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624 cops mobilised for Jepak by-election

KUCHING: The police will be deploying a total of 624 police officers and other personnel during the upcoming Jepak by-election period. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said their assignments will be divided into five phases in order to ensure that the Jepak by-election will be held peacefully and smoothly. “The first phase […]

Tussle for seats before every election

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. – Mahatma Gandhi, political ethicist AMONG political allies, there will surely be those high-sounding, boisterous calls for unity and to work together, put personal and party interests aside and ensure that the people are their top priority. I believe […]

Miri’s new MP says he’ll keep his election promises

KUCHING: Miri MP Chiew Choon Man has pledged to fulfil his election manifesto. He said that ever since his appointment, he has performed his role as an MP to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the 10th Prime Minister in forming the unity government to ensure the interim budget is passed so that the government […]

New and youth votes can influence the outcome in Puncak Borneo

PUNCAK BORNEO: Young voters aged 18 and above and automatically registered voters are able to influence the voting results in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). The Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency currently has approximately 81,000 registered voters and 33 percent of them are 18-year-old and automatically registered voters. Aware of […]

Hoping Nov 18 declared as public holiday

SIBU: Declaring a public holiday on the eve of the 15th general election (GE15) polling day would facilitate electorates going to the polls and encourage more eligible citizen to exercise their democratic right said Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh. Hence, the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president pointed out that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government […]

Bitter experience a wake-up call for Mas Gading constituents

BAU: The bitter experience over the last few years under the opposition has served as a wake-up call for the majority of voters in Mas Gading. During the period, they had been deprived of many opportunities, be it social or economic due partly to failures of the elected representative to live up to his pledges […]

GE15: Ustaz Kazim withdraws as BN candidates in Larut

IPOH: Barisan Nasional (BN) chief communication coordinator Mohd Shafiq Fhadly has been announced as the party candidate for Larut parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) to replace independent preacher Datuk Mohammad Kazim Elias. It was announced by Pahang BN chairman Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad at an event to unveil BN candidates for state […]

Media’s role in keeping youths updated on GE15

KUCHING: The media has a significant role in informing young voters about the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). Liew Clan Youth Group chairman Liew Sik Chai stated that this was one of the ways to encourage people, especially the youth, to come out and cast their votes. He stated that not many youngsters actually knew […]

Call for reforms to ease voting process

Dr Kelvin Yii

KUCHING: The country needs electoral reforms to improve the voting process. In making this call, incumbent for Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that instead of finding ways to subsidise Sarawakians to return and vote in the 15th general election (GE15), the Sarawak government under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) should have used their […]

Hold election if PM cannot control economy

PETALING JAYA: A general election should be held if the current prime minister cannot manage the economy and country well. This was said by the former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin after reading a report carried by the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research in December 2021 and research done by Mindshare (a non-government organisation). […]