Fadillah Yusof creates history, first Malaysian from Borneo state appointed as DPM
KUCHING: Petra Jaya Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof created history as the first Malaysian from Sarawak, one of the Borneo states in Malaysia, ever appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. Fadillah was born in a Malay village in Sibu in central Sarawak. He is the son of the late Yusof Merais, the man who fought side by […]
Historic moment for Sarawak
KUCHING: The appointment of Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as Deputy Prime Minister and the first from Borneo or Sarawak is a historical moment for the state. Political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun, who pointed this out, also hoped Fadillah would have authority. “The unity government Cabinet must be functional. Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) was given the […]
Fadillah as DPM means bigger say for Sarawak in federal government
KUCHING: The appointment of Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as the first ever Sarawakian to be the country’s deputy prime minister will give Sarawak more say and have stronger representation in the federal government. In stating this, former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku […]
Appointment as DPM a recognition to Sarawak
MIRI: The new Cabinet line-up which has been unveiled on Friday, has for sure attracted the attention of the two Borneo states -Sabah and Sarawak bloc, who definitely want the rights of the people (of Sabah Sarawak ) to be fulfilled as stipulated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). The Chamber of Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneur […]
Awaiting DPM and unity cabinet
THE entire nation is now focused on the composition of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government and the individuals who will serve in it following his swearing-in last Thursday. Anwar in his first press conference afterwards, hinted that he would have two deputies. It will be represented by UMNO and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) – […]
How about Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs too?
KUCHING: As one of the three largest coalitions which came together to form the unity government recently, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) appears poised to get the deputy prime minister position in the federal Cabinet. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said since he was from the Pakatan Harapan, the DPM would likely come from the […]
People’s welfare trumps DPM’s post
KUCHING: The focus of the country now is on the wellbeing of its people and not about having a deputy prime ministers posts or not. Political analyst Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said if a deputy prime minister’s (DPM) post was to be filled, then it should have been done a long time ago. […]
Not time to talk about DPM post
KUCHING: A political analyst says now is not the time to talk about the Deputy Prime Minister’s (DPM) post as it will not impact what is happening in the country currently. “They should think about how to manage the country. There are so many problems faced by the rakyat…address these problems, specifically on the rising […]
Best to rotate DPM post between Sarawak and Sabah
KUCHING: Should Sarawak and Sabah be given the post of deputy prime minister in the federal cabinet? Assistant Vice Chancellor (Leadership and Development) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said there are still many who think the appointment should only be made from among peninsula leaders. Many have forgotten the […]
Sarawak, Sabah have great hopes from PM
KUCHING: Great expectations and hopes are expected from the new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for fairness and justice to be practiced, as well as extended, to Sarawak and Sabah. Datuk Peter Minos stated that the two regions have been long neglected and almost taken for granted. In saying this, the political observer […]
