Youth support for GPS evident in 12th state election

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has the support of the youth as a result of the coalition’s conscious efforts to engage the youth through its policies and programmes. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said GPS always paid attention to the younger generation in addition to also caring for the […]

PBB to hold TGM on June 17-19

KUCHING: PartiPesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) 15th Triennial General Meeting will take place from June 17 to 19 this year. “The Women and Youth meetings at the state level will be held on June 17,” said PBB Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah at a press conference following a PBB Women supreme council meeting at the […]

I didn’t mention any names: Fatimah

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has clarified that she has never mentioned the names of which incumbents from the party who would not be contesting in the coming state polls. “There are some who have already informed that they are not contesting due to health factors. “That is […]

Some PBB women incumbents not contesting

SERIAN: Some Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) women incumbents will not be defending their seats in the forthcoming state polls. Speaking to reporters at the Bukit Semuja Women PBB meeting, here, PBB women’s chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said their intention to not contest had been conveyed to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun […]

PBB women want focus on GPS logo

SERIAN: Election workers of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) have been told to get the people, especially the elderly, more familiar with the coalition’s logo ahead of the 12th State Election. The call comes from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu women’s chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on the grounds that this is the first time the ruling […]

Women gear up for new campaign mode

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) women are gearing up for the challenge of pitching for votes under the new norm. With the Election Commission (EC) prohibiting any form of physical campaigning PBB Wanita are thinking of new ways to reach out to voters ahead of the 12th state election. Its chief Datuk Seri Fatimah […]

12th State Election: Fatimah coy on number of women candidates

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is coy on the number of women candidates from the party who will be contesting in the forthcoming state election. She said the final list of candidates was the prerogative of party president and Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “Who […]

No need for Putera, Putri wings

KUCHING: There is no need for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) to establish a ‘Putera and Puteri’ wings. PPB vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah believed that the party’s Women Wing and Youth Wing were sufficient. “However, it is up to the Women Wing and Youth Wing to establish sub-committee or sub-wing to ensure that […]

PBB Women’s Wing welcomes citizenship ruling

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has commended the High Court’s decision on automatic granting of citizenship rights to children born abroad by biological mothers who are Malaysian citizens married to foreigners — the same as those for children born abroad to Malaysian men with a foreign spouse. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief […]

Backing for proposal to update ‘natives’ definition

KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women’s Wing Supreme Council has voiced its agreement and support for the proposal to update the definition of ‘natives’ in the Federal Constitution. PBB Women’s Wing treasurer Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali made the proposal in a press statement on Sept 22. The Assistant Law, State-Federal Relations […]