Endorsement a victory for Sarawakians
THE passing of the Constitution of State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is a huge victory for Sarawakians, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian (SUPP-Batu Kawa). He said it was an especially great day for Sarawakians as for the first time ever, the august House would now be for Sarawakians only. “We define the […]
Bill passed to define ‘resident’, lower eligible age to be YBs
THE Sarawak State Assembly (DUN) today passed a Bill to amend Article 16 of the State Constitution to lower the minimum age required for a person to become an elected representative from 21 to 18 years old. The Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which was tabled by Tourism, Arts and Culture […]
Amendment in line with MA63
THE amendment to the State Constitution is in line with the spirit of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to provide exclusive rights to Sarawakians in various state related matters. Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya (PBB-Jemoreng) said the amendment would also strengthen Sarawak’s autonomy as well as its stance on MA63. “The amendment would ensure that only those […]
Law must be amended
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo is unfazed over the brouhaha over the proposed amendment to the Article 16 of the Sarawak Constitution. “Article 16 of Sarawak Constitution rules on eligibility of a citizen to run for the office of elected lawmaker to DUN. Without amendment, our Sarawak law means that any […]
King Wei gets pat for explanation
ASSISTANT Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communications Unit) Abdullah Saidol has commended Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei for revealing his thoughts on the proposed amendment to the Sarawak State Constitution, which was tabled in the DUN sitting on Tuesday. “The courage and honesty of Wong King Wei, formerly a […]
Amendment put off due to anomalies
KUCHING: The proposed amendment to the Sarawak Constitution was deferred to a later date due to certain anomalies, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring), Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She mentioned that the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar made an […]
Bill deferred due to anomaly
A bill to amend the Sarawak Constitution, which was tabled and expected to be put to a vote today, was deferred due to an anomaly in its draft. State Legislative Assembly speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar announced the deferment of the Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to a date […]
We want only loyal Sarawakians
THE proposed amendment to Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to define and clarify the words “resident in the state” is to further strengthen the autonomy of Sarawak. It will only allow Sarawak citizens to be members of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya (PBB-Jemoreng) said the […]
Long debate on ‘resident in the state’ amendment
THE proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that seeks to define and clarify the words “resident in the State” is to only allow Sarawakian elected representative to be members of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN), says Datuk Idris Buang (PBB-Muara Tuang). He said if the word ‘resident’ was […]
Amendment to definition intended for clarification
THE Constitution of State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that seeks to define and clarify the words “resident in the State” and to lower the age qualification of person as elected member of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) under Article 16 of the State Constitution, was tabled on Tuesday (Nov 10). Tabling on the amendment […]
