Former Sarawak PKR secretary gets the sack

KUCHING: Former Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary Vernon Kedit has been dismissed from the party by its central leadership council. Vernon confirmed his departure, having received his termination letter on Monday. “I have received the termination letter yesterday (April 13). It’s official, I have been sacked,” he said. According to the letter dated April […]

Wong would welcome Baru into PSB

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) is going fishing. Its president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh hopes former Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief, Baru Bian, would join his party. He said Baru was welcomed provided he shared the vision and mission of the party. “Our doors are always open. In fact, we welcome all people […]

‘PSB welcomes any Sarawakian’

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) welcomes any Sarawakian to join the party as long as the individual shares the same vision and mission.PSB president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh stated that the party opened its doors to those willing to fight for equality and justice for all communities in Sarawak. “This includes members of all […]

MP got it all wrong: Sng

RM100K allocation not for Covid-19 crisis KUCHING: Subang MP Wong Chen might have got the wrong information when he said that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had approved a special allocation of RM100,000 for opposition MPs to assist in the Covid-19 crisis, said  Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak chairman Larry Sng. “The RM100,000 is […]

Japar takes over as Ba’kelalan PKR chief

KUCHING: Sarawak Parti Keadilan Sarawak (PKR) vice-chairman Japar Suyut will replace former Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian as Ba’kelalan PKR chief. New Sarawak PKR chief Larry Sng confirmed the Lawas deputy branch chief will be taking over. He was commenting on the decision of 2,000 Ba’kelalan PKR members quitting the party yesterday. Ba’kelalan PKR secretary […]

PKR playing a dirty game

BAU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is playing a very dirty game on Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem by spreading fake news claiming he was joining their party. Par ti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy youth chief Miro Simuh said if it is true that PKR is spreading such news, then it is not […]

Not in state’s interest to support DAP, PKR

BETONG: It is not in Sarawak’s interests to support political parties like Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), said Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat. He pointed out that when the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, comprising the two parties and others, was in power many development projects for the state was cancelled. […]

PH has numbers to form government – Anwar

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the coalition now has enough support from Members of Parliament to form the next government. He said the numbers included MPs who have given their support to interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “High…far higher. Tun Dr Mahathir has definitely brought […]

PKR MPs arrive at Istana Negara in open-top bus

KUALA LUMPUR: If PAS and Umno members of parliament hopped on a bus to the Istana Negara on Tuesday for their audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the PKR MPs made their trip there yesterday ‘roofless’ by arriving in a ‘Hop-On Hop-Off’ bus. The double-decker bus entered Istana Negara’s Gate […]

Anwar, Wan Azizah leave palace after audience

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail have left Istana Negara here after an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah this afternoon. The car carrying Anwar and Dr Wan Azizah, who is Deputy Prime Minister, was seen leaving Istana Negara at 3.15 […]