Who would you vote for? Personal traits will influence voter decisions
KUCHING: The personal traits of candidates have become an influential factor in voters’ decisions during elections, said Dr Nadrawina Isnin. The Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies senior lecturer said advantageous traits include one’s credibility, being down to earth and approachable, understanding the people’s aspirations, and portraying a charismatic […]
Candidate traits count
KUCHING: Voters will be looking into the personality traits of candidates before deciding if they should cast their ballots for them in elections from now on. “In this new era of politics, personality traits have become a major consideration for voters to choose, especially among the middle age group of voters,” said political analyst Dick […]
Rural voters place emphasis on personal touch
KUCHING: The personality of candidates, particularly in rural areas, will weigh heavily on the minds of voters before they cast their ballots. Political analyst Prof Dr James Chin said this is not a trend but was commonly seen in rural and interior seats where voters tend to consider the candidate’s personality or background. “Part of […]
Sarawak polls to see new faces from PBB
KUCHING: New faces are set to make up about 20 to 30 per cent of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) candidates in the coming state polls. PBB vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this was expected based on the norms of the party in previous elections. “In PBB, there will always be roughly […]
PBB to propose only one name for Kalaka
SARATOK: Former Kalaka assemblyman Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz once again reiterated that his party will only propose one name as a candidate for the Kalaka seat to represent the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to contest in the upcoming 12th State Election. According to him, the name of the candidate […]
PN candidate sacrifices medical career to enter politics
MELAKA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for the Sungai Udang state constituency, Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof is sacrificing his medical career to contest in the Melaka state election due to his interest in politics and desire to serve the community and the state. The 35-year-old doctor, who is fielded by Bersatu in the Melaka state election […]
Have done it all, except as candidate
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. — James Freeman Clarke, American author Exactly a year prior to my first holy matrimony date, Sarawak held its nomination day for the fourth state election in 1983 — with the polls to be held between Wednesday, December 28 and Thursday, December […]
Overcoming campaign challenges
Be fast, have no regrets… If you need to be right before you move, you will never win. – MIKE RYAN, WHO EPIDEMIOLOGIST The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a great burden on democracy worldwide with many elections being put on hold while others have been held subject to certain conditions. We in Sarawak have also […]
PRS Women all set and ready
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women wing has put in place its election machinery and is ready to face the state election. “In fact, we have started strengthening our ground works and support since 2019 by conducting road shows and programmes like ‘Randau Wanita PRS’ and ‘Jelajah Kawasan Sentuhan Kejayaan’. “We have covered all our […]
Aspirasi reveals election candidate for Repok
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has announced Wong Chin King as its candidate for Repok, in the coming 12th State Election. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said Wong, aged 55 years was born in Sarikei, and speaks English, Mandarin and Bahasa Melayu (BM). Wong holds a Bachelor Degree in Education and was in the education […]
