State leaders far-sighted: Rep
MUKAH: Sarawak leaders are not what some have described as “old wine in a new bottle” or to be equated with Barisan Nasional (BN) of the past. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo, who dismissed such allegations, said current state leaders were more far-sighted. In a recent statement he said that since taking the lead in Sarawak, […]
Own up and work with Petros
KUCHING: Petronas should not appeal against the Kuching High Court‘s decision to dismiss its judicial review application against Sarawak government on the imposition of State Sales Tax (SST). State legal counsel Datuk Seri JC Fong who represented the Sarawak government in the court case said Petronas should instead work with the state owned Petros in […]
Victory for Sarawak
KUCHING: The Kuching High Court yesterday ruled that Sarawak has the power to impose the State Sales Tax (SST) on petroleum products. Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli dismissed the judicial review application by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) against Sarawak government on the imposition of SST. Azhahari ruled that the power of the state to make law […]
Validity of 1974 Petroleum Development Act questioned
Abang Johari has also questioned the validity of the 1974 Petroleum Development Act which was passed by Parliament during the Emergency Proclamation period from 1969 to 2011. The Emergency Proclamation was abolished in 2011. In his Christmas message, Abang Johari said Petros would soon be given another task — to manage domestic gas business now […]
