Roland Engan is Sarawak PKR chairman
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced Roland Engan as the state chairman to lead the party in Sarawak, a position that has been left vacant for more than a year. He said the decision was unanimously supported by members and leaders from all branches in the state. “We have […]
Puncak Borneo MP playing waiting game
KUCHING: Datuk Willie Mongin may not be making his move to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) until a decision is finalised by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) on whether or not to accept his application to join the party, opines Professor James Chin. Prof Chin, an expert in Asian studies at the University of Tasmania in […]
PBDSB permanent chairman passes away
BY JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) permanent chairman Mengga Mikul passed away on Wednesday (May 25). His demise was confirmed by the party president, Bobby William, in a statement yesterday. Mengga, 67, was admitted to the hospital on May 23 after he complained of having chest pain. He passed away at […]
Najib-Annuar debate draws lukewarm response
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & FASIHA KHUSHIRI KUCHING: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be facing off against each other in a public debate tomorrow. The debate came as the two politicians challenged each other over Sapura Energy, a government-linked company, which recently announced their losses […]
I have not forgotten the Sheraton traitors
There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable of; for in politics, there is no honour. – Benjamin Disraeli, ex-British Prime Minister Even during the time of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), who served as prime minister of UK twice, politics was as ruthless as it is today. It […]
Opposition spat may drive fence-sitters to GPS
KUCHING: Tension between Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP) may boil over, if not checked quickly, and affect both parties badly at the polls. The ominous warning came from political analyst Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal who said this was because opposition parties usually banked on fence-sitters to make a difference. “The […]
Seat allocation: PKR takes quarrel out into the open
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on Saturday (Nov 27) claimed that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) had refused to discuss seats openly and transparently with its Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition partners. The State PKR Leadership Council (MPN) said they had tried to meet with the State DAP’s top leadership for many months to discuss the […]
DAP tells PKR to stick to seat pact
KUCHING: Has a seat-sharing agreement between the Pakatan Harapan parties been tossed out of the window? That may well be the case given that Sarawak PH chairman Chong Chieng Jen on Saturday (Nov 27) appealed to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to stick to plan and focus on contesting the 47 seats allocated to the party. […]
Sarawak PH – 47:26:9 seat formula
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will take the giant share of 47 seats while DAP and Amanah will contest in 26 and nine seats respectively in the coming state election. “We (Sarawak PH) will contest in all 82 seats at stake. We will stick to the earlier agreement that PKR contests in 47 seats, DAP, […]
PKR will not win a single seat: Abdul Karim
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) could come home empty-handed in the next state polls, according to Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president predicted that the opposition party stood no chance in winning even a single seat. “I might sound arrogant, but with the present PKR and its leadership […]
