GPS fully supports Ismail to kead the nation
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) believes in the ability of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and gives him full support to lead the country towards further recovery and subsequently out of the current Covid-19 crisis. GPS secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, therefore called upon all parties including the opposition to accept Ismail Sabri’s appointment […]
PN MPs stand firm with Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR: All Perikatan Nasional (PN) members of Parliament (MPs), from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), PAS and Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR), stand firm with Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the ninth Prime Minister. PN secretary-general, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, said the appointment of Ismail Sabri could stop the political crisis, and unite […]
Hoping for more development under new PM
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi hopes that with Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s appointment as the nation’s ninth Prime Minister, Sarawak would be able to enjoy development like those in Malaya. “Since the era of the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem as Chief Minister, Sarawak’s main demand has […]
Backbenchers hope work on MA63 will continue
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Backbenchers Club hopes that under the new federal government, it will continue the work of the previous government in returning Sarawak’s rights as enshrined under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Federal Constitution (FC) and the Inter-Government Committee (IGC) Report 1962. Its deputy chairperson Aidel Lariwoo said it also wants […]
DPM from Sarawak proposal should be considered
MUKAH: A call for a Sarawakian to be appointed as deputy prime minister (DPM) by many quarters is getting louder following the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional (PN)-led government recently. The reason is simple – Sarawak along with its neighbour Sabah were founding partners with Malaya in the formation of Malaysia in 1963. In recent […]
Interesting suggestion on two DPM posts
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing’s proposal for the new federal government to create two deputy prime minister posts with one allocated to either Sarawak or Sabah is an interesting suggestion, said political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. Nevertheless, he opined that such a move would be merely recognition, […]
DUBS joins in call for DPM post for Sarawak
KUCHING: There have been more calls for the country’s deputy prime minister’s post to be given to a candidate who is either from Sarawak or Sabah. Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) Information chief Mohammad Hafidz Rohani said it was time for Malaysia to have a deputy prime minister from East Malaysia. “All this while we […]
Why not? Let us be DPM
MUKAH: A local community leader here strongly supports the idea that a Sarawakian be appointed as a deputy prime minister. Certainly, kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 55, is not the only individual in Sarawak who wants to see a Sarawakian holding the post of deputy prime minister when the new federal Cabinet is formed. “Yes, why […]
Ismail Sabri a good compromise
KUCHING: It will be a good compromise if Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is chosen to be the next prime minister, opines Datuk Peter Minos. The political analyst describes the former deputy prime minister and Umno vice-president as ‘clean and competent’. “I think Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (current caretaker prime minister), Bersatu and the rest […]
Leave PM appointment to Agong
KUCHING: Only Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will determine the new person to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “We, under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), leave it entirely to the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to appoint a new Prime Minister,” the […]
