DCM performs eye-dotting ceremony
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian graced the eye-dotting ceremony of the lion dance troupe in the Padungan constituency. Dr Sim, who is also Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, briefly performed the symbolic ‘life-giving’ ritual on the lion which is believed […]
Padungan lights up ahead of Chinese New Year
KUCHING: Hundreds of red lanterns and lights have been put up along the Padungan stretch as well as markets under the jurisdiction of Kuching City South Council (MBKS) ahead of the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. When night falls, these areas come alive in radiant splendour, creating an ambience synonymous to the festive mood. According […]
Yong to face the music
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong has been referred to the party’s disciplinary committee following the branch’s decision to dissolve its election machinery for Padungan days before the 12th state election on Dec 18. The disciplinary committee will decide on what action to be taken against Yong. SUPP president […]
Reminder for SUPP members: Collaborate to wrest back Padungan seat
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth leaders have called on all SUPP Kuching Branch’s members to work together and focus on the task at hand to wrest back the Padungan state seat. It also reiterated in its statement on Monday (Nov 29) that winning back the support of the voters in the upcoming state […]
Aspirasi eyes 20, Lina to contest Padungan
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) will field at least 20 candidates in the Dec 18 state election. “We are working together with PBDSB who will be fielding their candidates mostly in Dayak majority areas,” said its president Lina Soo here on Sunday (Nov 28). “We will be contesting mainly in the urban and suburban […]
Chong stays tight-lipped on Padungan rumour
KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (Sarawak PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen is not saying if he will defend his Kota Sentosa seat in the 12th state election. Talk is rife that Chong, a three-term incumbent for the seat since the 2006 state election, may contest the Padungan seat in this outing. “I’ll announce when the time […]
SUPP’s new face braces for tough fight
KUCHING: As a potential candidate, new face from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch, Jong Yean Pin, 48, knows it will not be easy for him at all to contest in the Padungan seat in the 12th state election come polling day on Dec 18. His name was proposed by SUPP Kuching branch […]
Food aid for 3,571 in Padungan constituency
KUCHING: A total of 3,571 families in the Padungan constituency will be receiving food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch treasurer and spokesman Jong Yean Pin said the distribution of food supply began on Monday and will go on until June 14. “The aid […]
Padungan divided into 13 areas for food aid distribution
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch is compiling the list of food aid recipients in Padungan Constituency under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package. SUPP Kuching branch treasurer Jong Yean Pin said the branch had divided the constituency into 13 areas, with each area assigned to a community leader. “We will […]
Padungan candidate to be decided by central leadership
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching Branch will leave the decision on who would contest the Padungan seat in the Sarawak polls to the central leadership. Its deputy chairman Bong Lian Huan and treasurer Jong Yean Pin have been touted as the potential candidates. “So far, there is no confirmation yet (on which one […]
