Stop pushing the envelope

Everything has its limit – iron ore cannot be educated into gold. – Mark Twain, American writer “That’s a bit much.” That was my reaction upon seeing videos and photos circulating on social media from a “cosplay” parade organised by a certain political party in Malaya. In Malay, it would translate to “keterlaluan”. But then […]

Open house shows our unity in diversity

KUCHING: Despite their ideological differences, Sarawak’s elected representatives came together to celebrate the Gawai Dayak open house. This was evident today when state Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen and Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong attended the Gawai Dayak open house hosted by Dayak leaders from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) at the […]

State’s needs not top priority for Malayan parties

KUCHING: Malaya-based parties expect Sarawakians to toe their lines or ideologies, but they do not reciprocate by prioritising the needs of the state. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan stated this on Wednesday (Sept 22) when expressing strong support for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah’s recent […]

GPS has its own ideologies

KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar stressed today that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) had its own ideologies and did not share the ideologies of Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties such as Pas. “GPS is not with PN, but it is part of the federal government which is PN plus GPS government. “That […]