Looking forward to Nov 5 and Nov 19
‘Politics is about who wins and loses. The rest is of marginal interest.’ — Sean Wilentz, American historian. I am looking forward to two important dates for the 15th General Election (GE15) next month. One is Nov 5 while the other is Nov 19. The Election Commission has announced that GE15 will be held on […]
Likely more women candidates for PBB
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is determined to have more women elected representatives in the next state legislative assembly. PBB vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the party always strived to remedy the gender imbalance in the state’s political sphere. “We are always looking at fielding more women candidates in elections with the […]
More women candidates please!
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is hoping for an increase in the number of women candidates in the upcoming state polls. “We hope that the number of women candidates will not go down. At least (the number) stays the same, but it would be best if there is […]
Fatimah hopes for more female candidates
MIRI: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) women wing chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah expressed her hope for its candidates to not only win in this coming state’s 12th election, but to win in style (big majority). As of February this year, PBB has 337,356 members out of which 162,110 are women. “We hope that all […]
Women under-represented
KUCHING: Women are still very much under-represented in politics, be it at the federal or state level, said Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Women chief Datuk Chiew Yen Chew. That is why she hoped to see more women candidates in the coming state and general elections. “There are many women who are active in social and […]
