About time for anti-hopping laws

KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Gerak Independent (GI), has urged Parliament to enact the long overdue anti-hopping laws. It also urged Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and all political parties to be more stringent in its due diligence to ensure that only candidates with integrity and competency were fielded in the next general elections. GI made […]

Press statement fake, says Sarawak PKR’s Abun Sui

MIRI: Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Information chief Abun Sui Anyit on Monday denied issuing any press statements regarding the appointment of Iswarni Morni as Sarawak PKR chairman. Abun Sui, when met after filing a police report at the Central Police Station here, strongly refuted the press statement and denied issuing any. “The statement is […]

PKR-PSB alliance dead

KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak has made a stand that it will not wait until the end of the month to pursue the seat negotiations with Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) for the coming 12th state election. Its chairman Larry Sng said since PSB had taken the hardline position to contest in all 82 state […]

Mongin scoffs at Sng’s decision

KUCHING: Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin scoffed at the recent move made by Larry Sng to step down as Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak chairman. He quipped at the Julau MP to drop his melancholy excuse and questioned if his decision to let a Dayak lead the party was really sincere. “Let’s say that a […]

Not the time for political gimmicks

ANWAR AS PM KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political gimmicks are not needed at this critical time when the nation is combating the Covid-19 pandemic, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “A person of that standing and experience in government should not do such […]

Anwar’s quirky claim

MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau describes Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim of having a strong and formidable majority to form a new government as ‘quirky’. “It was a very strange announcement, when there were no political party representatives or leaders whom he claimed supported him were seen there with […]

Totally shameless politics

KUCHING: The news of a political takeover by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim seems to be yet another disingenuous move by Pakatan Harapan (PH) to confuse matters in the public eyes, says Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok. He pointed out that just days ago, Democratic […]

Minos ‘fed up with Anwar always disturbing Muhyiddin’

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin cannot allow elements in the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) and people like Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to create trouble and bring instability and uncertainty to Malaysia, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said that Muhyiddin was popular for doing the right thing […]

GPS not convinced

KUCHING: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is sceptical about Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim of having majority support in parliament. According to political analyst Dr Jeniri Amir, Abang Johari had described Anwar’s claim as weird and rather cynical. “During the Malaysia Day celebration in Sibu recently, the chief minister […]

Uggah is clueless

BY TANIA LAM & ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: One can only guess Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s agenda behind his sudden claim of having majority support from MPs to form the federal government, but only he knows his motive. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas offered […]