Multinational effort and tale of dedication

Turning Sudan into an oil exporter When I first set foot in Khartoum in 1997, I was amazed at the beauty of the landscape. The most dramatic scene was watching the merging of the two rivers, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The contrast between the waters of the two major tributaries of the […]

‘Razaleigh is saying Malaya and Petronas have failed Sarawak’

KUCHING: If Petronas founding chairman and chief executive Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s statements were true, then Petronas and Malaya had failed Sarawak by failing to fulfil their parts in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah made this point when commenting on Tengku Razaleigh’s claim that the setting […]

A blast from the past

By Dr Navin C Naidu ‘5pc payment was S’wak’s idea, says Razaleigh’, screamed a story-line in Sabah-based Daily Express yesterday. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the founding chairman and chief executive of Petronas, reportedly said that the establishment of the national oil company was Sarawak’s idea, as well as the five per cent payment as income from […]

No time for cheap political stunt!

KUCHING: The state government has no time for the cheap political stunt of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Information Chief Datuk Idris Buang yesterday.  He was responding PSB’s recent statement which questioned Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) on the delay of the materialisation of Sarawak rights. Amongst the issues raised by […]

Wake up from your slumber: Karim

KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday accused the person behind Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)’s statement which appeared in a local paper of sleeping. “Whoever that person in PSB who issued the press statement… he is still sleeping and not aware of what is going on around him. “Wake up […]

First things first, says Fatimah

KUCHING: In the fight to curb the spread of Covid-19, it is only right and proper for the people to comply with the movement control order (MCO) and to focus on one thing — survival. Thus, many people were gobsmacked when Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) recently asked why Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) delayed the pursuit […]