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It all comes down to EC, enforcement team

KUCHING: How safe the Sarawak election will be depends on how well the Election Commission (EC) and the Covid-19 enforcement team implement the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah noted that many had expressed their worry over the coming state election following the spike in Covid-19 […]

PBB Beting Maro confident of win

PUSA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Beting Maro machinery is confident that PBB and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will win with a large majority in their constituency for the upcoming state election. According to its deputy chief Mohidin Bolhassan, the members are now actively going down to the field to approach voters because they do […]

Sarawak election mandatory, not forced

KUCHING: The coming 12th Sarawak Election is not forced but a mandatory election as required by the state constitution, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting pointed out. “This is because the present term for the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) will end in June next year.   “As for Sabah’s recent election, the […]

It’s Sarawak’s affair

KUCHING: The upcoming Sarawak election is an affair of the state which does not need the involvement or interference of outsiders, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said when the election comes it will be up to Sarawakians to determine the outcome and people from outside do not have to be […]

Preparing grassroots leaders for polls

SRI AMAN: The Sarawak Kita Empun (SKE) programme plays a very significant role in explaining the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government policies to every citizen of the state. Organised by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women, SKE also aims to prepare the party’s grassroots machinery in facing the election. Recently, 70 women, representing 35 PBB […]

PBK reveals Murum candidate

KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) is fielding Kenneth Adan Silek as its potential candidate for Murum state constituency. According to PBK president Datuk Voon Lee Shan, Kenneth — a Kayan native of Sg Asap — holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Brighton University, England and Master of Science degree from University of Aberdeen, Scotland. […]

CM’s prerogative to name candidates

KUCHING: The decision to name Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidates for the coming state election is the prerogative of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg as the party’s president. Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring Assistant Minister Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said whether a person will or will not contest in […]

PDP’s potential candidate visits Sibu longhouses

SIBU: The Youth chief of Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Bawang Assan Division, Joshua Ting Fu Ying, believes that the best way to serve the people is to work hard to solve their problems. Even little matters that seem insignificant but have impact on their lives should not be ignored, he said, adding that these included […]

‘Things will return to normal’

KUCHING: There are no permanent friends or enemies in politics, a Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) vice-president said on Monday. Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was responding to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) chief Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh’s reaction to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s recent description of PSB as a party […]

‘We don’t need outsiders to rule us’

KUCHING: Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties will only undermine the very spirit on which the PN Plus Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government was formed, should they contest in the 12th Sarawak Election, says Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. “I fully understand that Malaysia is a democratic country where any individual or party can contest in any election. […]