Safety measures assured
KUCHING: The State Legislative Assembly (DUN) has taken all the necessary safety measures for its one-day sitting today. Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar said after consultation with medical experts and public health officials from the State Health Department, the State Legislature made sure that seats inside the DUN complied with social distancing requirement. […]
SUPP maintains stand on PDA, TSA
MIRI: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) appears to maintain its stance on the legality of the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA) and the Territorial Sea Act 2012(TSA), saying that both were unconstitutional on the ground that they were enacted without obtaining consent from Sarawak. SUPP publicity and information chief Adam Yii, in a statement yesterday, […]
Effective native courts
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organised robbery. – St. Augustine, early Christian theologian BY NAVIN-CHANDRA NAIDU Sarawak’s existing native court system has the potential to blaze new trails when it is regulated, controlled, ruled and led by established and entrenched traditions, customs and mores enumerated in the Adat Iban. It must […]
Pat on the back for varsity debaters
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Participants of the Humanitarian Open Debate (Detak) 2020 competition were praised by State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nassar. In his speech, he commended the participants for showing high standards and quality throughout the competition. “Their voices were pleasing to the ears, and they possess great abilities. “This reminds […]
It’s all about patriotism: Speaker
KUCHING: The Federal Court’s decision to disqualify Democratic Action Party’s Dr Ting Tiong Choon as Pujut assemblyman has nothing to do with politics but all to do with patriotism. State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar said a disloyal Malaysian who voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign country, swore allegiance […]
Pujut rep loses seat
Federal Court rules DUN right in disqualifying Dr Ting PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly was right in disqualifying Dr Ting Tiong Choon as the assemblyman for Pujut over his dual citizenship status. It overturned a Court of Appeal ruling in a 7-2 majority decision, and cited Article 19 […]
MP suggests legal action
DISQUALIFICATION OF PUJUT REP – REACTIONS KUCHING: It is considered prudent to take legal action against Democratic Action Party’s Dr Ting Tiong Choon after the Federal Court disqualified him as Pujut assemblyman due to his dual citizenship issue. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the legal action was necessary to recover allowances, […]
Sympathies from Abdul Karim but …
KUCHING: The Federal Court’s decision to disqualify Democratic Action Party (DAP) Dr Ting Tiong Choon as Pujut assemblyman was lauded by Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. In his comments on the case, he said no citizens should play around with the issue of loyalty to the Agong and […]
Statutory stutter
Law is reason free of passion. – Aristotle, Greek philosopher It is apparent that the Malaysian judicial system is passionate about the rule by law as pronounced, commandeered and commanded by the ever-encroaching executive. The doctrine of the separation of powers, which supposedly is a check and balance between the three organs of government has […]
Date of polls anybody’s guess
KUCHING: Will the 12th Sarawak election be held earlier? Perhaps, sometime at the end of the year? Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah took a wild guess that the polls could either be held by end of this year, earlier or on the first half of next year. He went […]
