Soo refutes faction’s claims
KUCHING: Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak president Lina Soo has refuted Andygie Gines’ claims that a vote of no confidence was passed on her. The allegation was published in a Chinese newspaper. Andygie was declared Aspirasi’s secretary general by a faction during Sunday’s annual general meeting in what Soo claimed was a coup. “This allegation by […]
Hoping for weekend polls
KUCHING: Polling day for the 15th general election (GE15) should fall on a Saturday or public holiday to enable voters to go out and vote. Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (ASPIRASI) president Lina Soo said this would also allow outstation voters to travel home and go to their respective polling stations. “If the polling day were […]
Name S’wak Governor as Yang di-Pertuan Negara Sarawak: Soo
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (ASPIRASI) has proposed that the title of ‘Governor of Sarawak’ be amended to ‘Yang di-Pertuan Negara Sarawak’. Its president Lina Soo agreed with Sabah’s SAPP president Datuk Yong Tech Lee that the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri title adopted in 1976 should be restored to its original wording. Yong noted that […]
Re-designation suggestion inappropriate
KUCHING: Several state leaders have dismissed as silly and inappropriate, a suggestion that the state government re-gazette the designation of the Sarawak Chief Minister to Prime Minister of Sarawak. The state leaders, who wished not to be named, were commenting on the proposal by Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (ASPIRASI) president Lina Soo that the designation […]
Aspirasi president: Ask Sarawakians, not their leaders
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) welcomes federal Parliament and Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s announcement to table the Bills on the constitutional amendments to reinstate the rights of Sarawak and Sabah as in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) within his 100 days key performance index. Aspirasi president Lina Soo stated that […]
Why the flip-flop stand, Aspirasi asks PBK
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo has expressed astonishment at Parti Bumi Kenyalang’s (PBK) flip-flop position on its Sarawak independence policy. She noted that PBK had signed a memorandum for an independence referendum (IR) which it later rejected. “This ‘blow hot, blow cold’ attitude on Sarawak independence shows PBK’s political immaturity and […]
Reconvene DUN before state election
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) which has prorogued by the nationwide emergency to reconvene before the 12th state election is held. Its president Lina Soo, noted that the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong recently said that the emergency need not be extended beyond August 1, and specifically allowed both Parliamentary […]
Council proposal untenable and out of context
KUCHING: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s recent proposal to form a National Operations Council (NOC), is untenable and oddly out of context. Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo opined that the proposed council was not the way to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. She noted that it was in the interest […]
DAP rep lambasted for lack of knowledge
How could an assemblyman be so wrong on a subject so close to the hearts of the people of Sarawak despite being a member of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) where he has the Sarawak Hansard and Sarawak’s constitutional documents at his disposal? – Lina Soo KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo […]
Let experts handle pandemic, not politicians
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak to be done by experts, and not politicians. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said she would like to see the Sarawak government appoint professionals to manage the pandemic since the situation is not improving. “Pandemic management is not politics; it is […]
