Something is just not right in Penang DAP
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. – Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd US President To political observers, it’s not too difficult to sense that something is wrong in a political party, especially when its leaders start feuding in public. Factional infighting is common in politics, […]
Youth urged to continue party’s struggle
SARIKEI: The younger members of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) have been called upon to continue the party’s struggle. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said since the establishment of the party in 1959, it has fought for the interest of the people in the state. “As […]
House approves anti-hop provision
KUCHING: The Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2022 was passed on the second day of the State Legislative Assembly sitting with 77 members supporting the Bill. The Bill was tabled by Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63, and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali and it was […]
Agong will decide soon on appointment of new PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah says he will decide on the appointment of the 10th Prime Minister soon. His Majesty also called on the people to accept the decision about the appointment and the formation of a new government whatever it may be. “Let’s accept the decision of the […]
Police opens investigation paper on election vandalism in Bintulu
KUCHING: Police have opened an investigation paper on vandalism with regard to a political party’s campaign materials in Bintulu. A police spokesman for the 15th general election (GE15), Supt Douglas Nyeging Taong in a statement, said the case was being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief and causing loss or […]
Unity among party members vital
DARO: Unity among political party members is important to ensure that there is no division in the party. Premier and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said in Peninsular Malaysia, for instance, there are strong parties but they are not stable due to division. “So much so that […]
PSB – a party for only one man?
Far too many people are looking for the right person instead of trying to be the right person. – Goria Steinem, American activist At the outset, let me be fair to Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) which he heads. I must state categorically that Wong has every right to form […]
With Hadi in charge, PAS has a bleak future
Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. – Benazir Bhutto, ex-Pakistan PM I would normally refrain from taking on religious clerics because I believe that all of them have only one noble objective in mind – to spread the Good News of salvation to mankind. It does not matter which […]
Brickbats over PBB switch
KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) Sarawak has expressed the party’s disappointment over the action of Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin for joining Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). Its chief, Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian said the disappointment arose when Willie decided to exit from BERSATU just when the general election was around the […]
Party-hopping: Minos sees solution at hand
SIBU: Veteran politician Datuk Peter Minos is seeing light at the end of the tunnel at long last. Should the anti-hop law become a reality – and some quarters expect it will by September – it will bring the curtains down on the free-wheeling days of switching party allegiance without any sense of accountability. Minos […]
