Bigots not welcome in S’wak
BY TANIA LAM & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has expressed sadness that in the period leading up to the election, there are those who misused their parliamentary privileges to bring up issues which intentionally or unintentionally caused disharmony in the country. “We cannot stop […]
Rais Yatim is new senate president
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Information, Communications and Culture Minister Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim was today elected the new president of the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament. He replaces Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran whose term of office ended on June 22. Rais, 78, was elected the 18th Dewan Negara president through a secret ballot. […]
Preserve sanctity of Dewan Negara
KUALA LUMPUR: The process to elect the new Dewan Negara president to replace Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran, whose term ended on June 22, must be impartial in which utmost priority must be given to preserving the sanctity of the Senate. Council of Malaysian Senators president Senator Datuk Seri Khairudin Samad said as the upper house […]
Siah not interested
SARAWAK ELECTION KUCHING: Sarawak activist Francis Paul Siah said he has no intention to contest in the coming 12th State election. Siah, 63, who contested in the Batu Lintang constituency under the STAR ticket in 1996, said it was past his time to contest as Sarawak politics needed more energetic candidates. Asked whether he would […]
Government of laws
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist Stalwarts and statesmen over the last few hundred years have written and spoken boldly of being a government of laws and not of men. Rings noble and true, […]
‘Sarawak First’ agenda takes precedence
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Demak Laut and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will continue fighting for the ‘Sarawak First’ agenda to ensure that the Demak Laut constituency continues to be under PBB-GPS. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said like in previous years, PBB Demak Laut would use the approach of going to […]
KGS to hold TGM tomorrow
KAPIT: Kelab Gagung Sarawak (KGS) will be holding its triennial general meeting (TGM) for the election of new office bearers at the conference room of Kapit District Council tomorrow. This was disclosed by its chairman, Jabang Juntan to the press this morning. He said the TGM would be receiving report on the club activities as […]
Dewan Rakyat Speaker to come from Sarawak?
KUALA LUMPUR: The candidate to be appointed as the new Dewan Rakyat Speaker has been identified, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) parliamentary chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof disclosed. Without giving a name, Fadillah said that the candidate is not a Member of Parliament, and when asked whether the candidate is a Sarawakian, he just smiled. […]
PBB is ready
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is ready to face any sort of election coming its way. PBB vice president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the party’s preparation for election had begun since the last election. “We have been preparing by conducting various programmes and activities continuously especially before the enforcement of movement control […]
‘Reach out and win them over’
DALAT: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Supreme Council permanent chairman Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar shared a few tips on election preparation with Dalat branch party members here yesterday. He said party machinery should go out to the ground and explain properly to the people and voters regarding certain matters or issues. “This is […]
