Remains of Joseph Kurup arrives in Kota Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU: The remains of the late Tan Sri Joseph Kurup arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here at 11.20 pm last night in a commercial flight. The flight which was initially scheduled at 9.15 am was cancelled due to ash clouds from Mount Ruang’s volcanic eruption in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, engulfing the air […]
Abang Khalid laid to rest
BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI KUCHING: The late Tan Sri Abang Khalid Abang Marzuki was laid to rest after Maghrib prayers on Friday. Before the burial, state leaders including Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg; Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri; Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki; Samariang assemblywoman Datuk […]
Taib pays last respects to late Salahuddin
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib paid their last respects to the late former Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng at Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya on Saturday. Taib and his wife arrived at the mosque at […]
Late Simon Dembab Maja laid to rest in Selindung
ENGKILILI: The late Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Simon Dembab Maja was laid to rest in his home town Selindung, here on Wednesday (Jan 26). According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion attended the burial ceremony to pay his last respect. The late Simon was […]
CM and colleagues pay last respects to former DCM
BY NATASHA JEE & JULIE NGADAN KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg paid his last respects to the late former Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Simon Dembab Maja at his residence in Tabuan Jaya here on Monday (Jan 24). Together with the chief minister in paying their last respects were Deputy […]
Gone, but not forgotten
KUCHING: During his extraordinary life, the late Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing touched the lives of many people. And some of these people were among those who paid their respects to him at his state funeral service held at the Christian Ecumenical Worship Centre, Association of Churches in Sarawak […]
Opposition’s fond memories of Masing
KUCHING: Members of opposition parties who paid their last respects to Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing today (Nov 3) had a lot of good words to say about the late Deputy Chief Minister. They remember the Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president as well as Baleh assemblyman for […]
A precious gem that can’t go unnoticed
PRS Women chief deliver a fitting eulogy for Masing KUCHING: Despite his humble roots from far deep in rural Baleh, the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing shone like a precious gem which cannot go unnoticed not only in Sarawak but throughout the nation. This was Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) vice-president and […]
Head of State, wife pay last respects to Masing
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib on Monday (Nov 1) paid their last respects to the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing at the latter’s residence at Jalan Datuk Ong Tiang Swee here. The late deputy chief minister passed […]
Minister, Layar rep speak highly of Masing
KUCHING: It is now up to the people to continue the good fight left behind by Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Local Government and Housing Minister said the late deputy chief minister had spent the better part of his life serving and fighting for […]
