Kalong Ningkan — unsung political warrior

The future lies with those wise political leaders who realise that the great public is interested more in government than in politics. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of USA Many have forgotten Stephen Kalong Ningkan was not only the state’s inaugural chief minister but also Sarawak’s first political victim. Sixty years ago in 1963, […]

Support 2021 Budget, don’t make people become political victims

KANGAR: The Perlis Malay Association (Pemanis) today called on all parliamentary members (MPs), particularly the Malay leaders, to support the 2021 budget, which is expected to be decided by vote in Parliament tomorrow so that the people do not become “political victims”. Its president, Datuk Mohd Zain Hamzah said as community leaders, the MPs should […]