Leaders should limit their terms in office

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority — both terrible legislative diseases. — Harry S. Truman, former US President THE just-concluded Melaka state election was a big blow to Pakatan Harapan (PH), which won only five out of 28 state seats contested. PKR, whose president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is also PH chairman, lost […]

Put the people first

KUCHING: Lukanisman Awang Sauni concurred with the seven-point plan proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “I hope that the parliamentary transformation is accepted by non-government MPs as the starting efforts to transform the Parliamentary work culture. “The seriousness of the government in introducing the anti-party hopping act, empowering special committees that involve […]

‘People our prime concern now’

KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government’s priority is bringing development to the state and its people instead of focusing on who should have the prime minister’s post, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We are busy focusing on development. To me, that (prime minister’s post) is secondary,” he told reporters […]

Place needs of people first

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief cum Kota Sentosa branch chairman Wilfred Yap hopes that Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Democratic Action Party (DAP) politicians would place the needs of the people first, instead of politicking through misinformation using the media. He emphasised that the topmost priority should be to […]