DAP Sarawak must engage, play constructive role
MIRI: DAP Sarawak needs to continue playing a constructive role for the betterment of the state. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said the party’s Sarawak chief Chong Chieng Jen must therefore continue to engage to be a balancing force. He said the top leadership respected DAP Sarawak’s wish to remain the opposition in the state legislative […]
Opposition MPs walk out after motion to debate EPF issue rejected
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition members of Parliament (MPs) walked out of the Dewan Rakyat this morning in protest after a motion to debate the issue of targeted Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal was rejected. Among those who walked out of the Lower House were opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (PN-Larut), Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan […]
Stop misleading our youth, GPS Backbenchers Club tells opposition
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Backbenchers Club has slammed opposition parties for trying to create a perception that the GPS was not giving the youth the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights. It was responding to a statement by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) secretariat and Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak leaders that continued to harp […]
Opposition told to ‘walk the talk’ on restoring Sarawak’s rights
KUCHING: Members of the Opposition were told to practise what they preach in returning eroded state rights to both Sarawak and Sabah. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said they should support the proposed amendment to Article 1(2) and 160(2) of the Federal Constitution to uphold the status of the […]
Better late than never
BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: All parties should give the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political stability and transformation signed by the federal government and Pakatan Harapan (PH) a chance to be implemented and concretised, said Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). He said this in response to several parties’ dismissal […]
Proposed agreement between gov’t, opposition still in discussions
KUALA LUMPUR: A proposed memorandum of understanding between the government and the opposition on institutional transformation is still at the discussion level, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said. In this regard, he said a joint statement will be issued later today once discussions on the matter are concluded. “We are confident there […]
Well-calculated move by PM
KUCHING: A political analyst has described as a “well-calculated move” by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to have entered into an agreement with Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders on several matters including good governance. “In fact, I can say it is more than just a brilliant move. By having the ‘pact’ with the […]
DISSENT: DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE OR DEAD?
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of debate, discussion and dissent. — Humbert H Humphrey, former US Vice-President Dissent essentially engages the act of voicing opposition to policies or programmes offered by the government in power. It is not a platform to condemn or criticise, but dissent is to make sure the government is […]
Promise us a government without kleptocrats
KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) MPs from Sarawak and Sabah have challenged the opposition to publicly declare that they will not take power or form the government with the support of kleptocrats. The Cambridge English dictionary says a state of unrestrained political corruption is known as a kleptocracy, literally meaning rule by thieves. Hence, […]
Opposition gathering, a futile attempt to convene parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition Members of Parliament who marched to Parliament Building despite knowing that the Special Sitting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament has been postponed, were making a futile attempt when they knew their action would not change the decision. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Human Ecology Faculty lecturer Associate Prof Dr […]
