Leave it to the wisdom of our leaders to decide on state election
MUKAH: A local community leader leaves it to the wisdom of political leaders and the authorities over the exact date of the coming 12th state election amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. There are talks going around that the state polls may be held before year end, on condition that the special Emergency in Sarawak is lifted […]
Well done, Dr Sim and Sebastian Ting
Leaders show examples. They have something to offer and they’ll offer it by the process of how they got it. Anyone who has no examples to show may not lead better. — Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian author In this column today, I would like to give a shout-out to two Sarawak political leaders who, to my personal […]
Focus is on Covid not polls
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth will focus on playing a proactive role in ensuring the state is safe from the threat of Covid-19 pandemic. Its Youth chief Michael Tiang emphasised that this was the time for SUPP youths to walk the talk by going down to the ground to fight the pandemic for […]
Parliament reconvening timeline open to interpretation
KUCHING: In the recent proclamation by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible, the timeline could be open to interpretation as no specific date was mentioned, says political analyst Dr Arnold Puyok. He opined that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah may not have necessarily meant that […]
Bersih 2.0 reiterates call for political reforms
KUCHING: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) hopes political leaders and parties will show maturity and put the people’s interest above all. The coalition of non-governmental organisations said this can be done by working towards institutional reforms to bring the country through the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It said the […]
Resolve issues affecting people
KUCHING: Politicians should take the initiative to dive deep into issues affecting the people and look for opportunities to resolving them. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing in stressing this said, too often politicians fail to highlight the particular issues affecting the livelihoods of the people when they are perched high in their positions. […]
