Back development equality push
KUCHING: All Sarawakians must rally behind Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in voicing out the desire to be treated fairly and truly as partners as subscribed in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said this when commenting on the chief minister’s recent statement that the federal government […]
Federal govt should focus on dilapidated schools in Sarawak
SIBU: The federal government should focus on solving the problem of dilapidated schools in Sarawak under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said this during a press conference via Zoom. He was commenting on the 12MP which was presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail […]
Abdul Karim thanks federal government for assurance
KUCHING: Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah thanked the federal government for giving its assurance that it will settle the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) issues under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). “We are happy that the federal government at this moment wants to listen or make efforts on what needs […]
Senator ticks off Chong over unbalanced development comment
KUCHING: Senator Susan Chemerai Anding has chided Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen over his recent comments that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government was also to blame for the unbalanced development between Sarawak and Malaya. “Whatever Chong alleged about GPS, nothing can beat what Pakatan Harapan (PH) did to Sarawakians […]
Fed govt should not appeal court’s decision
Malaysian citizenship KUCHING: The federal government should not appeal the recent High Court’s ruling that children born abroad be accorded automatic citizenship regardless of if the Malaysian parent is the father or mother. The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) said the federal government should provide explanation to the people […]
Appeal will prolong sufferings of those affected
Malaysian citizenship KUCHING: The federal government’s decision to appeal the High Court’s ruling on citizenship rights to children born abroad regardless whether the Malaysian parent is the father or mother will only prolong the suffering of those affected. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan pointed out that the move would […]
Federal government will not lose anything by returning state rights
KUCHING: The Federal government will not lose anything by giving back what is due to Sarawak and Sabah as agreed upon when they formed Malaysia, said political analyst Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. Instead, it will make Sabah and Sarawak more prosperous and Malaysia will flourish. “I believe that when the rights are given back […]
There’s still hope for inclusive Malaysian politics
BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: The recent bipartisan memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the federal government and Pakatan Harapan (PH) on Sept 13 is very much needed by the country at the moment, said Dr Arnold Puyok, an academician with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas. He pointed out that although the historical six-point MoU on political stability […]
Better late than never
BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: All parties should give the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political stability and transformation signed by the federal government and Pakatan Harapan (PH) a chance to be implemented and concretised, said Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). He said this in response to several parties’ dismissal […]
Deal between govt and opposition for good of nation
KUCHING: The recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) for political transformation and stability between the federal government and Pakatan Harapan (PH) does not mean that either side had mengaku kalah (admit defeat). Federal Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar stressed that the agreement instead was a […]
