’s decision that the word ‘Allah’ can be used by non-Muslims nationwide. He said Justice Datuk Nor Bee Ariffin, who made the ruling on Wednesday (March 10), recognised that the Christians of Sabah and Sarawak had been using the word ‘Allah’ […]

Do not politicise emergency proclamation

KUALA LUMPUR: The Proclamation of Emergency to curb the Covid-19 pandemic should not be politicised, and the context of its importance should be understood, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that the proclamation was to facilitate and strengthen all government actions in controlling the spread of the virus by […]

Don’t politicise special aid

KUCHING: Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian has called on the opposition to not politicise the Sarawak government’s Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid (BKSS) 5.0. He said it was immature of politicians to burden the state government with false and misleading allegations. “The opposition in the state should not politicise the noble efforts of the state government […]

‘Don’t politicise Unifor complex’

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has been told not to question the proposed Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) complex just for the sake of gaining political mileage. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth deputy chief Miro Simuh said the RM70 million complex was something that Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Bahais should be proud of. “Is […]