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Allow ‘winnable candidate’ Jugah to rejoin PRS: Don

KUCHING: Independent Lubok Antu MP Jugah Muyang should be allowed to rejoin Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) views political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) lecturer said Jugah is still a winnable candidate in the parliamentary constituency and can continue to win the seat in the coming General Election (GE15). “Through my observation, […]

SUPP confident party will take Stampin back

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang is confident the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) will wrest the Stampin parliamentary seat from the opposition in the forthcoming 15th General Election. Stampin has been a Democratic Action Party (DAP) stronghold since 2013. “Stampin is under the opposition but we are going to get Stampin back, this […]

Polling starts for national election in Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY: Voters went to the polls in Papua New Guinea (PNG) today for the national general election, reported Xinhua. Over 3,500 candidates will compete for the 118 seats in the parliament with 53 political parties registering for this year’s election. Throughout the polling period, voters could cast their ballots at over 9,600 polling places across […]

Give fullest support to nominated candidate

By Natasha Jee & Alexandra Lorna KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) members have been called to give their fullest support to whoever has been nominated to stand in the elections, be it in the state or general elections. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, who is also the GPS chairman, said that […]

Party advised against complacency

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is a strong contender for all six parliamentary seats allocated to the party in the previous general election. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Language and Communication academician Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal however stressed that the party should not be complacent. He said the real challenge for PRS would […]

Six seats not up for negotiation, says PRS

BY TANIA LAM & JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has no intention to part with any of the six parliamentary seats it was allocated to contest in the previous general election. It is not up for negotiation, asserted its secretary-general Datuk Janang Bungsu. He said this when prompted for his comments on two […]

Elections and ‘X’ attempts by elders

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In 1969, it was interesting to note that elders in my Kedap longhouse in Saratok were busy preparing for the general election, slated to be held that year. On May 10, Malaysians across the South China Sea cast their votes to elect the third Parliament but voting was postponed until between June 6 and July […]

BN’s landslide victory a morale booster for GE15

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KUCHING: Barisan Nasional’s (BN) landslide victory in the recently concluded Melaka state election is a morale booster for the coalition and United Malays National Organisation (Umno) in facing the 15th general election (GE15). Political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said that BN’s success cannot be used as a benchmark for the upcoming Sarawak […]

Youth candidates could be a trend for future polls

BY NURULDAYANA RAFIEE SEMATAN: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah believes that youth candidates will be a trend in the 15th General Election (GE15). According to him, this was because from January next year, voter registration for individuals aged 18 would automatically begin. “Currently, for 2021 this is not […]

Constitutionalism: arising or erasing?

Liberty lies in the hearts of the people; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can save it. — Learned Hand, American appellate judge. The UK, Saudi Arabia, Canada, New Zealand and Israel function with “uncodified or unwritten constitutions.” The Westminster subtleties of government authority and citizens’ rights are technically unwritten in […]